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Wicked Gay is a (sort of) light-hearted true-crime podcast about gay people doing awful things.

J. Harvey

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    • May 14, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 37m AVG DURATION
    • 63 EPISODES

    4.7 from 49 ratings Listeners of WICKED GAY that love the show mention: dlisted, harvey, thank, love, great.


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    The WICKED GAY podcast is a delightful addition to the world of true crime podcasts, offering a unique twist with its witty and charismatic host, J Harvey. As someone who has followed J Harvey's writing for years, I was thrilled to discover his podcast and instantly became hooked. His seductive voice draws you in from the very beginning, and his ability to combine pop culture references with chilling true crime stories is truly impressive. Season Three cannot come soon enough!

    One of the best aspects of The WICKED GAY podcast is J Harvey's impeccable storytelling skills. His writing shines through in every episode, engaging listeners with compelling narratives that keep you on the edge of your seat. Whether it's unraveling the mysteries behind infamous criminals or diving into lesser-known cases, Harvey's delivery captivates the audience and leaves them wanting more. His sarcastic humor acts as a welcomed foil to the grim actions he recounts, making each episode both entertaining and informative.

    Another standout aspect of this podcast is its ability to merge pop culture with true crime seamlessly. J Harvey effortlessly weaves in references to movies, music, and other facets of popular culture while discussing criminal behavior. This unique approach adds depth and relatability to the stories being told, making them even more fascinating for fans who enjoy both true crime and entertainment.

    While The WICKED GAY podcast has numerous strengths, there are a few areas that could be improved upon. One such drawback is the occasional lack of consistency in episode release dates. As an avid listener eagerly waiting for each new installment, it can be disappointing when episodes are not released on a regular schedule. However, this minor flaw does not detract from the overall quality of the content itself.

    In conclusion, The WICKED GAY podcast is an absolute gem for fans of true crime and pop culture alike. J Harvey's captivating storytelling combined with his wit and sarcasm make for an incredibly enjoyable listening experience. Although there may be slight inconsistencies in release dates, the quality of the content more than makes up for it. I eagerly await Season Three and look forward to delving into more wicked deeds with J Harvey as my guide.



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    Boy Slayers: Nathan Leopold Jr. and Richard Loeb (Ep. 55)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 23:30 Transcription Available


    Send J. Harvey a text! (Try to be nice, but I get it, everyone's a little cranky sometimes...)You've heard the story before. A maybe queer pair of whiz kid killers trying to see if they can get away with the perfect crime. They didn't. Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched!Start for FREE Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched!Start for FREESupport the showSubscribe to Wicked Gay on Patreon (Patreon.com/wickedgay ) for extra episodes and bonus content!You can find Wicked Gay on Facebook, Twitter/X, Bkuesky, Instagram, and TikTok under “Wickedgaypod.” (Wicked Gay is probably leaving X/Twitter soon for obvious reasons.)

    Wicked Gay Pop Whatever #5: Talk To Me

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 36:48 Transcription Available


    Send J. Harvey a text! (Try to be nice, but I get it, everyone's a little cranky sometimes...)I saw this A24 horror flick the other night, and one scene scared the stuffing out of me. Naturally, I had to discuss it and spoil everything for you. *shrug*Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched!Start for FREE Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched!Start for FREESupport the showSubscribe to Wicked Gay on Patreon (Patreon.com/wickedgay ) for extra episodes and bonus content!You can find Wicked Gay on Facebook, Twitter/X, Bkuesky, Instagram, and TikTok under “Wickedgaypod.” (Wicked Gay is probably leaving X/Twitter soon for obvious reasons.)

    Ambiguous, Undecipherable, Suspended : The Life and Murder of Pier Paolo Pasolini (Ep.54)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 30:57 Transcription Available


    Send J. Harvey a text! (Try to be nice, but I get it, everyone's a little cranky sometimes...)Pier Paolo Pasolini was a poet, novelist, filmmaker, and one of Italy's most celebrated (and most controversial) figures. He was murdered by a teenage hustler in 1975. Or was he? Well, the murder part happened, but was it committed by the Freemasons? The Catholic Church? The Mafia? The Italian government? Pasolini had a lot of anti-fans. Let's find out.Music by Pixaby.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched!Start for FREE Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched!Start for FREESupport the showSubscribe to Wicked Gay on Patreon (Patreon.com/wickedgay ) for extra episodes and bonus content!You can find Wicked Gay on Facebook, Twitter/X, Bkuesky, Instagram, and TikTok under “Wickedgaypod.” (Wicked Gay is probably leaving X/Twitter soon for obvious reasons.)

