The Lovercast

Soap's Loverman (Braden)

BE ADVISED: The bald & flamingly-homosexual General of Loverlandia has co-opted an enemy recording set-up—meaning all Lovermen intel will now be encrypted straight to your devices via LOVERCAST! Keep up with whatever your Loverman, a.k.a. Braden, is hyperfocused on, getting emotional over, or yapping about. If you’re already an enlisted follower of @soaps.loverman, this podcast is made for you, diva! Remember to comment if there are pressing topics (or people) that should be brought to General Loverman’s attention. LOVERMEN ACTUAL, DATA IS READY TO BE RECEIVED. YOU HAVE LISTENING AUTHORITY.

Episodes

  1. 10/25/2025

    7: Our MLM Soap Opera Propaganda

    On this week's LOVERCAST, your General-in-Chief Braden meets with published author and longtime friend, L. Alyse Amidon! Lauren and Braden discuss their friendship, MLM stuff, and most importantly, the pairing of Robert and Aaron (Robron) from the long-standing British soap opera, EMMERDALE! NO KINGS MOVEMENT ⁠https://www.nokings.org/ ⁠Edited by Alex: https://www.instagram.com/relalex_ Follow Lauren and Support Her Work: https://www.lalysewriter.com/ https://www.instagram.com/l.alyse_writer/ https://lalyseamidon.substack.com/ Follow Soap's Loverman (Braden): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/soapsloverman ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@soaps.loverman ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/soaps.loverman ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/soapsloverman ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitch.tv/soapsloverman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.youtube.com/@soapsloverman ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the Lovermen Discord Community:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://discord.com/invite/soapsloverman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Time Stamps:Intro: 00:00 - 3:15 Robron: 3:15 - 7:02 Context on Emerdale: 7:02 - 14:52 2015 era: 14:52 - 51:01
 2016 Emmerdale: 51:01 - 1:12:59 2017-2018 Emmerdale: 1:12:59 - 1:24:02

 2019 - present Emmerdale: 1:24:02 - 2:21:08 Lauren’s book/next steps: 2:21:08 - 2:23:40 Outro: 2:23:40 - 2:25:17 Songs of the Week: Father Figure — Taylor Swift CANCELLED! — Taylor Swift Elizabeth Taylor — Taylor Swift Actually Romantic — Taylor Swift The Other Side of Paradise — Glass Animals Flowers-Fire — Kingfishr I Cried, I Wept — Kingfishr #soapsloverman #loverman #cosplay #gay #mlm #friendship #interview #men #fictionalcharacters #pride #funny #robron #emmerdale #robertsugden #aarondingle #lalyseamidon #fandom #shipping

  2. 09/08/2025

    6: The Intersection of Queerness and Disability in Fandom Spaces (GalaxyCon San Jose Panel)

    On this week's LOVERCAST, join your General-in-Chief Braden and resident Battle Strategist, Lt. Casey at their panel at San Jose Galaxy Con, discussing what it means to be queer and disabled in fandom spaces. Edited by Alex: https://www.instagram.com/relalex_ Intro + disclaimer: 00:00 - 00:53 Introductions: 00:53 - 9:25 What intersectionality is: 9:25 - 10:48 The acceptance in fandom spaces: 10:48 - 17:15 Visualization of uniqueness: 17:15 - 24:09 Why it matters: 24:09 - 40:10 Questions from the audience 40:10 - 1:05:54 Outro: 1:05:54 - 1:06:20 Follow Casey: https://www.tiktok.com/@hotdogsinrobotform https://www.twitch.tv/unicornsinrobotform Follow Soap's Loverman (Braden):⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://linktr.ee/soapsloverman ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@soaps.loverman ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/soaps.loverman ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/soapsloverman https://www.twitch.tv/soapsloverman ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@soapsloverman Join the Lovermen Discord Community:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://discord.com/invite/soapsloverman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Songs of the Week: Man On The Moon - Kingfishr Next To Me - Kingfishr Gloria - Kingfishr Shadow - Kingfishr Caroline - Kingfishr So Far Away - Avenged Sevenfold #soapsloverman, #loverman, #ghostcosplay, #callofduty, #cosplay, #gay, #mlm, #conventions, #friendship, #queerness, #disability, #fandom, #cosplay, #conventions, #GalaxyCon, #panel

