Political Engagement With A Dash Of Political Incorrectness

Erin Gibson and Bryan Safi describe their mission for their podcast, "Throwing Shade", like so:

“Where we take a weekly look at all the issues important to ladies & gays and treat them with much less respect than they deserve.”

Don’t be fooled by the sarcasm and political incorrectness: Gibson and Safi may be laughing at everyone’s expense (they call themselves “equal opportunity offenders”), but they’re also teaching listeners a thing or two about the world from the perspective of people who aren’t straight men.

The duo have produced hundreds of episodes, so by this point their witty and totally unadulterated repartee is seamless. They cover everything from news headlines to pop culture moments to personal stories. 

In episode 362, they move from some light (but very curse-word-filled) banter to discussing their favorite gender-neutral pronouns to tackling the Trump administration’s redefinition of transgender. 

Voices like Safi’s and Gibson’s are needed not only to keep political conversation fun, but to keep the conversation going—and listeners galvanized.