Call Me Limbo
Call Me Limbo is your weekly dose of comedic therapy where pop culture and politics get tossed in a blender with personal stories, improv games, and zero chill. Hosted by Dai and David—two queer best friends with more opinions than filter—the show tackles everything from reality TV and music videos to capitalist hellscapes and Bad Bunny’s underwear.It’s entertainment with a little revolution on the side.Sometimes you’ll laugh until you cry. Sometimes you’ll cry until you’re organizing a union. Either way, we’re here for the drama, the joy, and the work of building a be...
I'm going to start rumors of election fraud!!
Calling all Throbbers!! This week, Dai and David celebrate the US arrival of Darshan from Boy Throb, start election fraud rumors, moderate a city council forum, run the tape back, launch a full blown smear campaign, fry their eggs hard, choose comfort over fashion, love soft and hard openings, get ready for Gay Halloween, watch a documentary (or three), and much much more.
UPDATE: Shortly after recording, we learned that federal Department of Justice election observers would only be going to Adams County and not Douglas County as originally reported.
Voting machines aren't deliberately switching v...
What's that guy on a horse doing with a lantern, and why is it flickering?!
Hey Chat, can you tell Meta to turn on my glasses?
This week, Dai and David tease their own 2028 presidential run, want their own MILF cam, deepdive on Birdgate, angrily take to Twitter, reminisce about the incredible Doja Cat concert, adjust to the altitude, elect Soulja Boy as the next US President, sip cough syrup, call poison control, discuss political celebrities, and much much more.
Some people wait a lifetime for a moment like this, and you all get it every week from us.
CORRECTION: David incorrectly stated the number of votes cast...
I don't want to talk to f*ck*ng Claude!!
This week, Dai and David (two gay icons in their own way) research themselves, share listener/viewer feedback, wonder why they want to be where the people are, sponsor a political smear campaign against themselves, remind people that the serfs got more time off than you do now, navigate children's music choices, avoid autonomous wheelchairs at Chicago's O'Hare Airport, ask ChatGPT how to vote in the midterms, pee in a litter box, practice and preach nonviolence, trust a car to drive itself (or don't), and much much more.
CORRECTION: David said that the US has not been...
Using Taxes as a Tool for Liberation with Esther Turcios
"It's intentional that we don't teach people about taxes."
This week, Dai and David are joined by Esther Turcios, Deputy Director of the Colorado Fiscal Institute (and one of David's favorite former students). They discuss the importance of taxing the rich through Amendment 87, the differences between a flat tax and a graduated tax, Colorado's racist roots of tax policies, creating a people centered economy, debunking wealth flight, putting your money where your mouth is, changing the current socioeconomic order, dreaming big, and much much more.
Colorado Voters: This November, please vote yes on Amendment 87 and v...
I have a message from the Free World!!
Do you know what dwerking is?
This week, Dai and David feel like Nicole, gorge themselves at a buffet, issue an apology for the apology, have a Betsy Ross sighting, don't ask questions and just fulfill the mission, launch Fall Fundraiser Season, attend a Republican drag show, and use any excuse to act like an animal. They also discuss power dynamics in the music industry, a first hand report of a Republican fundraising dinner, and much much more.
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Defund the thinking caps and accidentally shart yourself because this week, Dai and David attempt to answer the question of when did cancel culture become acceptable to people who spent years complaining about it.
In the first half of the episode, they discuss billionaire influence on concerts with the cancellation of Macklemore from Ed Sheeran's US tour. In the second half of the episode, they discuss extreme fitness causing extreme sphincter leakage (some may call it "runners trots"). EEEEEEEEYUCK!!!
They also somehow manage to discuss gingerbread people, asking for directions, Mitch McConnell's return to work (so...
Aren't there other ways to commemorate 9/11 other than recreating 9/11?
"The only thing I think AI should be used for is Charlie Kirk in pigtails memes."
