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Flame ON!

Your Gay and Geeky Slice of Pop Culture Life!


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  • 390. Brand New One Piece Scrubs

    01:58:27||Ep. 390
    Dear listeners, the pages on the calendar keep turning and the month of March is coming to a close, but before that happens the boys are ready to tackle the month in pop culture.This month's episode is jam packed so get ready to dive into the terminally online discourse around Nasty Pig being chic, culinary competition shows, the new season of One Piece, the Scrubs revival, Hilary Duff's return to music with "luck... or something," and more.The episode is here, so sit back and get ready to FLAME ON!

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  • 389. Seven Knights of Wonder

    01:30:54||Ep. 389
    Hello dear listeners! It's time for another pop culture round up and our boys are back to chit the chats and dive into the world of pop culture.Kicking off the conversation, the boys discuss the curling controversy sweeping the Winter Olympics. After a few extra boops before the hog line, the topic swings to HBO Max's Game of Thrones prequel, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. From there, the boys fly into the 32nd century for Paramount+'s Starfleet Academy to discuss the newest entry to the Trek Universe. Once back from the future, it's a trip to the movie theater for a kinky romp in the gay dark rom/com, Pillion. Before wrapping up the conversation, the boys turn the dial to Disney+ for the new adventures of Simon Williams in the newest Marvel TV series, Wonder Man. The boys are ready to share their thoughts, so sit back and get ready to FLAME ON!
  • 388. Death of a Queen's Rivalry

    01:35:57||Ep. 388
    Hello dear listeners and welcome to 2026! The boys have returned to the Flame ON! round table for their first pop culture roundup of the new year. Before diving into the topics on the agenda, the boys chat about some current events, bear runs, and share a message regarding the current events happening in the US because if you have a voice, you need to use your voice. From there, the boys chat about Drag Race Canada and RuPaul's Drag Race Season 18 to chat all things drag. From there, they skate into the pop culture phenomenon sweeping the nation, Heated Rivalry, brought to you by Crave and HBO Max. Next up on the agenda is some chatter about Death Stranding 2 followed up by a quick rundown of upcoming pop culture products including Street Fighter, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, and more!It's a jam packed conversation, so sit back and get ready to FLAME ON!
  • 387. Wake Up Derry Pluribus

    01:45:20||Ep. 387
    Dear listeners, the end of the year is upon us and the boys of Flame ON! are back for one final conversation around the FO! roundtable.Staring off the conversation, the boys catch up on the weather and what has been going on in their lives. From there they flip the dial to Netflix to chat about the newest installment of the Knives Out series, Wake Up Dead Man. Next up it's over to Apple TV to dive into the psychology of Pluribus before a bit of conversation around Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour: The Final Show and The End of An Era docuseries as well as a brief conversation around misinformation campaigns. The final new topic of the episode sees the boys switching the dial to HBO Max for the IT prequel series, Welcome To Derry. Once the new topics are done, the boys share some of their favorite pop culture of 2025 and end the episode with one item they are looking forward to in 2026!For the last time in 2025, sit back and get ready to FLAME ON!
  • 386. Wicked: For Good

    01:04:56||Ep. 386
    Hello dear listeners! It's time for a special movie review microsode of Flame ON!In this episode, Pat Da Bear is joined by Erik and friend of the pod, Jamie, to take a hot air balloon back to the magical land of Oz as they discuss Wicked: For Good. Hear their hot (OK, maybe lukewarm) takes on the pacing, themes, and new, original songs that make up the second act of the musical to film adaptation. Sit back and get ready to FLAME ON!
  • 385. Expedition: Stranger Race UK

    01:44:40||Ep. 385
    Hello dear listeners! The turkey coma has worn off and the boys are back to chat about pop culture in the month of November!The boys, Pat Da Bear, Bryan, and Erik, have woken up from their turkey comas to chat about the pop culture items that are tickling their fancies this month. Before diving into the main topics, there is a quick chat about Nicki Minaj speaking at The UN, The Great British Baking Show, and updates to the fate of Doctor Who on the BBC. From there, the boys dive into RuPaul's Drag Race UK Series 7 (with some additional chatter about Canada's Drag Race) to talk about the looks, whether or not it was a top tier season, and who they would have chosen to win. After that, it's off to the world of video games with Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Did the game that took the world by storm make the same impact on the boys? Listen in to find out! The final topic of discussion takes us to Netflix for the first episode drop of season 5 of Stranger Things. Hear how the 18-month gap has impacted the kids of Hawkins - without many spoilers just in case! To close out the show, the boys share some pop culture items they have been thankful for in 2025!Sit back and get ready to FLAME ON!
  • 384. The Life of an Alien Showgirl

    01:43:17||Ep. 384
    Hello dear listeners, the boys are back at it again!On this episode, the boys dive into new music releases including Mariah Carey's, Here For It All (including Pat's once in a lifetime meeting with his DIVA), the 10th anniversary release of Carly Rae Jepsen's pop masterpiece, Emotion, as well as the whirlwind of conversation surrounding Taylor Swift's 12th album, The Life of a Showgirl. The boys also discuss the end of Drag Race Philippines: Slaysian Royale and the beginning of RuPaul's Drag Race UK season 7, X-Men '97 news coming out of NYCC, English Teacher, Alien: Earth, and much more!So sit back and get ready to Flame ON!