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Ask Your Gay Uncle

Ask Your Gay Uncle

By Ben Palacios & Tom Truss

Join gay uncles Ben Palacios & Tom Truss for advice, antics, tender moments, and tough love.
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20. Sisters Tell All, part 1: Tommy

Ask Your Gay UncleNov 11, 2020

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Hiatus
Aug 23, 202106:14
46. Listeners Talk Pride
Jun 30, 202126:32
45. Meet PENNYWILD: DJ, Choreographer, and Musical Theatre NERD!
Jun 09, 202147:41
44. Self-Worth
Jun 02, 202146:08
43. Comedian Drew Droege, Part 2: “It’s on gay executives...”
May 26, 202125:58
42. Comedian Drew Droege, Part 1: “Monster in a wig”
May 20, 202143:06
41. Ben and Tommy Apologize
May 05, 202129:06
40. Grindr Scammers! (and Ben’s Empathy Homework)
Apr 28, 202133:23
39. Meet Sex Coach, Court Vox
Apr 21, 202138:43
38. “I accidentally found his will…”
Apr 14, 202127:40
37. “How can I develop empathetic sonar?”
Mar 31, 202137:55
36. Gays Over COVID and DIY Decorating
Mar 24, 202144:13
35. “Gay The Pray Away” with Erika Allison, Conversion Therapy Survivor
Mar 17, 202101:03:30
34. “It’s about two women falling in love…”
Mar 10, 202132:28
33. Talking Drag with “Gay Spy” Michael Seligman
Mar 03, 202151:34
32. “His stepmom blocked me on Facebook...”
Feb 24, 202137:42
31. Networking, Bad Texters, and Sex With Women
Feb 17, 202132:50
30. Tommy’s Biggest Challenge, Part 2: The Aftermath
Feb 10, 202124:57
29. Tommy’s Biggest Challenge, Part 1: The Accident
Feb 04, 202140:30
28. To sex or not to sex?
Jan 27, 202123:43
27. “Objectification with a side of consent please”
Jan 20, 202137:46
26. A Very COVID Christmas
Dec 25, 202041:25
25. Relationship Regrets and Homo-NO-phobia

25. Relationship Regrets and Homo-NO-phobia

The Guncles share past relationship regrets and answer a listener question regarding who receives more prejudice, gay men or lesbians.  Ben’s “Moment of Culture” begins at a Mexican drag party in 1901… 

Dec 17, 202039:30
24. Sex On the First Date? Gay Movies With Straight Actors?
Dec 10, 202047:42
23. Anthony Meindl: Our Favorite Hollywood Guncle
Dec 03, 202045:36
22. Cartoons, Crushes, and Breaking The Friendzone
Nov 25, 202038:21
21. Sisters Tell All, part 2: Ben
Nov 18, 202038:53
20. Sisters Tell All, part 1: Tommy
Nov 11, 202044:59
19. Experimenting in College and Women Who Watch Gay Porn
Oct 28, 202032:10
18. The Civil Rights Hero You Weren’t Taught About In History: Bayard Rustin, and His Partner Walter Naegle
Oct 21, 202051:37
17. ‘Sexpert’ Zachary Zane on Bisexuality, Bottoming, and Masc4Masc
Oct 16, 202052:24
16. It’s National Coming Out Day!!!
Oct 11, 202053:33
15. Daddies, Ultimatums, and the word “Faggot”
Oct 07, 202047:42
14. Religion, part 2: Have your Faith and Eat it Too!
Sep 29, 202055:14
13. Religion, part 1: Gay and Christian? Father Rico Avila Breaks The Bread
Sep 16, 202049:32
12. Golden Gays, Coming Out Late, and Battle of the Pride 1973
Sep 08, 202048:31
11. Shoulder Demons, Sexual Deviants, and Dr. Eric Cervini

11. Shoulder Demons, Sexual Deviants, and Dr. Eric Cervini

askyourgayuncle.com/episode11
Tommy and Ben interview LGBTQ+ historian Dr. Eric Cervini about his New York Times bestseller, The Deviant’s War: The Homosexual vs. The United States of America.  The Guncles check in on advice they gave each other in previous episodes, and discuss why it’s so scary to make the first move!

Aug 24, 202055:07
10. The Body Episode
Aug 14, 202047:57
9.  Gay Uncle’s Day, Simon Dunn, and Badass Bitches!
Aug 06, 202045:33
8. Dating Apps, OnlyFans, and Meeting the Parents
Jul 30, 202048:00
7. The Porn Episode
Jul 23, 202043:50
6. Sissies, Threesomes, and Puppies

6. Sissies, Threesomes, and Puppies

The guncles tease apart derogatory words like sissy, poontang, and pecker.  Ben considers a threesome.  askyourgayuncle.com

Jul 16, 202057:38
5. PrEP, Lies, and Friends (not the sitcom)

5. PrEP, Lies, and Friends (not the sitcom)

Tommy and Ben discuss the details of PrEP.  The uncles also tackle friends that don't get along, friends that fall in love with friends, and friends that have a bone to pick with their friends.  askyourgayuncle.com

Jul 09, 202044:31
Bonus: Deep Dive with Tommy and Ben

Bonus: Deep Dive with Tommy and Ben

An extended "Guncle-to-Guncle".  Tommy and Ben share some deeply personal stories.  askyourgayuncle.com

Jul 09, 202001:15:55
4. Magic Carpets and White Patriarchy

4. Magic Carpets and White Patriarchy

How can we let in the feeling of love? How do gay white men benefit from the Patriarchy? What do the Guncles want for the next generation of Guncles?  askyourgayuncle.com

Jun 28, 202044:41
3. Homos in the Arts and the Generation Gap

3. Homos in the Arts and the Generation Gap

Why are there so many gay men in the arts?  Tommy and Ben examine the Generation Gap.  askyourgayuncle.com


Jun 28, 202057:31
2. DMs, Radical Faeries, and Burying the Hatchet

2. DMs, Radical Faeries, and Burying the Hatchet

Ben gets a lesson about the Radical Faeries. Tommy gets a lesson about DMs.  Both uncles explore ways to forgive and move on.  askyourgayuncle.com

Jun 28, 202057:25
Bonus: Stonewall, F4, and David Scott

Bonus: Stonewall, F4, and David Scott

A bonus track commemorating the Stonewall Riots. Hear David Scott, a regular at the Stonewall Inn, share his experience as a gay young adult in the late 60's and his first hand description of those momentous nights.  askyourgayuncle.com

Jun 28, 202026:02
Introducing Ask Your Gay Uncle

Introducing Ask Your Gay Uncle

Gay uncles Ben Palacios & Tom Truss introduce their new podcast of advice, antics, tender moments, and tough love.

Jun 12, 202001:56