This week, Dai and David get the giggles talking about Hasan Piker's hog on full display at the Texas GOP Convention (fun fact: Grindr also crashed in Dallas while this event was happening), celebrate the one year Kirkiversary, try new restaurants, order our house salad with no cheese (but extra tomatoes because they are good for your prostate), make our own pickles, mow our own lawn, figure out the difference between jam and jelly, commemorate the 25th anniversary of September 11th...
Gay bars have never just been places to drink overpriced vodka cranberries
Unfortunately, life isn't always happy, and this week, Dai and David grapple with that reality. They discuss the increasing importance of queer spaces after the Venture-N shooting and hate crime in Tuscon, Arizona, autonomous vehicles taking over the roads in Denver, the first executive orders issued in the David HOA President/Treasurer era, the Love Island Season 8 Reunion, and much more. We quote Michael Jackson while also wondering why people can't just leave us alone.
It's been a long 10 years, friend.
CORRECTION: David said that Tony Robbin's AI agent bought a robot with Tony's money. Sup...
We live in a world where we're constantly swimming in heterosexual propaganda
Put on your life jacket because we're going swimming through all the straight propaganda!
This week, Dai and David give off HOA president energy, wish a different Home Alone actor would die, conduct an exercise in confronting existential dread, remember the word for 'butt sex', memorialize Dolly Parton, Tim Curry, Peter Cullen, and Hayden Panettiere, revisit their middle school sex ed lessons, figure out what "the good gay" means, list 10 reasons to remain a virgin until marriage in high school British Literature class (or don't), and discuss infidelity, using they/them pronouns, and the Log Cabin Republicans...
Why are people gooning in Dollar Tree?
"Y'all make it hard for me not to say open the prisons."
This week, Dai and David dine at a nude restaurant, enroll at charm school, dream of being interviewed by Ziwe, nationalize the travel and grocery industries, conduct some psychological research, highlight Flavor Flav as a feminist icon, revisit their days as trombone and baritone players, attend the OTHER Cornell, find the nuance in public policy, respond to a listener question about FDR, and much much more.
This episode is a little wild because "the windows come down and the clothes come off," and...
Just a Couple of Antifa Gutter Goblins Talking About Woke 1.0
"It's a band playing Pink Pony Club. This is not a dangerous group of people."
This week, Dai and David actually have some differences of opinion on police abolition and the military. They dissect AOC's Woke 1.0 clip, which leads to a conversation about winning elections, Blackhawk helicopters, immigrant detention centers / concentration camps, poll testing leftist ideals, navigating hostile media, cancelling Thanksgiving, and much more.
Thank you to our new Patreon members, Lindsey W. and Jessica W.!!
State of Colorado issues public health order after GEO Group refuses standard cooperation (Colorado Department of Public He...
Amanda Gonzalez on Running for Colorado Secretary of State, Expanding Voting Access, Defending Democracy, and Restoring Trust in Our Political Systems
This week, Dai and David are joined by the incredibly brilliant winner of the Colorado Democratic Party Secretary of State Primary Election, Amanda Gonzalez.
Amanda shares why she wants to become Colorado's next Secretary of State, how her book club helped get her elected, the importance of Latina and LGBTQ+ visibility, expanding voting rights in Colorado's county jails, drafting much of Colorado's progressive voting legislation being implemented now, how she would further defend our democracy, why she's proud to serve the public, making business regulations clear and accessible, navigating misinformation and trust in elections, how to handle...
Lisa Calderón on Running for Denver Mayor, Thoughts on the State of the City, Her Strong Sense of Justice, and Why She Loves Denver
WE GOT AN EXCLUSIVE, Y'ALL!!!!!!
This week, Dai and David are joined by Dr. Lisa Calderón. Dr. Lisa is a public servant, a criminal justice expert, the Executive Director of Women Uprising, and a progressive candidate to become Denver's next mayor in 2027. She's also the person who got David to voluntarily go on a few hikes this year!
