The Twist Podcast
242 episodes - English - Latest episode: 21 days ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThe Twist is a weekly podcast co-hosted by Mark McNease and Rick Rose that focuses on news, culture, politics, and current topics. The show is LGBT-centric, with irreverence and the co-hosts' interaction as its center.
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Episodes
The Twist Podcast #217: Back from Boston, Madonna Flashbacks, Grocery Therapy, and a New Guest Listicle!
March 05, 2023 22:42 - 52 minutes - 119 MBJoin co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose we catch up after Mark's whirlwind trip to Boston, hear Rick's headlines and headaches, and enjoy a new guest listicle from the University of Iowa's Lauren Swanson.
The Twist Podcast #216: Headlines and Horse Feathers, Brad Shreve Joins the Chat Room, and a New Guest Listicle!
February 27, 2023 10:30 - 1 hour - 144 MBJoin co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we scan the headlines, introduce our new Chat Room feature with our first chatterbox, author and podcaster Brad Shreve, and treat listeners to a listicle from Allison DeMarcus on the best things about sharing your life with a country musician.
The Twist Podcast #215: Super Bowl Freakout, Mardi Gras Grub, 80 Years Young, and Our Move to Sundays!
February 16, 2023 22:02 - 41 minutes - 94.7 MBJoin co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we consider the right-wing freakout over the Super Bowl, imagine the great food Rick's going to scarf at Mardi Gras, confirm Biden's running again, and announce our move to Sundays!
The Twist Podcast #214: Satan Sweeps the Grammys, Biden Crushes SOTU, Madonna Face, and a New Guest Listicle
February 09, 2023 16:50 - 54 minutes - 125 MBJoin co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as congratulate Satan on her Best New Artist win, offer mad props to Joe "Dark Brandon" Biden for his rockin' State of the Union, defend Madge's new face, and enjoy a new guest listicle.
The Twist Podcast #213: Philly Makes the Super Bowl, Biden Cancels COVID, and Brad Shreve Talks Up Uruguay
February 02, 2023 21:16 - 46 minutes - 107 MBJoin co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we congratulate the Eagles, thank Dark Brandon for the coming COVID cancellation, and seriously consider moving to Uruguay after Brad Shreve's listicle.
The Twist Podcast #212: Second Amendment Drag Queens, One Sheet Food Ideas, and a Franklin Roosevelt Listicle
January 26, 2023 19:55 - 1 hour - 141 MBJoin co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we consider which arms to bear with which outfits, salivate at some savory one sheet food suggestions, and offer a guest listicle from author and historian A.J. Schenkman!
The Twist Podcast #211: Our Very Own Rick Rose Birthday Celebration! Plus Terror in the Heartland
January 19, 2023 20:37 - 49 minutes - 113 MBJoin co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we celebrate Rick's presence on Earth another year! The terror stuff is just for kicks. We've got news, listicles, food faves and more. Put your headphones over your party harts and join the fun.
The Twist Podcast #210: Special Guest Susie Hobson Joins the Fracas!
January 12, 2023 20:04 - 59 minutes - 135 MBJoin co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we welcome our guest Susie Hobson for a lively conversation about the day's top news, listicles, conversation and comedy.
The Twist Podcast #209: 2023 Here We Come! Listicles, Headlines, Hot Topics, and More!
January 05, 2023 17:08 - 50 minutes - 116 MBJoin co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose for our first podcast of 2023! It's gonna be a good year. Today we tackle violence in the NFL, queer greeting cards (who knew?), and prepare ourselves for liftoff.
The Twist Podcast #208: Our Year End Best Worst Whole Shebang Last Show of the Year!
December 29, 2022 16:10 - 44 minutes - 101 MBJoin co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose for our year end best, worst, and everything in between fabfest! We give our own best-ofs, shade some of the shady stuff, remember all the good things, and anticipate a great new year.
The Twist Podcast #207: Deadbeat Donald, Wisconsin Famous, the Return of Hot Topics, and More!
December 22, 2022 16:03 - 1 hour - 140 MBJoin co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose for our pre-Christmas show as we consider the January 6 Committee revelations, name drop famous Wisconsonites, and bring back our Hot Topics for the new year. Wear your oven mitts for this one!
The Twist Podcast #206: Warnock Wallops, Marriage Miracle, Top Tiny Gift Ideas, and the Week in Headlines
December 08, 2022 22:15 - 35 minutes - 82.3 MBJoin co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose for a super busy news week: Senator Warnock locks it down for another six years, the Respect for Marriage Act heads to President Biden's desk, Brittney Griner gets freed from Russian captivity, and so much more!
