Gayish Podcast

Gayish: 508 Situationships

WTF is a situationship? If you want to know the answer, this episode won’t help. Mike and Kyle disagree about situationship definitions, the relationship escalator, and Boston marriages. But then again, they agree about gay mens’ propensity for situationships and the legal implications of situationships. And, of course, everyone can agree that it’s a pretty good portmanteau. In this episode: News- 2:54 || Main Topic (Situationships)- 10:06 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:00:03 If you want to watch a video version of the podcast, you can find it on Spotify or on YouTube. We’ll also be posting clips to our brand new TikTok. Plus, get access to tons of bonus video content and a weekly livestream of our full recording session if you’re a $10+/mo member on Patreon. If you want to join Mike and Kyle on their 2027 Mexican Riviera cruise, visit gayishpodcast.com/cruise to sign up. Make sure to check Gayish as the podcast you’re attending for. On the Patreon bonus segment, Kyle shares with Mike some advice from the internet about managing a situationship, and it’s not all good. If you want to support our show while getting ad-free episodes a day early, go to www.patreon.com/gayishpodcast. Get the full scoop on all the exciting additions we’ve recently made to Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gayishpodcast/posts/exciting-news-163749474.

Gayish: 507 Brainrot

It’s like gooning with social media! Mike and Kyle break down brainrot, including what it is, when it was first used (hint: it’s definitely not the year you’re thinking of), the brainrot of different generations, the effects of brainrot on Gen Z and Gen Alpha, the legal implications of brainrot, and the 47 second attention span. In this episode: News- 2:32 || Main Topic (Brainrot)- 11:42 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:06:27 If you want to watch a video version of the podcast, you can find it on Spotify or on YouTube. We’ll also be posting clips to our brand new TikTok. Plus, get access to tons of bonus video content and a weekly livestream of our full recording session if you’re a $10+/mo member on Patreon. If you want to join Mike and Kyle on their 2027 Mexican Riviera cruise, visit gayishpodcast.com/cruise to sign up. Make sure to check Gayish as the podcast you’re attending for. On the Patreon bonus segment, Mike and Kyle go deeeeep. If you want to support our show while getting ad-free episodes a day early, go to www.patreon.com/gayishpodcast. Get the full scoop on all the exciting additions we’ve recently made to Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gayishpodcast/posts/exciting-news-163749474.

Gayish: 506 Herpes

We’re on a roll with the feel-good topics recently! Mike and Kyle talk about the Urban Dictionary stereotypes of herpes, the evolution of the meaning of herpes over time, the truth of Emperor Tiberius’ herpes-based kissing ban, lesbians’ herpes superpower, the conspiracy theories behind the herpes medication acyclovir, disclosure of HSV to gay hookups, and the legality of herpes. In this episode: News- 2:42 || Main Topic (Herpes)- 11:05 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:05:46 If you want to watch a video version of the podcast, you can find it on Spotify or on YouTube. We’ll also be posting clips to our brand new TikTok. Plus, get access to tons of bonus video content and a weekly livestream of our full recording session if you’re a $10+/mo member on Patreon. If you want to join Mike and Kyle on their 2027 Mexican Riviera cruise, visit gayishpodcast.com/cruise to sign up. Make sure to check Gayish as the podcast you’re attending for. On the Patreon bonus segment, Mike has a crisis about his herpes test results. If you want to support our show while getting ad-free episodes a day early, go to www.patreon.com/gayishpodcast. Get the full scoop on all the exciting additions we’ve recently made to Patreon.

Gayish: 505 Castration

We go balls out on this episode. Mike and Kyle talk about how castration has been used throughout history as both reward and punishment, the castration of gay men during the Holocaust, modern-day voluntary eunuchs, whether male-to-eunuch is a valid transgender identity, nullos on Grindr, chemical castration as a punishment, the castrati, and castration as BDSM play. In this episode: News- 3:24 || Main Topic (Castration)- 12:21 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:18:33 If you want to watch a video version of the podcast, you can find it on Spotify or on YouTube. We’ll also be posting clips to our brand new TikTok. Plus, get access to tons of bonus video content and a weekly livestream of our full recording session if you’re a $10+/mo member on Patreon. If you want to join Mike and Kyle on their 2027 Mexican Riviera cruise, visit gayishpodcast.com/cruise to sign up. Make sure to check Gayish as the podcast you’re attending for. On the Patreon bonus segment, Mike tells Kyle about Alan Turing. If you want to support our show while getting ad-free episodes a day early, go to www.patreon.com/gayishpodcast. Get the full scoop on all the exciting additions we’ve recently made to Patreon.

