Episodes

Eliot, a high-school guidance counselor, experiences mounting confusion as his best friend, Mason, behaves increasingly erratically before his wedding, prompting Elliot to suspect romantic feelings. However, the true revelation unfolds on the rehearsal dinner night when Mason hands Elliot a letter from his mother. It reveals a decades-old affair between Mason's mother and Elliot's deceased father, meaning Mason and Elliot are potentially half-brothers, a discovery made through recent DNA kits. T...

On a remote deployment, vehicle mechanic Ben notices his senior officer, Staff Sergeant Mateo Reyes, tracking his every move—anticipating his needs, ordering him to medical, and mysteriously shielding him from dangerous convoys. Is it professional distrust, romantic interest, or something far more complex? When a late-night encounter and a hidden photograph reveal an 11-year-old debt involving Ben’s late brother Caleb, both men must confront the thin line between protective care and control, and...

A late-night confession between two college friends opens into a story about social performance, emotional burnout, and the pressure of always seeming fine. Years later, an unresolved phone call reframes the moment as something more human than any neat label can explain.

A late-night audio series exploring the hidden, unscripted moments where self-identified straight men find themselves in emotionally charged situations that defy easy labels. The episode breaks down the show’s anonymous storytelling format and the careful, judgment-free approach behind each confession.

A late-night audio series exploring the hidden, unscripted moments where self-identified straight men find themselves in emotionally charged situations that defy easy labels. The episode breaks down the show’s anonymous storytelling format and the careful, judgment-free approach behind each confession.

What happens when the story you have always told about yourself suddenly takes an unexpected turn? Presented by Coiru Network. Straight... Not Straight is an anonymous storytelling podcast about moments that refuse to fit neatly inside the labels we use to explain ourselves. Each episode follows self-identified straight men as they recount surprising, awkward, hilarious, emotional, and sometimes deeply confusing experiences that challenged a boundary, shifted a friendship, stirred an unexpected ...