The Gaily Show

The Gaily Show

Weekdays 2-3 PM

The Gaily Show
The Gaily Show

The Gaily Show is a daily progressive news and talk show with verifiable facts and progressive analysis that is tailor-made for the queer and allied community. It is one of the only daily shows of its kind in the country! GLAAD Media Award nominees John Parker and Jim Pounds are your hosts for an unapologetic hour-long program talking with leading legislators, authors, journalists, health care providers, radio hosts, researchers, activists, and more. Tune in Monday-Saturday from 2pm - 3pm CST. Or you can watch it on our YouTube channel (@TheGailyShow). Plus, find our episodes everywhere you stream your podcasts. And be sure to check out our companion show, This Queer Book Saved My Life at https://thisqueerbook.com.

A Queer Theory of the State

In this week’s Thinking Clearly, Thinking Queerly episode, Dr. Samuel Clowes Huneke returns to the Gaily Show to discuss how Queer Theory can shape our politics and create the government we need. His book is A Queer Theory of State and you can find it here: https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9783982389462. Connect with Samuel at his website: https://samuelcloweshuneke.com and…

Chris Pappas’ Run for Senate, the White House’s Pronoun Obsession, and Maine v Trump

White House Correspondent for the Washington Blade, Christopher Kane is back with his new reporting on Chris Pappas who is running for the open Senate seat in New Hampshire. The White House and Airforce are obsessed with pronouns. And Maine vs. Trump heats up. Read Christopher’s reporting here: https://www.washingtonblade.com/author/christopher-kane/ Learn more about the Washington Blade…

The Gaily Show – April 15, 2025

Guest Host Ellie Krug today!

On today’s Gaily Show, guest host Ellie Krug from The Illegal Trans Woman on AM950 fills in for John and Jim in a can’t-miss episode.

Rebroadcast: Spellbound World Premiere and CTC’s Disney’s Frozen

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:…

Aliveness Project’s Ezra McNair on HIV Prevention

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…

Joseph Jaafari, Arizona’s Lookout, plus Feels Out Loud

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…

Jake Wittich, Windy City Times, plus Council on LGBTQIA2S+ Minnesotans (MNQT)

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…

Reviews: Mid-Century Modern, Cassandra, Triassic Parq, and Witch

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/

My experiences in GTMO as a gay-American

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…