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416. How Their Friendship Became a Revolution | Leisha Hailey & Kate Moennig of The L Word Leisha Hailey and Kate Moennig, stars of The L Word, discuss their new book, “So Gay for You: Friendship, Found Family, and the Show That Started It All,” an intimate, hilarious memoir of art, friendship and queerness. How Kate and Leisha met; their first impressions of each other and going in for the same role The impact and legacy of The L Word and Glennon's recent introduction to the show Rainbow capitalism, the pressure to publicly “come out,” and the joys of found family LEISHA HAILEY is an actor, director, executive producer, musician, and podcaster. Hailey is best known for her beloved breakout character Alice Pieszecki in the revolutionary Showtime series The L Word and the reboot, The L Word: Generation Q. Before making her mark on-screen, Hailey cofounded the band The Murmurs in the 1990s, recording three albums for MCA/Universal Records and touring worldwide, including with Lilith Fair. More than a decade later, in 2007, Hailey cofounded the indie pop band Uh Huh Her, which toured internationally and sold albums worldwide. KATE MOENNIG is a critically acclaimed actor and executive producer whose work spans film, television, and theater. She is most known for her iconic role as Shane McCutcheon in the Showtime series The L Word and the reboot, The L Word: Generation Q. Moennig has also starred in Showtime's hit series Ray Donovan and in Freeform's breakout series Grown-ish. Moennig's film credits include the neo-noir legal thriller The Lincoln Lawyer, Lane 1974, and Terry Zwigoff's Art School Confidential. Most recently she can be seen in Liz Feldman's series No Good Deed on Netflix. She currently cohosts the podcast PANTS with Kate and Leisha. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
What if the most profound relationship in your life wasn't romantic—but a friendship? In this episode of The goop Podcast, Gwyneth sits down with actors and longtime friends Kate Moennig and Leisha Hailey to talk about their new memoir So Gay for You—a raw, funny, and tender reflection on identity, chosen family, and the kind of bond that holds you through every version of yourself. They talk about finding their voices on and off screen, and how friendship—especially queer friendship—can be just as intimate, complicated, and transformative as any great love story. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Chelsea and comedian Catherine McCafferty (“Pretty Gay”) unpack “So Gay for You,” the memoir-slash-love-letter from “The L Word” stars Kate Moennig and Leisha Hailey. They dish on Kate and Leisha's stories of friendship, chosen family, and life on an iconic queer show that changed TV history. Plus, why Jenny Schecter might deserve a second look in 2025, a KD Lang surprise, Pam Grier's pension advice, and what went wrong with the reboot. Become a member of the Patreon Follow Chelsea: Instagram @chelseadevantez Where to find our guest Catherine McCafferty: “Pretty Gay” Patreon Instagram Website *** Glamorous Trash is all about going high and low at the same time— Glam and Trash. We recap and book club celebrity memoirs, deconstruct pop culture, and sometimes, we cry! If you've ever referenced Mariah Carey in therapy... then this is the podcast for you. Thank you to our sponsors: Thrive Causemetics - Get 20% off your first order at thrivecausemetics.com/glamorous Libro.fm - Click here to get 2 audiobooks for the price of 1 with your first month of membership using code TRASH. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Our hosts, Chris and Amy, are very thankful for the big gay blanket this month as they explore the frozen Wingspan Continent with Tyrus and his many friends - brrr! Come along with them on this very queer, quintessentially-teen fantasy adventure that's oozing heart and style in equal amounts. While Owlbound By Winter's Beak may be author Wesley E. Joseph's first novel, we cannot deny its absolute charm and impressive world building. You'll find yourself lost amidst the eternal winter our hero and his friends face - perhaps you'll befriend an owl of your very own to help you on your journey? If not, we hope this episode can act as a suitable traveling companion.Thank you to Kevin MacLeod for the use of our theme song, 'Werq.' You can find more of their music on https://www.incompetech.com/.If you'd like to contact us with book recommendations or questions for our upcoming episodes, email thebiggaybookclub@gmail.com or message us on Patreon. We'd love to hear from you!Time