Have A Nice Gay: Recent Episodes
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A daily, minutes-long audio snack that’s like a motivational calendar, but gay. And a podcast.
By and for queer people for whom positivity doesn’t always come easy, we‘ll bring you a dose of happiness every day, like Monday Motivation, LGBT history, gaymes, or other super quick bites of something nice to make your life a little gayer.
From Gayish Media, i.e. the guys who bring you the award-nominated LGBT podcast Gayish.
On this bittersweet Thankful Thursday, we're saying goodbye. We're very thankful to all of you that have been part of this experience over the last year or so. Please remember to Have A Nice Gay every single day, and so long for now!
Happy New Year! This episode is a little explanation about what's been happening, and a Wednesday Game Day that didn't make it to the air on time. We'll be back to what passes for normal on January 10th!
It's Wednesday Game Day! We're looking at words Santa might approve of, and of course another puzzle for the week!
This rather lengthy LGTBQ doesn't come from a queer person, but rather is an amazing piece of allyship from someone trying to do right by us after really screwing it up 30 years ago. Have a listen.
On "This Gay In History" we're celebrating the first woman to win a Nobel Prize for literature!
For this Wednesday Game Day we're playing "Hey Wait, Is That For Real: Holiday Gift Edition" if you need gift ideas!
On today's "This Gay In History" we're talking about a literal victory for one trans woman in Venezuela.
It's another edition of "I See Queer People" and it is just in time for this holiday season.
On this episode we're talking about Canada getting tantalizingly close to passing a conversion therapy ban!
Sorry it's late, but enjoy this very-weird-sounding-because-we-were-together-in-the-same-room Thankful Thursday!
Remember when e-commerce was just commerce? Or when e-mail was just mail? On this Wednesday Game Day we're talking about all kinds of words you can add an "e" to.
It sounds kind of silly, and listing off things that make you happy has a strange way of making you happy! Here, we'll show you!
On today's "This Gay In History" we're remembering the birth of a neighborhood that's actually a city that we can only describe as "VERY gay".
It's the inaugural edition of "I See Queer People", our new segment where we look at positive representations of LGBTQIA+ characters in media. Enjoy! Let us know what you think!
It's time for a "This Gay In History", and we're celebrating the birthday of a very interesting gender nonconforming person from the American Civil War era.
It's Thankful Thursday on THANKSGIVING! It's tempting to call that a coincidence, but on further inspection it really isn't.
On this Wednesday Game Day we're playing "Category Is..." and feeling generally grateful even though Thankful Thursday isn't until tomorrow.
On "This Gay In History" we're learning about an interesting leap forward for LGBT rights from Down Under.
It's Monday, and what better way to start off than with an awesome song? Hey, did you know this song is awesome? Well it is.
It's an edition of "Reading Is Fundamentally Gay", this time sent in to us from a listener email! Thanks Bax, we love audience participation!
Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance, and we just thought you should know. It's a solemn day, and we hope you acknowledge it in your own way.
Sometimes teenagers are the smartest people in the room, as this "In The News" item shows us.
It's Thankful Thursday, where we practice gratitude because it's good for our brain chemistry!
It's Wednesday Game Day, and we've got a (mostly) delicious game to play with our listener contestant. And of course, as always, a new puzzle for the week!
After an impromptu hiatus for Mike's birthday, we're back with a "This Gay In History"!
On this edition of "Hey, Did You Know This Song Is Awesome" we're going all the way back to the 1920s to talk about some definitely bisexual lyrics.
It's Thankful Thursday, and both Chris and Kerel are expressing gratitude for things that are directly related to this time of year.
It's Wednesday Game Day, and this week we're having our first TEAM of listener contestants!
It's a "Nonprofit, I Lovefit", and a group doing amazing work in Southern California for queer people that don't always have access to the help they need.
It's another "This Gay In History" and this time we're celebrating the 100th birthday of a lesbian pioneer.
