Why I Spent an Entire Wedding Befriending a Homophobe | BONUS EP

Why I Spent an Entire Wedding Befriending a Homophobe | BONUS EP

A solo deep-dive bonus episode where Emma gets back from a mini comedy tour and can't stop thinking about perception — what it feels like to walk on stage and feel a room "register" you in real time. That spirals into the legendary tale of the Texas wedding where she set out to win over the most conservative guy there (sleeveless cowboy tuxedo and all) and ended up more popular than the bride. Then comes the main event: a full investigative deep dive into Willa Ford, the early-2000s "bad girl" pop star behind "I Want to Be Bad," whose entire second-album rollout got buried when her single dropped on September 11th. Emma traces what actually happened to her (spoiler: interior design), connects it to her own show getting derailed by COVID and George Floyd, and lands somewhere unexpectedly philosophical about media, Marshall McLuhan, and the meaning we project onto the things we put into the world. Plus: who lives rent-free in your brain (Chingy? Trillville?), and an Am I the Asshole about a vegetarian husband, a steakhouse anniversary, and a wife who went to Outback alone to prove a point.

07. "How About an Over-the-Pants Handj*b?" — The Worst DM Ever with Caitlin Peluffo

Comedian, actress, star of Kevin Hart's Funny AF, and aspiring empire-builder Caitlin Peluffo joins Emma for an unhinged, very funny, very gay conversation about dating, desire, and the absolute state of modern courtship. They get into the frozen-peas-on-the-TV trick for sneaking past strict parents, getting caught by mom mid-hookup in high school, and Caitlin's quest to get back out there after seven months off the market. The two break down what actually makes a DM work (public account, good photo, don't be creepy — the bar is in hell), the worst messages they've ever received, and the guy who fumbled a sure thing in the most baffling way possible. Plus: why having a man plan the date is the ultimate green flag, flirting getting harder the longer you do comedy, body image and the shame that lingers, and Caitlin's new YouTube special Prosciutto Rose (and what that title actually means). Plus an Am I the Asshole about phone-location sharing in relationships.

06. Yawning, Quantum Physics & Curing Anger With Pettiness with Elle Orlando

omedian, actress, and podcaster Elle Orlando joins Emma for an episode that goes everywhere. They start with the anxiety symptom no one talks about — excessive yawning — and somehow end up explaining the double-slit experiment. Elle breaks down the four-day healing retreat led by her dad's girlfriend (a self-taught spiritual healer who studied with Tibetan monks), the finger muscle-testing technique that supposedly makes your body answer questions honestly, and her theory that every possible version of your life is happening in a parallel dimension right now. They also get into aging parents who quietly start depending on their kids, the ick of dating a guy with major Long Island "hey girl" energy, and how Elle cured her anger problem by replacing it with world-class pettiness. Plus: ADHD and Vyvanse shame, growing up dyslexic and getting shuffled into special ed, and an Am I the Asshole deep dive about a mom who hid her daughter's childhood ADHD diagnosis for over a decade.

05. Catfishing, Closet Cases & Code Switching with Akeem Woods

Comedian Akeem Woods joins Emma Willmann for a hilarious and surprisingly deep conversation about gay hookup culture, getting catfished, and what it really means to code switch as a queer person of color. Akeem opens up about growing up closeted in Florida, fabricating a fake girlfriend named Kiana on Facebook, and the moment he finally came out at 25. Emma shares her own unforgettable Craigslist catfish story involving a "supermodel" and a 7-Eleven in Queens — and yes, it ends exactly how you'd expect. They also dig into the heated rivalry around the show 'Rivals' (yes, they watched it), the manosphere documentary and whether those guys are just deeply closeted, bottom-shaming inside the gay community, and why straight women at gay bars is a whole conversation we still need to have. This episode gets real about the exhaustion of never fully belonging in any one space — whether you're the only Black person in a queer room or the only queer person at the family cookout. Plus: top, bottom, or versatile? The discourse is alive and well. Funny, honest, and genuinely moving in places — this one's a must-watch.

04. Shame Spirals, ADHD & a Baby in a Blizzard | GAYDHD with Emma Willmann

Emma Willmann sits down with comedian Ashley Austin Morris for an honest, hilarious deep-dive into life with ADHD — from shame spirals over undone dishes to hyperfocus mysteries, lost wallets, and thriving in total chaos. Ashley opens up about growing up in Texas housing projects, being pulled in and out of school, and never having ADHD formally explained to her — yet somehow always knowing her brain worked differently. Emma and Ashley bond over the peculiar ADHD gift of shining in a crisis (even one you personally created), the complicated feelings around medication, and why the early days of the pandemic felt like a bizarre relief. They also get into postpartum life, emergency C-sections, fighting with nurses on morphine, the surprisingly slow arrival of that "instant bond" with a newborn, and how having a baby can finally snap ADHD priorities into focus. Plus: a Reddit 'Am I the Asshole?' segment about an ADHD husband who is, in his wife's words, "a golden retriever with direct deposit." Check out Ashley Austin Morris at @AshAustinMorris on all platforms! If you relate to any of this — the lost wallets, the cabinet doors you need open, the hamsters you definitely did not mean to lose — drop a comment below. Subscribe so you never miss an episode of GAYDHD.