Gayish: 504 Jake Gyllenhaal

He broke his back on that mountain just for you; it’s Jake Gyllenhaal! Mike and Kyle dive into the controversial topic of whether straight actors should play gay roles, plus they cover Brokeback Mountain, the Oscars, Brokeback Mountain, Toothy Tile, Brokeback Mountain, defamation laws as they apply to calling someone gay, and Brokeback Mountain. We don’t know how to quit you, Jake. In this episode: News- 3:20 || Main Topic (Jake Gyllenhaal)- 9:38 || Gayest & Straightest- 55:04 If you want to watch a video version of the podcast, you can find it on Spotify or on YouTube. We’ll also be posting clips to our brand new TikTok. Plus, get access to tons of bonus video content and a weekly livestream of our full recording session if you’re a $10+/mo member on Patreon. If you want to join Mike and Kyle on their 2027 Mexican Riviera cruise, visit gayishpodcast.com/cruise to sign up. Make sure to check Gayish as the podcast you’re attending for. On the Patreon bonus segment, did Jake Gyllenhaal come out of the closet? If you want to support our show while getting ad-free episodes a day early, go to www.patreon.com/gayishpodcast. Get the full scoop on all the exciting additions we’ve recently made to Patreon.

Gayish: 503 Othering (w/ the Othering Podcast)

What does it mean to be othered? More importantly, what does it feel like, and why do people do it? Mike and Kyle bring on the experts from the Othering Podcast to help us understand the concept, implications, and ways to handle being othered. Plus, our guests share more about how the podcast saved their relationship and their lives. In this episode: News- 1:32 || Main Topic (Othering)- 8:34 || Guests (The Othering Podcast)- 16:12 || Gayest & Straightest- 56:33 If you want to watch a video version of the podcast, you can find it on Spotify or on YouTube. We’ll also be posting clips to our brand new TikTok. Plus, get access to tons of bonus video content and a weekly livestream of our full recording session if you’re a $10+/mo member on Patreon. If you want to join Mike and Kyle on their 2027 Mexican Riviera cruise, visit gayishpodcast.com/cruise to sign up. Make sure to check Gayish as the podcast you’re attending for. On the Patreon bonus segment, Mike shares with Kyle some studies illuminating othering topics we didn’t cover on the main episode. If you want to support our show while getting ad-free episodes a day early, go to www.patreon.com/gayishpodcast. Get the full scoop on all the exciting additions we’ve recently made to Patreon.

Gayish: 502 Karaoke

This episode shattered Kyle’s entire perception of Mike. We talk about karaoke, its meaning, who invented it, whether it’s loved or hated, the politics of karaoke, research about gender in karaoke, and the true meaning of karaoke. In this episode: News- 3:57 || Main Topic (Karaoke)- 12:29 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:01:43 If you want to watch a video version of the podcast, you can find it on Spotify or on YouTube. We’ll also be posting clips to our brand new TikTok. Plus, get access to tons of bonus video content and a weekly livestream of our full recording session if you’re a $10+/mo member on Patreon. If you want to join Mike and Kyle on their 2027 Mexican Riviera cruise, visit gayishpodcast.com/cruise to sign up. Make sure to check Gayish as the podcast you’re attending for. On the Patreon bonus segment, Kyle shares with Mike questions from both a gay and a straight about going to gay karaoke. If you want to support our show while getting ad-free episodes a day early, go to www.patreon.com/gayishpodcast. Get the full scoop on all the exciting additions we’ve recently made to Patreon.

