SEASON TWO OF QUEERNECKS HAPPY PRIDE MONTHHosts Beck and Dash celebrate Pride Month, joke about “straight pride” backlash and a Tennessee “nuclear family month,” and talk about rising costs, engineered poverty, and how work and isolation affect relationships and having kids. They discuss small-town pride and share personal updates about reconnecting with friends. The main segment reviews the film Foxy Merkins, a dry, plot-light queer comedy about New York lesbian sex workers Margaret and Jo, focusing on its absurd vignettes, kink and class themes, Margaret’s butch gender presentation and objectification, and references to Midnight Cowboy and My Own Private Idaho. They critique inconsistent mockumentary framing, unresolved subplots, a misleading title/merkin thread, and an open-ended ending. The episode includes a mock sponsor ad for Small Town Pride Festival, an Appalachian “noun” explaining leather britches (dried green beans), and a brief note about a Diddy documentary.00:00 Podcast Cold Open00:09 Student Email Chaos02:10 Pride Month Backlash02:33 Nuclear Family Politics05:23 Birthrates And Economy07:53 OnlyFans Joke Pivot08:55 Foxy Merkins Setup11:33 Meet Margaret And Jo17:25 Bathroom Office Absurdity19:46 Mockumentary Structure Gripes22:11 Class And Cultural Capital25:29 Film Homages Explained27:39 Cops Kink Hotel Scenes32:02 Maid Twist And Fallout33:05 Fake Shooting Twist33:34 Jo’s Motives Exposed33:57 Midnight Cowboy Parallel34:55 Gay for Pay Dynamics35:52 Popcorn Creeper Kink37:56 Conference Motorboaters39:51 Hanky Code Bits41:49 Women Don’t Love Women44:06 Brother and Mom Subplots45:25 Class Tourism and Money46:45 Home Birth Debate50:00 Sunset Ending Complaints54:02 Merkin Title Mystery55:23 Butch Visibility and Sex Work56:42 Sex Tape Blackmail Plot58:42 Sponsor Small Town Pride01:00:36 Pride Memories and Leagues01:02:59 Leather Britches Explained01:05:07 Chow Chow and Top Chef01:06:28 Season Two Sign-OffSend us mail at [email protected] us on Facebook or Instagram at @QueernecksSubscribe to out newsletter for the Queernecks ramble expansion pack: https://substack.com/@queernecksAnd join our discord by joining our Ko-Fi for $2 a month: https://ko-fi.com/queernecks