Stamps:~ 7:00 - That's So Gay ~ 12:30 - Book of the Month (No Spoilers)~ 21:00 - Synopsis ~ 35:00 - Entering Spoiler Territory ~ 1:11:20 - Book Club Questions~ 1:24:00 - Wrap Up/Overall Impressions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Our hosts, Chris and Amy, feel very lucky to have gotten to read Kyle Lukoff's A World Worth Saving this month! This middle school grade-level read follows the journey of A, a trans Jewish teenage boy on a quest to save his friends from forces far more sinister than he could have ever imagined. A's story is enlightening to anyone not familiar with the trans experience and demands to be read for its honest portrayals of trans identity, as well as the hardships and victories of trans youth. You will be a better person for having read this book - we know that we are.Due to the topics present in A World Worth Saving, as well as some of its more difficult themes, this episode contains discussions centering around misgendering, suicide amongst trans youth, and many other hardships our trans youth here in the USA and around the world face on a daily basis. Please listen only if you are able to safely hear these types of topics being discussed. Chris and Amy know they still have room to grow, and are welcome to hearing feedback both positive and constructive. NOTE: Due to circumstances out of our control, the interview with Kyle had to be rescheduled. Stay tuned for updates on when that will be released!Resources:National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: (800) 273-8255The Trevor Project: (866) 488-7386Crisis Text Line: Text START to 741-741The LGBT National Hotline: (888) 843-4564Trans Lifeline: (877) 565-8860Thank you to Kevin MacLeod for the use of our theme song, 'Werq.' You can find more of their music on https://www.incompetech.com/.If you'd like to contact us with book recommendations or questions for our upcoming episodes, email thebiggaybookclub@gmail.com or message us on Patreon. We'd love to hear from you!Time Stamps:~ 9:20 - That's So Gay~ 16:00 - Book of the Month (No Spoilers)~ 25:00 - Synopsis~ 41:00 - Entering Spoiler Territory~ 2:03:30 - Book Club Questions~ 2:17:45 - Wrap Up/Overall Impressions~ 2:22:45 - Sign Off Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Our hosts, Chris and Amy, have extended the holiday spirit into 2025! Come on down to Christmas City, where the snow is white and the space heaters are…pretty? This month, they've read The Nightmare Before Kissmas by Sara Raasch. This Netflix Christmas movie of a novel is going to brighten your year, no matter when you read it. With enough spicy romance and political intrigue to keep every sensibility engaged, you're going to want to tune in to see what these two have to say!Thank you to Kevin MacLeod for the use of our theme song, 'Werq.' You can find more of their music on https://www.incompetech.com/.If you'd like to contact us with book recommendations or questions for our upcoming episodes, email thebiggaybookclub@gmail.com or message us on Patreon. We'd love to hear from you!Time Stamps:~ 7:00 - Patreon Plug~ 9:50 - That's So Gay ft. Severance SPOILERS!~ 18:30 - Book of the Month (No Spoilers)~ 38:00 - Entering Spoiler Territory~1:14:00 - Book Club Questions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dr. Syrus Marcus Ware is an Assistant Professor at the School of the Arts at McMaster University. A Vanier scholar, visual artist, activist, curator and educator, Ware uses drawing and painting, installation, and performance to explore social justice frameworks and Black activist culture. His work has been shown widely across Canada in solo and group shows, and his performance works have been part of local and international festivals. He is part of the Black August Arts Residency Collective and a cofounder of Black Lives Matter-Canada. Syrus is curator of the That's So Gay show and a past co-curator of Blackness Yes!/Blockorama. In addition to penning a variety of journals and articles, Syrus is the co-editor of the best-selling “Until We Are Free: Reflections on Black Lives Matter in Canada (URP, 2020).
