Max Sycamore
@maxsycamore.bsky.social
A media producer and gay Londoner living in Washington DC turning his passion for culture into podcasts and writing. Most likely to be found running or at the cinema.
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Max Sycamore
@maxsycamore.bsky.social
· Nov 1
A fresh episode just dropped! 🎧
Daniel’s terrifying his parents with “conversion” talk, Max is back from Philly with soccer & baby drama, and we’re wondering: if four men can break into the Louvre, why can’t one of them text back? 😂 Tune in: [link] #podcast #LouvreStories
Daniel’s terrifying his parents with “conversion” talk, Max is back from Philly with soccer & baby drama, and we’re wondering: if four men can break into the Louvre, why can’t one of them text back? 😂 Tune in: [link] #podcast #LouvreStories
150 episodes in, and the holidays finally broke us. 🎄
The Hubs joins for moral support. Daniel wraps the year but not his presents. Max balances marriage and holiday movies. Three spirits visit to cover Rob Reiner, DC Nightlife chaos, and what’s coming in 2026. #podcast #holidays #movies
The Hubs joins for moral support. Daniel wraps the year but not his presents. Max balances marriage and holiday movies. Three spirits visit to cover Rob Reiner, DC Nightlife chaos, and what’s coming in 2026. #podcast #holidays #movies
December 29, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Ep149: Now Owned By Netflix Festive plans vs adulting. Daniel comes back from Texas charming and politics-free. Max battles holiday parties, money, power, and ambition. Then Netflix, Warner Bros, and a real cultural moment: what happens to cinema now? Are theaters finished? #podcast #Netflix #movies
December 21, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Ep149: Now Owned By Netflix Festive plans vs adulting. Daniel comes back from Texas charming and politics-free. Max battles holiday parties, money, power, and ambition. Then Netflix, Warner Bros, and a real cultural moment: what happens to cinema now? Are theaters finished? #podcast #Netflix #movies
Ep148: Holes in the Brain? — We meant to talk holidays, but the Kardashians stole the mic. Are holes in the brain real, is oversharing terminal, and is Daniel wrong for taking time off? Meanwhile Max melts down choosing between Oscar films and holiday movies. December wins again. #podcast
December 13, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Ep148: Holes in the Brain? — We meant to talk holidays, but the Kardashians stole the mic. Are holes in the brain real, is oversharing terminal, and is Daniel wrong for taking time off? Meanwhile Max melts down choosing between Oscar films and holiday movies. December wins again. #podcast
Ep147 — Being Gaslit By Peppermint Patty: Bezos gives us turkey trauma, DC’s sober bar chases booze, the gays flake, and the true culture war erupts — Wicked: For Good vs the Macy’s Parade battling for the DEI crown. Musical vs balloons. Choose wisely. #podcast #Wicked #DEI
December 6, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Episode 146 drops! Thanksgiving Eve + Wicked For Good Eve energy collide. Daniel rants about Friday meetings, Max has holiday cards + British treats ready, and the Besties gear up to fight over Wicked reviews. Wands at dawn.
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#podcast #Wicked
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#podcast #Wicked
November 27, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Episode 146 drops! Thanksgiving Eve + Wicked For Good Eve energy collide. Daniel rants about Friday meetings, Max has holiday cards + British treats ready, and the Besties gear up to fight over Wicked reviews. Wands at dawn.
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#podcast #Wicked
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#podcast #Wicked
New episode! Daniel’s back in the office (cue oysters + a panic cocktail), Max is juggling two jobs like a corporate himbo icon, and the Besties + Hubs are out here hunting for culture that isn’t celebrity doom. Listen now: linktr.ee/bitcheswithb...
#podcast #LGBTQ #Comedy #PopCulture
#podcast #LGBTQ #Comedy #PopCulture
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November 22, 2025 at 5:50 PM
New episode! Daniel’s back in the office (cue oysters + a panic cocktail), Max is juggling two jobs like a corporate himbo icon, and the Besties + Hubs are out here hunting for culture that isn’t celebrity doom. Listen now: linktr.ee/bitcheswithb...
#podcast #LGBTQ #Comedy #PopCulture
#podcast #LGBTQ #Comedy #PopCulture
Episode 144 is live: Daniel is cemetery-wandering during the shutdown, Max finally ran a sub-4 marathon (post-40 triumph), and Mariah’s out here declaring IT’S TIME — to celebrate? Or nap? Listen now: linktr.ee/bitcheswithb...
