In honor of National Coming Out Day, please enjoy this bonus episode of StraightioLab presented by Chase Freedom and The Outspoken Podcast Network. This episode features special guest Raquel Willis, an award-winning author, activist, and media strategist dedicated to Black transgender liberation. MERCH IS HERE: cottonbureau.com/people/straightiolab 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.

Hey, StraightioLab listeners! We wanted to share a really fun new show we think you'll love, Sniffies Cruising Confessions from iHeart's Outspoken network in partnership with Sniffies.  Fiercely sex positive and deeply entertaining, Sniffies’ Cruising Confessions is the queer sex podcast you’ve been waiting for. Every week, hosts Gabe Gonzalez and Chris Patterson-Rosso invite you to explore the sublime world of queer sex, cruising, relationships, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hi, StraightioLab listeners! We wanted to share an exciting new podcast with you in anticipation of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris! I hope you'll check it out! Two Guys (Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers). Five Rings (you know, from the Olympics logo). One essential podcast for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Saturday Night Live’s Bowen Yang and Actor/Comedian Matt Rogers (Las Culturistas) host a new podcast, Two Guys, Five Rings: Matt, Bowen & The Olympics, in conjunction with NBC Sports and iHeartRadio, that's all about the athletes, city, and culture of the 2024 Paris Olympics. In this 15-episode podcast event, Bowen and Matt discuss the top storylines, obsess over Paris culture, and find out what really goes on in the Olympic Village.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hi, Glamour Girls! iHeartPodcasts has geared up for a riveting new podcast called #1 Dad hosted by Gary Vider! As kids, most of us look up to our Dads. A Dad should be a positive role model who shows us the value of hard work. Dads are supposed to teach us the difference between right and wrong. But that’s not the story we’re telling here. This is the story of Gary Vider, a successful stand-up comedian, who grew up with a Dad unlike any other. Tune in to this top-tier true crime/comedy story, but don't just take our word for it, check out the trailer to decide for yourself!   Show Description: As kids, most of us look up to our Dads. A Dad should be a positive role model who shows us the value of hard work. Dads are supposed to teach us the difference between right and wrong. But that’s not the story we’re telling here. This is the story of Gary Vider, a successful stand-up comedian, who grew up with a Dad unlike any other. Manny Vider was a con man, whose schemes spanned over 4 decades. It’s been 23 years since Gary has seen his father and he doesn’t have a clue what he’s up to these days. But Gary is ready to open Pandora’s Box and take listeners on a deeply personal and comedic journey to uncover the outrageous truth about his Dad before he attempts to meet him face to face. Does Manny regret his con man life? Is he finally on the straight and narrow? Or is he still wearing a fake neck brace, counterfeiting money, and scamming anyone who will take the bait? Welcome to the hilarious and heartfelt true story of Gary Vider and his #1 Dad.        Listen to #1 Dad on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hi, Straightiolab Fans! We want to share a new podcast from Will Ferrell's Big Money Players Network that we think you'll love - Call Chelsea Peretti. About the show: Beloved comedian Chelsea Peretti takes calls on weekly themed episodes, interacts with callers, and plays special music and sound effects. Lots of discussion of bear attacks, fixation on minutia, and administration of food tests.  Listen here and subscribe to Call Chelsea Peretti on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listen up, StraightioLab fans! Shondaland Audio and iHeartPodcasts have some exciting news. The Laverne Cox Show is back for season two! Get a spiritual makeover each week as actress and activist Laverne Cox goes deep with her guests. We think you'll want to hear this season, but don't just take our word for it. Check out the trailer and decide for yourself! About the podcast: Years ago, a therapist said in our very first session that there are only two things that we can truly control in our lives - our own perception and our own behavior. That's it. Nothing more than that. Each week, The Laverne Cox Show will feature intimate conversations with folks who help me to see and think differently so that maybe I can act differently. It is my hope that this becomes a place that fosters perspectives that might inspire new behavior in each of us, which in turn gets us closer to becoming the very best versions of ourselves. Let's have a spiritual makeover together. Listen to season 2 of The Laverne Cox Show starting July 27th on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hi, Straightiolab Fans! We want to share a new podcast from Will Ferrell's Big Money Players Network that we think you'll love - Bombing with Eric Andre.  