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Pride Is A Protest

This Way Out: The International LGBTQ Radio Magazine - June 25, 2024 18:29 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
Pivotal street actions that have fueled the march toward LGBTQ liberation are included in a newly-accessible collection of This Way Out programs at americanarchive.org: Section 28 protesters converged on Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at Downing Street, a Stop AIDS Now barricade blocked the Gol...

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Pride Is A Party

This Way Out: The International LGBTQ Radio Magazine - June 18, 2024 16:55 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
It’s the soundtrack that keeps a movement moving! Hear our playlist of essential pride anthems from past and present, and meet emerging queer musician and artist Caroline Kingsbury. She talks about the resurgence of LGBTQ+ music and drops her new single about chosen family and home, "Our House." ...

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MANIFESTATION MASTER CLASS: ALIGN ✨

Bedside - June 12, 2024 04:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
SOLO SESH: Class is in SESSION! To celebrate the launch of the Monthly Manifestation Journal we're kicking off PART TWO of the Manifestation Master Class on the podcast  💫 Today we're chatting all things alignment: the power of synthesizing our desires to meet our higher self and create monthly ...

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Pride Is Political

This Way Out: The International LGBTQ Radio Magazine - June 11, 2024 15:55 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
Laws are being passed — and thugs are being deployed — attempting to shut down drag shows around the world. That’s the news making the headlines, but the backstage news is that drag performers are organizing in protest to protect their art. Qommittee Board President Blaq Dinamyte also talks about...

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MANIFESTATION MASTER CLASS: VISUALIZE 📖

Bedside - June 05, 2024 00:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
SOLO SESH: SURPRISE!!! The Monthly Manifestation Journals are HERE! And to celebrate we're kicking off a Manifestation Master Class on the podcast  💫 Today is PART 1 and we're chatting all things visualization: the power of connecting to our intuition, owning our desires, tuning inward, and gett...

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Pride Is Personal

This Way Out: The International LGBTQ Radio Magazine - June 04, 2024 18:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
One frightening mid-May night in San Diego, California, LGBTQ+ venues Pecs Bar, The Rail, Number One on Fifth Avenue and Rich’s were the targets of a pellet gun shooting spree. Rich’s employee Eddie Reynoso vividly recounts the disturbing incident that led to his being struck in the eye with a ge...

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San Francisco’s White Night Uprising

This Way Out: The International LGBTQ Radio Magazine - May 28, 2024 12:31 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
Forty-five years ago the shocking verdict in the murder of gay San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk and ally Mayor George Moscone sent the queer community and its journalists into the streets, where they were destined for a historic confrontation with police. Dr. Tanya D. Zuk of the Department o...

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NY African Film Fest & MA Marriage Equality Anniversary

This Way Out: The International LGBTQ Radio Magazine - May 21, 2024 11:58 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
Three short films — “Making Men” (Belgium, Zimbabwe), “Papi” (USA) and “Love Taps” (USA) — add a queer perspective as the New York African Film Festival explores the intersection of historical and contemporary people on the continent and among the diaspora, under the theme “Convergence in Time” (...

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SOLO SESH: Optimizing Hormonal Health & Cycle Syncing

Bedside - May 15, 2024 04:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
This week I'm back with a solo sesh and chatting all things ✨happy hormones✨ On today's episode I'm unraveling the complexities of hormone dysregulation and dishing out insights from my recent lab tests. Plus I'm sharing my strategies for stabilizing blood sugar and optimizing wellness through c...

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Queer Broadway Picks and Tony Nods

This Way Out: The International LGBTQ Radio Magazine - May 14, 2024 07:51 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
Broadway’s 2023-24 season is full of LGBTQ-related plays and musicals. Gay USA’s Andy Humm and guest co-host Merryn Johns offer their thoughts on the hits, the misses and the queer Tony nominees; we add some examples from the shows “Suffs,” “Prayer for the French Republic,” “Merrily We Roll Along...