On this edition of "This Gay In History" we're talking about an important local election result and our memories about that day.
On today's episode Kyle shares some awesome current events about our judiciary, and the Internet ruins our ending.
We're taking a week off from Wednesday Game Day, but we promise it's worth it! We're lucky enough on this edition of "Reading Is Fundamentally Gay" to not only talk about a really awesome book about American LGBT history, we have the AUTHOR with us to talk about it!
Today we're talking about some incredibly impactful (and colorful) work being done in Helena, MT, that is now spreading to other parts of the country!
It's Thankful Thursday, and this week we're thankful for some pretty simple but joyful things in our lives.
It's Wednesday Game Day, and we're rhyming up a storm on what Chris promises is the final Halloween-themed game (until next year).
It's the FINAL Diva Bracket Battle Royale Championship Results Special!! (until next time we do this) Hold on to your seats!
It's an edition of "Hey, Did You Know This Song Is Awesome?" so we're digging up what many people consider to be the very first song that qualifies as a gay anthem.
On today's "This Gay In History" we talk about not only a (probably) gay pioneer in the aerospace industry, but also why sometimes queer history is so darn hard to be sure about.
Today we're giving you a little bit of homework as a "Do It To It!" It's a quick and easy thing that can actually make a huge impact for a lot of people in our community.
Instead of a Thankful Thursday we want to tell you about a way today is special and why Whitney Houston wants you to wear purple.
It's Wednesday Game Day, and continuing the October theme it's time for "Hey Wait, Is That For Real: Costume Edition".
On this edition of "Reading Is Fundamentally Gay" we're talking about an adorable children's book.
It's the semifinal results show for the Diva Bracket Battle Royale! Find out which divas are going head to head for the championship this week!
It's another amazing mocktail recipe for Sober Sunday! Just in time for cold fall nights!
Sorry this is posting a day late! It's an edition of "Nonprofit, I Lovefit" (x2 sort of)!
On "This Gay In History" we're looking at an important picture that appeared in an important magazine at an unlikely time.
It's Thankful Thursday, and with twice as many people on the show we've got twice as much gratitude for you! (Also, I'm thankful for technology that lets me edit this many tracks at once.)
It's Wednesday Game Day, and the spooooooky theme keeps rolling! Plus this week's listener contestant victim joins us from the UK so enjoy the change of accent!
Some trans joy for your Tuesday! Kyle shares the inspiration that is Kayden Coleman (instagram.com/kaydenxofficial).
It is still Canadian Thanksgiving in at least a few provinces, so it's still technically Motivational Monday! (Also, it's National Coming Out Day in the US and I'm super duper gay, everyone.)
It's Sober Sunday! Here's a quick and easy tip to start your time with friends on a drier foot.
Today we're going to talk about a tragedy that is a very important part of gay history, by talking about the wonderful non-profit (I lovefit) that emerged as a result.
It's Thankful Thursday! Per usual we're practicing gratitude because it helps our brain chemistry.
It's Wednesday Game Day, and we're breaking into October with an appropriately themed game with our first four-pete and a challenge for next week that involves candy!
It's the round two results show for Diva Bracket Battle Royale! There were some upsets, but there are still a lot of brackets in the running!
Happy Sunday! On today's episode we're talking about Indya Moore and their amazing career!
We LOVE when listeners send in ideas! This "Reading Is Fundamentally Gay" was sent in by someone who not only recommends the book but they were written INTO the book as a character!
We're kicking off LGBT History Month with a combo Nonprofit I Lovefit LGTBQ Hey This Is Important This Gay In History!
It's Thankful Thursday! We're thankful for fair weather, and we're thankful for friends, but we're not thankful for fair-weather friends.
It's Wednesday Game Day! This week we're playing "Connections" and of course setting up next week's challenge.
Rounding out this literary weekend we're doing a Reading Is Fundamentally Gay. This book is a Reese's YA Book Club and Stonewall Honor Book award winner!