About the show: Join stand-up comedian Eric Andre every week as he hangs with his friends to talk about BOMBING. They talk about their worst moments in all sorts of ways - on stage, in public, bombing in life and many more gnarly stories that may or may not involve audience members throwing a punch. Were these tales from being “under the influence”? Some. And some are just his adventures.  Listen here and subscribe to Bombing with Eric Andre on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hi, Straightiolab Fans! We want to share a new podcast from Will Ferrell's Big Money Players Network that we think you'll love - Born To Love with Ellie Kemper and Scott Eckert.  About the show: Born to Love with Ellie Kemper and Scott Eckert is an interview show about all the things we absolutely adore, hosted by Ellie Kemper and her longtime comedy friend, Scott Eckert. Each week Ellie, Scott, and various celebrity guests discuss what they were Born to Love: a hobby, a city, a holiday, a cuisine, a movie, a childhood memory - there's so much love to share! Ellie and Scott keep it playful and upbeat while getting into all sorts of topics... all in the name of love. Listen here and subscribe to Born To Love with Ellie Kemper and Scott Eckert  on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hi, StraightioLab Fans! The Amber & Lacey, Lacey & Amber Show is an interactive gameshow hosted by sister duo Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar. An all around good time with guests, quizzes and no shortage of sibling rivalry. It will blow your butt off every week! About the show: When late night talk show host Amber Ruffin teamed up with her sister Lacey Lamar they became New York Times Best Selling Authors. But their new podcast pits them against each other! They invite a new, exciting guest on every week! It's quizzes, it's games, it's sibling rivalry. It's fun, it's weekly, it's cute, it's silly. It's a lot of things but mostly it's what you'll be listening to! Lucky you! Listen here and subscribe to The Amber & Lacey, Lacey & Amber Show on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hootie-hoo to all our beloved investors! As we all enjoy the last few weeks of the state-mandated global StraightioLab summer hiatus, we thought we would offer a little treat to our hungry little listener pigs: an episode of one of our favorite podcasts, Celebrity Book Club, hosted by past Straightio guests Steven Phillips Horst and Lily Marotta! Read more from Steven and Lily below—if you dare.     Celebrity memoirs aren’t like normal books—they’re fun! Join comedians Steven Phillips-Horst (@gossipbabies) & Lily Marotta (@lilyblueyez) as they rifle through the diaries of drug-addled starlets, oddly obsessive restaurateurs, brass-knuckled female realtors, and boring gay politicians’ even more boring gay husbands, finding fertile ground for searing cultural insights and juicy gossip. Martinis not included.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hootie-hoo! We just got word that the Bell House is now operating at full capacity, so our first live show on Monday 6/28 is no longer sold out! We wanted our precious glamour girls to be the first to know. See you soon, and Happy Pride!! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Joel Kim Booster (lives by a river) joins us to discuss our experiences with post-9/11 nationalism as a stupid gay teens. Then, we contemplate how various politicians, celebrities, and famous criminals would have handled New York City's response to the coronavirus pandemic and Joel shares a harrowing story about seeing Antoni Porowski wearing a monocle. All this and MORE on the podcast one reviewer called "flashes of wit but it all seems like an inside joke that I'm not privy to." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

No new episode this week. In the meantime: 1. Here is a very helpful list of resources for those protesting police brutality as well as funds/orgs around the country to donate to: https://docs.google.com/document/u/1/d/1CjZMORRVuv-I-qo4B0YfmOTqIOa3GUS207t5iuLZmyA/mobilebasic 2. In honor of Pride month, we would also like to add Emergency Release Fund, which raises money to bail trans, queer, and medically vulnerable people out of jail. Donate here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/emergency-relief-fund-1 3. If you live in New York like us, please visit the Communities United for Police Reform website to learn about #NYCBudgetJustice and the Safer New York Act, which would provide the bare minimum of transparency and accountability in policing: https://www.changethenypd.org/ We'll be back next week. Black Lives Matter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.