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Gayish Podcast

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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Gayish: 454 Generations

It’s not just a Star Trek movie! Mike and Kyle talk about the different generations, the origins of generational theory, age gap relationships, the gayness of each generation, the generation lost to AIDS, industries that Millennials have killed, and, yes, Star Trek. In this episode: News- 3:53 || Main Topic (Generations)- 14:23 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:12:20 Buy our book, You’re Probably Gayish, available right now at www.gayishpodcast.com/book ! Each chapter dissects one gay stereotype ra...

Sep 04, 20251 hr 20 minEp. 454

Gayish: 453 Homelessness

Homelessness is a major issue, particularly for LGTBQ people. Mike and Kyle talk about molly houses, rates of LGBTQ homelessness, causes of homelessness, being kicked out due to being LGBTQ, gentrification, and more. In this episode: News- 2:08 || Main Topic (Homelessness)- 11:02 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:17:06 Buy our book, You’re Probably Gayish, available right now at www.gayishpodcast.com/book ! Each chapter dissects one gay stereotype ranging from drugs to gaydar to iced coffee. It’s a...

Aug 28, 20251 hr 24 minEp. 453

Gayish: 452 Ballet (w/ Kiyon Ross)

Get out your nuts, ‘cause we’re about to crack them! Mike and Kyle know nothing about ballet, so they invite Kiyon Ross, Associate Artistic Director of the Pacific Northwest Ballet, to share his expertise. In this episode: News- 4:00 || Main Topic (Ballet)- 12:11 || Guest (Kiyon Ross)- 17:16 || Gayest & Straightest- 58:09 Buy our book, You’re Probably Gayish, available right now at www.gayishpodcast.com/book ! Each chapter dissects one gay stereotype ranging from drugs to gaydar to iced coff...

Aug 21, 20251 hr 3 minEp. 452

Gayish: 451 Speedos

Gay or European? Mike and Kyle talk about the very gay but also very European topic of Speedos. In this episode: News- 3:32 || Main Topic (Speedos)- 12:34 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:04:19 Buy our book, You’re Probably Gayish, available right now at www.gayishpodcast.com/book ! Each chapter dissects one gay stereotype ranging from drugs to gaydar to iced coffee. It’s also available as an audiobook on Audible, Spotify, and more. If you want to join Mike and Kyle on their 2027 Mexican Riviera c...

Aug 14, 20251 hr 12 minEp. 451

Gayish: 450 Q&A

Per our tradition, we celebrate every 50 episodes by doing a Q&A. In this special episode, Mike and Kyle answer your questions about the podcast, dicks, hookups, apps, and lots of other assorted topics. In this episode: News- 3:11 || Main Topic (Q&A)- 11:54 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:21:38 Buy our book, You’re Probably Gayish, available right now at www.gayishpodcast.com/book ! Each chapter dissects one gay stereotype ranging from drugs to gaydar to iced coffee. It’s also available a...

Aug 07, 20251 hr 35 minEp. 450

Gayish: 449 Chasers

Mike and Kyle talk about all kinds of chasers. Chubby chasers. Race chasers. Bug chasers. Trans chasers. And yes, even storm chasers. Just not alcohol chasers for some reason. In this episode: News- 4:47 || Main Topic (Chasers)- 14:10 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:15:03 Send your questions for our 450th episode to [email protected] ! Remember, we’re having our 450th livestream combined with our quarterly Patreon happy hour on Tuesday, August 5 @ 6pm Pacific / 9pm Eastern. Buy our book...

Jul 31, 20251 hr 24 minEp. 449

Gayish: 448 Ableism (w/ Andrew Gurza)

Friend of the show Andrew Gurza, host of the podcast Disability After Dark, joins us to talk about ableism. You can buy Andrew’s book, “Notes from a Queer Cripple: How to Cultivate Queer Disabled Joy (and Be Hot While Doing It!),” anywhere books are sold. In this episode: News- 4:05 || Main Topic (Ableism)- 13:10 || Guest (Andrew Gurza)- 19:27 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:05:13 Send your questions for our 450th episode to [email protected] ! Remember, we’re having our 450th livestrea...

