John Selig Outspoken

John Selig
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John Selig Outspoken features interviews with GLBT leaders and opinion makers, discussions with GLBT writers and commentaries from me - John Selig, your host. All this plus music from electronic music virtuoso, Jeffrey Reid Baker. Please visit our blog for more information about John Selig Outspoken at www.johnselig.com/podcast.

  1. 04/03/2014

    Episode 91 - Daryl Howard - Professional Magician and Master Electrician

    Daryl Howard’s life-long love of magic began when he was 8 years old and his dad took him to the State Fair of Texas where he saw a magician perform. He has performed as a part-time professional close-up magician since he was a teacher. Daryl has had the honor to study under and perform with some of the top professionals in the field. Daryl Howard also has over thirty years experience in the electrical industry. He is a licensed master electrician. He runs his own business. He is a senior instructor for the IEC Dallas trade school for apprentice electricians where he teaches the master electrician’s prep course. He is also a part-time professional photographer and has been a licensed private pilot since the age of seventeen.

    1h 17m
  2. Episode 90 - Lesléa Newman - Author and Poet

    09/01/2013

    Episode 90 - Lesléa Newman - Author and Poet

    Lesléa Newman famed author and poet best known for writing the famous children's book, "Heather Has Two Mommies," which religious fundamentalists tried desperately for years to get removed from librairies. Lesléa has published over 60 books and speaks regularly at colleges and universities all over the country. Lesléa discusses her book of 68 pose, "October Morning: A Tribute to Matthew Shepard," which was published in 2012. Lesléa Newman was the keynote speaker at the University of Wyoming less than a week after Matthew Shepard died. This highly moving book of poems vividly bring back the brutal murder Matthew Shepard 25 years ago.

    1h 17m
  3. Episode 89 - Shari Johnson - Evangelical Christian Mom with a Lesbian Daughter (Part 2 of 2)

    07/23/2012

    Episode 89 - Shari Johnson - Evangelical Christian Mom with a Lesbian Daughter (Part 2 of 2)

    Shari Johnson in part two of a two-part is an Evangelical Christian mother whose life turned upside down when her 37 year old daughter, Cholene, called her and told her she was gay in July 2002. Shari has just published a book called, "Above All Things: The Journey of an Evangelical Christian Mother and Her Gay Daughter." In part two of our conversation Shari continues her discussion of reconciling her daughter being a lesbian with her deeply held religious beliefs, attending her daughter's wedding and starting the PFLAG chapter in Odessa, TX. This podcast should be shared widely with LGBT people who come from Evangelical Christian families and with Evangelical Christian parents who LGBT children.

    1h 2m
  4. Episode 88 - Shari Johnson - Evangelical Christian Mom with a Lesbian Daughter (Part 1 of 2)

    07/12/2012

    Episode 88 - Shari Johnson - Evangelical Christian Mom with a Lesbian Daughter (Part 1 of 2)

    Shari Johnson in part one of a two-part is an Evangelical Christian mother whose life turned upside down when her 37 year old daughter, Cholene, called her and told her she was gay in July 2002. Shari has just published a book called, "Above All Things: The Journey of an Evangelical Christian Mother and Her Gay Daughter." Shari chronicles her journey in coming to terms with her daughter being a lesbian and reconciling that with her deeply held religious beliefs. In December 2010 Shari founded and became president of a chapter of PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and gays) in Odessa, Texas. In this episode Shari share receiving the shocking news from Cholene and how she dealt with it, coming to terms with what it meant, learning how to deal with family members, friends and members of her faith, writing her book which took six years and meeting Cholene's partner. This podcast should be shared widely with LGBT people who come from Evangelical Christian families and with Evangelical Christian parents who LGBT children.

    1h 15m
  5. Episode 87 - Dawn Meifert - Marketing Expert, Photographer and LGBT and Women's Rights Activist (Part 2 of 2)

    07/04/2012

    Episode 87 - Dawn Meifert - Marketing Expert, Photographer and LGBT and Women's Rights Activist (Part 2 of 2)

    Dawn Meifert in part two of a two-part conversation continues her discussion on the Republican War on Women.

    57 min
  6. Episode 86 - Dawn Meifert - Marketing Expert, Photographer and LGBT and Women's Rights Activist (Part 1 of 2)

    06/27/2012

    Episode 86 - Dawn Meifert - Marketing Expert, Photographer and LGBT and Women's Rights Activist (Part 1 of 2)

    Dawn Meifert in part one of a two-part conversation discusses her marketing firm, Dawn Meifert Marketing Group, the protest she organized against Sarah Palin who visited Dallas during the 2008 campaign and begins a discussion on the Republican War on Women.

    55 min
  7. Episode 85 - John Selig Outspoken: The Book - JFK and The Age of Camelot & President Obama Supports Same Sex Marriage

    05/20/2012

    Episode 85 - John Selig Outspoken: The Book - JFK and The Age of Camelot & President Obama Supports Same Sex Marriage

    Two essays that will go into The Book are featured. The first deals with my recollection of President John Kennedy.. He was the hero of many in my parent's generation and the first president I remember.  I saw JFK when he campaigned for office and his assassination still is vividly in my memory. The second shares the impact on me of President Barack Obama's recent announced support for same-sex marriage.

    1 hr
  8. Episode 84 - Farnaz Wallace: The New World Market Place (Part 2 of 2)

    05/10/2012

    Episode 84 - Farnaz Wallace: The New World Market Place (Part 2 of 2)

    Farnaz Wallace, part two of a two-part conversation. Farnaz Wallace is a consultant and speaker who draws on her years as former Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at Church's Chicken to discuss the New World Market place and three major macro trends: the shifting role of women at home and at work, the new values and ideological power of youth culture and the growth and influence of multicultural consumers and societies. This has implications not only for corporations in understanding their customers but also for organizations in both the LGBT and mainstream in attracting volunteers and serving the community. This episode focuses on her new book "The New World Market Place" and the macro trends on youth and multiculturalism. Farnaz also talks about returning to Iran for a visit in 2000 for the first time in over twenty years and also what the Iranian people are really like.

    59 min
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John Selig Outspoken features interviews with GLBT leaders and opinion makers, discussions with GLBT writers and commentaries from me - John Selig, your host. All this plus music from electronic music virtuoso, Jeffrey Reid Baker. Please visit our blog for more information about John Selig Outspoken at www.johnselig.com/podcast.

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  • Creator
    John Selig
  • Years Active
    2007 - 2014
  • Episodes
    93
  • Rating
    Clean
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