The Twist Podcast #205: Stocking Stuffers, Christmas Carcinogens, Holiday Listicles, and the Week in Headlines
December 01, 2022 20:47 - 43 minutes - 101 MBJoin co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we welcome December and the end of 2022. What a year! We've got disgusting food trends, naughty stocking stuffers, our very own Bad Boys and Good Girls list, and the week in headlines.
The Twist Podcast #204: Surfing the Blue Wave, Pelosi Exits the Spotlight, and Marriage Makes a Comeback
November 18, 2022 15:40 - 46 minutes - 107 MBJoin co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we marvel at the red tide that wasn't, offer a fond farewell to Nancy Pelosi's Speakership, give thanks for the Respect for Marriage Act, and take a head-turning spin through the news cycle.
The Twist Podcast #203: The Twist Halloween Spooktacular Listen If You Dare Episode
October 30, 2022 21:06 - 50 minutes - 115 MBJoin co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we compare costumes, run down this week's outrages, and offer our favorite pumpkin poisons. Plus a heaping helping of horrifying headlines. This one's a scream!
The Twist Podcast #202: Armed and Fabulous, Losing Loretta, Rick's Flick Picks, and More!
October 06, 2022 14:59 - 46 minutes - 107 MBJoin co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we contemplate gays with guns, mourn the loss of country music legend Loretta Lynn, run down Rick's flick pics, and scan the headlines for any signs of hope.
The Twist Podcast #201: Dark Brandon Rising, Pumpkin Spice Handguns, Falling for Autumn, and More!
September 23, 2022 14:28 - 45 minutes - 104 MBJoin co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we take a look at Biden's uptick, rave about the fall season, consider the revolver vs automatic question, and so much more! Headlines, Twist tops, listicles, all in one rollicking podcast.
The Twist Podcast #200: The Twist Celebrates 200 Episodes! Plus Our End Times After Party
September 08, 2022 16:29 - 47 minutes - 108 MBJoin co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we celebrate 200 episodes of Twisting the right away, casual coherence, meticulous madness, news, picks, opinion and fun! Plus more gay stuff than you could ever regift. Happy anniversary to the show!
The Twist Podcast #199: Moms Against Dictionaries, Cats Are All That, Rick's Picks, and the Week in Headlines
August 25, 2022 21:26 - 46 minutes - 108 MBJoin co-hosts Mark McNease as we marvel at the tenacity of whacky moms on book banning binges, give credit to the amazing minds of cats, check in on this week's Rick picks, and scan the headlines.
The Twist Podcast #198: Texas Bible Ban, Cheney Unchained, Rick's Movie Musts, and the Week in Headlines
August 18, 2022 19:21 - 47 minutes - 109 MBJoin co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we consider unintended consequences of the book ban craze, salute Liz the Lionhearted, must-list Rick's movie picks, and scan the week in headlines.
The Twist Podcast #197: Kansas Comes Through, Tussle in Taiwan, Annoying Dogs and More!
August 04, 2022 16:53 - 47 minutes - 109 MBJoin co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we give kudos to Kansas for protecting women's reproductive rights, shout out to Nancy Pelosi's Taiwan tussle, diss those barking dogs and disappearing hotel room dressers, and track the week in headlines!
The Twist Podcast #196: Covid Diaries, Gays with Guns, Savoring Soap Operas, and More!
July 14, 2022 18:15 - 45 minutes - 105 MBJoin co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we check in post-Covid, shout out to the armed and fabulous, savor the best of soaps, and scan the week in headlines.
The Twist Podcast #195: Pride Tarts and Rainbow Catnip, Texas Teases Secession, and the Week in Headlines
June 23, 2022 14:58 - 49 minutes - 113 MBJoin co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we suggest some Pride merch and social justice swag, bid a please-do goodbye to Texas,offer up our Twist Top recommendations, and scan the week in headline horrors.
The Twist Podcast #194: Cashing In On Pride, Seditious Conspiracy Blues, and Hot Time at the School Board Tonight
June 10, 2022 20:09 - 58 minutes - 134 MBJoin co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we survive the crumbling American empire, ponder the corporate Pride craze from Whoppers to Pride-cicles, and talk about this week's headlines. Plus Twist Tops, listicles, and a move to Thursdays!
The Twist Podcast #193: Inflation Nation, Right Wing Wrongs, Philly Taste Treats, and the Week in Headlines
May 17, 2022 17:08 - 52 minutes - 120 MBJoin co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we take a look at spiraling inflation, spiraling right wing violence, spiraling pretzels with yellow mustard, and the week in headlines. Plus our Twist Top picks and listicles!
