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SIGN UP TO JOIN OUR SURVEY PANEL - https://forms.gle/zoVJm9GfskZHxReK8 That's right, it's survey time! We polled 100 gay and 100 straight people, asking them their opinions on a variety of intriguing topics. Who likes pineapple on pizza more? Who likes sports? Who believes America is a great country? And more controversially, who supports the Republican party?? Jump in for today's episode of "What Do The Gays Think?" as we explore the results in the format of a lighthearted game show, pitting Pat and Jackie against each to other to figure out who understands the gay community more 👀 0:00 Intros 8:50 Pat Goes to a Korean Spa 15:23 Mean Girls 18:09 Lil Nas' J Christ 23:33 The Game Show Begins! 26:57 "I Identify as Neurodivergent" 31:14 "In a Romantic Partner, I Prefer Someone Taller Than Me" 35:45 "I Like Sports" 38:28 "I Am Religious" 45:47 "I Like Pineapple on Pizza" 49:15 "The Republican Party Fights for my Rights" 52:26 "America is a Great Country" 56:10 The Most Surprising Results This linktree has links to all our content and socials, including Threads, Instagram, and TikTok! https://linktr.ee/pridempire Intro and Outro Music: "Funky Chunk" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

It's time to get down to business for 2024. The Gays return to 2023 and review their previous goals and predictions. Then we share our goals and predictions for 2024, from politics to LGBTQ music and representation! 0:00 Intros 6:46 Did We Keep Our 2023 Resolutions? 16:38 Our 2024 Goals and Resolutions 32:51 Did Our 2023 Predictions Come True? 43:15 Our 2024 Predictions This linktree has links to all our content and socials, including Threads, Instagram, and TikTok! https://linktr.ee/pridempire Intro and Outro Music: "Funky Chunk" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Join the gays this week as we dive into 2023's TV, music, films, and video games from the LGBTQ+ perspective. We discuss the hits and misses of the year's entertainment offerings. Get ready for an honest and fun review that everyone can enjoy! 0:00 Intros 6:26 Music & Podcast Review 11:12 Podcasts We Listened To 14:13 TV & Movies 39:00 Video Games 1:01:00 Our Favorites for the Year This linktree has links to all our content and socials, including Threads, Instagram, and TikTok! https://linktr.ee/pridempire Intro and Outro Music: "Funky Chunk" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Matt, Pat, and Jackie pull out their data analysis hats and dive into new survey results from a sample of Gay & Bisexual individuals and compare their thoughts on social, cultural, and political topics against Straight individuals. Matt presents the results in the form of a game show, pitting Pat and Jackie against each other to see who knows the Queer community the best. This is different content from what we normally produce, but if our audience finds this interesting we may take a stab at creating more of these in the future! 0:00 Intros 7:10 Jump Festa & One Piece Reboot 13:44 The Senate Twink 18:04 George Santos' Ziwe Interview 19:42 GAME SHOW & SURVEY RESULTS BEGINS 22:28 "My family supports me unconditionally" 25:34 "I want to have kids" 27:34 "I believe in God" 29:09 "Abortion should be legal in all or most cases" 32:08 "The Democratic Party fights for my rights" 36:19 "I believe in Palestinian liberation" 40:10 The winner is... 42:49 The most surprising results Check out the links below for access to the aggregate report and the raw dataset is publicly available for download Report - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ANTTjLmcxx6DVb2W9sItfFDFyoQfksRnebupr5jq1Ho/edit?usp=sharing Raw dataset - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1k_IBckOR7rwG8fk7KhX9lB_8kd-67bck?usp=sharing This linktree has links to all our content and socials, including Threads, Instagram, and TikTok! https://linktr.ee/pridempire Intro and Outro Music: "Funky Chunk" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