Dr. Lisa gives us an exclusive of her thoughts on Mayor Mike Johnston's 2026 State of the City speech, why she wants to become Denver's next mayor, why she refuses to give up on the city that she...
It happened in Florida, so I'm not the most shocked.
Lordy, lordy, look who's forty!!
This week, Dai and David are sponsored by diarrhea lettuce, party like they're Lindsay Lohan in Mykonos, take advise from a panda, quote Dai and/or MLK, recap David's 40th birthday, wonder about the psychology of petite white women in huge SUVs, and discuss barbershop culture as gay men.
Dai brings us another Filling in the G.A.P. segment about a Florida man shooting his LGBTQ neighbor and the accountability (or lack thereof) in the aftermath. David wonders why Luigi Mangione and many others continue to be locked in p...
MOM! UNCLE DAVID'S GAY!!!
"We're going to have to mark this episode as explicit."
"Every episode is labeled as explicit, Dai."
This week, Dai and David enjoy a free appetizer because the entree is taking too long, avoid Ladybugs, get outed by David's niece, remember that silence is always an option, reminisce about one night as a sex worker, sell sticky socks, sing jingles, introduce Dai's new segment called Filling in the G.A.P., discuss Lindsey Graham's death, remember people murdered by ICE, and much much more.
Why has Lindsey Graham's sister inherited his Senate seat after...
Is Mitch McConnell Dead Yet?!
"Is this the Bad Girls Club? ... There's going to be a lot of labels and warnings on this episode."
This week, Dai and David discuss if Mitch McConnell is still with us (because his wife took off for China), Andy Beshear's strongly worded letter, allegations against Graham Platner and his resignation, male violence and accountability, the culture of sexuality and sexual ethics, heterosexual propaganda, purity culture, 16 year olds spending the night with each other, Hijbobs, airline baggage fees, and much much more.
CONTENT WARNING: This episode talks about sexual assault, sexual violence, and statutory...
I've Always Dreamed Of Being Part Of The Conservative Outrage Machine
Dai and David are reunited after almost three weeks apart, and their gayness is inflamed because they are now officially calling for a transgender national anthem! I guess that's just the impact of being the subject of the conservative outrage machine.
This week, Dai and David discuss Democratic Socialist primary election victories in Colorado, the 4th of July and the 250th anniversary of the United States, Love Island vocal stims, radicalizing the younger generation, universal basic allowance, David's professional development retreat itinerary and discoveries, Mona Lisa, and much much more.
Oh...and Jesus was there. We...
"I was not healed. I was not on ashwagandha at the time." with Jordan B
Happy Pride, and get the f*g off the TV, I'm not watching that!
This week, we're wrapping up gay month by talking about the state of the gay agenda with one of our favorite returning guests, Jordan B. Jordan is an award winning educator, improv comedian, food blogger, and our international homosexual correspondent. We discuss ashwaganda, healing, therapy speak, the origins of the CML title, car mukbangs, straight men with painted nails, queer expression, Sailor Moon, gay icons, livable wages, dating, the best cities for gay nightlife, toxic masculinity, and much much more.
Go li...
Melat Kiros on Challenging a 30-Year Incumbent, Attack Ads, LGBTQ+ Rights, Respectability Politics, Restorative Justice, Redemption, and More!
"No one believes that they're the villain....I believe everybody can be redeemed." -Melat Kiros
This week, Dai and David are joined by a favorite returning guest, Melat Kiros. Melat is running for Congress in Colorado's First Congressional District against a 30-year incumbent, and she has a high likelihood of winning the seat. Melat won almost two to one (63% to 32%) against Diana DeGette at Denver's County Assembly in March 2026. In this episode, we discuss Love Island, the health insurance marketplace, media control, the Equality Act, the attack ads that DeGette has launched against her, running a huge fie...
I'm Blocking Men for Men's Mental Health Month
Can I pull you for a chat? Give Me 10! Gimme 10!
