The Long Way Out

Recorded on June 28, 2026.  In this episode: Our last weekend of Pride; Nuclear Family Month; paid for bigotry; returning to faith; Mayor Pete & Mamdani; Mike Johnson; Minor League Baseball (is so minor); Social Security; United Health Group getting rich on Americans. Send us Fan Mail We want to hear from you!  Join us in a chat!   Insta:  Carlos_rn   Email:  carlos.edwards.diaz@gmail.com Redd...

Recorded on Thursday, June 18, 2026 In this episode:  We took some time off; Happy (-ish) Pride Month; Not feeling patriotic; The US lost this war, and just keeps losing; Boston's Scottish invasion, AI is cool, but has a dark side. Send us Fan Mail We want to hear from you!  Join us in a chat!   Insta:  Carlos_rn   Email:  carlos.edwards.diaz@gmail.com Reddit u/Better-Passage2759 Music: Stick...

Recorded on Friday, May 29, 2026. In this episode:  School's out!  A bit about nursing, and what Carlos gets offended by.  Diversity, diversity, diversity--just not in my backyard! Marblehead, Massachusetts--their problems are a reflection of America's problems.  Built-in forgetters are permission to misbehave.  Voting in America is a complicated mess.  Be careful how you vote. President...

Recorded on May 13, 2026. In the episode:  Mother's Day awkwardness and when Mom is MAGA, and you're not; Caitlin Jenner & other LGBTQ+ jerks; LGBTQ identity; Disturbing trend of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in the U.S.; MAGA Grindr crashing; Kash Patel fail.  Send us Fan Mail We want to hear from you!  Join us in a chat!   Insta:  Carlos_rn   Email:  carlos.edwards.diaz@gmail.com Reddit...

Recorded on Sunday, April 26, 2026. In this episode:  Why pay your taxes? How is Pakistan involved with the war in Iran? Why was Hungary so important to MAGA? Melania, the First Lady, the movie. The Trumps' approval ratings--oof! WHCD and ballroom drama. Trump dementia. Send us Fan Mail We want to hear from you!  Join us in a chat!   Insta:  Carlos_rn   Email:  carlos.edwards.diaz@gmail.com R...

Recorded on Thursday, April 16, 2026. In this episode, we invited our friend and neighbor Mario to join our conversation!  What's better than three old, cranky queens talking trash?  Topics include: Artemis 2; Anthony's surgery, Katy Perry problems, the hypocrisy that is Bryon & Kristi Noem, "transmaxxing", "furries" and why we should care about the transgender co...

Recorded on Sunday, April 5, 2026.   Anthony and I can talk! All. Day. Long. In this episode:  Is Easter a thing, really? Anthony's sciatica and other mysterious body stuff. Speaking of Iran.... Are MAGA folks less educated? DEI (IMHO).  Maxxing, Manosphere, Incels--oh my! Freedom of speech or hate speech? Send us Fan Mail We want to hear from you!  Join us in a chat!   Insta:  Carlos_rn   Em...

Recorded on Saturday, March 28, 2026. In this episode: People suck Things we don't care much about, but pay attention anyway News bias Iran dominating the news The Middle East is like Game of Thrones Are we (the U.S.) the bad guys? Send us Fan Mail We want to hear from you!  Join us in a chat!   Insta:  Carlos_rn   Email:  carlos.edwards.diaz@gmail.com Reddit u/Better-Passage2759 Music: Stick...

Recorded on Tuesday, March 17, 2026 In this episode: Happy St. Patrick's Day!  A message from New York City's Mayor Mamdani. Iran, Graham Platner (D-Maine), Joe Kent (former Director of Counterintelligence Center) Spit on the face, then punched in the face Workplace violence and nurses Thank gawd for therapy Why are people going crazy? Send us Fan Mail We want to hear from you!  Join us...

Recorded on Tuesday, March 3rd & Friday, March 6th. In this episode: Catching up and the episode we meant to record (sorry we're so late!) Anthony's Birthday in Portland, Maine Black History meets LGBTQ+ Straightwashing, whitewashing, and misrepresentation in America Watched "Call Me By Your Name" & that Armie Hammer problem Watching "Pose" Talking about and e...

Recorded on Friday, February 13, 2026 In this episode:  Super Bowl half time shows Anthony's heartbreak Estranged adult children and when you think they hate you Infidelity and how it's different between the sexes, and in gay and straight relationships  The craziness of and our confusion with the Epstein Files Send us Fan Mail We want to hear from you!  Join us in a chat!   Insta:  Carlo...

Recorded on February 1, 2026. In this episode:  Unhoused in the cold, Anthony's line of work, and how we can help. Retirement?  What retirement?  Internalized homophobia.  Gay for Maye--The Patriots are going to the Super Bowl!!!  Kendall Jenner's cursed?  Trump's Board of Peace, and how Gaza could be their first victim. Don Lemon Melania (the movie) Another Epstein Files drop ICE,...

Recorded on January 25, 2026.  In this episode:  Prizes and how dictators love them, update on Anthony's friend Debbie, fuck cancer, missing out for not coming out sooner, ideas about masculinity, casual sex encounters, who's the man?, straight past lives, being with another man, empathy and cruelty, and ICE takes another life in Minneapolis.   Episode contains explicit chat. Send us Fan...

Recorded on January 13, 2026.  LGBTQ culture shock, TV, movies and catching up to the culture.  Our age difference, how we grew up, PDA, Medicare and health.  LGBTQ kids, relatives.  News on our minds (Iran, state of healthcare, NYC nurses' strike, football (GO PATS!!!), trans in sports. Send us Fan Mail We want to hear from you!  Join us in a chat!   Insta:  Carlos_rn   Email:  carlos.edward...

One week after our first episode (recorded on January 9, 2026).  We're trying to catch up!  In this episode, going deeper about what we talked about in episode 1 (clarifying on the statements that we made), GLP-1s and weight loss, our insecurities, online dating nightmare, more on coming out later in life (struggles, regrets), political differences (and how this could have been a dealbreaker)...

Meet Anthony & Carlos in their first episode of their podcast, "The Long Way Out". It's our first go, so we talked a bit about ourselves and what we want our podcast to become. Intros, coming out later in life, navigating a new identity and our second act. We invite you to join us in a conversation or share your own story. Send us Fan Mail We want to hear from you!  Join us in a...