The Twist Podcast
The Twist is a weekly podcast co-hosted by Mark McNease and Rick Rose that focuses on news, culture, politics, and current topics. The show is LGBT-centric, with irreverence and the co-hosts' interaction as its center.
Episodes
Join co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we talk apples and Big Wheels, chaplains coming to a school near you, Rick's guest turn on the 'Where Do Gays Retire?' podcast, and the Book Beat recommends 'Black River Orchard' for some serious scares.
Join co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we tiptoe through the Nodfather's nap time, hear Rick's take on Taylor's latest, and praise author Johnny Compton's horror masterstroke, 'The Spite House.'
Join co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we check on a few fun facts for April, try out some jury questions for the Trump trial, and listen to an interview with Steve Dolainski, certified Guided Autobiography instructor.
Join co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we list some fun facts for Good Friday and Easter, rank our favorite chocolate bunny parts, and scan the news from another week in the end times.
Join co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we remember the mentors in our lives (here's looking at you, F.A.T.E!), list the best vegetables for March planting, and scan this week's hideous headlines.
Join co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we scan the latest headlines, welcome the smell of cabbage on the stove, and consider having our eyeballs tattooed green.
Join co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we marvel at President Biden's historic home run, scan the news and Personals Page, and enjoy an interview with Elise Tomashek, Miss Wisconsin Teen Volunteer competing for Miss Teen Volunteer America.
Join co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we tut-tut the Alabama Supreme Court, celebrate Mark's recent high school writing class talks, and hear Rick's interview with Dr. Harvey Abrams of the Stonewall National Museum, Archives and Library.
Join co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we salute the Kansas City Chiefs, jaw-drop at Fani Willis's courtroom fireworks, and offer up a loopy leap year listicle.
Join co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we consider SCOTUS's sudden humility in the face of promised MAGA mayhem, Biden's big bad brain day, and America's favorite manufactured holiday. Be our Valentine!
Join co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose we we toast Taylor Swift's conquest of the world, give mad props to Jodie Foster, and makes some fun Twist Podcast predictions for the coming year form hell.
Join co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose for a recap of Mark's Caribbean cruise, party hat hurrahs for Rick's big birthday, and Rick's interview with Hollywood Hustle author Jon Lindstrom
Listen in as co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose leap into the New Year, hear from listeners about their hopes for 2024, and enjoy an interview with author and professor Lucas Hilderbrand.
Join co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose with a look back at an incredible year - the good, the bad and the meh.
Join co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we hear gift ideas from Twist listeners, welcome new semi-regular contributor Billy Bob Beer Belly, and listen to an interview with Robert Kesten, Executive Director for the Stonewall Museum, Archives and Library.
Join co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we add Congress to the naughty list, hear listeners' favorite things about Christmas, and enjoy an interview excerpt with Carlos Guillermo Smith, Senior Policy Advisor with Equality Florida.
Join co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we congratulate Time's Person of the Year Taylor Swift, share some listener voice messages, consider the worst Christmas songs ever, and listen in to Rick's interview with Lila Szyryj, Miss Wisconsin 2023.
Join co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we chat up Thanksgiving, ponder the damage done to military families by Senator Tommy Tuberville, and enjoy an excerpt from Mark's One Thing or Another Podcast interview with author Dave Hughes. News, views, and more Twist listicles.
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Join co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we strap back into the hotseat after a few weeks off. We chat about the House Speaker Follies, Rick's upcoming trip to Belize, and enjoy an interview with Rob Pero, Found of Canndigenous, a Native-owned CBD company dedicated to helping the indigenous community it supports.
About Canndigenous
Rob Pero is a serial entrepreneur, savvy marketer, and proud member of the Bad River Tribe. Like p...
Join co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we chat about Mark's upcoming Canadian cruise, speculate on the language skills of French bed bugs, and enjoy an interview with Mark Goldstein, founder and podcast host of Where Do Gays Retire? RCStTxhXebBVUvLc0LPx
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