StraightioLab

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"Talking About Something You Almost Did" w/ Hollywood Handbook

We welcome our dear friends Hayes Davenport & Sean Clements, hosts of Hollywood Handbook, to the iHeart family. SEE GEORGE ON TOUR: linktree.com/georgeciveris WATCH G

Sep 29
1 h 17 min

"Watches" w/ Zainab Johnson

Bicoastal legend Zainab Johnson joins us to talk about watches and if there's anybody out there who actually respects the concept of time. SEE SAM ON TOUR: linktree.co

Sep 22
1 h 04 min

Introducing: Artists on Artists on Artists on Artists

Improvised Hollywood roundtable podcast featuring raw, honest, and very pretentious conversations between the film industry's most unhinged personalities. Because to be t

Sep 19
1 min

Patreon Preview: End Of The World Edition

Today we're classically cranky after mainlining the news and we're NOT afraid to talk about it. Plus, George's niece has a premonition, Sam has a rough re-entry into the

Sep 18
5 min

Call-In Ep w/ George and Sam

We take your calls about moral dilemmas, life changes, gay books, and what's happening with the word "chic." SEE SAM ON TOUR: linktree.com/samtaggart SEE GEORGE ON

Sep 15
1 h 07 min

Special Bonus Episode! w/ George & Sam

George and Sam deliver a few very special announcements DIRECTLY to their community! Please go see George on tour across the nation and Sam in LA & NYC as he tapes his sp

Sep 9
39 min

"Dressing Gay" w/ Sandy Honig

Sandy Honig returns to the show to talk about why everybody dresses gay now, what's going on in the world of telepathy, her two new short films, and why Jesus REALLY retu

Sep 8
1 h 35 min

"Veneers" w/ Marley Gotterer

The incomparable Marley Gotterer talks immigrating to America from her home planet, teaching the art of drag to queer teens, and why veneers are super scary! SEE SAM O

Sep 1
1 h 05 min

Patreon Preview: Notes on Camp Miasma

George makes a shocking confession about a recent buzzy album, Sam gives a behind-the-curtain (literally!) update on his upcoming special taping, and we go deep on the ne

Aug 28
5 min

Call-In Ep w/ George and Sam

You called, we answered! We cover everything in this ep from what queer media to show your recently out sibling, how to deal with a new gay guy in your friend group who r

Aug 25
1 h 20 min

"Anger" w/ Honey Pluton & Spike Einbinder

Globally touring comedians and award-winning medical professionals Honey Pluton and Spike Einbinder join us in the lab to theorize about mental illness, Lyme disease, hum

Aug 18
1 h 18 min

"Adam Sandler Movies" w/ Mary Beth Barone

Our dear friend Mary Beth Barone returns for her third appearance in the lab to celebrate the release of her already critically beloved Netflix special GALAXY BRAIN! We d

Aug 11
1 h 15 min

StraightioLab Rewind: "Straight Lines" w/ Martine

Once a month, we're re-releasing a classic StraightioLab episode from the vault. Learn the lore that built the legendary podcast the government cannot shut down. See om

Aug 7
1 h 09 min

StraightioLab Book Club 2: Sex On Murder Island w/ Jo Firestone

Today we have the second-ever installment of the StraightioLab Book Club with esteemed author Jo Firestone to discuss her new novel: Sex on Murder Island (not to be confu

Aug 4
1 h 16 min

"The Concept of 'My Oasis'" w/ Alison Leiby

Have you ever found yourself inside of a TJ Maxx searching for something. A lamp? A mug? A deeper meaning? Well then this ep with Alison Leiby, whose new book "I'm A Lot"

Jul 28
1 h 06 min

Patreon Preview: Confessions II

We talk Madonna's comeback, the end of our favorite podcast, George's big retreat, and Sam's self-imposed birthday curse. For two extra episodes/month, subscribe at Patre

Jul 24
3 min

"Southwest Airlines, Barn Coats, Cycling" w/ Sam & George

For the second time in StraightioLab history, we discuss a topic chosen by a beloved listener. And this time it's a maybe-British listener named Harry, and it's also FOUR

Jul 21
1 h 24 min

"Birthdays at Barcades" w/ Hayden Johnson

This week we're joined by the piss queen herself: Hayden Johsnon! We unpack the seedy underbelly of barcades and whether or not being LGBTQ disqualifies you from certain

Jul 14
1 h 16 min

"Salsa Dancing Classes" w/ Bryan Safi

This week we're joined by our new bicoastal friend Bryan Safi whose Off-Broadway solo show ARE YOU MAD AT ME? is opening this week! We explore such topics as: What would

Jul 7
59 min

"Tennis" w/ Christina Catherine Martinez

Today we pull our old intellectual hats out of the closet to talk with art critic turned comedian turned clown Christina Catherine Martinez. We discuss the emotional stat

Jun 30
1 h 20 min

Chart trend

Position in the Comedy Interviews chart (US), last 90 days.

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#15

all-time peak

548

days in the top 50 since Nov 2024

Chart positions

Where StraightioLab ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Oct 3, 2026).

#186 ▼ 11 Comedy US

#34 ▼ 3 Comedy Interviews US

What listeners say

A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.

This podcast is the perfect balance of clever and ridiculous. I’m so obsessed with these idiots (who are actually so smart and funny that I want to talk to all of my friends about them, but I CAN’T because they don’t know about this podcast! Which is a tragedy! So instead I’m slowly trying to get everyone I know to listen. If you’re reading this, please listen!).

Amandamandamanda_ · Aug 2026

Hi guys!! I love love love the podcast and have been working my way thru all the eps! Recently heard one where one of you asked the question, “what is the etiquette now about being sick in public?” I have an answer! If you are sick and have to be in public, plz test for covid and wear a KN95 or N95 mask as much as possible! A light cold for you might be devastating for an immunocompromised person. Masks with a good seal on your face do a great job at keeping germs away from others. Yall have a huge platform and could influence folks toward this type of community care! Thanks for reading <3

Adroponix · Jul 2026

These girls only get better….with them since the beginning and it’s only grown to become the podcast it is today. Listen if you want to laugh crazy in public or quietly at your desk job!

Jr.Miller · Apr 2026

Finally some relatable podcast content with two smart funny people chatting about anything and everything. Sam and George are charming and adorable. I’m honestly so relieved. I need this content while I work and they are providing. XXX

osborneii · Feb 2026

This was my first episode. This was mostly just punching down at people in poly relationships, and in ways that aren't funny, but just repeat the same ideas that the most ardently straight, committedly heteronormative people use to punch down at people in poly relationships. There's nothing new or insightful here, it's just the same old things being said with the plausible deniability of queer irony. Are the straight-coded, poly-as-identity subjects of random magazine articles tedious? Yes, of course; otherwise they wouldn't be held up as weird curiosities for pageviews. I get that you're attempting to talk about a specific form of polyamory that is incredibly easy to mock, but this is still just punching down, especially when the guest is so committed to valorizing their own open relationship as the Correct Very Queer Way to do essentially the same thing. Congrats, I guess they're Winning at Queer? The worst thing is that, as someone who is in a poly relationship - albeit one where we're all gay; maybe that makes it okay in the eyes of the show's hosts - friends are now sending me this episode for comment and agreement. That just leaves me wondering what they must really think about my being in a poly relationship. Not a great feeling.

This is a ripoff. · Apr 2024

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