
Ghouls, Gremlins, & Gays | Closet Culture, Gay Delusions, and Ugly Boyfriend
The ghouls were out this Halloween, but some gays are still in 🫣. This HalloHoeWeen special dives deep into queer life’s funniest and most haunting realities... from closet culture and (pea)cocking a...
4 Nov 20251h 4min

The Gay Diwali Episode: Light, Liberation & Letting Go, Part 1
Diwali is about light over darkness — but for many of us, that light comes from within.In The Gay Diwali Episode: Light, Liberation & Letting Go, I talk about what it means to celebrate the festival o...
20 Okt 202524min

Tortillas y Naan: Being Latino, Gay, and Proud (with Toni)
Grab your chai — because this one’s spicy. 🌶️ In Tortillas y Naan: Being Latino, Gay, and Proud, Shane welcomes his best friend Toni for a heartfelt and unfiltered convo on growing up gay and Latino,...
1 Okt 20251h 13min

A Good Punjabi (Bisexual) Boy
What does it mean to be a good Punjabi boy when you’re bisexual? In this episode, Shane breaks down the stereotypes, tropes, and cultural expectations that come with being queer and South Asian. From ...
24 Sep 202549min

Are We Only Queer When We Have Sex? | Queer Identity Beyond the Bedroom
Are we only queer when we have sex? 🌈 Too often, queer identity gets reduced to hookups, stereotypes, and hypersexual tropes — but is that really who we are? In this unfiltered episode of Chai Me a R...
8 Sep 202544min

The Gay Delusion: DL Men, Marriage Equality & Masc Culture in 2025
🚨 DL men don’t exist, marriage equality is under attack, and toxic gay masculinity is out of control in 2025. Shane spills the hottest queer takes you won’t hear anywhere else. 🌈🔥It’s 2025, and Sha...
29 Aug 202550min

Hot Chai & Hot Takes
In this bold and unfiltered episode, Shane Lamba spills the hottest chai on queer dating, brown identity, and friendship drama. From “no fats, no femmes” bios to the pastel-washed aesthetic takeover, ...
15 Jul 202542min

PRIDE in Myself
What does it mean to feel proud when the world taught you to hide? In this episode of Chai Me A River, we explore queer self-acceptance, internalized shame, and the slow, radical act of building pride...
1 Jul 202538min



