🎧 #podcast #marathon #fallvibes
🎧 #podcast #marathon #fallvibes
November 15, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Episode 144 is live: Daniel is cemetery-wandering during the shutdown, Max finally ran a sub-4 marathon (post-40 triumph), and Mariah’s out here declaring IT’S TIME — to celebrate? Or nap? Listen now: linktr.ee/bitcheswithb...
🎧 #podcast #marathon #fallvibes
🎧 #podcast #marathon #fallvibes
Who TF Is Madeline?
Hot Cider, witch vibes, Daniel wandering DC like he’s closing out a Nancy Meyers movie, Max suffering in bad bars as the only sober person, and Lily Allen dropping West End Girl like a cultural bomb.
It’s chaos. It’s spooky. It’s perfect.
#podcast #LilyAllen #SpookySeason
Hot Cider, witch vibes, Daniel wandering DC like he’s closing out a Nancy Meyers movie, Max suffering in bad bars as the only sober person, and Lily Allen dropping West End Girl like a cultural bomb.
It’s chaos. It’s spooky. It’s perfect.
#podcast #LilyAllen #SpookySeason
November 8, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Who TF Is Madeline?
Hot Cider, witch vibes, Daniel wandering DC like he’s closing out a Nancy Meyers movie, Max suffering in bad bars as the only sober person, and Lily Allen dropping West End Girl like a cultural bomb.
It’s chaos. It’s spooky. It’s perfect.
#podcast #LilyAllen #SpookySeason
Hot Cider, witch vibes, Daniel wandering DC like he’s closing out a Nancy Meyers movie, Max suffering in bad bars as the only sober person, and Lily Allen dropping West End Girl like a cultural bomb.
It’s chaos. It’s spooky. It’s perfect.
#podcast #LilyAllen #SpookySeason
SUB 4 OVER 40! 🎉
So proud to finally hit that goal — 3:44 finish at @oaksmarathon, pacing 8:34 per mile. Big thanks to my husband @jamiesycamore for being the ultimate cheer squad. Next up: @philly_marathon 🏃♂️
#RunningCommunity #MarathonTraining #Sub4Club #Over40Runners #RunnerLife
So proud to finally hit that goal — 3:44 finish at @oaksmarathon, pacing 8:34 per mile. Big thanks to my husband @jamiesycamore for being the ultimate cheer squad. Next up: @philly_marathon 🏃♂️
#RunningCommunity #MarathonTraining #Sub4Club #Over40Runners #RunnerLife
November 3, 2025 at 1:32 PM
SUB 4 OVER 40! 🎉
So proud to finally hit that goal — 3:44 finish at @oaksmarathon, pacing 8:34 per mile. Big thanks to my husband @jamiesycamore for being the ultimate cheer squad. Next up: @philly_marathon 🏃♂️
#RunningCommunity #MarathonTraining #Sub4Club #Over40Runners #RunnerLife
So proud to finally hit that goal — 3:44 finish at @oaksmarathon, pacing 8:34 per mile. Big thanks to my husband @jamiesycamore for being the ultimate cheer squad. Next up: @philly_marathon 🏃♂️
#RunningCommunity #MarathonTraining #Sub4Club #Over40Runners #RunnerLife
Chewbacca and Wicket out for their annual Halloween patrol. Galaxy secured. Treats collected. Spirits high. 🐾✨
#StarWars #Halloween #DogCostume #Chewbacca #Ewok #MayThePawsBeWithYou
#StarWars #Halloween #DogCostume #Chewbacca #Ewok #MayThePawsBeWithYou
November 3, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Chewbacca and Wicket out for their annual Halloween patrol. Galaxy secured. Treats collected. Spirits high. 🐾✨
#StarWars #Halloween #DogCostume #Chewbacca #Ewok #MayThePawsBeWithYou
#StarWars #Halloween #DogCostume #Chewbacca #Ewok #MayThePawsBeWithYou
A fresh episode just dropped! 🎧
Daniel’s terrifying his parents with “conversion” talk, Max is back from Philly with soccer & baby drama, and we’re wondering: if four men can break into the Louvre, why can’t one of them text back? 😂 Tune in: [link] #podcast #LouvreStories
Daniel’s terrifying his parents with “conversion” talk, Max is back from Philly with soccer & baby drama, and we’re wondering: if four men can break into the Louvre, why can’t one of them text back? 😂 Tune in: [link] #podcast #LouvreStories
November 1, 2025 at 4:47 PM
A fresh episode just dropped! 🎧
Daniel’s terrifying his parents with “conversion” talk, Max is back from Philly with soccer & baby drama, and we’re wondering: if four men can break into the Louvre, why can’t one of them text back? 😂 Tune in: [link] #podcast #LouvreStories
Daniel’s terrifying his parents with “conversion” talk, Max is back from Philly with soccer & baby drama, and we’re wondering: if four men can break into the Louvre, why can’t one of them text back? 😂 Tune in: [link] #podcast #LouvreStories
What do Max & Daniel do when we’re not recording?
