Clay and Jessa come to together to talk about the crazy that David and Clay have been dealing with. They also cover the hit Netflix show Baby Reindeer. They talk about their feelings and opinions on the limited series. Plus, Jessa ends up in a fly trap if you will. Cassandra is becoming a huge part of the show now that we are sharing more of her shenanigans.

Clay is joined by Jessica Vendetta to talk about episode 2 through 4 of Quiet on Set. Then Clay introduces his favorite new segment... MediaTrend where he reviews the Apple Event that announced the new iPads that occured on May 7th. iPad Air - Apple iPad Pro - Apple iPad mini - Apple iPad 10.9-inch (10th generation) - Apple Apple Pencil - Apple iPad Keyboards - Apple Dan Schneider, former Nickelodeon producer, sues 'Quiet on Set' documentary makers (msn.com)  Max | The One to Watch

This episode tries a new format and stars Clay Phoenix, Jessica Vendetta and AB Harding. We cover grocery shopping and how to get out of it for life. Plus, we dive into reacting over possible over reactions and we talk about Jessica's New York Trip. Then AB stops by for a new segment of Can I Eat It? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alwaysbeabigdeal/message

Clay stops in for a bonus episode to fill you in on all the tea of the show and omfg there is so much going on. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alwaysbeabigdeal/message

On this episode of Chasing Fruit Flies, Jess and Clay get random as always. Starting the episode they talk about Quiet on Set-Episode One-Rising Stars, Rising Questions. Then get interrupted they back to the documentary on Max and then they transition into teen stars and then into Teen Mom and they express their love for Kail Lowry... She a real OG. Then they finish it off with their randomness of the week and silliness of the week as well. Always Be a Big Deal and Chase Fruit Flies!! XOXO Kind Friends --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alwaysbeabigdeal/message

Clay and Cherry were talking so much about... nothing. That they decided to make a part 2 and talk about strep penis, alternative milks, 9/11, Astrological signs, Air Cast and so much more. Join these two for a discussion of everything you ever dreamed hearing someone talk about. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alwaysbeabigdeal/message

If You See This in a Restaurant, Put Down the Menu and Make Other Plans * A Dirty Restroom - If a restaurant doesn’t make the effort to clean an area that customers see, what might other parts of the restaurant look like? Rinse your hands under hot water, shake them off since there are no paper towels and swim to safety. * A Ten Page Menu - If the menu is wordier than Gone With the Wind, you might want to reconsider. A truly great restaurant focuses on a select number of entrees, while a menu that spreads itself too thin, well, just doesn’t. It’s hard to trust a kitchen that can make meatloaf, lasagna, and enchiladas. * Sticky menus and grimy salt and pepper shakers - This is yet another clue that the restaurant does not place cleanliness next to godliness. When you sit down, look at items on the table to see what state they’re in. * A Strong Odor - Walking into a restaurant should delight your olfactory senses, not assault them. You want to smell herbs, garlic, bacon, or brownies, but if you smell bleach, bug spray, or chemicals, it’s not a good sign. * You’re being ignored - You should be acknowledged by someone when you enter a restaurant by either the host, a server, or even someone standing behind the bar. * Photos of all the food - Restaurants that need pictures instead of words or explanations to describe the food might leave you disappointed. Dairy Queen Just Announced New Summer Blizzard Flavors * The Peanut Butter Cookie Dough - a treat packed with chocolate chip cookie dough, peanut butter topping, and rainbow confetti crunch. * Ultimate Cookie Blizzard - a frosty delight that combines three different cookies (Oreos, Chips Ahoy, and Nutter Butter) into DQ soft serve. * Picnic Peach Cobbler Blizzard - a summer-friendly frozen dessert that features real peaches and cobbler pieces. * Returning Flavors Include: * Frosted Animal Cookie Blizzard * Brownie Batter Blizzard Treat * Cotton Candy Blizzard. * DQ will provide fans with a BOGO offer on Blizzards from April 1 through April 14. Where’s My McDonald’s Breakfast Bagel Sandwich? Bagel sandwiches are currently available at participating McDonald’s in select markets, but they’re not available nationwide. Burger King is giving out free Whoppers for the total solar eclipse Burger King, the home of the flame-grilled Whopper® sandwich, is celebrating the historic moment eclipsing Americans — and much of the world — with a delicious offer that lasts longer than four minutes and 28 seconds. All day on April 8, Royal Perks Members can text the keyword “ECLIPSE” to 251251 to claim a buy-one-get-one Whopper offer that can be redeemed during or after the eclipse via the BK app and website. Once claimed, the Whopper BOGO deal is available from April 8 to 15 at participating Burger King locations in the U.S. FEW (Foods to Experience the World) 20 of the World’s best spicy Food Dishes * Egusi soup, Nigeria * Sichuan hot pot, China * Som tam, Thailand * Piri-piri chicken, Mozambique and Angola * Chairman Mao’s braised pork belly, China * Jerk chicken/pork, Jamaica * Ayam betutu, Indonesia * Buffalo chicken wings, United States * Shrimp aguachiles, Mexico * Pad ka prao, Thailand * Beef rendang, Indonesia and Malaysia * Dakdoritang, South Korea * Phaal Curry, Birmingham, England (via Bangladesh) * Penne all’arrabbiata, Italy * Chicken Chettinad, India * Doro wat, Ethiopia * Mapo tofu, China * Vindaloo, India * Mafé, Senegal * Chili, United States --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alwaysbeabigdeal/message

