Gayish: 509 Bronies

Clop or nay? Mike and Kyle talk about bronies, i.e. adult fans of My Little Pony, including how much the inventor of My Pretty Pony got paid, the laws that allowed for the My Little Pony ’n Friends TV show, the reboot that the bronies glommed onto, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, 4chan’s involvement in getting bronies started, BronyCon, how gay bronies are, clop, and, because it’s Mike, the brony connection to Star Trek.

In this episode: News- 2:50 || Main Topic (Bronies)- 12:41 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:05:48

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 play a game of pony or drag queen. 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: 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: 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.