Thworp! A Podcast for Big Fans: Recent Episodes
Jake Leizear
Your one-stop podcast for EVERYTHING you're a big fan of. Listen to comedians Michael Furr and Jake Leizear go over movies, TV, music, and much more...as long as its gay!
Are you game for a show? Are you screaming at your TV on the daily? Then we got an episode for you! Fresh off of being Schniedered on Jeopardy, the host of Pop Off, the brain behind Buzzer Blog, and Baltimore local Cory Anotado (@pacdude) comes by the podcast to let us know all about his time on America's favorite game show: Jeopardy!
Get your deck ready, cause Thworp is taking its first deep dive into all things Magic the Gathering! For the biggest trading card game in the world, we needed the biggest fan in the world, so we've brought on Salt Lake City's very own, comedian, improviser, and film roaster, Craig Sorensen (@kcraigsorensen). Don't forget to drop us a review, tell a friend, be yourself, and have fun!
That's right, things are getting legendary this week on Thworp, because there's a whole new Pokemon game to get into! Jake and Michael have spent all weekend in Hisui, and we've been absolutely loving it, so we pack up our Apricorns, hop on our Wrydeer, and hit the road!
Oh, y'all wanted a twist, eh? Well, luckily, Drag Race Season 14 has a whole bunch for you! From multiple balls to returning queens to chocolate bars, there's a lot to fan out about, and who better to do that with then Jake and Michael! And remember: this is a Kornbread stan podcast.
It's your friendly neighborhood podcasters with a brand new episode! From web swinging to wall crawling, it's a Spider-Man celebration this week on Thworp, and we had to get the right man for the job (before he leaves Baltimore): improv artist, theater artist, nubile friend, and Marvel superfan, Devin McKay!
The boys are back in town! We're back for Season 2 of the podcast, and we've got a lot to catch up on. From movies and tv, to video games and so much more, Jake and Michael go over all they've been up to over their mini-break. Spiritfarer, And Just Like That, Pokemon, and most importantly: drag. So much drag. We do a lightning style update on Drag Race UK Season 3, Canada's Drag Race Season 2, Queens of the Universe, Dragula Season 4, and the upcoming Drag Race Season 14. And we only took three months off, oof. We're back, baby, and we can't wait to be in your ears all year! Thanks to Otis McDonald for our new theme, With You I Rock.
It's Lil Nas X's world, we're all just living in it. And what happy citizens of Montero we are! Jake and Michael get into the new album, as well as the Nicki Minaj testicular difficulties of it all surrounding the Met Gala and a surprisingly whelming Emmys night. Then, we Switch topics to talk about...well, the Switch! What we're playing now, what YOU should be playing, and how we feel about Nintendo's most versatile console as it gets ready to turn 5. Make sure to leave a review on iTunes!
Happy Thworpiversary one and all! That's right, we've made it a whole year and FIFTY episodes into this endeavor, and we could not be giddier about it. Come skip down Memory Lane with us as we go through our fan-favorite moments, episodes, and guests from the last 50 episodes, and dream big about what's to come. Plus, we get you all up to speed on movies, tv, video games, and so much more in this week's segment of In The Queues!
The lovers, the dreamers, and...the podcasters! That's right, there's fisting jokes a plenty on this week's episode, because we're talking Muppets. From our favorite felt friends to why exactly it's so hard to do Muppets now, we go all the way into the Jim Henson Company's world of wonder! Plus, a lot of the news is....bad, so we're gonna talk about the news that IS good, queer, and nerdy in In The Queues!
It's the most magical episode on Earth: it's the Disney episode!!! Classics, newbies, Disney princesses, and favorites, we get into everything House of Mouse. To do that, we grabbed performer, improviser, and host of Out of the Way Bra, Ivana! Also, Jake went to the beach, Michael went to New York, and there's a bear on cocaine.
