Have you ever wondered where the phrase “the Mount Rushmore of…” actually came from? Today on the Gay2K podcast, we are grabbing our chisels and carving our definitive pop culture opinions in stone!

We’re taking a deep dive into the internet’s favorite ranking format to decode how a South Dakota monument became the ultimate slang for “The Top 4 of All Time.” We trace the trend's origins from early 2000s sports radio to its absolute domination on Stan Twitter and TikTok. Why do we love ranking things? And why does the strict four-slot limit cause such fierce pop culture debates?

Then, we are putting our own rules to the test. We’re building our official Gay2K Mount Rushmores