In this episode, we talk honestly about moving through competitive sports as queer kids: overachieving, staying controlled, and learning how ambition, repression, and attraction quietly overlap. Sports weren’t just an escape—they were a way to stay contained.

We unpack why Heated Rivalry hits so hard, why yearning is back (hi, Bridgerton), and how desire often lived in locker rooms, long glances, and everything left unsaid. Not because we’re attracted to every man—but because we learned to be selective, aware, and hyper-conscious of the room.

It’s vulnerable, funny, and deeply familiar—a conversation about growing up gay in sports, craving connection, and why yearning never really left.

Everyone seems to be looking back at 2016—not because things were good, but because something changed after it. In this episode, Liam and Michael reflect on where they were in 2016, how they met, and how much they’ve grown by 2026.

They unpack why nostalgia is everywhere right now, why it feels comforting in a moment where politics, human rights, the economy, and constant online noise have pushed many of us into burnout and why looking backward can’t be the place we stay.

The conversation moves through collective exhaustion, fried dopamine, late-stage capitalism, and the pressure to keep going when everything feels heavy, alongside what they’ve been watching, loving online, and how they’re trying to push forward anyway.

If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, nostalgic, or quietly asking yourself why everything feels different lately—you’re not alone.

We’re talking church culture, religious trauma, and the absurdity of growing up evangelical—from mass baptisms to the rules we weren’t allowed to question.

This episode spirals through irreverent theology, falling from grace, and unlearning fear with humor instead of guilt. God is non-binary, religion is drag, and salvation feels suspiciously like a bulk deal.

Not a sermon. Definitely not church-approved.