This week, Dai and David chat all things Love Island, more gay icons, Abercrombie & Fitch, Hollister, problematic things we do as gay people, Graham Platner's win in Maine, Men's Mental Health Month, nudes, forgiveness, and much more. Also, go vote in the Colorado Primary Election, and please apply SPF! 😉
U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments Over Abercrombie Dress Code (WOSU Public Media)
How To Find and Keep a Gay Man: 69 Spicy Tips for Lasting Love (Matt Bays)
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You know RuPaul fracks, right?
No homo, but you know RuPaul fracks, right? That's so girl wearing a skirt as a top!
This week, Dai and David kick off Pride Month by remembering as many gay icons as they can, wonder what makes a gay icon, paint their nails, celebrate Susan Boyle's new bob, watch the hot new bombshells enter the villa on Love Island, discuss growing up queer in a small town, remember people who have passed during the AIDS crisis, and much much more.
Call Me Saying Bye Felicia with DeMarcio Slaughter (Call Me Limbo on Buzzsprout)
"Will someone be talking to James on the 10th floor about his graphic tees?" and other reasons why CRIME IS OUT OF CONTROL!
CRIME IS OUT OF CONTROL! The dogs are now shooting people at the gas station in David's hometown... And will someone please talk to James on the 10th floor about his graphic tees?! They're almost as bad as Obama's tan suit!
This week, Dai and David eat sushi in Iowa, dress for comfort and fashion, air out between their legs, experience disappointment and pride, highlight activists in New Jersey, receive gay reparations, discuss gun violence, gun sales, liquor bootlegging across state lines, a storied gas station, and much much more.
Strap your cat in...
Call Me Cum Rag, I Mean Comrade
This week, Dai and David learn about the loyalty of rats, wonder why people have rodents for pets, give hot takes on pets in public, sing songs with naughty words, woe over expensive gas prices, censure the Colorado governor, celebrate a data center moratorium in Denver, remember Barney Frank, and much much more.
Climate scientists update predictions, with 2015 goal no longer plausible (Boston Herald)
Colorado Supreme Court orders children's hospital to resume gender-affirming care for minors (PBS News)
Denver City Council unanimously approves one-year moratorium on new data center construction (Denver7)
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Too Online, Too Tired & Trying to Stay Human
At some point, the scrolling stops feeling fun.
This week on Call Me Limbo, a conversation about screen time spirals into something much bigger: burnout, overstimulation, emotional exhaustion, and the weird reality of trying to stay human in an online world that constantly demands our attention.
We talk about doomscrolling, cheap dopamine, political fatigue, loneliness, TikTok propaganda, social media relationships, and why boredom now feels almost impossible to tolerate. And somehow… we still manage to laugh through it.
If your phone says you spent 13 hours online this week, maybe it’s not just a “y...
Call Me Defiance & Hope In Action with Natalie
This week, Dai and David are joined by Natalie, a proud Palestinian, licensed professional counselor, community organizer, entrepreneur, community advocate, a leader in the Colorado Palestine Coalition, and friend. Natalie discusses Palestinian pride and the intersections of American patriotism, white nationalism, healing individually and collectively, liberation individually and collectively, abolition and alternatives to incarceration, student movements rooted in social justice, creating heaven on earth, colonization, managing fear and anxiety, and much much more. We hope you find this conversation as soulful as we did!
Go check out Natalie and other Denver Palestinians in the Unseen Exhibit at Re...
Nothing Makes Sense Anymore… And That’s the Problem
Content Warning: This episode discusses suicide and death. Please listen with care for yourself and others. We are all we have.
This week on Call Me Limbo, we start with prairie dogs (don’t ask 😭)… and somehow end up questioning reality, the system, and what any of this is actually for.
Dai and David get real about what it feels like to live in a world where everything seems just slightly off. From misinformation and political chaos to burnout, purpose, and the pressure to “do the right thing” in a system that doesn’t reward it...
Are We Broke, Regressing, or Just Being Played?