The Twist Podcast #192: Decomposing Democracy, Praise for Retirement, and Our Favorite American Carnage Memes
May 03, 2022 14:41 - 43 minutes - 100 MBJoin co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we process the leaked Supreme Court decision clarifying the majority's radical plans, offer some thoughts on the joys of retirement, and consider our decomposing democracy.
The Twist Podcast #191: Legal in Jersey, Budget Shopping Pleasures, Twist Tops and Headlines
April 20, 2022 09:20 - 41 minutes - 95.7 MBJoin co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we catch up on the latest headlines, clap for legal weed in Jersey, wag some fingers and offer some Twist Top recommendations for the frugal listener.
The Twist Podcast #190: Emergency Room Bloopers, Asian Movie Musts, and the Week in Headlines
April 12, 2022 18:40 - 57 minutes - 132 MBJoin co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as catch up on the latest diverticulitis surprise, offer up our Twist Top recommendations, and scan the week in headlines.
The Twist Podcast #189: Disney Smells a Rat, Ethnic Foods Near You, and the Week in Headlines
April 05, 2022 21:44 - 52 minutes - 121 MBJoin co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we applaud Disney's opposition to the Don't Say Gay hate-steria sweeping MAGA land, recommend taste testing new foods near you, comment on recent awards shows, and scan the week in headlines. Twist Tops and listicles, too!
The Twist Podcast #188: Cooking with Ketanji, Victorian Lowlifes, 'Elite' Makes the Grade, and the Week in Headlines
March 22, 2022 21:14 - 53 minutes - 123 MBJoin co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we fan crush Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, poo-pooh the dastardly deeds of vulgar Victorians, sing the praises of Spain's 'Elite' teen soap opera, and review the week in headlines.
The Twist Podcast #187: DeSantis Disses Disney, GOP 'Groomer' Goblins, Listicles and Headlines
March 16, 2022 10:07 - 48 minutes - 111 MBJoin co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as gaze aghast at the grotesquerie of Ron DeSantis, reject the 'groomer' slurs for the 10,000th time, and offer up our listicles and headlines.
The Twist Podcast #186: Biden Unites NATO, FL Students Say Gay, Chocolate Frogs, Weed Snacks and More!
March 04, 2022 21:54 - 53 minutes - 123 MBJoin co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we salute Biden's wartime leadership, thank the Florida student walk out, check the latest weeds snacks and chocolate frogs, and scan the week in headlines! Twist Top picks, listicles, and video edition, too!
The Twist Podcast #185: Florida Takes the Hate Cake, Day Tripping Treasures, the Gen Z Zone, and This Week's Headlines
February 22, 2022 15:49 - 51 minutes - 117 MBJoin co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we shed a tear for Florida's LGBTQ kids, praise the pleasures of day tripping, give props to Gen Z, and scan the week in headlines. Twist Top picks and our listicles, too!
The Twist Podcast #184: Truckers Got Talent, Rams Take the Ring, Texas Toasted, and the Week in Headlines
February 15, 2022 21:36 - 57 minutes - 132 MBJoin co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we slam the brakes on the trucker caravan craze, check our emotional states post-Super Bowl, gaze aghast at the Texas voting fiasco, and scan the week in headlines. Twist Top picks and our listicles, too!
The Twist Podcast #183: Pence Pulls the Pin, Active Shooter Highlights, Super Bowl Funday, and the Week in Headlines
February 09, 2022 11:27 - 53 minutes - 124 MBJoin co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we give props to former VP Pence, weigh in on the new workplace norm (look! it's an active shooter!), dish up the Super Bowl, and scan the headlines. Twist Top picks and our listicles, too!
The Twist Podcast #182: Florida Goes Dark, Subreddit Foot Longs, M is for Malaise, and the Week in Headlines
January 26, 2022 15:29 - 51 minutes - 118 MBJoin co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we consider Florida's MAGA remake, hang out with the Reddit trolls, express the general malaise settling across the land, and offer up our weekly Twist Tops, headlines and listicles.
The Twist Podcast #181: Facials Recognition, the Kindness of Strangers, Best New Laws of 2022, and More!
January 18, 2022 16:27 - 48 minutes - 112 MBJoin co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we stay positive in the new year. Suggested remedies for our national malaise include facials and guy-pampering, seeing the good in evil people, celebrating the best new laws of the land, and expensive vacations no one we know can afford.
The Twist Podcast #180: Party Like It's 2022! Headlines, Shoutouts, Sound Effects and More!
January 12, 2022 10:15 - 45 minutes - 105 MBJoin co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose for our first show of the new year, also known as The Year Of Our Pandemic 2022. Will it ever end? How much do we care? Find out as we talk about the best, the worst, and our Big Boo picks for the Boo Year! But seriously, life is short. Join us while we have a blast off into January and beyond.