Stunts, shenanigans, bufooneries, and weaponized BFAs abound, this season of All Stars has been GOOD. Jake and Michael sum up their mid-season thoughts on RuPaul's Drag Race All-Stars 6, from top to Jan. Plus, Loki's over, and we get into ALL the multiversal implications of that finale, so let's all fan out about some TV this week!
LGBTQ? Oh yeah, Let's Get Bands Together Quickly. We're doing music this week over at Thworp!, talking about bands, bandoms, why we stan bands, and what makes a band a Favorite Band. To do that, we brought on comedian, show runner, and Weezer uber fan, Alexa Sciuto (@alexastandup)!
As glad as we are to be back outside, outside is...hot. So we turned right back around and sat in front of the TV for Disney+'s new MCU show, Loki! Plus, a bit of Drag Race catch up, and an extra special cameo from a special guest!
That's right folks: the comedy club that Michael and Jake have been wistfully memorializing over the past 10 months of podcasting is finally re-opening! And with that comes making sure there's shows going on at it. Jake and Michael go all in on the ins-and-outs of producing, running, hosting, and setting up shows, providing a backstage view of everything that needs to get done before we can go be gay on stage for laughs. Plus, it's been a busy Pride, so we catch you up on everything you may have missed on In the Queues!
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It's time for a new episode of Thworp!, and the game? Oh, it's afoot! It's Detective Week on Thworp!, and to help us get to the bottom of it all, Jake and Michael have brought on their friend, comedian, tabletop game master, and Ren Fest aficionado Violet Gray!
It may be June, but that doesn't mean we can't be scared! It's another horror week here at Thworp, but we wanted the full academic gag of it all, so we grabbed friend of the pod and host of Fright School, Joe Fejeran (@jfejeran). In this summer of cicadas, vaccinations, and overarching themes of otherness in horror, only one thing is for sure: Michael still just loves Carrie (1976).
Happy Pride! Or is that Pryde, Kitty? We're kicking off June with a decidedly mutated episode here at Thworp!, because it's all about the X-Men! Jake and Michael celebrate the Hellfire Gala by discussing Marvel's own mutant supergroup that is like every group of gay friends: they showed up to fight, makeout, and turn looks. We couldn't do it alone, so we brought on RuPaul's Drag Race alum and queen of ALL nerds, Dax ExclamationPoint! Follow her at @Daxclamation and find all her info at https://linktr.ee/Daxclamation.
Incredible? No. Idealistic? No. It's INVINCIBLE! Jake and Michael talk about everyone's favorite new superhero cartoon, Amazon's Invincible, and all of the hyper-violent, Tom of Finland, teenage drama of it all. Plus, Halston, Dommy Mommies, and Jake went to the beach!
I suppose you're wondering what we're doing, hosting a fandom podcast like this. Well, this week, we're talking Liza Minelli! But not just that, our incredible guest Scott Gorenstein walks us through his viral Liza twitter account, @LiZaOutlives. It's viral, it's referential, but most importantly: it's Thworp!, baby!
It only took 12 years, but it finally happened: we have a new Pokemon Snap game! It's a joyous time for Pokemon fans, and Jake and Michael couldn't be more thrilled. To mark the occasion, we're talking Pokemon, and to help us level up, we brought our friend, writer at Delphox News and Artistic Director at Threshold Theater, Denzel Belin (@from_washington)!
Don't let the smooth taste or the fact that it's been almost 5 months fool ya, Season 13 is finally OVER! This was a finale jam-packed with looks, interviews, family moments, and lip syncs, so many that Michael and Jake couldn't go through it all alone. So we called in our favorite DC podcasters, Tom Hausman and Josh Hall of The Two Beer Queers, to go through it all! It's the crossover event of the month and you don't wanna miss it!
Kaij-who? Kaiju!!! With the fight of the century, Godzilla vs Kong, on streaming near you, Jake and Michael get big and talk kaijus, monsters, and every kinda thing that steps on cities. Also, we've got a Shang-Chi trailer, Jake's vaccinated, and Michael has been hacked to hell and back. Settle in, grab your popcorn, and come watch a big lizard fight a big monkey!