  3. 07/24/2025

    5: Bigfoot is My Spirit Animal

    On this week's LOVERCAST, your General-in-Chief Braden sits down for an interview with our resident Battle Strategist, Lt. Casey, discussing toxic traits, cryptids, fictional characters, and more! Edited by Alex: https://www.instagram.com/relalex_ Intro: 00:00 - 1:54 Toxic Traits: 1:54 - 3:59 Cryptid (w/ cryptid stories & Silver surfer meme): 3:59- 10:25 One free punch to any fictional character: 10:25 - 17:14 Something that shouldn't be attractive but is: 17:14 - 21:20 Truck simulator talk: 21:20 - 22:23 Core memories: 22:23 - 33:29 Rapid fire questions: 33:29 - 35:24 Pride talk: 35:24 - 37:45 Who would pull Casey's hair the hardest: 37:45 -38:58 Villian redemption or ROT: 38:58 - 41:43 Sleep in hike or sunrise hike: 41:43 - 41:57 $1mil but a duck follows you: 41:57 - 44:26 Outro: 44:26 - 47:41 Follow Soap's Loverman (Braden): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/soapsloverman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@soaps.loverman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/soaps.loverman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/soapsloverman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitch.tv/soapsloverman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@soapsloverman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the Lovermen Discord Community: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.com/invite/soapsloverman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Songs of the Week: Doodles — Rose Betts Everybody Needs Somebody — Noah Cyrus, Vance Joy Medicine — Daughter thanK you aIMee — Taylor Swift Mind Over Matter (Live) — Young the Giant #soapsloverman, #loverman, #ghostcosplay, #callofduty, #cosplay, #gay, #mlm, #conventions, #friendship, #interview, #toxictraits, #men, #cryptids, #fictionalcharacters, #pride, #funny

  4. 07/08/2025

    4: Conventions & Gay British Soap Opera Men

    On this week's LOVERCAST, your General-in-Chief Braden recounts recent conventions, a secret tik tok account, and his favorite gay soap opera guilty pleasure! (Episode edited by: Alex (@relalexx_) NO KINGS MOVEMENT https://www.nokings.org/ ICE OUT OF OUR CITY / PROTEST RESOURCES: ACLU – https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights...  Immigrant Defense Project – https://www.immigrantdefenseproject.o...  Freedom for Immigrants – https://www.freedomforimmigrants.org/... Immigrants Legal Resource Center – https://www.ilrc.org/community-resour...  Immigration Justice Campaign – https://immigrationjustice.us/  CREDIBLE RESOURCES TO HELP FREE PALESTINE: Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund - https://www.pcrf.net/ UNICEF - https://www.unicefusa.org/stories/hel... Doctors Without Borders - https://donate.doctorswithoutborders.org World Central Kitchen - https://wck.org/ World Health Organization - https://www.who.int/ Headcount - https://www.headcount.org/ IG ACCOUNTS FOR A FREE PALESTINE: @eye.on.palestine @aljazeeraenglish @palestinianyouthmovement @byplestia @motaz_azaiza @impact LGBTQ+ RESOURCES: https://Translifeline.org  https://Glaad.org   https://Pflag.org  https://www.thetrevorproject.org/  REPRODUCTIVE RESOURCES: https://aidaccess.org  https://plancpills.org  https://Ineedana.com  https://www.reprolegalhelpline.org/  https://heyjane.com  CHAPTERS: Intro: 0:00 - 1:06 More Intro: 1:06 - 4:06 Convention Updates: 4:06 - 25:11 Handlers & Con Haul: 25:11 - 29:05 Thoughts on Otakufest: 29:05 - 33:50 St. Augustine and Post-Con Blues: 33:50 - 36:51 Green: 36:51 - 39:45 Secret Braden: 39:45 - 41:28 Robron and Emmerdale: 41:28 - 46:09 Songs of the Week: 46:09 - 49:33 Outro: 49:33 - 51:28 Follow Soap's Loverman (Braden): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/soapsloverman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@soaps.loverman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/soaps.loverman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/soapsloverman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitch.tv/soapsloverman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@soapsloverman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the Lovermen Discord Community: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.com/invite/soapsloverman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Songs of the Week: Who We Want to Be - Tom Day Isimo - Bleachers Daddy Lessons - Beyonce Find Your People - Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors Love Me Not - Raven Lenae #soapsloverman, #loverman, #ghostcosplay, #callofduty, #cosplay, #gay, #mlm, #conventions, #DreamHack, #DHDallas, #Otakufest, #friendship, #Miami, #AlainMesa, #SamuelRoukin, #NeilEllice, #StAugustine, #Robron, #Emmerdale

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BE ADVISED: The bald & flamingly-homosexual General of Loverlandia has co-opted an enemy recording set-up—meaning all Lovermen intel will now be encrypted straight to your devices via LOVERCAST! Keep up with whatever your Loverman, a.k.a. Braden, is hyperfocused on, getting emotional over, or yapping about. If you’re already an enlisted follower of @soaps.loverman, this podcast is made for you, diva! Remember to comment if there are pressing topics (or people) that should be brought to General Loverman’s attention. LOVERMEN ACTUAL, DATA IS READY TO BE RECEIVED. YOU HAVE LISTENING AUTHORITY.