Glen Weldon
@ghweldon.bsky.social
Author, THE CAPED CRUSADE, NPR’s PODCAST START UP GUIDE. Unauthor, SUPERMAN: THE UNAUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY. Host, POP CULTURE HAPPY HOUR.
No lesbians would accept toast, popcorn, jelly beans and pretzels. WAY roo many carbs. They would need a soy protein. Or seitan.
Lesbians inviting themselves and their partners and their black friends to your basic-ass white suburban Thanksgiving is the only way change happens so yeah. She complains about the food. It’s uncomfortable. Live in it.
November 26, 2025 at 2:09 AM
No lesbians would accept toast, popcorn, jelly beans and pretzels. WAY roo many carbs. They would need a soy protein. Or seitan.
You will return to your hometown tonight and you will tempted to go out to the bars.
If you do so, you will see other people from high school.
So like.
Don’t do that.
The fuck.
Why would even consider —
I mean —
The hell.
Idiot.
Don’t.
Clip this out and save for your records.
If you do so, you will see other people from high school.
So like.
Don’t do that.
The fuck.
Why would even consider —
I mean —
The hell.
Idiot.
Don’t.
Clip this out and save for your records.
November 26, 2025 at 1:58 AM
You will return to your hometown tonight and you will tempted to go out to the bars.
If you do so, you will see other people from high school.
So like.
Don’t do that.
The fuck.
Why would even consider —
I mean —
The hell.
Idiot.
Don’t.
Clip this out and save for your records.
If you do so, you will see other people from high school.
So like.
Don’t do that.
The fuck.
Why would even consider —
I mean —
The hell.
Idiot.
Don’t.
Clip this out and save for your records.
Woodstock is a pick-me gay.
A log cabin republican.
A gay for MAGA.
A log cabin republican.
A gay for MAGA.
November 26, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Woodstock is a pick-me gay.
A log cabin republican.
A gay for MAGA.
A log cabin republican.
A gay for MAGA.
Lesbians inviting themselves and their partners and their black friends to your basic-ass white suburban Thanksgiving is the only way change happens so yeah. She complains about the food. It’s uncomfortable. Live in it.
November 26, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Lesbians inviting themselves and their partners and their black friends to your basic-ass white suburban Thanksgiving is the only way change happens so yeah. She complains about the food. It’s uncomfortable. Live in it.
Your hot takes on Thanksgiving food are colder than your takes on “Baby It’s Cold Outside” and “Let It Snow” and seriously aren’t you just tired? Aren’t we all?
November 25, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Your hot takes on Thanksgiving food are colder than your takes on “Baby It’s Cold Outside” and “Let It Snow” and seriously aren’t you just tired? Aren’t we all?
“Santa Buddy” is No Homo: The Christmas Song
November 25, 2025 at 2:28 PM
“Santa Buddy” is No Homo: The Christmas Song
I really dug PETER HUJAR’S DAY. It hit me when I was in precisely the mood to pick up what it was putting down.
How much of the mood in question was I predisposed to be in, simply upon seeing the Janus Films logo?
A NON-ZERO PERCENTAGE. IS HOW MUCH.
How much of the mood in question was I predisposed to be in, simply upon seeing the Janus Films logo?
A NON-ZERO PERCENTAGE. IS HOW MUCH.
November 24, 2025 at 11:08 PM
I really dug PETER HUJAR’S DAY. It hit me when I was in precisely the mood to pick up what it was putting down.
How much of the mood in question was I predisposed to be in, simply upon seeing the Janus Films logo?
A NON-ZERO PERCENTAGE. IS HOW MUCH.
How much of the mood in question was I predisposed to be in, simply upon seeing the Janus Films logo?
A NON-ZERO PERCENTAGE. IS HOW MUCH.
It’s tiiiiii-iiiiiiime
(To coin a phrase.)
(To coin a phrase.)
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November 24, 2025 at 10:55 PM
It’s tiiiiii-iiiiiiime
(To coin a phrase.)
(To coin a phrase.)
Worked in bookstores. Got an MFA. Taught. Temped. Worked in PR for 16 brutal years. Emailed recaps of a hilariously terrible gay dating show to friends. One friend passed them along to the right person. Everything changed.
November 23, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Worked in bookstores. Got an MFA. Taught. Temped. Worked in PR for 16 brutal years. Emailed recaps of a hilariously terrible gay dating show to friends. One friend passed them along to the right person. Everything changed.
I got to read the poem out to friends cold, without knowing what was coming, and at the end of every line I thought “Well this can’t get worse/funnier/sadder” and yet and yet and yet
I will always remember this day. On my deathbed I’ll be like “hold your nose what the FUCK”
I will always remember this day. On my deathbed I’ll be like “hold your nose what the FUCK”
November 22, 2025 at 8:21 PM
I got to read the poem out to friends cold, without knowing what was coming, and at the end of every line I thought “Well this can’t get worse/funnier/sadder” and yet and yet and yet
I will always remember this day. On my deathbed I’ll be like “hold your nose what the FUCK”
I will always remember this day. On my deathbed I’ll be like “hold your nose what the FUCK”
Every pot got a lid
Every river got a canyon
Every river got a canyon
November 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Every pot got a lid
Every river got a canyon
Every river got a canyon
Word of the Day Weldon, they call me.
November 17, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Word of the Day Weldon, they call me.
I got to talk to smart funny people about a book that didn’t give me what I wanted when I read it as I was coming out. And is all the better for it.
