Occasionally Funny

Trigger warning: this episode discusses depression, suicidal ideation and self-harm. If you’re struggling with any of these topics, please speak to someone, seek help or call LIFELINE 13 11 14

After a bit of Back News that involves gay ghost hunting and breakfast-based drama, Josh revisits their recent mental health episode and shares something from this time last year he hasn’t been ready to share with anybody. Sam becomes tearful as the pair discuss how dark things were.

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Josh has recently started reading the viral male-male romance book series, Stolen Moments, and couldn't wait to share a few extracts with Sam. The book series is packed full of emotion, romance and, um, questionable sex scenes... KFC, anyone?

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Sam and Josh are both now back from Bali and share what happened on the rest of their trips after they went their separate ways. Let’s just say one of their vacations took a pretty unexpected turn which ended up with a spontaneous gay wedding….

The boys then start to talk age gap romances and the dynamics and financial differences that come with them.

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After Josh mentioned to Sam in the last episode he recently reunited with his ex-husband Stefano on Kyle Sandilands Live – here’s their full reunion as they both share how they feel after 11 months apart. Warning this does get a little. horny at times. We all have a “What If?” person, and this is Josh’s.

You can watch the Josh and Stefano series on Instagram here.

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This week the boys are in Bali as they talk Josh’s recent break up, Sam’s (kinda) fight with boyfriend Ilya and rejecting where you come from. Plus, they welcome their first ever guest, Josh’s travel buddy and Sydney radio legend Intern Pete, who chats getting catfished on Grindr by a fake masseur in Kuta…   

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Trigger warning: This episode discusses depression, self-harm and suicide.

Sam recently met up with Ged Kearney MP and other politicians from the Australian Federal Government to discuss raising greater awareness around mental health and how to help the younger generations. As Sam reflected on the meeting, him and Josh looked at their own mental health journeys and how they both very nearly became on of the sad statistics they’re talking about.

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In this Bonus Episode, Sam Stanton and Joshua Fox are being Occasionally Serious as they discuss the ride of homophobic hate crimes in Australia and how most come from gay men being lured on apps such as Grindr. Plus, the pair then discuss the responsibility of queer media when reporting on attacks without feeding into false narratives and predatory men in general.

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After experiencing some accidental homophobia at the footy in Adelaide, this week Sam Stanton and Joshua Fox discuss all the funny and offensive things straight people should stop saying to gay people.. Plus, we discuss the dangerous new “straight acting brotherhood” of gay men who refuse to accept their sexuality and Sam explains how he recently saved a life…

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Sam Stanton and Joshua Fox are back after a brief hiatus, and they have plenty of back news to catch up on. The pair both have some very gay relationship updates; Josh has a story about the ‘Bondi Bro Hole’ and Sam has met Australia’s most unconventional psychic. Plus, the pair reflect on the recent moments they’ve both realised they can’t do it all and there’s no shame in asking for help or getting vulnerable.

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Dear listeners,

Apologies for the lack of episode last week, all is explained in the first couple of minutes here. 

In this week's episode, Sam has some smelly back news, Josh talks fight or flight situations after once unexpectedly catching a pedophile and a Dear Diary rant leads to our first guest on the phone. 

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