The Gaily Show

Host John Parker is off today. We are rebroadcasting our episode featuring David Schlosser and Matthew A. Everett from Threshold Theater discussing their upcoming world premiere of Spellbound – which opens April 18! For more information and tickets to Spellbound: https://www.thresholdtheatermpls.com. Then we play back John’s conversation with Tyler Susan Jennings from CTC’s Disney’s Frozen:…

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For this week’s Thinking Clearly, Thinking Queerly episode, we take a deeper dive into the state of HIV prevention internationally and locally with Ezra McNair, the Advocacy Organizer and Volunteer Manager for the Aliveness Project. We tackle the effects of the Trump administration’s cuts to PREPFAR and USAID and how people can get involved to…

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Joseph Jaafari, Editor in Chief Arizona’s The Lookout’s reporting on the Arizona legislature killing LGBTQ rights bills, LGBTQ Arizonans fleeing the state (and how lawmakers are responding), and AZ’s anti-equity ballot measure. Plus, Becky McNattin and Tara Martini from AM950 Radio’s Feels Out Loud join us to talk about taking care of our mental health…

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Jake Wittich, Managing Editor of the Windy City Times, returns to discuss judicial rulings against Trump, Illinois Governor Pritzker vowing to defend Trans rights, and Chicago’s fight against plans to cut CDC’s HIV prevention funding. Plus, Emma Watts from Minnesota’s new Council on LGBTQIA2S+ Minnesotans (MNQT) joins us to discuss their new initiative – a…

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John and Jim review the TV shows: Hulu’s Mid-Century Modern and Netflix’s Cassandra. Plus, theatre reviews of Minneapolis Musical Theatre’s Triassic Parq and Walking Shadow’s Witch. Tickets and info for Triassic Parq: https://www.aboutmmt.org/triassic-parq/ Tickets and info for Witch: https://www.walkingshadow.org/witch/

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On this week’s Thinking Clearly, Thinking Queerly episode, attorney Tim Jon Semmerling joins us to share his experiences in GTMO as a gay-American: death-penalty-defense, working with al-Qaeda defendants charged with the crimes of 9/11, and confronting the one of the most powerful institutions in the world — the U.S. Department of Defense. His writing shows…

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Denmark issues travel warning about coming to the US to its trans residents. Meanwhile MAGA Trump’s Project 2025 attacks on gender neutral US passports challenged in court. Plus, the MAGA Project 2025 Trump budget will shutdown the Division of HIV Prevention the CDC.

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Nebraska LGBTQ+ advocates are getting ready for “The Classy-Tacky Ball,” Sundance film festival announces they are a wrap on Utah – the same week Utah bans Pride flags.

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Anne Laughlin joins us to discuss a writer’s life—discussion of networking, volunteering, giving back to the writing community. How do you do it? Why? It’s Trans Day of Visibility, so we’re going to make some facts more visible. Plus, one of the most seismic setbacks against the far-right: A leader who committed crimes was held…

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Transatlantic Love Affair’s production of Red and the Mother Wild opens March 28 and runs through April 12. Co-founder and co-artistic director Allison Vincent joins us to discuss. Red and the Mother Wild is a tale of what lies beyond the bounds of our cultivated lives. Inspired by the themes and hidden corners of Red…

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On this week’s Thinking Clearly, Thinking Queerly episode, we sit down with Manuel Betancourt to discuss his new book Hello Stranger. It is a book about chance encounters and what a stranger can reveal about who we are and who we could still yet be. The book grapples with everything from online sexting, real-life cruising,…

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Christopher Kane returns to the show to discuss his new reporting from the White House and nationally.

