Attitudes!

We're seeing the signs of the start of summer (or at least people wanting it to be). Erin tries out some Boom Boom fashion with her new thrifted sleep shirt featuring everyone's favorite lasagna-eating cat, and Bryan saw a movie in New York's smallest movie theater. Erin tells us about a disturbing trend of creepy men zooming in on women's body parts at concerts with their cameras, and also calls out people disturbing the concert experience with selfie flashes. Bryan tells us how we're attempting to celebrate Pride this year, while over 700 anti-LGBTQ+ bills are being passed through the government, rainbow flags are being banned, and how the Department of Homeland Security can't be bothered to talk about protecting spaces and calling for safety during this year's large gatherings. For this week's bonus This New Thing We're Doing! visit www.patreon.com/attitudes See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week spring has sprung while Erin is in Vancouver, Bryan gives us a review of Salome at The Met, and we ponder whether the "Gen" in Gen X, and Gen Z is referring to private parts. Bryan informs us about the pending Supreme Court case of mandated coverage for preventative care which could affect access to PrEP, STI testing and cancer screenings. Erin takes down current toxic masculinity trends, like Congressman Tim Burchett of Tennessee thinking drinking out of a straw is feminine, and an odd trend of men shaving off their eyelashes to appear more manly. For this week's 20/20 Recap visit www.patreon.com/attitudes For tickets to Bryan's Edinburgh show this summer visit www.bryansafi.com! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Bryan reminisces about his family's (now closed) Italian restaurant in El Paso, and Erin gets in a fight with a Russian man at a Vancouver suspension bridge. Erin shares some good news with Vermont passing S.28 shoring up the state's shield laws for abortion medication and healthcare, plus Montana's striking down of SB 99 which would have banned lifesaving care for trans youth. Bryan reviews GLAAD's 2025 Social Media Safety Index which shows that most social media platforms have rolled back initiatives leading to more harassment and less safety online. For this week's bonus This New Thing We're Doing! visit www.patreon.com/attitudes See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Surprise! We're giving you one of our favorite Dateline Recaps from behind the paywall! Dateline Season 33, Episode 5. Condos. Condominiums. Jade earrings. Full purses. Count how many times we say the victim's sister's name in this recap. A murder unearths an unsolved mystery from years earlier; as the connection between the two cases becomes clear, a long-hidden truth surfaces. For all 93 (and counting!) Dateline Recaps visit www.patreon.com/attitudes See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Erin is looking for the best baked goods in Vancouver and jet lagged Bryan is back from his European vacation with Mother and Father Safi. Bryan explains how Salt Lake City and Boise have adopted Pride flags as official city flags in a work around with this year’s new Republican bans. Erin shares how the FDA has approved the first at-home tool that will be a Pap-smear alternative. Bryan is coming to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival July 30th-August 25th! Get your tickets here! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We'll be back next week with a new ep, but to hold you over we've got more of the best from the Vault! Bryan's one man show Hair I Am, Yarn Tethers, Big Teeth Small Mouth, and interviews with our friends Kulap Vilaysack and Karen Kilgariff! For this week's bonus This New Thing We're Doing! visit www.patreon.com/attitudes See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're off this week but have compiled some of our best bits from the vault! Get ready for an unfortunate hotel experience we had while on tour, Pizza Horse, and interviews with our friends Pete Zias and Sam Pancake! For this week's bonus Dateline Recap visit www.patreon.com/attitudes See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Recorded pre-Easter and pre-Pope dying, Erin is on her way to Whistler in Canada for a long weekend and Bryan is worried about whether his iMessage reaction to a straight man was sending the wrong signal. Erin shares news out of the UK where the TERF organization For Women Scotland won a court ruling defining a woman by biological sex. Bryan tells us about Alabama legislators passing multiple bills, including some forcing the display of the 10 Commandments, banning drag shows and prohibiting pride flags in public schools. For all of our bonus content visit www.patreon.com/attitudes See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We've joined The 700 Club! Who'd have thought when we started in 2011 that we'd be in this dystopian nightmare 14 years later?! For this momentous occasion we take a virtual tour of icon Sally Jesse Raphael's $6.5 million dollar mansion that's up for sale, and get surprised with well wishes from our friends and past guests! Bryan shares how the United States Air Force is defying the Trump Administration's ban on the use of pronouns in federal communications and how Norway is granting asylum to trans Americans. Erin warns us of the impending passage of the SAVE Act which will have long-lasting effects on the ability to vote in this country and will hurt married women and trans people the most. For this week's bonus Dateline Recap visit www.patreon.com/attitudes See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we're sharing our airline hacks for all you Southwest Early Birds! Bryan is back from El Paso with stories about his silent gym experience and helping an aunt take selfies. Erin discusses Selina Maria Chandler-Scott's arrest after suffering a miscarriage in Georgia, plus how state reps are using the incident to make a case against abortion bans. Bryan shares gratitude for The Golden State protecting the rights of trans athletes in school sports. Plus, we are introduced to a literary icon - Suzy Toronto! For this week's bonus This New Thing We're Doing! episode visit www.patreon.com/attitudes See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Erin is taking advantage of Canada's socialized medicine with pills that are going to give her nightmares, and is pulled over by the VPD AGAIN! We go on a deep dive on Thomas Kinkade, Painter of Light, and Bryan recalls the making of his album Heels. Bryan advises us about which states are passing legislation against displaying Pride flags in schools and government buildings. Erin examines a post-mortem election study from Democratic pollster David Shor giving examples of the widening gender gap in voters, such as how 18 year old men were 23 percentage points more likely to support Trump