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Gayish Podcast

398 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1.2K ratings

Featured in Buzzfeed, Oprah Magazine, Esquire, and Queerty, Gayish is an award-winning podcast that breaks down one gay stereotype each week. Mike and Kyle bring humor, honesty, and irreverence to topics like the hanky code, depression, and open relationships.

Past guests have included Jinkx Monsoon, YouTuber Davey Wavey, gay porn star Calvin Banks, disability activist Andrew Gurza, a gay priest, a trans atheist, and Mike’s wildly supportive mom.

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Episodes

Gayish: 098 Nipples (w/ Davey Wavey)

December 20, 2018 15:00 - 1 hour - 74.3 MB

Special guest Davey Wavey, owner of the second and third most famous nipples (after Janet), joins us to teach us how to pleasure our nipples.

Gayish: 097 Gay Dreams

December 13, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 92.1 MB

What does it mean if you·re a straight guy that has a gay sex dream? Or vice versa? Wet or dry, gay or straight, most of us have sex dreams. We take a look at what actual science says about your dreams to figure out what dreams say about us.

Gayish: 096 Santa

December 07, 2018 13:00 - 1 hour - 85 MB

Santa comes down your chimney early this year! Mike and Kyle talk about every possible Santa: gay Santa, black Santa, Russian Santa, and underwear-clad Santa. Happy Holigays!

Gayish: 095 Sluts: Live(ish) in Portland

November 29, 2018 21:25 - 52 minutes - 60.5 MB

Live (kinda) from the Portland Podcast Festival, Mike and Kyle talk sluts, gay sex, and streetcars.

Gayish: 094 Turkey

November 22, 2018 07:13 - 1 hour - 81.8 MB

There are at least 101 reasons not to listen to this episode. One of them is the Thanksgiving food Kyle loves to hate, Turkey. Join us as we take a look at the strange world of Turkey, and somehow stumble into the list of the most offensive things on the internet.

Gayish: 093 Vaginas

November 15, 2018 16:51 - 1 hour - 93.5 MB

What are gold star gays, and why do we hate them? Who knew Mike and Kyle would come out in such strong support of vaginas and all they stand for.

Gayish: 092 Gay Virginity (w/ He Said He Said)

November 08, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 90.9 MB

What does losing your virginity mean to gay men? We invited Ray and Jay from the He Said He Said podcast to help us blow a hole in the traditional ideas of what virginity means.

Gayish: 091 Freddie Mercury

November 01, 2018 22:41 - 1 hour - 94.9 MB

Freddie Mercury, because Freddie Saturn canceled on us. Mike and Kyle talk about Freddie, Queen, HIV/AIDS, the new Rami Malek movie Bohemian Rhapsody, the song Bohemian Rhapsody, and straightwashing. Plus, the potentially rich nuances of Fat Bottomed Girls.

Gayish: 090 Gay Taxonomy

October 25, 2018 12:00 - 1 hour - 97.9 MB

Twink, twank, twunk. Mike and Kyle examine the sub-categories of gays, such as twinks, twunks, bears, otters, and peacocks?

Gayish: 089 LA Gays (w/ Justin Michael Williams)

October 18, 2018 15:00 - 1 hour - 104 MB

Artist Justin Michael Williams shares the good, the bad, and the black of LA gay culture, including his struggles with an eating disorder. Download his free meditation guide at www.meditationkingdom.com.

Gayish: 088 Pumpkin Spice

October 12, 2018 08:10 - 1 hour - 83.5 MB

Grab your Uggs and your butt hookah, and get ready to decide if you like your PSL with or without mace. Join us as we take a fascinating look at the pumpkin spice phenomenon!

Gayish: 087 PrEP

October 04, 2018 12:00 - 1 hour - 91.3 MB

There’s a lot of False-vadas out there, so we tell the Truvada. We talk about the magic pill that prevents HIV. Plus, Mike confronts Kyle.

