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Episode 42: Corporate Pride

What’s Pride Month without your favorite brand changing their avatars to a rainbow version of their logo? What’s a Pride Parade without corporations putting their names in big, bold rainbow balloons? 

Well, we are here to dive deep into the corporate side of Pride Month! We talk all things corporate pride, why brands are starting to get a little more cautious when it comes to engaging with the community, and play a game of Pride Brand Campaigns gone wrong!

Come along this journey with your favorite corporate gays - and Andrew!

Hosted by Erica (@erica_megan), Kirk (@kirk.charles), Andrew (@andrwjn)

Produced by Maggie (@maggiirosee)

Episode 41: Pride as Protest

Welcome to our first of two annual Pride Month episodes. Everyone knows about Stonewall which was a watershed moment in both the gay rights movement and civil rights more broadly. And if you don’t, you should!

Since the Stonewall Inn protest is well-trod ground, we will be discussing two protests that came before it: The Annual Reminder in Philadelphia and the Compton’s Cafeteria riot in San Francisco.

Each protest is unique. The Annual Reminder was a carefully planned series of pickets that helped lead to the first Pride parade commemorating Stonewall while Compton’s Cafeteria Riot was a spontaneous, violent event that saw extremely marginalized trans women forced to defend themselves from police harassment.

Both moments in time serve as reminders today that there is no “right way” to protest and social change is possible even if the process is difficult. 56 hours

Hosted by Maggie (@maggiirosee), Kirk (@kirk.charles), Andrew (@andrwjn)

Produced by Maggie (@maggiirosee)

Episode 40: Corporate Crud

Let’s circle back on that. Let’s put a pin in it. That’s above my pay grade. It’s important we move the needle. What do these phrases all have in common? Well they are corporate America’s way for fuck you” - so that’s exactly what we’re going to do. That’s right, today we’re diving into corporate America - something you may be surprised to learn we all 6 are a part of. No, we are not full time podcasters but instead corporate political cogs on the hellscape corporate America chain. Bad bosses - we know them, catty colleges - we are them, hopeless HR - have you met Maggie: we’re going to get to it all. ​​

Hosted by Erica (@erica_megan), Kirk (@kirk.charles), Andrew (@andrwjn)

Produced by Maggie (@maggiirosee)

Episode 39: Cities vs Suburbs

In this week’s episode we’re discussing cities, suburbs and wherever they farmed Andrew! We’re getting into the best and worst parts of city living, the history of suburban development, and all the reasons we love and hate where we live.

​​Hosted by Erica (@erica_megan), Kirk (@kirk.charles), Andrew (@andrwjn), and Paul (@kink_shaming_is_my_kink)

Produced by Maggie (@maggiirosee)

Episode 38: We're So Back

It’s been a while. We recorded our first live episode, and then took a break. Brilliant. Well, Maggie traveled to Copenhagen, Paul took his twink to a wedding, Andrew said goodbye to our pod pet, Erica moved to Chicago and Kirk went to her going away party and her friends were shocked he wasn’t 6’3. 

Catch up with us as we tackle all of the Hellscape hot topics we missed while we were away. 

And if you’re a fan of Erica, then listen because she’s definitely on this episode.

 

Hosted by  Kirk (@kirk.charles), Andrew (@andrwjn), and Paul (@taylorsnumberonehater)

Produced by Maggie (@maggiirosee)

Rerun: QAnon & the Mainstream Media

We are taking a short break from recording this week so we're re-running a classic Let's Unpack That episode. This episode is all about the QAnon movement: what it was, how it came to be, and the influence it has had on American culture and politics. Plus, Paul and Andrew discuss internet message boards and how conspiracy theories get traction in the mainstream media.

While we no longer hear about QAnon constantly like we did three years ago this topic is still relevant. Many aspects of the conspiracy theory and related beliefs have metastasized in America's political right. We are truly living in a golden age of conspiracies, psyops, and insane bullshit. 

Hosted by Erica (@erica_megan), Kirk (@kirk.charles), Andrew (@andrwjn), and Paul (@twinkhound)

Produced by Maggie (@maggiirosee)

Episode 37: IRL American Hellscapes

In a first for this podcast we successfully recorded an episode in-person together!

For such a momentous occasion we had to go to our roots and talk about the things that bother us, piss us off, or that we love about this country we call home. Men, condiments, music, tipping – all is fair game.

These are our American Hellscapes.

Special thanks to Philly Podcast Space (IG: @phillypodcastspace) for hosting us.

Hosted by Erica (@erica_megan), Kirk (@kirk.charles), Andrew (@andrwjn), and Paul (@twinkhound)

Produced by Maggie (@maggiirosee)

Episode 36: Miss Rona If You're Nasty

It’s COVID-19. Miss Rona, if you’re nasty!

Consider this an episode for the time capsule. Because four years after this virus began its
warpath, we’re talking all things COVID Cringe. Do you remember Gal Gadot’s celebrity
montage of “Imagine?” What about Donald Trump’s suggestion that we inject disinfectant? Or
maybe you’re still unable to forgive your Great Aunt Mary for all those Zoom calls. We’re cover
the gamut and recapping the hellscape of COVID, 2020, and the events that make us wince to
this day.

To wrap things up, we’ll play a rapid-fire game of “Did that really happen?!” where we recap
some of the wildest takes, events, and all out insanity of 2020.

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Hosted by Erica (@erica_megan), Kirk (@kirk.charles), Andrew (@andrwjn), and Paul (@bussy_doctor)

Produced by Maggie (@maggiirosee)

Episode 35: Duchess in Distress

Unless you live under a rock, or you’re Andrew, you’ve probably seen the recent news - Kate Middleton is missing. While normally a missing person is troubling news the Middleton conundrum is actually just another tally in the British Royal Family’s LONG line of craziness, media-spotting, conspiracy theorist, attention-seeking life that we are plagued with - even living thousands of miles away. 

For this episode we asked ourselves, what better time to get into the hellscape of this relic and controversial institution than right now. And while we are not about to give you an extensive history, we can promise you  juicy scandals, from Nazi connections to Prince Harry's exodus due to racism toward Meghan Markle. Maybe we will even find Kate!

​​Hosted by Erica (@erica_megan), Kirk (@kirk.charles), Andrew (@andrwjn), and, briefly, Paul (@colonized_by_the_british)

Produced by Maggie (@maggiirosee)

Episode 34: Women Are Left, Men Are Right

In this era of dating woes, where swiping left seems easier than finding common ground, our latest episode dives headfirst into the chaos of romance amidst political polarization. With men veering right and women swerving left, courtesy of a chaotic political landscape and scrotus, the dynamics of dating have never been worse. 

So we have to tackle the burning questions: Would you swipe right on a Trump-er? Could you overlook political differences for love? And let's not forget the real dealbreakers—bad hygiene and pasta-eating faux pas. Tune in to discover just how low Kirk's standards truly plummet (hint: they might match his height) and prepare to cringe at tales of awkward dinner dates. Whether you're navigating the minefield of modern romance or simply in need of a laugh, this episode promises to deliver.

​​Hosted by Erica (@erica_megan), Kirk (@kirk.charles), Andrew (@andrwjn), and Paul (@twink_slayer)

Produced by Maggie (@maggiirosee)