We swear this podcast is not brought to you by Disney Plus or HBO Max. But we just HAD to talk about everyone's favorite nanny fashionista, Fran Fine, finding a home on streaming! To get to the bottom of every hypernasal laugh, we grabbed our friend, the stellar mathematician, skincare expert, and Nanny uber-fan, Julian Sass (@scamander14). With all 6 seasons now streaming, let us be your guide from Flushings to Manhattan!
With a taste of your lips, we're on a ride...straight to the dark side of fandom. With the rise of toxic fans (again), Michael and Jake take some time to discuss what makes a fan toxic, what flavors of toxic are most common, and most importantly: what new movie trailers came out in our segment In The Queues. After the episode, go sign up for previous guest Kristen McKenzie's Intro to Improv online class at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/intro-to-improv-4-week-class-tickets-147320424355?fbclid=IwAR0usYdXiYJ3LOclZKhUT3XmTOagN6587daom37NQdq1D1pDW6usVgCstZc
Don't let the haters get to you. That is, unless it's Jake and Michael. From movies and TV, to video games and so much more, we're here to hateon it. Make sure to tell your friends all about us (@thworppodcast)
Spring is here, vaccines are on the horizon, and Falcon and the Winter Soldier is OUT! To take on the most epic bromance in the MCU, Jake and Michael recruit Laughfinder's very own Bryan Preston! From WandaVision wrap-ups to disc golf, you don't wanna miss this one.
Release the beast: pandemini! It's been a year of panorama, and Michael and Jake are doing what they do best: talk about things they're big fans of. From Raya and The Last Dragon to Drag Race UK and so much more, as long as it's gay (and these things are! Well, kinda, we have thoughts). So sit ding dang down and come explore all of the best that Drag Race UK Season 2 has to offer. Litchrally the best podcast out there, right?
Do you believe in magic? Well, you don't gotta, because we do! Michael and Jake take you all through Hogwarts to discuss spells, patronuses, Legos, and murder, with the help of our special guest: comedian, performer, and dog owner extraordinaire Jena Frick (@yenafrick)! Spring is in the air, but so is laughter, magic, and navigating fandom while also supporting trans people/not supporting transphobes. This one's got it all!
Long ago, the four nations lived in harmony. Then there was a whole pandemic and this podcast was born! From Momo to Vatu, Jake and Michael take a deep dive into the Avatar: The Last Airbender universe in honor of the new Avatar Studio news!
Also on this episode: Jake's moving, so is Drag Race, people are mad over gender to the point of dying for it, and there's new Pokemon games!!!
Daft Punk's done, Kandy's still on, and it's been Agatha All Along! It's been a busy week both in and out of The Hex, so Jake and Michael are here to get you all caught up. We tune into Symone's Drag Race to catch u on the longest season ever, and then we switch on over to WandaVision to envision how this show could possibly be any better. Take a shot every time Jake says "Exactly" and Michael gets Director Hayward's name wrong, and you're in for a good old time!
The hardest thing in the world is to live in it. The second hardest thing is to podcast in it. But Jake and Michael are up to the task, with a little help from our friend, Rasheed Green! We talk all about Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, why it was THE show of the late 90's, and what about it remains special to this day. Rasheed, Michael, and Jake are also on a live reading of Buffy, on February 21st and February 28th at 8pm est on highwireimprov.com, so make sure to see them there!
Mmmm, podcasts. Michael and Jake head over to Springfield (with a brief detour to New New York) to talk all about The Simpsons with our friend, author, and performer Christiana Kelley! D'oh-n't miss this episode, as we talk about why the show has left such a legacy all these years later, and deep dive into all of our favorite characters, jokes, and iconic quotes. And once you're done, make sure to check out Christiana's book, "How Will I Know When I'm A Unicorn", available on Amazon and Barnes & Nobles!