Gayish: 086 Fairies

September 27, 2018 13:00 - 1 hour - 82.1 MB

Why are gay men called fairies? Mike and Kyle explore fairies, faeries, and even ferries in the temporary autonomous zone we co-created to record this episode.   Topics: radical faeries, gay head, fairy godmothers, gay mentors, alaska thunderfuck, chechnya, vietnamese bachelor

Gayish: 085 Cruising

September 20, 2018 16:00 - 1 hour - 84.3 MB

Parks, bathhouses, public bathrooms, and more! We chat with Matt Fisher and Ryan Weadon from the Ex Rated Movies podcast about what cruising means to us and how our experiences don’t always live up to what you see in Queer As Folk. Topics: Eminem, Karamo, bathhouses, trough urinals, hookups, anonymous sex, adult classified ads, Squirt.org

Gayish: 084 Protests

September 13, 2018 15:00 - 1 hour - 85.8 MB

Take a knee, open up, and let us gush all inside you… about protests. Topics: Colin Kaepernick, sip-in, Stonewall, Russia Day, Queer Nation, drag queens

Gayish: 083 Gay Porn (w/ Davey Wavey)

September 06, 2018 15:00 - 1 hour - 77.5 MB

Davey Wavey, founder of the erotic gay site Himeros.tv, joins us to talk about the good and the bad of gay porn. If you want a hot, steamy, arousing conversation about porn, sorry ‘bout it because we mostly talk about the ways it fucked us up. Topics: sex education, Blake Mitchell, sexual health, gay porn studios, Bianca Del Rio, Alex Jones

Gayish: 082 Handjobs: Live in New Orleans

August 30, 2018 19:50 - 55 minutes - 63.3 MB

Give me a hand, won't you? This is our live recording from the Pride48 event in New Orleans.

Gayish: 081 Pedophiles

August 23, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 90.6 MB

Are gay men more likely to be pedophiles? We reached into the very back of the pedophiling cabinet to pull out this risqué topic. Topics: child abuse, Anita Bryant, NAMBLA, LGBTP, #droptheb

Gayish: 080 Dogs

August 16, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 78.9 MB

Gays love their dogs, but why? We talk about the stereotypes, the ups, the downs, and all the in-betweens (literally) of dogs.

Gayish: 079 Instagays

August 09, 2018 09:45 - 1 hour - 95.1 MB

Instagays are hot, but is there more to them? Also, what’s up with Ma Johnson’s crotch? The answer to both questions: probably. Topics: Instagays, Instagram, Khalid El Khatib, Logan Fletcher, Antoni, Queer Eye

Gayish: 078 Passing

August 03, 2018 16:06 - 1 hour - 91.2 MB

Mike returns from Russia! We share our personal experiences and some research about the damaging consequences of passing for straight. #downer Topics: passing, mental health, closeted, Russia, gay

Gayish: 077 Homophobes (w/ Josh Galassi)

July 26, 2018 15:33 - 1 hour - 68.8 MB

We welcome our first ever guest co-host, Josh Galassi, to talk homophobes with Kyle. Also, an update from Mike in Russia. Topics: homophobes, homophobia, Josh Galassi, Dorothy Hajdys, Allen Schindler Jr., Bill Clinton, Don’t Ask Don’t Tell

Gayish: 076 Wine (w/ Chris Bolla)

July 19, 2018 17:43 - 1 hour - 97.8 MB

Wines aren’t gay or straight, but the people that order them are. Chris Bolla, manager of the Wines of Washington Tasting Room, shares the stereotypes of who orders different types of wine. Also, BROSÉ Y’ALL! Topics: Justice Kennedy, gay-friendly wines, Two-Buck Chuck, wine tasting

Gayish: 075 Russia

July 12, 2018 08:27 - 1 hour - 87 MB

Russia may have anti-LGBT laws, but it has a pretty queer history. They might as send us to jail now because we get all Gayish on its ass, right before Mike gets inside it. Topics: gay propaganda law, World Cup 2018, Apple, Chechnya, Tchaikovsky, face control

Gayish: 074 Soccer

July 06, 2018 13:13 - 1 hour - 80.5 MB

In celebration of the World Cup, we talk soccer guys, putos, and talk about real soccer phrases that sound real gay. Topics: 2018 World Cup, Russia, Mexico, FIFA, Robbie Rogers, Collin Martin

Gayish: 073 Watersports

June 28, 2018 14:48 - 57 minutes - 66.1 MB

Our live streaming (in more ways than one) broadcast for Pride48 2018. Topic: watersports, golden shower, pornhub, ricky martin, annie sprinkle, albert fish

Gayish: 072 Queer Dads

June 22, 2018 01:03 - 1 hour - 75.2 MB

As a belated Father’s Day gift, we are celebrating dads of all shapes and sizes. Sorry daddies and daddy enthusiasts, this is about actual fathers.

