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Wherever pop culture and politics collide, Ira Madison III and Louis Virtel are on hand to examine the gorgeous wreckage from their uniquely queer perspective. Each week, our “Princes of Pop Culture” are joined by the likes of Michelle Yeoh, Hunter Doohan, John Boyega, Connie Britton, Gabrielle Union, and Sheryl Lee Ralph to unpack the latest controversies, laude character actress appreciation, and all the shade that’s fit to throw. New episodes drop every Wednesday.
Episodes
Ira and Louis discuss the Tony Awards, BET Awards, J Lo at World Pride, Gen Z trend pieces, and new music from Addison Rae, Mariah Carey, Sabrina Carpenter, and Madonna. Benito Skinner joins to discuss Overcompensating, translating millennial life to television, and more.
Ira and Louis discuss the final Mission: Impossible, And Just Like That’s new season, Patti LuPone’s New Yorker profile and apology, WeHo Pride, Miley’s new album, Wear Whatever the F You Want, and Tennis’ farewell tour. Owen Thiele joins to discuss his pair of new shows Adults and Overcompensating, podcasting in the middle of the night, and more.
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Ira and Louis discuss the Cannes Film Festival, Eurovision's winner, Overcompensating, Morgan Wallen, and internet cookbooks. Jake Shane joins to discuss his new tour, LA versus NY, and more.
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Ira, Louis, and guest co-host Adam Rippon discuss Pope Leo XIV and their favorite Catholic films, RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars, You’s final season, Netflix’s Madonna series, Cynthia Erivo’s Dracula, and Cooper Koch’s Calvin Klein ad. Rosie O’Donnell joins to discuss her new documentary Unleashing Hope, moving to Ireland, why she’s such a fan of pop culture, and more.
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Ira, Louis, and guest co-host Juan A. Ramírez discuss the 2025 Met Gala, Tony nominations and the new Broadway season, Make America Film Again, Trump cutting theatre funding, and more. Darren Criss joins to discuss his Tony nominated role in Maybe Happy Ending and how he manages to see every show on Broadway while starring in his own.
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Ira and Louis discuss Lorde’s return to music, their favorite YouTube videos in honor of the site’s 20th anniversary, 10 Things I Hate About You the Musical, Terrence Howard refusing to play Gaye, and avoiding Cowboy Carter spoilers. Jillian Bell joins to discuss her directorial debut Summer of 69, how a Demi Moore movie helped her through a breakup, and more.
Ira and Louis discuss Pope Francis’ death, Sinners’ turnout at the box office, the Time 100 list, Kristi Noem’s stolen bag, and the Academy’s new rules for Oscar voters. Tina Knowles joins Ira to discuss her memoir, Matriarch.
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Ira and Louis discuss Coachella and Lady Gaga’s massive performance, Katy Perry’s space race, and Cate Blanchett’s plans to quit acting. Katie Nolan joins to create the ultimate sports movie draft. Ellen Pompeo joins to discuss her new limited series Good American Family, playing Meredith Grey for two decades, and more.
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Ira and Louis discuss The White Lotus finale, John Mulaney and talk shows, Val Kilmer, RHOA, and the best movie franchises. Marsai Martin joins to discuss G20, working with icons like Viola Davis and Regina Hall, and more.
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Ira and guest co-host Jay Jurden discuss the Avengers: Doomsday cast, Apple TV+'s new comedy The Studio, Urban Outfitters dipping into Black Y2K fashion, Morgan Wallen's SNL tantrum, Elon Musk meddling in the Wisconsin Supreme Court election; and Pop the Balloon, Kill Tony, and the YouTube to TV series pipeline. Elisabeth Moss joins to discuss the final season of The Handmaid's Tale, memories of Mad Men's final season, performing i...
Ira and Louis discuss Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco's joint album, Tate McRae's tour, The White Lotus, The Residence, Lizzo's comeback, and Slayyyter teaming up with Azealia Banks. Rosamund Pike joins to discuss the new season of her Prime Video series The Wheel of Time, moving between screen and audio roles, and more.
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Ira and Louis discuss Ira's tenure on The Floor, the drama surrounding Snow White, the chilling new series Adolescence and ticket prices for Othello on Broadway. Jeffery Self joins them to discuss the best portrayals of sex workers in film, his own history as a sex worker, and his new memoir Self-Sabotage: And Other Ways I've Spent My Time. Nathan Lane joins to discuss his new series Mid-Century Modern, favorite Guys & Dolls memori...
Ira and Louis discuss Lady Gaga’s new album Mayhem, Bong Joon-Ho’s Mickey 17, SXSW, The Traitors finale, Bruno Mars teaming up with Sexyy Red, and Meghan McCain’s tweets. Aja Naomi King joins to discuss her new series Grosse Pointe Garden Society, what she learned from Viola Davis and Kerry Washington, and more.
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This week, Ira and Louis discuss highlights from the 97th Academy Awards, including Conan O’ Brien, Anora’s sweep, Adrien Brody, Kieran Culkin, the James Bond tribute, the Quincy Jones tribute, the Wicked opener, and Mikey Madison’s shocking win. Then, Brenda Song joins to discuss her love story with Macaulay Culkin and her new Netflix series Running Point.
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Ira and Louis discuss the SAG Awards, Roberta Flack, The Hollywood Reporter’s Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni cover, the AI photo of Trump sucking Elon Musk’s toes, and their favorite TV moms with critic Emily St. James (author of the new novel Woodworking). Melanie Lynskey joins Louis to discuss the new season of Yellowjackets and more.
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Ira and Louis discuss SNL’s 50th anniversary, The White Lotus, RuPaul’s Drag Race, Variety’s 100 Best Performances, and America’s airplane crisis. Sabrina Brier joins to discuss her new audiobook That Friend, holding hands with Drew Barrymore, and more.
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Ira and Louis return to the stage for a live show in the great home of our bro-iest actors, Boston. Louis grills Ira about writing Pure Innocent Fun, his first memoir-in-essays (on sale now!). Then Ira and Louis countdown the biggest moments of the 2000s, and they wrap it all up with a giant Keep It to Boston, and a few more Keep Its from the audience.
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Ira and Louis discuss Kendrick’s Super Bowl performance, movies that make us believe in straight love, Seal's Mountain Dew commercial, and unfortunately, Kanye’s latest antics. Yura Borisov joins to discuss Anora, why he loves Forrest Gump, and more.
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Ira and Louis discuss the Grammys and Beyoncé’s long-awaited Album of the Year win, Karla Sofia Gascon’s wild tweets, the Buffy reboot, and more. Edward Norton joins to discuss portraying Pete Seeger in A Complete Unknown, what Spike Lee means to him, and more.
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Ira and Louis discuss the best and worst Oscar nominations, FKA Twigs’ Eusexua, Timothee Chalamet on SNL, Super Bowl ads, and Paul Reubens posthumous outing. Christina Milian joins to discuss her role in Dexter: Original Sin, meeting Patrick Dempsey after starring in 2003’s Can’t Buy Me Love remake, and more.
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