It's a snow day! Which, as a pair of grown men, means little to nothing to Jake and Michael! But, it DOES mean we have time to catch up on Drag Race Season 13 episodes 4 and 5. Will Kahmora be ready on time? Will LaLa make an outfit that's actually clothing? Will someone literally hit someone else? We'll see! Also, in honor of the bag ball, Michael and Jake do a Big Fans Top Ten on their FAVORITE ball looks ever!
They ARE an unusual couple! After a year off due to...well, you know, the MCU is back in action with WandaVision, and Jake and Michael are obsessed! The mystery! The references! The Kathryn Hahn! It's the talk of the town, so we had to talk about it. We also brought in our good friend, fellow comedian and improviser Scott Seiss (@scottseiss) to help us assemble everything (SPOILERS AND ALL) in the MCU into one podcast episode.
Brendan Fraser is a whale who survived conversion therapy but was still eaten by Armie Hammer while getting a critical work visa to Auckland! Or something like that. All we really know is that Kahmora's still working on her makeup. Jake and Michael go through all the news you may have missed while watching the other news in our section In The Queues, and then we check in with our favorite Pork Chops from the Loading Dock with Episode 3 of Season 13 of Drag Race!
YOU get a lipsync, and YOU get a lipsync, and YOU get a lipsync! Seriously, the whole premiere episode is just lipsyncs. Jake and Michael go over episodes One and Two of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 13, because it's our God-given duty to talk about Symone. Also, there was a coup, so we talk about that too! This is a podcast with priorities, after all.
Think talking about Wonder Woman was something left in 2020? Think again! Jake and Michael dive back in to get all their final thoughts out on everyone's favorite (or used to be favorite) soldier of truth's 1984 adventures. But we couldn't do it alone, so we brought Baltimore comedian Morgan Julian (@ItsMoJules) to help us go through ALL the DCEU. From Batman the Animated Series to alternate universes to Harley Quinn, it's a Thworp: A Podcast for Big Fans episode you absolutely cannot miss!
It looks like we made it! Happy New Years from Thworp, where we do an extra large Big Fans Top TWENTY and run down our favorite moments from 2020. From recreational drugs to video games to kids falling into pools, it's been...a year. We're just glad it's over!
Putting the ha in holiday, Michael and Jake are going down the list of all their favorite holiday memories, movies, and traditions. Jake screams a bit about Christmas mermen ornaments, Michael's never seen Elf, it's truly the most wonderful time of the year. Plus, on In The Queues, Eddie Izzard, Peppermint, Star-Lord, and the winner of Slag Wars Season 1. Happy holidays to you and yours!
Thursday is supposed to be a day of rest, but not for us! Jake and Michael talk about the reality TV show du jour, Slag Wars, the competition to find the next Cock Destroyer. From Foreplay Challenges to Double Penetration Elimination, this is the only reality show hosted by a porn site to do it all. Plus, we go back to our roots, and give our first takes on the upcoming season of Drag Race (Jake's ready standy Kandy, and Michael's just glad to have something to look forward to in these last few months of quarantine fingers crossed)
Let's get political, litical! Jake and Michael sit down with Baltimore comedy alumni, journalist, and political advocate Kiki Andersen, and talk all about her time doing standup, sketch and improv, observing polls in Georgia, and the on-the-ground realities of the 2020 election. Plus, improv lip sync battles. You know, the usual around these parts. Make sure to follow Kiki at @kellyamedia on Twitter and her website https://www.kikiandersen.com/.
This week, we've got TWO segments for the price of one! From Elliot Page to Aimee Stephens, we get you up to date on all the LGBTQ news you may have missed over the holiday weekend with In The Queues. Then, Michael shows Jake one of his favorite movies in our new segment, What, You Haven't Seen This? This episode's got more poisoned enemas than you can shake a stick at, so give it a listen!