IT'S BEEN A WHILE AGAIN! We are getting ready to return to our biweekly schedule of podcast releases. And Jackie officially joins Matt and Pat as a co-host of What Do The Gays Think! Join us in this episode as we discuss the latest and greatest in recent pop culture, politics, and all things "queer" topics. 0:00 Intros 6:10 JACKIES JOINS THE PODCAST! 12:20 Pat's Volleyball VICTORIES 16:44 Secret Santas 21:02 Avatar the Last Airbender Netflix Trailer 25:42 Saltburn 28:35 The Boy and the Heron 29:41 The Marvels 35:45 George Santos is GONE and Henry Kissinger is DEAD 44:09 Billie Eilish is Queer and Annoyed 47:37 Timothee Chalamet as Troye Sivan & Willy Wonka 55:34 The Hunger Games Resurgence 1:05:25 Wouldya Couldya Shouldya This linktree has links to all our content and socials, including Threads, Instagram, and TikTok! https://linktr.ee/pridempire Intro and Outro Music: "Funky Chunk" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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WE'RE BACK YALL! And omg... what the absolute HELL has happened? We took a little bit of a break and the world decided to turn into a dumpster fire while we were away. But let's chat... there's lots to talk about. 0:00 WE'RE BACK 8:44 Attack on Titan's Anime Ended 17:10 Avatar the Last Airbender Cast 22:55 Diablo's Expansion and Overwatch's New Hero (Mauga) 25:25 Project 2025 29:55 Israel / Palestine 39:04 Left Infighting on Voting for Biden 41:00 The Alabama Mayor's Secret Life 42:30 Queerness within Israel / Palestine 47:42 Troye Sivan in Drag? 52:24 Pat saw Reneé Rapp 55:17 Wouldya Couldya Shouldya This linktree has links to all our content and socials, including Twitter, Twitch, Mastodon, and Discord! https://linktr.ee/pridempire Check out our other podcast, Under Queer Review! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/under-queer-review/id1664534589 Logo Credit: Jackie Vandewater | vandewater.studio | @jakquillime | https://twitch.tv/jackie_the_bananas Intro and Outro Music: "Funky Chunk" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

It's been a while in the making, and we've been on a bit of a hiatus! But we finally reviewed Heartstopper Season 2! We had a lot to talk about and discuss - Nick's coming out saga, Charlie's struggle with eating/mental disorders, Tara and Darcy's drama, and more! (Not to mention the super gay trip to PARIS) Does it pass our queer review??? 0:00 Introductions 2:20 Recap of Heartstopper Season 2 3:30 What The Season Did Well 7:30 The Lack Of "Sexy Time" 16:15 Our Favorite Couples 23:26 Nicks A-Hole Brother and Bullying 28:25 The Final Nick and Charlie Scene 36:50 Nick Stands Up To His Brother and Dad 38:08 Tara and Darcy's I Love You Story 43:19 Tao's Hair and Changing Himself for Elle 46:45 Heartstopper Season 3 Predictions 53:39 The Heartstopper Parents 56:25 Which Season Was Better? 1 or 2? 59:53 Darcy's Home Life Story 1:04:09 The Queer Review This linktree has links to all our content and socials, including Twitter, Twitch, Mastodon, and Discord! https://linktr.ee/pridempire Check out our other podcast, What Do The Gays Think? https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-do-the-gays-think/id1537422750?app=podcast Intro and Outro Music: "On My Way" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This episode is CHAOS. We brought @SeaturtleJETSKI onto the podcast along with Jackie for a rowdy yet productive discussion of many early-August topics. (This was recorded in the beginning of August so we MAY be behind on certain things!) The gays dive more into the Barbie movie and the Lizzo controversy, recent political developments (including WAY TOO MUCH OF HUNTER BIDEN'S BODY), and a new addition to the LGBTQIA+ family: Wayne Brady!! 0:00 Intros with Jetski!! 10:59 Tears of the Kingdom and Open World Games 19:50 An Update on Jackie's Chickens 22:17 Jetski Tries to Bribe The Work Dogs 24:35 Matt Tries to Bribe His Niece 26:20 Pat's Experiences Car AND Men Troubles 28:20 Matt Is Engaged! 34:20 MORE BARBIE DISCUSSION 41:48 MORE LIZZO CONTROVERSY DISCUSSION 44:48 Baldur's Gate 3! 49:25 Twitter Comes X 57:15 Ohio's Special Election on Ballot Initiatives 1:00:19 Trump's 3rd Indictment 1:05:31 Hunter Biden's Schlong at Congress 1:09:41 Wayne Brady Comes Out as Pansexual 1:12:40 CHEMTRAILS AND CLIMATE CHANGE 1:19:20 Wouldya Couldya Shouldya GO SUPPORT JETSKI!! https://www.youtube.com/seaturtlejetski https://twitter.com/SeaturtleJetski https://www.twitch.tv/seaturtlejetski This linktree has links to all our content and socials, including Twitter, Twitch, Mastodon, and Discord! https://linktr.ee/pridempire Check out our other podcast, Under Queer Review! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/under-queer-review/id1664534589 Logo Credit: Jackie Vandewater | vandewater.studio | @jakquillime | https://twitch.tv/jackie_the_bananas Intro and Outro Music: "Funky Chunk" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

