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The Twist Podcast

The Twist is a weekly podcast co-hosted by Mark McNease and Rick Rose that focuses on news, culture, politics, and current topics. The show is LGBT-centric, with irreverence and the co-hosts" interaction as its center.

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26:04

The Twist Podcast #306: Halloween on the High Seas,...

The Twist Podcast ·

2025/10/31

Join co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as Mark podcasts from his Royal Caribbean cabin on the highest of the high holidays - Halloween! Thare are a lot scarier things out there these days.

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42:15

The Twist Podcast #305: Shuddering Shutdown, Survey...

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2025/10/04

Join co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we weather the Epstein shutdown, review the latest Twist survey results, learn all about Bad Bunny from Emma Zoe Lyons, and enjoy Rick's interview with Wisconsin filmmaker Oliver Franklin Anderson.

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52:11

Twist Podcast #304: Kimmel Calamity, New Fan Photo,...

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2025/09/20

Join co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose for the death of free speech, new survey results, a brand new Reel Time with Emma review, and Rick's conversation with 50-sate muralist Matthew Yerby.

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44:13

The Twist Podcast #303: Vacation's a Drag, Cracker...

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2025/09/05

Join co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose in this post-Provincetown recap. We talk drag, the Cracker Barrel uproar nobody cared about, and enoy another great review from Emma Zoe Lyons.

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01:05:53

The Twist Podcast #302: P-town Bound, Rick Reunites...

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2025/08/20

Join co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose in this pre-Provincetown vacation podcast. Rick fills us in on some hot new Rice Krispy treats, chats with Bev about their game show past, and joins Emma for her review of the Mr. Rogers documentary.

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01:00:34

The Twist Podcast #301: Ice Cream Clones, Jaws at 50,...

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2025/08/09

Join co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we practice our survival skills, enjoy the dulcet tones of Mark's cloned voice, hear Emma's take on 'Jaws at 50,' and catch up with Q Brown in an exclusive Rick Rose chat.

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01:13:45

The Twist Podcast #300: Fireworks, Jumbotrons,...

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2025/07/27

Join co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we throw a studio party for our 300th episode. We started The Twist in 2018 and we're as irreverent as ever. They'll never paint over our rainbow lives or our sparkly podcast, as we enjoy a PBS review from Emma, Rick's interview with Zachary James, and an up-and-personal chat with Jo Klett, whose wisdom and humor offer a balm for these chaotic times.

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42:42

The Twist Podcast #299: Disappearing Client Lists,...

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2025/07/11

Join co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we hunt for Jeffrey Epstein's mysteriously vanishing client list, share more fan facts and photos, dig the Wisdom of Jo in her own words, and enjoy Emma Zoe Lyons' review of HBO's 'Enigma.'

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01:08:17

The Twist Podcast #298: Big Monstrous Bill, ‘Poop...

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2025/07/04

Join co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we choke on the Big Ugly Bill, take our wins where we can get them, learn about the 'Poop Cruise' from Emma Zoe Lyons, and enjoy Rick's conversation with author Adele George. Plus our weekly survey and new fan photos!

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01:06:12

The Twist Podcast #297: Creepy Daddy Fantasies, Earth...

The Twist Podcast ·

2025/06/28

Join co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we analyze MAGA's creepy daddy fetish, applaud democracy in New York City while it's still a thing, and enjoy a new Rick Rose interview with author Christopher A. Micklos.

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53:50

The Twist Podcast #296: Cuckoo for Cosplay, Posse...

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2025/06/13

Join co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we rate Kristi Noem's costume changes, ponder the military intervention in L.A., and enjoy Rick's interview with Dr. Elijah Nicholas.

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41:47

The Twist Podcast #295: Proud and Loud, Snoozing the...

The Twist Podcast ·

2025/05/30

Join co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we anticipate America's last legal Pride month, shun the hideous headlines, and listen to Rick talk Eurovision with Charlie Porter.

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55:03

The Twist Podcast #294: Surviving Martha's Vineyard,...

The Twist Podcast ·

2025/05/24

Join co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as Mark recounts his harrowing cruise catastrophe, we ponder the coming wreckage of Trump 2.0, and Rick chats with Wisconsin author Dean Robbins.

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52:29

The Twist Podcast #293: Taking an Escape Cruise, This...

The Twist Podcast ·

2025/05/02

Join co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as Mark prepares to flee on a cruise ship and Rick offers another great interview, with Dr. Tacey Atsitty, winner of the Wisconsin Brittingham Prize for Poetry.

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49:56

The Twist Podcast #292: Garden Goodness, Peanut...

The Twist Podcast ·

2025/04/25

Join co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we make the most of a dying empire, calculate the number of peanuts in a jar, and enjoy Rick's interview with filmmaker Dasha Brown.

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49:17

The Twist Podcast #291: Taser Treats, Vanishing...

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2025/04/18

Join co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we wade knee-deep in the MAGA madness, defend the Constitution, and enjoy Rick's interview with Madison City Council's Dina Nina Martinez-Rutherford.

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38:28

The Twist Podcast #290: Corey Kills It, Wisconsin...

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2025/04/04

Join co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we salute Corey Booker and the voters of Wisconsin for showing us the way, and grieve the loss of Cadbury Egg's royal warrant after 170 years. Beyond sad.

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34:41

The Twist Podcast #289: American Gulag, Stuffed...

The Twist Podcast ·

2025/03/21

Join co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we model the latest in detention chic, rave about stuffed pretzels, and come out as biweekly through the summer.

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42:29

The Twist Podcast #288: Noel Coward in Philadelphia,...

The Twist Podcast ·

2025/03/07

Join co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we check out Noel Coward's 'Hay Fever,' Rick's return from Mardi Gras, and America's escalating decline.

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51:31

The Twist Podcast #287: Mad King Donald, Death...

The Twist Podcast ·

2025/02/21

Join co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we say goodbye to democracy, sing the praises of Broadway's 'Death Becomes Her,' and listen to a great Rick Rose interview with Brett Malone.

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