Flame On!

Dear listeners, the summer is almost over, but it's hot at the Flame ON! round table! The whole crew is back together as Pat Da Bear, Beejay, Bryan, and Erik are all back to dish the dirt and gab about the pop culture topics that are tingling their tootsies. Before they dive into the topics of the month, they chat about the weather (yes, again!) and the passing of the icon, Dolly Parton. From ...

Dear listeners, Marvel's favorite wall crawler has swung back into movie theaters, so the boys are back to discuss! Pat Da Bear, BeeJay, and Erik swung their way through the city to get to the organic web covered round table to shoot the webs about Marvel's 38th entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), as Peter Parker fights to save the day in Spider-Man: Brand New Day. As is tradition ...

Hello dear listeners! Another month of pop culture has come and gone and the boys are here to discuss it for your listening pleasure! In this episode the boys chat about PlayStation announcing the end of their physical media, Bored Gay Werewolf, excitement for Spider-Man: Brand New Day, the brand new trailer for Avengers: Doomsday, Supergirl, Christopher Nolan's epic new blockbuster The Odysse...

Dear listeners, Flame ON! turns SIXTEEN as of June 2026, and we want to say a huge THANK YOU to each and every one of you listening. Whether you have been with us from the beginning, or just found the podcast recently, we wouldn't be doing this without you. So please know that we appreciate each and every one of you! Thank you for all of your support! Now, sit back and get ready to FLAME ON! ...

Hello dear listeners, the time has come for the boys to gather round for the monthly pop culture round up. Kicking off the conversation, the boys catch up about the weather as well as what's been going on lately - including the annual knitting convention in Chicago and Honey Davenport's big win and coronation as Mr. IML 2026. Speaking of a former contestant, the boys do a quick check in on RuP...

Hello dear listeners! Pat and Bryan are joined by guest host, Joel, to dish the dirt on the good, the bad, and the speculative when it comes to Marvel's Daredevil Born Again season 2 now airing on Disney+. Did you check out the season? The boys would love to hear your thoughts on the second season! Now sit back and get ready to FLAME ON! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/flameon. ...

The boys are back to chat the month of April 2026 in pop culture. Listen in as the boys chat about Project Hail Mary, the finale of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 18 and the upcoming All Stars 11, Scrubs, American Gladiators, the plethora of leaks surrounding the new Avatar movie, and much more! Get ready to sit back and FLAME ON! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/flameon. Hosted on ...

Dear listeners, the pages on the calendar keep turning and the month of March is coming to a close, but before that happens the boys are ready to tackle the month in pop culture. This month's episode is jam packed so get ready to dive into the terminally online discourse around Nasty Pig being chic, culinary competition shows, the new season of One Piece, the Scrubs revival, Hilary Duff's retu...

Hello dear listeners! It's time for another pop culture round up and our boys are back to chit the chats and dive into the world of pop culture. Kicking off the conversation, the boys discuss the curling controversy sweeping the Winter Olympics. After a few extra boops before the hog line, the topic swings to HBO Max's Game of Thrones prequel, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. From there, the bo...

Hello dear listeners and welcome to 2026! The boys have returned to the Flame ON! round table for their first pop culture roundup of the new year. Before diving into the topics on the agenda, the boys chat about some current events, bear runs, and share a message regarding the current events happening in the US because if you have a voice, you need to use your voice. From there, the boys chat ...

Dear listeners, the end of the year is upon us and the boys of Flame ON! are back for one final conversation around the FO! roundtable. Staring off the conversation, the boys catch up on the weather and what has been going on in their lives. From there they flip the dial to Netflix to chat about the newest installment of the Knives Out series, Wake Up Dead Man. Next up it's over to Apple TV to...

Hello dear listeners! It's time for a special movie review microsode of Flame ON! In this episode, Pat Da Bear is joined by Erik and friend of the pod, Jamie, to take a hot air balloon back to the magical land of Oz as they discuss Wicked: For Good. Hear their hot (OK, maybe lukewarm) takes on the pacing, themes, and new, original songs that make up the second act of the musical to film adapta...