It's time for a Poetreat, this time from one of the most ancient of the ancient lesbians.
It's time for another "Non-profit? I lovefit!" and we're taking a look at an amazing global organization helping LGBTQIA people stay safe.
We're taking a break from Thankful Thursday, sort of, and instead we're expressing gratitude for bisexuals since it is Bi Visibility Day!
On this Wednesday Game Day, it's another edition of "Wait, Is That For Real???" and of course another challenge for next week.
The listeners have spoken! (That's you...) The first round of the Diva Bracket Battle Royale is done and we're here to give you the results! Be sure to weigh in next week starting on Monday for round 2.
On this Thankful Thursday, Mike and Kerel are both thankful for things they put on their body. One to make color happen, and another to prevent it.
HI HI! It's Wednesday Game Day, and Chris has vacation on the brain with secretly references to Hawaii all over the place. Plus this week another adorable contestant enters tournament of champions territory with his third appearance.
On this Sober Sunday, Chris is giving us his own personal recipe for a non-alcoholic version of a classic tropical cocktail!
On this edition of "Hey, Did You Know This Song Is Awesome?" we're talking about a gay anthem from one of our bracket divas.
Sometimes you just need someone to listen or talk things through with you. This "Nonprofit, I Lovfit" is about an amazing organization that does exactly that for trans people and allies.
It's Thankful Thursday! We hope you'll practice gratitude today, whether it's for a major sporting event, a warm reception coming home from a vacation, or whatever else you're grateful for!
We're skipping Wednesday Game Day this week, so on this edition of "Hey, Did You Know This Song Is Awesome" we're talking about one that's been a gay anthem for over 40 years.
Kyle is sharing a "This Gay In History" from just a couple of days ago, one that he has a personal connection to.
The time for the Diva Bracket Battle Royale has arrived! We're giving instructions on how to vote and kicking off the voting phase which takes place this entire week.
It's Wednesday Game Day! Today we're doing "Hey Wait, Is That For Real?": Crazy Sports Edition. ALSO TURN YOUR DIVA BRACKETS IN!!
For this "Non-profit, I lovfit" we're talking about a group making a huge difference in honor of their iconic namesake.
It's Motivational Monday! Get that diva bracket in! (Even if you make a mistake, which is another thing we'll talk about.)
On today's "This Gay In History" we're learning about an important court date that happened more than 100 years before Stonewall.
In this edition of Reading Is Fundamentally Gay, you have TWO of us telling you to read it so you really really should do yourself a favor and read it.
It's Friday, and for this "Hey, Did You Know This Song Is Awesome?" Kerel brings us a song that's going to get you moving and get your weekend started right!
It's Thankful Thursday, and whether it's someone that traveled 20 hours in a car to see us or someone we see almost every day, today we're thankful for special people in our lives.
We're back! And it's our 200th episode! On this Wednesday Gameday, vowels take center stage and an old friend stops by.
It's another edition of Diva Battle Royale, and Mike is going to try to explain a little bit better what's going on. haveanicegay.com/bracket for details
It's Thankful Thursday, where we can show gratitude for an entire city or a tiny tube of comfort in the same episode!
It's Wednesday Game Day, and this week's contestant listener has the best accent yet! Our first victim from Scotland!
On this Motivational Monday, we're sharing an NLP technique for practicing handling future situations differently, all from the comfort and privacy of your own brain.
For this Sober Sunday, we're sharing another awesome mocktail recipe you can try at home!
We're trying a new thing, with PRIZES! It's "Diva Battle Royale", which you can participate in by going to haveanicegay.com/bracket Please get your completed brackets in by September 1st, and be sure to VOTE on this week's matchups!
On this edition of "Hey, Did You Know This Song Is Awesome?" Kerel is sharing a song that shows a queer artist that wasn't out at the time but definitely was giving us pretty overt signs if we were just paying attention.
