Episodes

  • #365 Thick-Walled Glory Holes with Monét X Change

    #365 Thick-Walled Glory Holes with Monét X Change
    Apr 14 2026
    Comedian and drag superstar Monét X Change joins to share the downsides of getting cancelled because of Meghan McCain, being a fugly mouth kid, the dark abyss of glory holes, and why standing ovations have gotta stop. Follow Monét X Change on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠X⁠, ⁠Facebook⁠, and ⁠YouTube⁠ See Monét X Change in a city near you: ⁠https://www.monetxchange.com/#live⁠ Listen to/watch Monét X Change's podcast, "Monét Talks": ⁠https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRjgHss_MCTZzAevdYrz6zb-1cD5wVPQN&si=YHrWrXnS3SJkv6Ys⁠ -- Use code DOWNSIDE to get 15% off your first purchase on the TENGA STORE USA. Visit ⁠usstore.tenga.co/downside⁠ for the 15% off code to automatically apply at checkout. -- The Downside is going on tour! See us live in Boston, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Minneapolis, Chicago, Charlotte, Atlanta, Houston, & Dallas. Get tickets: ⁠https://gianmarcosoresi.com/⁠ -- The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi has a Patreon! Subscribe ⁠here⁠ for two bonus episodes every month and access to exclusive content! Follow Gianmarco Soresi on ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠TikTok⁠, ⁠YouTube⁠, ⁠Facebook⁠, and ⁠Twitter⁠ Follow Russell Daniels on ⁠Instagram⁠ Follow the show on ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠YouTube⁠, and ⁠TikTok⁠ Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi Technical production by Ty Colgate Edited by Dave Columbo Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann Original music by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Douglas Goodhart⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
    Show More Show Less
    1 hr and 39 mins
  • #364 Age Gap Jail with Ivy Wolk

    #364 Age Gap Jail with Ivy Wolk
    Apr 7 2026
    Comedian and actress Ivy Wolk joins to share the downsides of being born before 9/11, wanting to be a child star, lurking on incel forums, throwing media training out the window, and why hack alt comics have gotta stop. Follow Ivy Wolk on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Watch Ivy in "Outcome" on Apple TV: https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/outcome/umc.cmc.3uvjztuy2y8ve2rj6nvgyop89 Watch Ivy in "Roommates" on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/82021268 -- The Downside is going on tour! See us live in Boston, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Minneapolis, Chicago, Charlotte, Atlanta, Houston, & Dallas. Get tickets: https://gianmarcosoresi.com/ -- The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi has a Patreon! Subscribe here for two bonus episodes every month and access to exclusive content! Follow Gianmarco Soresi on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter Follow Russell Daniels on Instagram Follow the show on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi Technical production by Ty Colgate Edited by Dave Columbo Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann Original music by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Douglas Goodhart⁠ Executive Producer - Anya Kanevskaya Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
    Show More Show Less
    1 hr and 40 mins
  • #363 Favorite Woody Allen Movies with Adam Friedland

    #363 Favorite Woody Allen Movies with Adam Friedland
    Mar 31 2026

    Comedian Adam Friedland joins to share the downsides of Jewish people going to war, running into NYC’s rarest Pokémon (Woody Allen), interviewing people you disagree with, and why waiters asking you “how’s your meal?” has gotta stop.


    Follow Adam Friedland on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & X

    Watch The Adam Friedland show at: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAdamFriedlandShow

    See Adam in a city near you: https://theadamfriedland.show/pages/tour

    --

    The Downside is going on tour! See us live in Boston, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Minneapolis, Chicago, Charlotte, Atlanta, Houston, & Dallas. Get tickets: https://gianmarcosoresi.com/

    --

    This is a Headgum podcast. Follow Headgum on Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok.

    The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi has a Patreon! Subscribe here for two bonus episodes every month and access to exclusive content!

    Follow Gianmarco Soresi on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter

    Follow Russell Daniels on Instagram

    Follow the show on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok

    Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi

    Technical production by Ty Colgate

    Edited by Dave Columbo

    Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann

    Original music by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Douglas Goodhart⁠

    Executive Producer - Anya Kanevskaya

    VP of Development & Production at Headgum - Kaiti Moos


    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
    Show More Show Less
    1 hr and 43 mins
  • The Conservative Straw Man (Patreon Excerpt)

    The Conservative Straw Man (Patreon Excerpt)
    Mar 28 2026

    Gianmarco and Russell are live in Burlington with special guests Chris Cafero and Douglas Goodhart to share the downsides of finding a lump down there and being in a production of Spongebob the Musical.


    Watch the full episode exclusively on Patreon, and join for only $5 a month: https://www.patreon.com/downside

    --

    The Downside is going on tour! See us live in Boston, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Minneapolis, Chicago, Charlotte, Atlanta, Houston, & Dallas. Get tickets: https://gianmarcosoresi.com/

    --

    This is a Headgum podcast. Follow Headgum on Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok.

    The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi has a Patreon! Subscribe here for two bonus episodes every month and access to exclusive content!

