The Hoot brings you news, views and big ideas from Canberra's Region Media. Join Claire Fenwicke and David Murtagh for insights, expertise and a bit of fun each week.
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Gaytriarchs is a comedy podcast about the joy, horror, laughter, and bullsh*t that all comes with parenting, but from two gay dads’ point of view. Aimed at listeners who want to laugh into the darkness to hear an unvarnished, real conversation about raising kids and being Dads. Instagram and TikTok @GaytriarchsPodcast Website www.GaytriarchsPodcast.com If you have any questions, suggestions, and especially compliments, please email us at GaytriarchsPodcast@gmail.com
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The one with therapist Jamie Boulding-Bridges
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This week, David is another year younger, we decide who is who in Modern Family, we reveal our family Halloween costumes, we rank the top 3 gifts for kids you don't know, and this week we are joined by therapist Jamie Boulding-Bridges who talks with us about his practice specializing in tough topics like like infidelity, ethical non-monogamy, and f…
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The one where David cursed on the radio!
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This week, we bring you a special interview David & Gavin did for the KNON Lambda Weekly radio show hosted by David Taffet and Lerone Landis. Questions? Comments? Rants? Raves? Send them to GaytriarchsPodcast@gmail.com, or you can DM us anywhere @GaytriarchsPodcastPor David F.M. Vaughn & Gavin Lodge
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This week, Gavin gains another ring around his trunk, David goes apple picking, our popular "What would you do?" is back, we rank the top 3 non-Disney animated movies, and this week we are joined by nanny and musical theatre tenor Sean Patrick Murtagh who tells us the story of how he got into nanny'ing, why it didn't make him want to have kids, and…
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The one with actor Eric Petersen
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We're back with our first bi-episode, and man, ya'll are MAD. This week we check in after the first few weeks of school, David reads aloud from a classic children's book, Gavin reads only good headlines in the news, we rank the top 3 movies starring lesbians, and this week we are burdened with our guest Eric Petersen, who has done it all; TV, movie…
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This week, Gavin and David and going bi, we try and figure out how to talk about 9/11 to your kids, we debrief about our first week in school, Gavin depresses us with more companies bowing down to anti-DEI pressure, we rate the top 3 things that keep us up at night, and David isn't the only bear in the woods as he goes gay camping. Questions? Comme…
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This week, David's Mom is vibes, Gavin buys his daughter's love, it's a last week of daycare and a first week of middle school, we rank the top 3 most satisfying sounds, and this week we are joined by geolocater and TikTok megaladon Jose Monkey who talks to us about online security for parents, why Tom Lennon called one of his videos "the funniest …
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The one with interior designer Michael Angelo Stuno
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This week, we learn lessons in parenting from the democratic national convention, David sees a nipple on an airplane, and so does his 5 year old, we try and figure out if they're gay dads or just waiting for their wives, and this week we are joined by acclaimed interior designer (and multi-hyphenate of many artistic abilities) Michael Angelo Stuno …
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This week, we can't believe it but Gavin met our listener, we can believe that David rants about the cost of birthday parties, we try and figure out how to travel with kids better, we rank the top 3 ways we are MAGA, and this week we are joined by writer, Mom, and baker Joanne Spataro who talks to us about being a gay Mom, what it was like creating…
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The one with Alison Friedman and our Back to School special!