Jul 24, 20251 hr 11 minEp. 448

Gayish: 447 Neil Patrick Harris

It’s magic! Mike and Kyle talk about Neil Patrick Harris, including whether he’s a gay icon, his other specialties, his connection to Joss Whedon, and the Amy Winehouse meat platter. In this episode: News- 3:26 || Main Topic (Neil Patrick Harris)- 14:55 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:15:39 Send your questions for our 450th episode to [email protected] ! Remember, we’re having our 450th livestream combined with our quarterly Patreon happy hour on Tuesday, August 5 @ 6pm Pacific / 9pm Ea...

Jul 17, 20251 hr 24 minEp. 447

Gayish: 446 Slings

Don’t worry; this episode is (mostly) about sex slings. Are they gay? Where did they come from? How do you use them? What’s the etiquette? Mike and Kyle swing into gear with this episode about slings. In this episode: News- 6:29 || Main Topic (Slings)- 15:40 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:10:01 Send your questions for our 450th episode to [email protected] ! Remember, we’re having our 450th livestream combined with our quarterly Patreon happy hour on Tuesday, August 5 @ 6pm Pacific / 9...

Jul 10, 20251 hr 17 minEp. 446

Gayish: 445 Triangles

Delta Burke would love this episode. The triangle, specifically the pink triangle, is a gay symbol dating back to Nazi Germany. Mike and Kyle talk about its history, how it was reclaimed, and our feelings about reclaiming a symbol with such a tragic past. In this episode: News- 5:41 || Main Topic (Triangles)- 19:54 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:14:07 Send your questions for our 450th episode to [email protected] ! Remember, we’re having our livestream combined with our quarterly Patre...

Jul 03, 20251 hr 25 minEp. 445

Gayish: 444 Tickling

Tee-hee! Get your fingers and feet ready for this fascinating episode about ticking. Mike and Kyle talk about the history of tickling, the lers and lees of tickling, tickle torture, gayta, Urban Dictionary, Tickle Me Elmo, and more. In this episode: News- 3:34 || Main Topic (Tickling)- 14:02 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:24:50 Buy our book, You’re Probably Gayish, available right now at www.gayishpodcast.com/book ! Each chapter dissects one gay stereotype ranging from drugs to gaydar to iced co...

Jun 26, 20251 hr 32 minEp. 444

Gayish: 443 Proud Parents (w/ Erin and April)

Erin and April are both supportive parents of LGBT kids. Mike and Kyle talk to them about their queer kids and what it’s like raising them in the current political environment. In this episode: Main Topic (Proud Parents)- 3:22 || Guests (Erin and April)- 8:46 || Gayest & Straightest- 59:52 Buy our book, You’re Probably Gayish, available right now at www.gayishpodcast.com/book ! Each chapter dissects one gay stereotype ranging from drugs to gaydar to iced coffee. It’s also available as an aud...

Jun 19, 20251 hr 6 minEp. 443

Gayish: 442 Vanilla

Mike and Kyle talk about vanilla. It’s plain and simple, just like this episode description. In this episode: News- 2:46 || Main Topic (Vanilla)- 17:12 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:25:34 Buy our book, You’re Probably Gayish, available right now at www.gayishpodcast.com/book ! Each chapter dissects one gay stereotype ranging from drugs to gaydar to iced coffee. It’s also available as an audiobook on Audible, Spotify, and more. If you want to join Mike and Kyle on their 2027 Mexican Riviera crui...

Jun 12, 20251 hr 35 minEp. 442

Gayish: 441 Demons

You can’t spell Pride Month without demon. Mike and Kyle talk about the history of demons, their obsession with semen, gay exorcisms, specific gay demons, and neo-Nazis. In this episode: News- 4:31 || Main Topic (Demons)- 18:30 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:08:46 Buy our book, You’re Probably Gayish, available right now at www.gayishpodcast.com/book ! Each chapter dissects one gay stereotype ranging from drugs to gaydar to iced coffee. It’s also available as an audiobook on Audible, Spotify, an...

Jun 05, 20251 hr 18 minEp. 441

Gayish: 440 Slut-shaming

What’s up, whores. Mike and Kyle talk to you dirty sluts about slut-shaming, why you shouldn’t do it, and how it affects gay and bi men. In this episode: News- 4:36 || Main Topic (Slut-shaming)- 15:36 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:18:46 Buy our book, You’re Probably Gayish, available right now at www.gayishpodcast.com/book ! Each chapter dissects one gay stereotype ranging from drugs to gaydar to iced coffee. It’s also available as an audiobook on Audible, Spotify, and more. If you want to join...

