Jake Williamson and Sam Leicht are in rare form this week and the episode manages to connect Louis Theroux, thirst traps, cock cages, and the CrossFit Open without losing the thread once.

After recapping Jake's ongoing back saga and a stronger-than-expected CrossFit Open finish, the guys break down Louis Theroux's documentary Inside the Manosphere and why the same engagement playbook powering Andrew Tate also runs right-wing politics and your Instagram explore page.

In the Gay News: New York City's new mayor appoints a trans woman to lead the city's first-ever office of LGBTQIA+ affairs. And I Kissed a Boy and I Kissed a Girl have been quietly axed by the BBS - WTF? Funding issue, or something more deliberate?

The LGBTQ&A gets personal this episode as Jake pulls his Instagram analytics live to settle the thirst trap debate and the data is in queens (644,000 views on Speedos vs. 2,000 on a running shot). Plus: chastity cages unpacked, doing mushrooms with a shaman, and a CrossFit athlete getting called out for selling a peptide fantasy to the very people who trust her (here’s looking at you, @amandajbarnhart).

PETITION TO SAVE "I KISSED A" SERIES

Also this week: Jake's getting a new car, heading to London to compete, and celebrating six years with Paul, while Sam and Jared are catching Heathers off-broadway one night and Capote with Jesse Tyler Ferguson on Broadway another.

Out of Bounds is the queer sports and culture podcast hosted by HYROX athlete Jake Williamson and health entrepreneur Sam Leicht. New episodes every week on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.

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