The Gaily Show

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].

The Gaily Show – May 20, 2026

John Parker and Jim Pounds sit down to honor the monumental legacy of the late Congressman Barney Frank and his barrier-breaking fight for LGBTQ+ rights on Capitol Hill. They also break down a flurry of trans healthcare lawsuits coming out of Texas and Kansas, exploring how these state-level legal battles impact queer communities nationwide. To cap things off, Windy City Times managing editor Jake Wittich stops by to share the latest on a major Chicago lawsuit against the Trump administration and drop a fun preview of their upcoming Pride Month coverage. The post The Gaily Show – May 20, 2026 [https://www.am950radio.com/the-gaily-show-may-20-2026/] first appeared on AM 950 [https://www.am950radio.com].

Election Day in America. Pensacola State College Reverses Course.

It’s another major election day in America. We look at key races. Dominic Coletti, the Student Press Program Officer at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression is back to talk about alleged censorship of LGBTQ writing at Pensacola State College. PSC has reversed course and will fund a publication they were planning to defund for LGBTQ writing. The post Election Day in America. Pensacola State College Reverses Course. [https://www.am950radio.com/election-day-in-america-pensacola-state-college-reverses-course/] first appeared on AM 950 [https://www.am950radio.com].

Big Win For Trans Healthcare. MN county Sues Ice Agent. Conversion Therapy Ban

: The Colorado Supreme Court issues landmark ruling in favor of transgender healthcare. Hennepin County files charges against ICE agent. Seattle is looking to declare a civil emergency as so many LGBTQ people have fled to the city from red states. Jason Collins, the first openly gay NBA player, has passed away. King Charles announces a new trans-inclusive conversion therapy ban in the UK. The post Big Win For Trans Healthcare. MN county Sues Ice Agent. Conversion Therapy Ban [https://www.am950radio.com/big-win-for-trans-healthcare-mn-county-sues-ice-agent-conversion-therapy-ban/] first appeared on AM 950 [https://www.am950radio.com].