Max: quarantining his inner baker into sourdough obsession.
Daniel: cemetery excursions, claiming “aesthetic research.”
You get this episode = you know their weirdness.
Listen: linktr.ee/bitcheswithb...
#podcast #LGBTQ #behindthescenes
Max: quarantining his inner baker into sourdough obsession.
Daniel: cemetery excursions, claiming “aesthetic research.”
You get this episode = you know their weirdness.
Listen: linktr.ee/bitcheswithb...
#podcast #LGBTQ #behindthescenes
October 24, 2025 at 11:51 AM
What do Max & Daniel do when we’re not recording?
Max: quarantining his inner baker into sourdough obsession.
Daniel: cemetery excursions, claiming “aesthetic research.”
You get this episode = you know their weirdness.
Listen: linktr.ee/bitcheswithb...
#podcast #LGBTQ #behindthescenes
Max: quarantining his inner baker into sourdough obsession.
Daniel: cemetery excursions, claiming “aesthetic research.”
You get this episode = you know their weirdness.
Listen: linktr.ee/bitcheswithb...
#podcast #LGBTQ #behindthescenes
We honor Dame Diane Keaton this episode — sweaters, pashminas, Daniel’s cemetery tours, and Max’s torrid love affair with a sourdough starter. Yes, that was verbal sausage innuendo. Listen: linktr.ee/bitcheswithb...
🎧 #podcast #DianeKeaton #fallvibes
🎧 #podcast #DianeKeaton #fallvibes
October 23, 2025 at 11:18 AM
We honor Dame Diane Keaton this episode — sweaters, pashminas, Daniel’s cemetery tours, and Max’s torrid love affair with a sourdough starter. Yes, that was verbal sausage innuendo. Listen: linktr.ee/bitcheswithb...
🎧 #podcast #DianeKeaton #fallvibes
🎧 #podcast #DianeKeaton #fallvibes
New episode drop 🎧 The Besties live their showgirl fantasy — but Taylor’s new album is the real main act. She’s spilling tea & leaving no crumbs. #TaylorSwift #Podcast
October 18, 2025 at 2:16 PM
New episode drop 🎧 The Besties live their showgirl fantasy — but Taylor’s new album is the real main act. She’s spilling tea & leaving no crumbs. #TaylorSwift #Podcast
The “song of the summer” didn’t show up — and maybe that says more about us than the charts.
🎧 Catch the new episode → link in bio
#music #TrendingMusic #BitchesWithBeards
🎧 Catch the new episode → link in bio
#music #TrendingMusic #BitchesWithBeards
October 16, 2025 at 11:21 AM
The “song of the summer” didn’t show up — and maybe that says more about us than the charts.
🎧 Catch the new episode → link in bio
#music #TrendingMusic #BitchesWithBeards
🎧 Catch the new episode → link in bio
#music #TrendingMusic #BitchesWithBeards
The government may be shut down, but the mics are still hot.
Daniel’s wandering cemeteries, I’m channeling Dolly & Reba, and somehow it all makes sense.
🎧 linktr.ee/bitcheswithb...
#Podcast #Shutdown #QueerVoices
Daniel’s wandering cemeteries, I’m channeling Dolly & Reba, and somehow it all makes sense.
🎧 linktr.ee/bitcheswithb...
#Podcast #Shutdown #QueerVoices
October 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The government may be shut down, but the mics are still hot.
Daniel’s wandering cemeteries, I’m channeling Dolly & Reba, and somehow it all makes sense.
🎧 linktr.ee/bitcheswithb...
#Podcast #Shutdown #QueerVoices
Daniel’s wandering cemeteries, I’m channeling Dolly & Reba, and somehow it all makes sense.
🎧 linktr.ee/bitcheswithb...
#Podcast #Shutdown #QueerVoices
Episode 140: Dolly, Reba & Taylor walk into a podcast… 🎙️ We’re alive, Daniel’s cemetery sightseeing (don’t ask), Max’s southern fire is from Richmond, and the Besties review Taylor’s new album. #podcast #taylorswift #dollyparton
October 15, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Episode 140: Dolly, Reba & Taylor walk into a podcast… 🎙️ We’re alive, Daniel’s cemetery sightseeing (don’t ask), Max’s southern fire is from Richmond, and the Besties review Taylor’s new album. #podcast #taylorswift #dollyparton
At a friends & family tasting and discovered a food hierarchy where small equals expensive and I am deeply humbled.
