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Wednesday With Woody
Welcome to your midweek moment to pause, laugh, reflect, and reset. Each Wednesday, Woody dives into pop culture, identity, and the wild ride of being human with humour, heart, and the occasional hot take. From cultural chaos to creative breakthroughs, nothing is off limits and everything is served with intention. Grab a sparkling water or vodka (no judgment) and make Wednesday the best day of your week. Hit play and let’s get into it. Get involved: connect on Instagram @iamwoodywoods or email…
Episodes
- Wednesday With Woody
WHAT DOES BEING A BOTTOM HAVE TO DO WITH BEING A MAN?
I saw a HYROX athlete casually call himself a power bottom in a sponsored Instagram post and, naturally, I had questions. Not about the porridge. About why…
- Wednesday With Woody
Who Is Living Your Life?
I was standing in Woolworths buying the same groceries I’d bought the week before when I had a slightly ridiculous thought: Did I actually choose any of this?…
- Wednesday With Woody
Where Did All the Men Go?
This week on Wednesday with Woody, we ask a deceptively simple question: how are men making friends in 2026? Inspired by a TikTok about how difficult male…
- Wednesday With Woody
When Hate Calls Itself Family: Pride, Fear and the Politics of Protection
This week on Wednesday with Woody, we look at what happens when hate arrives dressed as love, concern, faith, family and protection. In “When Hate Calls Itself…
- Wednesday With Woody
Pride and the lifelong work of coming out
Season 6 of Wednesday with Woody opens in Pride Month with a funny, tender and honest reflection on why Pride still matters. In this episode, Woody explores…
- Wednesday With Woody
The Closet After the Closet: Living with Internalised Homophobia
Trigger warning: This episode includes discussion of homophobia, mental health and discrimination toward LGBTQ + people. Listener discretion is advised.This…
- Wednesday With Woody
Trans Icons: Walls, Runways & Realness
This Transgender Awareness Week, Woody explores the world of Walls, Runways and Realness from the ballroom brilliance of Paris Is Burning to today’s…
- Wednesday With Woody
The Silence of Men: Breaking the Myths Around Male Sexual Abuse
Trigger warning: This episode contains discussion of sexual abuse, trauma and the experiences of male survivors. Listener discretion is advised.In this episode…
- Wednesday With Woody
Purely, Queerly, African: Pride, Power & The Price of Visibility
Johannesburg Pride 2025 shimmered with sequins, contradictions, and truth. In this episode of Wednesday with Woody, we dive into the messy magic of being…
- Wednesday With Woody
Year That Forgot To Slay
This week on Wednesday with Woody, we’re diving into the weirdly quiet chaos of 2025 - the year that forgot to slay. From failed 75 Hard challenges to…
- Wednesday With Woody
Born This Gay: No Returns, No Exchanges
This week on Wednesday with Woody, we’re calling out one of the oldest myths in the book, that sexuality is a choice. From childhood crushes and pencil thieves…
- Wednesday With Woody
Are Apps the Only Way We Connect as Gay Men?
This week on Wednesday with Woody, we’re going there. Grindr. Scruff. Tinder. The apps we love to hate and hate to love. But what if they’re more than just…
- Wednesday With Woody
Love Across the Colour Lines
What does it mean to love across race in a world still unlearning racism? In this unfiltered episode, Woody unpacks the joys and complexities of interracial…
- Wednesday With Woody
Pinkwashed: The Price of Pride
This week on Wednesday with Woody, we’re pulling back the glitter curtain on Pride season.When brands swap their logos for rainbows and roll out queer merch…
- Wednesday With Woody
Boy Problems: Unpacking Modern Masculinity
This week on Wednesday with Woody, we’re talking boy problems. But not the kind you can text your bestie about. We're unpacking modern masculinity: what it’s…
- Wednesday With Woody
Poppin’ Balloons and Joining the Circus: Dating in 2025
This week on Wednesday with Woody, we’re poppin’ balloons and joining the dating circus. Inspired by the chaotic brilliance of Netflix’s bisexual episode of…
- Wednesday With Woody
Bodies, Validation, and the Cult of Self-Improvement
This week on Wednesday with Woody, we’re dragging the cult of self-improvement. From gym selfies and cold plunges to green juice routines and emotional…
- Wednesday With Woody
Unsubscribing from Ordinary: The Art of Living Off-Script
This week on Wednesday with Woody, we’re burning the beige and walking away from the life we were told to want.In a world obsessed with safety, structure, and…
- Wednesday With Woody
Labels, Boxes, and the Pressure to Be Defined
This week on Wednesday with Woody, we’re talking labels—the ones we choose, the ones we outgrow, and the ones we never asked for. From LGBTQIA+ identity to…
- Wednesday With Woody
Are We Just Curating Our Emptiness?
This week on Wednesday with Woody, we’re cracking open the soft-lit illusion of modern life and asking the question none of us wants to answer.From…
- Wednesday With Woody
Trans Day of Visibility: We See You, We Celebrate You
This week, we’re celebrating International Transgender Day of Visibility—but we’re not stopping at surface-level recognition. We're diving into the why behind…
- Wednesday With Woody
Bi Health Month: Celebrating the Spectrum
This week, we’re spotlighting Bisexual Health Awareness Month—but not just for the sake of visibility. We’re breaking down why bi health is still ignored, how…
Wednesday With WoodyWhose Safe Space Is It Anyway?