Jess and Clay join forces for the first Chasing Fruit Flies episode. Even with technical difficulties these two still bring you the tea on the Mean Girls Musical versus the original cult classic. Also, Jess and Clay make a pact to do a rewatch of The Morning Show on Apple TV Plus. Plus, SEJ (Jess) declares her undying love for Friends the hit television phenomenon. She also gives Clay crap for not being a Friends fan. Yass Queens, Keep Flying!! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alwaysbeabigdeal/message

Cherry and Clay join together for episode talking about themselves. Gay relationships and their creative outlets versus their partners. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alwaysbeabigdeal/message

Cherry joins Clay as they talk about well themselves. They talk about body image, and so you think you can drag. They also chat about their relationships and their creative chemistry with their partners. Plus, they discuss RuPaul's Drag Race and who their favorite RuGirl is. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alwaysbeabigdeal/message

AB and Clay sit down for their first episode of Can I Eat It? This is the show where they try new products and give you food news of new products to come. This week AB and Clay try Ranch Flavored Chester's Fries, Reese's Carmel Big Cups, Hershey's Milklicious, Starburst FaveReds Cotton Candy, Jack Link's Fritos Chili Cheese Meat Stick, Coca-Cola Spiced, and Mountain Dew Baja Point Break Punch. This week's food news is: Keurig Dr Pepper Hostess MeltamorsNew Sonic, Wendy's and Freddy's Menu ItemsNew Nabisco Chips Ahoy! Recipe --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alwaysbeabigdeal/message

David and Clay are back, and they are catching up with each other and spill the tea of what has been going down at 312F. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alwaysbeabigdeal/message

