Homophilia

Get ready to feel a little more connected to the stars with the amazing Heidi Rose Robbins. Discussion begins with a poem about slowing down, then Dave and Matt discuss their own experiences working with their own astrology and charts, then ask Heidi about her history with astrology in her life starting with her father. They discuss the state of the world now and how we’re being tested by Saturn and how it’s a fertile time for creativity. Heidi describes the rise of her community, her background in theater, parenting teenagers, and her books Twelve Love Letters.

Emmy-Winning Queen and Artist Raven joins Dave and Matt on this episode to talk about watching drag race from all over the world and what its like to be part of that community, the non-traditions of thanksgiving, his inspiration from the 80’s for his drag style, his opinions on social media, his relationship with Ru and doing her makeup, making the move from on the stage to behind the scenes, winning an Emmy for it, and his signature perfect nose. Finally make sure you check out Painted With Raven on WOW Presents Plus!

The fearless and brilliant David Pevsner joins Dave and Matt this week to talk about his life from the midwest to NYC, starting with being bullied as a child, learning to harness his own power against the negative, living in NYC in the 80's, performing on Broadway, his experience with sex work, his onlyfans of nude photography, embracing your body and breaking age stigmas, his favorite showtunes, and his new book Damn Shame.

The down-to-earth Drag Race All Stars Winner Silky Nutmeg Ganache joins Dave and Matt this week for a genuine conversation about life, love, self care, and long baths. Silky discusses her start in the drag world along with her career in pageants, how she incorporates religion into her life, her work speaking at colleges about action and self empowerment, her recent moves towards building her own empire such as a new self care kit, and an extensive list of qualities of her future partner.

The kind-hearted and sometimes sweaty Tommy Hobson joins Dave and Matt this week on Homophilia to talk about his new film Ghost Of The Ozarks, getting into acting at 5 years old, being a Sweat Cycle instructor, attending Yale for Drama and learning to not be so perfect. Dave, Matt, and Tommy also talk about the ideal workout playlist, which must include Whitney and Prince.

The kind, sweet, and wise for his age Connor Franta joins Matt and Dave this week for a fantastic interview about coming out and coming up on Youtube. Connor regales our hosts about his childhood in a small town in the midwest, as a rambunctious kid, and his relationship with catholicism, including attending a college with an actual monastery. Finally, Dave and Matt ask Connor about his new book, "House Fires", a collection of narratives, poetry, and original film photography.

The iconic Alan Cumming guests on this episode of Homophilia to discuss with Dave and Matt the reopening of Club Cumming in NYC, how he spends time reading in his tree house, how he met his current husband, about aging gracefully and valuing age, his ideas on writing about trauma openly, how body image in queer culture has changed, a new documentary about transness in other culture Two Eyes, and about his new book “Baggage: Tales from a Fully Packed Life."

Hosts of Scissoring Isn't a Thing podcast and pop-culture experts, Liz Culley and Daryn Carp team up with Dave and Matt this week for a full on queer podcast host fest. Both Liz and Daryn discuss how they met their partners, their absolute love of reality TV, and working in reality TV including what it's like to be around crazed reality TV fans. Speaking of which, Dave and Daryn spend a bit of time analyzing Bachelor in Paradise, while Matt gets to gush over his recent trip to Salt Lake City and Real Housewives sightseeing. Finally, Liz and Daryn help to talk out the basics, such as how long do lesbians' nails need to be, should you masterbate to fall asleep, and finally, that scissoring isn't a thing.

Joe Dombrowski jumps on with Matt and Dave to talk about his current tour, his appearance on Ellen, how he started in stand up comedy, his love of cult documentaries, and meeting his partner on Tinder. Joe also speaks to his absolute love of teaching and doing so during the pandemic.  Finally, Joe discusses what it's like having ADHD as a teacher and comedian, and his own education experience with it.

Join us this week with the thoughtful and kind Russell Brown of Poke Acupuncture in LA. Along with discussing his practice and inspirations, Russell also talks about his recent vacay to Provincetown, meeting his partner the very first week of Grindr, and his background in the film industry. Russell brings astute insight to his work within the wellness industry and some of the ways it can lead to misinformation. You will be enthralled by this interview!