Let's Get Both Ties

As a bonus, Jay reads a fun comic bit.

Taking it a little easy, Jay does a solo episode to talk about some of the cartoons he watched growing up and how they relate to queerness.

Jonathan Miranda returns to talk with Jay about the earliest existing animated feature film, Lotte Reiniger's The Adventures of Prince Achmed, and a movie that might owe it a few nods, Disney's Aladdin.

Erica Olivera returns to talk about how Hazbin Hotel, Helluva Boss, Stephen Universe, The Owl House and Adventure Time handle queer themes in their shows. Also, enjoy her dogs.

Paul Dana returns to discuss what he loves about Disney's first animated feature film: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. That's right, just because we covered something doesn't mean we had the final word and we're open to covering it again.

Kicking off our month of looking at stories told through the art of animation is Garrett Kilgore chatting with Jay about the Scooby-Doo franchise and what's so gay about it.

Jay and Sam (with some additional background commentary by Suzanne, Jay's cat) discuss the classic sitcom The Golden Girls, its messages of queer acceptance and what feels inherently queer about the show.

Stephen Willis of About Time joins Jay to discuss the BBC's long-running sci-fi show Doctor Who and what's so queer about it.

Bill Graff returns from his latest Bedknobs and Broomsticks adventure to talk about gay figures in the history of Hollywood. The conversation opens up to queer representation and the ability for actors to be openly queer.

Following from a point in the last episode, Jonathan Miranda returns to talk with Jay about shipping, why we do it, how it's been done and when it's not okay.

Jonathan Miranda returns to talk to Jay about guilty pleasures, the things we enjoy we're not sure if we should.

Jay's friends Jon and Sam discuss Marvel's X-Men, especially the Animated Series, their hopes for X-Men '97 and their favorite characters!

Jay's friend Erica drops by to discuss her life as an asexual and some of the things she's found that speak to her experience.

Jay talks with his friend Colin Ayres about how he's seen the culture in the UK shift around LGBT issues. Just like in other areas, there's some advances and some setbacks.

Jonathan Miranda joins Jay in discussing Showtime's adaptation of Thomas Mallon's Fellow Travelers . And somehow, Lindsay Lohan. They touch on some of the deep meanings of the story, and also somehow Jonathan makes Jay crack up. Join the Let's Get Both Ties Discord server: https://discord.gg/Ny4rZjQMmd

Angelo Thomas joins Jay in discussing the first look trailer for the film adaptation of the musical Wicked. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1dvX9Vs0ns Join the Let's Get Both Ties Discord server: https://discord.gg/Ny4rZjQMmd

Jay offers a quick reminder to contact your representatives to combat anti-LGBT laws coming down the pipelines. http://house.gov https://www.aclu.org/legislative-attacks-on-lgbtq-rights-2024

Jay chats with his friend Sam Milazzo about they learned to accept their sexual orientations, and how they played a role in each other's journeys. Join the Let's Get Both Ties Discord Server: https://discord.gg/h8zNZggUAt

Angelo Thomas returns to talk with Jay about the movies they saw in 2023. Alamo Drafthouse, sponsor us! Join the Let's Get Both Ties Discord: https://discord.gg/h8zNZggUAt

Jay talks with his friend Zoe O'Haillin-Berne about how trans rights are currently under attack in the USA. Zoe talks about her own journey and a little bit of queer history and encourages you to take action. Sylvia Rivera at the 1973 Christopher Street Gay Pride Rally: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jb-JIOWUw1o Contact your representatives: https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-rep...

Jay is joined by friend Jonathan Miranda to discuss the woman, the icon, Barbie! Some thoughts on the franchise's history, surprise gay Kens, the movies and a little bit of Saltburn . (It's connected, we promise.)

Originally intended to be the first proper episode of Let's Get Both Ties, this attempted crossover with The Royal Podcast of Oz was more experimental and doesn't quite reflect the format we're now pursuing. However, author Paul Dana is wonderful guest and we appreciate him spending time talking to Jay. So we present the conversations largely unedited, after trying to fix the sound lev...

Tara Tagliaferro of Down the Yellow Brick Pod joins Jay in talking about the Strega Nona franchise by Tomie dePaola and its queer elements. They branch into other favorite holiday favorites that shaped their childhoods as well, but an Italian good witch remains at the core. Check out Down the Yellow Brick Pod on your favorite podcast service! Listen to this month's opening and closing music in...

Jay has his father sit down and discuss their holiday memories of celebrating Christmas.

Jay is joined by Tim Tucker to discuss L. Frank Baum's The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, the 1902 novel that took a different approach to Santa Claus mythos.