Hello dear listeners! The turkey coma has worn off and the boys are back to chat about pop culture in the month of November! The boys, Pat Da Bear, Bryan, and Erik, have woken up from their turkey comas to chat about the pop culture items that are tickling their fancies this month. Before diving into the main topics, there is a quick chat about Nicki Minaj speaking at The UN, The Great British...

Hello dear listeners, the boys are back at it again! On this episode, the boys dive into new music releases including Mariah Carey's, Here For It All (including Pat's once in a lifetime meeting with his DIVA), the 10th anniversary release of Carly Rae Jepsen's pop masterpiece, Emotion, as well as the whirlwind of conversation surrounding Taylor Swift's 12th album, The Life of a Showgirl. The b...

Hello dear listeners! As the autumn air rushes in and the leaves start to change colors, the boys of Flame ON! are ready to reconvene. In this episode they catch up on some travel and New York talk before diving into the game that had a large portion of the gaming community on the edge of their seat for years, Hollow Knight: Silksong as well as its predecessor, the original Hollow Knight. From...

Dear listeners, the dog days of summer are winding down but the boys are ready to chat about some of the hottest pieces of pop culture coming your way. This episode brings a wide array of topics the boys want to chat about from the viral Lewky song, 1 Daughter, Shitty Mozart cracking them up with silly conversations with a light, and The Onion's 2013 YouTube series Sex House. From there, they ...

Hello dear listeners! It's time for another visit to the movie theater with the boys of Flame ON! This special movie-centric microsode has the boys dishing on two of the biggest comic staples of the modern era. First it's a trip to Metropolis to check in on Lois, Clark, Jimmy, Lex, and the rest of the crew in Metropolis as they talk about DC and James Gunn's Superman. Did the Caped Crusaders m...

Dear Flame ON! listeners, the show has brought a gay and geeky slice of pop culture life to your ears for just over fifteen years and that wouldn't be possible without YOU, so the boys of Flame ON! send their deepest and most heartfelt gratitude to you for being a part of this journey whether you're a new listener or been there since the beginning. THANK YOU! To help celebrate, the main cast o...

Dear listeners, as soon as the words, "Oh Hello," were uttered at the end of Doctor Who's Disney backed season 2, the resident Who-heads of Flame ON! knew they needed to call an emergency recording session to discuss it all! Pat, Bryan, and BeeJay are back at the recording round table for this special microsode to discuss all things Ncuti Gatwa's Fifteenth Doctor including the controversial re...

Dear listeners, the month of May is almost gone, but the boys of Flame ON! are have joined the round table to discuss the goings on in the world. It's almost time to saunter out of May and into Pride/Wrath month, but before that happens, the boys have gathered to chat about the tariffs, the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2, and how game-key cards may change buy backs before blasting off to a ga...

Hello dear listeners! In true Flame ON! fashion, the devil of Hell's Kitchen brought the boys back to the round table for a special microsode. Joined by long time friend of the pod, Joel (Thespispunk on all social media), Pat and Bryan chat about the revival/reboot/continuation Marvel's Daredevil. With Charlie Cox donning the horns again, did the series live up to the hype? Listen in to hear wh...

Hello dear listeners, apologies for the delays in getting this episode posted, but there has been a lot going on in the world, but the boys are back. In this episode they chit chat and reminisce about stories from the past before diving into a deep dive about RuPaul's Drag Race Season 17 and give their best (and worst) hot takes about the season overall. Did the right queen win? Was the editin...

Dear listeners, spring is in the air and the boys are back to chat about the goings on in the world, chit chat about Alan Cumming's flamboyant fabulousness, and then dive into pop culture topics including Marvel's five and a half hour YouTube livestream to announce the cast of Avengers: Doomsday, the (seemingly) LSD plot driven Snow White, and new music from some of our favorite divas, Kesha an...

Dear listeners, another month has passed and our boys are back to catch up, chit the chat, and discuss some more pop culture topics. It's a bittersweet start to the discussion as they chat about the state of the world and the impact it's having. From there they catch up on the seventeenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race before diving into conversation about the second season of Severance on Apple...

Dear listeners, the new year is upon us and the boys of Flame ON! are ready for their first new episode of the year and they've changed up the format! Rather than a more structured conversation, the boys will chat about the topics that are tickling their fancy while entertaining any tangents they find themselves on. From Drag Race Season 17 to Squid Game Season 2, the boys are ready to kick of...

