Starburns Audio

You're Making It Worse

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Although ​performing ​stand-up comedy ​was what initially united ​Eliot, Brent, and H. Alan over 10 years ago​, it’s their ​openness ​(​and ​sense of humor) about feeling ​totally ​lost ​and disconnected from the gay community that’s truly bonded them. ​On YMIW, ​Eliot, Brent and H. Alan get down and dirty, exploring the ​good, bad, and ugly ​tropes of contemporary gay life, often the stuff that no one -- especially ​​​straight people -- discuss for fear of being labeled homophobic. (Don’t worry. ​They’ll do that for you.) Each episode features ​a special guest ​-​- comedians, humorists, music...

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Oct 17, 2024

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Episodes

Brian Moylan 05.08.2021

Writer Brian Moylan joins the guys from across the pond to talk about all things Real Housewives. FREE ERIKA JAYNE! Plus, DaBaby hates DaHomos and it's DaBackfiring. And attention all bottoms! Class is in session...and it's all on TikTok?! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sara Schaefer 29.07.2021

Comedian Sara Schaefer joins the guys to talk about the inability to "hang" with other comics, and why queer outcasts can relate. Plus, President Biden helps make PrEP covered by all health insurance plans under Obamacare -- thanks, Obama! And finally, an investigation into why Brent Sullivan loves skin tight latex gloves and beheading videos, but passes out from paper cuts and the term "lover." A...

Leah McSweeney 22.07.2021

COPY: Real Housewife of New York Leah McSweeney joins the guys to explain why joining the cast has changed her POV on gay dudes, and why both George W. Bush and Ramona Singer have left her feeling "politically homeless." Then, the guys explore The Riddle Scale, which measures an eight-point spectrum of homophobia. Plus, which foods are ideal for bottoms and why does that question make Brent light-...

Freckle 15.07.2021

Freckle -- gender fluid "tragedy actress" -- joins Brent, Eliot and H. Alan to talk about their adventures in Hollyweird, including getting memed to death and "punking" the American Idol judges when public homophobia was still uncancellable. Plus, just how crucial is it for queer people to find queer doctors? And if you haven't yet imagined Whoopi Goldberg rubbing CBD cream into her "vergina," clo...

Brooke Van Poppelen and Andrea Wallace 08.07.2021

Side Work podcasters Brooke Van Poppelen and Andrea Wallace join Brent, Eliot and H. Alan to talk about life on the front lines...of the service industry, and why you never want to get on the bad side of a knife-wielding waitress scorned. Then, Lesbian Avengers assemble! (It's a real thing.) And are straight people allowed to use the F word? Kid Rock seems to think so because he supposedly has gay...

Gabe González 01.07.2021

Gabe González‏ -- comedian, Queerty podcaster and trivia host -- joins the guys to figure out How to Do Pride, including sniffing poppers at Target IF THAT'S YOUR THING NO JUDGMENT. And congrats to newly out NFL star Carl Nassib, whose announcement was swift Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Paul Scott 24.06.2021

Legendary activist Paul Scott joins the guys to talk about his work with the cannabis movement, his advocacy for HIV/AIDS patients, and leading LA Black Pride. Also, he's a former Navy officer. Is there anything this guy didn't do?! Plus, the guys discuss an article from Leafly about why the gay community loves the "ganja" so much. Spoiler alert: Eliot recounts a time as a child in which he was te...

Drew Mackie and Glen Lakin 17.06.2021

Drew Mackie and Glen Lakin of Gayest Episode Ever join the guys to talk about the queerest TV, both intentional and not, including The Golden Girls (duh), Growing Pains (huh?) and Dinosaurs (whut???). Plus, Burger King fires back at Chik Fil'a, whose top brass -- no surprise here -- still hates us. And Brent, Eliot and H. Alan look back at a vintage clip of Barbara Walters interrogating Harvey Fie...

Alaska Thunderfuck 10.06.2021

Drag legend Alaska Thunderfuck (winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars) rejoins the guys this week (that's right, REPEAT GUEST!) to talk about everything from Pittsburgh to Alaska's new single ROY G BIV BBT and, believe it or not, the Charles In Charge theme song also comes up. They also enjoy a delicious CANN beverage (drinkcann.com). But first, the guys weigh-in on the recent controversial remar...

Daniel & Matthew Scott Montgomery 03.06.2021

Actors and gay twins Daniel and Matthew Scott Montgomery talk Goosebumps, "twin brain," and the joy of haunted houses. And with this year's New York Pride March banning officers in uniform, can the city count on lesbians in vests to keep the peace? Plus, the guys weigh in on the phenomenon of Disney Gays: is it arrested development or the happiest safe space on Earth? Meanwhile, Brent SHOCKS the g...