What can we say? It's been a while since recording a podcast episode, and Matt and Pat have to dig into some of the hard hitting questions from this summer. 0:05 Intros 3:14 Matt in Ron Desantis Land 4:42 Matt Swimming with the Sharks 7:23 Matt's Moving Shenanigans 9:25 Pat's Trip to the *Nude* Beach 17:55 Lizzo, Ariana, and Doja Getting Cancelled? 22:45 Is Barbie Woke? 30:03 Our Initial Thoughts on Heartstopper S2 35:50 Check Out These Rockin Queers - Grant Chemidlin 39:29 Supreme Court Cases 42:20 Trump's Jan 6 Indictment 50:09 Another Poetry Reading by Patrick 51:49 Troy Sivan's New Song "Rush" 57:32 Cardi B's Microphone 1:00:27 Aliens are Real? 1:07:14 Wouldya Couldya Shouldya Check Out These ROCKIN Queers Spotlight! Grant Chemidlin - https://www.amazon.com/What-We-Lost-Swamp-Poems/dp/1771682892 This linktree has links to all our content and socials, including Twitter, Twitch, Mastodon, and Discord! https://linktr.ee/pridempire Check out our other podcast, Under Queer Review! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/under-queer-review/id1664534589 Logo Credit: Jackie Vandewater | vandewater.studio | @jakquillime | https://twitch.tv/jackie_the_bananas Intro and Outro Music: "Funky Chunk" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Our 3 gays decide to take a close look at a different piece of media today, the documentary on Netflix - Disclosure. This trans documentary, directed by Sam Feder, was released in 2020 and takes an in-depth look at trans representation in media throughout history. Matt, Pat, and Jackie pull out their magnifying glasses once again and dive deep into the topics discussed in the documentary. Does it pass the Queer Review? 0:00 Intros 3:19 What is Disclosure? 7:12 What Disclose Did Well 12:15 Have We Seen Trans Media Portrayals? 19:19 Trans People As Jokes, Disgust, and Sex Workers 25:40 The Erasure of Black Culture in the Pride Movement 29:28 Our Favorite Moments 39:10 Disproportionate Representation of Trans Women Over Trans Men 44:11 How Things Have Changed Since Disclosure Came Out 54:22 Why Is Everyone So Interested in Genitalia? This linktree has links to all our content and socials, including Twitter, Twitch, Mastodon, and Discord! https://linktr.ee/pridempire Check out our other podcast, What Do The Gays Think? https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-do-the-gays-think/id1537422750?app=podcast Intro and Outro Music: "On My Way" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

When we says things like "LGBTQ topics should be taught in schools", it's often misconstrued. But gay kids exist, and we know because we WERE those kids. In the second episode of our yearly Pride series, Matt and Pat talk about their experiences as gay children, and what it was like growing up gay when the world around them was telling them not to be. 0:00 Intros 6:40 Childhood Q&A Starts! 8:22 When Were Your First Gay Thoughts? 19:10 When Was Your Introduction to the Concept of "Gay"? 34:05 When Was Your First Crush? 54:33 When Was Your First Gay "Media" Experience? 1:08:04 The Underwear Aisle 1:12:30 The Sims 1:13:14 Final Thoughts and Takeaways This linktree has links to all our content and socials, including Twitter, Twitch, Mastodon, and Discord! https://linktr.ee/pridempire Check out our other podcast, Under Queer Review! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/under-queer-review/id1664534589 Logo Credit: Jackie Vandewater | vandewater.studio | @jakquillime | https://twitch.tv/jackie_the_bananas Intro and Outro Music: "Funky Chunk" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/