Detroit Lions beat the Rams in OT 26-20, Eli Zaret joins us after Michigan laid an egg vs. Texas, cryin' Bert Kreischer, Georgia school shooter's dad charged, Pauly Shore's new podcast, mushy boobs, Drew Crime: Karen Read speaks, and Abraham Lincoln gets outed. We're LIVE on YouTube to recap the Lions overtime victory over the LA Rams! Eli Zaret joins the show to recap Week 1 in the NFL, the new kickoff return rules, Brittany Mahomes vs Taylor Swift, Green Bay QB Jordan Love's injury, Cleveland Browns QB Deshaun Watson's horrible season opener, Tyreek Hill detained before the Dolphins game, MSU's victory over Maryland, Michigan's loss to the Texas Longhorns, Notre Dame's massive upset to Northern Illinois, Tom Brady's Fox broadcasting booth debut, and the Detroit Tigers 3.5 out of the Wildcard. BranDon popped up on Who Are these Podcasts? Saturday afternoon. Check it out here. Pauly Shore has a brand-new podcast that is a total mess. NBC is cutting Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show cutting it to 4 shows a week instead of 5 in order to save money. The Kevin & Sluggo Show has been BLOWN OUT at KLOS as their owner is cutting everyone in a fire sale. Politics: The Presidential debate is Tuesday night on ABC. Donald Trump word salad explains “The Weave”. The polls are getting tighter. Drew Crime: The son and now the father are in serious trouble over the Apalachee High School shooting. Kiernan Tague is a menace and his mom should be charged. Karen Read is out here pleading her innocence. Casey Anthony has a new penis. She ruined a marriage and could be the stepmother to two new boys. Hot Chicks: Sydney Sweeney's boobs are back in the news again. Who would you rather nail? Drew thinks Lauren Compton's boobs look “mushy”. Sharna Beckham is so hot that life is difficult for the OnlyFans star. Noah Cyrus is NOT hot and does not look like Miley. We were on TV thanks to Griffin Claw appearing on Fox 2 Saturday morning. Bert Kreischer made his daughter's first day of college all about him. Bert misses a lot of time at 2 Bears, 1 Cave. Linkin Park's new singer is a die-hard Scientologist that supported Danny Masterson. Abraham Lincoln is SO GAY now and is being outed in a new documentary. Page Six claims Matt LaBlanc is unrecognizable. JLo is trying to make Ben Affleck jealous. Drew Crime II: The Black Swan Ashley Benefield is a bad wife. JinnKid is a terrible human and even worse influencer. An Oakland County probable judge was caught on a recording calling herself a “new racist” while using gay slurs. Cop Cam: A ‘near minor' is busted for DUI. She also didn't realize she flipped her car. Visit Our Presenting Sponsor Hall Financial – Michigan's highest rated mortgage company If you'd like to help support the show… consider subscribing to our YouTube Page, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter (The Drew Lane Show, Marc Fellhauer, Trudi Daniels, Jim Bentley and BranDon).
Lesley Logan and Brad Crowell recap their favorite takeaways from the interview with renowned author, psychologist, and dream guest Gay Hendricks. Discover insights on self-sabotage, transforming your perception of time, and the power of wonder and creativity. Tune in to learn how to apply these transformative insights and start overcoming your limitations.If you have any questions about this episode or want to get some of the resources we mentioned, head over to LesleyLogan.co/podcast. If you have any comments or questions about the Be It pod shoot us a message at beit@lesleylogan.co. And as always, if you're enjoying the show please share it with someone who you think would enjoy it as well. It is your continued support that will help us continue to help others. Thank you so much! Never miss another show by subscribing at LesleyLogan.co/subscribe.In this episode you will learn about:How previous guests' Be It Action Items changed Lesley and Brad's daily routines.Lesley's persistence to secure Gay Hendricks as guest for the podcast.Gay Hendricks' insights on identifying and overcoming self-sabotage.The concept of Newtonian vs. Einstein Time and how it affects your day.How to manipulate time perception to achieve better results.Key questions to ignite your wonder to unlock your genius zone.How to commit to daily creativity and help you manifest your true potential.Episode References/Links:OPC Summer ToureLevate Mentorship Program for 2025Cambodia February 2025 RetreatOPC $40 for 40 DaysStudio Growth Accelerator for Profitable PilatesHendricks InstituteThe Big Leap by Gay HendricksDr. Mindy Pelz FastingJohanna White Episode 171Dai Manuel's Episode 185Phil Barth Episode 187Nikole Mitchell Episode 319Kel Cal's Episode 382 If you enjoyed this episode, make sure and give us a five star rating and leave us a review on iTunes, Podcast Addict, Podchaser or Castbox. DEALS! Check out all our Preferred Vendors & Special Deals from Clair Sparrow, Sensate, Lyfefuel BeeKeeper's Naturals, Sauna Space, HigherDose, AG1 and ToeSox Be in the know with all the workshops at OPCBe It Till You See It Podcast Survey Be a part of Lesley's Pilates MentorshipFREE Ditching