Best Glen Lakin / TableCakes Productions Podcasts (2024)

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The Complete History of Leon Carp, Roseanne's Gay Nemesis 1:49:48

4d ago1:49:48

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This is a summer rerun of an episode that originally went live in May 2023. We know that no one likes to reflect on how Roseanne used to be awesome, but we get through that emotional baggage as quickly as we can to discuss why Martin Mull's character is openly gay but also tweaks certain gay stereotypes. “The Driver’s Seat” (November 30, 1993) We’r…

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Green Acres Meets a Woman Named Ralph 1:54:50

8d ago1:54:50

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This is a summer rerun of an episode that originally went live in May 2023. It's good even if you think you don't care about Green Acres, we swear! “What’s in a Name?” (February 16, 1966) On a show all about the zany inhabitants of Hooterville, Ralph Monroe (Mary Grace Canfield) stands out because the most unusual thing about her is her name. She w…

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Tori from Saved by the Bell Is a Lesbian Icon 2:27:15

6d ago2:27:15

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“The New Girl” (September 19, 1992) Tori Scott is more than just the mysterious seventh Bayside High student who exists in a fractured Saved by the Bell timeline in which Jessie and Kelly don’t exist. She’s also really gay in the tradition of Jo from The Facts of Life, and not only because Leanna Creel, the actress who played Tori, came out in real…

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The Gay History of Mama's Family 1:32:54

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Leading up to our return in September, we are doing summer reruns, which is our way of repurposing episodes that with a little configuring (and retitling) might get more listens than they got back in the day. First up: Mama's Family! And next week, you'll be getting a full-fledged new episode about Saved by the Bell! Enjoy! “There Is Nothing Like t…

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Community’s Gay Dean Is Not Actually Gay 2:45:52

1M ago2:45:52

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“Queer Studies and Advanced Waxing” (March 31, 2015) In its sixth and final season, Community decided to explore the series-long running joke about Dean Pelton’s mysterious, complex sexuality. Henry Gilbert once again joins us to discuss how the dean is not actually gay — he may be a pansexual imp, after all — but in forcing him to pick a tidy labe…

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Drew Carey Has a Cross-Dressing Brother Who Just Might Be Trans 1:59:12

2M ago1:59:12

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“Drew’s Brother” (November 19, 1997) We finally did it! We not only found the perfect guest for this episode — writer, performer and UCB alum Joan Ford — but we also got the chance to tell the world that The Drew Carey Show deserves to live it. It’s not only the most successful Friends clone but also the only one that sustained a whole series about…

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The Associates Meets a Gay Joke It Doesn’t Like 1:18:24

2M ago1:18:24

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“The Censors,” (April 10, 1980) James L. Brooks followed up the hit Taxi with another workplace ensemble that skewed decidedly fancier: The Associates featured a young and unknown Martin Short among a group of fresh hires at a Wall Street law firm. The show didn’t work and is almost forgotten today. But its second-to-last episode did feature a trip…

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How I Met Your Mother Meets a Gay Brother 1:36:38

2M ago1:36:38

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"Single Stamina" (November 27, 2006) Now that HIMYM has been off the air for a full decade, it’s worth considering how this show holds up better than most from the early 2000s did. Not only did it give us Robin Sparkles, it just might be the only TV show to compare equally well to both Friends and Lost, as improbable as that sounds. This episode ha…

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What’s Gay About Jeopardy(!)? 1:30:47

3M ago1:30:47

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What if we broke format to discuss America’s favorite smartypants game show? Well, we did it. And special guest Emily Heller joins us to discuss Amy Schneider, who became Jeopardy’s second-longest-running winner ever — and as a result became a household name and a trans icon. Listen to Emily’s Jeopardy podcast, What Is…? A Jeopardy! Podcast on Appl…

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Amen’s Closeted Sitcom Star Smackdown 1:57:36

3M ago1:57:36

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“The Courtship of Bess Richards” (October 4, 1986) The second episode of Amen concerns Sherman Hemsley’s Ernie trying to land his choir a new singer in Nell Carter’s Bess, and the result is a comedy of errors in which both he and she perform romantic interest that neither is capable of actually feeling. The result is a WWF-style wrestling match bet…

