Gayish Podcast

We’re on a roll with the feel-good topics recently! Mike and Kyle talk about the Urban Dictionary stereotypes of herpes, the evolution of the meaning of herpes over time, the truth of Emperor Tiberius’ herpes-based kissing ban, lesbians’ herpes superpower, the conspiracy theories behind the herpes medication acyclovir, disclosure of HSV to gay hookups, and the legality of herpes.
In this episode: News- 2:42 || Main Topic (Herpes)- 11:05 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:05:46
If you want to watch a video version of the podcast, you can find it on Spotify or on YouTube. We’ll also be posting clips to our brand new TikTok. Plus, get access to tons of bonus video content and a weekly livestream of our full recording session if you’re a $10+/mo member on Patreon.
If you want to join Mike and Kyle on their 2027 Mexican Riviera cruise, visit gayishpodcast.com/cruise to sign up. Make sure to check Gayish as the podcast you’re attending for.
On the Patreon bonus segment, Mike has a crisis about his herpes test results. If you want to support our show while getting ad-free episodes a day early, go to www.patreon.com/gayishpodcast. Get the full scoop on all the exciting additions we’ve recently made to Patreon.

We go balls out on this episode. Mike and Kyle talk about how castration has been used throughout history as both reward and punishment, the castration of gay men during the Holocaust, modern-day voluntary eunuchs, whether male-to-eunuch is a valid transgender identity, nullos on Grindr, chemical castration as a punishment, the castrati, and castration as BDSM play.
In this episode: News- 3:24 || Main Topic (Castration)- 12:21 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:18:33
If you want to watch a video version of the podcast, you can find it on Spotify or on YouTube. We’ll also be posting clips to our brand new TikTok. Plus, get access to tons of bonus video content and a weekly livestream of our full recording session if you’re a $10+/mo member on Patreon.
If you want to join Mike and Kyle on their 2027 Mexican Riviera cruise, visit gayishpodcast.com/cruise to sign up. Make sure to check Gayish as the podcast you’re attending for.
On the Patreon bonus segment, Mike tells Kyle about Alan Turing. If you want to support our show while getting ad-free episodes a day early, go to www.patreon.com/gayishpodcast. Get the full scoop on all the exciting additions we’ve recently made to Patreon.

He broke his back on that mountain just for you; it’s Jake Gyllenhaal! Mike and Kyle dive into the controversial topic of whether straight actors should play gay roles, plus they cover Brokeback Mountain, the Oscars, Brokeback Mountain, Toothy Tile, Brokeback Mountain, defamation laws as they apply to calling someone gay, and Brokeback Mountain. We don’t know how to quit you, Jake.
In this episode: News- 3:20 || Main Topic (Jake Gyllenhaal)- 9:38 || Gayest & Straightest- 55:04
If you want to watch a video version of the podcast, you can find it on Spotify or on YouTube. We’ll also be posting clips to our brand new TikTok. Plus, get access to tons of bonus video content and a weekly livestream of our full recording session if you’re a $10+/mo member on Patreon.
If you want to join Mike and Kyle on their 2027 Mexican Riviera cruise, visit gayishpodcast.com/cruise to sign up. Make sure to check Gayish as the podcast you’re attending for.
On the Patreon bonus segment, did Jake Gyllenhaal come out of the closet? If you want to support our show while getting ad-free episodes a day early, go to www.patreon.com/gayishpodcast. Get the full scoop on all the exciting additions we’ve recently made to Patreon.

What does it mean to be othered? More importantly, what does it feel like, and why do people do it? Mike and Kyle bring on the experts from the Othering Podcast to help us understand the concept, implications, and ways to handle being othered. Plus, our guests share more about how the podcast saved their relationship and their lives.
In this episode: News- 1:32 || Main Topic (Othering)- 8:34 || Guests (The Othering Podcast)- 16:12  || Gayest & Straightest- 56:33
If you want to watch a video version of the podcast, you can find it on Spotify or on YouTube. We’ll also be posting clips to our brand new TikTok. Plus, get access to tons of bonus video content and a weekly livestream of our full recording session if you’re a $10+/mo member on Patreon.
If you want to join Mike and Kyle on their 2027 Mexican Riviera cruise, visit gayishpodcast.com/cruise to sign up. Make sure to check Gayish as the podcast you’re attending for.
On the Patreon bonus segment, Mike shares with Kyle some studies illuminating othering topics we didn’t cover on the main episode. If you want to support our show while getting ad-free episodes a day early, go to www.patreon.com/gayishpodcast. Get the full scoop on all the exciting additions we’ve recently made to Patreon.

This episode shattered Kyle’s entire perception of Mike. We talk about karaoke, its meaning, who invented it, whether it’s loved or hated, the politics of karaoke, research about gender in karaoke, and the true meaning of karaoke.
In this episode: News- 3:57 || Main Topic (Karaoke)- 12:29  || Gayest & Straightest- 1:01:43
If you want to watch a video version of the podcast, you can find it on Spotify or on YouTube. We’ll also be posting clips to our brand new TikTok. Plus, get access to tons of bonus video content and a weekly livestream of our full recording session if you’re a $10+/mo member on Patreon.
If you want to join Mike and Kyle on their 2027 Mexican Riviera cruise, visit gayishpodcast.com/cruise to sign up. Make sure to check Gayish as the podcast you’re attending for.
On the Patreon bonus segment, Kyle shares with Mike questions from both a gay and a straight about going to gay karaoke. If you want to support our show while getting ad-free episodes a day early, go to www.patreon.com/gayishpodcast. Get the full scoop on all the exciting additions we’ve recently made to Patreon.