Gayish: 501 Pop Music (w/ JORDY)

We’re sick and tired of hearin' all these people talk about, ”What's the deal with this pop life and when is it gonna fade out?” Pop star JORDY joins Mike and Kyle to talk about why gays love pop music, his new record “In Retrospect” (available now!), his song that went viral with trans men, what’s on his Spotify playlist, the importance of creativity, his Pitch Perfect-esque history with a cappella, and where all the gay male pop stars are. In this episode: News- 3:31 || Main Topic (Pop Music)- 13:12 || Guest (JORDY)- 22:13 || Gayest & Straightest- 58:40 Get JORDY’s new album, “In Retrospect,” wherever fine music is found: https://music.empi.re/inretrospect. Plus, you can follow him on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/jordymusic/) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@iamjordy). If you want to watch a video version of the podcast, you can find it on Spotify or on YouTube. We’ll also be posting clips to our brand new TikTok. Plus, get access to tons of bonus video content and a weekly livestream of our full recording session if you’re a $10+/mo member on Patreon. If you want to join Mike and Kyle on their 2027 Mexican Riviera cruise, visit gayishpodcast.com/cruise to sign up. Make sure to check Gayish as the podcast you’re attending for. On the Patreon bonus segment, Mike and Kyle dissect JORDY lyrics together. If you want to support our show while getting ad-free episodes a day early, go to www.patreon.com/gayishpodcast. Get the full scoop on all the exciting additions we’ve recently made to Patreon.

Gayish: 500 Q&A

It’s our 500th episode extravagaynza! There are huge announcements about exciting changes to the podcast (some that you might be able to see right now), plus audio messages from listeners, Q&As, presents, and a touch of Derek. True to form, Mike and Kyle give their honest answers to your questions about sleeping together (no seriously), underwear choices, masculinity and femininity, rosé, cats, the Dickbag Fuckface Asshole Awards, and our evolving definition of what it means to be Gayish. In this episode: News- 4:43 || Main Topic (Q&A)- 14:41 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:23:08 From now on, if you want to watch a video version of the podcast, you can find it on Spotify or on YouTube. We’ll also be posting clips to our brand new TikTok. Plus, get access to tons of bonus video content and a weekly livestream of our full recording session if you’re a $10+/mo member on Patreon. If you want to join Mike and Kyle on their 2027 Mexican Riviera cruise, visit gayishpodcast.com/cruise to sign up. Make sure to check Gayish as the podcast you’re attending for. On the Patreon bonus segment, we continue the Q&A, but Mike and Kyle ask each other the questions. If you want to support our show while getting ad-free episodes a day early, go to www.patreon.com/gayishpodcast. Get the full scoop on all the exciting additions we’re making to Patreon.

Gayish: 499 Heartbreak

Do- do you got a first aid kit handy? Mike and Kyle share the misery by talking about all things heartbreak, including the history of heartbreak , gayta on breakup rates of straight vs. gay couples, Sapphos’ writings on heartbreak, takotsubo cardiomyopathy, Boston marriages. the half-life of getting over a relationship, and heartbalm torts. In this episode: News- 11:57 || Main Topic (Heartbreak)- 20:56 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:21:45 Our 500th episode livestream is happening on Sunday, July 12 @ 2pm Pacific / 5pm Eastern. Link will be posted closer to the event date. Be sure to get your questions in by July 10 to gayishpodcast+500@gmail.com. We can't wait to celebrate with you! If you want to join Mike and Kyle on their 2027 Mexican Riviera cruise, visit gayishpodcast.com/cruise to sign up. Make sure to check Gayish as the podcast you’re attending for. On the Patreon bonus segment, Mike tells Kyle about the Museum of Broken Relationships. If you want to support our show while getting ad-free episodes a day early, go to www.patreon.com/gayishpodcast.

Gayish: 498 Lesbian Bars

We know that dykes are on bikes, but are they in bars? In the context of the great lesbian bar die-off (AKA the great vanishing), Mike and Kyle talk all things lesbian bar-related, including Gladys Bentley, Mona’s 440 Club, laws historically affecting lesbian bars the three-article rule, The Lesbian Bar Project, Seattle’s Wildrose, and the use of the word “dyke,” In this episode: News- 2:34 || Main Topic (Lesbian Bars)- 12:58 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:15:15 Our 500th episode iivestream is happening on Sunday, July 12 @ 2pm Pacific / 5pm Eastern. Be sure to get your questions in! Link will be posted closer to the event date. We can't wait to celebrate with you! If you want to join Mike and Kyle on their 2027 Mexican Riviera cruise, visit gayishpodcast.com/cruise to sign up. Make sure to check Gayish as the podcast you’re attending for. On the Patreon bonus segment, Kyle tells Mike about people’s perception (not the reality) of the reasons behind the dramatic decrease in lesbian bars. If you want to support our show while getting ad-free episodes a day early, go to www.patreon.com/gayishpodcast.