On this week’s Wednesday with Woody, we’re diving into a firestorm rocking London’s queer and feminist circles: The Girls Spot, a women’s-only gym, just banned…
- Wednesday With Woody
Spellbound & Spotlight
S3| E3 - This week on "Wednesday with Woody," we’re serving up a double dose of drama and debate! First, on the docket, J.K. Rowling is stirring the pot again…
- Wednesday With Woody
All Hate, No Tea: Uganda's Anti LGBTQIA+ Law & Gay Gym Culture Controversies
S3 | e2: We're off on yet another rollercoaster ride through the highs and lows of queer life and culture. In this week's episode, we're not just skimming the…
- Wednesday With Woody
Reunion, Revelations, & Rhythms
S3 E1: Welcome back to "Wednesday With Woody," the show where we plunge into the pulse of pop culture, keep our pulse on LGBTQ+ developments, and buzz through…
Wednesday With WoodyOverexposed
Hold onto your earbuds, folks, 'cause S2, E6 is here to whisk you away on a whirlwind of celeb revelations and hearty chuckles! This week, we discuss Kim…
Wednesday With WoodyWe paying tax babes
This week on Wednesday with Woody, we're spinning into the sparkly spiderweb of the “Gay Tax”. What's the gay tax, you ask? Well, slide into our audio…
Wednesday With WoodyLife is beautiful
S2, E4: Life is Beautiful, in this week’s mess of an episode, I transform into a love sleuth, dissecting the crisscrossing paths of relationships through the…
Wednesday With WoodyCatch a break, catch your life
S2,E3: Catch a break, catch your life. In today's episode, we talk weddings - gay weddings to be precise and the absolute lack of inspiration; delve into the…
Wednesday With WoodyControversy with Inclusive Content
Join us on Wednesday with Woody this week as we explore the complex relationship between trans rights, and corporate sponsorship. Our discussion will focus on…
Wednesday With WoodyCrisis and Controversy
Welcome to Season 2, Episode 1 of Wednesday With Woody, the podcast, where we'll be discussing two controversial topics making headlines around the world…
Wednesday With WoodyIt's a wrap
In the final episode of Wednesday with Woody, we wrap up this season with joy and love. Today's podcast discusses Travis Scoot, the Kardashian women, Pride…
- Wednesday With Woody
Taking care of self
In this week's episode of Wednesday with Woody. We discuss mental health, taking care of oneself, and catching up on what's been going on in my life.
- Wednesday With Woody
Oi it's a lot
We are back at it, and this past week has been a whole lot of drama. This week we discuss the Netflix series Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, Kanye…
- Wednesday With Woody
It's a wild one
In been a wild week, good lawt. This week we delve into a Twitter discussion on Modern Family, discuss Game of Thrones and fangirl over Rihanna.
- Wednesday With Woody
What are we talking about now
Well hello there. Welcome to another episode of Wednesday with Woody - gosh! This week we are... well we're rambling again discussing the Royal funeral, the…
- Wednesday With Woody
Accountability & Representation
In this week's episode of Wednesday With Woody, we discuss the passing of Queen Elizabeth ll, Penny Polarbear and a new saga in the Americaaaas. Tune in for…
- Wednesday With Woody
The five balls of life
In this week's episode of Wednesday With Woody, we semi-reflect on the year that has been (yeah, I know - it's a bit early for that, right?). We discuss the…
- Wednesday With Woody
There's a lot going on
This week on Wednesday With Woody, we discuss the VMAs 2022, the successful release of Britney & Elton John's collaboration, and Cyber flashing. There's so…
- Wednesday With Woody
It's all about sexuality and time
WE'RE BACK. This week we discuss sexuality and time... As the year dwindles to an end (I can't believe it), we take a moment to reflect on the passing of time…
- Wednesday With Woody
Getting into Uncoupled
In this week's episode of Wednesday with Woody, I managed to drag myself away from Beyoncé's vice grip to get into the Netflix series Uncoupled. We discuss…
- Wednesday With Woody
10's Across The Board - Beyoncé Renaissance Album Review
Beyoncé’s seventh album is not just an immaculate dance record but a love letter to black queer creativity. From start to end, the album is a masterpiece…
- Wednesday With Woody
Its all just trending
This week on Wednesday with Woody, we cover topics trending in the news this past week. We look at Wakanda Forever, Anything Possible, MonkeyPox, Beyonce's…
- Wednesday With Woody
Lets talk self-worth
This week on the pod, we talk about self-worth and how we often ophan ourselves off to meet and fit in with the status quo and public opinion. #selfworth…
- Wednesday With Woody
Loving who you want
In this week's episode of Wednesday with Woody, we talk about noteworthy events in 2022 concerning LBGTQIA + Rights; planning a destination wedding and the…
- Wednesday With Woody
Pronouns and gender identity
Pronouns, neopronouns and xenopronouns this week we discuss Macy Gray and Piers Morgan's interview. We provide a comment on individuals who hold positions of…
Wednesday With WoodyA Pride Month Wrap up
In this week's episode, we end Pride month on a sombre note. Reflecting on the mass shooting in Oslo, Lil Nas X and the BET Awards, as well as the derogatory…
- Wednesday With Woody
Queer & Black
In this week's episode of Wednesday with Woody, we talk about Lil Nas X and the BET Awards. Exploring how a pop culture occurrence exposes the macro conditions…
- Wednesday With Woody
Every day gay experiences
In this week's episode of Wednesday with Woody, we are joined by Ashleigh (@leighmavi) for a discussion on every day gay experiences. We discuss topics from…
- Wednesday With Woody
A gay rom-com: Fire Island the movie and representation
In this weeks episode of Wednesday with Woody, we talk about Fire Island the movie and the importance of queer representation.
- Wednesday With Woody
I'm coming out
In the second episode of Wednesday with Woody, we celebrate of Pride month, and talk about coming out
- Wednesday With Woody
Its an ultimatum
In the first episode of Wednesday with Woody, we talk about the Netflix series The Ultimatum: Marry or Move on. Join me as I reflect on the show and share my…