We’re sick and tired of hearin' all these people talk about, ”What's the deal with this pop life and when is it gonna fade out?” Pop star JORDY joins Mike and Kyle to talk about why gays love pop music, his new record “In Retrospect” (available now!), his song that went viral with trans men, what’s on his Spotify playlist, the importance of creativity, his Pitch Perfect-esque history with a cappella, and where all the gay male pop stars are.
In this episode: News- 3:31 || Main Topic (Pop Music)- 13:12  || Guest (JORDY)- 22:13 || Gayest & Straightest- 58:40
Get JORDY’s new album, “In Retrospect,” wherever fine music is found: https://music.empi.re/inretrospect. Plus, you can follow him on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/jordymusic/) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@iamjordy).
If you want to watch a video version of the podcast, you can find it on Spotify or on YouTube. We’ll also be posting clips to our brand new TikTok. Plus, get access to tons of bonus video content and a weekly livestream of our full recording session if you’re a $10+/mo member on Patreon.
If you want to join Mike and Kyle on their 2027 Mexican Riviera cruise, visit gayishpodcast.com/cruise to sign up. Make sure to check Gayish as the podcast you’re attending for.
On the Patreon bonus segment, Mike and Kyle dissect JORDY lyrics together. If you want to support our show while getting ad-free episodes a day early, go to www.patreon.com/gayishpodcast. Get the full scoop on all the exciting additions we’ve recently made to Patreon.

It’s our 500th episode extravagaynza! There are huge announcements about exciting changes to the podcast (some that you might be able to see right now), plus audio messages from listeners, Q&As, presents, and a touch of Derek. True to form, Mike and Kyle give their honest answers to your questions about sleeping together (no seriously), underwear choices, masculinity and femininity, rosé, cats, the Dickbag Fuckface Asshole Awards, and our evolving definition of what it means to be Gayish.
In this episode: News- 4:43 || Main Topic (Q&A)- 14:41 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:23:08
From now on, if you want to watch a video version of the podcast, you can find it on Spotify or on YouTube. We’ll also be posting clips to our brand new TikTok. Plus, get access to tons of bonus video content and a weekly livestream of our full recording session if you’re a $10+/mo member on Patreon.
If you want to join Mike and Kyle on their 2027 Mexican Riviera cruise, visit gayishpodcast.com/cruise to sign up. Make sure to check Gayish as the podcast you’re attending for.
On the Patreon bonus segment, we continue the Q&A, but Mike and Kyle ask each other the questions. If you want to support our show while getting ad-free episodes a day early, go to www.patreon.com/gayishpodcast. Get the full scoop on all the exciting additions we’re making to Patreon.

Do- do you got a first aid kit handy? Mike and Kyle share the misery by talking about all things heartbreak, including the history of heartbreak , gayta on breakup rates of straight vs. gay couples, Sapphos’ writings on heartbreak, takotsubo cardiomyopathy, Boston marriages. the half-life of getting over a relationship, and heartbalm torts.
In this episode: News- 11:57 || Main Topic (Heartbreak)- 20:56 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:21:45
Our 500th episode livestream is happening on Sunday, July 12 @ 2pm Pacific / 5pm Eastern. Link will be posted closer to the event date. Be sure to get your questions in by July 10 to gayishpodcast+500@gmail.com. We can't wait to celebrate with you!
If you want to join Mike and Kyle on their 2027 Mexican Riviera cruise, visit gayishpodcast.com/cruise to sign up. Make sure to check Gayish as the podcast you’re attending for.
On the Patreon bonus segment, Mike tells Kyle about the Museum of Broken Relationships. If you want to support our show while getting ad-free episodes a day early, go to www.patreon.com/gayishpodcast.

We know that dykes are on bikes, but are they in bars? In the context of the great lesbian bar die-off (AKA the great vanishing), Mike and Kyle talk all things lesbian bar-related, including Gladys Bentley, Mona’s 440 Club, laws historically affecting lesbian bars the three-article rule, The Lesbian Bar Project, Seattle’s Wildrose, and the use of the word “dyke,”
In this episode: News- 2:34 || Main Topic (Lesbian Bars)- 12:58 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:15:15
Our 500th episode iivestream is happening on Sunday, July 12 @ 2pm Pacific / 5pm Eastern. Be sure to get your questions in! Link will be posted closer to the event date. We can't wait to celebrate with you!
If you want to join Mike and Kyle on their 2027 Mexican Riviera cruise, visit gayishpodcast.com/cruise to sign up. Make sure to check Gayish as the podcast you’re attending for.
On the Patreon bonus segment, Kyle tells Mike about people’s perception (not the reality) of the reasons behind the dramatic decrease in lesbian bars. If you want to support our show while getting ad-free episodes a day early, go to www.patreon.com/gayishpodcast.

WTF are we even talking about? Mike and Kyle do their best to wade through a conversation about soccer (yeah, yeah, you might call it football, but the word “soccer” is actually British), including the history of soccer; FIFA; the ban on women’s soccer; homophobic soccer fans; the 2026 World Cup; the World Cups in Qatar, Russia, and Saudi Arabia; homophobic chants at soccer games; and women and non-binary league teams.
In this episode: News- 3:14 || Main Topic (World Cup)- 11:47 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:10:39
If you want to join Mike and Kyle on their 2027 Mexican Riviera cruise, visit gayishpodcast.com/cruise to sign up. Make sure to check Gayish as the podcast you’re attending for.
On the Patreon bonus segment, Mike talks to Kyle about how homophobic yet hot soccer is. If you want to support our show while getting ad-free episodes a day early, go to www.patreon.com/gayishpodcast.