Revisiting James Baldwin’s ‘Giovanni's Room’ : NPR's Book of the Day
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Revisiting James Baldwin’s ‘Giovanni's Room’ : NPR's Book of the Day
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Revisiting ‘Giovanni's Room’ : NPR's Book of the Day
James Baldwin’s recent centennial birthday allowed us to discuss one of his most celebrated novels, Giovanni’s Room. Andrew Limbong and B. A. Parker are joined by NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour’s Glen W...
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November 16, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I got to talk to smart funny people about a book that didn’t give me what I wanted when I read it as I was coming out. And is all the better for it.
Revisiting James Baldwin’s ‘Giovanni's Room’ : NPR's Book of the Day
www.npr.org/2025/11/15/n...
Revisiting James Baldwin’s ‘Giovanni's Room’ : NPR's Book of the Day
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I proudly belong to the cohort of Kirsty people who will always resent the Tracey people.
November 16, 2025 at 1:39 AM
I proudly belong to the cohort of Kirsty people who will always resent the Tracey people.
- 🙏 are the 🐭
- uh what
- 🙏 are the 🐭
- WTF does praise the mouse mean what kind of life advice is that
- 😐
- what
- BLESSED ARE THE MEEK LOL
- LOL i was about to go start a whole rodent death cult in your name
- oh oops lol
- maybe rethink this method of communication my guy
- uh what
- 🙏 are the 🐭
- WTF does praise the mouse mean what kind of life advice is that
- 😐
- what
- BLESSED ARE THE MEEK LOL
- LOL i was about to go start a whole rodent death cult in your name
- oh oops lol
- maybe rethink this method of communication my guy
The app Text With Jesus uses artificial intelligence and chatbots to offer spiritual guidance to users who are looking to connect with a higher power: on.nbc10.com/7XM8xrf
People can text with Jesus on a controversial new app. How does it work?
Artificial intelligence app Text With Jesus lets users chat with biblical figures and it is raising debate over faith and technology.
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November 15, 2025 at 11:04 AM
- 🙏 are the 🐭
- uh what
- 🙏 are the 🐭
- WTF does praise the mouse mean what kind of life advice is that
- 😐
- what
- BLESSED ARE THE MEEK LOL
- LOL i was about to go start a whole rodent death cult in your name
- oh oops lol
- maybe rethink this method of communication my guy
- uh what
- 🙏 are the 🐭
- WTF does praise the mouse mean what kind of life advice is that
- 😐
- what
- BLESSED ARE THE MEEK LOL
- LOL i was about to go start a whole rodent death cult in your name
- oh oops lol
- maybe rethink this method of communication my guy
Megyn Kelly out here in these streets stealing Gianmarco Soresi’s ephebophile chunk like no one would notice.
November 14, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Megyn Kelly out here in these streets stealing Gianmarco Soresi’s ephebophile chunk like no one would notice.
What did you think of your tour of the West Wing, Dame Smith?
November 13, 2025 at 4:05 AM
What did you think of your tour of the West Wing, Dame Smith?
Virtual trainer on treadmill has an amazing body and usually wears a clingy tank-top. As I follow him on runs and hikes I get to watch the people coming in the opposite direction.
I pass the time by predicting which ones will slyly ogle him as they pass us.
I’m VERY good at it.
I pass the time by predicting which ones will slyly ogle him as they pass us.
I’m VERY good at it.
November 10, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Virtual trainer on treadmill has an amazing body and usually wears a clingy tank-top. As I follow him on runs and hikes I get to watch the people coming in the opposite direction.
I pass the time by predicting which ones will slyly ogle him as they pass us.
I’m VERY good at it.
I pass the time by predicting which ones will slyly ogle him as they pass us.
I’m VERY good at it.
Whither the landfills?
Funko admits “substantial doubt” it can continue as a going concern amid crashing sales and mounting debt.
The Pop! maker warns of potential loan defaults without fresh funding or a buyout, after a 14% sales drop and $250M in obligations.
#Funko #PopVinyl #GoingConcern
The Pop! maker warns of potential loan defaults without fresh funding or a buyout, after a 14% sales drop and $250M in obligations.
#Funko #PopVinyl #GoingConcern
November 9, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Whither the landfills?
Planning a NYC trip cause I heard they got Shiera Law which forces everyone to be a grumpy badass and have insane sexual chemistry with absolutely everyone
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Planning a NYC trip cause I heard they got Shiera Law which forces everyone to be a grumpy badass and have insane sexual chemistry with absolutely everyone
Observing James Watson’s death by reading up on Rosalind Franklin.
He’d hate that. Bet he’s double-helixing in his grave.
He’d hate that. Bet he’s double-helixing in his grave.
November 7, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Observing James Watson’s death by reading up on Rosalind Franklin.
He’d hate that. Bet he’s double-helixing in his grave.
He’d hate that. Bet he’s double-helixing in his grave.
I’ll take Online Content Ruthlessly Laser-Targeted At Me for 1000 please Ken
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November 7, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I’ll take Online Content Ruthlessly Laser-Targeted At Me for 1000 please Ken
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This is my sandwich. There are many like it but this one is mine. My sandwich is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. My sandwich, without me, is useless. Without my sandwich, I am useless. I must eat my sandwich true. I must eat heartier than my enemy who is
November 6, 2025 at 11:59 PM
This is my sandwich. There are many like it but this one is mine. My sandwich is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. My sandwich, without me, is useless. Without my sandwich, I am useless. I must eat my sandwich true. I must eat heartier than my enemy who is
Now ICE has gotta be scared of subs like they’re merchant ships crossing the Atlantic in 1942.
November 6, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Now ICE has gotta be scared of subs like they’re merchant ships crossing the Atlantic in 1942.
Ham sandwiches out here in these streets, unindicted, just roaming free as you please
November 6, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Ham sandwiches out here in these streets, unindicted, just roaming free as you please