Writer/director Goran Stolevski joins us to unpack his new film Of an Age , a romantic drama about an intense 24-hour romance between two young Aussie men. We go deep on his creative process, from writing short stories to finding his dream cast, and chat about young love, musical inspirations, and meeting his husband.
Award-winning Judy Garland tribute artist and author of the upcoming memoir Don’t Let This Happen To You Peter Mac joins us to talk all things Judy, the value of dodging the daily news, The Facts of Life, Tootsie, imitation as flattery vs imitation as battery, the enduring mystery of Joey Luft, a surprise Mickey Rooney endorsement, meeting one’s soulmate at a Wizard of Oz brunch, and quite frankly the best name-drop in Homophilia history.
Show-runner of HBO Max’s brilliant The Sex Lives of College Girls Justin Noble gets into all of it: Agatha Christie and a cappella, Charli XCX, catfishing, and Craigslist hookups at casinos, gay villains and getting punched at a Morrissey show, which shows got coming out right, an anticlimactic engagement, and embracing cringe. Get into it.
RuPaul’s Drag Race season 14 superstar Kerri Colby swings by to talk about her new show Kerri Cares, out now on WoW Plus! Also: Euphoria, Mean Girls, the gay specificity of Beyonce’s Renaissance, working through trauma through the medium of beats (and therapy), a drag jump-start from Gigi Goode, spirituality and soulspace, the feminine nature of the universe, stoned existentialism, and crazy RuPaul’s Drag Race tea from the past, present and future. AT SKYLIGHT: JOHN HENDRICKSON presents LIFE ON ...
Television writer/producer and author of How To Fuck A Woman Ali Adler joins us on a rare break from getting yelled at by her teenage children to talk about Prince Harry’s Spare, the joys of trash television, being cool in an uncool area of the country, auspicious career opportunities on the Playboy Channel and 90210, inspiring a character on The L Word, competing on MTV’s Remote Control, basing Santana’s abuela on Glee on her own grandmother, dating, friendship, and how it all started when she ...
Writer/director/friend of the show John Butler (Handsome Devil! Papi Chulo! Amazon’s The Outlaws!) makes a return appearance from a similarly rainy Dublin, for a conversation that goes to unexpected, beautiful and nameless places. Along the way, we dive into: standup specials, Colm Toibin, Bronski Beat, Heartstoppers, Barbarian, Edmund White, being along vs. being lonely, a unique and rarely-discussed form of queer love and grief, the special magic of Irish Sea, and, you know, GOD.
Legendary podcaster, friend of the show, and married heterosexual Elizabeth Laime stops in to talk about her new podcast The One Sure Thing, a whimsical dive into death and dying. Also: Thot Shit, mountain cabins, our time on Earth as a cosmic puberty, meeting a sociopath at Rage, grief as love unexpressed, how bereavement makes Stepmom and “I Can See Clearly Now” hit different, and getting signs from the other side. Also, we cannot stress this enough, she is very very rich.
At last! Abbott Elementary writer and general positive force Brittani Nichols joins Dave and Matt to talk about life as the one cryer in the writers’ room, the upcoming plot point she will not spoil, the efficacy of the movie Click as an emotional release, the once-fruitless quest for queer representation in mainstream movies, the podcast A Tradition of Violence, and how to get involved locally so that you do not lose your damn mind globally.
It’s a super-slayer event, as God-tier singer Johnny Manuel joins Matt and Dave from his new home of Sydney, Australia, where it is very early in the morning, and also July. We talk about his new EP Younger Skin, finding a husband on Grindr, crushing America’s Got Talent after getting discovered at a NoHo bar, living the gay dream of Eurovision, Bulgarian fame, Whitney, Patti, Donny, and the life of a young gay artist on N’Sync’s Pop Odyssey tour.
She's the Chicago Queen, the Princess of Pickleball and the writer behind the smash hit Wondery podcast Fed Up ... Blair Beeken is HERE!
The incomparable Mitch joins us to discuss Two Old Queens Who've Only a Moment to Catch Up, how Elton and George Michael set the precedent 35 years ago, frat lyfe, hotel lyfe, being at varying stages of readiness to move in with a boyfriend, and his show with Drew Droege, It's Mitch & Drew and We've Never Felt Younger.
Two bonafide legends take a break from rehearsing their holiday tour to talk to us about wait why are you still reading this WHAT MORE DO YOU NEED TO KNOW, IT’S JINKX MONSOON AND BENDELACREME. Dive in!
The great Eric Williams of That's A Gay Ass Podcast joins us to talk suburban St. Louis, having a straight twin and the bar mitzvah drama that entails, cross-country moves, character actresses, and gay-ass weddings.
Writer, producer, creator of CBS' The McCarthys, and overall genius Brian Gallivan joins Matt and Dave this week. It is a reunion of sorts, as Brian and Dave lived on the same hall in the same dorm at Holy Cross back in the last century. They talk about it! (They talk A LOT about it! You are invited to replace the words “Holy Cross” with whatever repressive school environment you might have found yourself in!) Also: Taylor Swift, Derry Girls, pickleball, the pressure of the closet on a Catholic ...
