The Gaily Show – May 20, 2026

CA Votes. Hungary lifts Pride Parade ban. MN GOP Makes Shocking Move

It’s voting day in California…and it’s down to the wire for the candidates for governor. The Minnesota Republicans had their convention this past weekend…and you’re not going to believe who they had a moment of silence for. Derek Chauvin. Plus, Hungary lifts its ban on the Budapest Pride Parade The post CA Votes. Hungary lifts Pride Parade ban. MN GOP Makes Shocking Move [https://www.am950radio.com/ca-votes-hungary-lifts-pride-parade-ban-mn-gop-makes-shocking-move/] first appeared on AM 950 [https://www.am950radio.com].

No, Talarico is not Trans. CA chooses Governor candidates. Midsummer Night’s Dream

No, James Talarico is not transgender. We take a look at how the rumor got started and potential impacts. 2026 Midterms: California is choosing its candidates for Governor on June 2. It’s kind of a mess. Plus, there’s an all-new and all-gay Midsummer Night’s Dream opening June 5th. Director Grant Sorenson joins us to discuss! Get your tickets here: https://www.dreammpls.com/tickets The post No, Talarico is not Trans. CA chooses Governor candidates. Midsummer Night’s Dream [https://www.am950radio.com/no-talarico-is-not-trans-ca-chooses-governor-candidates-midsummer-nights-dream/] first appeared on AM 950 [https://www.am950radio.com].

Election Day in America. Congressional Map Battles Continue

We take a look at the key races happening today in Texas. Major updates from Alabama and South Carolina on the fight to change Congressional maps. An anti-trans voter ballot initiative was just tossed out in Maine. The post Election Day in America. Congressional Map Battles Continue [https://www.am950radio.com/election-day-in-america-congressional-map-battles-continue/] first appeared on AM 950 [https://www.am950radio.com].

On Stage with Jim Pounds. Ilana Masad’s May Book Recommendations

It’s our monthly On Stage with Jim Pounds segment. He talks with Paul W Kruse who is the playwright of eelpout which is now playing at Chicago’s Witt Theatre. For tickets head to Shattered Globe’s website: https://shtheatre.org [https://shtheatre.org]. Then he talks with John Heimboch from Walking Shadow in Minneapolis about the upcoming production of Perfect Arrangement. It runs May 30 – June 21, 2026 at the Crane Theater in NE Minneapolis. For tickets: https://walkingshadow.org [https://walkingshadow.org]. THEN: Ilana Masad is back with her May book recommendations: Dream Facades: The Cruel Architecture of Reality TV by Jack Balderrama Morley Buy: https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9781662602924 [https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9781662602924] Patricia Wants to Cuddle by Samantha Allen Buy: https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9781638930518 [https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9781638930518] Here for the Wrong Reasons by Annabel Paulsen and Lydia Wang Buy: https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9781639107094 [https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9781639107094] Ilana is a writer of fiction, nonfiction, and criticism whose work has been widely published. She holds a PhD from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and is the author of the novels All My Mother’s Lovers and Beings, as well as the coeditor of the forthcoming anthology Here for All the Reasons: Why We Watch The Bachelor. Get it here: https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9781684426126 [https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9781684426126]. Connect with Ilana here: https://www.ilanamasad.com [https://www.ilanamasad.com] The post On Stage with Jim Pounds. Ilana Masad’s May Book Recommendations [https://www.am950radio.com/the-gaily-show-may-22-2026/] first appeared on AM 950 [https://www.am950radio.com].

Unpack This For Me: The 90s

Host John Parker sits down with award-winning author and queer historian Hugh Ryan to unpack the pre-internet landscape of LGBTQ+ life in the 1990s. They dive into everything from the wild mega-clubs of New York City and finding queer history using the library’s Dewey Decimal System to the terrifying reality of the “second silence” surrounding the AIDS epidemic. Get ready to explore the analog era of the queer community before Ryan’s new book, My Bad: A Personal History of the Queer 90s and Beyond, hits shelves on May 26th. The post Unpack This For Me: The 90s [https://www.am950radio.com/the-gaily-show-may-21-2026/] first appeared on AM 950 [https://www.am950radio.com].