Best Mike Roper Podcasts (2025)

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10 Years Of A Gay and A NonGay: The London Patient: A Cure for HIV? 23:22

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This is a re-release celebrating a decade of love and allyship on A Gay And A NonGay. This week we're throwing it back to May 2020... We've heard about 'expendable' populations before, but last time they meant gay people. 32 million people have died of AIDS related illnesses since the 1980s and in 2018, 770,000 people died worldwide because of the …

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134 - WangLordz Christmas Special - 3rd Edition 2:26:30

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3rd times a charm they say! Back in Richies hot tub, post session together and pre party (which got a bit loose) This year we delved relatively deep into actual foiling stuff which might be a surprise and of some interest. There is an awful lot of nonsense too though... Been looking forward to doing this for a long time - it’s a great tradition we’…

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10 Years Of A Gay and A NonGay: Bring Your Own... 20:59

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This is a re-release celebrating a decade of love and allyship on A Gay And A NonGay. This week we're throwing it back to November 2017... James has a BOYFRIEND... but his BF has a 'thing' for Dan?? Meanwhile Dan wants to invite James to an exciting new cookery class but it's bring your own WHAT?! Follow A Gay & A NonGay TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…

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10 Years Of A Gay and A NonGay: Say Yes To The Cross-Dress with Fat Mike of NOFX 26:14

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This is a re-release celebrating a decade of love and allyship on A Gay And A NonGay. This week we're throwing it back to April 2021... Dan and James are joined from California by legendary punk rocker ⁠Fat Mike⁠ of NOFX. This is an explicit episode. It's quite the ride through BDSM, cross-dressing, sex dungeons, live-in sex slaves and being abando…

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133 - RCTESTFLIGHT (Daniel Riley) 1:40:47

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Something a little bit different for you today. Daniel Riley is a full time Youtuber having amassed nearly a million subscribers at the time of recording. His Youtube channel follows his 'builds' and interests, which include almost anything that flies in air or water. In recent years he has done more and more content around hydrofoiling—dockstartin…

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10 Years Of A Gay and A NonGay: COLIN STRIKES BACK 19:25

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This is a re-release celebrating a decade of love and allyship on A Gay And A NonGay. This week we're throwing it back to April 2017... It's the podcast equivalent of a F.U.R.B answer back song - A Gay & A Non Gay with special guest star - COLIN. Follow A Gay & A NonGay TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@gaynongay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ In…

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Episode 189 - Podcast Boners & Final Rambles 48:28

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In this near-end episode of Joe & Reese's Pickle & Boot Shop, the duo kicks off with five-second "ab" workouts and Reese's mustache cop perks before Joe recounts his trailblazing fight for roofing mustaches, tattoos, and beards (complete with a suspension and tattoo-removal orders). They roast bad Christmas movies like Santa Claus Conquers the Mart…

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10 Years Of A Gay and A NonGay: Let's Talk About Alice with Caroline Litman 37:43

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Trigger Warning: This episode contains multiple mentions of suicide and suicidal thoughts as well as themes that some listeners may find triggering. This is a re-release celebrating a decade of love and allyship on A Gay And A NonGay. This week we're throwing it back to March 2025... In many ways, Caroline Litman was the type of supportive Mum that…

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132 - 'A Venison Lasagne' 1:14:53

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Liam and Freddie have interviews in the bank but pushed back the releases because they wanted a chat. It's a bloody good job they did, as they manifested a new Woo World Record! Have a listen and see what we mean. This was recorded on Thur 04/12/2025 2 days before Hugo Wigglesworth recorded a 40m jump on the WOO!!! If you've got this far reading th…

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10 Years Of A Gay and A NonGay: A Gay Muslim's Journey to Acceptance with Mohsin Zaidi 23:18

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This is a re-release celebrating a decade of love and allyship on A Gay And A NonGay. This week we're throwing it back to December 2021... James and Dan are joined by iconic barrister, speaker and author Mohsin Zaidi about his must read memoir A Dutiful Boy, A Memoir of A Gay Muslim’s Journey to Acceptance. We chat about Mohsin’s superhero parents …

