StraightioLab
by Big Money Players Network and iHeartPodcasts
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"Wanting To Be Challenged" w/ Wils Pelton
"Wanting To Be Challenged" w/ Wils Pelton
About this podcast
StraightioLab is an intellectual podcast where smart comedians George Civeris and Sam Taggart unpack the rich, multi-colored tapestry of straight culture. In each episode, George and Sam are joined by a guest to hold a MIRROR to society and finally get to the BOTTOM of mysterious and perverse topics such as college fraternities, gender reveal parties, the military, themed restaurants, and the concept of "the holidays." Scared? Good.
Episodes
The newest 50 of 356 episodes
- "Wanting To Be Challenged" w/ Wils Pelton · 1 h 12 min · Season 6 Episode 62Wils Pelton dives into the psychosis that is wanting to be challenged by a romantic partner. SEE GEORGE ON TOUR: linktree.com/georgeciveris WATCH GEORGE'S SPECIAL ON AMAZON…
- "Sexual Repression" w/ Adam Conover · 1 h 4 min · Season 6 Episode 61Adam Conover talks to us about getting fake-divorced and being a sexually liberated man! His new special BIG DIVORCE ENERGY is now out on YouTube. SEE GEORGE ON TOUR…
- Patreon Preview: You Can See Everything · 17 minWhy would we ever deceive you? For two extra eps/month, subsrcibe at patreon.com/straightiolab. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- "Spitting" w/ Murray Hill · 1 h 11 min · Season 6 Episode 60We teach living legend Murray Hill a thing or two about gay guys. Buy Murray's brand new memoir SHOWBIZ! at your local bookstore! SEE GEORGE ON TOUR: linktree.com/georgeciveris…
- "Sweet Caroline" w/ Lindsey Weber · 1 h 11 min · Season 6 Episode 59Who Weekly's Lindsey Weber dives into the straight rallying cry that is "Sweet Caroline." Buy Lindsey Weber and Bobby Finger's new book "I Want to Be Famous: When Everybody and…
- Patreon Preview: Cultural Decline Edition · 45 minCulture is in an absolute free fall, and we're the only ones who can see it. In this ep, we talk about Shane Gillis's SNL open mic monologue, the New York Times Magazine article…
- "Pajamas & Comfy Clothes" w/ Rose Dommu · 1 h 13 min · Season 6 Episode 58Rose Dommu breaks down why straight people LOVE to rock Cookie Monster flannel pajama bottoms. Buy Rose's debut novel BEST WOMAN at your local bookstore and listen to her podcast…
- Straightio Rewind: "Maps" w/ Emmy Blotnick (Feb. 21, 2023) · 1 h 6 minOnce a month, we're re-releasing a classic StraightioLab episode from the vault. Learn the lore that built the legendary podcast the government cannot shut down. Our hilarious…
- "The Boyfriend Chair at Aritzia" w/ Ru Anderson · 1 h 21 min · Season 6 Episode 57Ru Anderson joins us to discuss the only safe space for boyfriends in their girlfriends' favorite stores. SEE GEORGE ON TOUR: linktree.com/georgeciveris WATCH GEORGE'S SPECIAL ON…
- "Talking About Something You Almost Did" w/ Hollywood Handbook · 1 h 17 min · Season 6 Episode 56We welcome our dear friends Hayes Davenport & Sean Clements, hosts of Hollywood Handbook, to the iHeart family. SEE GEORGE ON TOUR: linktree.com/georgeciveris WATCH GEORGE'S…
- "Watches" w/ Zainab Johnson · 1 h 4 min · Season 6 Episode 55Bicoastal legend Zainab Johnson joins us to talk about watches and if there's anybody out there who actually respects the concept of time. SEE SAM ON TOUR…
- Patreon Preview: End Of The World Edition · 6 minToday we're classically cranky after mainlining the news and we're NOT afraid to talk about it. Plus, George's niece has a premonition, Sam has a rough re-entry into the normal…
- Call-In Ep w/ George and Sam · 1 h 7 min · Season 6 Episode 54We take your calls about moral dilemmas, life changes, gay books, and what's happening with the word "chic." SEE SAM ON TOUR: linktree.com/samtaggart SEE GEORGE ON TOUR…
- Special Bonus Episode! w/ George & Sam · 40 minGeorge and Sam deliver a few very special announcements DIRECTLY to their community! Please go see George on tour across the nation and Sam in LA & NYC as he tapes his special!…
- "Dressing Gay" w/ Sandy Honig · 1 h 35 min · Season 6 Episode 53Sandy Honig returns to the show to talk about why everybody dresses gay now, what's going on in the world of telepathy, her two new short films, and why Jesus REALLY returned…