Gayish: 071 Queer Eye [Shrinkage]

June 19, 2018 17:00 - 24 minutes - 27.6 MB

Queer Eye. Season Two. Netflix. We talk about it. The good and the bad. You know the drill.

Gayish: 070 Amtrak Deaths

June 15, 2018 15:39 - 1 hour - 85.7 MB

Why do Amtrak passengers keep dying? After recent news of Aaron Salazar’s mysterious coma-inducing injuries, Mike and Kyle dig in to other unexplained Amtrak deaths (or are they murders?).

Gayish: 069

June 13, 2018 21:51 - 2 minutes - 2.31 MB

What do you expect from episode 69?

Gayish: 068 SCOTUS

June 07, 2018 15:43 - 1 hour - 110 MB

Legalese? Legal please! Let’s dig into cake like Rihanna on her not birthday, and other important gay cases. Topics: Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court, Lawrence v. Texas, Loving v. Virginia, Obergefell v. Hodges

Gayish: 067 Hockey

May 31, 2018 23:21 - 1 hour - 81.8 MB

To celebrate the Stanley Cup, we talk about hockey (of the ice, not of tonsils). Strap on your helmet and get your curvy stick ready, it’s going to be a weird three periods. Topics: hockey rules, hockey terms, Voight Demeester, Howard Bloom, 1999, Brad Marchand

Gayish: 066 Dicks

May 26, 2018 14:17 - 1 hour - 99.3 MB

Are you as shocked as we are it took this long for us to do this episode? This week is all about dicks! So many dicks! All the dicks! It seems appropriate that it is an extra-long episode too. Enjoy.

Gayish: 065 Unicorns

May 18, 2018 14:50 - 1 hour - 75.5 MB

OK, so this episode is about unicorns. Why? We have no idea. I mean, they are pretty gay. But we also talk about millenials, pooping ice cream, and Kyle says something that Mike says is his favorite thing that has ever been said on the podcast.

Gayish: 064 Gay Dating

May 10, 2018 02:50 - 1 hour - 78.8 MB

It’s not all brunch dates and morning blow jobs. Gay dating in a straight world can be tricky. Topics: Colton Haynes, psychology of dating, gay dating vs. straight dating, how to lie on the first date, dating Kyle

Gayish: 063 Interview with Josh Galassi [Shrinkage]

May 07, 2018 02:07 - 29 minutes - 33.6 MB

Gayish interviews Josh Galassi about his Queerty article, “I’m gay and disabled and no one in Seattle will have sex with me.”

Gayish: 062 Gay Bars (w/ Josh Galassi)

May 02, 2018 18:30 - 1 hour - 78.9 MB

By listener request, we talk about the ups and downs (and rinse and repeat as desired) of gay bars. We are joined by our guest, Queerty writer and potential Kyle replacement, Josh Galassi. Topics: dos and don’ts of gay bars, Cafe Lafitte in Exile, gay bar assault

Gayish: 061 BDSM (w/ Max Cameron)

April 26, 2018 15:23 - 1 hour - 102 MB

THIS EPISODE IS A SHOCKER NO NOT THAT KIND OF SHOCKER. Special Guest: Max Cameron (bondagelessons.com). Topics: BDSM, kink, polyamorous, Max Cameron, bondage Skippers: BDSM discussion starts at 15:50

Gayish: 060 Ally Steinfeld

April 11, 2018 16:20 - 1 hour - 71.8 MB

The murder of Ally Steinfeld. We try to record an edit-free podcast this time. It didn’t work. Topics: Ally Steinfeld, murder, true crime, trans, transgender, transphobia Skippers: Ally’s story starts at 13:09

