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So Weird and So Cool (Ep 259 - Baldur's Gate/Liam Esler)

My guest this week dreams of great big musical adventure. Liam Esler is the co-founder of Summerfall Studios, a game company that’s currently in development on a game called Chorus, which promise...

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Cozy Pants 39: Shmofia Schmoppola

Pardon our sniffles this week, we've come down with a case of the Mondays, and also a very common cold. This week on Cozy Pants, we discuss the sci-fi names in the Bible, my humps, Judy Dench's wor...

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The Sewers of Paris: The Moment I Saw the Hair on Ed Asner's Arms (Ep. 258 - The Smiths/David Schmader)

My guest this week has spent his life traveling the country to bear his soul, and now he’s settled down in the last place he ever expected — the town where he grew up. David Schmader is a write...

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Cozy Pants 37: The Warranty Ran out on my Leg Insurance

Well hello! I'm back from my travels and that means the cozy pants are once again on my legs, and James and I are babbling at each other about nonsense. We recap my three-week visit to the midwest,...

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The Sewers of Paris: Heterophobic (Ep. 257 - Mary Poppins/Devlyn Camp)

My guest this week is Devlyn Camp, creator of the wonderful podcast Mattachine, which tells the story of the work that preceded...

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Sewers of Paris: People Wearing Masks (Ep. 256 - Hocus Pocus/Rantasmo)

Hello, and welcome to The Sewers of Paris! Apologies for this episode posting a few days late — I’m on the road all this month, but I finally made it to a spot with wifi, and as we draw to the ...

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Sewers of Paris: Mamma Mia Murder Mystery (Ep 255 - Miss Marple/Jorge)

My guest this week grew up surrounded by mysteries and clues, but of course he carried a few secrets of his own. Not just that he was gay, but also that his tastes didn’t quite match those of his...

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Everywhere we Turned Was a Song (Ep 254 - Pippin/Cam Clarke)

My guest this week is Cam Clarke, who grew up in a showbiz family that’s been entertaining audiences since the early 30s. If you’re not familiar with his work as one of the the youngest members...

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Sewers of Paris: No Greater Act of Defiance (Ep. 253 - V for Vendetta/Justin Hall)

My guest this week has traveled the world to create images of the varied lives human lead — including the sexy secrets hiding in their erotic imaginations. 2019-09-26 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post

Cozy Pants 36: Fishbowl Friday

It's been another busy week down on the farm, and this week on the Cozy Pants podcast we discuss some goose-related shenanigans in both videogame form and real life. James' shoulders have betrayed ...

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The Sewers of Paris: Behind the Orange Curtain (Ep. 252 - The Real World/Brian Moreno)

Where do you find the nerve to stand up for yourself? My guest this week is Brian Moreno, who discovered a big wide world of gay culture in his conservative town. By day he was a shy nerd, by night...

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Cozy Pants 34: The End of the Elephant

Hello and goodnight! This evening on the podcast, we sleepyheads discussed Count Chocula commercials and the elusive Count himself. We have some thoughts about The Lord of the Rings, how timely. An...

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September Update: Here's to a Fabulous Fall

Hello there! 

My apologies for sending this month's update so late! It's been a real whirlwind of production over here, but (some of) the dust is settling and I've got some great stuff i...

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The Sewers of Paris: Dad at the Gay Bar (Ep 251 - Fame/Pete Rush)

Where do you pick up the skills to design the life of your dreams? My guest this week is artist and theatrical designer Pete Rush, who fell in love with drama at an early age and thought he’d be ...

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Cozy Pants 33: Cut-Lip Kissing

On this week's Cozy Pants podcast, we're having a classy time at the farmer's market with banana-tomatoes and chemically-constituted cuisine. James expresses his distrust for the natural world, and...

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Cozy Pants 32: An Elaborate Necromantic Cave

Surprise! There is indeed a Cozy Pants this week, a day or two late but no less exuberant. This week we discuss my time at the PAX convention, the bad pigeons in our stairwell, a party sponsored by...

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Gay Love Stories (Ep. 249 - The Book of Mormon/Matt Olshefski, The Shirtless Violinist)

When it’s time to start a new life, how do you decide what to shed and what to keep? My guest this week is Matt Olshefski, also known as The Shirtless Violinist. He came to terms with being gay a...

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Cozy Pants 32: A Birthmark Shaped Like a Tuxedo

Hello! Behold! It's the latest episode of Cozy Pants, a special podcast for Patreon pals where James and I talk about our pop-cultural passions. This week, I struggle to remember the name of Family...

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The Family I Always Wanted (Ep. 248 - The Sims/Christopher Smith Bryant)

Human interaction is challenging even under the best of circumstances, and for years this week’s guest was resigned to just always having difficulty understanding other people. Comedian Christoph...

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Gay Men's Catnip (Ep. 247 - The Wizard of Oz/Josh Trujillo)

Hello, and welcome to the Sewers of Paris! This week is the 80th anniversary of the premiere of The Wizard of Oz, and to commemorate that, we're diving into the Sewers of Paris archives. The very f...

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Cozy Pants 31: The Clown at Sears

This week we've got some harrowing tale of childhood clowns and the disillusionment of youth. We've got early Ronald McDonaldses, Borgninesque men at Sears, balloon creatures, and more. We discuss ...

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I Was a Regional Rockstar (Ep. 246 - Hellraiser/Old Witch)

Picture the creepiest, most sinister decaying swamp hag you can imagine, and that’s my guest this week — the Seattle drag queen who goes by the name of Old Witch. She’s the product of a delig...

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Cozy Pants 30: Isolde House

It's a sultry southern afternoon in Seattle, and our stickiness knows no bounds. This week on the Cozy Pants podcast, we're watching the new Good Omens series on Amazon and reflecting on the castin...

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Patreon Survey! What do you like most?

Hello friends!

Every month, your support makes it possible for me to serve up a whole bunch of videos and podcasts and livestreams, and I couldn't be more grateful! I'd like to know which are...

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August Update: The Dog Days of Summer, Ruff Ruff

Hello friends! 

Ohhhh boy it's hot. You know, I moved to Seattle because they told me it was rainy and grey, but I suppose those days are behind us and now it's basically Death Valley wi...

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Gay-Porn Summer Camp (Ep. 245 - Star Wars/Jasun Mark)

You never know how your dreams might manifest. My guest this week is Jasun Mark, who dreamed of being a filmmaker as a kid. After some time in a tiny farming town and performing in a successful Can...

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Cozy Pants 29: Full of Christmas Cheerio

Everything has changed in our home, thanks to the arrival of a pot! This week we discuss our fear of the new pressure-cooker sent by my mother -- is it a kitchen boon or a deadly trap? We also deba...

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Sewers of Paris: Something from Another Planet - (Ep. 244 - David Bowie/Orlando Ortega Medina)

My guest this week is musician-turned-novelist Orlando Ortega Medina. Growing up in the music scene in and around Los Angeles, he was never really in the closet — or at least, he didn’t think o...

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Cozy Pants 28: The Trash Ape

Okay yes we have seen the Cats trailer and yes we have a lot of opinions about it. (And also some deep thoughts about Neon Genesis Evangelion, which is a different sort of show but also kind of rel...

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The Sewers of Paris: The Lost Art of Cruising (Ep. 243 - Donahue/David Quantic)

For years, David Quantic’s only connection with queer community was cruising the bathrooms at the local mall, slipping away from his parents while the family shopped to meet up with men in stalls...

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