About Mike's Local Gay Bar Review Archive

What is this?

This is a comprehensive archive of all the local gay bar reviews from the Gayish Podcast. Every week, the hosts share their experiences visiting gay bars around the world, rating them on their signature "dildo scale" (πŸ† 1-5 dildos).

We've collected, transcribed, and cataloged every review to make it easy to discover great (and not-so-great) gay bars wherever you travel.

How does it work?

Each week, we automatically:

  • Download the latest Gayish podcast episode
  • Transcribe the audio using AI
  • Extract gay bar review segments
  • Enrich venue data with Google Places (photos, hours, ratings)
  • Update the archive with new reviews

Features

  • πŸŽ™οΈ Podcast Clips: Listen to the exact review segment from each episode
  • πŸ“ Venue Details: Address, phone, website, hours, and Google ratings
  • πŸ—ΊοΈ Location Info: City, state/country for each venue
  • πŸ” Search & Sort: Find venues by name, rating, or number of reviews
  • πŸ“Š Statistics: Track total venues, reviews, and average ratings

About the Gayish Podcast

Gayish is a podcast about all things gay-ish. Hosts Mike and Kyle explore LGBTQ+ culture, history, and current events with humor and heart. The local gay bar review segment has become a beloved tradition, documenting their adventures in queer nightlife around the globe.

Listen to Gayish: gayishpodcast.podbean.com

Stats

3

Total Reviews

2

Venues

3

Episodes

3.0 πŸ†

Avg Rating

Technology

This archive is built with:

  • Python: Data extraction and processing
  • OpenAI Whisper: Audio transcription
  • Google Places API: Venue enrichment
  • WordPress: Content management
  • RSS Feed Monitoring: Automatic weekly updates

Contact & Contribute

Found an error? Have a suggestion? Want to contribute?

This is an unofficial project. All content is sourced from the publicly available Gayish podcast. Reviews and ratings are the opinions of the podcast hosts.

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