- "Veneers" w/ Marley Gotterer · 1 h 5 min · Season 6 Episode 52The incomparable Marley Gotterer talks immigrating to America from her home planet, teaching the art of drag to queer teens, and why veneers are super scary! SEE SAM ON TOUR…
- Patreon Preview: Notes on Camp Miasma · 5 minGeorge makes a shocking confession about a recent buzzy album, Sam gives a behind-the-curtain (literally!) update on his upcoming special taping, and we go deep on the new Jane…
- Call-In Ep w/ George and Sam · 1 h 20 min · Season 6 Episode 51You called, we answered! We cover everything in this ep from what queer media to show your recently out sibling, how to deal with a new gay guy in your friend group who reads you…
- "Anger" w/ Honey Pluton & Spike Einbinder · 1 h 18 min · Season 6 Episode 50Globally touring comedians and award-winning medical professionals Honey Pluton and Spike Einbinder join us in the lab to theorize about mental illness, Lyme disease…
- "Adam Sandler Movies" w/ Mary Beth Barone · 1 h 15 min · Season 6 Episode 49Our dear friend Mary Beth Barone returns for her third appearance in the lab to celebrate the release of her already critically beloved Netflix special GALAXY BRAIN! We discuss…
- StraightioLab Rewind: "Straight Lines" w/ Martine · 1 h 9 minOnce a month, we're re-releasing a classic StraightioLab episode from the vault. Learn the lore that built the legendary podcast the government cannot shut down. See…
- StraightioLab Book Club 2: Sex On Murder Island w/ Jo Firestone · 1 h 16 min · Season 6 Episode 48Today we have the second-ever installment of the StraightioLab Book Club with esteemed author Jo Firestone to discuss her new novel: Sex on Murder Island (not to be confused with…
- "The Concept of 'My Oasis'" w/ Alison Leiby · 1 h 6 min · Season 6 Episode 47Have you ever found yourself inside of a TJ Maxx searching for something. A lamp? A mug? A deeper meaning? Well then this ep with Alison Leiby, whose new book "I'm A Lot" is out…
- Patreon Preview: Confessions II · 3 minWe talk Madonna's comeback, the end of our favorite podcast, George's big retreat, and Sam's self-imposed birthday curse. For two extra episodes/month, subscribe at…
- "Southwest Airlines, Barn Coats, Cycling" w/ Sam & George · 1 h 24 min · Season 6 Episode 46For the second time in StraightioLab history, we discuss a topic chosen by a beloved listener. And this time it's a maybe-British listener named Harry, and it's also FOUR topics…
- "Birthdays at Barcades" w/ Hayden Johnson · 1 h 16 min · Season 6 Episode 45This week we're joined by the piss queen herself: Hayden Johsnon! We unpack the seedy underbelly of barcades and whether or not being LGBTQ disqualifies you from certain birthday…
- "Salsa Dancing Classes" w/ Bryan Safi · 60 min · Season 6 Episode 44This week we're joined by our new bicoastal friend Bryan Safi whose Off-Broadway solo show ARE YOU MAD AT ME? is opening this week! We explore such topics as: What would it be…
- "Tennis" w/ Christina Catherine Martinez · 1 h 20 min · Season 6 Episode 43Today we pull our old intellectual hats out of the closet to talk with art critic turned comedian turned clown Christina Catherine Martinez. We discuss the emotional state of Los…
- Patreon Preview: Disclosure Day, Olivia Rodrigo, Widow's Bay · 4 minToday on Patreon: Sam's Provincetown dispatch, Gary Shteyngart and Joyce Carol Oates' thoughts on social media, and an overdue culture catchup about Disclosure Day, the new…
- "Foo Fighters" w/ Yasi Salek · 1 h 27 min · Season 6 Episode 42Today we welcome podcasting royalty Yasi Salek to the lab to thank her for her recent contributions to the field of Madonna Studies, and to dish about a variety of provocative…
- “Flopping” w/ Nori Reed (GaytioLab) · 1 h 24 min · Season 6 Episode 41It's Pride month which means it's once again time for us to do an episode of GaytioLab, the podcast where we unpack an element of gay culture. And joining us this year is the one…
- StraightioLab Rewind: "Umbrellas" w/ Celeste Yim (GaytioLab) (June 11, 2024) · 1 h 25 minOnce a month, we're re-releasing a classic StraightioLab episode from the vault. Learn the lore that built the legendary podcast the government cannot shut down. See…