On this Thankful Thursday, in a roundabout way we're both grateful for the ways we're surviving our summer.
It's Wednesday Game Day! This week we're looking at MO words, and of course giving you all another challenge for the week.
It's another "non-profit? I lovefit!" and we're talking about a really awesome resource for trans people and allies.
On this Motivational Monday, we're encouraging you to lean on your friends... but in a very specific way.
For this Sober Sunday, we're sharing a tool that is working for someone we know so we're passing it on to you.
It's a brand new segment on Have A Nice Gay: Ally Corner! A very special guest goes over GLAAD's "10 Ways To Be An Ally & A Friend".
On this edition of "Reading Is Fundamentally Gay" we're suggesting you learn the T about the T in LGBT by checking out this amazing book.
For this Thankful Thursday, we're grateful for the intensely personal decisions that go into civic duty and dairy-based desserts.
Wednesday Game Day is back! This time we're asking about some special words, both from our listener contestant and this week's puzzle.
Kyle LGTBQ's some of Lil Nas X's recent tweets that showcase how amazing he is. Plus, a brief programming note about some updates to our schedule.
There are at least 14,000 things to be happy about, at least according to this book Mike is going to read from.
It's Thankful Thursday! One of us is thankful for what the government is giving the LGBT family, and the other is thankful for what his biological family is giving him.
For this Wednesday Game Day it's another round of "Hey Is That For Real?" This time it's reality TV shows... can you spot the ones that are real?
For this "Queer Podcast Corner" (or whatever the heck we're calling these episodes) we want to recommend some dear friends of ours that are doing amazing work about queer families.
For this Motivational Monday, we're giving you the less scary version of good advice from Kelly Clarkson.
It's a "This Gay In History" Eve, and a reminder that Stonewall was important, but it wasn't the beginning.
It's the return of Do It To It, and we're giving you homework you probably had already assigned yourself. You just need someone else to tell you to do it. So we are.
On this rural edition of Thankful Thursday, Mike and Kyle are expressing gratitude for the exact same thing... and that's OK.
For this Wednesday Game Day, we have a special word game in honor of International Non-binary People's Day!
For this "Non-profit, I Lovefit" (sp?) we're talking about an organization dedicated to helping end the stigma of HIV status within the black community.
It's Motivational Monday, and we want you to take some excellent advice from a certain Mr. Terry Crews.
It's Sober Sunday, and we're here to tell you about the importance of "replacing the ritual".
It's Love Letters, this time from a gay that might have invented the shirtless selfie and the naggy text message... in 1942.
It's "Hey, Did You Know This Song Is Awesome?" and we're listening to a queer group that knows the importance of location.
It's Thankful Thursday, and in what might be the most meta answer so far we're expressing gratitude for each other. Also, a quirky pick for snacking when you're on a diet.
On this week's Wednesday Game Day there's a theme, and of course a new challenge for the week.
For This Gay In History, we take a look at a short-lived but colorfully named organization from the 1970s.
For this Motivational Monday, we're supposed to dream like the sky is the limit... but sometimes you just have to get off the ground first.
Since it's Independence Day in the United States, we thought we'd try a twist on Sober Sunday: Sober-er Sunday. Be safe out there!
For this edition of Reading Is Fundamentally Gay we're talking about local gay history, and we would love to hear about yours!
It's Thankful Thursday, and Chris is thankful for people getting him to a movie, while Mike is thankful for the person that has been helping him move.
It's another round of "Category Is..." on this Wednesday Game Day, and another fresh new challenge for you for the week.
It's "This Gay In History", and we're reminding you that sometimes anniversaries are the celebration of a beginning.
For this Motivational Monday, we want you to remember that just because June is almost over doesn't mean Pride has to end.
It's a Queer Business Corner, where retail is bouncing back in the Capitol Hill gayborhood here in Seattle.
Time for another Pride anthem head to head showdown! Did we make the right picks? Share your opinions @haveanicegaypod.
