Episodes

The votes are cast, but the feelings don’t disappear when the polls close. How do we wake up Wednesday morning and face whatever comes next? And how do we handle the anxiety leading up to the midterms without letting it consume us? This week on Sweet Tea & Side Eye, Josh and Dustin talk about the people behind the politics: the family members, friends, and neighbors who voted differently from us. How do we bridge that gap when something feels like a policy disagreement to one person and deeply ...

????????️ Halloween and voting? Honey, that’s a spooky combination! On this week’s episode of Sweet Tea & Side Eye, we get into the Halloween spirit and talk about why it’s so important to make your voice heard at the ballot box. So grab your sweet tea, put on your favorite costume, and join us for a little conversation and a little side eye. ????☕️ Listen to the latest episode and tell us: What are you dressing up as for Halloween?

Coming out is rarely simple—and sometimes the people who help you find your voice are the ones you least expect. This week on Sweet Tea & Side Eye, we’re celebrating National Coming Out Day by sharing our own stories. Josh looks back on coming out in high school, the unexpected people who helped him through it, the people he loved, and where those relationships stand today. Then Dustin shares how love led him out of the closet. Even when Bible verses and pressure to return to his old ways came...

This week on Sweet Tea & Side Eye, we’re celebrating Atlanta Pride! We’re looking back at its history, sharing our favorite Pride moments, and talking about how we’re celebrating this year. Alongside the joy, we’re making space to remember Matthew Shepard—his life, his legacy, and the heartbreaking hate that led to his murder. Pride is a celebration, but it’s also a time to honor those we’ve lost and remember why we keep showing up. Lean in, pour yourself a glass of sweet tea, and join us as w...

“Light in the loafers.” “Limp wrist.” “He’s got a little sugar in his tank.” This week on Sweet Tea & Side Eye, we’re talking about the queer stereotypes we heard growing up—and the ones people are somehow still saying out loud. Are any of them true? Where did they come from? And why did everybody’s aunt think she could tell a boy was gay because he liked to dance? Listen, maybe I am light in my loafers with a limp wrist. That just means I can wave goodbye with flair while I walk away from you...

Three Southern queers talking about God, life, love, and the pursuit of happiness. We’re so excited to welcome the Reverend Matt O’Rear of Saint Luke Lutheran Church in Atlanta, Georgia, for a conversation filled with faith, laughter, honesty, and plenty of sweet tea and side-eye.

Twenty-five years later, we’re looking back at September 11, 2001—the moment we first heard the news, what we remember most, and how that day forever changed the way we saw the world. In this episode, we reflect on the fear, grief, confusion, and overwhelming sense of unity that followed 9/11. We talk about how much America has changed over the past 25 years—and the difficult reality that some things have remained exactly the same. We also honor the queer heroes who stepped forward that day an...

Have you ever walked into a room and immediately wondered if you needed to turn yourself down a notch? This week on Sweet Tea & Side Eye, Josh and Dustin are talking about what it means to be told—or simply made to feel—that you’re “too much.” Too loud. Too opinionated. Too dramatic. Too colorful. Too queer. Just… too much. For a lot of queer people, there can be an unspoken pressure to make ourselves a little smaller, a little quieter, and a little easier for everyone else to digest. But at w...

This week on Sweet Tea & Side Eye, we’re diving into the growing “I’m Gay, Not Queer” movement and what it means for the LGBTQ+ community. We share our thoughts on labels, identity, and why distancing ourselves from other members of our community can ultimately hurt all of us. Are we getting so caught up in the differences between us that we’re losing the bigger picture? As Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. reminded us, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” We talk about why standing...

This week’s episode of Sweet Tea & Side Eye is The Dead Moms Club. We’re joined by the incredibly talented Lauren-Michael Sellers as she shares her love of music, how she got her start on The Voice, and how songwriting has helped her tell the stories that are sometimes too painful to say out loud. Together, we have an honest conversation about losing our moms, the trauma those relationships can leave behind, and the complicated reality of grief. Because even after our mothers are gone, our rel...

When we were younger, we each had an idea of the men we thought we would become—but life had plans of its own. This week, we’re talking about boyhood expectations, masculinity, coming out, marriage, fatherhood, and the unexpected journeys that shaped us. We may not have become the men we once imagined, but we’re pretty damn proud of the men we are today. ????????

This week on Sweet Tea & Side Eye, we’re talking husbands, households, and what it actually takes to make a marriage work. Who cooks? Who cleans? Who handles the money? Who keeps the calendar together? And the question every two-husband household eventually gets asked: “So…who’s the wife?” ???? Spoiler alert: neither of us. We’re getting real about the roles we each play in our relationships, how we divide the responsibilities of everyday life, and how those roles have changed over the years. B...

This week on Sweet Tea & Side Eye, we’re swapping the studio for the lake as we recap a weekend full of sunshine, boat rides, laughter, and the kind of conversations that only happen when you’re floating with your favorite people. We’re diving into why making—and keeping—adult friendships can feel so difficult, especially in the queer community, and why chosen family means so much to us. We share our own experiences, the lessons we’ve learned, and what we’re still trying to figure out. So grab...

Come along with us as we share who we are, what we do, and the wild adventure that was our trip to Scotland—from the unforgettable moments to the fortunate (and very unfortunate) events that happened along the way. ???????????????????????????????? There’ll be stories, laughs, a little chaos, plenty of side eye, and of course… we’re spilling the tea all the way down to the very last drop. Welcome to Sweet Tea & Side Eye—where the tea is sweet, but the side eye is strong. ????☕

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