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10 Years Of A Gay and A NonGay: Leaving the Westboro Baptist Church with Megan Phelps-Roper 36:21

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This is a re-release celebrating a decade of love and allyship on A Gay And A NonGay. This week we're throwing it back to November 2019... The Westboro Baptist Church, notorious for picketing funerals and spreading homophobia, are one of the most hateful and homophobic Christian organisations in the world. Megan Phelps-Roper was born to hate, joini…

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131 - Luke Atkinson 2:07:06

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Australia's best prone foiler of 2025, France's best prone foiler of 2025, UK's second best prone foiler of 2025. He's held a bit of the limelight this Autumn with this trip to see us in the UK and then a domination at the French Surf foil events - its about time we sat down and chatted properly. A discussion into surf foiling, kit, riding style, j…

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130 - Paul Martin - FoilDrive FUSION 1:59:57

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One of the most popular episodes from last year, and bound to be one of the most popular episodes this year, please welcome Paul Martin, Co-Founder of Foil Drive. We love chatting to Paul because he combines an open-book personality with incredibly unique life experiences, which we dig even deeper into in this episode. He is one of those individual…

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10 Years Of A Gay and A NonGay: Chickens 15:30

1M ago15:30

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This is a re-release celebrating a decade of love and allyship on A Gay And A NonGay. This week we're throwing it back to November 2015 to an episode all about one word... Chickens. Follow A Gay & A NonGay TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@gaynongay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@gaynongay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You…

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Episode 188 - Night Wad Nights 49:05

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In this near-final episode of Joe & Reese's Pickle & Boot Shop, the hosts lament unrecorded pre-show laughs and kids blasting Futurama before sharing "winged" desperation dinners: Reese's "night wad" nails the old food pyramid, while Joe's "turkey apples onions" skillet—later boosted with spuds—turned into a kid-requested birthday hit born from lea…

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Live From The First-Ever Solihull Pride 20:20

1M ago20:20

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We’re heading to Solihull for a special episode of A Gay And A NonGay! Recorded just days before the first-ever Solihull Pride, Dan sits down with Melanie Palmer — CEO of the Solihull Business Improvement District — to discover how one of the “straightest parts of the UK” ended up launching a Pride celebration that captured the whole town’s imagina…

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129 - Mike Raper 1:13:02

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This is as chilled as it gets - sitting down in the carpark of the Hatchery with Mike, eating home made smoked salmon and drinking tea. Great to finally meet Mike in person - he's been a great guy to chat to and bounce ideas off since we first talked with him online a couple of years ago. A great, honest and inpdeth chat about all things North too!…

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Episode 187 - Lot of Beef, Just a Lot of Meat 43:19

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In this wheezing freebie homestretch episode of Joe & Reese's Pickle & Boot Shop, the duo slurps soup on-mic, spirals into a soup-stew-chili taxonomy war that ends with "Uncle Pete" meat smoothies for the jaw-wired-shut crowd, and debates Halloween costumes that'd get you fired from a nursing home. Reggie's ghostly foot-washing antics haunt the cha…

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Episode 186 - Booger Sugar Blues 46:57

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Freebies - here's the news you've been dodging: this is the first non-paywalled episode where Joe and Reese drop the bomb—they're wrapping the podcast by January 1st (or possibly ghosting it at Thanksgiving, true to their history of abrupt exits). Patronizers heard it in the last bonus episode; the rest of you are just catching up. With holidays ar…

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Gogglebox, Gay Divorces and Going Kilimanjaro with Dan Lustig-Webb 32:08

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On this episode of A Gay And A NonGay, James and Dan are sitting down with the iconic Daniel Lustig-Webb, a familiar face from the hit show Gogglebox. Daniel discusses the unique concept of'Gogglebox, filming experiences, and the show's impact during the pandemic. He shares personal stories about his friendship with ex-partner Steven, living arrang…

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128 - Adrian Roper - AXIS Foils 2:09:04

