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Homophilia

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Hosts Dave Holmes and Matt McConkey grill your favorite LGBTQ+ celebrities on what they’re loving, and who they’re loving. These queer-centric conversations spotlight our guests’ pop culture obsessions and personal experiences with dating, sex, and love.
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Episodes

Tig Notaro

The incomparable Tig Notaro is here to talk with Matt and Dave about what was good about 2020, moving past "just griping" in therapy, trending on Twitter, Tig's new movie Army of the Dead , being sexy as AF fuck, turning 50, being vegan and getting vegan certified, what is a ham, her wife Stephanie, Under a Rock with Tig Notaro, Crip Camp and of course top-notch Jennifer Aniston stories. Be sure to check out Tig's podcasts!  Don't Ask Tig and  Tig and Cheryl: True Story...

May 07, 202151 minSeason 1Ep. 194

Charlie Carver

The incredibly handsome and smart Charlie Carver talks with Matt and Dave about Charlie's time in London during the pandemic, working through childhood trauma with his brother, being a twin and working together, The Leftovers , his relationship with religion growing up, coming out, getting slapped at an Emmy party and getting closure, coming out around the same time as his dad, The Boys in the Band , getting permanently banned from a dating app because they thought he was a fake account and pred...

Apr 30, 20211 hr 1 minSeason 1Ep. 193

Ts Madison

Earth angel Ts Madison joins Matt and Dave to discuss Miss Mary, straight people and their conditional acceptance of LGBTQ, how Miss Mary came back into Ts's life, getting sick and making healthcare available to Transgender people, religious social constructs, RuPaul, The Crying Game, the list of rules you're given at birth, how Ts and Matt met, The Ts Madison Experience, Zola, the conversation Ts had with her dad, the new administration, and an update on Ts's love life....

Apr 23, 20211 hr 9 minSeason 1Ep. 192

Nigel Campbell and Big Freedia!

After Matt and Dave unpack the latest with Colton Underwood, they introduce a double feature that's going to be tough to beat. BOTH the incredible Nigel Campbell and Big Freedia are here!

Apr 16, 20211 hr 7 minSeason 1Ep. 191

Norman Korpi

BUCKLE UP! Norman Korpi, Queer icon, cast member of The Real World (season one) and The Real World: Homecoming , IS HERE. Norman takes Matt and Dave on a roller coaster ride of emotions as he dishes about fan mail sent to his cousin's bakery, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, pasties (Michigan meat pie pastry), being on the cover of OUT magazine, being labeled as Bi and controlling your own narrative in the '90s, behind-the-scene stories from the first season of The Real World and The Real World:...

Apr 09, 20211 hr 8 minSeason 1Ep. 190

Nick Axelrod-Welk

The incredible Nick Axelrod-Welk (Co-Founder of Nécessaire, Into The Gloss, and Co-Host of Eyewitness Beauty Podcast) is here! The guys take a deep dive into all things products and regimes, then they discuss childhood beauty memories, how Nick got into the skincare business, creating a unisex brand and becoming ubiquitous, Nick's number one marketing tip, ADHD,  Murder on Middle Beach, Unorthodox, Jeffrey Epstein, boarding school, Adderall, Nick's new baby Evie, "fancy conversion ther...

Apr 02, 20211 hr 10 minSeason 1Ep. 190

Lawrence Chaney

It's Homophilia's inaugural episode on the  World of Wonder Podcast Network  and Matt and Dave are thrilled to welcome the winner of  RuPaul’s Drag Race UK , Lawrence Chaney! Lawrence dishes about what went on behind-the-scenes while shooting, what it's like to record three different endings, finding out she won AFTER everyone else, her friendship with Ellie Diamond, Lady Gaga's  Chromatica ,  UK Hun?,  tackling your inner saboteur, what school w...