versus 18 year old women. For this week's bonus Dateline Recap visit www.patreon.com/attitudes See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy Birthday Erin! Our feminasty celebrated another trip around the sun with a French dinner and an encounter with the VPD. Bryan educates us on polyamorous gay quad sleeping arrangements and shares an interesting expeience at Julius' in NYC. Erin briefs us on the pro-reproductive rights bills that look like they're headed to pass in New Jersey, plus the story of a midwife being charged by Texas' Attorney General for performing abortions. Bryan shares how El Cerrito, California (with a majority LGBTQ+ city council) is creating a plan to become a haven for queer families and businesses. For this week's bonus This New Thing We're Doing! visit www.patreon.com/attitudes See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Erin is back in Jigsaw's basement (Vancouver). Bryan has a memorable dining experience in NYC, plus he has a birthday surprise (and demonstration!) of Erin's birthday gift from Madison Avenue. Bryan informs us of Republicans changing their vote in the Montana legislature after both HB 675 and HB 754 targeting drag and trans children were defeated due to impassioned speeches on both sides of the aisle. Erin praises Rep. Bill Keating for his allyship in standing up for Rep. Sarah McBride who continues to be misgendered by Republicans in Congress. We dedicate this episode to our longtime listener Tom McNab who passed away last week. If you'd like to make a donation in his name to one of the charities he supported, visit https://www.teenagecancertrust.org/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Erin has some tales from her Scottsdale pit stop on the way home to New Mexico, and Bryan is having issues troubleshooting his new espresso machine. Erin breaks down how Reaganomics led to the rise in billionaires in this country, and how the widowed and divorced women of these tech company founders are using their immense wealth to help those in need. Bryan tells us about Love Is Blind's Sara Carton leaving her fiancé at the alter because of lack of knowledge and empathy regarding fundamental issues like Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ+ rights. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we're excited to have Jeffery Self to chat about his book Self Sabotage and Other Ways I've Spent My Time coming out March 11th! Bryan regales us with what happened at The Academy Awards IRL including a bathroom emergency and the snack situation inside the Dolby Theater. Bryan then discusses the unfortunate news out of Iowa where for the first time gender identity has been removed as a protected class under state law prohibiting discrimination. Erin briefs us on Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's writings as an author which have inspired his way of firing those in the military who don't fit his white male narrative. For this week's bonus Dateline Recap visit www.patreon.com/attitudes See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bryan is fresh from an NYC haircut giving him Elizabeth Taylor spider bangs. Erin missed LA’s Frieze Art Fair, but rediscovered the 1995 Denzel Washington film Devil in a Blue Dress. Erin discusses the GOP obsession with increasing the U.S. birth rate. Bryan reviews the data showing the number of Americans identifying as LGBTQ+ has risen to 9.3%, tripling over the last 12 years. For this week's bonus This New Thing We're Doing! visit www.patreon.com/attitudes See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're soaking up the sun with the Lady Attorneys to discuss our romantic Valentine's Day outings (with husband and client), plus a deep dive into Sheryl Crow and her Tennessee Mansion. Bryan covers the Compton's Cafeteria site at 101-102 Taylor St. in San Francisco receiving a historic landmark designation, while the Trump Administration concurrently is erasing trans and queer narratives from National Parks and historic monuments. Erin introduces us to Diem, a social search engine with a feminine lens helping women, trans and queer folks find birth control, where to find abortions and trans healthcare. For this week's bonus Dateline Recap visit www.patreon.com/attitudes Join our Discord for episode discussions and watch parties here: https://discord.gg/as6DdZ3cNQ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Get ready for our new opening segment Grandma Gibson where Erin pleads for us all to get off social media and tells us about her lymphatic massage experience. We share our distraction television recs like Great British Bake-Off, Traitors and 90 Day Fiancé: The Last Resort and try and figure out which diet soda is okay to drink now. Erin shares proposals from Mississippi State Senator Bradford Blackmon and Ohio's State Rep. Anita Somani introducing legislation that would make it a felony for men to discharge semen without the intent to fertilize an embryo. Bryan calls out blue state hospitals like Children's Hospital of Los Angeles and NYU's Langone Health for ending gender-affirming care ahead of the Trump Administration's enforcement of their deranged executive orders. For this week's bonus This New Thing We're Doing! visit www.patreon.com/attitudes See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bryan is back in Texas for his dad's birthday and full of Oregonal and Erin pulls out some good ol' gym floor xanax for her flight anxiety. Bryan gives an unfortunate update on President Musk's attempts to erase LGBTQ+ informaiton from federal websites, including years of scientific research from the CDC website necessary for doctors practicing medicine with queer patients. Erin tells us about the government deleting the website about reproductive rights on the night of inauguration, and abortion cases happening at the state level. For this week's bonus Dateline Recap visit www.patreon.com/attitudes Join our Discord for episode discussions and weekly watch parties! https://discord.gg/as6DdZ3cNQ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we present Bryan Safi’s Series of Unfortunate Events as he attempts to fix his broken MacBook at the Apple Genius Bar, deals with a car breakdown, and realizes multiple financial mistakes from the last few years. We also share some straight culture with a B-side Neil Young song that should never existed. Erin tells us about a woman who took her divorce case to the European Court of Human Rights because French courts held her responsible for “breach of martial duties and obligations”. Bryan is furious with the cowards at Target for caving to conservatives and ending their DEI programs and goals, and praises companies like Costco for pushing forward. For this week's bonus This New Thing We’re Doing! visit www.patreon.com/attitudes See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.