Thankful Thursday doesn't have to be big grandiose things. This week we're expressing gratitude for some pretty simple pleasures. Mike is avoiding a hot house, and Kerel likes a hot sale.
It's Wednesday Game Day! This week we're playing a game of word chains, and we have a super fun challenge for you that should round out our Pride month!
We got a lovely letter from a listener that had an awesome idea for "Do It To It" so here it is do it!
On this Motivational Monday, Kyle shares a couple of fun practical tips for dealing with those pesky persistent memories.
For this "This Gay In History", Chris tells us about an X's anniversary. It makes sense, promise.
Happy Juneteenth! This LGTBQ points out that in some ways black history and queer history are inextricably linked.
If you've ever seen that new Pride flag with the triangle of colors added to the original rainbow and wondered what that was all about, we're here to tell you.
It's Thankful Thursday, and coincidentally Chris and Mike are both thankful for games in their life.
It's the return of "Hey... Wait... Is That For Real?" and you're definitely about to put some of the real ones on your credit card after this.
It's Motivational Monday! Everyone juggles a lot, and dropping something is not a matter of if, but when. Today we're talking about a mindset for managing all that.
For this Sober Sunday, we have another mocktail for you! This one is a tribute to a very special lady important to the history of Pride.
Here's another edition of Do It To It, where we want you to be a digital version of Marie Kondo. DO IT TO IT!
It's not Wednesday, but we can still play games if we want to! In honor of Pride we're putting gay anthems head-to-head to see which ones will be rounding out our Pride playlists.
This week on Thankful Thursday we are expressing our gratitude for modern medical advancements.
It's another rendition of "Hey, Did You Know This Song Is Awesome?!?" and no matter how Lady Gaga you want it to be it isn't Lady Gaga.
On this Motivational Monday, if you have a hard time doing things for yourself, do something nice for someone else... you. It makes sense, we'll explain it.
It's another edition of Sober Sunday, and this time it's a two-fer! A recipe for a useful ingredient in all kinds of drinks, and an excellent mocktail to make with it!
Happy Pride! If it's your first time celebrating, or your 52nd, or you're not sure if Pride is for you, we've got some tips for you!
For this Thankful Thursday, we're expressing gratitude for the people we saw this week and the gifts they gave us.
On this PRIDE edition of Wednesday Game Day, we have a repeat customer who says the nicest thing we've ever heard.
"HEY!! Did You Know This Song Is Awesome?" is back, and the listeners that suggested this song are absolutely correct. You HAVE to check it out.
It's another edition of Reading Is Fundamentally Gay, and we're talking about a super important NYT article about Pride by a titan of the queer rights movement.
Today we've got an LGTBQ, and it's a quote about falling in love when you're in the closet, from an Australian minister that did exactly that.
We interrupt your normal Motivational Monday to bring visibility and awareness to a community whose day it is.
Mike's friend Dani is here with us, and they have some excellent tips for sober people navigating in spaces with alcohol.
It's another LGTBQ, this time from the first member of the United States Congress to willingly come out of the closet.
Today we're offering a little Poetreat, and yeah that's what we're still calling it for now.
It's Thankful Thursday, and we're filled with so much gratitude this week it took three of us to express it all!
It's Motivational Monday, and we're pointing out that sometimes three simple questions might mean you don't actually need to worry about motivation at all.
It's the premier of Reading Is Fundamentally Gay, and a heartwarming story about defending kids.
This edition of LGTBQ is brought to you by a Congresswoman who is also a mom and is also amazing.
A quick news story about the intersection between the trans world and the religious world, but not in the way you're probably thinking.
It's Thankful Thursday, and Mike and Kyle are both thankful for things they have ordered off the Internet in abundance.
It's Wednesday Game Day, and this time we have a game of weird words and a contestant that is weirdly good at it!
Another round of LGTBQ, this time from a marriage equality advocate that that knows a lot about Loving.