Gayish: 059 Age

April 05, 2018 07:13 - 1 hour - 71.8 MB

Mike and Kyle discuss our top listener-requested topic: age. Is it true that gay relationships have greater age gaps than straight relationships? Let’s talk about our weird feelings about age! Topics: age gaps, Age Gap Love on Netflix, grandparents’ STDs, gay age gap formula Skippers: age discussion starts at 13:35

Gayish: 058 Weed

March 28, 2018 17:00 - 55 minutes - 63.5 MB

Momsplaining returns to define ‘highsexual’. Plus: “Jeff Session. Marijuana. Legal. Maybe won’t be. Um, stockpile. We talked about the stockpiling.” – Mike. Other Topics: Momsplaining, Mike Pence, Marlon Bundo, John Oliver, Weed, Marijuana. Skippers: weed conversation starts at 9:01.

Gayish: 057 Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (w/ Jeffrey Masters)

March 21, 2018 15:41 - 48 minutes - 55.9 MB

If you want to hear Jeffrey Masters, host of the podcast LGBTQ&A, talk about the countless interviews he’s done with notable people in the queer community, maybe listen to his podcast? Because in this episode, Jeffrey joins our discussion about Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Follow Jeffrey on Twitter @jeffmasters1 and his podcast @lgbtqpod.

Gayish: 056 RuPaul [Shrinkage]

March 19, 2018 16:26 - 14 minutes - 17 MB

RuPaul says trans girls are not allowed to be drag queens. Mike is very confused. Kyle does his best to sort it all out.

Gayish 055: Self-harm

March 15, 2018 16:34 - 1 hour - 78.3 MB

Phew. What a roller coaster ride. We talk about how it is impossible to get HIV from chocolate, how Mike has judgy feelings about the straight guy Kyle hooked up with, and that one of us struggles with self harm from time to time. Typical Gayish, we bring you up, bring you down, and bring … Continue reading "Gayish 055: Self-harm"

Gayish 054: Guns

March 07, 2018 18:36 - 59 minutes - 68.6 MB

More gays have been arming themselves with guns, and we delve into the reasons why. Plus, we talk to a gay Texan gun-owner, Michael Buss. Put the safety on before listening! Topics: Pulse Nightclub shooting, Omar Mateen, LGBTQ homicide. Skippers: gun conversation starts at 17:54

Gayish: 053 Oral: Live in Seattle

February 28, 2018 15:06 - 57 minutes - 65.5 MB

In our first ever live show, Mike and Kyle do oral in front of an audience. Topics: Gus Kenworthy, brojobs, autoblow, spit or swallow Skippers: 7:24 is the start of the oral discussion

Gayish: 052 Hanky Code

February 20, 2018 16:08 - 1 hour - 69.1 MB

Before Grindr or Scruff, gays used handkerchiefs to proclaim what (or who) they were looking for that night. We delve into origins and analysis of the hanky code. Plus, the return of Momsplaining with Ma Johnson. Skippers: 14:54 is the start of the hanky code discussion

Gayish: 051 Figure Skating

February 14, 2018 17:00 - 1 hour - 69.6 MB

Weir going to talk figure skating and Rippon its gayness. And then learn one more gay figure skater’s name to make a third pun. Topics: hockey, Adam Rippon, Mike Pence, The Eagle, Tonya Harding, Nancy Kerrigan, John Curry Skippers: 12:40 is the start of figure skating discussion

Gayish: 050 Q&Gay

February 09, 2018 10:24 - 1 hour - 79.8 MB

You have gayish questions. We have gayish answers. We celebrate our 50th episode with a very special Q&A from you, the gayish listeners!

Gayish: 049 Disney (w/ Doug Antkowiak)

January 30, 2018 03:22 - 1 hour - 81.1 MB

Mike and Kyle uncover the disturbing history Disney has with the LGBTQ community in their parks and characters. Queer mafia: we may need your help defending us from the secret Disney mafia! Guest: our favorite fag stag and Disney expert, Doug Antkowiak.

Guests

Michael Williams
2 Episodes
Andrew Gurza
1 Episode
Brandon Peters
1 Episode
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