Attitudes!
Attitudes!
Erin Gibson & Bryan Safi
A pop culture comedy podcast hosted by Erin Gibson and Bryan Safi who cover LGBTQ+ and gender issues of the moment with both hilarity and healthy doses of absurdity.
Carmita Dickerson, Protect the Dolls Censored, Vancouver Pasta and Finger Injuries
Bryan hit the bricks at his parents' El Paso hell house and injured himself moving some wrought iron patio furniture and Erin has some odd encounters with tech and influencers at multiple Vancouver restaurants. Erin's discussing the first recorded sexual harassment lawsuit from 1970 by Cornell University employee Carmita Dickerson and how assaults are still happening 56 years later at college campuses across the country. Bryan brings up a recent censorship of a Protect The Dolls t-shirt by the BBC during a segment on Strictly Come Dancing, and wonders how their word salad response doesn't make much sense with other t-shirts that have been aired on the publicly-funded television network. For this week's bonus episode visit www.patreon.com/attitudesJoin our Discord for episode discussions, watch parties and community!
Oct 15
59 min
South Carolina Arts Commission, Feeding Your Mitochondria and Fun-Nominal Brunch
We're a one 'ssue show today because we have to get to our Lady Attorneys! This week turns into a wellness podcast with us discussing the merits of supplements and a doctor who eats 9 cups of vegetables a day, plus how Bryan went to a brunch where "FUN" was the word of the day. This week Bryan covers the South Carolina Arts Commission defunding two of the only queer organizations, The Greenville Gay Mens' Chorus and The Proud Mary Theatre Company for not meeting their new "artistic merit" requirements.For this week's bonus Dateline Recap visit www.patreon.com/attitudesJoin our Discord for episode discussions, watch parties and community!To donate to the Greenville Gay Mens' Chorus click here.To donate to the Proud Mary Theatre Company click here.Donations are tax-deductible!
Oct 8
36 min
UT Removing DEI Classes, Hospitals Ending Gender Affirming Care, Infiltrating Gen Alpha and Rice Krispie Treats
Put a pillow and sick on it! This week is a reverse course from last week's appeal to white men over 60 as we try to confuse Gen Alpha with some potential new slang, plus we fawn over Nigella Lawson as she replaces Prue Leith on The Great British Bake-Off. Erin discusses University of Texas' provost office rejecting "DEI classes" for core requirements based on "student feedback", and the removing of majors involving urban unrest, gender and sexuality. Bryan examines how six major hospitals reached deals with the Trump administration and the DOJ to stop providing gender affirming care to people 19 and under to avoid lawsuits and releasing underage patient information to the government.For this week's bonus This New Thing We're Doing! visit our Patreon. Join our Discord for episode discussions, watch parties and community!
Oct 1
47 min
Turkey LGBTQ+ Detentions, Texas Maternal Mortality Report, 80 Degree Autumn and Major Applewhite
It's a balmy 80 degrees at the start of fall and we're wearing burnt orange repping our Texas roots (Hook 'em horns! UT is in the finals!), and somehow get into a deep dive on college football coach Major Applewhite and watch how the players rehearse for the big game. Bryan discusses Turkey increasing their attack on the LGBTQ+ commnity by ordering more activists to be held in pre-trial detention and the blocking of websites and social media accounts for journalists and human rights groups, plus how a study from Prevention Science is showing an increased use of vaping by the queer community as a result of bullying and rejection. Erin details how Texas is purposely delaying the release of the state's Health and Human Dervices maternal mortality report until after the midterms out of concern Republican candidates will receive backlash as a result of their reproductive health restrictions. For this week's bonus Dateline Recap visit patreon.com/attitudesJoin our Discord for episode discussions, watch parties and community!
Sep 24
48 min
Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths On The Rise, LGBTQ Rights Around the World, Carol Has Covid and $70 Haircuts
This week Erin's luggage (with her mic) still hasn't been returned to her, but she's sipping on eucalyptus and discussing her appearance on the Scriptnotes podcast! Bryan has symptoms of exhaustion but managed to get a $70 haircut and learned all about the Seventh Day Adventists. Erin is Paul Revere spreading the news from the recent ProPublica study from 2020-2025 showing ectopic pregnancy deaths nearly doubling since the overturning of Roe V. Wade Bryan spins his big gay globe to lead us through Turkey's recent raids on its LGBTQ+ citizens, Hungary making progressive changes, and how here in the U.S. Democrats are failing its trans citizens in this conservative culture war. For all our bonus content visit www.patreon.com/attitudes Sign up for our Discord for episode discussions, watch parties, community and more!
