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Rob Watson hosts an engaged hour of lively conversation on a variety of topics involving the LGBT community. Featuring co-host Brody Levesque ! The podcast has been named one of the best LGBT podcasts of 2019 by FMPlayer, and one of the ”Top 20 LGBT Podcasts You Must Follow in 2020” by Feedspot.com . (https://blog.feedspot.com/lgbt_podcasts/)
Episodes
Today’s conversation is about a bold new chapter in queer cinema! We talk to the new CinePride Film Festival's Arisce Wanzer. CinePride, debuts in September in Los Angeles. The four-day event promises to be a transformative celebration of authentic and diverse queer narratives, highlighting stories that challenge, inspire, and showcase the profound impact of LGBTQIA+ voices in cinema. Filmmaker, or film lover, Arisce is here with a...
My guest is the very talented, acclaimed nonbinary actor, writer, producer, and activist Vico Ortiz, a renowned drag king. Vico is debuting their original solo show RISE OF A KING in NYC and LA. In the show, Vico takes audiences on a whimsical, astrological, gender-bending journey through their childhood, using drag as a tool to both untether and re-root themselves.
My guest today is the former YouTube star and rising talent Presley Alexander, who is making waves with a breakout role in the highly anticipated Amazon/MGM’s The Accountant 2, starring Ben Affleck .
Presley's journey in the industry began at the young age of 7, launching the YouTube channel ActOutGames, where they gained national recognition for candid, intelligent videos on science, LGBTQ+ identity, and mental health. They came ...
Fresh from its film festival and theatrical run accolades, the popular film THROUPLE will soon premier on straming services. I talked in depth with the talented Michael Doshier about the film's intimacies.
The film follows a lonely gay singer-songwriter as he navigates the messy terrains of modern desire, friendship, and unconventional love. When he unexpectedly becomes romantically entangled with a married couple, he’s forced to r...
My guest, Caitlin Starling, is a nationally bestselling author known for her genre-hopping horror novels, including The Luminous Dead, The Death of Jane Lawrence, Last to Leave the Room, and The Starving Saints.
THE STARVING SAINTS is an atmospheric fever dream of medieval horror with a sapphic twist. It follows three women—a sad lady knight desperate for purpose, a paranoid ex-nun chasing forbidden knowledge, and a rageful servant...
Roy Blakey was a legend in multiple artistic niches. In the Ice Skating Performance world, he was their "Spirit Leader". In the world of photography, celebrating male nudity, he was known as "the grandfather of gay photography."
While he chronicled and impacted the world, he especially did so to his niece, filmmaker Keri Pickett. She, and the exceptional Dawn Mikkelson (and previous guest to our show) have been working on the new ...
Joining me today for a lively conversation is Spencer Stevenson, who stars alongside Lauren Graham (Gilmore Girls, Parenthood), Spencer plays “Elliot,” the eccentric and stylish social media team member at a boutique New York ad agency. Known for his quirky personality, six-inch heels, and carefree attitude, Elliot brings humor and heart to the series, which explores the chaos that ensues when Ge...
Actress Janine Evans had a birthday wish - a great celebration of transgender people and the allies who love them. With the backing of Laura Bishop at the theatrical artist collective the 418 Project, and Topher Steele of Center for Spiritual Living, that wish became a vision, and became an event. That event is now a happening: The Emerald Ball in Santa Cruz California with music, fashion, and everything OZ. The team is on the podc...
A great conversation with Smashby, the fearless gender-blending artist who has thrilled Euro and Pride audiences for the past few years. We talk about his new music, and song, FIRST RODEO, which departs into infectious country music territory.
A rising star in the LGBTQ+ music scene, Smashby has always been unapologetically himself. Growing up, he endured relentless teasing from classmates who mocked his looks, voice, and mannerism...
Trans author Rainie Oet (she/her), here with me today, is the author of the picture books Robin’s Worlds and Monster Seek (Astra). She has been awarded the Shirley Jackson Prize in Fiction.
We talk about her fantastic new book GLITCH GIRL! Poetic and lyrical, the book takes the reader through the adventures of a 5th- 7th grader and their internal self-discovery and reactions to challenges. Her journey of self-discovery is furth...
Singer/songwriter Mike Maimone's music and life story are defined by resilience, passion, and authenticity.
Since launching his label, 8eat8 Records, in 2008, he has released 56 projects and contributed to numerous others, including playing keyboards on Company of Thieves’ Running From a Gamble, produced by Rob Schnapf, and Jon Walker of Panic! At the Disco’s Crazy Dream EP.
On top of being a prolific recording artist, Mike has ave...
Long time former Mayor and City Council Member Jeff Comerchero and his co-author E.J. Radford have written a new dual memoir detailing not only their lives, but the unique circumstances that led to a friendship that never should have happened. We talked to them and heard their story!
Comerchero is a 77-year-old staunch Republican, far to the right on most political, cultural, and social issues. In stark contrast, Radford is...
Kristine W, named the 8th Greatest Dance Artist of All Time by Billboard Magazine, is lighting up dance floors once again with her reimagining of the Sade classic, “Smooth Operator”. We talk about her incredible catalogue, new album and upcoming shows!
David just released a cover of the George Michael classic. We talk about the parallels between George Michael's coming out and David's own. It is a great, personal conversation about a song of huge impact.
Award-winning Canadian filmmaker Catherine Legault (“Sisters: Dream & Variations”), chronicles the world of young non-binary trans photographer Laurence Philomène as they put together their first book, Puberty, a series of self-portraits documenting their transition during hormone therapy. “Larry (They/Them)” debuts in LA at SlamDance Film Festival- but not before we talk to this director, and this star first!
Garrett Miller is our OG podcast producer and star. He began our collaboration years ago and Rob Watson continued to develop it into a forum for the unheard queer artistic, musical, filmic and literary voices we need to hear. We talk about that history and the great new Garrett Miller music ready to download NOW!
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