A school in Fort Worth, Texas, recently canceled a student production of which famous modern gay play? The Laramie Project Timber Creek High School officials did not explain the play's cancellation but suggested students put on a production of Mary Poppins or White Christmas instead. Officials said students would “still have an opportunity to read, discuss, and analyze the play” about the aftermath of the 1998 murder of gay Wyoming college student Matthew Shepard “during the school day.” Which GOP senator blocked Sen. Tammy Duckworth's (D-IL) IVF protection bill because it could lead to human-animal hybrids? Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), who also voted against the same bill when Duckworth proposed it in 2022, blocked the Access to Family Building Act, claiming protecting IVF rights would allow the creation of human-animal hybrids – called chimeras (Duckworth emphasized, “It does nothing of the sort"). Hyde-Smith also claimed the bill would legalize cloning and allow minor girls to become surrogates without their parents' consent. Students held a walk out at Owasso High School in Oklahoma. What were they protesting? Rampant bullying and anti-LGBTQ+ attitudes that may have led to Nex Benedict's death Nex Benedict was a trans student at Owasso who died last week, just a day after getting beaten in a school bathroom. “There’s been bullying issues. This time, the bullying has gone so far that a student passed,” one former student said. Which animal was recently photographed having gay sex, sending the Internet into a frenzy of jokes? Humpback whales Humpback whales have never been observed having sex, but two randy males were filmed having a gay old time off the coast of Hawaii. A just-released research paper documents the encounter between the two males and notes that the two circled a boat off the coast before diving down a few meters below the surface to get it on. However, scientists don’t call animals “gay,” “lesbian,” “bisexual,” or “queer” because the word connotes a human sexual orientation with strong cultural and political implications that are irrelevant to non-human species. Which governor recently blasted Republicans for elevating the rights of rapists over folks who desperately want to build families? Gavin Newsom (D-CA) In the wake of Alabama's anti-IVF ruling, Gov. Newsom accused the party of family values of granting more rights to rapists than to families, referring to the fact that GOP-led states continue to enact strict abortion laws that prevent people from obtaining an abortion even when they have become pregnant from rape while at the same time limiting access to IVF. 44-year-old Tristan Schukraft runs a telemedicine platform that provides free online PrEP for anyone with or without insurance, as well as STI testing in all 50 states, DC, and Puerto Rico. What is the name of the platform? Mistr Schukraft thinks zero HIV infections are within our grasp and told LGBTQ Nation this week that we owe it “to those that lost their lives at the peak of the epidemic” to get there. What did the American Psychological Association (APA) recently say about gender-affirming care for minors? State laws should not restrict it The APA announced a new policy resolution on Wednesday, opposing state laws restricting access to gender-affirming care for minors. The resolution said the laws are “a direct threat to the mental health and emotional well-being of transgender, gender-diverse, and nonbinary youth." The resolution also said that equating gender-affirming care to child abuse has created a distorted perception of the "necessary psychological and medical care." Which anti-LGBTQ+ Republican announced that they were stepping down from a major leadership role? --- Send in a voice message

Clay is joined by Jess (SEJ) as they talk about mental health and medication balances. They also get into the drag darling and tease the release of a Miss Gay Maryland America 2023 podcast episode. Plus, they crack so many jokes, Clay almost peed himself laughing. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alwaysbeabigdeal/message

Clay is joined by his boyfriend, David, as they talk about Clay's mental health struggles and how their relationship has grown. They also talk about the world of drag and the changes. Also they talk about the stigma around being gay and the things they struggled with as they found themselves. David opens up about missing his mom as this is the first Thanksgiving without her and the second without his grandfather. David and Clay also talk about age gap differences in relationships. they end the episode with an emotional moment as they share their feelings and what they are thankful for. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alwaysbeabigdeal/message

Trailer for Season 4 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alwaysbeabigdeal/message

Clay comes in with a solo-ish episode as he talks about his plan for running for Fridays King and Queen of Hagerstown Pride. David jumps in as Clay stutters to find the topics and prompts a long winded ramble about Wawa positions and their benefits. Plus, Clay wants to make something with AB for the Holidays. Do you have any fun holiday traditions? Let us know so we can share them on the shows Christmas Episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alwaysbeabigdeal/message

Clay sits down with his stepdaughter to talk about school, animals and sports. In this special bonus episode of Kind of A Big Deal 2.0. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alwaysbeabigdeal/message

Clay has David on again as a special guest and they discuss Drag, Hot Dogs again and the passing of Matthew Perry. They also take a moment to discuss Halloween. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alwaysbeabigdeal/message

Clay is joined this week by special guest Billy Roberts. They sit down for Billy's first time behind the mic and they talk about recycling, mental health and generational gaps. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alwaysbeabigdeal/message