- "Monogamy" w/ Rostam · 1 h 19 min · Season 6 Episode 40Today we interrogate the one and only Rostam about his long and varied career as an acclaimed musician, producer, Haim collaborator, and bicoastal gay guy. Topics include…
- Things of Summer · 1 h 13 min · Season 6 Episode 39It's time to predict everything that will be trending this summer! We predict the food of the summer, the treat of the summer, the word of the summer, the fake debate of the…
- Patreon Preview: Orna Chat · 5 minWe weigh in on the new season of Couples Therapy, finally get into a summer mood, and express a variety of provocative opinions! For two extra episodes/month, join us at…
- "Couples Having Separate Hobbies" w/ Caleb Hearon · 1 h 23 min · Season 6 Episode 38"Can Richard join?" "Is it okay if Jared comes?" Those are two examples of things gay people in relationships might say. Our dear friend Caleb Hearon returns to the lab to chat…
- Call-In Ep w/ George and Sam · 1 h 7 min · Season 6 Episode 37Are bone-in wings gay or straight? What is it about urban planning that calls to gay guys? Who are our "Demi Lovatos?" And which family from Modern Family would adopt which Haim…
- Straightio Rewind: "Prolonged Divorce" w/ Torrey Peters (April 29, 2025) · 1 h 12 minOnce a month, we're re-releasing a classic StraightioLab episode from the vault. Today we're celebrating Torrey Peters, who was just named a Pulitzer Prize finalist for her book…
- "Alien Abductions" w/ Jake Cornell · 1 h 17 min · Season 6 Episode 36Just when you thought you could rest easy, we have our dear friend Jake Cornell on the podcast for one of our most tense eps in recent history. We debate everything from the…
- "Jason Bourne-ing" w/ Bobby Finger · 1 h 10 min · Season 6 Episode 35Is it gay or straight to bonk your head and then forget who you are? It's a phemomenon known as "Jason Bourne-ing," and today we're joined by "Who? Weekly" co-host and author…
- Patreon Preview: Mother Mary · 3 minDon't call me Gaga... call me Mary! Today we're breaking down the new A24 pop star ghost story/filmed play Mother Mary starring Ann Hathaway, Michaela Coel, FKA twigs, and of…
- Straight Culture Gabfest: Madonna, The Comeback, and is Geese a psyop? · 1 h 11 min · Season 6 Episode 34Today we're going Patreon Mode on main with an all-new Straight Culture Gabfest, wherein we talk about three juicy things happening in pop culture. On the docket this week…
- Straightio Rewind: "Victoria's Secret" w/ Mitra Jouhari (3/23/21) · 1 h 11 min · Season 1 Episode 53Well let's just say that if you love to LAUGH, you've come to the right place, because this week our truly delightful guest Mitra Jouhari gives us a case of the GIGGLES! And…
- Call-In Ep w/ George and Sam · 1 h 8 min · Season 6 Episode 33We're taking your calls once again and answering all of your inquiries. Like, are bears and balds over? Is a birthday party for a pet gay? What do you do if you like comedians…
- "Fender Benders" w/ Amy Zimmer · 1 h 10 min · Season 6 Episode 32One of our all-time faves Amy Zimmer is back in the lab this week to chat about her dramatic turn in the new (and Richard Brody approved!) film Blue Heron! Amy walks us through…
- "Drake" w/ Jay Jurden · 1 h 19 min · Season 6 Episode 31This week we have Jay Jurden back on the podcast to tackle one of the largest looming musicans in the straight male sphere: Drake. That's right we discuss why everything he does…
- Patreon Preview: Sexistential · 5 minSam contemplates going on Survivor, George complains about these damn lines everywhere, FKA twigs finally gets some respect, some people remain young forever, Lindy West is…
- "Men's Red Carpet Grooming" w/ Anania · 1 h 3 min · Season 6 Episode 30Today we welcome fellow expert in the calling-things-gay-or-straight space Anania to the pod to talk all about this crazy world we call entertainment. We unpack her role in the…
- Jeremy O. Harris Returns · 1 h 14 min · Season 6 Episode 29Our dear friend Jeremy O. Harris returns to chat about his new film Erupcja starring friend of the pod Charli XCX, what he said to Sam Altman at the Vanity Fair Oscar party…
- Straightio Rewind: "Homoeroticism" w/ Sabrina Wu (1/17/23) · 1 h 12 minOnce a month, we're re-releasing a classic StraightioLab episode from the vault. Learn the lore that built the legendary podcast the government cannot shut down. See…