    Please Thank Me For Not Calling This Episode Something Corny Like "Deadly Communion": Father Francis Craven and David Leitner

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2025 44:48


    Send J. Harvey a text! (Try to be nice, but I get it, everyone's a little cranky sometimes...)Father Frank was loved by his congregation, and known for his generosity and supportive nature. But he had his secrets. One of them, his increasingly uneasy relationship with an odd, makeshift "family" in his congregation, might have gotten him killed.Music by Pixaby.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched!Start for FREE Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched!Start for FREESupport the showSubscribe to Wicked Gay on Patreon (Patreon.com/wickedgay ) for extra episodes and bonus content!You can find Wicked Gay on Facebook, Twitter/X, Bkuesky, Instagram, and TikTok under “Wickedgaypod.” (Wicked Gay is probably leaving X/Twitter soon for obvious reasons.)

    Midwestern Maniac: Larry Eyler

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2024 48:04


    Send J. Harvey a text! (Try to be nice, but I get it, everyone's a little cranky sometimes...)Larry Eyler was a little-remembered serial killer who took the lives of many young men in Illinois and Indiana in the early 1980s. Think John Wayne Gacy but with less infamy. This is his gruesome story, Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched!Start for FREE Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched!Start for FREESupport the showSubscribe to Wicked Gay on Patreon (Patreon.com/wickedgay ) for extra episodes and bonus content!You can find Wicked Gay on Facebook, Twitter/X, Bkuesky, Instagram, and TikTok under “Wickedgaypod.” (Wicked Gay is probably leaving X/Twitter soon for obvious reasons.)

    Excuse the Blood: Norwegian Black Metal

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 28:30


    AAAAARRRRSSHRIRIEKKFK - try to yell that loudly over a chainsaw in use and microphone feedback. That's basically what black metal sounds like. It was big in Norway in the 90s. What was also big then was black metal musicians and their fans burning down churches and murdering people. Happy Halloween!Support the showSubscribe to Wicked Gay on Patreon (Patreon.com/wickedgay ) for extra episodes and bonus content!You can find Wicked Gay on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok under “Wickedgaypod”.

    Wicked Gay Pop Whatever #4: Longlegs

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2024 29:11


    There's the almost birthday girl. SHRIEK. Nicolas Cage is doing a lot in this movie, and you'll love it. Hail Satan, lots of coded devil speak, creepy-ass dolls, family annihilation, and the worst plastic surgery since Madge went overboard on the fillers. It's Longlegs! Support the showSubscribe to Wicked Gay on Patreon (Patreon.com/wickedgay ) for extra episodes and bonus content!You can find Wicked Gay on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok under “Wickedgaypod”.

    Mannequins: Herb Baumeister

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2024 39:55


    Welcome to Season 6 of your favorite problematic podcast. In fact, this is your favorite problematic podcast's favorite problematic podcast! Herb Baumeister was one weird dude. All he wanted for Christmas was peanut M&Ms, world peace, and to strangle a whole bunch of gay men in the early 90s. What an ###hole.Support the showSubscribe to Wicked Gay on Patreon (Patreon.com/wickedgay ) for extra episodes and bonus content!You can find Wicked Gay on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok under “Wickedgaypod”.

    Grindr Ghoul: Daryll Rowe

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2024 31:40


    It's Wicked Gay's 50th episode! A little bit of this episode is about a demonic hairdresser who was doing evil things with damaged condoms and is now moldering in jail where he should be. But there's also a cautionary tale from yours truly about why you need to be careful on dating apps. Listen well, children. Support the Show.Subscribe to Wicked Gay on Patreon (Patreon.com/wickedgay ) for extra episodes and bonus content!You can find Wicked Gay on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok under “Wickedgaypod”.

    Wicked Good Gay: Bunny Roger

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2024 26:53


    Fashion icon, brave soldier, and party legend. All that, and he invented the capri pants, too. Bunny Roger was a legend. Plus - J. Harvey's first Pride!Support the Show.Subscribe to Wicked Gay on Patreon (Patreon.com/wickedgay ) for extra episodes and bonus content!You can find Wicked Gay on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok under “Wickedgaypod”.