Busy Webinar Resources:Watch the Be It Till You See It podcast on YouTube!Lesley Logan websiteBe It Till You See It PodcastOnline Pilates Classes by Lesley LoganOnline Pilates Classes by Lesley Logan on YouTubeProfitable Pilates Follow Us on Social Media:InstagramFacebookLinkedIn Episode Transcript:Lesley Logan 0:00 He just looks at life with just so much curiosity and joy and excitement. He clearly lives in such a present place. I don't think the man is stressed out. I want to move to Ojai and do his routine. Welcome to the Be It Till You See It podcast where we talk about taking messy action, knowing that perfect is boring. I'm Lesley Logan, Pilates instructor and fitness business coach. I've trained thousands of people around the world and the number one thing I see stopping people from achieving anything is self-doubt. My friends, action brings clarity and it's the antidote to fear. Each week, my guest will bring bold, executable, intrinsic and targeted steps that you can use to put yourself first and Be It Till You See It. It's a practice, not a perfect. Let's get started. Welcome back to the Be It Till You See It interview recap where my co-host in life, Brad, and I are going to talk about the dream convo I had with Gay Hendricks, oh my god, in our last episode. If you haven't yet listened to that one, you are missing the fuck out. You are missing out. Brad Crowell 1:07 It's a great convo.Lesley Logan 1:09 Isn't that wonderful? Don't you just want to be friends with him? Brad Crowell 1:12 Okay, so if you don't know who Gay Hendricks is. He is a renowned author and psychotherapist. And he blew my mind when he said yeah, so I've written 51 books in the last 50 years. I was like what? That's insane. Fascinating, fascinating human. Sounds like the coolest guy. Lesley Logan 1:36 So cool. He loves his wife. Did you? You didn't watch it, did you? Brad Crowell 1:40 I did. Lesley Logan 1:41 You watched it? Did you see him tear up? He's like, she was gone for three days and just came back. I was like, my husband doesn't tear up when I return.Brad Crowell 1:50 What? What husband? Lesley Logan 1:51 Ah. Anyways, we're gonna get into that convo because I loved it so much. I am just, I can't even believe, I can't believe it happened. So today is August 1st 2024 and it's the beginning of National Wellness Month. About this month. In August, we celebrate National Wellness Month. Prioritizing your self-care managing stress and promoting healthy routines. Create wholesome habits in your lifestyle and focus on self-care to feel like your best self. We can often put our health and wellness on the backburner due to work deadlines, traffic, family obligations and other stressors. Research has shown self-care helps manage stress and promotes happiness. For a happy and healthy life, it's important to focus on wellness and self-care. National Wellness Month was born out of the idea that if we're going to do big things in the world—build our careers, raise a family further education, create new ideas and nurture our bodies—we must take care of ourselves. Brad Crowell 2:38 Got to do it. Lesley Logan 2:39 Hey, Brad, how do you take care of yourself?Brad Crowell 2:43 I eat well and I sleep occasionally. Lesley Logan 2:49 No, you sleep more than occasionally it's gotten a lot better. You used to like do a lot of all-nighters at least one a week and you don't do that anymore.Brad Crowell 2:55 Yeah, it's true. I don't do that anymore. Lesley Logan 2:57 Yet you also work out. Brad Crowell 2:59 Oh, yeah, I do that. I do workout actually more now than I have in, well, maybe there was one point when I was super diehard with my yoga practice where I was doing, like four or five times a week. But yeah, I mean, I'd say I'm pretty much moving every day intentionally, you know.Lesley Logan 3:19 You also cold plunge in the morning. Brad Crowell 3:21 Yeah, been cold plunging. I've been doing some sunlight in the AM.Lesley Logan 3:27 You do get your morning sunlight. You also do yoga almost once a week. Brad Crowell 3:31 Yeah. Also, you know, doing some vitamins through our supplements. AG1. You know, stuff like that. So it's been good. It's been actually more than I've ever done in my entire life. Lesley Logan 3:46 Yeah. And you didn't try to do all the things at the same time you like, added one in at a time.Brad Crowell 3:51 It's. That's exactly right. We all have heard you talk about your morning routine and self-care routine, but I must say the thing that I the most excited about is the cold plunging. And I'm sure you're excited about that, too. I know it's become a daily thing