Mar 26, 202159 minSeason 1Ep. 189

Bridger Winegar

The delightful Bridger Winegar is here to discuss Bridger's morning routine, The Dog of the South , reading tips, Ted Cruz's stand up, cutting out the imaginary bullshit, Sopranos, It's A Sin, Real Housewives of Salt Lake  and Bridger's inside dish on the show, Mormonism, Levain Bakery, Girl Scout cookies, being required to become an Eagle Scout, Weezer , being in Weezer's Beverly Hills music video, navigating being gay with Mormon family members, how Bridger met his boyfriend on ...

Mar 19, 20211 hr 13 minSeason 1Ep. 188

Evan Ross Katz

The brilliant Evan Ross Katz is here to discuss seancody dot com, the evolution of porn, The Flight Attendant, I Care A Lot, Survivor, thoughts on Jeff Probst and Chris Harrison, and the Real Housewives franchise and how worked up fans get, the separation of news and entertainment, AOC, Woody Allen defenders, Mia Farrow, rural towns versus living in NYC, thoughts on trying to predict a post-covid world, meeting his partner on Grindr, Evan's partner's (Anna Lytical) mission to help more quee...

Mar 12, 20211 hr 10 minSeason 1Ep. 187

Page Hurwitz

The delightful and charming Page Hurwitz is here to chat with Matt and Dave about working with Dave last March before they were sent home for a YEAR, losing her step-dad to COVID, reminiscing about what we initially thought was overkill (masks, canceling PRIDE etc.), theorizing where we would be if we didn't half-ass COVID precautions, Page's upcoming documentary Sail of the Century , the false-hope of a recount in 2016, the hilarity of NOT canceling the Four Seasons Landscaping event, how to ma...

Mar 05, 202158 minSeason 1Ep. 186

Margaret Cho Returns!

This week the one and only Margaret Cho is back to discuss make-up brushes on the cats, how easy it was to unplug Trump and how archaic it feels to hear from him now, former friends who've gone full Q-Anon, conspiracy theories, The Clown and the Candyman, Chicken Hawk, Overserved With Lisa Vanderpump, RHOSL, how Margaret handles being a queer icon, being sex-positive during a conservative time, Beach Bunny, The Galileo 7, Phoebe Bridgers, Billie Eilish, BTS and everyone's biases, hating yourself...

Feb 26, 20211 hr 5 min

Shea Couleé

The incomparable Shea Couleé joins Matt and Dave to discuss freezing temps in Chicago, the benefits and challenges of face masks, Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel, Shea's favorites on Drag Race US and UK, being an early adopter of the Free Britney movement, Justin Timberlake's apology, coming out at 15 and parents asking "are you sure?", liking church but hating the teens, what life looked like before Drag Race, Shea's first look, auditioning for and finally making it on Drag Race, ...

Feb 19, 202157 min

Darryl Stephens

DREAM guest Darryl Stephens joins Matt and Dave with AN EXCLUSIVE ANNOUNCEMENT that will heal your soul, just in time for Valentine’s Day. Also: feeling a bit better with this new administration, QAnon remaining crazy and dangerous, Armie Hammer, The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr, The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller, the disappointing Golden Globe nominations, Matt and Darryl's time doing The Boys In The Band, behind the scenes stories about Noah's Arc and B Positive, lessons from past relatio...

Feb 12, 20211 hr 10 min

Em Schulz

The delightful Em Schulz joins Matt and Dave this week to discuss Desperate Housewives, Below Deck, the Saved By The Bell reboot, Em's paranormal and true crime podcast And That's Why We Drink, haunted dolls, ghost tours and how Em got their start in paranormal activities, the afterlife, paranormal experiences growing up, the wild thing a medium said to Dave right before a show, Billy Joel, Queen, Shania Twain, being a teen during the early 2000s, keeping in touch with high school friends, start...

Feb 05, 202146 min

Sam Pancake

The truly hilarious and enchanting Sam Pancake joins Matt and Dave to discuss L.A.'s latest lift on the lockdown, what making "friends with the void" looks like and how to cope with loneliness, growing up in West Virginia, understanding what parents were trying to do as an adult, the passive insane ways people avoid saying "gay", self soothing techniques as a kid, butching it up, taking on a mean girl persona to fit in, losing so many people to AIDS, healing, Sam's sober journey, losing a tooth ...