    Slammed: Ed Buck

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2024 32:58


    Ed Buck was a millionaire, a political donor and activist, and he was darn nice to golden retrievers. He also had a fetish that involved murdering the underprivileged. Just because they're good to dogs doesn't mean they're good to people. Music is from Pixaby.Support the Show.Subscribe to Wicked Gay on Patreon (Patreon.com/wickedgay ) for extra episodes and bonus content!You can find Wicked Gay on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok under “Wickedgaypod”.

    Wicked Gay Pop Whatever #3: J. Harvey's Guide to Dune!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2024 31:02 Transcription Available


    You know Dune? Yeah - desert and big worms and Timothee and Z and space nuns. The latest movie is rad, so I thought I'd do a Wicked Gay Pop Whatever about all things Dune! Now pass me some spice melange and let's get started. My sources for the episode were Wikipedia and YouTube. Music is from Pixaby.Support the showSubscribe to Wicked Gay on Patreon (Patreon.com/wickedgay ) for extra episodes and bonus content!You can find Wicked Gay on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok under “Wickedgaypod”.

    Death By Drag Queen: Dorian Corey

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2024 31:18 Transcription Available


    If you havent's seen Paris Is Burning yet, go watch it. I'll wait. All set? Good. Dorian Corey was a drag queen with a grisly secret. Support the showSubscribe to Wicked Gay on Patreon (Patreon.com/wickedgay ) for extra episodes and bonus content!You can find Wicked Gay on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok under “Wickedgaypod”.

    Wicked Gay Pop Whatever #2: A Murder at the End of the World

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2024 43:04 Transcription Available


    It's another pop culture episode where I get into some tv shenanigans. Here's FX's A Murder at the End of the World. Gen Z's Sherlock Holmes has pink hair, she can hack like a saw (I mean computer-wise), and she wins a free trip to Iceland! Chaos ensues.Music by Pixaby:Serge QuadradoWhite Recordsdaub_audioGeoff HarveySoulProdMusicGuilherme BernardesIvy MusicAlex KizenkovSupport the showSubscribe to Wicked Gay on Patreon (Patreon.com/wickedgay ) for extra episodes and bonus content!You can find Wicked Gay on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok under “Wickedgaypod”.

    A Twist of the Long Knife: Ernst Röhm

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2023 39:49


    Ernst Röhm was one of Adolph Hitler's besties and had a hand in the creation of the Third Reich. He was also gay. I can't reconcile the two either, but I was raised to believe that all gay people are pious do-gooders. Therefore, a gay Nazi is just insane to me.Support the showSubscribe to Wicked Gay on Patreon (Patreon.com/wickedgay ) for extra episodes and bonus content!You can find Wicked Gay on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok under “Wickedgaypod”.

    Wicked Gay Pop Whatever #1: Fall of the House of Usher

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2023 36:39 Transcription Available


    Hi. This isn't a true crime story. Did you see Fall of the House of Usher? No? Good, now you don't need to. Here's where I recap and review the whole eight-episode Netflix series in under an hour. Fun! Trying something a little different with the brand.Support the showSubscribe to Wicked Gay on Patreon (Patreon.com/wickedgay ) for extra episodes and bonus content!You can find Wicked Gay on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok under “Wickedgaypod”.

    The Scariest Serial Killer I Know: Israel Keyes

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2023 49:53 Transcription Available


    It's the last vestiges of Halloween, and this one will scare the ess out of ewe.  Meet Israel Keyes, who was really, really good at what he did, which was murdering people.Support the showSubscribe to Wicked Gay on Patreon (Patreon.com/wickedgay ) for extra episodes and bonus content!You can find Wicked Gay on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok under “Wickedgaypod”.

    A Murder for My Mom: Demitry Papasotiriou and Michael Ivezic

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2023 37:19 Transcription Available


    By all accounts, Allan Lanteigne was a kind-hearted man with a lot of love to give. Unfortunately, he chose to give it to a spoiled, entitled gold digger, along with all of his money. When Allan finally cut husband Demitry Papasotiriou off,  there was hell to pay. It turns out Canada has murderous gold diggers, too.  Who knew? They're supposed to be so friendly!Support the showSubscribe to Wicked Gay on Patreon (Patreon.com/wickedgay ) for extra episodes and bonus content!You can find Wicked Gay on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok under “Wickedgaypod”.

