{{Short description|Comedy podcast and TV show}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox podcast | title = Attitudes! | image = Attitudes podcast cover art.jpeg | caption = | host = Erin Gibson and Bryan Safi | status = Weekly | length = 45-70 minutes | picture format = | video format = | audio format = MP3 | began = {{start date and age|November 9, 2011}} | ended = | genre = Comedy | language = English | ratings = | network = Independent as of August 2021 }} '''''Attitudes!''' (formerly Throwing Shade)'' is a weekly comedy podcast based on discussions of women's rights, LGBTQ+ rights, progressive politics and pop culture. The podcast is hosted by ("Feminasty") Erin Gibson and ("Homosensual") Bryan Safi.<ref name=avclub>{{cite web|title=Throwing Shade: Podmass Central|url=http://www.avclub.com/podcasts/throwing-shade,22/|work=A.V. Club|publisher=The Onion|accessdate=January 16, 2013}}</ref><ref name=GPhilly>{{cite news|last=Middleton|first=Josh|title=Throwing Shade at Delta Burke - and Philly|url=http://blogs.phillymag.com/gphilly/2013/01/04/throwing-shade-delta-burke-philly/|accessdate=January 16, 2013|newspaper=GPhilly: Philadelphia Magazine|date=January 4, 2013}}</ref> Gibson and Safi's comedic repartee frequently features adult topics and addresses social, cultural, and political issues.<ref name=avclub2>{{cite web|title=Joseph Gordon-Levitt charms Nerdist and Gilbert Gottfried is unrepentant on WTF: Podmass Central|url=https://www.avclub.com/joseph-gordon-levitt-charms-nerdist-and-gilbert-gottfri-1798235751|work=A.V. Club|date=October 5, 2012 |publisher=The Onion|access-date=January 16, 2013}}</ref>
==Format== Each episode consists of a series of topical comedic dialogues and sparring between the co-hosts, plus occasional interviews with notable guests.<ref name=maxfuntspod /> Gibson and Safi then each present a topical issue concerning gender rights and LGBTQ+ rights. At the end of the show, they read iTunes reviews from their listeners and offer various music, TV, or movie recommendations.<ref name=mygaytoronto>{{cite news|last=Antoniou|first=Bil|title=Podcast Showdown: Entertainment For The Post-Holiday Credit Crunch|url=http://www.mygaytoronto.com/bilboards/20130111.php?ArchiveDst=bilboards|accessdate=January 16, 2013|newspaper=MyGayToronto.com|date=January 11, 2015}}</ref>
==History== Gibson and Safi met while performing at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles, and continued to work together as writers and hosts on InfoMania, on the Current TV network.<ref name=AboutUs>{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://www.throwingshade.com/aboutus|work=ThrowingShade.com|accessdate=January 16, 2013}}</ref> They released the first episode of ''Throwing Shade'' on November 9, 2011.<ref name=inaugural>{{cite web|title=Inaugural Episode of Throwing Shade|url=http://www.throwingshade.com/post/12528920558/in-the-inaugural-episode-of-throwing-shade|work=Throwingshade.com|accessdate=January 16, 2013}}</ref>
On March 5, 2012, it was announced that ''Throwing Shade'' was joining the Maximum Fun podcast network.<ref name=thornblog>{{cite web|last=Thorn|first=Jesse|title=Please Welcome: Throwing Shade!|url=http://maximumfun.org/2012/03/05/please-welcome-throwing-shade|work=Jesse Thorn's blog|date=March 5, 2012|publisher=Maximumfun.org|accessdate=January 16, 2013}}</ref>
''Throwing Shade'' has earned the People's Choice Podcast Award for Best LGBT Podcast two years in a row (2012,2013).<ref name=podcastawards>{{cite web|title=Podcast Awards: The People's Choice|url=http://www.podcastawards.com/|publisher=Podcast Connect Inc.|accessdate=January 16, 2013}}</ref>
On January 17, 2017, the first television episode of ''Throwing Shade'' aired on TV Land. The show reflected their podcast in which Gibson and Safi tackled political and social issues concerting women's rights and the LGBTQ+ community. The show lasted one season with 10 episodes before being cancelled.<ref>{{Citation|title=Throwing Shade|date=January 17, 2017|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6415490/|type=Comedy|others=Erin Gibson, Bryan Safi, Tess Barker, Maxwell Hamilton|publisher=Funny or Die|access-date=March 1, 2021}}</ref>
On June 28, 2017, The Maximum Fun Network announced that ''Throwing Shade'' would be leaving the network.<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=MaxFunHQ |number=880115491947151360 |date=June 28, 2017 |title=A bit of sad news, friends: after 5 great years with us, Throwing Shade is leaving Maximum Fun. We'll miss them, & we wish them the best! }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/groups/maximumfun.org/permalink/1601583039865681/ |title=A Bit of sad news to share with you: Throwing Shade are no longer part of Maximum Fun... |date=June 28, 2017 |via=Facebook |access-date=May 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180218225049/https://www.facebook.com/groups/maximumfun.org/permalink/1601583039865681/ |archive-date=February 18, 2018}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=March 2026}} They subsequently joined the Earwolf Network.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.earwolf.com/show/throwing-shade/ |title=Attitudes! Podcast on Earwolf |website=Earwolf |access-date=August 8, 2017}}</ref>