for you.Lesley Logan 4:07 I love the cold plunge. I never miss a day. I'm actually so bummed that I'm not going to have the cold plunge when I travel. Like that's the hardest thing is like, a cold shower is not the same. Brad Crowell 4:16 It's not. Lesley Logan 4:17 You can do it. But it's just it's a little torturous to be completely honest. Yeah. Yeah, I also love that I added my sauna blanket into my routine. It's more of a weekly thing, a couple times a week. And I made the mistake of going oh, I'm working out later this afternoon. So I'll sauna this morning. And I've been fasting like, Mindy Pelz fasting thing and nope, not a good idea to sauna blanket during the fasting window. I was like, oh my god, I'm famished. So, not great but, it was good intent. Good intentions. Well, you guys, we want to hear your self-care routine. So send them to us. We can share them with others because people need to know what are different ways of taking care of ourselves. Self-care is not a reward you do for being a good person in this world, it's part of your rights as being a human being who, just so you know, you're a much better person in this planet when you take care of yourself.Brad Crowell 5:11 It's true. That's why we encourage everyone to do Pilates. Lesley Logan 5:15 And speaking of Pilates, we're leaving in three days from today. So if you listen to us on a different day then, we might be already on the road for our summer tour, our sixth tour powered by Balanced Body. We are hitting 13 cities and so many are sold out. But there are some spots and some things we want to see you so go to opc.me/tour to snag your spot. Bring a friend who's probably curious, of course, come for the community, get the Pilates and win some prizes. It's a good time.Brad Crowell 5:43 Actually, a bunch of the classes are already sold out. But there's, there might still be some availability. So make sure you go check opc.me/tour 5000 miles over 16 days we're going to be ripping through and so come hang out. We actually love to meet all of our members in person, you know, or listeners in person, come hang out and come meet the pups. It's gonna be good time. Lesley Logan 6:07 Yeah. Also, my eLevate applications are open for 2025. It's my mentorship for teachers who've already been trained on the mat, reformer, tower and chair, then you can apply to be in my mentorship program. We really like dive in deep and nerd out and help you teach the body in front of you and like progress clients with confidence, but also, also get nerdy about your personal practice. It's a lot of fun. We've had so many grads and we have a ton of amazing people already signed up for 2025, space is super limited so if you're interested, you don't want to hesitate and wait to the last minute because I might not have any slots. And the next one won't be till 2026. So lesleylogan.co/elevate is where you can apply.Brad Crowell 6:51 Yeah. Okay, next up is one of my absolute favorite things to do. You've heard me talk about Cambodia before. We are going back in February, the end of February 2025. And we would love to have you join us it is an once in a lifetime opportunity. Seriously, the memories that you're gonna make from this experience you will tell everyone about it, you will brag about. It is a bucket list thing. We're gonna go to temples of Angkor, there are lots and lots of temples and we'll get to see a whole bunch of them, get to eat amazing food, meet some incredible people. You're gonna stay at our place, you know, in, you know, right in Siem Reap is the city that we're in. And then we get to do Pilates and all the things, so it is just amazing. Go to crowsnestretreats.com crowsnestretreats.com if the end of February 2025 works for you. And if it doesn't just go there and you know, add yourself to the waitlist for future retreats. Lesley Logan 7:45 Yes. And then, if you haven't yet tried the OPC, we want you to. OPC is our Online Pilates Classes membership where you come and just nerd out about Pilates and you get accountability to show up for yourself. Our classes are 30 minutes. Every week in our monthly classes you have access to the full month or 50 minutes, but you can finish as many minutes as you want because I do believe finishing is optional. And we have amazing teachers besides myself. Also, we made a change. So now you get access to each weekly class for two weeks. So when you log in, you'll see this week's class, you'll see last week's class. And so when you try OPC for 40 days for $40, so it's $1 a day, you're going to have access to several different classes to really enjoy and