    Do You Believe In Magick: Aleister Crowley

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2023 63:14 Transcription Available


    Aleister Crowley bore the title of "The Wickedest Man in the World." You be the judge.Support the showSubscribe to Wicked Gay on Patreon (Patreon.com/wickedgay ) for extra episodes and bonus content!You can find Wicked Gay on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok under “Wickedgaypod”.

    Midnight at the White House: Craig Spence

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2023 35:01 Transcription Available


    Craig Spence was a flamboyant, influential figure among the social and political elite of Washington, DC in the 1980s. That might explain why he was able to give late-night tours of the White House to male sex workers. But what was he doing with that secret video camera behind the mirror in his living room?Support the showSubscribe to Wicked Gay on Patreon (Patreon.com/wickedgay ) for extra episodes and bonus content!You can find Wicked Gay on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok under “Wickedgaypod”.

    The B**ch Has Got A Gun: Oliver Sipple

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2023 36:58


    It's Wicked Gay's fifth season premiere. And because it's Pride Month, this is an episode of Wicked GOOD Gay! Meet Oliver Sipple, one of the reasons why President Gerald Ford lived to pratfall another day. Things didn't end so well for Oliver, though. In other news, Wicked Gay has a Patreon now! Subscribe now to receive a bonus episode of Wicked Gay every month! https://patreon.com/WICKEDGAY?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkSupport the show

    Noodles and Beef: Dylan and Tank

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2023 82:05 Transcription Available


    It's Wicked Gay's Season 4 finale! It's a tragic story of misplaced devotion and body modification gone very, very wrong. It's also the first time Wicked Gay has ever had a guest. Welcome, Mark! Don't mind the furniture.

    Bad Guy: Roy Cohn, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2023 48:38


    Mobsters! Disco! Ew, Trump. Roy Cohn was a busy evil-doer. Here's the second and final part of his story. 

    Bad Guy: Roy Cohn, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2022 37:10


    Theft, obstruction of justice, extortion, tax evasion, bribery, blackmail, fraud, perjury, and witness tampering - all in a life's work for Roy Cohn.

    Man Behind the (Death) Mask: Andrew Crispo

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2022 62:24


    Happy (?) Halloween! Andrew Crispo liked to watch awful things. (In other news, is Ryan Murphy a Wicked Gay fan?)

    Ronnie Kray, Do You Know My Name?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2022 43:07


    Swinging London in the 1960s wouldn't have been the same without hyper-violent gay gangster Ronnie Kray and his twin brother, acting all sorts of bloodthirsty and murderous.

    The Many Crimes of J. Edgar Hoover

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2022 38:30


    Did you know an evil gay couple ran the FBI for 40+ years? Ok, maybe "evil" is a strong word. Morally ambiguous. Well, Clyde was maybe an ok guy, but his beau J. Edgar Hoover sure as hell wasn't.

    Wicked Good Gay: Henry Anonymous, M.D. aka Dr. John E. Fryer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2022 37:54


    Happy Pride Month! Here's something a little different to celebrate - a story without murder or mayhem that's super-uplifting. That mask is still scary, though. *shudder*F**k ThatF**k That is a true crime podcast hosted by Ashley, a true crime fanatic, and Dan, who...Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

    Worst Man: Jonathan Broyhill

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2022 41:12


    Best man? More like worst nightmare. What happens when evil has a key?

    Drop Your Mind: Jaime Gomez and the Buddhafield

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2022 62:08


    What if the man you thought was God was actually a predator? In hindsight, his extensive speedo collection should have been a clue.

    That's Not a Loaf of Bread: Richard Rogers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2022 52:38


    Wicked Gay's fourth season premiere concerns a man whose deviant actions shattered the lives of several men into pieces. Literally.

    Demon Lovers: Myra Hindley and Rose West

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2021 56:37


    It's the Season 3 finale, and have I got a love story for you.  Britain's two most infamous female serial killers had a torrid affair in prison. You couldn't write this stuff (nor would you want to - *cringe emoji*).

