spool

Don'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 course Hunter Schafer as

It's time to address the issues. First, the Slayyyter controversy happening in our comment section that erases our lived experience (shout out to Webster Hall, February 2020). Next, we dive into the d

Sam 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 innocent, two new albums fr

Well, we've watched all the Best Picture nominees and now it's time to put our critic hats on and discuss! We ponder everything from why daddy themes are so big this year to whether or not Shakespeare

George reports back from his week in London, Sam is rubbing shoulders with huge celebs in Los Angeles, the New Yorker published an article, Peter Thiel said something at an event, we still have not se

Happy Saturday you pathetic little piggies. Today we're here to dom you with our discussion of the new Alexander Skarsgård leather romcom Pillion in a (mostly) spoiler free discussion. Then we do a ch

We contemplate the teachings of Ann Lee, debrief George's amazing month in sunny Los Angeles, and make some sweeping generalizations about mental illness, filmmaking, and global politics.

Today we're both coming at you live from LA to talk about all the issues of 2026. From which celebrities will have a good sense of humor at the Golden Globes, to the new Robyn, to creating a new lexic

Today we check in on the two most depraved institutions in the world: Major League Hockey and the Catholic Church. Happy HOLIDAYS!

As the year creeps towards its final days we thought we'd get our last gasps of cultural critique out. We discuss Pluribus and address the cranky lesbian inside both of us. Next we talk about the film

We (almost) made it to Thanksgiving and to celebrate, we're having a feast...of ideas. Yum! We talk everything from Pluribus, to The Pitt, to the most kink-positive scandal this side of New York Magaz

Thanksgiving prep. Bright colors in winter. The real crisis on college campuses. The current narrative with FKA twigs. The enduring relevance of Ancient Greek texts. Rosalia's multilingual graduate th

What's the deal with Vegas? If you're like us, you've often asked yourself this incredibly prescient question. In today's episode, we finally provide the answer as we discuss our recent visit and unpa

A woman gags us in Portland. A man at the Folsom Street Fair refuses to commit to the bit. Sam asks timely question about eco-terrorism. Paul Thomas Anderson does it again. We contemplate a band calle

This week we're once again going cultural critic mode. We talk the new Dakota Johnson vehicle Splitsville and wonder whether or not a boy movie can be valid in the year 2025. Then we act much younger

George joins an unlikely standom, Sam stands up for a diminutive diva, and Sombr went to LaGuardia. We put our Poptimist Hats on to discuss this year's VMA performances... and let's just say they star

Well, folks, we're back from the first half of tour and ready to discuss all the culture we've missed. We talk the shit-filled finale of And Just Like That, the new album Black Star by Amaarae, and th

We're sleepy, sick, and tired, but we MUST POD! Recorded last week as we were recovering from our electric performances in Chicago (Ring the Renee Zellweger and Catherine Zeta-Jones Alarm), we discuss

Today we're coming at you in a mood so rancid that it could be seen as a danger to society. But we push through to discuss the new Superman movie and get to the bottom of what it says about US Foreign

We break our silence about which things we like and which things we don't. Plus: Love Island is a lie. The short story is back. We are uninspired by the offerings at our nation's multiplexes. Dua Lipa

When we heard THE Madame Web was in a new movie with Captain America and the Mandalorian that's all about dating in New York City, we knew we had to do a movie club about it. Is it good? Is it bad? Ei

Sam got married and George thinks Cuomo is going to win the primary. NO SPOILERS... he hasn't seen the results yet. Plus: the status of New York Pride, Materialists, Lorde, Haim, Erika de Casier, The

Summer's almost here and we're wasting NO time in getting into the vacation spirit. George recaps Italy and going Cali sober. Sam recaps Palm Springs and gay trip dynamics. Both struggle with what our

Sam develops a new prejudice, and George receives devastating professional news. Plus: Are gay guys still going Regina George mode? Is Hozier the biggest musical act in the country? And which punk ico

I've heard of straight culture... but lesbian culture?! That's the question we ask in our first ever LesbioLab: Live. And then we sit our asses down and listen. Unless we think of something hilarious

What if a podcast hosted by two gay guys discussed things happening in media, politics, and more? Would it be illegal if they talked about Michelle Obama or Suzie Toot or even Mike White? I hope not,