The Twist Podcast #179: Our Super Positive Be Happy Year End Twist Special
December 28, 2021 20:35 - 42 minutes - 97.9 MBJoin co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we close out a great year with good news aplenty: lots of inspiring people to namecheck, lots of uplifting headlines, our 2021 favorite Twist Tops, and a hearty goodbye to malaise! "Live or die, but don't poison everything." - Saul Bellow. Let's get living.
The Twist Podcast #178: Moms for Fascism, Holiday Hate Fest, Twist Tops Fave List, and the Week in Headlines
December 01, 2021 12:48 - 53 minutes - 123 MBJoin co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we consider the dark money-funded 'Moms for Liberty' fake grassroots thought police, the popularity of hatred this holiday season, our own Twist Tops must lists, and the week in headlines.
The Twist Podcast #177: Build Back Biden, Liberal Gun Clubbing, Rittenhouse Syndrome, and a Twist Thanksgiving
November 23, 2021 19:51 - 56 minutes - 129 MBJoin co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we ponder the shallower meaning of the Rittenhouse verdict, fist bump the Biden presidency, spread the word for the Liberal Gun Club (Mark only), and offer up some timely thanks for Thanksgiving.
The Twist Podcast #176: Book Burners Delight, Christie Drops the Mic, Celebrity Sweeties, and This Week's Headlines
November 17, 2021 12:16 - 56 minutes - 129 MBJoin co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we consider the newest book burning craze, tip our hats to Chris Christie, name drop the sweetest stars in Hollywood, and scan the week in headlines - plus our Twist Tops must-list!
The Twist Podcast #175: Delusional Dems, Facebook's Meta Meh, Our Twist Tops Must List, and the Week in Headlines
November 03, 2021 14:48 - 49 minutes - 114 MBJoin co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we survey the wreckage of last night's election, boo Mark Zuckerberg's Meta mess, offer up our Twist Tops recommendations, and scan the week in headlines. Have your own Twist Top to share? Email us at Tops @ TheTwistPodcast.com and we'll include in on the show!
The Twist Podcast #174: Stop the Stealthers, Insurrection Follies, Kyrsten the Killjoy, and This Week's Headlines
October 27, 2021 10:17 - 48 minutes - 111 MBJoin co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we take a look at the scourge of stealthers, the ongoing January 6 revelations, Kyrsten Sinema's kill-the-bill antics, and the week in headlines.
The Twist Podcast #173: Holiday Trifecta, Who Killed Ronald McDonald, and the Emmy Goes to Us!
October 13, 2021 12:13 - 38 minutes - 88.1 MBJoin co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we welcome the holiday season, mourn the death of Ronald McDonald, and humblebrag about our Emmy win. Plus headlines and our Twist Tops must-lists!
The Twist Podcast #172: October At Last, Platonic Parenting, Swing Low Alabama, and Our New Twist Tops Must List
October 02, 2021 11:45 - 38 minutes - 87.9 MBJoin co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we consider platonic parenting, appreciate the arrival of October, boo the Alabama prison craze, and introduce our new 'Twist Tops' must list. Plus headlines!
The Twist Podcast #171: Pronouns R Us, DADT Remembered, Kemp's Vaccine Fail, and the Week in Headlines
September 22, 2021 11:03 - 43 minutes - 98.7 MBJoin co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we sort through trending pronouns, consider GA Governor Kemp's AIDS vaccine that doesn't exist, salute a decade without DADT, and take a look at this week's headlines.
The Twist Podcast #170: Biden Drops the Hammer, Bush Drops the Mic, COVID Calamity, and Remembering 9/11
September 13, 2021 20:50 - 48 minutes - 112 MBJoin co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we consider President Biden's performance, appreciate the candor of George W. Bush, consider the calamity called COVID, and share some thoughts on 9/11. Plus the weekly headlines and lots of inside jokes.
The Twist Podcast #169: Hello September, One War's End, Clapton's Claptrap, and the Week in Headlines
September 01, 2021 21:42 - 47 minutes - 108 MBJoin co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we welcome September, reflect on the end of the war in Afghanistan, Big Boo tired guitar god Eric Clapton, and take a look at the headlines.
The Twist Podcast #168: Bikers for Death, Tussle in Texas, Cuomo A Go-Go, and the Week in Headlines
August 11, 2021 20:51 - 40 minutes - 91.6 MBJoin co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we take a look at the South Dakota death bike rally featuring super spreader Kristi Noem, teacher pushback in Texas and Florida, Cuomo's graceless exit, and the week in headlines.