Get your bacon pancakes ready, cause Jake and Michael are going straight over to Ooo to talk about the new Adventure Time special, Obsidian (with a minor detour in X-Men rambling land, because of course). Marceline and Princess Bubblegum have the romantic adventure of a lifetime, and we want to savour every single gay moment, so you know what time it is? Thworp Time!
Hi, hello, welcome to our home! Michael and Jake have their very first special guests, Geoff Taylor and Kristen McKenzie of HighWire Improv. We go down the rabbit hole of putting on digital improv shows, Buffy, "Yes and", and peak shows that were taken from us far too soon. Make sure to check out highwireimprov.com to learn all about this incredible organization!
Whelp, that's been the longest week of our lives. Let's talk about it! Live from the Four Seasons Total Landscaping parking lot, we talk all about Stacey Abrams, Sarah McBride, election ennui, and how oh geez is that a light at the end of the tunnel? It's been so long...
Looking for some escapism this election week from hell? Tune in to hear Michael and Jake talk about what they know best: superheroes! From how gender and sexuality play into your favorite superheroes to just how bad the InHumans was, we've got enough to say to be the Kryptonite to your awful week.
It's a monstrously good time, as Michael and Jake talk your ears off all about, you guessed it, monsters! From the drag super kind to the classic B-movies of lore, monsters are gay af, and we're getting into it! It's a night full of mon-stars (Space Jam references not included).
Tis the season to get hyped up on sugar, talk about your favorite Halloween memories, nostalgize over costumes past, and geek out over all our favorite final girls and the slashers who make them champions!
After a brief sick day, the boys are back in town! Yes and they missed you too! Yes and they have one of their favorite things to talk about: improv comedy! Yes and you will get to hear all about their favorite improv moments, improv theaters and digital opportunities, and improv hot takes. Yes and are you getting this bit yet?
Michael's taking a sick day, so we'll be back next week to talk about whatever the hell we talk about on this show. Sailor Moon? Victorian-era fashion? Fettuccini recipes? Eh, we'll remember next week.
Yeah, Michael and Jake are funny, but did you know they're PROFESSIONALLY funny? Your cohosts talk all about what it's like to be a comedian, a comedian in quarantine, and a gay comedian in quarantine, with special shout outs to all our favorite LGBTQ funny people.
You know what they say: what happens in Vegas...gets turned into an over-produced reality TV show for VH1! Your boys talk about Drag Race Vegas Revue, because Derrick Berry just owns us this year, and even get into the most tertiary of the 2020 Drag Race-iverse with a quick jump into AJ & The Queen. Cause yeah, that was this year. Then, on Big Fans Top Ten, we pick our top ten non-winners, because Losing is The New Winning!
God, when it rains in 2020, it just pours...acid lava into all your orifices for hours on end, huh. Michael and Jake talk about all the losses we've had as queer nerds this year, but bring it back around to the silver linings with a celebration of at least one win: a Canada's Drag Race win! Then, we introduce our newest segment, BIG FANS TOP TEN! We counted all our fingers, just for you <3
It's finally happened. Michael's officially made it to the big time. Bianca del Rio has followed him back on Twitter. It's all fame and fortune from here on out, folks.
The best RPGays you know are back, back, back again to talk all about All Stars Five and video games! From fungal zombies to jungle hotel rooms, this episode is just in TIME FOR DINNER!
Your favorite gay audio versions of Patrick and Spongebob (well...gayer) wrap up ALL their thoughts on the end of Season 12, including the better-then-expected digital finale, and also chatterbox a while about queer animation!
Your favorite cohosts wrap up their thoughts on Drag Race Season 12 AND Celebrity Drag Race! This one's for you, Wilhelmina Vivian Slater.
In the WORLD PREMIERE episode of THWORP, your hosts with...not the most, but something at least, Michael and Jake take you through their Drag Race thoughts, what THEY'RE fans of right now, and so much more. It's here, it's queer, it's in your ears, so let's get into it!