This week on Call Me Limbo, Dai and David cover everything from rising gas prices to the bigger question: are we actually moving forward… or quietly going backwards?
We kick things off with recession-coded behavior (yes, we’re all suddenly experts at squeezing every drop of gas), before diving into major policy updates across the country. From Colorado’s controversial labor changes impacting farm workers to expanding abortion access on college campuses, this episode breaks down what’s happening—and why it matters.
Then we head to Virginia, where a major redistricting vote just passed, sparking l...
Y’all Are Not Okay… And It’s Getting Worse
Content Warning: Toward the end of this episode, we discuss suicide. If you or someone you know is experiencing suicidal thoughts, please reach out to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
This week on Call Me Limbo, we ask a very simple question: are people okay right now? And the answer… is no.
Dai and David dive into everything from rising crime narratives to the ways society feels increasingly off balance. What starts as a conversation about culture quickly spirals into something deeper: why everything feels tense, disconnected, and just a little unhinged.
A...
Musty Dates, Draft Dodging & A Wild Dating Show Idea
This week’s episode starts with a conversation about musty dates and quickly spirals into one of the funniest and most chaotic discussions yet. Dai and David unpack dating frustrations, hygiene expectations and why the bar sometimes feels impossibly low.
From there, the conversation shifts into draft debates, personal boundaries and the uncomfortable reality of being told what you should be willing to do. The episode balances humor with real talk, mixing outrageous moments with thoughtful commentary.
They also float a new idea for a live dating segment where contestants compete in real time. It mi...
Bring Back Shame: Conversion Therapy, Culture Wars & The Hygiene Crisis
This week’s episode starts chaotic and somehow gets even more unhinged, in the best way.
We break down the latest culture war hypocrisy, including a Supreme Court ruling impacting LGBTQ rights, anti-trans legislation, and how “freedom of religion” is increasingly being used as a shield for discrimination.
Then things take a turn.
We talk about:
• The Supreme Court conversion therapy ruling
• Anti-LGBTQ legislation and hypocrisy
• “Freedom of religion” vs freedom to discriminate
• The obsession with transgender athletes
• Political propaganda & moral inconsistency
• Why “bring back shame” might actually help society
And...
We Were Promised the American Dream… Then Everything Fell Apart
This week, we go there.
From fears of a military draft to questioning everything we were taught about America, this episode turns into one of our most honest conversations yet.
We unpack the rising enlistment age, why fewer Americans qualify for military service, and what it says about the state of the country. Then the conversation deepens — into war, propaganda, nationalism, and what happens when you stop believing in the American dream you were promised.
We also talk about:
• The military recruitment crisis
• Millennials waking up from the American Dream
• War in t...
Why Americans Feel Stuck at Work, in Politics, and in Life
This week on Call Me Limbo, we start with a simple question:
Why does work feel so broken right now?
From childhood lessons about “never saying no to your boss”… to modern workplaces demanding more for less, we unpack how hustle culture and corporate expectations shape our lives.
Then things take a turn (as they always do).
We get into:
A major meatpacking worker strike and what it says about labor in AmericaA wild debate about giving unhoused people basic hygiene products (yes… seriously)The poli...Call Me MILFin' & DILFin' Across America
This week, Dai and David enter their daddy eras by get their nipples licked, experience the difficulties of MILFin' and DILFin' across the country, rebrand the midlife crisis, greet the airplane wing animals by saying hi, fly Biscuit Class, find joy even amongst all the despair, and discuss the role of pets in our lives, travel experiences, Timothée Chalamet, humanities and the arts, municipal sentencing reform in Denver, nuances of national identity and patriotism, equality in war zones, MAGA moms, antisemitism, the pledge of allegiance, and much much more.
Denver could reduce max sentences for low-level c...
Call Me Salting the Pasta Water: War, Elections, and America’s Democracy Problem
This week on Call Me Limbo, Dai and David attempt to make sense of a world that feels increasingly upside down.
