Painted Trash: An LGBTQ+ Podcast of Hilarious Discourse

Send us a text Welcome to Episode 239! The Boys met up at Studio AA before heading out for the Thanksgiving Holiday to give us a treat. It's a once a year type of The news has been moving rapid fire these days with headlines galore. Some just begging to be painted by your GBFFS. It's that time of year kids -- The Boys have been watching the news cycles and getting tea on some of the most prescient and important news stories and this is the impetus for the at least onc...

Send us a text Welcome to Episode 240! This week The Boys are enjoying some fun and relaxation in the sun and getting their Pride on, but they wanted to put some content in your stream to keep you informed, educated (because they are nothing if not...), and connected. It's shorter than normal episode, but the trash keeps coming. Kicking off this week, Casey & Mark are reflecting on wiggery and wig wearing while Casey relives the Halloween costumes and celebrations he was apart of du...

Send us a text Welcome to Episode 239! We all love our stories. You know the ones -- playing out on tv series often called soap operas. There are not many of those left at this point on "regular" television. It seems real life has enough drama of it's own and reality TV has replaced All My Children, One Life To Live, Another World, and others. These were like Dynasty (pun intended) similar to the idea of a franchise. One franchise which seems to have carried on the torch of ...

Send us a text Welcome to Episode 238! After a week off for yet another event, The Boys are sitting down and spilling the tea over all of the crazy goings on around them. They were trying out new spots to record this week's episode, but after trying a huge, cavernous, empty, and tacky rendering, they settled back into Studio AA for it's comfort and ease. This week, Casey & Mark are discussing the goings on surrounding the Big (i.e., overcompensating), Beautiful (i.e., gawdy), Ba...

Send us a text Welcome to Episode 237! The Boys are back this week and the news is being shouted from the Tops -- Rooftop, Mountaintop, and even an Alpha Top! What kind of news you ask? Well, you're gonna need to listen to find out. But... After a week off while Casey celebrated a milestone birthday, he has returned with HUGE news for us all--- Miss Jeffrey and Casey are engaged! What happened? How did it happen? Where did it happen? You'll want...

Send us a text Welcome to Episode 236! It is that time of year folx. Corn mazes, fresh apple cider (and those donuts 🤤), haunted houses, and all things spooky. It's also the kick-off for the rollout of major contenders in the awards race for films. Every year Casey & Mark give you a list of some of the most anticipated films coming to theatres (or to a streaming service) near you this fall. This week's Mid-Sections is all about the Fall 2025 installment of this ann...

Send us a text Welcome to Episode 235! For years and years we have been listening to people calling out silencing critics and First Amendment rights. Well rarely has it been called out from acts by the government of The United States Of America. But here we are. The head of the executive branch and his minions are trying it-- pressuring media to fall inline with what it is they approve of or else pay financial and legal consequences just because they don't like what is...

Send us a text Welcome to Episode 234! What a week, amiright?? The gun violence seems to be exploding across the United States with at least 4 known school shooting in the last week or so. And those are just the schools. There have been countless targeted gun shootings all over the country in the last week. One of which seems to be dominating the airways. Last week, far right conservative political activist and influencer, Charlie Kirk, was tragically gunned down and k...

Send us a text Welcome to Episode 233! Being summoned to meetings is a daily event for so many folks. Thankfully most of our meetings are not televised worldwide. But most of us aren't making decisions that effect not just an entire country, but effects the whole world. Last week RFK Jr., the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) which includes the Center for Disease Control (CDC), was summoned to The Hill to testify under oath to a Senate sub-committee. And what a shi*show it wa...

Send us a text Welcome to Episode 231! Your GBFFs are back; ready and raring to go! It was front page news for months and months as development and messaging changed sometimes by the hour. So get comfy -- this one's a wild ride. Do you know the story of Jussie? The bizarre, shocking, and confounding story of Jussie? Well a new documentary has just been released and the tea from it is piping hot and needs to be discussed amongst us. That's right -- the saga of w...

