The out-of-pocket podcast that feels like a late-night best-friend debrief, hosted by Liam &amp; Michael, two queer creatives turning internet drama into emotional breakthroughs. Messy, honest, and lowkey therapeutic…just how we like it. Pull up a chair on Patreon for exclusive episodes and behind-the-scenes convos.

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This episode is about moving to Spain, taking a short break from the pod, and giving ourselves time to settle into a completely new way of life.We talk moving out, one last landlord horror story, the Airbnb we’re staying in, and the early culture shocks already making us excited for what Europe might feel like.We’re pausing to land, breathe, and start again—and when we come back for season two, we’ll be talking all about Spain: what feels better, what surprises us, what’s harder than expected, and what changes when your life finally catches up to the dream.Visas approved. Apartment emptied. Gays on break. Watch on YouTube, follow @oopthepod, get exclusives and bonus tea on Patreon, and rep merch at oopthepod.printify.me

Moving to Spain & taking a break

Out of Office. Out of Country.

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We’ve been waiting.This episode is about moving to Spain, visa limbo, grief, and trying to keep going when the plan refuses to plan.We talk about one visa being approved while the other is still pending, selling almost everything at a yard sale, and moving through a process that refuses to happen in a normal order.We also talk James Charles getting cancelled again, grieving Pharaoh, and what it feels like to hold excitement and loss at the same time. The plan isn’t planning, but the dream is still the dream. Watch on YouTube, follow @oopthepod, get exclusives and bonus tea on Patreon, and rep merch at oopthepod.printify.me

One visa approved, one still pending

We’ve Been Waiting | Spain, Visas & Letting Go

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This episode is about moving apartments, cancelling Coachella, shrimp cholesterol, and trying to lead a balanced life without making it everyone’s problem.We talk about our recent Canada trip with friends, living in an apartment while everything we own is either sold, packed, or spiritually unavailable, and recording from a very temporary set.Then we get into Coachella, influencers, and cancel culture—because accountability still matters, but not every angry comment is activism. Watch on YouTube, follow @oopthepod, get exclusives and bonus tea on Patreon, and rep merch at oopthepod.printify.me

Moving apartments, Coachella, and life balance

No Coachella. No Furniture. No Shrimp.

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We don’t dream of work.This episode is about quitting our jobs, being unemployed by choice, building a career that actually works for you, and what happens when you stop organizing your life around work.We talk about the delusion of our last weeks, what makes a strong design portfolio, how to get hired on your terms, and why choosing yourself changes everything.Somewhere between ambition and freedom, we land on something simple: we’re choosing what works for us. Watch on YouTube, follow @oopthepod, get exclusives and bonus tea on Patreon, and rep merch at oopthepod.printify.me

Quitting our jobs and choosing work on our terms

We Don't Dream of Work

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Gay overachievers, reporting for duty.This episode is about burnout, scaling back, leaving a 9–5, and what happens when you stop operating on hyperdrive.We talk comparing ourselves to bigger shows, breaking routines, and the emotional release that comes with doing something different.Between all the ambition and exhaustion, we land on something simple: just because we can do everything, doesn’t mean we should. Watch on YouTube, follow @oopthepod, get exclusives and bonus tea on Patreon, and rep merch at oopthepod.printify.me

Burnout, scaling back, and doing less on purpose

Gay Overachievers Anonymous

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Take this as a sign.This episode is about quitting your job, near-death experiences, the Spring Equinox, and what happens when you stop ignoring yourself.We start with Disney nostalgia and slowly move into something deeper — a conversation about rebirth, timing, and what it actually means to live life on your own terms.Somewhere between spirituality and insanity, we land on something simple: you already know what you want. Watch on YouTube, follow @oopthepod, get exclusives and bonus tea on Patreon, and rep merch at oopthepod.printify.me

Rebirth, life changes, and listening to yourself

Take This As A Sign

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Dear aliens: help.This week we’re talking aliens—starting with a deep dive into Bugonia, a new favorite film that blends alien storytelling with unexpected themes like bees, symbolism, color theory, and striking frame composition. From there we spiral into alien archetypes in storytelling, classic monster movies like Mars Attacks!, beloved alien stories like Lilo &amp; Stitch, and conspiracy theories about ancient civilizations—and whether aliens might already have been here. If they are… we have questions. Watch on YouTube, follow @oopthepod, get exclusives and bonus tea on Patreon, and rep merch at oopthepod.printify.me