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Abigail Swetz, the Executive Director of Fair Wisconsin, joins us to discuss the April 1st WI Supreme Court race’s impact for the LGBTQ community, anti-trans legislation in the WI Legislature, and their upcoming Equality on the Hill day. Connect with Fair Wisconsin: https://fairwisconsin.com

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Tammye Nash, the managing editor of the LGBTQ newspaper Dallas Voice, joins us to discuss the Voice’s recent reporting on proposing felony charges for ‘gender identity fraud’. Plus, with all of MAGA’s talk of “protecting children,” we introduce “The Patriots for the Protection of Children Act” which looks at the facts and proposes solutions to…

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Tyler Susan Jennings from CTC’s Disney’s Frozen: The Musical joins us to talk about the show which opens April 15. Plus John and Jim share film reviews! Tickets for Disney’s Frozen: https://childrenstheatre.org/whats-on/frozen/#book

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It’s Thinking Clearly, Thinking Queerly and we’re talking with Ariel Gore and her new book: Rehearsals for Dying: Digressions on Love and Cancer. It’s a memoir of gay marriage and a searing critique of the for-profit breast cancer industry. In John’s new essay for A Queer in the Cosmos, John argues we need to rename…

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On today’s show John Parker and Jim Pounds debate if Democrats need to push for generational change with their elected leaders. Plus Viktor Orban’s Hungary passes a law outlawing Pride events and Arkansas proposes a bill that would ban gender affirming haircuts.

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Jake Wittich reporter for the Windy City Times, Chicago’s LGBTQ newspaper joins us to discuss: Chicago Women in Trades suing the feds, Lurie Children’s Hospital pausing gender-affirming care, and the Illinois Community denouncing politicians who are going back on LGBTQ rights . Plus, while other states are removing sex education, New Mexico lawmakers are advancing…

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Gavin Newsom caught suppressing pro-LGBTQ legislation is a symptom of Democratic leadership. Plus, a debate on whether or not all LGBTQ discrimination is based solely on gender identity. 

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Triassic Parq debuts at Minneapolis Musical Theater March 22. It’s a retelling of that famous dinosaur-themed film, this time seen from the dino’s point of view. Artistic Director Andrew Newmann, Director Kjer Whiting, and actor Max Kile join us. Plus, Max Austin shares his new book That Is What We Are. Tickets and info Triassic…

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For this week’s Thinking Clearly, Thinking Queerly, Lara Lillibridge joins us to talk about writing craft and what it can mean to write queerly. She is the author of creative fiction and fantasy. Her most recent book The Truth of Unringing Phones came out last year. Lara was the Interviews Editor for Hippocampus Magazine and…

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Just weeks after MSNBC took a hatchet to their anchors of color, the network made history (in a good way) with the newly named anchors for its show: The Weekend.

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The Supreme Court will take up a Colorado case challenging that state’s ban on conversion therapy. And in Texas, a state employee was fired not for misconduct, but because he included his pronouns in his email signature.

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Chair of the Wisconsin Democratic Party Ben Wikler joins us to break down the Wisconsin Supreme Court race on April 1st. In Arizona, cops are now being called into women’s bathrooms to determine who is and isn’t a woman.

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Amy Spalding returns to The Gaily Show with her new queer novel: On Her Terms. Plus, Craig Johnson joins us to discuss as he directs “Proof” at the Gremlin Theatre running March 7-30. Buy On Her Terms: https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9781496751157 Get tickets to Proof: https://gremlintheatre.org/proof/

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As we continue to assess and understand fascism in the United States, Dr. Laurie Marhoefer joins us to discuss his book Sex and the Weimar Republic: German Homosexual Emancipation and the Rise of the Nazis. One of the first LGBTQ liberation movements in the world: what can we learn and what pitfalls can we avoid…

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As we continue to assess and understand fascism in the United States, Dr. Laurie Marhoefer joins us to discuss his book Sex and the Weimar Republic: German Homosexual Emancipation and the Rise of the Nazis. One of the first LGBTQ liberation movements in the world: what can we learn and what pitfalls can we avoid…

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Christopher Kane returns to the Gaily Show. He is the White House Correspondent for the Washington Blade. We’ll be talking about a Michigan lawmaker’s resolution to overturn gay marriage. The Pentagon identifying/firing trans servicemembers. And Trump’s address to Congress. Keep up to date with Christopher’s new reporting here: https://www.washingtonblade.com/author/christopher-kane/

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A look at the tariff war and how gasoline and electricity prices will be the first to increase for Americans. The first openly gay Imam was assassinated in South Africa. California pursues new LGBTQ Healthcare legislation.