For Motivational Monday, we want to talk to you about utensils. Don't worry, they're metaphorical utensils, but they illustrate an important principle.
Motivational Monday on a Saturday! New merch! Cats and dogs living together! We're trying new things at Have A Nice Gay, and hope you will too.
Call them Gen Z, or Zoomers, or whatever you want, but there's an excellent chance these kids are going to save the world! The kid we talk about on this episode is a perfect example.
It's Thankful Thursday! Remember to express gratitude for the things you're thankful for in your life!
On this (slightly choppy, sorry!) Wednesday Game Day, it's a tribute to all the people out there celebrating Mother's Day.
IT'S OUR ONE HUNDREDTH EPISODE!! We totally didn't notice, so here's an awesome but non-celebratory LGTBQ!
This episode is just a little pep talk to everyone that might be feeling like they're under pressure to do more than they're comfortable with.
We're lucky to have another mindfulness exercise with our friend Justin Michael Williams, this time about authenticity.
It's an LGTBQ, this time from someone who was gay so he had to invent a new word to describe it.
It's Thankful Thursday! As always, we're taking some time to practice the art of gratitude.
It's the return of "Hey Wait, Is That Real?!?" and some very interesting potent potables.
It's Oscar season, and we might not have the representation that we want, but we can still celebrate the representation we have.
Today, instead of our usual Motivation Monday, we recognize and discuss Lesbian Visibility Day (and Week!).
It's been quite a week in the United States for racial justice, and we just want to let you know that sometimes being a good ally means doing the work to educate yourself before making it someone else's job to teach you.
As today's Thankful Thursday proves, sometimes many people can be thankful for the same thing at the same time.
We don't have to justify making our own spaces. That includes queer spaces and events for people of color, and Lady Phyll is someone you should know about.
For this Motivational Monday, a quick reminder to just hang on a little longer... and a look back at the unrealized promise of how you were going to spend all the time this last year had in store.
On this LGTBQ we take a look at a very recent and poignant letter written by one of the most out trans people around.
On this edition of "Hey, did you know this song is awesome?" Kerel reminds us that sometimes a song's awesomeness can be boosted just by the people that work on it in the background.
For this Thankful Thursday, we're hearing gratitude for some near-future travel, and some kind words about far-future impact on young lives.
It's Wednesday Game Day, and scout's honor we did not do anything to influence the totally random choice for this week's contestant. The more we emphasize that we didn't do anything to unduly effect the outcome the more guilty we look, but hopefully by really just hammering this point home eventually it'll swing all the way back around to believable again.
This Motivational Monday is for those of us that don't necessarily react well to bumpersticker platitudes on social media. Kyle has some advice.
It's the first time an episode has been this late, so we're taking a little bit of time to talk about mistakes and forgiveness.
Today we're looking at what will eventually be the historic documents of today, Twitter. But the good happy gay kind of Twitter.
It turns out that research shows just holding positive words in your mind makes a difference in your mood and motivation. Here, we'll show you!
For this Thankful Thursday, Mike explores the mysteries of time and Chris has multiple ways to stay warm in a cold office.
Wednesday Game Day is BACK!! This week we're playing "Category Is", and presenting another challenge and opportunity to join us on the air next week.
So far for Love Letters we've mostly focused on the dudes of the past, but this time Mike shares a strong message of adoration from one lady nun to another lady nun and her favorite sweetener.
For Kyle's Motivational Monday, we're looking at the kinds of questions to ask yourself when beginning a new endeavor.
It's time for another Queer Business Corner! If you're looking for an awesome new queer look that even straight guys like, check out A Better Buzz at https://www.abetterbuzzbrandgoods.com/
Hey This Is Important! Today's episode is all about the history that led to the first openly queer person to appear on money. To check out the challenges Chris mentions at the end of the episode, go here: https://www.gchq.gov.uk/information/turing-challenge
On today's Have A Nice Gay, we're trying out a new kind of episode where we delve into the world of meditation and mindfulness. This time with Justin Michael Williams, author of "Stay Woke".