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This week we are doing our special Back to School episode where we offer you no useful information whatsoever and waste and hour of your precious time! This week, we dive into what David expects for his kids first year in kindergarten, Gavin asks David the tough questions like "what's for lunch?," we are joined by former guests who offer their #1 b…
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In honor of the Olympic closing ceremonies today, we are breaking with tradition and bringing you a special short episode, all about dicks in the news! Questions? Comments? Rants? Raves? Send them to GaytriarchsPodcast@gmail.com, or you can DM us anywhere @GaytriarchsPodcastPor David F.M. Vaughn & Gavin Lodge
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The one with mommy blogger Sa'iyda Shabazz
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This week, Gavin is in charge of the show, so we jump right into political bullshit, a Catholic priest sues Grindr, Tim Walz is awesome, we rank the top 3 things to do by yourself, and this week we are joined by writer, blogger, queer mom, and pop culture junkie Sa'iyda Shabazz, who talks to us about mommy blogs, geeks out about the Olympics, and t…
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The one with Brian Rosenberg, founder of Gays with Kids
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This week, David reads a text message from his babysitter, Cocomelon is putting us through it, a Facebook post goes the way it was supposed to, and this week we are joined by Gays with Kids founder Brian Rosenberg who chats with us about being an HIV+ parent, why he started the Gays with Kids Academy, and how not to change a diaper on an airplane. …
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This week, we celebrate a life, David meets our listener, we rank the top 3 things we get irrationally mad about, and we are joined by doctor, husband, father, and possible centaur Dr. Elliot Justin where we discuss his new FirmTech cock ring (we swear it's medical), growing up in NYC in the 70's, and why having lots of sex is good for your health …
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This week, David gets punched in the balls, we talk about being a "no stroller family," we realize that being the favorite parent sucks, and this week we are joined by Dad and sexual medicine expert Dr. Judson Brandeis, who talks to us about his new technology to make your dick bigger (which David and Gavin DEFINITELY DON'T NEED,) and we also chat …
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This week, when they go low, we put PlayDoh in our penis, Gavin is entitled, we discuss whether to reveal who is the biological parent, we rank our top 3 hypocrisies, and this week we are joined by journalist and progressive, transgressive, aggressive, and obsessive mom Elisha Dacey who talks to us about parenting a queer kid, being "visibly straig…
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The Hoot's taking a short break, but keep checking your pod feed. We will be back! It's a big year, after all. Look after yourselves over the winter. Rug up. Stay safe. And hoot, hoot! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Por Genevieve Jacobs & David Murtagh
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The one with journalist Spencer Macnaughton
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This week, David breaks new ground with his annoyance at iPads, Gavin enjoys classic theatre and forces it on his kid, we rank the top 3 careers you don't want your kids to have, and we are joined this week by Emmy-nominated and shirtless-journalist Spencer Macnaughton, who schools us in the way only a Canadian can, as we chat about media, his ques…
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The Hoot: Pop the champagne! It's time ACT buses had business class
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This week on The Hoot, we're all about the money, money, money. We start with the ACT Budget (stop yawning; this is important), and then we get to the baffling pay rise for our new Governor General, Sam Mostyn. How big is the pay rise? How does 43 per cent sound? That's 43 per cent on a salary already nudging $500,000. (Let that sink in for a minut…
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The one with columnist Christopher Katis
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This week, we mill Fathers' Day, David is a human sheild, for the musical theatre girls we rank our top 3 endings to Act 1, and this week we are joined by Salt Lake City Gay Dad columnist Christopher Katis who talks about us about his mission West, his Greek heritage, why his kids are still sleeping at 10:30am, and why Utah has so damned many gay d…
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The Hoot: Dutton goes nuclear (you better believe there'll be fallout!)
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Join David Murtagh and newly minted Riotact Editor Claire Fenwicke as they tackle the big issues of the week: Dutton's nuclear policy, when public consultation goes off the rails and fans turning on the home team. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Por Genevieve Jacobs & David Murtagh
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The one with Hollywood icon David Marshall Grant
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Episode 69! We celebrate by reviewing our year of lasts, David has lots of unique and exciting things to say like "pilots are hot," we rank the top 3 big things, and this week we are joined by actor, writer, producer, and gay dad David Marshall Grant who takes us through his journey in Hollywood as well as in parenting. Questions? Comments? Rants? …
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The Hoot: Labor's pokies plan a high stakes gamble
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This week on The Hoot, the owls take a hard look at the ACT Government's 20-year plan to cull the number of poker machines in local clubs. Under the initiative, the number of poker machines in the ACT will be slashed to just 1000 by 2045 if Labor is re-elected in October (there are currently 3790). The primary goal is to reduce gambling harm. ACT L…
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The one with filmmakers Andy & Danny Vallentine
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This week, we are disappointed in the uniqueness of our kids names, Gavin's daughter doesn't want to hug him, David goes to Kindergarten, we rank the top 3 tiny things, and this week we are joined by filmmakers and fellow gay dads Andy and Danny Vallentine who join us to talk about their new movie, The Mattachine Family, as well as flying to Irelan…
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The Hoot: VAD's passed, but what happens next?
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Good news! Claire Fenwicke is back, meaning Murtagh's evil reign has come to an end. And just in the nick of time. This week, the owl's talk about where to next for voluntary assisted dying now that it's been passed, which inevitably brings us to slippery slopes. And all was going well until Murtagh decided to mention Zed (you remember him?) Murtag…
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This week, Gavin's kid isn't leading the pack, David's kids need trash on the table to eat, we rank the top 3 generational traumas we want our kids to experience, and we are joined by actor, writer, and founder of “Meditation for Assholes" Jason Daley Kennedy who talks to us about his 3 kids, how get got into wellness, and sets David straight as to…
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The Hoot: Is CSIRO's nuclear reaction a fusion of fact and fiction, or another sign of the times?