Dear Flame ON! listeners, we hope you have had a great start to 2025! This is just a short announcement to share with you some changes to the release schedule and format of the show from now on. We'll be back to our regular episodes starting with our next drop! Until then, FLAME ON! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/flameon. Hosted on Acast. See https://acast.com/privacy for mor...

Dear listeners, the year is rapidly coming to a close, but before it does the boys of FLAME ON! are gathering at the round table one more time. Before the calendar flips to a new month to begin a new year, Pat, Bryan, Beejay, and Erik will all sit down at the round table one last time in 2024. The topic for this episode? Their picks for favorite pop culture moments of the year. After two trips...

No one mourns the wicked, but the boys of Flame ON definitely love talking about Wicked things! Dear listeners, the holiday season is upon us, and Pat, Bryan, BeeJay, and Erik, navigated their hectic schedules so they could all come together to chat about a little move 12 years in the making. Since it was announced in 2012, theater geeks and musical nerds have waited with bated breath to see E...

Ho ho ho, dear listeners! As the turkey dinner is put away for leftovers, the holiday season has already kicked off for many people. Because of a lot of different circumstances, this can be a challenging time. The boys have shared holiday survival tricks in the past, however, they felt that with the state of the world, as it stands now, it was important to head back to the round table to talk ...

Dear listeners, the holidays may be fast approaching, but the boys of FLAME ON! are ready to serve up a feast of pop culture conversation! The end of the year is rapidly approaching, but Pat Da Bear, Bryan, Erik, and Beejay have gathered 'round the pop culture round table and they've got a heaping side dish of chatter to share. From the weather and Wicked (part 1 of course), to a shared first ...

Down, down, down the road. Down the Flame ON! road! As a Halloween treat, the boys watched the series finale of Disney+'s newest Marvel Television property, Agatha All Along! Since they last spoke about the series immediately following the two-episode premiere, did their opinion change about the show? Listen in as they talk about the aspects they really enjoyed, the things that could have used...

Dear listeners, the leaves are changing, and the temperatures are dropping, but the boys of Flame ON! will keep your ears toasty while discussing the month in pop culture. Before getting into the topics, BeeJay was away celebrating his birthday, and this episode drops on Pat's birthday, so share some birthday love with them if you haven't already! In this round table discussion, Pat, Bryan, an...

Whether your summer was cruel or brat, we all know that the music that soundtracks our summers is some of the best! Dear listeners, the boys are back and they are longing for those warm summer days (except Erik because it's warm most days in Florida!), so they've settled at the round table to share their choices for the song of the summer. Whether it was a massive hit on the radio or not, thes...

Are you mother, maiden, or crone? The hauntingly delirious minds behind WandaVision are ready to bring us, the viewers, back to Westview as we march on the road to Halloween. Dear listeners, the boys are back and bucking the tradition of a round-up episode to bring you an extraordinary review instead. Back in 2020, Marvel brought their first (canon to the "Sacred Timeline") television series, ...

Hello dear listeners! The two civil servants of FLAME ON!, Bryan and BeeJay, have gathered to discuss the political landscape and share their thoughts on the electoral landscape in the United States leading up to Election Day in early November. Sit back and get ready to FLAME ON! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/flameon. Hosted on Acast. See https://acast.com/privacy for more i...

Dear listeners, the time has come for your favorite podcasters (let the boys live in their fantasies) to chat about the month in pop culture! The month is August and the year is 2024! While the DNC is taking over Chicago, Pat Da Bear, Erik, and BeeJay are ready to chat about pop culture. After discussing the weather, politics, Sniffies and DNC hole, they hop into the topics. First up, they jau...

Dear listeners, the timelines are wibbly wobbly in the Marvel Universe and only one person can save us all, MARVEL JESUS! Wait, we mean Deadpool! The boys are back with a SPOILER HEAVY chat about the 34th Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film and the third part of the epic trilogy, Deadpool & Wolverine! Ryan Reynolds is back as the Merc With A Mouth, Deadpool, and this time he's fighting to sav...

Hello dear listeners! It's a new month and the boys of Flame ON! are back to chat about the month in pop culture. From Disney+'s newest Star Wars series, The Acolyte, to Kesha's first single as an independent artist, Joyride, the boys are ready to bring you the latest pop culture that has kept them buzzing. Check out their choices and chime in with your thoughts online! Sit back and get ready...