On October 15, 2020, it was announced ''Throwing Shade'' was renamed ''Attitudes!''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Attitudes!: ATTITUDES! Regeneron and Fetal Tissue Testing, Amy Coney Barrett, Guest Starlee Kine on Apple Podcasts|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitudes-regeneron-fetal-tissue-testing-amy-coney/id479583266?i=1000494804317|access-date=October 26, 2020|website=Apple Podcasts|language=en-us}}</ref>
In July 2021, ''Attitudes!'' left Earwolf with Episode 502.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Attitudes!: Gavin Grimm v. Gloucester County School Board, Gay Couple Wins Pennridge Prom, Victoria's Secret Rebrand|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitudes/id479583266?i=1000527460923|website=Apple Podcasts| date=August 17, 2023 |language=en-us}}</ref> Gibson and Safi launched the show on Patreon later that month.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Attitudes! on Patreon|url=https://www.patreon.com/attitudes/|website=patreon.com|language=en-us}}</ref>
==Hosts== === Bryan Safi === Safi is a writer, actor, director, and television personality primarily known for his role in the popular podcast and television show on TV Land.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.outsmartmagazine.com/2016/12/getting-shady-throwing-shade-podcast-scores-tv-land-series/ |title=Getting Shady: 'Throwing Shade' Podcast Scores TV Land Series - OutSmart Magazine |website=outsmartmagazine.com |date= December 29, 2016|access-date=February 6, 2020}}</ref> He is also the writer / co-creator of ''That's Gay'', a television segment focused on gay issues that aired on Current TV, an Emmy Award winning staff writer for the Ellen DeGeneres Show, and was a staff writer on ''Fashion Police'' with Joan Rivers and FunnyOrDie.com. Safi has appeared on the Upright Citizens Brigade stage for many years<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/bryan-safi |title=Bryan Safi | HuffPost |website=huffpost.com |access-date=February 6, 2020}}</ref> and has had numerous appearances on television shows including ''The Big Bang Theory'', ''Modern Family'', ''Superstore'', and ''Adam Ruins Everything'', and has a recurring role on ''9-1-1'' as "Josh Russo". In November 2020, Safi was cast in a recurring role on the third season of the Netflix psychological thriller series ''You''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=November 18, 2020|title='You': Saffron Burrows Upped To Series Regular, Dylan Arnold, Tati Gabrielle Among 12 Cast In Netflix Series|url=https://deadline.com/2020/11/you-saffron-burrows-promotedseries-regular-dylan-arnold-tati-gabrielle-among-12-cast-in-netflix-series-1234617425/|access-date=November 19, 2020|website=Deadline Hollywood|language=en-US}}</ref>
In November 2019, Safi and co-host "Ronna Glickman", as played by Jessica Chaffin, premiered a new podcast called Ask Ronna. Safi and Chaffin's show focuses on requests for advice and questions from listeners, and often feature a celebrity guest.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/anchor-podcasts-provider-2/ask-ronna-with-ronna-amp-bryan#/ |title=Ask Ronna on Stitcher |website=stitcher.com |access-date=February 2, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/12/this-week-in-comedy-podcasts-a-new-show-from-mitra-jouhari.html |title=This Week in Comedy Podcasts: A New Show from Mitra Jouhari |website=vulture.com |date= December 5, 2019|access-date=February 13, 2020}}</ref>
In March 2023, Safi launched his third ongoing podcast, "No Autographs, Please!" with friend and comedian Arden Myrin. They describe the podcast as a "hybrid improv comedy and chat show."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-no-autographs-please-111324593/ |title=No Autographs, Please! on IHeart |website=iheart.com |access-date=June 27, 2023}}</ref>
=== Erin Gibson === Gibson is a writer, director, comedian, and television personality and is a vocal advocate for the rights of women and an ardent supporter of the LGBTQ+ community. Gibson has hosted segments on Current TV's ''Infomania'' which comically addressed the way women are treated in media around the world.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eringibson.com/acting |title=Bio |website=eringibson.com |access-date=February 10, 2020}}</ref> As an actress, she has had appearances on Kroll Show, Key and Peele, and Parks and Recreation, and has various other acting credits stretching back to 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2407202/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1#actress |title=Erin Gibson |publisher=IMDb |access-date=May 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528003225/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2407202/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 |archive-date=May 28, 2023}}</ref> She was a regular contributor to HuffPost, from 2012 to 2017,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/erin-gibson |title=Erin Gibson | HuffPost |website=huffpost.com |access-date=February 10, 2020}}</ref> and was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Variety Series in 2016, 2018 and 2019 for her work on Funny or Die's "Gay of Thrones". In 2018, her comedic book ''Feminasty'' was published.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Feminasty|url=http://www.eringibson.com/feminasty|access-date=March 1, 2021|website=Erin Gibson|language=en-US}}</ref>