It's Thankful Thursday! Sometimes the gift you receive is a compliment, sometimes the gift you receive is footwear.
We take a break from our regularly scheduled Wednesday Game Day to talk about something happening today that is important: Transgender Day of Visibility!
This love letter from history is from the 1930s and shows us that one aspect of gay dating has apparently always been true.
On this Motivational Monday, we want to point out that sometimes when you have bad feelings it's for a good reason, and that's OK.
Another Queer Business Corner, this time a life coach from down under that thinks being queer is actually a superpower.
It's time for another "Hey, did you know this song is awesome?!?" and a subtle but important lyric shift that was very important to one of us.
Today it's This Gay In History and we're talking about the founding of a very important LGBT organization. Except the date is wrong, but that's not our fault we blame CNN.
This Thankful Thursday is all about relationships, both those that are helping us through lockdown and those that are helping us come out of it.
It's Game Day!! This week's listener participant got so many extra bonus points for doing a video game character's accent! And since we're taking next week off we have an extra special challenge for you this time.
It's another edition of "Non Profit? I lofit!" and Kyle reads an email sent in by a listener. We talk about an awesome and endangered queer sport that makes Mike giggle.
For this Motivational Monday, Kyle reminds us that sometimes you should make a point of putting yourself first and enjoy things now instead of later.
It's time for another poetreat, this time a message about fighting for acceptance that takes on an even deeper meaning when you find out the author was gay.
Kyle introduces a new segment with a name that we're going to workshop a bit more, and gives you a tool you can use to make sure you're spending your gay money in places that help gay rights.
Who knew numbers could be so uplifting? The world is changing, in awesome awesome ways, and we have the gayta (gay data) to prove it.
This time for Thankful Thursday we hear some new voices, and a lot of gratitude for the weather! Be sure to check out Kerel and Dawon on their podcast Minoritea Report!
It's Wednesday Game Day, and this time we're playing an as of yet unnamed game of figuring out which of three categories different names belong in. It's deceptively tricky.
We're totally calling this "Poetreat" now, although that is pretty difficult to spell. This time it's a poem written by someone you sort of know.
For this Motivational Monday, you're already checking things off your list for the week and you didn't even know it!
You know that thing you did a million years ago that you still feel guilty about today? We can help with that, and we show you how by practicing on ourselves.
Hey, did you know this song is awesome?!? This time it's a song we bet you didn't know is about coming out of the closet.
Today we're learning about a gay historical figure that is more famous for the work he did for Black rights. But he did so while gay and out at time when that was far less accepting.
For this Thankful Thursday, Mike talks about a company that keeps him sane while Kyle talks about a sane person that keeps him company.
Wednesday Game Day!! This time it's the return of "Wait, Is That Real?" and as always another puzzle for you to noodle on for the week.
It's another edition of Love Letters, and this time we're reading one written by an iconic children's author to a member of the royal family.
On this Motivational Monday, Kyle shares something that he wrote that has helped him this week. It just might help you too.
Another Queer Business Corner entry, this time from a self-described gayest business ever.
It's another edition of Love Letters, this time from the 3rd century, and it's pretty clear they weren't just "really good friends".
After you're done listening to this podcast, here's a few other queer podcasts we think you should listen to!
This time we're looking at some fun riddles where the answers are rhyming pairs. And, of course, this week's new puzzle!
It's the first of the month so we're starting it off right! One thing you can do is change the relationship you have with that voice in your head.
Are we really going to try to make "Poetreat" a thing? Yes. Yes we are. Kyle reads some queer poetry for us!
For this episode, Kyle tells us some stuff about gay history and how we've been around for a very very very very long time. Like Ancient Egypt at least. Probably before.
