The Gaily Show

Two time James Beard nominee Chef June De joins us to discuss queering the culinary kitchen. De created the menu for and currently runs the Queermunity Cafe in Minneapolis. They were the Executive Chef at Portland’s Mama Dút, a vegan, Vietnamese pop-up-turned-cafe. Last year they launched Bella Chow, a pop-up that emphasizes Italian classics, with Asian culinary flair, and affordability. Visit Queermunity’s full-service cafe: https://www.queermunitymn.com/the-cafe. Follow June De: https://www.instagram.com/michelin_star_dishwasher/

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Washington Blade White House Correspondent Christopher Kane returns to discuss the news from DC. Plus, Dale Stark from Hennepin Arts joins us to talk about the unveiling of their newest season.

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Minnesota State Senator Steve Cwodzinski joins us to discuss the ban on book ban law he authored last year in light of recent book bans and removals in Minnesota, as well as MAGA legislation to make it easier to ban LGBTQ books.

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Author and teacher Belo Miguel Cipriani brings students from his writing courses at Metro State University in St. Paul, MN to read their work and talk about that queer writing life. 

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This week on Thinking Clearly, Thinking Queerly, let’s think about how queer liberation fought back against fascism, Soviet dictatorship, and, yes, western liberal democracies.  Dr. Samuel Clowes Huneke wrote the book on this and he joins us to talk about Germany’s gay liberation movements under Nazism, Soviet Dictatorship (East Germany) and Western Liberal Democracy (West Germany). You can purchase his book States of Liberation here: https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9781487542146. Visit Sam’s website at samuelcloweshuneke.com  

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The Department of Education is pulling its support for LGTBQ students. Oscar drama as the first trans actress nominated for an Oscar has been dropped by Netflix. And in the greatest entertainment news of 2025: Buffy the Vampire Slayer is coming back with Sarah Michelle Gellar returning as Buffy and Oscar winner Chloe Zhao directing.

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A new (and second lawsuit) against Idaho’s book ban law. Rochester Public Schools cited as the reason for Minneosota MAGA’s new bill that would ban “pornographic material” from school libraries. Despite the fact that no one except the Superintendent feels The Rainbow Parade had nudity in it. Writer and critic David Reddish joins us to talk about his recent reporting with Occupy Democrats. Check out more at the Occupy Democrats YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@occupydemocratsyoutube. Read more of David’s work at: https://muckrack.com/david-reddish-5

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John shares a personal story about having his driver’s license being temporarily revoked which raised a question for him: As progressives, who do we blame when government agencies don’t work right for us? How do we know when our agencies are aligned with “progressive” values? Plus, Lambda Legal is seeking queer folks who have been directly harmed by MAGA executive orders and laws. And in Tulsa, Oklahoma, queer folks have organized a “legal literacy” night. MN Attorney General sues Trump over gender-affirming care. The Minnesota House is back in session.

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John and Jim review the films: The Writer and What We Wrote Together. Plus Morgan Morgan joins us to discuss writing My Unleashing, Memoir of a Queer Dad.

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Louisa Hext is our guest to discuss “forgiveness” and what it can do to help release the pain from the past. We’ll discuss what forgiveness really means when the apologies aren’t coming and we need to find a way forward.

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