Romance Out Loud

The gang rings in 2026 by side-eyeing celebrity death scrolls, dunking on Christian hypocrisy, clocking Trump's reality-show presidency, and wondering how the hell Chick-fil-A employees stay that cheerful in a collapsing democracy. From quiet papal shade to loud MAGA nonsense, midterm dreams to end-of-life jokes, this episode is equal parts gallows humor, political exasperation, and sheer resilience, because if the world insists on being ridiculous, Ranting Out Loud is happy to be mean about it.

Fresh off Christmas and already out of patience, the guys dive into post-holiday life, like late Amazon gifts, airline meltdowns, family drinking legends, and the existential math of making presents feel "equal." We rant about the orange-o-tan's ego-driven legacy fantasies and drip-fed Epstein revelations to political aides acting like full-time fluffers. Take a tour this Boxing Day through politics, pop culture, and even gay hockey TV!

This holiday episode of Ranting Out Loud proves that nothing says Christmas like casually discussing death. It's all kinds of wrong as we trade forced cheer for gallows humor, unpacking why the season of joy also comes with existential dread, awkward family memories, and the sudden realization that Santa has an expiration date. You know, pretending everything is "merry" can be exhausting, and that's why dark humor is a survival skill. Laughing at the inevitable might actually be the most festive option we've got, folks!  Like therapy, without the co-pay.

With Lee stuck in traffic and Chadrick unleashed, the gang spirals from Sound of Music lore to America's latest political circus involving pipe bombers, dual-citizenship hypocrisy, and a press secretary who, based on her logic, should be asking for Melania to be deported. They roast Disney drama, mock absurd CEO decisions, dissect Black Friday disasters, and debate whether Christmas movies are comforting classics or crimes against cinema. Add in mocktails, mom rage, and Julie Andrews dodging helicopter blades, and you've got a delightfully chaotic holiday rant.

December kicks off with RFK Jr.'s disgusting, well, everything. Plus, there's POTUS's Photoshopped Thanksgiving fantasy and GOP chaos so bad even Marjorie Taylor Greene is hitting the eject button. Like a groundhog in February, the first lady emerges from the dark for a tree welcoming ceremony and then promptly disappears. There are Congress members sprinting for the exits and a White House remodel that looks more Vegas casino than democracy. Basically it looks like sh!t clad in gold, with more sh!t on top. There you have it. You've got another non-award-winning episode of Ranting Out Loud. Happy Friday everyone!

The crew kicks off Black Friday with a rant about corporate madness before diving headfirst into Wicked mania, Ariana-and-Cynthia heroics, and whether musicals should sing every damn line. From stuffing vs. dressing wars, premature Christmas décor, and drunk-Santa holiday movies to Die Hard debates, AI delusionals, and a deep dive into Golden Girls backstage beef, this episode mixes nostalgia, pop culture, political shade and few horror-movie mashups that definitely lead to accidental porn.

With Thanksgiving around the corner, we set a table full of premature Christmas décor while debating the intricacies of Stovetop Stuffing. The President wrestles with a "piggy" while MAGA lawyers play Barbie prosecutor and ICE flies south for the coming winter. Toss in Epstein tapes, Marjorie Taylor Greene's surprise other half, Texas redistricting karma, and a South Park episode too filthy to describe, and you've got a holiday season served up just right. Stuffing? Dressing? Just shut up and eat ... Piggy.

With Chadrick mysteriously missing and possibly trapped in a gold-trimmed ballroom somewhere, Lee and Mike dive into holiday prep, billionaire fantasies, and America's growing serfdom problem. From Elon's trillion-dollar robot army to MAGA meltdown economics, ICE cosplay patrols, and Marjorie Taylor Greene's sudden attempt at sounding human, the duo break down a chaotic political landscape. We didn't know when we recorded that some Dems would cave on the shutdown after this episode, but the silver lining in it all? A gold platter full of Epstein files awaits sooner than later. So will the next distraction. Cover your heads!

With Chad off schmoozing VIPs, Lee and Mike take the reins and dive into America's latest political circus, including tacky White House renovations and election upsets that have the GOP clutching its pearls. Between voter turnouts, golden ballrooms, and Fox News denials, the boys find a little hope, a lot of horror, and enough snark to redecorate the East Wing themselves. Oh wait. That got demolished. Hang in there everyone!

The crew gets spooky with Halloween nostalgia, from flammable 70s costumes and questionable couple ideas (Jim Jones and the Kool-Aid Man?) to debates over what's offensive or just adult-party creative. Between trick-or-treat etiquette, "don't buy candy you like" wisdom, and talk of terrifying documentaries and classic horror flicks, this episode proves that nothing's scarier than bad taste. Literally.