Max Jenkins 27.05.2021

Max Jenkins of Special and Dead to Me joins the guys to spill alllllll the tea about Debra Messing. You heard it here first: SHE'S NORMAL! Colby Keller? Not so much. And are you feeling super horny for a hot vax summer? Also, please don't call us geriatric millenials! There HAS to be a better term. Anything but "Friends of Ella!" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Big Dipper and Meatball 20.05.2021

Big Dipper and Meatball of Sloppy Seconds join the guys to talk Trisha Peytas, OnlyFans, and the grossest game of Rock Paper Scissors IN GAY HISTORY! Also, would you believe social media is dangerous for queer people? What if we told you Eliot slept under a LITERAL tissue? Anything is possible y'all! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joanna Bradley 13.05.2021

Comedian and SNL writer Joanna Bradley joins the guys to break down lesbian tee shirts and wax nostalgic about Ellen Degeneres' forgotten classic film Mr. Wrong. Also, would you hook up with someone if they had a colostomy bag? And MOST IMPORTANTLY: #JusticeForRascalFlatts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Solomon 06.05.2021

Caitlyn Jenner: deeply problematic governor-elect or, as Brent puts it, "dumb athlete?" Plus, actor Matthew Solomon (star of the recent horror film ‘Followed’) talks about the double-edged sword of becoming the face of a medication that treats colitis and intense diarrhea. And Brent fills in Eliot and H. Alan on every sexy detail of using TaskRabbit as Grindr. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...

Caleb Hearon 29.04.2021

Caleb Hearon, comedian and former bodyguard to Aaron Carter, talks about erforming stand-up for Drew Barrymore, his bisexual frat bro era, and why "good news only" is bullshit. Plus, Arizona wants to erase LGBTQ history from its public schools in spite of, like, Google? And Brent, Eliot and H. Alan examine the war that's erupted between equally queer icons Demi Lovato and frozen yogurt. Learn more...

Rashida Sheedz 22.04.2021

In a week that shook gay Twitter to its core, notoriously virginal former Bachelor Colton Underwood came out...with another reality show! But this one's about his being gay, which he announced this week. Is this good for the movement or is he just making it worse by monetizing his queerness? Then, we're joined by comedian and actress Rashida Sheedz, who describes how being harrassed by a white pes...

Mark S. King 15.04.2021

Journalist, activist and survivor Mark S. King joins Brent, Eliot and H. Alan to talk about his experience living with HIV, and how he's managed to navigate it all just by being a smartass. Then, the war on transgender continues to gain ground in several states as Republicans have decided their new enemy is...kids?! Sounds about right. And finally, when it comes to their dream homes, the co-hosts...

David Odyssey 08.04.2021

Queer astrologist David Odyssey breaks down everything you need to know about star signs, tarot and akashic readings, which, as it turns out, is NOT the same thing as the cereal Kashi! Plus, Matt Gaetz is obviously a creep but...is he a little bit gay? And Brent, Eliot and H. Alan remember Pedro Zamora from The Real World: San Francisco, a trailblazer for gay representation on television BAC ("bef...

Jay Jurden 01.04.2021

Actor and comedian Jay Jurden joins Brent, Eliot and Alan to discuss life, love, theater auditions and NYC stand up! Then, the guys wade into the craziness surrounding Lil Nas X's new music video, Montero. But the best part of that entire segment is hearing Brent and Eliot call him *Little* Nas X like they're cultural anthropologists reading about him for the first time. But first, the guys lament...

Laci Mosley 25.03.2021

Scam Goddess host and A Black Lady Sketch Show star Laci Mosley joins Brent, Eliot and H. Alan to talk about the ultimate con artists. But more importantly, how does her mom feel about anal? Then, when Amazon refuses to sell a shitty book about "the transgender moment," why does Marco Rubio care SO MUCH? And when it comes to "cruising" IRL, just how far have the co-hosts gone, and exactly how many...

Jared Goldstein 18.03.2021

Comedian Jared Goldstein joins the guys to talk about life as a BROADWAY BABY (and, years later, a casualty of Quibi). Plus, you should really see his hair. It's glorious. And when BYU students try to shake the homophobia out of the Mormons, will it work? Then, take a walk down Memory Lane as Brent provides a short history of his neverending struggles with chronic diarrhea. Bring an umbrella! Lear...

Freddy McConnell 11.03.2021

Freddy McConnell, subject of the documentary Seahorse, joins the guys to talk about the joys of parenthood as a pregnant trans man. Also, in a big week for cookies, Oreos and Nilla Wafers both take a stand for trans rights...on Twitter? Sure! And with the vaccination rollout in full effect, what happens when a gay porn star cuts the line by falsely signing up as an Uber Eats driver? Honestly...not...

Lady Bunny 04.03.2021

Drag icon Lady Bunny joins us from New York to talk politics, cancel culture, and the history of Wigstock which COULD see a return in 2021! Plus, a new Gallup poll proves that, like, everyone under 25 is bi. And what happens when a gay news anchor tweets about how obese people don't deserve the vaccine before he does? More at 11:00! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oscar Montoya 25.02.2021

Bless the Harts’ Oscar Montoya joins us (complete with a ‘Cheetah Girls’ Zoom background) to talk about Disney gays and his three, count em THREE, podcasts: Inside the Disney Vault, Spanish Aquí Presents and Podcast Killed the Video Star. The guys also delved into the #Orbuttz campaign (WTF??!) and whether a Chick-fil-A ad is a sign that the previously homophobic company might just be embracing th...

Mary Beth Barone 18.02.2021

Mary Beth Barone joins us from the UK, where she indulges the guys with stories of her days as a 14-year-old George W. Bush stan! Also, after watching the popular Britney Spears documentary, has the #FreeBritney movement changed the way the guys see the queer icon? And with the huge news of Jojo Siwa officially coming out, Brent, Eliot and H. Alan can finally say, "...who?!" Learn more about your...

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