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You know it, you love it, you can't live without it - it's our third annual LISTENER MAILBAG EPISODE! We had some *great* questions this year, including how to recognize the subtle differences between aesthetic attraction, sexual attraction, and being attracted "to the person," and an epic four-part question about polyamory. Plus, we tackle that tale as old as time itself: why does EVERY queer woman on dating apps want to go on a fu@#ing hike?!? 'Tis the season to hunker down under some blankets and say goodbye to this weird AF year with us, Coming Out Pod style!

Looking for some lighthearted queer content to pump into your eyes and ears during our brief hiatus? Check out our ever-evolving queer media list at comingoutpod.com/media! We'll also be posting outtakes from episodes past on our Patreon at patreon.com/comingoutpod.

It's deeply embarrassing for a queer podcast to go 3+ years without featuring the founder of an animal rescue, but that all ends TODAY! Natalie Garcia lost her dog Maggie Mae in an unthinkable accident, but the tragedy inspired her to create MaeDay Rescue. Eleven years later, MaeDay is one of the most popular rescues in Los Angeles - in fact, it's where Nicole got Dobby! Eventually we manage to pull ourselves away from talking about dogs long enough to dig into Natalie's coming out story, which begins at the tender age of fourteen. Natalie discusses being part of her high school's "popular straight girls group," and how coming out set her off on a different path from those friends. She also shares the VERY dramatic story of reconnecting with her high school girlfriend years later, and the time she and her date found out they were actually related. All this, plus auditory cameos from *several* pets!

Follow Natalie on Instagram at @nataliewould, and follow MaeDay Rescue everywhere at @maedayrescue. Also check out @maedayoutpost, and maedayrescue.com!

In the Before Times of Yore, podcaster/producer/comic Spencer Blair chats about his mostly-improvised hosting set at Strip Joker.

We discuss his improv background, how he got into hosting/producing shows all over Chicago, the internal dynamics of Strip Joker, and being terrifyingly confident onstage, all before we dive into the set.

Spencer can be found on the podcasts 'Desks & Dayjobs' as well as 'Please Make This', and is currently a co-producer of Strip Joker.

 

Timestamps:

 

01:00 – Hosting Set @ Strip Joker

• Mentions of Martin Felshman, Rachel Relman, ‘A Dog’s Journey’, Lexipro

10:36 – “When did you realize comedy was a thing you could do?”

• Mentions of Comedy Sportz, Imposter Syndrome

12:33 – “Maybe you should stop trying so hard”

• Mentions of Scott Duff, Le Aboav

14:03 – The Funny Friend

15:05 – “I went to a small, Christian university”

• Mentions of Orange County, Improv Groups; Improvcivable, Improv Shmimprov, Disney Cruises, The Walt Disney Corporation

17:30 – “Doing the Chicago thing”

• Mentions of iO, Second City

18:41 – “I’ve never consistently mic’ed”

• Mentions of Hobart Thompson, The Chill As Fuck Show, Droday, Dewayne Perkins, Michelle Wolfe, Brooklyn Nine-Nine

21:25 – Stand-Up vs. Improv

• Mentions of The Improvised Shakespeare Company, Second City

23:10 –The Chill As Fuck Show and Strip Joker

• Mentions of Brittany Meyer, Le Aboav, Strip Joker Deluxe, Scott Duff, Uptown Underground, That Dude Jeff, Sunny Grissom

27:57 – “The trick is being terrifyingly confident onstage”

29:09 – “The Scientific Method, but applied to humor”

• Mentions of Samantha Berkman, Kink-Shaming

30:54 – Getting into the Set

30:55 – Ad Libs

31:22 – “Are you as horny as I am?”

• Mentions of Body Positivity, Sex Positivity

32:10 – “I don’t write comedy down”

• Mentions of Tad Walters, Kirkwood

34:00 – “Everybody’s gay dad”

34:58 – Seasonal Depression

• Mentions of Lexapro, SSRI, Edging

38:29 – “A hot guy and his boyfriend”

40:37 – Coming Down from Lexapro

• Mention of Grindr, Christmas

43:18 – Gay Dating Apps

44:00 – Crying at a Movie Poster

• Mention of Johnny Rockets, ‘Homeward Bound’

48:30 – Losing the Audience

50:10 – The Oppressor in the Safe Space

52:16 – “Two white guys unpacking it on a podcast”

• Mention of Casey Larwood

521:54 – Self Awareness

53:23 – Spencer Shaved His Legs

54:27 – Wrapping It Up

57:25 – “I’m definitely more comfortable with queer comedy”

59:40 – Advice for Aspiring Comedians

1:00:25 – “The reason we do open mics is to see, meet, and network with people”

1:02:49 – Asshole with Great Jokes < Cool Person with Mediocre Jokes

• Mention of Marilee, Tina Fey, 30 Rock, Richard Pryor, ‘The Marvelous Ms. Maisel’

1:05:25 – Where Can We Find You?

• Podcast: ‘Please Make This’

• Podcast: ‘Desks And Dayjobs’

• Monthly Live Show: Strip Joker

• Grindr, Scruff, Growler: S.B.

• Hashtag: #thatloudbottom

• Twitter: @SpencerDBlair

• Instagram: @spencerdblair

1:08:14 – Final Words and Pandering

It’s the Gay Agenda! Hilarious, irreverent, and only the queerest of the queer. You will adore this duo, especially after you find out their day jobs. They are men of service and men of love. 

Scroll down to the below link for web extras including: Downloads of the show performances, a photo gallery, and the 'prequel' to this episode that covers The Gay Agenda's work with queer youth.

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