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You've heard about CSIRO's analysis of nuclear power, right? And you remember when the ACT Government told you how great the next stages of light rail would be (although not the cost ... which is odd ... but we digress). And you saw the Treasurer deliver the Budget (gee, you really are a sucker for punishment, aren't you!) How reliable are the figu…
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The one with author and Grandpa Kevin O'Connor
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This week Gavin is gay for flowers, David apologizes to our listener, we rank the top 3 things that were true when we were kids that are no longer true, and this week our extra special guest judge is author and GILF Kevin O'Connor, who talks to us about growing up in a funeral home, what being straight in San Francisco in the 80's was like, and why…
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The Hoot on knife crime, supermarkets checkouts and THAT painting
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This week on The Hoot, David Murtagh and Claire Fenwicke delve deep into Jack's Law, a move by the Canberra Liberals to combat knife crime. Hard to disagree with, right? But there's a problem. The law would allow police to use metal detection wands on people "without reasonable suspicion in designated areas". And that's where it gets complicated be…
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This week, Gavin comes for David, and so does "the man on the roof," we gush about David Archuleta, we tell the tale of the nap fox, and this week we are joined by Berlin'ite Karl Dunn, who authored the book "How to burn a Rainbow" about going through a divorce as a gay man, and we chat about what advice he'd give to gay men considering marriage. Q…
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The Hoot: Can a pea-and-thimble trick really slay the inflation dragon?
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How about that Budget?! Thrilling, eh! Yep, we're in the 'meh' boat, too. Talk about a nothing burger. There's not much to get excited about - until you start looking under the bonnet at the tricks. Like, if inflation is too much money and not enough stuff, how can throwing $300 at households by 'lowering' bills be anti-inflationary when it's reall…
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This week we try and figure out short term pain for long term gain, Gavin is gay for Berlin techno, we find the top 3 places to run around with a toddler, and we a lucky to be joined this week by author, speaker, advocate, trans father and all around multi-hyphenate Trystan Reese who talks us through his pregnancy, who's the star in his relationshi…
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The Hoot: the ACT's ticking debt bomb, the problems with public housing and who said we want 'Big Canberra'?
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This week on The Hoot, David Murtagh is joined by Assembly reporter Claire Fenwicke to discuss the growing debt in the ACT (are we that far off being Victoria?), the myriad failures in public housing, and one of the reasons the Barr Government is so keen on light rail is that we are projected to have a population of 780,000 in 2060. A question for …
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This week, David can't help himself and does a double rant, Gavin receives a text from his husband listing the top 3 things that are most annoying about him, and we are joined this week by actor and President of the good hair club, Tuc Wakins, who tells us the story of his journey to parenthood while being inside the dome of Hollywood, and lulls us…
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S3 E16: Improving legal responses to sexual violence, (yet) another transport election and bike wars
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This week on The Hoot, David Murtagh is joined by Assembly reporter Claire Fenwicke to discuss the latest efforts to improve system responses to sexual crime, the growing daylight between the Greens and Labor on transport policy, and bike riders. Why do cyclists make Canberrans so very, very angry? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio…
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This week, we dive deep into David's annoyance over OPK's, as well as OKP's, we rank the top three Kool Aid's we drink, and we are joined by Surrogacy hall of famer Megan Hall-Greenberg who tells us how she runs 3,106 businesses while also being a Mom, as well as how her last surrogacy journey was one in a million. Questions? Comments? Rants? Raves…
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This week, we are caught big-time by Gavin's daughter, David almost throws up at the poker table, we beg our listener to join our Facebook page, we list the top 3 songs we want played at our funeral, and we are joined this week by Wisconsin's own Nick Pflieger aka @PsychitsNick from TikTok, where we talk about his social media break, what he sees m…
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S3 E15: Anzac Day, gnarly ethics - and an owl's farewell
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This week on the Hoot, we ask the hard questions about who has the right to exercise control. Can we limit social media, even when it's harmful? Is it OK to work on Anzac Day? And in a big transition, a founding owl flies the nest. It's the news you need from Ngunnawal country, with a light touch. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information…
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S3 E14: Lobbyists, political misjudgements and ghost buses
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On the Hoot this week, David and Genevieve solve some mysteries (or at least ask a few tough questions). Should we ban lobbyists? Where are the government's electric buses? And has Canberra ever been cool? It's all the news you need from Ngunnawal country, with a light touch. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Y'all we are SHOOK this week, also David goes to a waterpark with his kids, we discuss the top 3 worst sayings, and this week trans Dads Brett & Wyatt join our chicken coop to talk about their life in Canada, what the adoption process was like for them as trans people, and why they ran down their street screaming and holding a bloody baby when it w…
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S3 E13: Canberra United, housing brainwaves and poo (yes, poo)
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This week on The Hoot, David Murtagh and Genevieve Jacobs ask who will save Canberra United, whatever happened to the Greens' big housing brainwave and we tackle poo joggers! It's all the news you need to know (and some you don't want to think about) from Ngunnawal country. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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The one with our favorite Mormon Rory O'Malley
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This week, David's daughter sells him out big time, Gavin ruins everything, we rank the top 3 things we give way too many fucks about, and our guest this week is everybody's favorite tap-dancing Mormon, Rory O'Malley, who talks to us about his wild road to adoption, how Elder McKinley came to be, and how many bags of candy he needs to survive a fli…
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S3 E12: Labor governments, the economy (stupid) and Easter trees (what?)
