The Big Gay Radio Show

This week on The Big Gay After Show Chris Gorman and Bryan Hinkson continued their conversation about the weeks hottest topics including a North Carolina Senate candidate after an hours-long standoff with police, Melania Trump brokering temporary ceasefire in Ukraine, Metropolitan Ministries reporting a tent break-in, Florida joining FTC, 19 other states to sue Dollar General for 'deceptive pricing,' People's Sexiest Man Alive, a vet who secretly stole a pug, a Boston dad convicted of sexually abusing a teen girl while on flight next to 16-year-old son, a United flight forced to turn around after a crew member spotted a terrorist threat on phone, the death of Walter Koenig and local bartender Tyler Frederick, a man convicted of stealing & swallowing $769,000 in jewelry from Tiffany & Co, 50 arrested in Hillsborough after operation targeting 50 unlicensed contractors, and all things LGBTQIA+ in Tampa Bay.

This week on The Big Gay Radio Show, Chris Gorman, Esmé Russell, Bryan Hinkson and Joanna Grosso are together to discuss the week's hottest topics. Stories included Bradley's on 7th's announcement of filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, a trans violence study pushed by the Department of Justice, Catholic Bishops regretting White House photo-op, the decline of Trump merchandise stores, Winter Park police responding to viral dispute involving 3-year-old soccer player, Nicki Minaj as potential White House Press Secretary, the Supreme Court rebuffing the Trump Administration's restriction on medical care for transgender inmates, the Streisand Effect, and all things LGBTQIA+ in Tampa Bay.

This week on The Big Gay After Show, Chris Gorman and Esmé Russell continued with Chris Gibson, tackling topics including the death of a 1-year-old during a shoplifting investigation, Polk County Commission considering ending comments on official social media pages, four Supreme Court justices sit out on a decision, Meta's apology after suspending 'No Kings' Instagram account, riots in Paris, Trump's approval ratings, Kristi Noem's new job, a 40 year old man accused of robbing multiple banks with an "old man" mask, Gen Z's regret over voting for Trump, Sydney Sweeny's "soft porn ads," a teen arrested after using AI-Altered images to frame ex for a school shooting threat, police confiscating a robot that grouped a 16 year old girl, and all things LGBTQIA+ in Tampa Bay.

This week on The Big Gay Radio Show, Chris Gorman and Esmé Russell are joined by skincare expert, Chris Gibson, to talk about the story behind his YouTube channel, his background and hitting one million subscribers. The trio also discussed hot topics including Ted Cruz blaming "Transgender Witches" for competitive senate races, reports that Meta is paying anti-LGBTQIA+ accounts for their post, an airline passenger who cried for three hours after a seatmate refused to switch, a 22-year-old Republican candidate running in Iowa, Chick-Fil-A's CEO dodging questions on LGBTQIA+ equality. Chris also shared his experience watching the Rays clinch a position in the World Series, covering an AAPI roundtable with Florida Senate Candidate, Angie Nixon, and all things LGBTQIA+ in Tampa Bay.

This week on The Big Gay After Show, Chris Gorman and Esmé Russell continued their conversation with TheDoodPack founder Anthony Marinelli, about hot topics including President Donald Trump using anti-trans slurs against Democratic Senate candidate Annie Andrews, a federal judge ordering the Trump administration to cancel the remaining television taxpayer-funded ads promoting President Trump, Updates regarding St. Pete Pride's latest fundraising numbers, the potential public execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan, the death of a man who fell from the Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia, Bernie Sanders coming to Ybor City, a drunk driver accused of doing donuts on a courthouse lawn, police seeking help identifying a man who stole morning after-pills from a Polk County Walmart, a CIA officer arrested with gold bars, and all things LGBTQIA+ in Tampa Bay.

This week on The Big Gay Radio Show, Chris Gorman and Esmé Russell are joined by Anthony Marinelli, CEO & Founder of TheDoodPack, to talk about leading an LGBTQIA+ owned, animal rescue, non-profit, the challenges behind owning an LGBTQIA+ non-profit, and how he started TheDoodPack. The group also discussed Creative Loafing's Best of the Bay, the death of Matthew Shepard, the attempted execution of Christa Pike, Kimberly Guilfoyle resigning as U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Trump's removal of over 430 trees, Kelly Clarkson's feud against a toy store, rising coffee prices, and all things LGBTQIA+ in Tampa Bay.

This week on The Big Gay After Show, Chris Gorman, Esmé Russell and Bryan Hinkson continue their conversation with Shane McCabe about the weeks hottest topics including an army veteran accusing a hospital of amputating the wrong leg, a Florida mom charged with leaving 4 kids alone while she went on 3-day cruise, Eminem and Kid Rock's newest collaboration, Trump's deportation push forcing dozens of LGBT migrants into hostile countries, a couple arrested for allegedly shooting transgender son-in-law, a judge dismissing the Reflecting Pool case permanently, Trump's agreement with AI companies to 'self-police,' Charlie Crist Vs. Ken Welch, and the botched execution of Christa Pike.

This week on The Big Gay Radio Show, Chris Gorman, Esmé Russell and Bryan Hinkson are joined by Shane McCabe, host of The Necessary Pursuit Podcast to discuss the creation of their podcast, receiving the Creative Loafing Best of the Bay award for Best Podcast, and the future of his show. The group also discussed the start of LGBTQIA+ History Month, with Esmé reflecting on what it was like being one of the first trans-students in Hillsborough County. The team also discussed a slew of hot topics including St. Pete Pride's fundraising shortfall, Trump suggesting he would let Iran ‘take out’ Los Angeles or San Diego, J.D. Vance telling Florida Senate Candidate Angie Nixon that she 'doesn't belong in America,' a Florida man accused of dressing up as ICE agent to scare Brazilian presidential election voters at Miami-Dade College, two men charged with distributing counterfeit Ozempic, a Memorial bench that was swept away during Hurricane Helene two years ago found in Bermuda, GOP shifting campaign funding to solidly red states, and all things LGBTQIA+ in Tampa Bay.

This week on The Big Gay After Show, Chris Gorman, Esmé Russell and Adam Ryan continued their discussion on the weeks top stories. Topics included, Judge Judy's controversial statements, Kraft Dinner Cream Soda ,a Gov. DeSantis-appointed trial judge facing public reprimand for shooting comment, a Woman who says a man masturbated next to her on flight from Rochester, the White House removing Tetris-Inspired "Build The Wall" game after legal threat, A California Sheriff that seized over 650,000 ballots, the St. Paul mayor who called herself ‘MILF’ and touched police chief’s thigh, a fight over who would sit in the front seat ending in gunfire, Macklemore's 'Free Palestine' tour, McDonald's new GLP-1 menu, Harvey Weinstein, and all things LGBTQIA+ in Tampa Bay.

This week on The Big Gay Radio Show, Chris Gorman, Esmé Russell, and Adam Ryan are joined by Daphne Ferraro, drag performer, producer of shows such as their Hocus Pocus Drag Tribute Show and show director at Enigma in St. Pete. The group discussed Daphne's drag career, the creation of Daphne's Doos, their shows happening at Stageworks Theater and Zubricks Theater. Adam also shared his award-winning poem and their upcoming events. Hot topics were also discussed including a toddler who pulled out a loaded gun at a Michigan daycare, Trump's latest approval ratings among Republicans, the first full-time drag king in "Drag Race" franchise history, a transgender radio DJ who quit live on air, the ‘Best MAGA event’ featuring Kid Rock and Dog the Bounty Hunter canceled after bleak ticket sales, and all things LGBTQIA+ in Tampa Bay.