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Gayish: 497 World Cup

WTF are we even talking about? Mike and Kyle do their best to wade through a conversation about soccer (yeah, yeah, you might call it football, but the word “soccer” is actually British), including the history of soccer; FIFA; the ban on women’s soccer; homophobic soccer fans; the 2026 World Cup; the World Cups in Qatar, Russia, and Saudi Arabia; homophobic chants at soccer games; and women and non-binary league teams. In this episode: News- 3:14 || Main Topic (World Cup)- 11:47 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:10:39 If you want to join Mike and Kyle on their 2027 Mexican Riviera cruise, visit gayishpodcast.com/cruise to sign up. Make sure to check Gayish as the podcast you’re attending for. On the Patreon bonus segment, Mike talks to Kyle about how homophobic yet hot soccer is. If you want to support our show while getting ad-free episodes a day early, go to www.patreon.com/gayishpodcast.

Gayish: 496 Trans Athletes (w/ Chris Mosier)

What’s the point of sports? Why are there gendered sports? Do those assigned male at birth have a biological advantage? Mike and Kyle have an honest conversation about trans athletes in sports with Chris Mosier, a trailblazing athlete, coach, and founder of TransAthlete.com. In this episode: News- 1:27 || Main Topic (Trans Athletes)- 10:18 || Guest (Chris Mosier)- 25:05 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:13:43 Buy the book “Fair Game: Trans Athletes and the Future of Sports” by Ellie Roscher Anna Baeth, and Chris Mosier. Learn more about Chris Mosier on his website, on TransAthlete.com. or on his Instagram @thechrismosier. If you want to join Mike and Kyle on their 2027 Mexican Riviera cruise, visit cruise.freakbooty.com to sign up. Make sure to check Gayish as the podcast you’re attending for. On the Patreon bonus segment, Mike and Kyle answer better questions cis people should ask themselves. If you want to support our show while getting ad-free episodes a day early, go to www.patreon.com/gayishpodcast.

Gayish: 495 Daddy Issues

Are they hot or just sexist? In this Patreon-voted topic, Mike and Kyle talk about the history of daddy issues, Freud, daddy issues for straight women vs. gay men, daddy issues and attachment styles, sugar daddy scams, sex work, and quotes about gay daddy issues. In this episode: News- 3:10 || Main Topic (Daddy Issues)- 12:00 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:08:39 If you want to join Mike and Kyle on their 2027 Mexican Riviera cruise, visit cruise.freakbooty.com to sign up. Make sure to check Gayish as the podcast you’re attending for. On the Patreon bonus segment, Mike talks about Pedro Pascal. If you want to support our show while getting ad-free episodes a day early, go to www.patreon.com/gayishpodcast.

Gayish: 494 Elections (w/ Brian Derrick)

It’s not too soon to be thinking about mid-terms! Returning guest and CEO of Oath.vote Brian Derrick joins Gayish to talk about important mid-term elections you’ve never heard of, down-ballot races, the electoral college, gerrymandering, voting rights, the realities of the blue wave, Donald Trump, MAGA, ICE, Project 2025, and LGBT rights. In this episode: News- 3:22 || Main Topic (Elections)- 12:40 || Guest (Brian Derrick)- 22:49 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:05:55 If you want to join Mike and Kyle on their 2027 Mexican Riviera cruise, visit cruise.freakbooty.com to sign up. Make sure to check Gayish as the podcast you’re attending for. On the Patreon bonus segment, Kyle shares with Mike tips on how to survey elections with your sanity intact. If you want to support our show while getting ad-free episodes a day early, go to www.patreon.com/gayishpodcast.

Gayish: 493 Sounding

Stick it in my meatus! On this doozie of an episode, Mike and Kyle talk about sounding, including what it is, porn statistics about sounding, safety tips for sounding, quotes from sounding experts, and insight on the differences between penile and vulvar sounding. We don’t have a trigger warning on this episode, but maybe we should have? Listen at your own risk! In this episode: News- 1:19 || Main Topic (Sounding)- 7:09 || Gayest & Straightest- 54:03 If you want to join Mike and Kyle on their 2027 Mexican Riviera cruise, visit cruise.freakbooty.com to sign up. Make sure to check Gayish as the podcast you’re attending for. On the Patreon bonus segment, Kyle shares with Mike an Ask Reddit highlighting the gay community’s opinions of sounding. If you want to support our show while getting ad-free episodes a day early, go to www.patreon.com/gayishpodcast.

