Queer Sober Social Podcast

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Hosted by Carly Novoselsky, Rajiv Khattar, and the occasional guest, the Queer Sober Social Podcast is a diverse, sex-positive, and non-judgmental space to chill. If you've ever questioned your relationship with alcohol, substances, your sexuality, and/or your gender expression, you are welcome here. You are sober enough. You are queer enough. You are enough. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queersobersocial/support

Carly Novoselsky & Rajiv Khattar


    • Jun 3, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 33m AVG DURATION
    • 19 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Queer Sober Social Podcast

    This Side of Pride

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2024 27:23


    Pride is here, but does it still matter? What about the companies joining pride? Learn more about the history and the future of pride. Merch | Leave us a voice message or support us at https://www.patreon.com/cqss

    You Are Enough

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2024 33:38


    Have you ever wondered if you're queer enough? Or sober enough? We're here to tell you that you are enough, no matter where you are today. Listen to learn more about how that's possible. Merch | Leave us a voice message | Support us at https://www.patreon.com/cqss

    Cheers! It's QSS' Four Year Anniversary!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2024 30:35


    Can you believe it's been four years since QSS started? Right before the pandemic, we were doing purely in-person, monthly meetings. After the pandemic hit, we evolved and kept thriving! Plus, some thoughts about spring and the sun. Merch | Leave us a voice message or support us on Patreon

    Dry February

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2024 23:43


    Let's look back at the start of 2024 and Dry January (and February)! We talk about our favorite winter drinks and how to continue the sobriety into March. Merch | Leave us a voice message at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/queersobersocial or support us at https://www.patreon.com/cqss

    Allow Us to Reintroduce Ourselves

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2024 8:47


    Welcome to the Queer Sober Social Podcast! We're a Chicago-based group of sober, LGBTQ+ folks looking for an alternative to the queer drinking scene. Join our hosts, Carly and Rajiv to learn what QSS is all about! Leave us a voice message or support us on Patreon! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/queersobersocial/support

    Back to Basics: How to Live Sober

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2021 36:43


    We'd like to invite you to be basic with us. Understand what it means to live sober, with an emphasis on the live. You are not boring if you don't drink. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/queersobersocial/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queersobersocial/support

    Sober Queer Dating 201

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2021 31:25


    We heard you wanted some more dating advice from sober and queer people, so we delivered! Even though we had some internet challenges (the joys of podcasting online), we have another great episode for you all. Learn about a Will, Want, Won't list (shout out to Dr. Lindsey Doe from Sexplanations) but remixed for dating purposes! Watch Dr. Doe's original video: https://youtu.be/xoYxd3E3UXU. Of course, also shout out to #gecknation, but you'll have to listen to understand why. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/queersobersocial/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queersobersocial/support

    Cheers for 4 Years!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2021 42:22


    [TW: Getting sober] Carly's story about choosing to be sober is amazing. She talks about knowing she needed to be sober from the first drink she ever took, to what the first years of sobriety are like, all the way to how she's flourishing today! Congrats on 4 years of sobriety, Carly! Thanks for being patient with us as we catch up from earlier in the summer. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/queersobersocial/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queersobersocial/support

    We're Not Married to This

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2021 35:40


    Welcome to Season 2 of the QSS Podcast! We're starting off with the co-founder of the audio-only wellness event, Take C4re: The funny, the articulate, the charming, Mercy. Come listen to her stories on getting sober, discovering her queerness, and taking up the space she needs. Alternative titles for this episode include: Cups of Sand/Water with Mercy & Hydrate. Check out Mercy's event at https://www.takec4re.com/ and use the code QSS50 to get 50% off your registration! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/queersobersocial/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queersobersocial/support

    Sober, Queering, Entrepreneuring

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2021 45:52


    Take some "sips of air" with Phoebe Conybeare, co-founder of Facet, and get energized! Learn about feeling the fear and doing it anyway where "it" can be getting sober, quitting corporate, or even starting your own company. Phoebe wanted to shout out @Take_C4re, @la_conextion, @recoveryfortherevolution, and @iamgoddexx. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/cqss --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/queersobersocial/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queersobersocial/support

    Queer Neurodiversity

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2021 37:02


    It's time for some intersectionality! This episode features Lee (they/them), an autistic member of QSS as they educate us on what neurodiversity is, do's and don'ts when talking to neurodivergent people, and research around being "neuroqueer". Learn more at https://linktr.ee/QSSPodcastLinks! Support us at https://www.patreon.com/cqss --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/queersobersocial/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queersobersocial/support

    What Love Is

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2021 41:19


    Our guest this week is Sydney from the podcast, Love Is Not. While she normally talks about surviving relationship abuse (in a surprisingly funny way), we figured we could explore some things that could help you find out what love could be! Check out Love Is Not at https://loveisnot.org/ Support us at https://www.patreon.com/cqss --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/queersobersocial/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queersobersocial/support

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    Sober Queer Dating 101

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2021 42:18


    Welcome, class! Today, we're talking about the perils of dating while sober AND queer. Listen to our tales of dating difficulties and what sorts of things you need to consider before dating in today's environment. Next episode, we have a special guest! Check out their podcast at https://loveisnot.org/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/queersobersocial/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queersobersocial/support

    New Year, Who Dis?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2021 33:10


    Welcome to 2021! We always win Sober January, so what are we doing instead? Helping you figure out what resolutions you want to make this year, whether that be about Dry January or something else. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/cqss --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/queersobersocial/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queersobersocial/support

    Merry Queersmas!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2020 33:12


    The winter holidays are a tough month for a lot of queer and sober people, but it's not all bad! Come see us talk about what trouble to look out for during the holidays and our favorite winter holiday things to do. Happy Holidays, everyone! Support us at https://www.patreon.com/cqss --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/queersobersocial/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queersobersocial/support

    Winter 2020 is Hard

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2020 33:55


    Ever feel like you've just time traveled? Now that winter is coming, it feels like we've been transported to March 2020 again, except this time, things are different: We have new troubles and new things to look forward to. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/cqss --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/queersobersocial/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queersobersocial/support

    Stopped Drinking, Became Queer

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2020 41:00


    What happens when you stop drinking and you start questioning your gender identity or your sexuality? Join our very first guest, Chicago QSS member Brian K, as they tell us about their story as they explored their relationship with alcohol and gender. Stick around for Carly's story as well! Support us at https://www.patreon.com/cqss --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/queersobersocial/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queersobersocial/support

    Hail to the Chief

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2020 33:39


    Well, even though it's been a couple of weeks, the US elections are both over and not over. What do you do when it's a week of uncertainty and you don't drink? Join us for our story on what the heck happened over the course of the election week and what comes next. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/cqss --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/queersobersocial/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queersobersocial/support

    Introduction

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2020 25:37


    Welcome to the Queer Sober Social Podcast! We're a Chicago-based group of sober, LGBTQ+ folks looking for an alternative to the queer drinking scene. Join our hosts, Carly and Rajiv to learn what QSS is all about! Support us at https://www.patreon.com/cqss --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/queersobersocial/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queersobersocial/support

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