Aliens, Bugonia, and Conspiracy Theories

Dear Aliens: HELP

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Fresh off the Midnight Sun tour, we’re yapping about Zara Larsson, Amelia Moore, and our time wandering around San Francisco—somewhere between music highs, midday naps, and a renewed desire to make things again. We talk about bringing art and craft back into our lives, leaning into improvisation, and choosing a softer rhythm when everything around us seems optimized for speed. Midnight sun outside. Midday naps inside. Watch on YouTube, follow @oopthepod, get exclusives and bonus tea on Patreon, and rep merch at oopthepod.printify.me

Music highs, soft life energy, and making art again

Midnight Sun, Midday Naps

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Girls just want to log off.This week we’re yapping—Terri Joe, Bridgerton rewatches, mid Raising Cane’s, Bamboo Village—and how convenience culture quietly eats up your time.We talk subscriptions, meal prep brands, pharmaceutical ads, library printing struggles, and the reality that everything is optimized for ease—at a cost.Maybe you don’t need another subscription. Maybe you need a hobby. Watch on YouTube, follow @oopthepod, get exclusives and bonus tea on Patreon, and rep merch at oopthepod.printify.me

Convenience culture, PTO, and getting a hobby

Girls Just Want to Log Off

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It’s the Year of the Fire Horse, and for the hotties, Year of Thee Stallion. We get into Chinese zodiacs and wellness culture, our own signs (Rat and Pig), what this year represents, and what reinvention looks like when you don’t announce it—you embody it.We also unpack Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime performance and what “real&#34; American culture actually means.Fire. Identity. Spectacle. Reinvention. Watch on YouTube, follow @oopthepod, get exclusives and bonus tea on Patreon, and rep merch at oopthepod.printify.me

Lunar New Year, zodiacs, and reinvention

Year of Thee Fire Stallion

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We’re building our dopamine menus—the music, pop culture, and rituals that actually make us feel better.From Grammys takes and favorite artists to Nene Leakes’ transformation and Bridgerton comfort watching, we get into the small things that regulate our brains and make life feel lighter.We also map out our ideal soft day: no alarms, nothing scheduled, sweet treats, spa energy, video games, good food, and good company.It’s very yap, very ki—but underneath it, we’re talking about intentional pleasure and choosing joy instead of defaulting to burnout.Because waiting to feel good feels overrated. Watch on YouTube, follow @oopthepod, get exclusives and bonus tea on Patreon, and rep merch at oopthepod.printify.me

Pop culture, rituals, and designing our ideal day

Our Dopamine Menus

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We talk about “Hear Us Out” cakes of the cartoon and fictional characters we were obsessed with as queer teens—hot dads, villains, rivals, and emotionally unavailable animated men included.What starts as a bit becomes something more honest: how desire became one of the first safe ways we learned who we were.Animated yearning, Bridgerton-level longing, and the characters that quietly shaped our taste. Watch on YouTube, follow @oopthepod, get exclusives and bonus tea on Patreon, and rep merch at oopthepod.printify.me

Hot cartoon dads, villains, and queer teen yearning

Hear Us Out...

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In this episode, we talk honestly about moving through competitive sports as queer kids: overachieving, staying controlled, and learning how ambition, repression, and attraction quietly overlap. Sports weren’t just an escape—they were a way to stay contained.We unpack why Heated Rivalry hits so hard, why yearning is back (hi, Bridgerton), and how desire often lived in locker rooms, long glances, and everything left unsaid. Not because we’re attracted to every man—but because we learned to be selective, aware, and hyper-conscious of the room.It’s vulnerable, funny, and deeply familiar—a conversation about growing up gay in sports, craving connection, and why yearning never really left. Watch on YouTube, follow @oopthepod, get exclusives and bonus tea on Patreon, and rep merch at oopthepod.printify.me

Sports, repression, and desire

Bring Back Yearning (Ep. 16)

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Everyone seems to be looking back at 2016—not because things were good, but because something changed after it. In this episode, Liam and Michael reflect on where they were in 2016, how they met, and how much they’ve grown by 2026.They unpack why nostalgia is everywhere right now, why it feels comforting in a moment where politics, human rights, the economy, and constant online noise have pushed many of us into burnout and why looking backward can’t be the place we stay.The conversation moves through collective exhaustion, fried dopamine, late-stage capitalism, and the pressure to keep going when everything feels heavy, alongside what they’ve been watching, loving online, and how they’re trying to push forward anyway.If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, nostalgic, or quietly asking yourself why everything feels different lately—you’re not alone. Watch on YouTube, follow @oopthepod, get exclusives and bonus tea on Patreon, and rep merch at oopthepod.printify.me