From escalating tensions involving the U.S., Israel, and Iran to surprising election results in Arkansas and Texas, the hosts break down how global conflict, domestic politics, and corporate influence are reshaping democracy in real time.
They explore the growing gap between public opinion and political power, the role of identity politics in modern elections, and whether America’s “representative democracy” is actually representing the people at all.
Along the way, D...
Call Me America's Going Out Of Business Sale
This week, Dai and David discuss Hilary Duff concert tickets and the ticket company monopolies, write to their city councilwomen, celebrate Palantir leaving Denver, recap the State of the Union speech and Abigail Spanberger's response for the Democratic Party, honor Black History Month, try to shut down the data centers and the license plate readers, and much much more!
Get out your credit card because we are selling off all of America's assets! IT'S GOING OUT OF BUSINESS! EVERYTHING MUST GO!
CORRECTION: David said that the number of Palantir workers in Denver who were losing th...
Call Me Queer Sex Education with Nick/Nicole Castro
This week, Dai and David are joined by one of their favorite returning guests, Nick/Nicole Castro. Nick is a communications expert and our go-to person for all things kink, non-monogamy, and sex. In this very spicy episode, we get into Ludacris lyrics, the refractory period, penis cartoons, the need for inclusive and comprehensive sex education, how to get pregnant, having sex with a sock, fear of sexually transmitted diseases, queer connection education, having a relationship with yourself, being a gynosexual, representation in porn, puberty, installing computer viruses on the home computer as a teenager, consent language, navigating labels an...
Call Me Queer & Christian: Brandan Robertson on Deconstruction and Reclaiming Faith
This week, Dai and David are joined by the incredible Reverend Brandan Robertson. Brandan is an author, theologian, pastor, and activist whose work sits at the intersections of spirituality, sexuality, and social renewal. In this episode, the three discuss who Jesus was (Was he gay?! Was he hot?!), how Christianity needs to be queered, being exhausted by Christianity, going through deconstruction, real inclusion, building community, sacrifice, forgiveness, sexual ethics, pleasure, shame, celibacy, second adolescence, turning water into wine, what "God is love" looks like as public policy, purity culture, eating communion wafers, sharing a communion cup, and much much mor...
Call Me Securely Attached: Eli Harwood on Secure Relationships in an Anxious World
Attachment styles shape how we date, argue, grieve, and show up in the world, but most of us were never taught how they actually work.
In this episode, Dai and David sit down with Eli Harwood (The Attachment Nerd) to break down attachment theory, secure relationships, and why dating is inherently vulnerable. We explore how anxious and avoidant patterns show up in modern relationships, and how to move toward secure attachment without pretending the world isn’t on fire.
We also dive into the “attention machine” and its impact on mental health, how to sta...
Call Me Putting Democracy into Action with Dr. Quintessa Hathaway
This week, Dai and David are joined by the incredible Dr. Quintessa Hathaway! Dr. Hathaway is an educator, an activist, a public servant, the Founding Chancellor of The Hathaway Institute, an author, a former political candidate, a public policy champion, and founder of The Hathaway Political Action Committee.
Dai, David, and Dr. Hathaway talk about The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, The Freedom to Vote Act, their personal experiences with voting, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the 1965 Voting Rights Act, passing municipal resolutions and citizen-led referendums, opportunity districts, electoral representation and electoral politics, the S...
Call Me Protesting With(out) A Permit
This week, Dai and David talk about MLK Day, state-sanctioned and empire-approved resistance, protest tactics, making a point to be disruptive, gatekeeping, politicians at protests, Project 2025, the Black Panthers' resurgence, armed community defense, the pronunciation of Avril Lavigne, white girl pop music of the 2000s, Fetty Wap being released from jail, Hilary Duff's London concert, Now That's What I Call Music, cults, whole milk, North Korean tourism, and much much more.
CORRECTION: David said that Denver's MLK Day Marade was held on January 29th. The event was held on January 19, 2026.
Hilary Duff Performs W...
