Ty in Progress

Ty Pollock

Ty Pollock blew up his life to start living again. Ty in Progress is a couch conversation with the queer storyteller from Salt Lake City. Think of it as your best friend sending you an audio message. Some sass, some tears, but it will always be a good time. Made for anyone who's spent their life performing for a world that wasn't built for them. Some weeks it's just Ty. Other weeks, he pulls up a chair for someone whose story is going to teach us something new. New episodes every Tuesday. Be in progress with us @tyinprogress. Don't dim your light. Be true. Be you.

Episodes

  1. 3d ago

    Pride: Past, Present, and the People We Don't Get to Lose

    Pride didn't start with a parade. It started with a stand. In the Pride Month launch episode of Ty in Progress, queer storyteller Ty Pollock walks through the past, present, and future of Pride — from Sappho to Stonewall to the Pride flag flying year-round on his Salt Lake City house through every threat. A celebration of where we've been, where we are, and where we're going. Don't dim your light. Be true. Be you. CHAPTERS: (00:00) Welcome and a warning (01:36) The Past: queer people have always been here (03:28) America 1953 and the federal firings (04:09) Frank Kameny: the man history forgot (06:40) Stonewall opens: the Mafia bar that became a movement (07:24) Stonewall wasn't a drag queen bar (in Sylvia's words) (08:38) Meet Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson (09:25) June 28, 1969: the night Stonewall fought back (10:30) Sylvia: "I have to go off" (11:44) 1973: Sylvia booed off the Pride stage (12:43) Ty visits the Stonewall Monument (14:05) AIDS, marriage equality, and Ty's 2019 wedding toast (15:25) The Joy of Pride (16:42) Why we still need Pride: GLAAD, suicide stats, 62 countries (17:55) "Take your husband off your profile" (19:35) "That's the past" — the line that broke me (21:11) Five things you can do for Pride (23:32) In the Group Chat: Rachel's first Pride (26:11) Crisis resources (27:23) Be true. Be you. ABOUT TY: Ty Pollock is a queer storyteller from Salt Lake City. He hosts Ty in Progress, a 30-minute couch conversation that drops every Tuesday. Some weeks it's just Ty. Other weeks, he pulls up a chair for a guest you'll be glad you met. Don't dim your light. Be true. Be you. *** Follow Ty in Progress: Instagram: @tyinprogress TikTok: @tyinprogress YouTube: @tyinprogress Threads: @tyinprogress Facebook: @tyinprogress New episodes every Tuesday, 5 AM MT. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Don't dim your light and share it! Be true. Be you.

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Ty Pollock blew up his life to start living again. Ty in Progress is a couch conversation with the queer storyteller from Salt Lake City. Think of it as your best friend sending you an audio message. Some sass, some tears, but it will always be a good time. Made for anyone who's spent their life performing for a world that wasn't built for them. Some weeks it's just Ty. Other weeks, he pulls up a chair for someone whose story is going to teach us something new. New episodes every Tuesday. Be in progress with us @tyinprogress. Don't dim your light. Be true. Be you.