Chosen Family
CHOSEN FAMILY is a weekly podcast with 3 queer internet stars on the rise: Alayna Joy, Ashley Gavin, and Mak Ingemi. With their unique perspectives they mimic a typical heteronormative family. Each week they bring a topic to the "dinner table", give each other advice and answer listener questions about queer life, dating, sex, etc.
Episodes
July 17, 2025 • 49 mins
Alayna asks Ashley about her experience with egg freezing in preparation for her own journey to motherhood. Ashley struggles with the stress of caring for an ailing Fulton. Mak and Ashley discuss their differing opinions on Love Island contestants.
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July 9, 2025 • 54 mins
This week, the fam discuss the recent influx of queer women getting boyfriends and whether or not “cashing in” as a queer creator is even a real thing.
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July 2, 2025 • 46 mins
Beloved Podcat Fulton is ill, and Ashley awaits news on his diagnosis. Mak’s girlfriend prepares for surgery. Ashley, Alayna, and Mak discuss “concept creep,” age gap relationships, and whether any of them are being groomed.
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June 25, 2025 • 53 mins
Ashley and Mak help Alayna come up with a name for her future therapy practice. They also discuss whether the recent DEI cutbacks change the significance of corporations at Pride.
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June 18, 2025 • 55 mins
Mak comes down from the high of her flag football championship. Ashley recaps a flirty experience with an attractive celebrity. Alayna, Ashley, and Mak react to Kris Jenner’s new face and answer a listener question about gym anxiety.
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June 11, 2025 • 47 mins
Mak is momentarily replaced by a special guest. Mak, Alayna, and Ashley unpack the ins and outs of the “Hooterverse”. Ashley expresses her frustration with the “sexist leftists” she encountered in the wild.
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June 4, 2025 • 50 mins
Ashley and Mak prepare for Alayna’s wedding, which is turning out to be more complicated than they thought. They all discuss Anna Camp’s recently revealed masc gf and talk about what tattoos they would get.
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May 28, 2025 • 58 mins
Ashley attempts to catch her flight and traumatizes innocent civilians in the process. Mak, Alayna, and Ashley discuss the airport chaos, their unconventional life goals, and the benefits of journaling.
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May 21, 2025 • 43 mins
Ashley and Mak discuss plastic surgery, how social media is brainwashing us, and the latest Chappell Roan drama.
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May 14, 2025 • 48 mins
Ashley returns with news on her CPT and a fight with a friend. Alayna investigates a strange noise in her home that’s been haunting her. A listener writes about their boredom in their first healthy relationship.
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May 7, 2025 • 47 mins
Ashley goes missing. Mak and Alayna talk about what they wanted to cut from the Bad Thoughts episode and reveal the last time they told a lie. Mak makes the great attempt to take a question on her own.
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April 30, 2025 • 55 mins
Ashley finds a straight girl, and Alayna finds treasure. Mak, Alayna, and Ashley discuss the concept of the “starter lesbian” and the traits that encompass one.
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April 23, 2025 • 52 mins
On this episode, Ashley, Alayna, and Mak discuss Alayna's newly straight hair, Mak's bad news, and why everyone has bad thoughts about their exes.
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April 16, 2025 • 59 mins
Mak shows arm on pod. Alayna reluctantly admits a spicy secret. Mak and Ashley revisit their love of a certain female body part.
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April 9, 2025 • 46 mins
Ashley shocks us all by revealing a very unexpected encounter. Alayna’s Mom gives Ashley a special message. Mak reads some listener dating horror stories.
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April 2, 2025 • 55 mins
Ashley’s intern reveals what her day is really like behind the scenes. Alayna explains why she is sick of herself. Ashley and Alayna do a speed round of questions about books, tv characters, and more.
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March 26, 2025 • 54 mins
Mak reveals her true obsession, Ashley gives Alayna an existential crisis, and the group discusses when it's time to leave a relationship for good.
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March 19, 2025 • 51 mins
Mom and Dad come down from their romantic rendezvous in Vancouver and recap the experience, to Mak’s dismay. They also reveal their most embarrassing obsessions.
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March 12, 2025 • 58 mins
Ashley, Mak, and Alayna talk personal finance, protest, and improv. Ashley teaches everyone how to be funny.
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March 5, 2025 • 50 mins
Ashley, Mak, and Alayna share their insecurities with one another and discuss their respective prom nights.
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