Send us a text Welcome to Episode 230! The news this summer is coming from every which way. The headlines blow our minds -- from politics, to weather, to human rights, to world news, to local happenings. It's got us gagged! So we are gonna sit a spell and discuss it all in an extended Trash Talk this week! It's been at least a couple years since The Boys have had a kiki around an extended Super Trash! This week Casey & Mark just have to share the news with you ...

Send us a text Welcome to Episode 229! The Boys are back after a week off celebrating a milestone birthday for a dear friend. It was a weekend roadtrip with friends and what a time was had!! The activities were plentiful, the stories were flowing, and the main event included a trip to a beacon! This week Casey & Mark are reviewing one of the greats. It's the pinnacle of retail; The Mall of America (The M.O.A of course)! That's right, the greatest mall in the United State...

Send us a text Welcome to Episode 229! This week's a banger so you don't wanna miss it! Are you a reality television fan? What about reality competition shows? Why or why not? Which reality shows and reality competition shows do you watch? Would you be on any of them? How good would you be? The Boys are answering these questions for you this week. The Boys' love for some reality television is well documented through the annals of Painted Trash Pod...

Send us a text Welcome to Episode 228! What a week! The soci-meeds have been full, the headlines have been hard, and the trash needs to be taken out. Whether it's the firing of a late night host, the early vacation for Congress, the defunding of public broadcasting, or any of the other inciting news, you might just been needing a diah-pur change. Casey and Mark's certainly do! This week The Boys are delving into one of the saddest in the latest move for journalism controlled...

Send us a text Welcome to Episode 227! The Boys were recently listening to a discussion amongst friends -- what would you do? Inevitably it evolved into the age old question, what would you do for a Klondike bar? Turns out not a lot, but for $600 cash?? Now that's where things start to get interesting. This week Casey & Mark are discussing what they would each do for $600 in cold hard cash. The thoughts and actions proposed may shock you and almost certainly could make you laugh out...

Send us a text Welcome to Episode 226! Pride Month has just come to a close and The Boys are looking to have a bit more fun before lunching into the heights of summer. Hopefully you had a great Pride and are enjoying some downtime for the 4th of July. To close out Painted Trash's Pride Month it seems only fitting to review some annual statistics released at the end of June. The Boys are pouring the tea, and be assured... it's piping hot! Each year a certain adult website releases the in...

Send us a text Welcome to Episode 225! June 2025 is winding down but Pride is reaching it's peak. This week marks many of the major USA Pride Parades and celebrations of visibility, but a reminder of what the LGBTQIA+ community has fought for as well as how and why the fight continues today. It's also that time where Painted Trash Podcast caps off Pride Month with this year's honorees to join the PTP Trailblazers. This week, Mark & Casey are giving you their choices for ...

Send us a text Welcome to Episode 224! Have you ever had your privacy or financial world violated? How about your belongings? Well, it's been an eventful week for at least one of your GBFFs and its sparked some feelings and, of course, plenty of thoughts and reactions. That's right, y'all. One event on one evening hit both of your GBFFs last week and it inspired a discussion between Casey & Mark about violation. It permeates the physical, mental, emotion. Sounds heavy r...

Send us a text Welcome to Episode 223! Everybody loves when the messy gurls start drama, right? Well -- drama that doesn't involve you! Especially watching it all go down right in front of you. Well that's what The Boys are delving into this week! That's right! We all have seats to the fight that's been playing out in a very public way. Elon (prounounced - e-Lan) and TACO are airing their dirty laundry. And like the meme says -- "we set out our lawn chairs ...

Send us a text Welcome to Episode 222! What a wreck! If you're anything like Casey & Mark, you watch headlines and delve in deeper if it interests you, but your intake of the news is cautious and limited. Well this last week has been full of things filling our headlines and news feeds with stories that were too wild to imagine and one specific trending topic caught The Boys attention and imagination -- Pardons? What a way to kick of Pride Month, amiright? Pardons. Y...