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The Gay Lane Podcast

Matt + Nathan Kirouac-York

Celebrating queer culture in unexpected places 🌈 thegaylane.substack.com

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The Gay Lane Podcast: Cruising the Caribbean

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2026/02/11

“We’ve been talking about butlers a lot lately, but it’s only because we’ve had them.”Ahoy, listeners! This week, we’re setting sail on the MSC Grandiosa, cruising from Port Canaveral through the Caribbean. Buckle up, because it’s — quite literally — a bumpy ride. Along the way, we attended LGBTQ+ get-togethers onboard, clung to the deck in gale-force winds, and wined and dined in Yacht Club, the upscale “cruise-within-a-cruise” portion of the ship. Was it a gay cruise? No, technically. But did we

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The Gay Lane Podcast: Getting Our Kicks in New Mexico

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2026/01/28

2026 marks the centennial of Route 66, and you better believe we’ll be celebrating ALL. YEAR. LONG.Our first stop was a road trip through northern New Mexico, chasing neon lights and service stations from Tucumcari to Santa Fe and Albuquerque — with a Turquoise Trail detour in between. Along the way, we stayed in renovated motor courts, hung out at a gay bar on Route 66, hiked the Rio Grande, and listened to so much Bob Dylan. Where we stayed: Roadrunner Lodge Motel, Piñon Court, ARRIVE

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The Gay Lane Podcast: Hot Tubs and Meat Sommeliers in...

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2026/01/14

This week’s episode takes us south of the border, to the “Gay Capital of Mexico,” Puerto Vallarta. We spent a few days at the gorgeous Hotel Mousai, where we floated in various bodies of infinity water, and paired our steaks with our Mexican wine, with the help of a Meat Sommelier, and we didn’t know what to do with our butler. Between the pools and the hot tub movies, we spent the day exploring Zona Romántica, the LGBTQ+ epicenter of the city, teeming with beachfront and bars — like The Banana

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The Gay Lane Podcast: The Best of 2025

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2025/12/31

Happy New Year!Before the ball drops (ahem), we’re taking a stroll down memory lane, sharing our highlights of the year. We each picked five things that stood out to us, from special stops on our west coast road trip to treasured inns and parks. This was also the year that we launched The Gay Lane, and we want to thank you all for your support — for listening, subscribing, following. It’s been such a joy sharing our stories with you, and we look forward to many more in the years to come. We’ll see

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The Gay Lane Podcast: Let's Hate-Watch Our Favorite...

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2025/12/17

Happy holigays! We’re halfway through December and chest-deep in Christmas movies. So let’s talk about some of our favorites! This week, we each picked three Christmas movies to discuss, from the idyllic holiday house in The Family Stone, to a very merry lesbian holiday in Carol. Some of these are comforting hate-watches, while others bring sincere joy. Along the way, I steal my brother’s girlfriend and we eat at the same Cincinnati steakhouse where Cate Blanchett chain-smoked. Bundle up, pour

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The Gay Lane Podcast: A Queer Reckoning With Gay Bars

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2025/11/19

We’re getting a little spicy on the podcast this week! On the heels of Matt’s zesty op-ed, The End of a Gayborhood Era, we wanted to delve a little deeper and talk more about why we’ve started to feel uncomfortable in traditional gay spaces, like gay bars, nightclubs, and gayborhoods. This is a big part of The Gay Lane ethos, and why we prefer to celebrate queer culture in unexpected places, so we want to articulate just what that means to us — and the kinds of alternative spaces we prefer instead

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The Gay Lane Podcast: Orlando Pride Recap

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2025/11/12

After last week’s Disney World episode, we wanted to dedicate space for our time in Orlando proper. One of the more underrated — and frankly, misunderstood — cities in the U.S., Orlando is a beautiful, metropolitan, and immensely queer-friendly place, no matter how many rainbow crosswalks Ron DeSantis tries to erase. This week, we’re recapping our time in Orlando for Pride last month, which was a HUGE spectacle. Maybe too huge? Lol. We detail our time at the downtown festival, where the parade and

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The Gay Lane Podcast: Goods Times at Badlands with...

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2025/10/29

This week’s episode has it ALL! For part two of our South Dakota podcast series, we’ve got Macklemore (!), we’ve got the world’s tiniest dog (?!), we’ve got Steven Spielberg (!), and we’ve got jackalopes (!). Most importantly, we’re returning to one of Matt’s most-visited — and favorite — national parks, Badlands National Park. While the government remains shut down, parks like Badlands are largely open, albeit with limited resources and facilities. Trails are open, and while being extra diligent

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The Gay Lane Podcast: Falling in Love with the Black...

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2025/10/22

This week we’ve got a huge episode for you! South Dakota has long been one of Matt’s favorite places in the world. Need proof? Read his recent article about it! And just last week, we had the pleasure of visiting together for the first time. And it was everything. We stayed in Deadwood, the historic mining town-turned-vice city, home to historic saloons, brothels, gambling halls, and hotels, like the Silverado-Franklin, where we stayed. We also roved around Custer State Park, and Black Hills

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The Gay Lane Podcast: Pit Stop in Indy

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2025/10/15

Umm we LOVE Indy!This week, we’re wrapping up our recent two-week road trip with a pit stop in Circle City, which was really one of our favorite stops not just of that trip, but of the year. From one of the most stunning Art Deco hotels we’ve ever stayed in, to a dazzling variety of LGBTQ+-owned businesses and restaurants, not only did we have fun, but we discovered a city that is incredibly queer-friendly. We even got sporty, attending a WNBA game and kayaking the White River!Where we stayed:

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The Gay Lane Podcast: Greetings From Grand Rapids

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2025/10/08

For this week’s episode, we’re recapping our wonderful whirlwind of a trip to Grand Rapids, Michigan!The second largest city in the state, we were both dazzled by it. The urban hub of Michigan’s west coast, it feels much bigger — and way sleeker, and more metropolitan — than we were expecting. Notably, and importantly, it’s super LGBTQ+-friendly, with Pride flags everywhere, queer-owned businesses aplenty, and the oldest gay bar in the state — which we were so smitten with that we went two nights in

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The Gay Lane Podcast: Falling in Love With the "Cape...