Sep 17
53 min
HHS Trans Support Study, Frédéric Fekkai, Owl Towels and Tarkina™
This week Erin is recovering from being stranded for hours at the Seattle airport surrounded by owl merchandise, Bryan is back in his Texas childhood bedroom cuddling his stuffed lamb ottoman, and Sally Kellerman's daughter's legal war in Scotland over her emotional support dog spawns a new tech idea for our show. Bryan discusses the new study ordered by the Department of Health & Human Services linking trans rights supporters to being more prone to political violence and how it could be used against left-leaning individuals in the future. Erin reports on celebrity hairstylist Frédéric Fekkai who is being sued in New York City under the Gender-Motivated Violence Act by Epstein victims who claim his salons were used in Epstein's sex trafficking ring. For this week's bonus Dateline Recap visit patreon.com/attitudes Erin is on the Scriptnotes podcast this week! Join our Discord for episode discussions, watch parties and community!
Sep 10
1 hr 8 min
Rete Ovarii, Christmas with the Klumps, Haunted Doll and Dolly Parton
We start this week by mourning the loss of our North Star - Dolly Parton, the one and only hero we'll never have again, followed by Erin reading a selection from a translated Nordic book about a haunted wax doll. Erin discusses the forgotten rete ovarii that was written off by the medical community as a vestigial clump of cells but was determined to actually assist the ovaries in 2025, which somehow leads into a discussion of the John Grisham novel turned movie Christmas with the Kranks. Did you know Gray's Anatomy is an actual medical book? #themoreyouknow For this week's bonus Dolly-themed New Thing We're Doing! visit patreon.com/attitudes
Sep 3
51 min
Log Cabin Republicans, Idaho Abortion Win, Lime Scooters and Click Clat Cl*t
We're doin' it live with our Lady Attorneys on a late night recording after a full day of work on a Monday! Bryan is trying to figure out whether or not to buy a car, and our suggestions weren't helpful. Erin is back in a Canadian AirBNB with no front door, or hangers. Bryan discusses The Log Cabin Republicans continuing the conservative trend of cutting ties with the trans community and their new focus of protecting straight people. Erin tells us of a recent court victory with a federal judge in Idaho blocking a near-total abortion ban when a physician believes continuing the pregnancy poses serious risk to the patient. For this week's bonus Dateline Recap visit Patreon.com/attitudes Join our Discord for episode discussions, watch parties and community!
Aug 27
48 min
Groceries Season 4: Wegman's and McCall's
Hey Tuderinos! Erin and Bryan weren't able to record a new episode this week, so we're releasing the first two episodes from the last season of Groceries as an amuse-bouche for the forthcoming platform where we plan for a new season! If you have any funny packaging photos or stories from the aisles, start sending them in to [email protected]! For this week's bonus episode, plus our entire archive of Groceries episodes, visit our Patreon! patreon.com/attitudes If you are still needing some new content, Bryan sat down with the Brief Recess Podcast!
Aug 20
1 hr 11 min
Cis Men Entering WBNA Draft, Flock Camera Abuse, EpiGladys and Gratitude Journals
This week Erin's spilling the tea (from a paper cup) about the Baywatch reboot set drilling next door to her office, and Bryan's wrapping up his Off-Broadway run this weekend and is going to start putting his thoughts in a gratitude journal to remember the experience. Bryan discusses two former professional cisgender male basketball players publicly declaring they are "identifying as women" in order to declare for the women's league draft to exploit the vague language in the official WBNA policy. Erin details abuse of Flock Camera data by local police officers to stalk and harass women, and how the federal government can weaponize the information collected to target queer people moving to liberal cities and women crossing state lines to access reproductive healthcare. Listen to this week's bonus Dateline Recap on our Patreon! Bryan's show Are You Mad At Me?? ends its New York run this weekend! Get $10 off tickets with code IMSORRY. Get your tickets here. Join our Discord for episode discussions, watch parties, community and more!
Aug 13
58 min
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