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Interview with Dr. Jane Fleishman | Ep #38

Profiles in LGBTQ+ Courage - May 10, 2024 07:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Dr. Jane Fleishman is an accomplished sexuality educator, writer, program developer, and researcher. In 2016, at the age of 62, she received her doctorate in Human Sexuality from the Widener University Center for Human Sexuality Studies after a successful career as a consultant for a large publi...

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AMANDA'S ENGAGED!!! (Plus Full TTPD Recap)

Bedside - May 08, 2024 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
AMANDA BLAIR IS ENGAGED!!! I can't wait for everyone to hear this expansive engagement story time episode. Amanda shares how her idea of marriage has changed, throwing an authentic wedding, and how Z proposed! FYI: The first 40 minutes of our convo are all things Taylor Swift and her latest albu...

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Augusten Burroughs, The Early Years

This Way Out: The International LGBTQ Radio Magazine - May 07, 2024 05:55 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
The world’s best-known memoirist whose the long series of books about his horrible and hilarious life began with “Running with Scissors” and “Dry.” Augusten Burroughs talks about writing, living and queering the memoir form. (Interviewed by Steve Pride.) And in NewsWrap: the United Methodist Chu...

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Holistic Skincare 101: Managing Hormonal Acne & Getting Dewy AF Skin with Alicia Pullen

Bedside - May 02, 2024 15:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
The day is finally here! I'm sitting down with my FAVORITE facialist, esthetician, and skincare guru Alicia Pullen to chat all things healthy & happy skin. I found Alicia's studio BB Soft Skin about a year ago, and Alicia has single handedly cleared my hormonal acne from the inside out. On today...

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Teaching Moments: NH Trans Teen & Aussie DIY DJ

This Way Out: The International LGBTQ Radio Magazine - April 30, 2024 16:07 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
New Hampshire high school high jump champion Maelle Jacques’s testimony (questioned by state Senator Stephen Woodcock) helps stop a trans sports exclusion bill at the committee level in the state Senate. Australian DJ James “Breko” Brechney lit up the town with a 2020 Vivid Sydney event re-imagi...

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FEEL YOUR BEST with Celebrity Private Chef Brooke Baevsky AKA Chef Bae

Bedside - April 24, 2024 04:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
Let's Dish! Today I'm here with the amazing celebrity private chef, Brooke Baevsky, AKA Chef Bae AKA Mayor of Erewhon. We're diving into the world of healthy cooking and swapping tips that anyone can use. From navigating dietary needs to scoring great ingredients on a budget, Brooke's got the sc...

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Paragraph 175 — The Movie

This Way Out: The International LGBTQ Radio Magazine - April 23, 2024 15:02 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
Award-winning documentarians Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman talk about finding the stories of those who were swept up when Germany went from being a homosexual haven to a horrific Nazi hell (interviewed by Steve Pride). Contains material some listeners may find disturbing. Passionate voices fi...

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SOLO SESH: Breaking Love Spells & Resetting For Spring

Bedside - April 18, 2024 07:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
This week I'm BACK with a solo sesh and chatting all things ✨collective transformation✨ Spring is officially in the air and we're diving deep into death and rebirth cycles and what lifestyle changes I've has been implementing to help get me out of a winter slump.  We're chitchatting: spring re...

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Ann Bannon, Beebo Brinker’s BFF

This Way Out: The International LGBTQ Radio Magazine - April 16, 2024 16:12 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
Back in the days when we liked Ike and loved Lucy, Ann Bannon’s “Odd Girl Out” and the other pulp novels in the “Beebo Brinker Chronicles” gave pre-Stonewall lesbians some reading that mattered (interviewed by Steve Pride). And in NewsWrap: Germany passes a Self-Determination Act to make it easi...

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Interview with Mayor Brett Smiley | Ep #37

Profiles in LGBTQ+ Courage - April 12, 2024 07:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Brett Smiley is the married, gay mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, the first in the city's 400-year history. Elected to office in 2022 on his second try for the job, Smiley got his start in Rhode Island politics years before, serving as Chief Operating Officer for Providence and Director of Adm...

