This week on Wednesday with Woody, we’re going there. Grindr. Scruff. Tinder. The apps we love to hate and hate to love. But what if they’re more than just hookup tools? What if, for some, they’re the only gateway to queer connection?

In this episode, we get real about the digital disconnect so many gay men feel in an online-first world. From swipe culture and ghosting fatigue to the racial and body hierarchies baked into gay dating apps, we unpack the deeper question: Are we trading community for convenience?

With insights, stats, and storytelling, we look at how apps became a crutch and how queer folks are reimagining connection IRL, from queer soccer leagues to drag brunches and group chats that feel like family.

Whether you’re app-free, app-fatigued, or still swiping in the hopes of something real, this one’s for you.

Because maybe the future of queer connection starts with logging off and saying hello.

Wednesday with Woody is your midweek dive into modern life. Where storytelling, culture, and unfiltered self-expression meet. Hosted by Woody, each episode unpacks the mess, magic, and meaning behind how we live, love, create, and connect in a chaotic world. From identity to intimacy, trends to truth, nothing’s off-limits, and every conversation is grounded in curiosity, care, and creative energy.

Got thoughts? Slide into @iamwoodywoods (on all social media platforms) or drop your voice in the comments. Your hot take might shape our next episode.

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What does it mean to love across race in a world still unlearning racism? In this unfiltered episode, Woody unpacks the joys and complexities of interracial dating, from Instagram fantasy to real-life friction.

Drawing from his own marriage, South African history, and global queer culture, Woody dives into everything from fetishization and family dynamics to sexual racism, power, and preference. Whether you’re in an interracial relationship or just curious, this episode offers sharp insight, deep honesty, and a reminder that love is never just black and white.

Because when two people choose each other across colour lines, it’s more than just love, it’s liberation.

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This week on Wednesday with Woody, we’re pulling back the glitter curtain on Pride season.
When brands swap their logos for rainbows and roll out queer merch, is it real support? Or just rainbow capitalism in a fresh font?

In Pinkwashed: The Price of Pride, we unpack the $3.9 trillion power of pink money, the rise of performative allyship, and what real support actually looks like. From Stonewall to Sandton, from corporate floats to consumer power, we’re asking: who’s cashing in, and who’s showing up?

Wednesday with Woody is your midweek dive into modern life. Where storytelling, culture, and unfiltered self-expression meet. Hosted by Woody, each episode unpacks the mess, magic, and meaning behind how we live, love, create, and connect in a chaotic world. From identity to intimacy, trends to truth, nothing’s off-limits, and every conversation is grounded in curiosity, care, and creative energy.Got thoughts? Slide into @iamwoodywoods (on all social media platforms) or drop your voice in the comments. Your hot take might shape our next episode.

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