24 episodes

Queer oral history and personal coming out stories recounted by members of the LGBTQI+ community. These empowering, emotional, liberating stories inspire and inform across communities, inviting listeners on a journey of self discovery and what it feels like to live an authentic life. 

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    • Society & Culture
    • 5.0 • 16 Ratings

Queer oral history and personal coming out stories recounted by members of the LGBTQI+ community. These empowering, emotional, liberating stories inspire and inform across communities, inviting listeners on a journey of self discovery and what it feels like to live an authentic life. 

    Episode 23: Multidisciplinary Creative, Sara Elise

    Episode 23: Multidisciplinary Creative, Sara Elise

    SARA ELISE is a multidisciplinary creative, splitting her time between Brooklyn and The Catskills, New York. She works primarily in the hospitality, well-being, and food industries and is the co-founder and designer of Apogeo Guest House, a boutique hotel concept space in Nicaragua that centers QTPOC, as well as the founder of Harvest & Revel, a NY-based sustainable event catering + design company.She is the author of A Recipe for More, her debut book released with Harper Collins in May 2...

    • 1 hr 8 min
    Episode 22: Entertainment Executive, Terez Mychelle

    Episode 22: Entertainment Executive, Terez Mychelle

    Terez Mychelle is a thespian, entertainment executive and an accomplished administrator with more than thirty-five (35) years of experience working with Non-Profit Organizations, privately and publicly funded organizations, and LGBTQIA+ Global Foundations.Currently, Terez serves as Executive Director for Global Collective, a Global hybrid luxury branding, marketing, management, and talent agency. As a trained thespian, and entertainment executive Terez has produced shows in community theatre,...

    • 1 hr
    Episode 21: AIDS Cyclist - Uli Schackmann

    Episode 21: AIDS Cyclist - Uli Schackmann

    In May 2017, Uli Schackmann and her loyal canine companion, Jackson, took off on a six-thousand-mile solo bicycle trip from Alaska to Key West, Florida, to raise money and bring attention to the cause of HIV/AIDS. What began as a daring dream-come-true quickly became a physically and emotionally challenging adventure as Uli battled her own fears and the elements, surviving encounters with bears, rattlesnakes, cougars, and other wildlife. However, her most profound and life-changing encounters...

    • 41 min
    Episode 20: Drag King Legend, Comedian - Murray Hill

    Episode 20: Drag King Legend, Comedian - Murray Hill

    MURRAY HILL is a NYC legend, comedian, TV host, MC, an international entertainer, a relentless shtick slinger, larger-than-life personality, and freewheeling ad-libber. He plays Fred Rococo in Bridget Everett’s Somebody Somewhere (HBO). The show was awarded many “Best of 2022 & 2023” Awards, including “Best New TV Series” from AFI and was just renewed for a third season. He hosts the new competition show Drag Me To Dinner (Hulu). He can be seen on Amy Schumer’s Life & Beth...

    • 44 min
    Episode 19: Costume Designer, Stylist, Patricia Field

    Episode 19: Costume Designer, Stylist, Patricia Field

    PATRICIA FIELD, is a native New Yorker and one of fashion's greatest visionaries whose multi-faceted career has spanned more than five decades. Her distinctive approach to dressing is evident through her work as a costume designer. Field single handedly changed the way women dress through the HBO series Sex and the City and it's feature films. For her work on SATC Field won an Emmy Award and received five nominations for Best Costume Design. Field also received an Academ...

    • 45 min
    Episode 18: Actor, Writer - Carl Capotorto

    Episode 18: Actor, Writer - Carl Capotorto

    CARL CAPOTORTO, is a writer, and actor best known for his portrayal of Little Paulie Germani on HBO's The Sopranos, and has appeared in several classic indie features, including Five Corners and Mac. He is a native New Yorker, born and raised in the Bronx, and lives in Manhattan. He is also the author of Twisted Head: An Italian-American Memoir (Random House, 2008), based on his solo show of the same name. His plays have been presented at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center (three seasons), Yal...

    • 55 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
16 Ratings

16 Ratings

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ZUHAIR NASHER interview

Loved the lucidity and fluidity of the narrative.
Well done!!

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@mahtab_painting

Thank you for the great conversation with Mickalene Thomas. I learned a lot about queer community and I love her works and her courage.

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Important history and stories with heart

I am loving this podcast! So many wonderful women and storytellers sharing vital history. Definitely worth listening and sharing with friends and family!

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