If anyone needs me I’ll be Googling ‘how to eat foam elegantly.’ #FineDining #TasteTest #FriendsAndFamily
If anyone needs me I’ll be Googling ‘how to eat foam elegantly.’ #FineDining #TasteTest #FriendsAndFamily
October 14, 2025 at 12:17 PM
At a friends & family tasting and discovered a food hierarchy where small equals expensive and I am deeply humbled.
If anyone needs me I’ll be Googling ‘how to eat foam elegantly.’ #FineDining #TasteTest #FriendsAndFamily
If anyone needs me I’ll be Googling ‘how to eat foam elegantly.’ #FineDining #TasteTest #FriendsAndFamily
#DianeKeaton was the Patron Saint of the Bitches With Beards #podcast, even our studio was named after her. We were constantly inspired by her #CoastalGrandma lifestyle and amazing talent. Today’s batch of Apple Cinnamon Sour Dough Muffins was in her honor!
October 11, 2025 at 7:19 PM
#DianeKeaton was the Patron Saint of the Bitches With Beards #podcast, even our studio was named after her. We were constantly inspired by her #CoastalGrandma lifestyle and amazing talent. Today’s batch of Apple Cinnamon Sour Dough Muffins was in her honor!
BBC Radio blocked in the U.S.
No Archers, no Shipping Forecast — just early-2000s pop rock and a sense of cultural doom.
A Brit abroad, left adrift. Send Marmite.
#BBCRadio #BritAbroad #CultureLoss #StreamingRights
No Archers, no Shipping Forecast — just early-2000s pop rock and a sense of cultural doom.
A Brit abroad, left adrift. Send Marmite.
#BBCRadio #BritAbroad #CultureLoss #StreamingRights
October 10, 2025 at 11:37 AM
BBC Radio blocked in the U.S.
No Archers, no Shipping Forecast — just early-2000s pop rock and a sense of cultural doom.
A Brit abroad, left adrift. Send Marmite.
#BBCRadio #BritAbroad #CultureLoss #StreamingRights
No Archers, no Shipping Forecast — just early-2000s pop rock and a sense of cultural doom.
A Brit abroad, left adrift. Send Marmite.
#BBCRadio #BritAbroad #CultureLoss #StreamingRights
No Taylor Swift talk — we recorded too early. Daniel’s got time to spare, Max got emotional at a Renn Fair, and his parents try to make sense of America — starting with “Who’s Bad Bunny?” 🎧 #podcast #BadBunny #popculture #RenaissanceFaire
October 9, 2025 at 12:34 PM
No Taylor Swift talk — we recorded too early. Daniel’s got time to spare, Max got emotional at a Renn Fair, and his parents try to make sense of America — starting with “Who’s Bad Bunny?” 🎧 #podcast #BadBunny #popculture #RenaissanceFaire
Dwayne Bug’s tail hasn’t stopped wagging since sunrise.
The jersey’s on, snacks are ready, and the bark count is rising. 🐶
#BillsMafia — who’s watching with their favorite fan tonight? 💙
(📸: one very handsome Bug repping @BuffaloBills)
The jersey’s on, snacks are ready, and the bark count is rising. 🐶
#BillsMafia — who’s watching with their favorite fan tonight? 💙
(📸: one very handsome Bug repping @BuffaloBills)
October 5, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Dwayne Bug’s tail hasn’t stopped wagging since sunrise.
The jersey’s on, snacks are ready, and the bark count is rising. 🐶
#BillsMafia — who’s watching with their favorite fan tonight? 💙
(📸: one very handsome Bug repping @BuffaloBills)
The jersey’s on, snacks are ready, and the bark count is rising. 🐶
#BillsMafia — who’s watching with their favorite fan tonight? 💙
(📸: one very handsome Bug repping @BuffaloBills)
Latest Downton Shabby: one of us never met Dr. Chase Meridian. Daniel dines with an ex, pats himself on the back for singlehood via dog-sitting. Max returns from Jersey City with a crab story you’ll regret hearing. Then we cry, toast, and bid adieu to Downton. #podcast
September 28, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Latest Downton Shabby: one of us never met Dr. Chase Meridian. Daniel dines with an ex, pats himself on the back for singlehood via dog-sitting. Max returns from Jersey City with a crab story you’ll regret hearing. Then we cry, toast, and bid adieu to Downton. #podcast