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Virginia legislature passed two LGBTQ rights bills and sent them to their Republican Governor. In India, one of their states has moved forward on a comprehensive LGBTQ rights bill. We didn’t get to this last week, but the world’s first openly gay imam was shot dead in South Africa. Iowa removes gender identity as a…

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David Schlosser and Matthew A. Everett joins us to discuss their upcoming world premiere of Spellbound at Threshold Theater. Plus, John and Jim give us their final brutally honest Oscar film reviews before the ceremony this Sunday: Anora, A Complete Unknown, and Sing, Sing. For more information and tickets to Spellbound: https://www.thresholdtheatermpls.com

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It’s our weekly Thinking Clearly, Thinking Queerly episode. He is the Greater Minnesota Community Organizer at OutFront Minnesota and we spend this hour exploring the LGBTQ community in greater Minnesota. Plus, in this week’s Queer in the Cosmos essay, we learn more about Frank Kameny. Connect with Christopher at Outfront Minnesota: https://www.outfront.org

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The State of Florida sues Target. So much for getting on MAGA’s good side! Get ready for the economic blackout this Friday. Finally, are we capable of meeting the moment with allowing ourselves to imagine a bold progressive future? Let’s free our political imagination: amend the constitution. Nationalize an industry. Why is it only the…

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Voting and having as many registered voters as possible is our key defense to keep our democracy. Sam Oliker-Friedland from the Institute for Responsive Government returns to the show with IRG’s recently released 2024 Election Policy Progress Reports. You can read them here: responsivegov.org/election-policy-…gress-scorecard/. Plus, Connecticut, Maine, and California all have special elections today. And do…

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We review the current investigation of Minnesotan Sam Nordquist’s death. Jim and John break down the status of MAGA attacks of federal agencies and employees.

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Novelist Henry Corrigain joins us to discuss his upcoming novel Somewhere Quiet, Full of Light and his novel A Man In Pieces. Plus, what’s gayer than the Oscars? Jim and I give you brutally honest film reviews of two oscar nominees: A Real Pain and Wicked.

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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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The fate of any hope for a  liberal comeback is on the line this April in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race. Plus, we sit down with the owner and the manager of Rainbow Road in Minneapolis – an LGBTQ owned business still thriving after 29 years.  

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How do we set healthy boundaries for ourselves to prevent burnout and hopelessness? Also, if you haven’t thought about running for your local library board, school board, being on a nonprofit board, then now is the time.

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It’s been two weeks since the inauguration, Project 2025 has been enacted at high-speed – especially against the LGBTQ community. The New York Times posts a nonsense poll denigrating the LGBTQ community. Plus, where are all the protests? Oh wait, they are happening. They’re not being covered.

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Author Kyle Lukoff’s new middle-grade novel A World Worth Saving arrives February 4th! We’ll tell you why you need to be buying it for the queer kiddos in your life. https://www.kylelukoff.com. Plus Rep. Jamie Long gives us updates on what’s happening at the State House of Representatives. And Jim and John have film reviews!

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Author and therapist Chris Tompkins joins us to talk about his book Raising LGBTQ Allies. It is the first parenting book to focus on the prevention of homophobia, transphobia, and bullying before they begin. It encourages families to have open and authentic conversations in a practical, timely, and inclusive way. It also creates a dialogue…

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Author Joseph Lezza joins us to talk about his recent essays about job hunting, queer love, and Danish Architecture. https://www.josephlezza.com. Plus, the Washington Blade’s White House Correspondent Christopher Kane is back to unpack the news from D.C. https://www.washingtonblade.com/author/christopher-kane/

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Crisis calls to the Trevor Project and Rainbow Youth Project increased exponentially during and after the inauguration. At a time when LGBTQ youth are actively moving to states with LGBTQ protections. Plus, Rochester Public Schools Superintendent Pekel joins us to discuss the decision to place the LGBTQ children’s picture book “The Rainbow Parade” on restriction…

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Andrew Frisbie from North Liberty Library returns to The Gaily Show to discuss LGBTQ children’s picture books. What does it mean when a picture book is labeled as having “nudity” or “adult themes”? How is that determined? After that, you probably didn’t know that John used to serve as a Chief Diversity Officer in higher…

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Submissions for the 2025 Flip The Script Festival are open. We talk with the founders of this LGBTQ film festival. Plus, we’ll be joined by Mikael Burke the director of the upcoming show Milo Imagines the World at Children’s Theatre Company.

