Demystifying Gay Porn

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• S5E2: The David SF Interview 10.04.2026 32min

  Send us Fan Mail David SF, also known as David Wichman is an award-winning author whose work is shaped by nearly two decades as a sex worker—bringing a rare, unfiltered perspective to conversations around desire, intimacy, and shame. His writing doesn’t sanitize the experience; rather it leans into it. In his new book, The Four Rooms, David invites readers to explore sexual freedom and self-acceptance by confronting the parts of themselves they’ve been taught to hide. I've been following Davi...
• S5E1: Matt Sterling / Powertool / Jeff Stryker 27.03.2026 25min

  Send us Fan Mail Matt Sterling was one of the key figures behind the evolution of gay adult cinema in the 1970s and 1980s — even if his name isn’t widely known today. In 1986, director John Travis released a gay adult film starring Jeff Stryker that would help change the landscape of gay adult entertainment. That film was called Powertool. Jeff Stryker became one of the most recognizable stars of gay adult cinema during the 1980s, helping redefine masculinity, branding, and visibility d...
• S5E0: From Underground to Iconic | The 1980s Gay Porn Revolution Explained 24.02.2026 15min

  Send us Fan Mail Before the OnlyFans, streaming and internet — the gay adult entertainment industry of the 1980's became a cultural force that changed gay history forever. In this Season 5 prologue of DGP, we explore how VHS technology, the AIDS crisis, and a new generation of filmmakers and stars transformed gay adult cinema from underground entertainment into a powerful form of visibility, identity, and survival. This is the first part of the story of the 1980s gay porn revolution — the p...
• S4E40: Season Epilogue / How Gay Erotica Changed the World 13.10.2025 13min

  Send us Fan Mail In the 1970s, gay erotica was just coming in to its own and it was revolutionary. Bold, new ideas from filmmakers and underground studios transformed the landscape of sexuality, freedom, and representation. From the rise of artistic adult cinema to the creation of openly gay narratives, discover how these trailblazers helped shift culture, challenge censorship, and change the way the world saw love and identity. *Video Podcast of this episode premieres on Thursday Octob...
• S4E39: Toby Ross | Do Me Evil | Bill Eld 27.05.2025 23min

  Send us Fan Mail The early days of making porn films were a grey zone which was very vast and unexplored. You could tell a story while making a hardcore film. In 1974 legendary filmmaker Toby Ross made his first film. Chances are… you’ve never heard of him. But he was filming gay stories when Hollywood didn’t even acknowledge we existed. Ross was known for playful, sexy films—but there is one film in his collection that is something else entirely. Part art film, part psychodrama, part vintage...
• S4E38: Arthur J. Bressan Jr. | Passing Strangers | Johnny Dawes 11.02.2025 23min

  Send us Fan Mail Arthur J Bressan Jr. was of the few iconic filmmakers in the history of gay erotic cinema that saw the importance of weaving and capturing our history while at the same time making it okay to watch educational stuff with your porn. Arthur J. Bressan's gay erotic feature film, Passing Strangers, was a departure from the gay erotic film genre and is one of the first notable examples of his unique tendency to integrate erotic sequences into conventional queer narrati...
• S4E37: Chuck Holmes/The Other Side of Aspen/Al Parker 07.11.2024 28min

  Send us Fan Mail Chuck Holmes was a gay adult film pioneer and gay rights activist who founded Falcon Studios in the early 1970s and reshaped the golden age of gay porn into the industry it is today. Widely acknowledged as the best erotica gay video for all time, The Other Side of Aspen, Falcon’s 1978 hit became an instance classic, spawned several sequels and remains a best seller. If there was ever a superstar that is well-known, much loved and remembered today from the golden...
• S4E36: Pat Rocco / Come of Age / Rick Cassidy 20.09.2024 24min

  Send us Fan Mail A pioneering filmmaker and activist, Pat Rocco produced and exhibited the first openly gay erotic films and gay related newsreels in the 1960's that were widely embraced by the gay community and mainstream press. Come of Age was directed by a man named Brad Kingston. It is a side note entry in the history of gay erotic cinema. BUT it becomes an interesting subject piece when you discover that Brad Kingston was actually Pat Rocco. Rick or Jim Cassidy was one ...
• S4E35: The 4th Joel Someone Interview 06.09.2024 1t 3min

  Send us Fan Mail Perennial guest and porn star Joel Someone is in New York and I took the opportunity to sit down and catch up. From the Gayvn Awards, garbage picking in New York to his father’s passing; we go deep. We then attempt to read mean comments about Joel, but get into a conversation about dealing with online trolling and the importance of accepting criticism. Support the show
• S4E34: Shan Sayles / Song of the Loon / Roger 12.08.2024 25min

  Send us Fan Mail Described as gay Louis B. Mayer, the big producer during the golden age of Hollywood, Shan Sayles was a big, boisterous man who owned movie theaters, produced films and cemented his mark on the early days of all erotic film. It was a legendary production at the time of its release. Both for its subject matter and the various rumors and circumstances that surround the production. A beautifully chiseled body, gorgeous face and that damn mustache. A one-named wonder of ga...
• S4E33: The Milking Coach Interview 12.07.2024 41min

