A wise person once said that reading is fundamental, but the same can be said of listening. Podcasts are a great way to stay informed about the range of issues facing LGBTQ+ people today or simply enjoy some light-hearted banter about sex and pop culture. From thought-provoking interviews with industry leaders to fun conversations about hook-ups, there’s a lot to choose from. We’ve scoured our audio archives to bring you some of the most engaging and entertaining queer podcasts available.

Queer Travel Chat

Okay, we might be a little biased about this one, but Queer Travel Chat is pretty fabulous. Our podcast explores a variety of travel topics from a gay perspective and features special guests, including fellow queer travelers and prominent figures in the LGBTQ+ travel industry, who discuss the latest travel trends and exciting destinations. Queer Travel Chat has the inspiring mission of encouraging LGBTQ+ people to travel and explore the world. You’ll find all sorts of useful advice on the podcast, drawn from years of travel experience and our own misadventures along the way. We’re on to our second series and have no intention of stopping—after all, the world is a big place. Subscribe to our podcast!

Gayish

Ever felt like a square peg being rammed over and over again into a triangular hole—when it comes to sexuality, that is? Then Gayish might be the podcast for you. Describing themselves as “bridging the gap between sexuality and actuality,” Gayish is a podcast intent on smashing gay stereotypes. They talk about everything from the latest LGBTQ+ news to homophobia to foot fetishes, all with a fun, conversational, tongue-in-your-cheek vibe running throughout every episode. Their listeners have formed a community called The Gayish Agenda and can be found on Facebook, Discord, and gaming platforms.

Gay For Play

Besides having a clever name—existing before the RuPaul’s Drag Race game show, we might add—Gay For Play is an entertaining podcast about queer video games and pop culture. In every episode, they take a video game—either new or iconic—ranging from Majora's Mask to Sonic, or their favorite games of the year, and talk about it from a queer perspective. They delve deep into the games themselves as well as the cultural relevance and representation found within them. Gay For Play is great for both hardcore and casual gaymers alike.

We're Having Gay Sex

A podcast about, well… sex. The host, Ashley Gavin, was living out the ye old lesbian stereotype of serial monogamy before deciding that—to avoid repeating the same old mistakes—she would take some time off to enjoy the “slut” phase she missed in her 20s. In We’re Having Gay Sex, Ashley hilariously shares her sexcapades—the good, the bad, and the ugly—while inviting guests of various sexualities, genders, and sexes to spill the tea on their own sexual adventures. Ashley enlists the help of queer friends, including a “cancel coach” from the younger generation, to keep things at least moderately politically correct—with entertainingly varying degrees of success.

Making Gay History

Our community's history has made us who we are today, and we all owe a great debt to those who came before us—really, the least we could do is know their names. That said, queer history can be hard to find and even harder to access. Making Gay History remedies this problem by bringing it to life through the voices of those who experienced it—and in easily digestible 20-minute segments to boot.

The founder and host, Eric Marcus, provides unheard audio interviews from his archives, offering insight into some of the most important or forgotten figures within queer history, from the contemporary to the obscure. Hear from Sylvia Rivera, Ellen DeGeneres, Paulette Goodman, and J.J. Belanger, to name a few.

Keep It

Ira Madison III and Luis Virtel effortlessly blend the serious with the trivial in the Keep It podcast. Bringing together the intersection of pop culture and politics with an encyclopedic level of knowledge, they interview famous politicians, comedians, actors, activists, writers, and artists from a wide range of fields.Every Wednesday, they debate and chat about pop culture, TV shows, celebrity gossip, and politics—always with an interesting and undeniably gay take. Keep It is always fresh and on the pulse, and each episode is further spiced up with fun games for listeners and guests to enjoy.

Food 4 Thot

Food 4 Thot is, in a nutshell, four queer friends sitting around a table discussing whatever they want. From the highbrow—sexuality, race, and identity—to the extremely lowbrow—hook-up stories and dick sizes. The idea stemmed from frustration with intellectual spaces being elitely separated from the casual, so Food 4 Thot was created to bridge the gap. Discussing everything from philosophy and literature to anal sex and R&B, it’s both brain food and junk food. And who doesn't like a balanced diet?

Two Bi Guys

Two Bi Guys is hosted—just as you’d expect—by two bi men who discuss the fluidity of sexuality, bisexual relationships, and explorations of masculinity and femininity. The whole podcast has a laid-back vibe and interviews members from the often-ignored “B” of the LGBTQ+ community. Alex and Rob don’t hold back as they delve into topics like sex parties, Shakespeare, and the lack of bi representation in politics.