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John is joined by Dr. Kade Goepferd from Children’s Minnesota to discuss healthcare for transgender youth to clear up the lies and to show what compassionate and science-based care is and how we support it.

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Rev. Hartigan joins us to talk about creating community and making connections for older LGBTQ adults.

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Cathy Renna joins for the first half of the show, then Jim and John dive into analysis of the new executive orders.

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Recognizing the painful impacts of the inauguration, this episode features almost all of AM950 Radio’s queer hosts in conversation with Matt Lewellyn-Otten from OutFront Minnesota and the Queermunity staff LIVE at Queermunity in Uptown Minnesota.

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On today’s show, we dive into the upcoming Trans Day of Revenge event presented by TC Trans Mutual Aid, featuring S.L.O.G. and other incredible performances. This powerful gathering is happening this Saturday, January 18, 2025, from 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM at The Cedar Cultural Center. Plus, we’re exploring the films of Brazilian filmmaker Thiago…

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It’s Thinking Clearly Thinking Queerly Thursday! Join us as we talk with Belo Miguel Cipriani, a digital inclusion strategist and award-winning author. Blinded in 2007, Belo has become a leading voice on accessibility and disability issues, serving on the Minnesota Council on Disability. His most recent book is a book he edited: Accessing Parenthood: Stories…

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John and Jim talk about how the incoming Trump administration could still impact blue states and their LGTQ protections by threatening to withhold federal funding. Plus our guest is Christopher Kane – White House correspondent for the Washington Blade.

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John and Jim discuss a potential book challenge in Rochester and how it relates to a test of the strength of Minnesota’s anti-book ban law, and discuss the increasingly bleak social media landscape.

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Rep. Feist (DFL)  joins us to talk about the upcoming Minnesota legislative session.

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John Heimbuch from Walking Shadow Theatre company joins us to talk about their upcoming season. Plus, hosts John and Jim review the films queer films Conclave, High Tide, and Emilia Perez.

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It’s Thursday which is our Thinking Clearly, Thinking Queerly episodes. We sit down with a single guest and really dive into their expertise and wisdom. Thursday, our guest is Ellie Krug, host of Illegal Trans Woman and author of upcoming book Being Ellen: A Second Chance Life. We’ll be discussing her new show, Project 2025,…

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Sam Oliker-Friedland from the Institute for Responsive Government will join us to take about automatic voter registration and more to increase the number of voters in our elections. Also, Fernando Lopez from the National LGBTQ Taskforce joins us to talk about the upcoming Creating Change conference. Join us weekdays at 2pm or stream us on…

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Join us today for the first live edition of the Gaily Show, featuring Minnesota Rep. Brion Curran!

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Welcome to the debut weekday edition of The Gaily Show on AM950 Radio! Join GLAAD Media Award nominees John Parker and Jim Pounds every Monday through Saturday from 2-3 PM for insightful, thought-provoking, and entertaining discussions. In this debut episode, John and Jim preview what you can expect from the show moving forward. They also…

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Here is the recording of our live episode from Quorum’s National Coming Out Day Luncheon. Quorum is Minnesota’s award-winning LGBTQ+ and Allied Chamber of Commerce. Hosted by John Parker, it features co-host Andi Otto from Twin Cities PRIDE Amplified and Ellie Krug host of Illegal Trans Woman. Plus, guests from the luncheon join us to…

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Launching January 6, the Gaily Show will be one of the only daily LGBTQ progressive news and talk shows in the country. When people ask me what this show will be about I tell them it will be a conversation. This show is for queer folk and our allies. America changed last November. Or, some…

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Launching January 6, the Gaily Show will be one of the only daily LGBTQ progressive news and talk shows in the country. Let’s take a look at our weekly Thursday episodes which we call Thinking Clearly, Thinking Queerly.

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Welcome to the 1st annual Gaily Show Awards! We look back at the year that was in LGBTQ entertainment. Today, guest judge Maya Willaims awards The Gailies in Poetry and additional categories

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Launching January 6, the Gaily Show will be one of the only daily LGBTQ progressive news and talk shows in the country. Let’s take a look when how our live episodes will build community.

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Welcome to the 1st annual Gaily Show Awards! We look back at the year that was in LGBTQ entertainment. Today, guest judge Charles Jensen awards The Gailies in Film.