Jan 29, 20211 hr 30 min

Alec Mapa

The hilarious Alec Mapa joins Matt and Dave discuss Alec's podcast Alec Mapa: Hot Mess with Matthew Dempsey Psychotherapist, how you're not required to achieve during this time, thoughts on Gays Over Covid, reminding yourself and others that Instagram isn't real, M. Butterfly, Alec paying his dues after his big break, how he met his husband, everyone's reviews and reflections about this week's inauguration and their hopes for the future, reminiscing about how close social gatherings used to be, ...

Jan 22, 20211 hr

John Milhiser

Actual ray of hilarious sunshine, John Milhiser, joins Matt and Dave to discuss parents getting the vaccine, making his own ice cream aka Mumsy's Homemade Chocolate Ice Cream, Ocean City New Jersey, his viewing technique for re-watching Sex in the City and what you learn watching it that way, Sex in the City stories theories and the reboot, The Masked Dancer, not loving The Housewives franchise, how John maintains his kind sunny disposition, Dave's experience writing for GayVN Awards Show, John'...

Jan 15, 202153 min

Isaac Mizrahi

This week the legendary Isaac Mizrahi joins Matt and Dave to discuss cute glasses, NYT crossword and obituaries, criticism and not being able view/listen to your own work, A Little Night Music, St. Louis, Ann Reinking, dying in your sleep, Unzipped, the 90s and abs, working on your craft and knowing your history, Rosemary's Baby, The Red Shoes, Uncovering THE NAKED CITY, Greta Gerwig, how you don’t *have* to go back home and make things right - fuck your family, I.M. Memoir, dating in the 80s an...

Jan 08, 202159 min

Tom DeTrinis and Drew Droege

The hilarious Tom DeTrinis and Drew Droege join Matt and Dave to dish about 2020 highlights, scuff, baking, wirecutter, toasters, microwaves, Promising Young Woman, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom and the trouble Matt’s mom has gotten into googling it, things moms say, Hamilton, theater criers, Sunday in the Park with George, The Princess and the Frog, Cats, the insane experience a theater teacher tried to teach Dave, A Face in the Crowd, Coming To America, The Invisible Man, The Hunt, Happy Birthday D...

Jan 01, 20211 hr 7 min

Sandra Bernhard

This week the iconic Sandra Bernhard joins Matt and Dave to discuss what a typical day in quarantine looks like, Deadline: White House, Jeopardy, Joe’s Pub shows, Kylie Minogue’s Say Something, The Crown, The Queen’s Gambit, The Reagan’s, The Undoing, football, tennis, Without You I’m Nothing, I’m Your Woman, being creative this year, missing the studio and performing live, Sandyland, spirituality, how Sandra met her partner, post-COVID vacation plans and the separation of the intellectual and a...

Dec 25, 202049 min

Matteo Lane

The hilarious Matteo Lane joins Matt and Dave this week to discuss how gyms are disinfecting, Fortnite (from the very beginning), what the internet should be called, not getting the news from the news, drawing, Top of The Pops, Mariah, the Divas of the early aughts, Matteo’s opera background, Maria Callas, Barbra Streisand, Cleo Laine, Judy Garland and Renée Zellweger in Judy, Liza and Liza impressions, long distance love in the pandemic, not traveling this year, choosing career over dating, and...

Dec 18, 202055 min

Judy Gold

This week Matt and Dave welcome the one, the only Judy Gold to the show to discuss The Queen’s Gambit, Rachel Ray and Maddow, Maude, Golden Girls, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, other people's homes, what’s it like having Judy Gold as your mom, summers in Provincetown, the generational difference in coming out and why it’s crucial to know the history, how she met her partner Elysa, analyzing comics, the serendipitous timing of the pandemic, everyone in Judy’s life getting COVID, Peloton, practicing ...

