podcast recs for queer pop culture nerds?

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April · Answer

Beyond the Blinds: A podcast about pop culture! I love Troy and Kelly and their dynamic and shared interest in pop culture. I listen to it to turn off my brain and enjoy. If you loved MTV and VH1 as a kid you will like them. I also lived in CA for years and it is so interesting to hear the whisperings from a decade plus ago show up in the news now. I also love how much they take the time to research.

Dylan · Answer

Gwen Stefani: From Feminist to Fascist: Matt Bernstein, Taylor Lorenz, & Kat Tenbarge dive into Gwen Stefani’s evolution — from punk feminist icon to conservative tradwife — unpacking the cultural appropriation, contradictions, & deeper narratives behind her carefully crafted persona. This shit IS bananas.

Dylan · Answer

Long Winded With Gabby Windey: i love this diva more than i love my own family

Dylan · Answer

Lemme Say This Podcast (Peyton Dix & Hunter Harris): What’s the greatest celebrity notes app apology of all time? Which celebrities are actually winning their breakups? And which stan account is finally giving up on their fave? Wanna know the answers, but don’t have time to scour the internet all day? Well, @Peyton Dix and Hunter Harris got you. These two internet carnivores are ready to get into all of it.

Every week on Lemme Say This, you’re in for a conversation about the latest pop culture news dominating your timeline and sparking debates in your group chats. These best friends are chronically online so you don’t have to be. There’s nothing too niche or nosey. This is a show for Club Chalamet watchers and Love Island obsessives; a safe space for silly questions, your worst opinions and doing-too-much addictions. If you want the gossip, they’ve already got the 10-page Canva presentation handy. Welcome to the group chat.

~ from the podcast blurb

Dylan · Answer

Eating For Free: Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip. ~ podcast blurb

Lida Richardson · Answer

StraightioLab: My favorite podcast in the whole world. Two gay comedians analyze straight culture. Brings me so much comfort and joy. And will have you wondering if hardwood floors are gay or straight.

Evan McAvenia · Answer

ride the pod: i invite you to join the ride cinematic universe. luv u kehd! taika!

D · Answer

Zach Hacks: How to Survive: Vibe check is my go to queer pop culture podcast. Las Cult, The Sam Sanders Show, Highkey, Food4Thot, and Like a Virgin are also great.

[ Previous note: A comforting Zach Hack for today’s news. Centering joy while surviving. I edited the title a little to soften it for folks but the full scope is in the link. ]