The Whole Hole

5-Years Later and Bryan is here to talk about his Coming Out Story! Coming out – whether it is as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer – still matters. When people know someone who is LGBT+, they are far more likely to support equality under the law. Beyond that, our stories can be powerful to each other. Whether someone is trying to run you over with their car or out you in the middle of high school, your story matters. What would Bryan say to his younger self? 5-Years Out, 50 Years to Come.**Trigger Warning: Derogatory & Offensive Language Used** Music by @clayhouse.mp3 - coming undone via @hellothematic Follow “The Whole Hole” on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewholeholepod Prepare for Pride Month on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/758vbnG8mn3HXLVSPUT49J?si=61287cd8ca7e4dbe --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thewholehole/support

When you’re gay, it’s hard to talk to your parents about certain things. No matter how accepting or open-minded they may be, gay relationships, gay culture, and the mechanics of gay sex will stay a mystery to them. Much of our culture can be hard to explain. Poppers and anal plugs will probably never warrant a conversation with mom, but other conversations — about PrEP and nonmonogamy, for example — can lead to greater understandings. Episode 10 is all about questions you don't want to be asked by your parents and the uncomfortable conversations you will hopefully never need to have with them. Bryan gives you the content you have been asking for and goes in-depth with an honest conversation about the topics you’ve always questioned. Did someone say Episode 10? Holes for Everyone! Music by @fivedaysnorth - Colours (In My Mind) via @hellothematic Music by @rhettrepko - Don't You Know? via @hellothematic Follow “The Whole Hole” on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewholeholepod --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thewholehole/support

Call Me By Your Name or Don’t Call Me At All, you okay with that? That’s right, the queen herself M. Levine recommended I use my platform as the social justice, gay icon warrior I am to talk about the Catholic Church & their hate towards the LGBTQ+ community, the laws against us, and the man, the myth, the legend himself - Lil Nas X and Montenero (Call Me By Your Name). It’s easier to complain than it is to explain, so why not blame someone else for our kids' gayness. Bryan’s got the facts, the statistics, and the aggravation to talk about it. Buckle up, homos - it’s time to talk. Music by Luna - Too Tough via @hellothematic Follow “The Whole Hole” on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewholeholepod --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thewholehole/support

Gay relationships can often be difficult. There are a number of reasons for this, including a lack of societal blueprints and confusion on the part of some gay men about what being in a romantic relationship truly means. Given the unique challenges involved with gay dating and love, let's talk about why gay relationships don't last and how unrealistic expectations in the LGBTQ+ community hinder a relationship rather than build it up. Bryan has had his fair share of screwing up his past relationships and pushing away the only men who have ever loved him… so why not talk about it on a public platform? I’ve missed you homos. Music by @iamsynae - Kiddie via @hellothematic Music by @markgenerous - Warm Sands via @hellothematic Follow “The Whole Hole” on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewholeholepod --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thewholehole/support

My biggest mistake was thinking every man on a dating app wants a relationship while instead… most of them just want sex. It’s a tale as old as time: the boy meets the girl (or in my case… the boy meets the lack thereof the boy) at a college party or sitting in class, and the rest is history. However, as time moves forward, this story may be less of a reality and more of a rare tale within the younger generation. Music by @jonny_glenn - Alone via @hellothematic Follow “The Whole Hole” on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewholeholepod Follow Bryan on Instagram: Bryan.Landgren --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thewholehole/support

“I’m sorry you feel that way.” “You’re overreacting.” “You’re acting crazy.” These are some of the most commonly used gaslighting phrases. This week, Bryan defines gaslighting and internalized homophobia and answers the question about how narcissism and gaslighting are related. Plus, how to respond to a friend or significant other who is gaslighting you and rebuilding trust in yourself after being gaslit by a cheating partner (including self-gaslighting tendencies). Bryan gets personal and shares his own experiences when it comes to being gaslit in his previous relationship and how he has taken his experience and made it a learning experience- something to share with all of his listeners. Follow “The Whole Hole” on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewholeholepod Music by Animus Volt - Tropicál - https://thmatc.co/?l=A268D89D Music by Fiji Blue - I Should've Told You - https://thmatc.co/?l=D29D10E1 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thewholehole/support

Twink, Bear, Otter, Cub - Oh My!  Anyone who’s gay and living in the age of the Internet has probably at some point or another considered: what gay-subgenre do I fit into? It’s become so ubiquitously ingrained across the whole span of gay culture that it’s nearly impossible to avoid. When signing up for any hookup or dating app, it’s a question that will almost always inevitably always be asked. If you’re an in-shape older man, does that make you a muscle daddy, a jock, or a guy-next-door? Are you a twink, or are you hairy enough to be considered an otter? Are you bear-y enough to really consider yourself a bear?  What Stereotype Gay Are You? Take The Quiz HERE: https://www.playbuzz.com/liamburton10/what-stereotyped-gay-are-you 0:00-5:16 = Current Events Statment  5:24-15:16 = Pop-Culture Check-In 15:48-31:57 = The Tribes - Gay Subgenres, That Is.  31:57-36:27 = Where Do You Fall? Music by Dylan Rockoff - Anymore (NDAF Chill Remix) - https://thmatc.co/?l=5F430751 Music by Fiji Blue - Butterflies - https://thmatc.co/?l=C8401843 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thewholehole/support

This week... Bryan talks about gay culture and everything that goes with it. But first, what's going on with the creepy neighbor? And Bryan's ex-boyfriend is back...? Shocker. He goes from defining culture, to how toxic it is to call your friend your "Gay Friend", sexual harassment, and why pop culture plays such a major role in LGBTQ+ culture. Oh, and how does Billy Porter & Harry Styles play a part in this narrative? You'll have to listen and find out. Music by @jenerationdiy - Love You Like Me via @hellothematic Music by @metacellmusic - Feeling Good via @hellothematic Music by @concordiarecordings - Keep Going via @hellothematic Music by @neovaii - Feel Better via @hellothematic Music by @programmingpablo - Waiting II Be via @hellothematic Music by @jenerationdiy - Love You Like Me via @hellothematic --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thewholehole/support

This week, with Christmas upon us and a plethora of other holidays hitting the ground running, we must check in on our family in the LGBTQ+ community. Not everyone is as welcoming as we would hope, or think... and the holidays are no exception. Bryan talks in-depth about mental health struggles within the LGBTQ+ community during the holidays, how to notice walls going up (and how to break them down), The ABC's of the holidays, and practical tips to use throughout the season.  And there is no way that is all the episode will bring to the table... because if you remember correctly, the COVID-19 vaccine has been approved. SO, this week in a special holiday edition - Bryan ranks his Ex-Boyfriends in order of who he thinks should receive the Coronavirus Vaccine in order from first to last. You certainly do not want to miss this.  Happy Holidays, You Bouncers :) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thewholehole/support

Let's talk about what it's like to be gay and how we are so blinded by people's toxic views that we forget members of the LGBTQ+ community deserve the same rights as everyone else. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thewholehole/support

You ever think about ghosting someone and wonder what might happen if you do? Have you ever been a victim of being ghosted...? Come listen... you may reconsider. Music by @concordiarecordings - Dance With Me via @hellothematic Music by @helkimerofficial - Lost via @hellothematic Music by @arielheartheat - Elsa via @hellothematic --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thewholehole/support

We've started a podcast... and by we, I mean me.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thewholehole/support