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Starting January 6, 2025 The Gaily Show will expand into a one-hour program that will air Monday-Saturday at 2pm CST. Follow us on social media for all updates. Bluesky: @the_gailyshow. Bluesky: @thegailyshow.org

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Welcome to the 1st annual Gaily Show Awards! We look back at the year that was in LGBTQ entertainment. Today, guest judge Patrick Nathan bestows honors for LGBTQ literature.

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JS Gray joins us to talk about his new queer Christmas romcom: You Make It Feel Like Christmas. Learn more about him and his books at: https://jsgrayauHYPERLINK “https://jsgrayauthor.wixsite.com/js-gray”thor.wixsite.com/js-gray. Follow us on Bluesky to connect with more queer authors: @thisqueerbook.org.

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Family Dinner – Minnesota’s longest-running holiday improv show has a new home for 2024- The Brave New Workshop’s Dudley Riggs Theatre! Tickets and more information at: hennepinarts.org/events/family-dinner

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Welcome to the 1st annual Gaily Show Awards! We look back at the year that was in LGBTQ entertainment. Today, guest judge Jerome Evans bestows honors on LGBTQ television.

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Zoe Henrot from Ballet Co Laboratory talks about their upcoming holiday show Nutcracker in Wonderland. Michelle Aldritch-Goldstein shares her new single Square Peg. Nutcracker in Wonderland tickets and info: https://www.balletcolaboratory.org/season Listen to Michelle’s music at https://michellealdrichgoldstein.com

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The Gaily Awards (or The Gailies) kick off on November 30 and run every Saturday in December. A special guest judge will help me award the year’s best in film, TV, books, and poetry in a completely subjective tongue-in-cheek judging process that will uplift the queer community through one of our time honored traditions: the…

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Joel Sass from Open Eye Theatre is here to share about Scrooge in Rouge which opens on November 29. Get your tickets at openeyetheatre.org Plus, Anthony Nerada discusses his novel Skater Boy. Connect with Anthony at anthonynerada.com

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The Creating Change conference will be in Las Vegas January 22–26, 2025. It is the largest LGBTQ conference in the United States and organized by the National LGBTQ Taskforce. Find more info and register here: thetaskforce.org.

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Cathy Renna from the National LGBTQ Taskforce is here to talk about the election and the upcoming Creating Change conference. Find more info and register here: thetaskforce.org. Plus Nicole Zelniker joins me to discuss her new novel: From Where We Are.

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If you are a queer person or have a queer loved one, there are a lot of emotions happening right now after the catastrophic election: anxiety, fear, depression, anger and more. We provide you with some resources here that can help. This is not an exhaustive list but a few organizations that can help not…

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This episode was recorded at Queermunity during one of their preview events leading to their grand opening on November 9. To learn more about Queermunity head to https://www.queermunitymn.com/

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A whole week’s worth of events lead up to the official grand opening of Queermunity on November 9. Find all the details at queermunitymn.com

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Jada Pulley is the co-founder of the Queer and Funny Improv fest running this weekend and they tell us all about it. Check out queerandfunny.com.Then, C Ryan Shipley gives us all the news from Whoville and How The Grinch Who Stole Christmas at Children’s Theatre. For tickets and more info: https://childrenstheatre.org/whats-on/the-grinch-24-25/

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The Queer & Funny Improv Festival will be November 2 – 3, 2024 at Red Eye Theater in Minneapolis. The Queer and Funny Improv Festival aims to highlight the diversity of queer comedic voices, spread the joy of improv as an art form, and create a space where all can enjoy themselves while being their…

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S. Bear Bergman and Saul Freedman-Lawson are here to talk about their book Special Topics in Being a Parent. Plus, Tina Horn joins us to discuss her new book Why Are They Into That? Which is based on Tina’s super popular podcast of the same name. Bear Bergman’s website: sbearbergman.com and find him on Instagram…

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Rae Leiner is the Field Director for the National LGBTQ Task Force and needs you to volunteer to phone bank. How to join: thetaskforce.org

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Rae Leiner from the National LGBTQ Task Force and Matt Caffrey from Swing Left. Let’s. Get. Out. The. Vote! Phone bank with the National LGBTQ Taskforce: thetaskforce.org Door knock with Swing Left: swingleft.org

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