StraightioLab

"Happy" hour? Says who, the government!? This week, we're joined by public intellectual Lauren Michele Jackson to explore the manufactured consent around one of America's most notorious hours. Is it a worker's rights win or a baby bottle to keep us complacent? Hard to tell, tbh, but we'd love another Aperol Spritz STAT! Plus, is podcasting a race to the bottom? Are the humanities valid? Is tea grad-school coded? Listen to find out! Subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/straightiolab for bonus episodes twice a month and don't forget to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Repeat after us: "Pretty girls are never on time." And yeah... "girls" is gender-neutral and "pretty" is empowering. Superstar guest and host of the problematic live show "Why Are You Single?" Marie Faustin joins us to talk about the class and gender politics of TIME, especially when it comes to showing up at events. Plus: Should we get TSA Pre-Check? What is our ideal date? What's the deal with goofy cops? Is bad sex okay or should it be punishable by death? Well... I guess we'll see!Subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/straightiolab for bonus episodes twice a month and don't forget to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You've heard of three wise men, but three gay podcasters? Now THAT'S something completely unheard of...until now. That's right, the king of Christmas and the Las Culturistas Universe, Matt Rogers, joins us this week to talk about the one and only Santa Clause. Is he toxic male genius? A serial gaslighter? A creep? We don't acutally know. Plus, we dive deep on Nicole Scherzinger lore, challenge the idea of film critique, and discuss the trappings of sky-high podcast success. Stream Matt's album "Have You Heard of Christmas?" and go see him on tour now! CHICAGO: Sam's solo show Club Comic has been rescheduled for December 7th at the Color Club with opener Parker Callahan: www.linktree.com/samtaggartSubscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/straightiolab for bonus episodes twice a month and don't forget to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we welcome the David Beckham of comedy (played soccer in college), the delightful Nico Carney, to talk sporting event ANTICS. We're talking Jumbotron proposals, problematic mascots, t-shirt guns, the community building of doing the wave, pop stars belting the national anthem, and all the various other perverted little sideshows happening all around you when you're just trying to watch the damn game with your boys! Plus: Nico teaches us about the Savannah Bananas and we uncover Mrs. Mets's finsta! LOS ANGELES: George is workshopping his new hour of standup at The Elysian, featuring Jamie Loftus and Nori Reed, on Wednesday 11/29: https://www.elysiantheater.com/shows/george CHICAGO: Sam's solo show Club Comic has been rescheduled for December 7th at the Color Club with opener Parker Callahan: www.linktree.com/samtaggart Subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/straightiolab for bonus episodes twice a month and don't forget to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gatherers step aside because this week we have Titanique's Drew Droege on the pod to talk about hunting. Needless to say, we ask many relevant and timely questions such as: Is it powerful to hold a gun? Are birds asking for it by virtue of being weird animals? And is hunting actually part of progressive future? Plus we cover the so-called sex negativity of Gen-Z, have a complicated discussion on physics, and come up with some amazing new gay mantras. This ep will have you screaming from the rafters "I'm sure that makes sense and I'm so beautiful!" LOS ANGELES: George is workshopping his new hour of standup at The Elysian, featuring Jamie Loftus and Nori Reed, on Wednesday 11/29: https://www.elysiantheater.com/shows/georgeCHICAGO: Sam's solo show Club Comic has been rescheduled for December 7th at the Color Club with opener Parker Callahan: www.linktree.com/samtaggartSubscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/straightiolab for bonus episodes twice a month and don't forget to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we are welcoming notable boy-daughter Karli Marulli on the podcast to clear the air on the wealthiest of smoking habits: the cigar. From your dad smoking one at Thanksgiving to subversive women doing it on the cover of Men's Health Magazine, the cigar has held up gender standards since the beginning of time and who are we to get in its way? Plus: We explore a new phrase sweeping the nation, look into how Cafe Grumpy in Greenpoint is Mecca for viewers of HBO's Girls, and discover that yelling at someone gives you more power and is therefore good. Hooray! LOS ANGELES: George is workshopping his new hour of standup at The Elysian, featuring Jamie Loftus and Nori Reed, on Wednesday 11/29: https://www.elysiantheater.com/shows/georgeCHICAGO: Sam's solo show Club Comic has been rescheduled for December 7th at the Color Club with opener Parker Callahan: www.linktree.com/samtaggartSubscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/straightiolab for bonus episodes twice a month and don't forget to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today is all about hard truths, self-knowledge, reclaiming narratives, and all-fruit smoothies as we welcome to the lab one of the most important people in the world, the one and only Yamaneika Saunders! Yamaneika leads us through a series of groundbreaking epiphanies and saves us from ourselves. LOS ANGELES: George is workshopping his new hour of standup at The Elysian, featuring Jamie Loftus and Nori Reed, on Wednesday 11/29: https://www.elysiantheater.com/shows/georgeSubscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/straightiolab for bonus episodes twice a month and don't forget to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we're joined by the two proudly Catholic co-hosts of the Diss and Tell podcast, Matt Bellassai and Sydney Battle, to talk about the favorite activity of men across the country looking to let off some steam: going for a long drive. Whether you're Ryan Gosling in Drive or Sydney's dad, one thing's for sure: the only way to truly relax while keeping your masculinity intact is to operate heavy machinery. Plus: Is Herbie: Fully Loaded based on a true story? Is Disney's Cars fetish content? And finally: Is working for a digital media company the same thing as going to war? CHICAGO: Sam is doing his solo show Club Comic at Color Club Ballroom on Thurs. 11/9: https://dice.fm/event/6kyob-sam-taggart-club-comic-9th-nov-color-club-ballroom-chicago-ticketsLA: George is doing his new hour of standup at The Elysian, featuring Jamie Loftus and Nori Reed, on Wednesday 11/29: https://www.elysiantheater.com/shows/georgeSubscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/straightiolab for bonus episodes twice a month and don't forget to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Everyone knows that straight people have gone as the Joker and Harley Quinn for Halloween ever since biblical times, but has anyone ever stopped to ask why? Of course not. They're too busy looking at their phones. Well, that ends today as we are joined by Danny Pellegrino, author of "The Jolliest Bunch," to finally wake up and ask the tough questions. Questions like, why do we as a culture make it so hard to read articles? Can gay people dress up in a costume that more than four people recognize? And of course, is there a political affiliation associated with being "The Joker?" So grab some makeup from Haus Labs, smear it any which way, and get jokerfied via gay podcasting. Come to our extra-spooky HALLOWEEN LIVE SHOW at the Bell House in Brooklyn on 10/27: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/straightiolab-tickets-728339060737?aff=oddtdtcreator Subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/straightiolab for bonus episodes twice a month and don't forget to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hootie-hoo, Bible girls! Put down that Christian rock record because boy do we have a Jesus-approved TREAT for you this week! We are joined by the writers and stars of Dicks: The Musical, our dear friends Josh Sharp and Aaron Jackson, to talk about a shockingly broad set of questions, including: What's the REAL TRUTH about gay sex scenes on film? Which celebrities are "aging wet" and which ones are "aging dry"? Is 2023 the year of the lisp? Which Disney character is the most hung? And finally: Is Jesus our anchor? So get all your best church girls in the rec room, hire a Christian intimacy coordinator, and turn the volume all the way up!Come to our extra-spooky HALLOWEEN LIVE SHOW at the Bell House in Brooklyn on 10/27: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/straightiolab-tickets-728339060737?aff=oddtdtcreator Subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/straightiolab for bonus episodes twice a month and don't forget to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.