Ep. 61: Elimination Station for the S37 Amazing Race Finale!
The Gaymazing Race
Join us for some intense and candid Elimination Station interviews with the final 4 teams, Josiah and Alyssa, Jonathan and Ana, Han and Holden and Jack and Carson. So much gaymazing processing, truth talking and big love! Follow our IG @gaymazingrace for updates on footage taken at the watch party :)
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Ep. 59 & 60: “Shout Out to All My Lisbons” / Queer Little Weirdos
The Gaymazing Race
The Amazing Race reaches its breathtaking end, and we dive into all the Gaymazingness the final legs in Portugal and Miami have to offer. We’re left with a cliffhanger at the end of the penultimate episode, in which team ToH and the Soccersexuals compete for the last spot in the finale. In the finale, we see teams face their greatest fears while trying to achieve their greatest hopes. Have we reached peak Gaymazing from this most beloved reality franchise? What protocols of therapy and calling in has The Amazing Race brought to us this season?
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Ep. 58: Our Strategy is to Make it Pretty in Strasbourg
The Gaymazing Race
This was a tough episode of The Amazing Race for the contestants and us. The teams joust head-to-head, which brings up a lot of masc issues with the str8 guys, before consuming eight varieties of French soft, semi soft and hard cheeses on an empty stomach, followed by running up the stairs of a cathedral. Team Tragedy of Heterosexuality (Jonathan and Ana) are having a ROUGH leg, as Jonathan won’t stop berating Ana for her every move, even though (maybe because?) he was bested at the joust by Carson. Team What About Bob (Han and Holden) give us Winnicottian lessons on what's “good enough”...
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Ep. 57: Gagging from Excitement in Napoli
The Gaymazing Race
We’ve reached leg 9 of The Amazing Race, and all of the teams are excited by the old world charm and “verticality” of Napoli, Italy–and it’s the first time TAR has visited this destination. Mark is “gagged” to be there, and we learn more about his and Brett’s backstory as godpoppas and donors to their lesbian BFF neighbors in Las Vegas. Jonathan and Ana have their best detour yet and work well together assembling a mandolin, while all the other teams fondle, plait and braid mozzarella. Carson himself eventually makes a “son” (i.e. a littler pizza compared to a “mother”...
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Ep. 56: Klek it Like It’s Hot in Sofia, Bulgaria
The Gaymazing Race
The Amazing Race continues in Sofia, Bulgaria, and we wonder: which TAR intern had to book the dungeon on Peer Space for the fire-walking Express Pass challenge? Nicole thinks this episode in the “A”-range for its gay score when all of our straight guy competitors take tremendous joy dancing in the water with circles of local men,, as the teams have to dive “Like a Prayer”-style to fetch an ornate cross out of the water. What About Bob (Han and Holden) switch affiliations in the middle of a Davinci Code-style cipher challenge. Cirque du so Gay (Mark and Brett) continue to bring the...
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Ep. 55: Who Wants to Fill ‘er Up in Bulgaria?
The Gaymazing Race
The Amazing Race teams face their first self-drive in Bulgaria, as well as another double U-turn. Our Gaymers end up lost beyond all hope, it seems, after struggling with navigation lagging nearly three hours behind everyone else. This leaves teams What About Bob (Han and Holden) and the Basic Bros (Nick and Mike) vulnerable to the U-turn, which is exactly what Erika and Melinda do to the boys. Ana endures more of Jonathan’s craptastic attitude, as he blames her for every little thing that goes wrong even though he gets them stuck in a ditch. Meanwhile, our soccersexuals Alyssa...
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Ep. 54: “That’s my girl! And by that I mean my sister” in Dubai
The Gaymazing Race
We’ve reached the halfway point of The Amazing Race, and the teams are in Dubai for some SATC2-coded adventures, along with two roadblocks, a fast forward and lots of diving. We learn that Han has a boyfriend (sad) after she says “YES, CHEF” during a tea challenge, but where the Lorde taketh, they also giveth, and we get a few Gaymazing moments (perhaps unintentionally) courtesy of Holden. Our Gaymers can no longer hide that they’re a threat, while Brett composes a song on the beach in Dubai. Tragically, Pops and Jeff join us in our Elimination Station after narrowly losing a footrace...
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Ep. 53: Gaycation and Domination in Bali
The Gaymazing Race
Nicole and Karen get into the gayest episode of The Amazing Race this season, as Cirque du So Gay (Mark and Brett), and The Gaymers (Jack and Carson) both wind up on top–but who tops whom between them? Meanwhile, the tragedy of heterosexuality plays out as two of the remaining three straight couples face the dreaded double U-Turn. Karen, who is based in NY until the end of the season made her way to the Gaymers’ weekly watch party at Berry Park in Brooklyn, where she hung out and got some awesome vox pop commentary from perennial faves Ricky & César, as well as Jack and Carson...
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EP. 52: Taxicab Tingles & Gay Choreo in Bali
The Gaymazing Race
The Amazing Race heads to Bali, and our special guest co-hosts Ricky & César, the winners of season 36, join Karen to process the first ever “Driver’s Seat” aka “Knee Deep in the Passenger Seat” challenge. Our Gaymers Carson and Jack bring multiple gaymazing moments in taxicabs and on their ATVs this episode. Meanwhile, Team Cirque du so Gay, Mark and Brett hustle hard while telling us about their skin care routine and the importance of Zen. Our last sapphic-coded duo, Team Cardigan (Bernie and Carrigain) are in the back of the pack and we are on pins and needles figuring out if...
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Ep. 51: Knee Deep in the Passenger Seat in Kyoto
The Gaymazing Race
Both Karen and Nicole are recording on the road after their own planes, trains and automobiles, so their Amazing Race recap is a little more “gestalt” than precise for S37, E4, as the teams travel to Kyoto on the bullet train. Ironically, both our sapphic fanfic team, Bernie and Carrigain and our actual sapphic team, Courney and Jasmin are in trouble on this leg after being confronted by a sporty challenge. Soccer opens our eyes to the bisexual potential of a couple of the other teams. While all the teams struggle with being ninjas, including our gaymers, Mark does give good face during...
info_outlineThe Amazing Racers take a 15 hour flight from Jaipur to Frankfurt where the season’s first self-driving leg awaits them. As they make their way along the Rhine, we find out who can’t find the right ferry. Are all the teams secretly laughing at the German word “Fährt”?
Karen declares she would “slay in Köln,” one of her favorite cities in the world, and a place she knows well. Nicole feels like the wayward teams have captured her true TAR spirit. Plus, experience the Kölner carnival challenge that makes EVERYONE a little bit gay.