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This week on the Hoot Genevieve Jacobs and David Murtagh ask what dual Labor governments have delivered for Canberra, what's really wrong with the economy and what this world is coming to when we have Easter trees. It's all the news you need from Ngunnawal country, with a light touch. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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This week, Gavin punishes his kid for being sick, David is weirded out by American Idol, Gavin thinks everything is "gay," and we are joined by TikTok'er Owen Squires who schools us on gentle parenting, pandemic stay-at-home Dad'ing, and why he doesn't have more tank top videos. Questions? Comments? Rants? Raves? Send them to GaytriarchsPodcast@gma…
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The one with surrogate Shelly Marsh
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We're back! And Gavin still can't get through an episode without messing up. We talk about why David looks tired, and what weird messed up thing his kid whispered in his ear, we tackle the top three most embarrassing moments of our childhood, and this week we are joined by Shelly Marsh aka surrogacy royalty, who talks us through her 4, count them F…
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S3 E11: Liberal ideas, political stars and what's wrong with Canberra Monopoly
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If you want political power, do you need any actual policies? Does that help or hinder your election? This week on the Hoot we ask what Canberrans actually want from their pollies - and what's wrong with Monopoly. A lot, says Mr Murtagh. It's all the news you need from Ngunnawal country, with a light touch. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i…
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S3 E9: Drugs in the water, paying for your oldies and jet-setting pets
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This week on the Hoot, David and Genevieve ask what's in the water and could you measure the state of the ACT economy by the levels of cocaine usage? We wonder whether the rich should pay more for aged care - if you can decide who is actually rich - and if you'd be happy flying alongside a dog, a cat, perhaps a cockatoo? It's all the news you need …
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This week, we get in the mood with a little civil disobedience, David is nervous about a laptop open in public, we rank the top 3 ways we have failed to become "cool Dads," and this week we got lucky to snag one of the smartest and coolest people in the world to join us on our dumb little podcast, Rabia Chaudry, who talks to us about her sudden ris…
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S3 E8: Spies, lies and Good Samaritans
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The halls of Parliament are all a-twitter as politicians wonder who the spy in their midst was. This week on the Hoot David and Genevieve wisely don't attempt to guess, in case we get sued (like almost everyone in the Drumgold matter). And how would you stop a robbery in progress? How about with a chip stand? It's the news you need to know with a l…
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The one with Caitlyn Plaskett aka 2.ladies.and.2.babies - Part Deux!
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This week, right-wingers come from one of our own, David doesn't learn a single lesson and pays for it, we rank the top 3 baby foods that don't taste gross, and this week we have back one of our favorites Caitlyn Plaskett from the 2.ladies.and.2.babies TikTok to update us on a scandelous story of internet sleuthing. Questions? Comments? Rants? Rave…
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S3 E7: Housing wedges, a hazelnut debacle and random booze tests
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It's election season - who would have guessed? This week on The Hoot, David and Genevieve discuss political wedges and tricky questions, a debacle in foreign investment funding and just what random booze testing in Parliament House would actually achieve. It's all the news you need to know from Ngunnawal country, with a light touch. See omnystudio.…
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