May 29, 20251 hr 26 minEp. 440

Gayish: 439 PFLAG

Brian Bond, HMFIC at PFLAG National (a non-profit dedicated to the parents, friends, and families of LGBT people), joins us to talk about the organization. In this episode: News- 2:50 || Main Topic (PFLAG)- 13:17 || Guest (Brian Bond)- 16:34 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:00:58 Buy our book, You’re Probably Gayish, available right now at www.gayishpodcast.com/book ! Each chapter dissects one gay stereotype ranging from drugs to gaydar to iced coffee. It’s also available as an audiobook on Audibl...

May 22, 20251 hr 8 minEp. 439

Gayish: 438 Cigarettes

This time, we’re talking about the other kind of fag. Mike and Kyle talk about the history of cigarettes, the gayta, Project SCUM, why LGBT people are more likely to smoke, and menthol cigarettes. In this episode: News- 3:35 || Main Topic (Cigarettes)- 13:49 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:23:37 Buy our book, You’re Probably Gayish, available right now at www.gayishpodcast.com/book ! Each chapter dissects one gay stereotype ranging from drugs to gaydar to iced coffee. It’s also available as an au...

May 15, 20251 hr 32 minEp. 438

Gayish: 437 Cruises

All aboard! Mike and Kyle cover the history of cruises, the first gay cruise, gay amenities on cruises, whether Grindr works on a cruise ship, cruising on a cruise, and what it’s like on a gay cruise. 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. In this episode: News- 3:21 || Main Topic (Cruises)- 13:55 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:00:23 Buy our book, You’re ...

May 08, 20251 hr 9 minEp. 437

Gayish: 436 Golf

Due to the litany of gay sexual topics we’ve been covering during the book tour, Mike and Kyle decide to switch it up by talking about one of the straightest topics they can think of: golf. But is it really as straight as it sounds? In this episode: News- 4:01 || Main Topic (Golf)- 14:52 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:13:06 Buy our book, You’re Probably Gayish, available right now at www.gayishpodcast.com/book ! Each chapter dissects one gay stereotype ranging from drugs to gaydar to iced coffee...

May 01, 20251 hr 21 minEp. 436

Gayish: 435 Edging: Live in Dallas

This episode is about… …edging! In this episode: News- 9:38 || Main Topic (Edging)- 18:26 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:21:51 Buy our book, You’re Probably Gayish, available right now at www.gayishpodcast.com/book ! Each chapter dissects one gay stereotype ranging from drugs to gaydar to iced coffee. On the Patreon bonus segment, Mike and Kyle give you a behind-the-scene look at their trip to Dallas. If you want to support our show while getting ad-free episodes a day early, go to www.patreon.c...

Apr 24, 20251 hr 34 minEp. 435

Gayish: 434 Landscaping

Clean up your bush! Mike and Kyle talk about the trope of the hot male landscaper, landscaping serial killers, and other landscaping topics in this surprisingly interesting episode, as voted on by our wonderful Patreon members. In this episode: News- 3:30 || Main Topic (Landscaping)- 14:13 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:17:39 Buy our book, You’re Probably Gayish, available right now at www.gayishpodcast.com/book ! Each chapter dissects one gay stereotype ranging from drugs to gaydar to iced coff...

Apr 17, 20251 hr 25 minEp. 434

Gayish: 433 Choking: Live in San Francisco

The chicken. On dick. Kinks. There are plenty of ways choking can manifest in our sex lives. Mike and Kyle talk about the history, Urban Dictionary, gayta, Steven Universe, the Heimlich maneuver, autoerotic asphyxiation, and tips for choking in this live show from San Francisco. In this episode: News- 11:05 || Main Topic (Choking)- 18:22 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:23:22 Buy our book, You’re Probably Gayish, available right now at www.gayishpodcast.com/book ! Each chapter dissects one gay ste...

Apr 10, 20251 hr 41 minEp. 433

Gayish: 432 Birthdays

HAPPY 8TH BIRTHDAY TO GAYISH! Mike and Kyle celebrate the podcast’s birthday by talking about birthdays. Fitting, right? In this episode: News- 7:55 || Main Topic (Birthdays)- 15:27 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:12:41 Buy our book, You’re Probably Gayish, available right now at www.gayishpodcast.com/book ! Each chapter dissects one gay stereotype ranging from drugs to gaydar to iced coffee. At that same link, you can see our full 2025 live show tour schedule! On the Patreon bonus segment, Kyle ...