Dec 11, 20201 hr 4 min

Michael Kennedy

This week Matt and Dave welcome the fantastic Michael Kennedy (co-writer of Freaky, available TODAY on demand!) They discuss Micheal’s new dog, quitting his day job, Married with Children, The Haunting by Bly Manor, Hannibal, Scream Two, how his movie Freaky came to be and the steps that lead to it, imposter syndrome, sobriety, dating sober and the difference in the people you choose, how he got into the horror genre and the connection to being bullied, and the thing Dave can't stop thinking abo...

Dec 04, 202056 min

Rakesh Satyal

This week Dave throws some finger hearts to the BTS ARMY before welcoming the delightful Rakesh Satyal to the show. They chat about quarantining in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, The Queen’s Gambit, The Undoing, The Sopranos, how the Bachelor franchise might have lead to this current administration, Out Of This World, Ralph Macchio, Steve Burton, talking about your crushes with your partner, Hamilton! Ohio, Holiday plans, how Rakesh met and decided to marry his husband, what dating the wrong guy looks li...

Nov 27, 20201 hr

Rumaan Alam

We're gutted to tell you that Matt's beloved dog Faye passed this week. Matt reflects on Faye's perfect contributions to the show over the years and shares how much he appreciates everyone's condolences. To help alleviate the grief, the brilliant Rumaan Alan is here (in a previously recorded session) to discuss remote learning with his kids, navigating working from home, Boston Adventure by Jean Stafford, Lot by Bryan Washington, Her Body and Other Parties: Stories [amazon.com] by Carmen Maria M...

Nov 20, 20201 hr 2 min

Shamir

Matt and Dave are back for another episode and it is one for the books! After they answer YOUR questions Matt and Dave welcome the incomparable Shamir to the show! They discuss coping with the election, the vibe in South Philly right now, being an introvert, Girlfriends, Emily in Paris, We Are Who We Are, Teena Maria, Luther Vandross, Reba, The Who, insomnia, straight men, situationships, the journey to self-releasing records, bipolar disorder, and what he's working on next!

Nov 13, 202058 min

Stephen Beresford

The brilliant and hilarious Stephen Beresford joins Matt and Dave this week to discuss autumn in London, loving lockdown for writing purposes, putting on and losing 8 kilos in quarantine, what kilos are, being a jock, the Saxon Kings and Queens annotated book Stephen gave Dave, living in a converted 19th-century school, non-sexual throuples, sponsoring a penguin, Stephen's bout with COVID, avoiding American politics, Coach (Stephen's Boston Terrier), writing Three Kings, how Stephen came out to ...

Nov 06, 20201 hr 7 min

Will Young

Homophilia uses this last episode before the election to officially endorse their pick for the next POTUS and it will SHOCK YOU. (It won't.) Then, the delightfully charming Will Young joins Matt and Dave to chat about spending quarantine in Will's childhood home, what the pandemic looks like in the UK, Wu Assassin, Below Deck, Nina Simone, Bowie, Joni Mitchell, The Beatles, and Sam Fender, Will's new book To Be A Gay Man, not having any gay role models growing up, winning Pop Idol, looking for a...

Oct 30, 20201 hr 10 min

Rob Halford

This week Matt and Dave are joined by the legendary Rob Halford (Grammy winner/lead vocalist of Judas Priest and author of his new autobiography, Confess [shopthelastbookstore.com].) They discuss being quarantined in Phoenix, dressing up in PPE to grocery shop, music being like water for Rob and how his taste hasn't mellowed, missing Judas Priest's 50th anniversary because of the pandemic, The Umbrella Academy, the leather scene, how he met his partner Thomas, how relationships help us understan...

Oct 23, 202058 min

David Rapaport and Jeff Greenberg

A two-for-one show last week AND this week!? A DOUBLE double feature?! How lucky can we get? This week two of the best casting directors in the biz join Matt and Dave to chat about the iconic shows they've cast. Jeff Greenberg (Emmy Winner, Modern Family, Cheers, Frasier, Top Gun...) and David Rapaport (Gossip Girl, Riverdale, The Flash...) are here!

Oct 16, 20201 hr 24 min
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