It's another edition of Queer Business Corner, where we highlight a queer business. For this installment, we talk to Jason Baide from The Gem Gallery, a custom jewelry store in Bozeman, MT. gemgallery.com
It is Thankful Thursday, and in an unlikely twist this week what we are each thankful for has to do with the same social media platform!
This week we are playing "links" where all three words can have the same thing tacked to the front of them and still make words! Plus, as always, another puzzle for the week.
It's another installment of Love Letters, this time between a teacher and a student that turned out to be much more to each other. If you have a love letter you think we should share, please write us at haveanicegaypod@gmail.com
It's motivational Monday, and here's one little tip you can use to make forward progress and celebrate your success.
It's our very first Joke Day! We're at least as good as those you'd find on the inside of a candy wrapper!
It's our first Queer Business Corner, where we highlight a queer-owned business. For this first installment, we talk to Felix Palafox from Adonis Arcana, a makeup company for masculine presenting people. www.adonisarcana.com
By now you know the drill: It's Thankful Thursday. What are you thankful for? Tell us at haveanicegaypod@gmail.com and we just might read it on the air!
For Wednesday Game Day it's another edition of "Wait, Is That Real?!?" with a listener, and of course this week's puzzle for a chance to play with us on the air next week.
Another installment of Hey Did You Know This Song Is Awesome that's a blast from the 1980s.
Just in time for Valentine's Day, it's another edition of Love Letters. This time from Oscar Wilde to his beau in the 1890s.
Kyle shares a story about a straight dad and the way he handled finding out his son is gay.
In case you didn't know, different countries have LGBT History Month different times of the year. For the UK that time is now!
Time for another installment of Thankful Thursday. Kyle is thankful for activists, Mike is thankful for a beverage, and a listener is thankful for us.
This week Chris introduces us to Shanty Game, and of course tees up this week's puzzle:
What’s unusual about the following pairs of musical artists?
Fall Out Boy and Sufjan Stevens
White Snake and Bob Marley
Rihanna and Amy Winehouse
Celine Dion and Huey Lewis and the News
Jill Sobule and Rupaul
If you know the answer email us at haveanicegaypod@gmail.com to enter a drawing to join us for next week's game on the air!
Another installment of "Hey, Did You Know This Song Is Awesome?" sent in to us by a listener... and he's right, it's awesome and so are you.
It's Kyle's Motivational Monday, where if you're reading this you're perfect... in a way that not even Kyle can argue against.
It's time once again for Thankful Thursday! Mike and Kyle share gratitude for a man in each of their lives, and in Kyle's case his dog's life.
After revealing the answer to last week's puzzle, we play "Category Is..." with a listener and give another puzzle for you to noodle on.
Kyle's Motivational Monday returns to remind you that you got more done than you realize or take credit for.
Today Mike and Kyle are talking about awesome things about being gay, because being gay is awesome!
We won our first LGBT US Supreme Court case in January 1958, have won a lot of them since, and will continue to win.
Here's a tip you can maybe use: the two-minute rule! If it works for you it might help with procrastination. If it doesn't work that's OK too, you're just a mammal.
It's Thankful Thursday, which means we're going to practice gratitude and talk about the things we are most thankful for this week. Tell us what you're thankful for by emailing us at haveanicegaypod@gmail.com
It's our first Wednesday Game Day! Mike and Chris play a round of "Wait, is that for real? - Musical Edition" and we introduce our first weekly puzzle. Email your correct answers to haveanicegaypod@gmail.com for a chance to be our listener of the week, where you'll get to play next week's game on the air.
Episode 2 - It's the first installment of LGTBQ, and some brief messages about friendship from Oscar Wilde.
Episode 1 - Welcome to Have A Nice Gay! Our first episode is a Motivational Monday from Kyle! Check us out at haveanicegay.com and listen every day for more!
Have A Nice Gay is an audio snack for your brain, daily and gaily! Coming from Gayish Media sometime January 2021!