Apr 03, 20251 hr 20 minEp. 432

Gayish: 431 Bush: Live in Washington, DC

Bush. Yes, that bush. And that Bush. And a few other bushes you may not even be thinking about. Mike and Kyle talk all things bush live from Washington, DC. In this episode: News- 7:31 || Main Topic (Bush)- 17:53 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:16:55 Buy our book, You’re Probably Gayish, available right now at www.gayishpodcast.com/book ! Each chapter dissects one gay stereotype ranging from drugs to gaydar to iced coffee. At that same link, you can see our full 2025 live show tour schedule! On t...

Mar 27, 20251 hr 31 minEp. 431

Gayish: 430 Height

We must be wuthering because we’re talking about heights! Mike and Kyle talk about height and penis size, height of gays vs. straights, the phrase “height-weight proportionate,” and more in this tall-boy sized episode. In this episode: News- 6:11 || Main Topic (Height)- 18:29 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:22:23 Buy our book, You’re Probably Gayish, available right now at www.gayishpodcast.com/book ! Each chapter dissects one gay stereotype ranging from drugs to gaydar to iced coffee. At that sa...

Mar 20, 20251 hr 30 minEp. 430

Gayish: 429 Gang Bangs: Live in Chicago

How many people is needed to make it a gang bang? What’s the difference between a gang bang and an orgy? Should you hire a coordinator? Or a DJ? Or catering? Have Mike or Kyle ever been in one? We answer all the questions and more, live from Chicago. In this episode: News- 7:03 || Main Topic (Gang Bangs)- 14:36 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:20:16 Buy our book, You’re Probably Gayish, available right now at www.gayishpodcast.com/book ! Each chapter dissects one gay stereotype ranging from drugs ...

Mar 13, 20251 hr 32 minEp. 429

Gayish: 428 Age Gaps

Half your age plus seven? What age gap is too big for a relationship? Are age gaps more common in gay relationships? Mike and Kyle explore the history, terminology, judgement, and personal experience with age gap relationships. In this episode: News- 4:23 || Main Topic (Age Gaps)- 17:02 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:25:35 Buy our book, You’re Probably Gayish, available right now at www.gayishpodcast.com/book ! Each chapter dissects one gay stereotype ranging from drugs to gaydar to iced coffee....

Mar 06, 20251 hr 34 minEp. 428

Gayish: 427 Coke: Live in Atlanta

We’re talking coke, both -a-cola and -caine, on this live show from Atlanta! Mike and Kyle cover the origins of Coke, the stereotypes of Jack and Coke, the issue of cocaine in the gay community, and more. In this episode: News- 7:41 || Main Topic (Coke)- 15:35 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:13:30 Buy our book, You’re Probably Gayish, available right now at www.gayishpodcast.com/book ! Each chapter dissects one gay stereotype ranging from drugs to gaydar to iced coffee. At that same link, you can...

Feb 27, 20251 hr 25 minEp. 427

Gayish: 426 Rome

…if you want to. In this Patreon-requested episode, Mike and Kyle talk about the history of Rome, ancient Roman words that mean gay, Roman emperors, and Vatican City, all to uncover just how gay Rome really is. In this episode: News- 3:44 || Main Topic (Rome)- 15:14 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:11:14 Buy our book, You’re Probably Gayish, available right now at www.gayishpodcast.com/book ! Each chapter dissects one gay stereotype ranging from drugs to gaydar to iced coffee. At that same link, y...

Feb 20, 20251 hr 17 minEp. 426

Gayish: 425 Meth

Oh, what a meth we’ve made. Kyle gets personal as he and Mike talk about meth use within the gay community. In this episode: News- 9:46 || Main Topic (Meth)- 20:29 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:17:56 Buy our book, You’re Probably Gayish, available right now at www.gayishpodcast.com/book ! Each chapter dissects one gay stereotype ranging from drugs to gaydar to iced coffee. At that same link, you can see our full 2025 live show tour schedule! On the Patreon bonus segment, Kyle shares with Mike a...

Feb 13, 20251 hr 25 minEp. 425
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