Brian and Judson's first repeat hookup! Chris Murphy is back!
Judson enjoys a restorative night to himself. Brian bemoans his recent difficulties making hookups happen. The two share thoughts about keeping sex with their husbands steamy after more than a decade of marriage. The Hookup of the Week finds a listener flying some particularly friendly skies. Brian and Judson are then joined by Vanity Fair culture writer Chris Murphy, making his return to the podcast after serving as Dads and Daddies’ very first guest 60 episodes ago! Chris updates the two on his living situation with his boyfriend and debates the virtues of repeat hookups. The three discuss the recent article from New York Magazine’s “The Cut,” titled “We’ve Reached Peak Gay Sluttiness,” written by Steven Phillips-Horst, which is all the buzz within the gay male community. Chris shares his concerns about the demise of reading in our culture, and Brian shares his experience attending “Masquerade,” the new immersive version of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Phantom of the Opera” Off-Broadway. Chris then helps Brian and Judson respond to this week’s Go Ask Your Dad question, which comes from a listener seeking advice about how to handle the rejection he feels when his husband isn’t in the mood for sex.
Find Chris Murphy on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/christress/
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Brian and Judson hookup with Boomer Banks
Judson meets a possible long-lost relative during his very own Hookup of the Week. Brian gushes over Morgan Bassichis’ one-man show, "Can I Be Frank?” and finally scores his seventh review on The Blowers. The two learn that elementary age kids have caught onto the fact that ‘Daddy’ has sexual connotations. Both are turned on by the voice that delivers this week’s listener-submitted Hookup of the Week. They are then joined by adult entertainment mogul turned DJ, Boomer Banks. Boomer shares his love for his second home of Provincetown, MA, and talks about what it means to be sober in a queer vacation destination. He digs into his childhood struggles with his family, his move from Los Angeles to New York, and takes the two through the evolution of his career from fashion design to go-go dancing to his discovery as a porn performer. He delves into his fight for his place in the industry as a person of color, and how he has fostered the Haus of Banks to support other marginalized adult entertainment performers. He also shares how a surprising and staggering period of grief brought him to his current pursuits as a DJ. The episode ends with Boomer helping Brian and Judson address a Go Ask Your Dad question from a listener looking for advice on exploring new kinks.
Boomer Banks on the Web: https://foreskinmafia.com/
Boomer Banks on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/baconlvr
Boomer Banks on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@boomerbanks
Boomer Banks on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/boomerbanks.bsky.social
Boomer Banks’ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/Boomerbanks
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Brian and Judson hookup with Josh Sharp
Judson shares a significant life update with both pain and optimism while Brian goes on a perfect date. A listener submits a Hookup of the Week in which he experiences Judson’s definition of Daddyness. They are then joined by actor, writer, comedian and star of his own off-Broadway solo show, ‘Ta-Da!,’ Josh Sharp. Josh talks about how fun it can and should be to live outside the norm as queer people, recounts some of his formative sexual experiences, reminisces fondly about the days of finding sex on Craigslist, shares the secret to the longevity of his 11+-year relationship with his boyfriend, and challenges gay men of a certain age to find new ways to be queer. He discusses the origins and development of ‘Ta-Da!,’ working with the Tony Award-winning director of ‘Oh, Mary!,’ Sam Pinkleton, the significance of ‘Oh, Mary!’s’ breakout success, and the future of his work with longtime comedy partner Aaron Jackson, with whom he wrote and starred in the movie, ‘Dicks: The Musical.’ He also puts the rumors about Lea Michele’s reading ability to rest and reveals why he loves clip-on earrings. Josh then helps Brian and Judson respond to a question from a listener ten years his boyfriend’s senior who wants to avoid developing into a punishing parent in their relationship.
Josh Sharp on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cluckcluckjoshsharp
Josh Sharp’s Ta-Da on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshsharptada/
Josh Sharp’s Ta-Da on the Web: https://www.joshsharptada.com/
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Brian and Judson hookup with @nycgaydad José Rolón
Judson and Brian celebrate the return of their husband and daughter (respectively) after three weeks apart. Judson feels his age taking in the fashions at a Bushwick dance party, while Brian feels his age due to the constant medical upkeep his body suddenly requires. The two are touched by a Hookup of the Week, submitted by a listener who credits the podcast for its inspiration. They are then joined by José Rolón, known as @nycgaydad across social media, where he has garnered more than 750K followers of his adventures as a single gay father to three kids, and has become a leading voice in parenting and LGBTQ+ Latinx representation. José shares the unbelievable story of how he found himself a single dad of three, how and why the video clips of his family became a viral sensation, how he views fame for himself and his children, his experiences navigating dating and sex, his feelings on aging, and how his partner of more than two years has integrated into his family life. He also speaks for the first time about the upsetting ways a far-right conspiracist has manipulated his content, how José is fighting him in court, and how he is so far succeeding in what could prove to be a landmark case for the LGBTQ+ community. José then helps Brian and Judson respond to a Go Ask Your Dad question from a listener who is two months away from becoming a father and is worried about the judgement he will receive from friends, family and even his own husband, if he continues to be as outwardly sex positive as he’s always been.
José on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nycgaydad
José on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nycgaydad
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Dads and Daddies on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dadsanddaddiespod
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Dads and Daddies on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/dadsanddaddiespod.bsky.social
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Brian and Judson hookup with Rabbi Jason Klein
Brian gleefully becomes a Provincetown convert and extols the virtues of Family Week. Judson shares two recent learnings about language. Together they follow a listener's incredible adventures while traveling on the "Hookup of the Week." The two are then joined by Rabbi Jason Klein, senior rabbi at the largest LGBTQ synagogue in the world, Congregation Beit Simchat Torah in New York City (not to mention Brian’s first serious boyfriend over 25 years ago). Rabbi Klein talks about his path to becoming a rabbi, how queer people can reclaim their right to religion, how he experiences dating and the apps, sex as a spiritual practice, and his recent arrest for civil disobedience. He also calls on fellow Jews to be the best Jews they can be and stop what is happening in Gaza, and shares some thoughts on combating despair in the current state of world affairs. Rabbi Klein then joins Brian and Judson in responding to a question from a listener struggling with the adjustment to single life after separating from his husband of seven years.
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Dads and Daddies features frank, unrehearsed conversations between one Gen X Dad of two and one Millennial self-identified ‘Daddy,’ with a focus on their personal stories of sex, love and marriage, plus topics spanning parenthood, Daddyhood, family, friendship, identity, money, addiction & recovery, and so many more that reveal the deeply intimate details of what it means to live life as adult gay men today.
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