Kenneth Frankly

We're so excited to welcome an extremely talented writer and our dear friend Brad Nelson to the show! We shout out Tumblr porn, roll our closed eyes at John Legend, and discuss Janet Jackson's perfectly executed scam of the millennium. Ellen has "alienated" Caitlyn Jenner from the LGBTQ community. What's worse: Candace Cameron or United Airlines? When do games become sports? Brad shares some music recommendations, entertains a round of totally / lame rapid fire, and weighs in on this week's Pop Music Showdown (TLC vs. Iggy Azalea). Also: first concerts, parents enjoying their kids' taste in music, and remembering Gilbert Baker: the creator of the rainbow flag. Enjoy!

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On this week's episode we welcome back and celebrate our dear friend Tracy Lee Quinn on her birthday! We discuss being in your 30's, vaping and rollerblading at Disney World, dining out with the Quinn family, and the best candy holiday of the year. Britney Spears gets political, anime hits us hard, and crutches are for attention whores. We remember high school frictions and feel very sexy without knowing why. Thanks for listening!

This week we're joined by Rory's coven the YAYAs! Lily, Allison and Helen are here and it's officially a white wine party! We review Beauty and The Beast, determine our animated inanimate objects, and invent snap chokers. In hot topics we're discussing Rachel Dolezal's return to the spotlight, the potential for "gay voice" to cost someone a job, and our fond memories of TLC's Trading Spaces. Plus a few rounds of "totally / lame" rapid fire, the tale of petty pizza person, our shared love of chocolate pudding, a fishy homo moment and much more. Enjoy!

Oh shit! Kenneth Frank has a hangover and sounds extra butch on this week's episode. He and Rory discuss the kindness of car accidents, our favorite figure skaters (ie Surya Bonaly), Britney Spears' Instagram fashion shows, penniless caucasian rubbish dolls and drinking through one's back pain. We thank "yesterday Rory" and root for "future Kenny". Power Rangers, Robyn and Shaq are covered in the hot topics segment, we answer a gang of listener questions, Rory shares her history in the inventions circuit, our second edition of Pop Music Showdown (Billie Eilish vs. Betty Who), and Kenneth Frank takes a moment to express gratitude for RuPaul's Drag Race at the dawn of its 9th season. Enjoy!

Billie Eilish: Bellyache

Betty Who - Mama Say

Kenneth Frank is marching in the land of God (land of God!) and has found his new religion: "13 Going On 30 -ism". Meanwhile, Rory is excited for some future travel plans and tries to crack the case of the missing neighbors. Kenneth Frank has his first (and hopefully last) HETERO moment. We wonder if gaydar is real? Plus the best Disney songs of all time, the proposed death of "masc" and "femme", protecting NPR/PBS and so much more! Enjoy!

Welcome back listeners! This week Kenneth Frank and Rory share their memories from their middle school musical productions, the importance of candy traditions, answer listener questions about fashion and feeling one's presence after death, Golden Girls and evergreen comedy, and donating kidneys. Speaking of green we do a little green experiment of our own. Plus Rory gets caught in a lie, sings at a dinner party AND toots in front of her boyfriend! Enjoy!

It's freezing in Boston and the steam radiators are cranking! Kenneth Frank (aka Auntie Kenny) has solved the case of the missing IUD! He also lazily reviews the films "Get Out" and "Kiki" while longing for an audition of his own. Meanwhile, Rory plays cornhole and has landed her first film role! Join us as we talk cartoons and witches in this week's hot topics (Duck Tales! Disney! The Craft! Lorde!) and answer listener questions about hopelessness and the future of our show. We must be talking about Remy Ma as well and like such as, because Kenneth Frank mispronounces "ether" about twenty times. Kenneth Frank lies about his weight and shares gas-passing etiquette. Thanks for listening!

It's just the two of us on this week's episode of the Kenneth Frankly Podcast! Join us as we discuss Kenneth Frank's gayest dream of all time, Rory's decision to expand her family, the fact that saying "so sore" is really fun with an Australian accent, and learn that Rory's IUD has truly gone rogue.

We review the train wreck that was the Britney Spears Lifetime movie, discuss whether or not Justin Bieber pissed his pants, wonder who will replace Beyonce at this year's Coachella festival and share our favorite (not so) guilty TV pleasures. Plus, Kenneth Frank tells us about "Polari" and we play a fun round of "who said it?" Thanks for listening!

This week we welcome Kenneth Frank's favorite power couple to the show: political economist Sara Bernardo and research chemist Ivan Zlatev! We discuss Refinery29 as a guide to life, Pharmaceutica and the world of recreational drug use, fragile Dysons, the racist Grammys and Katy Perry's recurring bullshit. We also ponder the spectacle of the Kardashians, Kanye and OJ Simpson, and we just can't seem to escape the topic of teeth for whatever reason! Plus: the catharsis of cancelling plans, Audre Lorde, several rounds of totally/lame, wondering if Tr*mp is beyond parody, the importance of diverse newsrooms and quality content, baby's first hemorrhoid, white genocide, "who is we?", rebranding the show and so much more! Thanks for listening!

Related reading: George Orwell - Politics and the English Language

This week we're joined by the amazingly intelligent and charming Rachel Baum! Join us as we talk about Cats The Musical, the history of protests, the relevancy of librarians and fact-checking in a post-truth America, Comedy or Tragedy (the lost Shakespeare play), archiving the internet, finding humor in this crazy world, and the power of bouncers. We cover some of our favorite white trash stars during this week's hot topics (Anna Nicole Smith! Jamie Lynn Spears! "Cash Me" Girl!), Kenneth Frank eats a mustard sandwich while dropping a baby shit on the new Katy Perry single and we ponder empowerment vs. monetizing political fashion. Also, guess who's wrong this week?! Enjoy!