Ryan O’Connell

Andrew and Tawny catch up on the news while Andrew does some cooking before throwing to their interview with Ryan O’Connell! They take voicemails about what is paying respect vs co-opting, being accused of being too sensitive, and more. Stay safe out there and call in if you have a racism question: 323-389-RACE.

Happy 400th episode! Bryan and Erin celebrate reaching the big four-hundo with special guests Punam Patel, Paul F. Tompkins, Dave Holmes, Ryan O’Connell, and Ronna Glickman. They’ll ring the bells of triumph while chatting about everything from grocery store cake to Looney Tunes to horse trauma to gay bar mind games and much, much, MUCH more.

And make sure to check out Deeper Shade of Shade on Stitcher Premium, where Bryan and Erin interview their favorite friends of the show. For a free month of listening, go to stitcherpremium.com/shade and use promo code ‘SHADE’.

This episode is sponsored by Betterhelp (www.betterhelp.com/shade code: SHADE), Native (www.nativedeodorant.comcode: SHADE), and Calm (www.calm.com/SHADE).

Writer and actor Ryan O’Connell sits down with Cameron to discuss writing “Special” and it getting picked up by Netflix, owning his disability, and overcoming addiction.

This episode is sponsored by JCPenney (www.jcp.com).

This week, Erin talks about Mississippi state representative Doug McLeod’s arrest for punching his wife in the face, all because she was undressing too slowly when he wanted to have sex. Then, surprise! The House passes The Equality Act, extending protections to LGBTQ workers, and Bryan discusses an analysis from Pew Research Center with statistics regarding the religiousness of lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals. Plus, actor Ryan O’Connell stops by to talk about his book-turned-Netflix show ‘Special,’ compartment syndrome, and the most alluring pundits.

And make sure to check out Deeper Shade of Shade on Stitcher Premium, where Bryan and Erin interview their favorite friends of the show. For a free month of listening, go to stitcherpremium.com/shade and use promo code ‘SHADE’.

This episode is sponsored by Original Grain (www.originalgrain.com code: SHADE) and Simple Health (www.simplehealth.com/SHADE code: SHADE).

The fully hilarious Ryan O’Connell (Will & Grace, Babe? Podcast) joins Dave & Matt this week to talk about muscle tee meet-cutes, dick docks, lazy sex workers and more! Plus dating the same guy as your girl best friend, disability for dummies, and Dave & Matt recap their adventures at DragCon!

This episode is sponsored by Joule: Sous Vide by ChefSteps (www.chefsteps.com/joule code: HOMOPHILIA) and Dollar Shave Club (www.dollarshaveclub.com/HOMO).