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Mary and Phyllis Date a Possible Homosexual 2:23:18

3M ago2:23:18

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“Menage a Phyllis” (November 2, 1974) In the third-season episode “My Brother’s Keeper,” Rhoda famously said the word “gay,” turning a plot about her association with Phyllis’ brother on its head. Two seasons later, Phyllis shows up in another episode that discusses gay issues but weirdly doesn’t say that word. Regardless, there’s perhaps more to b…

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Facts of Life Does a Covert Gay Episode With Cousin Geri 1:43:23

4M ago1:43:23

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“Cousin Geri” (December 24, 1980) Fun game for listeners: Take a shot every time Drew mentions the phrase “gigantic bitch” in connection with Lisa Welchel’s Blair, who is in rare form this episode as she shuns her disabled cousin Geri for reasons that aren’t the ones you’re probably assuming. In this discussion, we bring up why Geri Jewell is a tra…

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Drawn Together Forces Xandir Out of the Closet 1:51:51

4M ago1:51:51

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“Gay Bash” (November 10, 2004) For better or worse, Drawn Together represents a very real trend in mid-2000s humor. It specifically sought out to tell the most offensive jokes it could get on air, but that’s what makes it surprising that the episode where Xandir admits he’s gay isn’t the parade of easy jokes you might expect. The B plot sucks ranci…

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Daria Should Have Kissed Jane Instead of Tom 2:28:28

4M ago2:28:28

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“Dye! Dye! My Darling!” (August 2, 2000) Spend a little time in a Daria fan community and you’ll find folks who ship the title character with her best friend, Jane. The show actually never does a gay episode and only gets the slightest bit queer in the first movie, Is It Fall Yet?, which has Jane affirming her heterosexuality despite how very queer…

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Lucy Meets a Drag Queen 1:37:02

5M ago1:37:02

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“Lucy and Jim Bailey” (November 6, 1972) Basically, Lucille Ball did a solid for one gay performer, but in doing this, she also helped make gays a little less scary for America. Jim Bailey was a female impersonator who who had already made appearances on late night TV for this uncanny ability to turn himself into female celebs. Lucy, however, gave …

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A Queer History of SNL, Part Four: The Lost Years 1:49:34

5M ago1:49:34

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People use the term “the lost years” differently when speaking of Saturday Night Live, but this podcast is using it specifically from the time Lorne Michaels left the show after season five up until season eleven. Aside from Eddie Murphy’s presence on the show, these are the sketches that are less remembered today because they weren’t rerun on Come…

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Sex and the City Meets an Effeminate Heterosexual 2:21:20

6M ago2:21:20

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“Evolution” (August 19, 1999) If you came of age in the late 90s or early 2000s, you live in a world informed by Sex and the City — whether you realize it or not. It’s probably one of the most influential TV shows to air during our lifetimes, and so it’s more than time that we look at one of its many LGBTQ-themed episodes. Joining us to discuss Car…

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The Complete History of Leon Carp, Roseanne's Gay Nemesis 1:49:48

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Green Acres Meets a Woman Named Ralph 1:54:50

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Tori from Saved by the Bell Is a Lesbian Icon 2:27:15

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The Gay History of Mama's Family 1:32:54

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Community’s Gay Dean Is Not Actually Gay 2:45:52

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Drew Carey Has a Cross-Dressing Brother Who Just Might Be Trans 1:59:12

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The Associates Meets a Gay Joke It Doesn’t Like 1:18:24

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How I Met Your Mother Meets a Gay Brother 1:36:38

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What’s Gay About Jeopardy(!)? 1:30:47

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Amen’s Closeted Sitcom Star Smackdown 1:57:36

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Mary and Phyllis Date a Possible Homosexual 2:23:18

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Facts of Life Does a Covert Gay Episode With Cousin Geri 1:43:23

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Drawn Together Forces Xandir Out of the Closet 1:51:51

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Daria Should Have Kissed Jane Instead of Tom 2:28:28

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Lucy Meets a Drag Queen 1:37:02

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A Queer History of SNL, Part Four: The Lost Years 1:49:34

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Sex and the City Meets an Effeminate Heterosexual 2:21:20

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