    Bad Nun: Cecile Bombeek & Sister Godfrida

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2021 32:29


    Cecile Bombeek aka Sister Godfrida was a Belgian nun with a taste for the high life and a serious drug addiction. How she chose to afford those vices was anything but godly. 

    A Very Unnatural Crime: Alice Mitchell

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2021 39:57


    It wasn't the brutal murder that Alice Mitchell committed that shocked the nation in 1892, it was the motive. Spoiler alert - America wasn't ready for lesbians. 

    Texas Twisted: Celeste Beard and Tracey Tarlton

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2021 38:07


    Celeste hated her very rich, much older husband for trying to limit her spending. Luckily, she had a best friend who was in love with her and would do anything to please her. Anything.

    Lethal Lovers: Cathy Wood and Gwen Graham

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2021 48:58


    Wicked Gay is back! (And I'm pretty sure I mispronounced "irrevocably". *shrug* ) This is the tale of Cathy and Gwen. Two lovers who you wouldn't want taking care of your aged parents. *shudder*

    The Blood Countess: Elizabeth Bathory

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2021 22:26


    Terror, American-Style: The May 19th

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2021 29:47


    They called themselves the May 19th because it was the shared birthday of birthdays of Ho Chi Minh and Malcolm X. And they were the first domestic terrorist organization created by, and comprised mostly of, women.

    Blood On Her Breath: Tracey Wigginton

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2021 39:20


    Tracey Wigginton told everyone she was a vampire. And then she proved it by murdering and feeding on another human. 

    The Child Catcher: Georgia Tann Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2021 32:44


    More on hell-matron Georgia and why she was like she was and how she got away with it.  Wicked Gay's third season full of nefarious lesbians continues!

    The Child Catcher: Georgia Tann

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2021 30:02


    It's Wicked Gay's third season! And we've got lesbians! That's right, it's Ladies Night (*sigh*) here at Wicked Gay and we've got all of the sapphic sin you could ever want in a problematic podcast! Our first lethal lesbian (that's corny,  apologies) is evil old-timey child trafficker Georgia Tann. 

    Treacherous Gays

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2021 40:26


    It's the season 2 finale and Wicked Gay's 20th episode! Hypocrites are the worst. I'm talking about what this episode is about, not about me. Let's get into some egregious offenders (Melvyn Iscove, John Paulk, Larry Craig) who made it worse for the rest of us.

    His Dead Brother's Keeper: Mark Olmsted

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021 39:39


    Mark Olmsted thought he was dying of AIDS. So he took his dead brother's identity and planned to go out with an expensive bang. Trouble is - he lived. Inexplicable cameo by Whoopi Goldberg!

    The Body Orchard: Juan Corona

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 32:15


    Serial murder didn't hit the big numbers here in the U.S. until labor contractor Juan Corona's handiwork was discovered in California in 1971. He was not the man you wanted to work for.

    Poisonous Snakes: Brent Corrigan and The Murder of Bryan Kocis

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2021 48:33


    Brent Corrigan was a porn performer who wanted to get out from under his creator's thumb. Two other wannabe porn kings obliged him. WITH MURDER. Hissssssss.

    What The Hell Happened to Robert Wone? Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2021 33:31


    What The Hell Happened to Robert Wone? Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 37:28


    Washington D.C. lawyer Robert Wone was found murdered in a friend's Dupont Circle townhouse. The three men on the scene said that an intruder broke in and killed their friend. The cops came to a different conclusion.

    Rancid Werewolf: Michael Lupo

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 24:17


    Gay men weren't safe in the spring of 1986 in London. Because the Wolf Man was on the prowl. He was handsome and rich, and known for being stylish with a connection to a major house of couture. Unfortunately, his favorite accessory was a straight razor. (Please note that this episode contains especially graphic violence.)

    Marley and Him

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2021 15:51


    This week's a little different. R.I.P. Marley.

    Don't Answer The Door: Jesse Valencia and Steven Rios

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 37:38


    Jesse Valencia was a promising young college student with his whole life ahead of him. Until he ran afoul of the law, and one dark-sided police officer in particular.

    Worse Than An Animal: Nicky Crane

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2021 44:43


    Nicky Crane was a brutal British Neo-Nazi with a BIG secret. You can probably guess what that secret was, but you should still listen to this episode because he was an interesting, albeit evil and terrifying, dude.

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