  Send us Fan Mail I have been talking to the Milking Coach about getting together for some time now. While on location in NYC for work, I took advantage of his open morning and came in for the interview. After a successful career in mainstream entertainment as an event producer, The Milking Coach began his career in erotic videos on Tumblr and Xtube before establishing himself on popular fan sites doing what he does best; milking men! So what exactly does it mean to "get milked" or to ...
• S4E32: Monroe Beehler / Jaguar Productions / The Rivermen 14.06.2024 29min

  Send us Fan Mail The Park Theater, the Century Theater, Signature Films, Jaguar Productions, these are just a couple of names, I could throw out there to anyone who knew what was "in" back in the day and the man that was responsible for all of them was Monroe Beehler. A pioneering studio that was run out of a basement in the Hollywood Hills, Jaguar was the first feature film production-distribution company with national reach that was exclusively gay, yet it is minimally chronicle...
• S4E31: The Rob Montana Interview 07.05.2024 55min

  Send us Fan Mail Adult content creator, Rob Montana, joins me on DGP to discuss growing up poor, gay and Mormon in rural Montana. Montana recounts stories of visiting the local gay bars, coming out to his family before moving to Washington D.C. for work and graduate studies. There Montana would meet his husband and enroll in medical school. During a dark time in his life, he juggled a marriage, medical school and a growing addiction to crystal meth before getting sober. Mo...
• S4E30: Arch Brown/The Night Before/Dick Fisk 22.04.2024 22min

  Send us Fan Mail Arch Brown, an amateur photographer turned incidental filmmaker first came to broad public attention through his films. During gay liberation’s first decade, Brown’s homoerotic films achieved an international following garnering amazing reviews. Fellow filmmaker and producer, Jack Deveau, entrusted Brown with a surreal film which has been compared to the works of Jean-Luc Godard, Federico Fellini, Luis Buñuel and Jean Cocteau. So what is Arch Brown's The Night Before tr...
• S4E29: The SantanaXXL Interview 28.03.2024 36min

  Send us Fan Mail SantanaXXL is an adult contenet creator phenomenon. Since he began making videos for site like Xtube and Xvideos, he has single-handedly represented "the big boys!" I drove down to Philly to meet Santana in his now infamous SUV to talk about his upbringing, his continued growth in the industry, moving into studio porn, and what else he's got in store for us. Support the show
• S4E28: The Masked Jock Interview 23.02.2024 39min

  Send us Fan Mail A listener messaged me and asked if I could score an interview with The Masked Jock. I did not know this beautifully carved, masked man personally, but I watched his following grow with the awesome content he produces. While we were in the same city, I decided to contact him and see if he would be up for an interview. He gladly accepted. We sat down to discuss Masked Jock's start in the porn industry, his niche, the fans and what life was like growing up, in an ...
• S3E27: Peter Berlin / Nights in Black Leather 17.02.2024 15min

  Send us Fan Mail Before social media, influencers and selfies, there was Peter Berlin; whose blond hair, fair skin and slim physique made him an international icon. He was “the original influencer. The gay erotic film Nights in Black Leather was a significant release during the 1970’s Golden Era of Gay Porn. It was embraced and celebrated internationally due to it’s sexual representation but primarily because of its star and creative mind behind the film, Peter Berlin. In this episode...
• S4E26: The Apollo Fates Interview 03.02.2024 54min

  Send us Fan Mail Apollo Fates is one of gay adult entertainment's stars who in my opinion is still bubbling under; his talents and work are very well received and definitely noticed but I still think it is scratching under the surface. I first saw Apollo perform in a couple of scenes for Vision X Studios and knew the next time I find myself in L.A., I'd have to try and work with him. We did and it was lovely! During a recent visit to New York City, I was able to sit down and get to know Apol...
• S4E25: William Higgins / A Married Man / Kip Noll 29.01.2024 24min

  Send us Fan Mail In his 40-year career, William Higgins, built a catalogue of over 3,000 films and is considered by many of his peers as one of the most influential and beloved gay porn directors of all time. The film, A Married Man, directed by William Higgins and starring Jack Wrangler was the director’s debut into the maddening world of gay erotic cinema. Kip Noll was a fantasy for so many men. The straight and married model was the first major twink in gay adult film history. In thi...
• S4E24: The Teddy Forest Interview 30.11.2023 38min

  Send us Fan Mail I met Teddy Forest in 2019. He's a blonde hair, blue-eyed charismatic young man. Then he takes off his clothes and gets in front of the camera; unleashing a totally different beast! Teddy Forest sits down and tells us about growing up Lutheran in Nebraska before making his way to Chicago to major in Urban Development. Now, currently living in New York City, Teddy continues his studies while dancing on the side at a popular east village gay bar, appearing in...