2016 vs 2026, Nostalgia, and Why We’re All Struggling

Why Everyone’s Looking Back at 2016 (Ep. 15)

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We’re talking church culture, religious trauma, and the absurdity of growing up evangelical—from mass baptisms to the rules we weren’t allowed to question.This episode spirals through irreverent theology, falling from grace, and unlearning fear with humor instead of guilt. God is non-binary, religion is drag, and salvation feels suspiciously like a bulk deal.Not a sermon. Definitely not church-approved. Watch on YouTube, follow @oopthepod, get exclusives and bonus tea on Patreon, and rep merch at oopthepod.printify.me

Church trauma, hot takes, and falling from grace

God Is Non-Binary (Ep. 14)

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This week was a full yap session.We&#39;re talking full ADHD energy, bringing whimsy back, nerve pain, trauma, being more straight-forward, and the things we&#39;ve been watching lately–all with our usual out-of-pocket honesty.Welcome all microbangs and bi women (and their boyfriends).We talk about the things that aren&#39;t funny and probably need to be checked–and then immediately prove we have no control.New episodes every week. Watch on YouTube, follow @oopthepod, get exclusives and bonus tea on Patreon, and rep merch at oopthepod.printify.me

Whimsy, Microbangs & Being Out-of-Pocket

Yap, Ki & ADHD (Ep. 13)

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2025 changed us—and not in the way we expected.In this episode, we look back on the year with honesty, humor, and a few confessions we didn’t plan on making. What started with revisiting an old journal entry turns into a real conversation about growth, self-discovery, intention, and what it actually took to get here.We talk about what challenged us, what we avoided, what finally clicked, and how those lessons are shaping the way we’re entering 2026. It’s reflective without being heavy, vulnerable without being self-serious, and still very us.A high-energy, feel-good reset for the new year—with laughs, real talk, and a little emotional whiplash. Watch on YouTube, follow @oopthepod, get exclusives and bonus tea on Patreon, and rep merch at oopthepod.printify.me

Confessions, growth, and why we’re not the same people anymore

What 2025 Taught Us (Ep. 12)

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A very special, very gay, holiday episode.Liam and Michael sing carols, discuss our &#34;bad holiday movie&#34; guilty pleasures and Christmas nostalgia—the good, the weird, and the traumatic...We talk being queer during the holidays, end-of-year brain rot, being online, and what we actually want from Santa this year. Cozy chaos, unserious debates, a little trauma, and a lot of joy. Grab a Christmas cookie and pull up a chair. Watch on YouTube, follow @oopthepod, get exclusives and bonus tea on Patreon, and rep merch at oopthepod.printify.me

Carols, Movies & End-of-Year Spirals

Gay Christmas, Being Online & What We Want From Santa (Ep. 11)

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Holiday travel makes everything worse. Liam &amp; Michael are not well and stressed—navigating freezing weather, crowded airports, and coughing strangers—all while trying to stay festive.In this episode of OOP, we rant about holiday travel chaos, winter cold, the “are we okay?” spiral, internet culture rotting our brains, and share life updates, passport horror stories, and other stressful stories. If you get it, you get it. Watch on YouTube, follow @oopthepod, get exclusives and bonus tea on Patreon, and rep merch at oopthepod.printify.me

TRANSportation stress, internet chaos & winter spirals

We Need to Talk About Holiday Travel (Ep. 10)

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Growing up queer was the prequel, but art school? That&#39;s the final boss. In this week’s episode, Liam &amp; Michael unpack how learning real history, philosophy, and theory (aka the stuff public school trims out) fully rewired our brains.We get into politics, AI panic, and why we’re both academically enlightened and chronically spiraling—all with the humor of two exhausted jesters who somehow graduated.If you’ve ever wondered why the art kids turned out like this...consider this our chaotic book report. Watch on YouTube, follow @oopthepod, get exclusives and bonus tea on Patreon, and rep merch at oopthepod.printify.me

How Liberal Arts Turn You Gay

Art School Radicalized Us (Ep. 9)

Full uncensored audio episodes for besties' ears only. 

Out-of-pocket stories, unfiltered humor, and queer life lessons.

The out-of-pocket podcast that feels like a late-night best-friend debrief, hosted by Liam & Michael, two queer creatives turning internet drama into emotional breakthroughs. Messy, honest, and lowkey therapeutic…just how we like it. *Pull up a chair on Patreon for exclusive episodes and behind-the-scenes convos.*