That Moment with Emerson Sloane

Two years after our original interview, things have changed quite a bit for Caelan and for me, too. We hardly knew each other in 2019. Now, Caelan is one of the most important and closest people to me in my life. We talk about gender, sexuality and identity expression--for both of us--in this interview.

Katriina Pierson is one of my dearest friends. A self-described light chaser, Katrina is a nonprofit professional, fundraising specialist, photographer, and so much more.

Our first episode features filmmaker and videographer Caelan Mars, for an in-depth discussion on art, culture, the origins of Caelan's identity as an artist and the intersection of all of those things with gender identity.

Turning Rod Raymond's book, Movin' On: Using Moments of Challenge as a Springboard to Becoming More, into a weekly series, Dennis and Rod introduce the series with Chapter One: Experience--learning to acknowledge pain and finding friends that vibrate at a higher frequency.

Producing Artistic Director, Chani Ninneman, of Wise Fool Theater, joins me for a candid and delightfully fun conversation about the challenges and rewards of founding her own theater company.