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Ending a Marriage and Jumping Timelines with Ashleigh Renard

Bedside - April 10, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
Should I stay or should I go?! On today's episode we are BACK with guest Ashleigh Renard as dives deeps into her journey of leaving her marriage and the importance of building clarity in relationships. Ashleigh shares her experience of feeling disconnected and frustrated in her marriage and how ...

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“Stranger Than Straight” Redux

This Way Out: The International LGBTQ Radio Magazine - April 09, 2024 14:54 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
Somewhere between Radio Hall of Famer Barry “Dr. Demento” Hansen and Billie “Glinda” Burke, queer activist and audio producer David Fradkin found “Nurse Pimento” and her pop culture novelty treasures in the late 1970s. Featuring: Carroll O’Connor, Jack Lemon and Joe E. Brown, Groucho Marx, Stan L...

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Overcoming “Good Girl Syndrome” 🙏 How Sexual Guilt is Getting in the Way of Your Sex Life with Dr. Kate Balestrieri

Bedside - April 03, 2024 15:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
Today I'm joined again by my FAVORITE sex therapist Dr. Kate Balestrieri! We're here to discuss the topic of sexual shame and self-worth when it comes to "Good Girl Syndrome" (thank you Catholic school). On today's episode we're exploring signs of sexual shame, the impact of societal messaging o...

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This Way Out, Born 1988: “Thens” Making “Nows”

This Way Out: The International LGBTQ Radio Magazine - April 02, 2024 11:08 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
Sounds of the LGBTQ movement during the first six months of This Way Out’s existence — the program that debuted on April 1, 1988 — and how those historic sounds continue to echo in the issues facing queer communities today. And in NewsWrap: a landslide vote sends Thailand’s marriage equality bil...

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Don McBride born 1936 became blind at age 11, O&M instructor before it was a grad degree.

Safe Toddles Talks Orientation and Mobility - March 31, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour
This week is a real treat- I found Don McBride’s interview, he was born in 1936. He is a great storyteller and gives amazing insight into what it was like to be blind child in the 1940s and 50s- he became blind at age 11, he attend residential school and so had certain advantages – but, there wa...

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Am I Settling? Self Worth, Comparison & Timelines ⌛ Answering Listener Q's: Quickie with Amanda Blair

Bedside - March 27, 2024 04:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
QUICKIE: Am I settling in my relationship? Why do I feel so behind? What are tools to manage rough patches? Today I'm back with my Quickies co-host Amanda Blair to breakdown all things comparison, self worth, and timelines. We answer your listener Q's, share our current musings, and give tools &...

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Fulfilling Methodist Prophecy & Rosie for Equality

This Way Out: The International LGBTQ Radio Magazine - March 26, 2024 23:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
The United Methodist Church is preparing for its first General Conference following the departure of congregations unable to accept LGBTQ equality, and an impassioned 2019 speech by now-Rev. J.J. Warren helped set the agenda for the future. Comedian and television talk-star Rosie O”Donnell elope...

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Frances born 1952, RLF, prefers her Dog Guide over Long Canes

Safe Toddles Talks Orientation and Mobility - March 26, 2024 23:00 - 1 hour
We are entering the 1950s with Frances who was born 1952 seven years after the first white cane was taught to a blinded veteran of WWII. She remembered knowing that she had to wait to learn to use a long cane once she became 15. This is a terrific discussion of her dog guide use and paratransit....

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CONGRATS! You're Going Through a Breakup! ❤️‍🩹 with Lydia Klemensowicz

Bedside - March 20, 2024 04:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
CONGRATS, you've gone through (or are going through) a breakup! No for real, I'm being serious. Welcome to your detour in the right direction. Today I'm joined by guest Lydia Klemensowicz, a certified Reiki Master and Dating and Breakup Coach, who here to share her insights on navigating the jou...

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Taletha born 1951 with no light perception

Safe Toddles Talks Orientation and Mobility - March 20, 2024 01:00 - 1 hour
If you want some assurances that growing up blind, waiting until school age to get the first long cane  can result in a well adjusted, fully employed and outgoing adult- then listen to Taletha. She compares working with O&M specialists who were sighted and blind. Overall, she felt she should hav...