George's final show before his special taping is tonight at Joe's Pub, and you can get discounted last-minute tickets with the code GEORGE20 at https://publictheater.org/productions/joes-pub/2024/g/ge

Well folks, we're back with another world famous Patreon ep. We talk about pop stars' relationship to drag queens, what the weather will soon do to our bodies, and check in on the film and even TV ind

It's awards season and as cultural critics aka gay guys who have seen 9 out of 10 Best Picture noms, it's our job to discuss all things film. Which movies are good? Which movies are bad? And where do

(START AT 24:02 IF YOU DON'T WANT TO HEAR US FREAK OUT ABOUT THE STATE OF THE WORLD.) It's a lazy Saturday at StraightioLab HQ, and we are feeling both loose and completely hopeless! But as they say,

Cheers, girls! For this ep, we're having one drink and talking about every topic under the sun. Things like movies (yay!), politics (boo!), and even the vibes in New York (????). So pour yourself one

Happy New Year! Or is it? We catch up on our holiday adventures and prepare for the horrors that lie ahead. Plus: Why can't there be a TV show about two normal girls getting dinner?

This week we're celebrating the holidays with a very special call-in episode! We take questions about the state of optimism, the pros and cons of being married to Santa, how comfortable we are with no

Merry Christmas???? We'll be the judge of that. Today we're talking various holiday parties, the year in film, and even a new game that is sweeping the nation called How Do You Pee? Play it with your

Toto, I have a feeling we're not debating New York vs. LA anymore... today we finally cash in on Wicked Fever by going back to where it all began. Topics include: The three types of gay guys, Liza Min

Finally we're safe in our paywalled bubble and we can freely speak on how to save the United States government. It literally isn't even that hard. Plus we talk the Martha Stewart doc, Joker 2, and hol

Our electric Bell House show from a few weeks ago is now available for at home consumption! We talk our Chase event, our big bear night out at MegaWoof, and we talk with Str8ioLab All Stars Chris Murp

Anora... Lady Gaga... Norma Desmond... the global pop star Skye Riley from the film Smile 2... Nelly from the new season of Great British Bake Off... Sky Ferreira... Amelia Earhart... These are just

What if Hollywood beauty standards...were bad? This week we're discussing this and other such complex questions presented in The Substance. From incredible performances to really on-the-nose imagery,

We are in the best moods of our lives as we finally spill all the tea on George's big day. Plus: aging, boundaries, crazy hoe disorder, and Zadie Smith. What more could you possibly ask for!

Kamala is brat, but are we? It's hard to tell. This week we're discussing the act of discussing the DNC and whether there's any intelligent way to approach it (hint: there's not). Plus, we unpack the

Seasons of Love... or one thousand doves? Last month Sam confessed he almost hit play on Rent on a flight, and then a grassroots movement started. By popular demand, we finally watched the 2005 film a

Well glamour girls, we're a little late but ready to present you with a juicy check-in for the ages. From George's experience on set to Sam's Los Angeles specific run-ins, this episode has it all. Plu

You voted, we listened, and we prepared to record a StraightioLab Movie Club episode for the surprise-hit indie horror film Longlegs, starring the girl from It Follows, Nicholas Cage, and Miranda's ex

Everyone talks about The Song of the Summer but what about all the other things? In today's ep we're picking everything from The Looming Presence of the Summer to The Meat of the Summer to heck even T

We're halfway through Pride and let's just say it's WEIGHING on us. Luckily we have a lot to catch up on, including exclusive backstage gossip from the Las Culturistas Culture Awards, major life updat

We're late and radically forgiving ourselves for it! We're talking about being flops on the red carpet not worthy of being photographed, the failing movie industry, and whether or not Charli XCX has e

Discussed within: Satanic rituals, workplace sexual harassment, Anne Hathaway, expired deli meat, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, writing vs. editing, and of course... the FEAR OF MISSING OUT! (a t

Back in December we claimed that this would be the year of the MMF threesome. Now with the release of Challengers, the prophecy is coming frighteningly true. We dive into this movie that’s mainly abou

What if a war... was just vibes? That is the question posed in Alex Garland's latest film, Civil War, starring dream StraightioLab guest Kirsten Dunst, the guy from Narcos, and the girl from Priscilla