The gang gushes over Taylor Swift’s record-smashing album, clears up Dolly Parton’s “deathbed” drama, and side-eyes America’s latest political clowns, led by a man literally named Johnson. How unfortunate!

The guys get into America’s never-ending government shutdown, ICE villains who need to be melted like the Wicked Witch, and, speaking of melt-downs, just look at the reaction to Bad Bunny headlining the Super Bowl. Between clergy getting pepper-sprayed and politicians chasing Nobel Prizes like it’s RuPaul’s Drag Race: Dictator Edition, it’s a wild ride through politics, pop culture, and petty power plays.

The shutdown is on, the hypocrisy is loud, and somewhere in the madness, Taylor Swift emerges as America’s accidental emotional support icon. The boys go off this week on America’s “reality TV” government, where cabinet members are cast from Fox News and beauty pageants. Meanwhile, Portland's "war zones” look more like mom yoga retreats but still require an army of out-of-shape grievance goons to tamp down the fun. Who knew there'd be a cabinet filled with Fox News rejects and failed wrestlers? From Bad Bunny backlash to Taylor Swift’s lyrical vengeance, it’s political chaos meets pop-culture sparkle. Hey, America might be falling apart, but at least it’s doing it with a great soundtrack.

It’s October and the monsters aren’t just in haunted houses—they’re in Congress, on cable news, and apparently on couches with J.D. Vance. The crew rants about tariffs that punish farmers, Disney’s PR disasters, monopolies run amok, and why Michael’s might secretly be saving craft gays everywhere. Plus, a debate over Taylor Swift’s Super Bowl standoff proves the halftime show is still gayer than the game.

This week the crew laughs through yet another failed doomsday prediction, side-eyes Trump’s escalator conspiracy and Melania’s Hamburglar chic, and dives into the mess of media censorship, celebrity PR disasters, and the Epstein files everyone’s afraid of. Toss in government shutdown drama, Grindr jokes, and a heated debate over pumpkin spice, and you’ve got an episode that’s equal parts scandal, sass, and seasonal flavor. P.S. someone hates on pumpkin spice.

Halloween may be Chad’s Super Bowl, but this year spooky season comes with tariffs, sky-high craft store prices, and Hobby Lobby pretending the holiday doesn’t exist. The crew riffs on candy rationing, ICE costumes scarier than any ghost, and why Black Mirror feels less like fiction and more like 2025’s to-do list. Plus, a love letter to Allison Janney, Jordan Peele’s brilliance, and the eternal truth: white people in horror movies never turn on the damn lights.

The gang unpacks America’s love affair with guns, the messy politics of martyrdom, and why corporations have more rights than people—before lightening the mood with a farewell to TV legend Polly Holiday (aka Flo, queen of “kiss my grits”). It’s sharp, ranty and a little snarky, because if you can’t laugh at fascism creeping in the door, you’ll end up screaming into your designer throw pillow.

September brings no chill as the gang rants about everything from Lee’s lingering Circle fame and Mike’s hot take that Wicked is… overrated (cue gay gasp), to Taylor Swift’s engagement ring dazzling the internet, and the dark comedy of U.S. politics—from gerrymandered maps to ICE strong-arming grannies. And just when you thought it was safe, AI pops up again—this time draining more water than a Fire Island pool party.

The crew dives headfirst into the opulent mess of The Gilded Age—where corsets, cocaine, and class wars feel a little too on-brand for 2025—before detouring through South Park takedowns, Epstein conspiracies, and Paramount’s slow morph into Fox News Lite. Lee reveals a Birdcage secret, Chadrick confesses his Swiftie devotion, and Mike just wants Lee’s browser history cleared. It’s history, pop culture, and politics served with sarcasm and a queer wink—because even oligarchs and tiny presidential penises are fair game.

This week on Ranting Out Loud, the boys are back from their summer escapes—Lee survived 24-hour daylight in Alaska, Chad’s knee-deep in Halloween merch, and Producer Mike is half in Canada, half in existential dread. Between weather reports, pilot adventures, and South Park politics, the convo takes a sharp turn into the Supreme Court’s looming threat to marriage equality, Texas-sized hostility, and why your bank account’s beneficiary might be more important than your wedding vows. It’s equal parts funny, fiery, and fabulously frustrated—because if America’s going to backslide, we’re at least going to rant about it in style.