In October 2020, it was announced the Gibson would serve as showrunner on the Tiny Toons reboot at HBO Max, titled ''Tiny Toons Looniversity''.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Goldberg|first=Lesley|title= 'Tiny Toons' Revived at HBO Max, Cartoon Network|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/tiny-toons-revived-at-hbo-max-cartoon-network-4083825/ |access-date=June 20, 2021|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=October 28, 2020}}</ref>{{update inline|date=June 2025}}
==Spinoff series== === ''Throwing Shoscar'' === In early 2019, Earwolf released a spinoff miniseries podcast, called ''Throwing Shoscar'', hosted by Bryan Safi and "Ronna Glickman" (played by Jessica Chaffin) which focused on the 2019 Academy Awards season. In the miniseries, the hosts discussed the strong contenders for that year's awards ceremony, and subsequent episodes discussed the actual winners (and losers) of the major awards.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.earwolf.com/episode/bohemian-rhapsody-blackkklansman-the-favourite/ |title=Throwing ShOscar: Bohemian Rhapsody, BlacKKKlansman and the Favourite, episode #376.5 of Attitudes! On Earwolf |website=earwolf.com |access-date=February 4, 2020}}</ref> The show returned in 2020 to discuss that year's Academy Awards ceremony with guests Kate Aurthur, Editor-at-large, ''Variety'' and Adam B. Vary, Senior Entertainment Writer, ''Variety''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/02/this-week-in-podcasts-sarah-silverman-joins-conan-obrien.html |title=This Week in Comedy Podcasts: Sarah Silverman Joins Conan O'Brien |date=February 6, 2020 |website=Vulture |access-date=May 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206230836/https://www.vulture.com/2020/02/this-week-in-podcasts-sarah-silverman-joins-conan-obrien.html |archive-date=February 6, 2020}}</ref> Features of the episode included determining which celebrities were snubbed and special performances of the year's Best Song nominations.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.earwolf.com/episode/throwing-shoscar-2020/ |title=Ep. 428.5 - throwing ShOscar 2020 |date=February 3, 2020 |website=Earwolf |access-date=November 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322035231/https://www.earwolf.com/episode/throwing-shoscar-2020/ |archive-date=March 22, 2023}}</ref>
=== ''Groceries'' === On August 25, 2019, Safi and Gibson premiered an episode on the Earwolf Podcast Network called ''Groceries.'' It is the expansion of an existing segment from the original podcast, in which the hosts discuss all things related to their experiences inside of grocery stores. Every episode, ("Bag Lady") Erin Gibson and ("If you're shoppin', I'm-") Bryan Safi each pick a grocery store and talk about the history of the store as well as their experience shopping there. They review everything from the music playing in the store to quality of the carts. The first season of Groceries is available on any podcast platform, but season 2 is currently only available on Stitcher Premium.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.earwolf.com/episode/throwing-shade-presents-groceries-1/ |title=Throwing Shade Presents: GROCERIES 1, episode #405.5 of Attitudes! On Earwolf |website=earwolf.com |access-date=February 13, 2020}}</ref>
A third season premiered in 2022. Seasons one and three are available on the show's Patreon.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.patreon.com/attitudes/posts?filters[tag]=Groceries |title=Attitudes! Presents GROCERIES On Patreon |website=patreon.com}}</ref>
=== ''Dateline Recap'' === In August 2021, ''Attitudes!'' began releasing Patreon-exclusive bonus episodes under the "Totally Tudes!" banner, starting with Safi's monthly recaps of Dateline NBC episodes.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.patreon.com/posts/totally-tudes-1-54536868 |title=Totally Tudes! Bonus Episode 1 - Dateline Final Curtain On Patreon |website=patreon.com}}</ref>
=== ''Dolls'' === In November 2021, Gibson launched ''Dolls'', a Patreon-exclusive "Totally Tudes!" limited series.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.patreon.com/posts/totally-tudes-58177108 |title=Totally Tudes! Dolls! On Patreon |website=patreon.com}}</ref> The thirty-ninth and final episode of ''Dolls'' was released May 18, 2023.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.patreon.com/posts/totally-tudes-ep-83038665 |title=Totally Tudes! EP# 94 - Dolls XXXIX - The Last Dolls! On Patreon |website=patreon.com}}</ref>
==Funding== The podcast was produced by Jesse Thorn's podcast and radio production network, Maximum Fun. Funding for Maximum Fun, Inc. is raised through underwriting and corporate sponsorship, as well as individual membership donations.<ref name=maxfuntspod>{{cite web|title=Throwing Shade|url=http://www.maximumfun.org/shows/throwing-shade|work=Maximum Fun|publisher=Maximumfun.org|accessdate=January 16, 2013}}</ref>
The show was formerly produced by the Earwolf network.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.earwolf.com/show/throwing-shade/ |title=Attitudes! Podcast on Earwolf |website=earwolf.com |access-date=February 13, 2020}}</ref> As of August 2021 they run independently through Patreon.<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=bryansafi |number=1410722622090858498 |title=We love you, Earwolf! |author=Bryan Safi}}</ref>
== See also == * List of LGBT podcasts
==References== {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{Official website|https://www.earwolf.com/show/attitudes/}}
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