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2025/10/01

Greetings from Michigan! This week, we’re journeying to Lake Michigan, to the LGBTQ+-centric town of Saugatuck specifically, for a magical end-of-summer gaycation. Along with nearby towns of Fennville and Douglas, Saugatuck has developed a reputation as a queer destination, especially for folks in nearby-ish cities like Chicago, Detroit, and Indianapolis. This was our first time, and Matt’s first time to Michigan in general (!), but we’re already so obsessed that we’re planning on making it an

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The Gay Lane Podcast: It's Pride Y'all in Jackson

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2025/09/24

Our mantra at The Gay Lane is “celebrating queer culture in unexpected places.” It’s heavily inspired by our home city of Oklahoma City, as well as some of our favorite places we love to visit, like Eureka Springs. One such place that really personifies that ethos is Jackson, the largest — and capital — city of Mississippi. Neither of us had ever spent much time in Mississippi, and Jackson was brand new. But we were so excited to visit for the fifth annual It’s Pride Y’all festival — the largest

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The Gay Lane Podcast: Meet Me in St. Louis

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2025/09/17

In 1804, Lewis and Clark began their westward expedition in St. Louis, crossing the Mississippi River with a keelboat and their Newfoundland dog, Seaman. Fast-forward 221 years, and we’re doing the same thing basically, but in our case, we’re heading eastward, crossing the Mississippi in our Range Rover, with our mini dachshund, Finn. Last week, we kicked off a two-week road trip in the ultimate city to start a road trip. This was the first time, for both us, spending meaningful time in St. Louis,

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The Gay Lane Podcast: 'Secret Oklahoma' on Route 66

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2025/09/10

Psst: Secret Oklahoma is HERE!This past weekend, we introduced our brand new book on a mini tour of Route 66, with signings in Tulsa and El Reno — incidentally, Nathan’s two hometowns. The reception has been amazing, and it feels especially apt to debut this book, all about the “weird, wonderful, and obscure” of Oklahoma, along its most iconic byway. This book was such a joy to write, and it’s a fun, fascinating read, no matter where you’re living. Ahead of the Route 66 Centennial next year, Secret

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The Gay Lane Podcast: Big Vibes on the Big Island

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2025/09/03

Aloha!We just got back from a whirlwind week on the Big Island of Hawai’i, and now that the jet lag has ebbed, we’re excited to recap our time in gay paradise. We stayed on the east side of the island, in the rainforests south of Hilo (the largest city on the island). It’s much quieter on that side of the island, which we always prefer, and it’s also got a gay black sand beach and a LGBTQ+ adults-only guesthouse. Say less! On this week’s episode, we recount our adventures on the island, from our

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The Palm Springs Poolside Martini is the Gay Cocktail...

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2025/08/22

Summer isn’t over yet! When we visited Palm Springs earlier this year, we stopped into Jaco Moretti Arts, one of a gazillion gay-owned galleries in town. The artist’s new coffee table book caught our eye for the naked guy on the cover, so we obviously bought a copy. Moretti had just had a book launch party, complete with a signature cocktail, the Poolside Martini. It’s got everything you want in a gay summer cocktail: bright blue liqueur, two kinds of vodka, and enough quenching, fruity flavor to

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The Gay Lane Podcast: Homesteading With Homos

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2025/08/20

Here at The Gay Lane, we Pride ourselves on celebrating queer culture in unexpected places. But we never expected to find it on the frontier in the 1880s?! And yet, here we are, having a gay old time in rickety cabins from a bygone era. Back to the Frontier, a new reality show from Chip and Joanna Gaines’ Magnolia Network, tasks three families with living off the land, like 1880s homesteaders. Sounds pretty hetero, but one of the families is a gay Texas couple with twin boys. Naturally, the

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The Gay Lane Podcast: Tales of the Cocktail, But Make...

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2025/07/30

Cheers queers! Last week, we attended Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans, and this week we’re recapping all the gayest things we did during the annual cocktail event, from slurping spaghetti at a gay-owned Italian joint, to watching a campy shark movie while floating in a queer pool. And while we’re talking about New Orleans, we sure to check out our new Gay Lane Travel Guide to New Orleans! Where we ate/drank: The Country Club, Cafe Lafitte in Exile, Crossing, Mona Lisa Restaurant, Molly’s Rise

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The Gay Lane Podcast: Welcome to the Biggest Little...

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2025/07/16

Howdy!We’re in a Texas mood this week. Next, we’re pulling on our figurative cowboy boots and heading to the small town of Graham. As tiny as it is, Graham has a quintessentially huge Texas personality, complete with the largest Main Street town square in America (go off!), a slew of vintage stores, a bunch of churches and cows, an old-school movie theater that pre-dates most movies, superb restaurants, and our favorite bottle shop. On our numerous trips to visit family, we’ve found a surprisingly

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