2M ago2:09:04

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Welcome back Adrian Roper of AXIS Foils - the man who still holds the mantle for the most listened to podcast we've ever done - from 2 years ago! We were already keen to chat to Adrian about the mountain of new innovations that seem to be hitting the market soon from AXIS - but before we had a chance to ask, he cornered us in the carpark of the Hat…

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When Self-Love Becomes Too Much 13:42

2M ago13:42

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James and Dan are back with another chaotic, hilarious episode of A Gay and A NonGay! This week, Dan’s lost his phone — and apparently his sanity — leading to a deep dive into how impossible modern life is without one (and how long James can last without rolling his eyes). From there, the pair spiral into a debate about narcissism — is it always a …

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127 - Slingshot - Jeff Logosz 1:48:39

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Where did Slingshot come from and where is Slingshot going?? A great chat with Jeff Logosz, CEO of the brand - sat in the Offices in Hood River during our trip to the states. Liam and I loved this one - coming from a kite background we loved hearing about the days where it all began. We’ve also managed to nab some foils off Sam Light in the UK sinc…

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Episode 185 - The Spread Eagle Diaries 59:22

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In today’s episode of the Pickle & Boot Shop, Reese reflects on the realities of co-parenting and navigating teenage emotions, drawing from recent family challenges and a personal story of past anger that reshaped his approach to relationships. Joe shares highlights from his anniversary trip to Michigan's Upper Peninsula and his renewed love for hi…

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The Curious Case of Gay Dave 23:34

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Dan and James are back with more A Gay And A NonGay for a wide-ranging conversation, starting with stereotypes! Is there such thing as a gay name and a straight name? And what's up with straight men putting their hands down their trousers? Plus, they talk about the issue of creatively navigating first dates without relying on consuming alcohol and …

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126 - Connor Bainbridge - Olympian, Blue Fox Boards Co-Founder & Ozone Designer 1:10:40

2M ago1:10:40

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This week's episode is one that Freddie and I have been looking forward to for some time. Please welcome Connor Bainbridge, fellow Brit, man of many talents, and 2024 Formula Kite Olympian. In this episode we get a: - run down of Paris 2024 - sneak peak into the operations of Blue Fox Boards - An example of the power of giving designers and enginee…

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Straight Men Behaving Badly... 17:03

2M ago17:03

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Why is it that straight men can seemingly never behave themselves in public? That's the discussion on this episode of A Gay And A NonGay! James and Dan are looking at two similarly gross incidents: a concert in New York and a burlesque show in Edinburgh, at both men were ejected because they couldn't keep their thing in their pants. In a debate tha…

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125 - Jon Modica - Cabrinha Foils 2:11:54

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A great, refreshing and honest chat with Jon Modica - Cabrinha’s head honcho. We hear the story of how Jon went from Team Ripper right up to Chairman of the Board. We were excited for this one having heard murmurings of a connection between Cabrinha and Mikes Lab for their new foil range connection system - we had to find out the truth! Had to put …

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124 - The Kernow Foil Classic Debrief 1:18:11

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The Kernow Foil Classic has come and gone - you might’ve seen a couple shots floating around the socials. Enthusiasm is high and we wanted to talk allllll about it! A quick one to recap the time spent down in Cornwall last week We’ll be back with our AWSI chats promptly - we just couldnt help but squeeze this one in as always - if you like what we’…

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Pride, Refugees & The Politics Of Britishness 17:43

3M ago17:43

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We're getting political on this episode of A Gay And A NonGay! Rylan’s controversial comments on immigration - the episode spirals into a fiery debate about misinformation, far-right rhetoric and the way everyday conversations in the UK are shaped by fear rather than facts. From England flags mysteriously appearing on lampposts to Pride merch being…

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We have our first guest-free episode of A Gay And A NonGay in ages! We're diving into everything from backpack etiquette to Oasis concerts. We kick off with a burning question from their straightest friend: Why did we all believe that wearing a rucksack with both straps was gay? Queue a debate about bags, masculinity and school-era social dynamics.…