Gayish: 492 Dating Apps

Is it just a euphemism for Grindr? Does anyone meet anywhere else these days? Haven’t they already covered this topic? Mike and Kyle answer all these questions and more, including what’s changed about dating apps recently, AI photo fraud, romance scams, Match Group, enshitification, and Hinge’s “Designed to be Deleted” ad campaign. In this episode: News- 4:17 || Main Topic (Dating Apps)- 14:33 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:12:35 If you want to join Mike and Kyle on their 2027 Mexican Riviera cruise, visit cruise.freakbooty.com to sign up. Make sure to check Gayish as the podcast you’re attending for. On the Patreon bonus segment, Mike shares with Kyle dating/hookup profiles he found online. If you want to support our show while getting ad-free episodes a day early, go to www.patreon.com/gayishpodcast.

Gayish: 491 Libraries: Live from PopCon in Indianapolis

In this rare PG episode from our live show at Indy PopCon, Mike and Kyle talk about the history of libraries, the Library of Alexandria, Sapphos’ poetry, Magnus Hirschfeld’s Institut für Sexualwissenschaft, Nazi book burnings, the ONE Archives, banned books, and how librarians are lesbian-coded. In this episode: News- 4:45 || Main Topic (Libraries)- 10:51 || Gayest & Straightest- 45:12 If you want to join Mike and Kyle on their 2027 Mexican Riviera cruise, visit www.gayishpodcast.com/cruise to sign up. Make sure to check Gayish as the podcast you’re attending for. On the Patreon bonus segment, Mike tells Kyle about portrayals of libraries in media. If you want to support our show while getting ad-free episodes a day early, go to www.patreon.com/gayishpodcast.

Gayish: 490 Steel Magnolias

Drink your juice, Gayish! Mike and Kyle talk about the gay classic movie Steel Magnolias, including the gay man who wrote it, Mike’s feelings about Julia Roberts, the racial inequality and the all-Black cast remake, what kind of a name is M’Lynn, the meaning behind the name Steel Magnolias, whether it’s camp, and if it deserves its place as a gay classic film. In this episode: News- 5:02 || Main Topic (Steel Magnolias)- 17:34 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:14:04 See Mike and Kyle live at PopCon in the Indiana Events Center in Indianapolis on Saturday, May 9 at 6pm. Get tickets at https://popcon.us/popcon-indy/. If you want to join Mike and Kyle on their 2027 Mexican Riviera cruise, visit www.gayishpodcast.com/cruise to sign up. Make sure to check Gayish as the podcast you’re attending for. On the Patreon bonus segment, Kyle shares with Mike some romcoms that romanticize stalking behavior. If you want to support our show while getting ad-free episodes a day early, go to www.patreon.com/gayishpodcast. Remember, the next Patreon Happy Hour is Wednesday, May 6 @ 6pm Pacific / 9pm Eastern. Check Patreon for the link the day of. We’re looking forward to seeing you then!

Gayish: 489 Stalking

Surreptitiously follow us as we walk down the metaphorical sidewalk that is this episode. Mike and Kyle talk about the difference between voyeuristic behavior and stalking, social media stalking, the writings of Sappho of Lesbos and Shakespeare, cases like Oscar Wilde, Versace and Andrew Cunanan, and John Hinckley Jr. and Jodie Foster, gayta on stalking for sexual minorities vs. straight people, cyberstalking, and burners on gay online spaces like Grindr and Sniffies. In this episode: News- 3:50 || Main Topic (Stalking)- 16:12 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:26:52 See Mike and Kyle live at PopCon in the Indiana Events Center in Indianapolis on Saturday, May 9 at 6pm. Get tickets at https://popcon.us/popcon-indy/. If you want to join Mike and Kyle on their 2027 Mexican Riviera cruise, visit www.gayishpodcast.com/cruise to sign up. Make sure to check Gayish as the podcast you’re attending for. On the Patreon bonus segment, Kyle shares with Mike some romcoms that romanticize stalking behavior. If you want to support our show while getting ad-free episodes a day early, go to www.patreon.com/gayishpodcast. Remember, the next Patreon Happy Hour is Wednesday, May 6 @ 6pm Pacific / 9pm Eastern. Check Patreon for the link the day of. We’re looking forward to seeing you then!