Actor, genius and showrunner of Amazon FreeVee’s (100% FRESH, EXCUSE ME) High School Clea DuVall joins us to talk ‘90s indie girl crushes, escape rooms, haunted houses, and the overdue but inevitable Mindy Cohnessance.
Founder of Miry’s List and legit hero Miry Whitehill joins Matt and Dave to talk about welcoming refugee families, and how to take care of yourself while you try to save the world. Listen and DONATE!
The world’s leading Empowerment Mentor for Dog People joins Matt and Dave to talk Better Things, Blackbird, Night Flight, recovering from bulimia with the help of a special dog, and how her lesbian aunt showed her how to be free. Plus: the Kathy Hilton thing EXPLAINED.
As we prepare for another Most Important Election of Our Lifetimes, politics-knower, book-writer, and straight guy Ben Sheehan joins Matt and Dave to talk about how not to freak out, where to focus your time and energy (and donations), what the Independent State Legislature Theory is, why there are no stupid questions, and how we can change his mind about there being no stupid questions. Also: oil cleansers.
Model, stylist and superstar Marcellas Reynolds joins Matt and Dave to talk about his new Vogue documentary series Supreme Models, plus Mahogany, Atlanta, his reality TV history, how someone else’s throuple changed the course of his life, and the hidden value of the Encyclopedia Brittanica. Plus: a cameo appearance that leaves one of our hosts speechless.
A family-only episode this week, as Matt and Dave reluctantly address the Bros discourse, and eagerly take your questions. We cover self-esteem, Self Esteem, The Pike County Massacre, What Makes This Song Stink, Danielle Ponder, and whether or not to have kids. Dive in! See Bros! Or don’t! We’re not the boss of you.
It's the end (and the beginning) of Bros week here at Homophilia, and we are joined by Bros’ own Brock Ciarlelli! He shares his recent Netflix comfort binges of Dahmer and Will and Grace , his early days navigating the Los Angeles audition jungle with his mom, working on The Middle , and meeting his partner on Raya. Plus: pickle ball and a porn awards career breakthrough.
This week, the boys fly solo with Adam Levine’s DMs, Matt’s pivot into women’s soccer, Dave’s trip to his very Catholic college’s gay homecoming tailgate, our potential new name, that kinder, gentler ‘90s homophobia, JT LeRoy, JC Chasez, and why Vineyard Vines needs to be eradicated.
Matt and Dave talk to gay Hollywood power couple Blake Lee and Ben Lewis about the Emmys, high-end grocery stores, What We Do In The Shadows, what Ben did in the shadows of a Toronto gay club when he was 16, the pressures of the closet on a relationship, the Kermit-Miss Piggy power dynamic, the lies we tell our parents, and the gifts Blake’s parents gave school administrators to keep him from getting thrown out. Also: Dave has a Catholic college queer homecoming to get to.
Summer is nearly over and Homophilia is back in action with country singer/songwriter Cameron Hawthorn. In this heartfelt chat, Cameron opens up to Dave and Matt about the inspiration behind his music, his coming-out process, and his days in a Christian fraternity. And of course, Beyonce's Renaissance is discussed, because it must be.
If you need a lift of your spirit and a shot to the heart, this episode is for you. Dave and Matt are graced by Roger Q Mason to talk about their new play, Lavender Man. They also discuss biases in the queer community, the evolution of their gender expression, accountability culture, and their family history of clairvoyance.
Author of the new novel My Government Means to Kill Me and co-showrunner of Bel Air, Rasheed Newson joins Matt and Dave to talk fatherhood, daytime soaps, and the rise of the frosted tip twink of the ’90s.
In the middle of this very hot and very queer summer, Dave and Matt get to talk to talented actor and musician, Fin Argus. From being a member of Kids Bop to their role on the new Queer As Folk , Fin discusses their love of music, particularly Jason Mraz, and attachment to Laurel Canyon. Make sure to check out Fin's new single "Exposure" which drops on August 5th!
The incomparable Ronna Glickman (and parenthetical Bryan Safi) join Dave and Matt this week for a cool, casual chat about Dave's recent trip to Ireland and Duckie, the Funny Girl cast drama, boundaries, Hulu's The Deep End , and Ronna's clairvoyance. Listen to the Ask Ronna (& Bryan Safi) podcast! and check out http://arsocial.club !!...
Get ready for your 80's summer fantasy, because this week's guest is dance music artist Tanzer ! Dave and Matt geek out with her about the greats: Kate Bush, Kylie Minogue, Xanadu , and the “disco dramarama” that is Tanzer's new music. Also: Dave's mind-blowing vacation in Ireland, and Tanzer finally watches the greatest new wave musical of our time: Starstruck .
Actor and 2022 Tony Award winner Jesse Tyler Ferguson joins Dave and Matt this week to discuss his role in Take Me Out on Broadway, being in NYC during this year's Pride, avoiding sports as a kid, and learning to appreciate them with kids as an adult.