    Follow Gianmarco Soresi on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter

    Follow Russell Daniels on Instagram

    Follow the show on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok

    Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi

    Technical production by Ty Colgate

    Video edited by Dave Columbo

    Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann

    Original music by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Douglas Goodhart⁠

    Executive Producer - Anya Kanevskaya

    VP of Development & Production at Headgum - Kaiti Moos

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
    Show More Show Less
    11 mins
  • #362 Check On Your White Friends with Yamaneika Saunders

    #362 Check On Your White Friends with Yamaneika Saunders
    Mar 24 2026
    Comedian Yamaneika Saunders returns to share the downsides of facing white supremacy as a black woman, being tired of giving a f*ck, breaking down what “going all night” actually means, the debate on dirty feet, and why Donald Trump has got to stop.Follow Yamaneika on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, TikTok, & YouTubeWatch Yamaneika's special, "White [Shenanigans]" on YouTubeStudio design by Ally Doman of Doman Decors. Follow Ally on socials @domandecors / www.domandecors.com--The Downside is going on tour! See us live in Boston, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Minneapolis, Chicago, Charlotte, Atlanta, Houston, & Dallas. Get tickets: https://gianmarcosoresi.com/--This is a Headgum podcast. Follow Headgum on Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok.The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi has a Patreon! Subscribe here for two bonus episodes every month and access to exclusive content!Follow Gianmarco Soresi on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and TwitterFollow Russell Daniels on InstagramFollow the show on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTokProduced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco SoresiTechnical production by Ty ColgateEdited by Dave ColumboSpecial Thanks Tovah SilbermannOriginal music by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Douglas Goodhart⁠Executive Producer - Anya KanevskayaVP of Development & Production at Headgum - Kaiti MoosSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
    Show More Show Less
    1 hr and 34 mins
  • #361 When Reality TV Goes Wrong (Patreon Excerpt)

    #361 When Reality TV Goes Wrong (Patreon Excerpt)
    Mar 21 2026

    In this Patreon exclusive excerpt, Gianmarco and Russell share the downsides of the harsh reality of reality TV.


    Watch the full episode exclusively on Patreon, and join for only $5 a month: https://www.patreon.com/downside

    ---

    The Downside is going on tour! See us live in Boston, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Minneapolis, Chicago, Charlotte, Atlanta, Houston, & Dallas. Get tickets: https://gianmarcosoresi.com/

    ---

    This is a Headgum podcast. Follow Headgum on Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok.

    The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi has a Patreon! Subscribe here for two bonus episodes every month and access to exclusive content!

    Follow Gianmarco Soresi on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter

    Follow Russell Daniels on Instagram

    Follow the show on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok

    Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi

    Technical production by Ty Colgate

    Edited by Dave Columbo

    Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann

    Original music by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Douglas Goodhart⁠

    Executive Producer - Anya Kanevskaya

    VP of Development & Production at Headgum - Kaiti Moos

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
    Show More Show Less
    12 mins
  • #360 The Sphincter of America with John Cameron Mitchell

    #360 The Sphincter of America with John Cameron Mitchell
    Mar 17 2026

    Actor and writer John Cameron Mitchell shares the downsides of identity politics in a capitalist society, doing cunnilingus for the first time on camera, why Hedwig and the Angry Inch couldn’t be made today, and why “set foot” has gotta stop.


    Follow John Cameron Mitchell on Instagram

    Check out the "Hedwig 25th Anniversary Film Tour w/ John Cameron Mitchell" starting this June! Tickets and info at https://www.hedwig25.com/

    See John Cameron Mitchell as 'Mary Todd Lincoln' in Broadway's smash hit comedy Oh, Mary! now through April 26. Tickets are on-sale now through July 2026 at https://www.ohmaryplay.com/, and at the Lyceum Theatre box office.

    --

    The Downside is going on tour! See us live in Boston, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Minneapolis, Chicago, Charlotte, Atlanta, Houston, & Dallas. Get tickets: https://gianmarcosoresi.com/

    --

    This is a Headgum podcast. Follow Headgum on Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok.

    The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi has a Patreon! Subscribe here for two bonus episodes every month and access to exclusive content!

    Follow Gianmarco Soresi on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter

    Follow Russell Daniels on Instagram

    Follow the show on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok

    Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi

    Technical production by Ty Colgate

    Edited by Christian Pittman

    Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann

    Original music by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Douglas Goodhart⁠

    Executive Producer - Anya Kanevskaya

    VP of Development & Production at Headgum - Kaiti Moos


    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
    Show More Show Less
    1 hr and 33 mins
  • #359 Campaigning for an Oscar Award is Embarrassing (Patreon Excerpt)

    #359 Campaigning for an Oscar Award is Embarrassing (Patreon Excerpt)
    Mar 14 2026

    In this Patreon exclusive excerpt, Gianmarco and Russell share the downsides of campaigning during awards season ahead of the 2026 Oscars.


    Watch the full episode exclusively on Patreon, and join for only $5 a month: https://www.patreon.com/downside

    ---

    The Downside is going on tour! See us live in Boston, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Minneapolis, Chicago, Charlotte, Atlanta, Houston, & Dallas. Get tickets: https://gianmarcosoresi.com/

    ---

    This is a Headgum podcast. Follow Headgum on Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok.

    The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi has a Patreon! Subscribe here for two bonus episodes every month and access to exclusive content!

    Follow Gianmarco Soresi on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter

    Follow Russell Daniels on Instagram

    Follow the show on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok

    Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi

    Technical production by Ty Colgate

    Video edited by Dave Columbo

    Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann

    Original music by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Douglas Goodhart⁠

    Executive Producer - Anya Kanevskaya

    VP of Development & Production at Headgum - Kaiti Moos

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
    Show More Show Less
    21 mins