The TARDIS has landed and Ncuti Gatwa is here to save the day... or maybe The Doctor is bringing destruction? Could be the same thing depending on the day with the runaway from Gallifrey! Bryan is back in the host chair for this episode, dear listeners, and BeeJay is joining him to discuss the return of a show near and dear to the Flame ON! show's heart, Doctor Who! The TARDIS has crash-landed...

Flame ON! listeners, the time is finally here! It's time to dive into X-Men '97! The boys are back and have been waiting weeks to chat about this topic and the time has arrived. After a few teases in previous episodes, the time has come to dive deep into the animated reboot that had everyone buzzing, X-Men '97 on Disney+! Pat is in the host seat and joined by your usual cast of characters, Bry...

Happy Pride Month, dear listeners! While Pat da Bear takes a brief break, Bryan takes over the host seat to lead the discussion about the month in pop culture. Listen in as they chat about the media they enjoyed this month including Nerdy Prudes Must Die, The Acolyte, and more! Sit back and get ready to FLAME ON! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/flameon. Hosted on Acast. See ht...

As the boys welcome Pride Month 2024, they take a seat at the round table for a musical discussion. BeeJay leads the chat as he sets the musical scene for Pat and Bryan. In the vein of the previous music episode where the topic was favorite happy and sad songs, this time around it's what songs make you feel heroic or villainous when you listen to them. Will their choices be easy to guess, or w...

Dear listeners, the days are getting longer and the temperatures are getting warmer, but you know what else is going on? The boys of FLAME ON! are back at the round table to chat about the month in pop culture! In this episode, the boys tackle their favorite pieces of pop culture including Netflix's journey back into the world of The Sandman via The Dead Boy Detectives. Is this your next binge...

Hey listeners! looking for a new comic to check out? Want to help a new queer publisher bring their vision to life? Well, this is the episode you've been looking for! Bryan is in the host chair for this episode as he welcomes Jon and Randy from Bamboo Panel Studios to the show! In this episode, they discuss the origins of the studio and their upcoming comic, Kosmotrope, which is currently up f...

Hello dear listeners! The weather is changing and the boys are in the mood to talk pop culture! In this episode, they dish the dirt on the pop culture items that piqued their interest. Kicking off the conversation the boys turn on Amazon Prime and slip into the video game world coming to life in Fallout. From there they skim through the UI and turn on season 2 of Invincible before doing a real...

Dear listeners, we're turning down the lights and getting the candles ready on this new episode of Now That's What I Call Gay Life! BeeJay is leading the conversation today as the boys turn up the tunes. Kicking off the conversation, they chat about the songs that tug at their heartstrings as they share their picks for the sad songs that say so much (to them). From there, it's a spin of the em...

Hello dear listeners! Spring has finally sprung and your favorite queer podcast is ready to bring in a new season of pop culture goodness! Pat Da Bear is back in the host chair and is being joined by Bryan and BeeJay for a round table discussion of pop culture topics. Kicking off the conversation we power up the Playstation 5 and load up the new Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth remake that has taken th...

Dear listeners, the boys have grabbed their best wigs, lip liner, and heels because it's time to dive back into the world of RuPaul's drag race on this month's microsode! Bryan and Erik join Pat Da Bear as they do a quick recap of the second half of Drag Race UK series 5, and a tiny snippet of their thoughts about UK vs The World Season 2 before diving into the real reason for the season... Ru...

Dear listeners, the boys of Flame ON! are back for their first round-up conversation of the new year! Our cast of characters is ready to dish on the latest in pop culture starting with the premiere of Hazbin Hotel on Amazon Prime. A topic of conversation in previous episodes, the move to a major streaming platform is a huge win in our column. From there the conversation turns treacherous as th...

Hey Mr. DJ, put a record on. I wanna dance with my baby... Dear listeners the calendar has flipped over to usher in a new year and the boys of Flame ON! are back with brand new content to share with you! In this new installment of Now That's What I Call Gay Life, BeeJay leads a round table discussion about a topic that is near and dear to all of the boys, MUSIC! As queer people, the cast of Fl...