This week, the gang chats with author of the book "Dark Corners," Reuben Tihi Hayslett. We chat about his collection of short stories. Hayslett’s characters -- most of them black, brown, and/or queer -- have their personal problems complicated by their outsider status, by ominous politics, and by occasional eruptions of madness and the macabre.

What was Mariam T doing in Aspen, CO? Which one of Tony's favorite podcasts did she get to hang with? (Dumb Gay Politics) We chat about the new season of RuPaul's Drag Race season 12 and give the rub down of the cast.  The Band pick the his week is the song "Clouds" by the Rumble Strips.

Theme music: “Around the Bend” by Evan Schaeffer http://soundcloud.com/evanschaeffer