nerd out about in your body and also access to our members link community where you can get feedback on your form, and so much support. So go to opc.me/40.Brad Crowell 8:39 Yeah, do it. Next up, we got something new, we're making a few changes to a webinar I've been working on for a really long time, the Studio Growth Accelerator for Profitable Pilates. So if you are a fitness business owner and you've got a small business or medium-sized business and you're looking to figure out your money, and how to get more of it, and what all that means, join me on this accelerator. It's a free webinar. Free. So go to prfit.biz/accelerator, prfit.biz/accelerator that is profit without the O dot biz slash accelerator. And, you know, add yourself to to the list and then we'll let you know exactly when things are kicking off. And we'll be digging into money together. It's really exciting.Lesley Logan 9:33 Okay, before we get into, I can't wait to talk about Gay. I'm so excited. Before you do that we have an audience question. We have a listener question. So Brad, what is our question we're answering this?Brad Crowell 9:43 Okay, cool. Erin Donahue asked, 'Hey, what have you changed in your daily routine or way of thinking as a result of one of the guests' Be It Action Items?' By the way, I think it's perfectly timed with today being the beginning of National Wellness Month. Lesley Logan 9:58 Yeah, it's great timing.Brad Crowell 10:00 Yeah. What have changed in your daily routine or way of thinking as a result of one of your guests' Be It Action Items?Lesley Logan 10:06 There's a there have been some things that, I've done a lot and we've had so many, I mean, 400 episodes. So like, that's not all 200 interviews but like Brad Crowell 10:14 120 or 130. Lesley Logan 10:16 130 interviews. So it's 130 minimum. Brad Crowell 10:19 Probably 150 because we didn't start doing the third episode till partway through this. Lesley Logan 10:23 Yeah. And also, some people give us four Be It Action items, three. So there's been a lot that I'm like, oh, I love, I want to try that out. Or oh, I really love that one or oh, I don't need that one right now. But I know someone who does. I will say what changed my way of thinking is when Dai Manuel from episode 185 talked about 30 minutes is only 2% of your day. I had no idea that 30, how cool am I that I created OPC with 30 minutes, I'm only taking up two percent of your day. But it changed my way of thinking. And so now instead of like going (inaudible) time for that, I'm like, it's only 2% of my day, do I not have 2% of my day to dedicate to myself? You know what I mean? Like, it really changed my way of how I prioritize even just 30 minutes for myself, because my goodness, you got to have that in your day. It doesn't have to be all at once but that's really cool. I did do Kel Cal's, like, be it till you see it song several days in a row. And I have to say, because I would play it while I was cold plunging. And I think this is so fun. But I also kind of want like a different song all the time, which is making me research too much. And so obviously the overachiever in me is like, wearing its ugly head. So I got to tame that beast, but I really do. I really, I want to find a five-minute long song to be completely honest because then it's not ending while I'm in the cold plunge in it and like having to find a new song or repeat it. But that being said, that was a great one. I really liked that one. I think I changed my mindset around some mantras because of Nikole Mitchell. You know, like posts and things like that, like putting reminders up where I can see them because of her Be It Action Items. So which one? Can you think of any that you've added? Or changed your thinking?Brad Crowell 12:05 I mean, there's so many different things, but two that really jumped out for me over the years that have actually made an impact. One of them is Phil Barth actually saidLesley Logan 12:16 Oh my god, Phil Barth.Brad Crowell 12:18 Yeah. He said, (inaudible) he basically said, if you don't make room for your bucket list, you'll never do your bucket list. Okay? So I know, it's like one of those things we like, I'm gonna get to it someday, I'll eventually get to it. And I really loved where he's like, pushing you to put a date on that, a timeline on that. Because I thought, I still think that way. I'm like, someday I'll do that really cool thing. Like, I've always wanted to hike the Appalachian Trail. You know, that's a six-month thing. So I don't know how I'm going to just do that. But you know, when you, when you put that on your list, you got to figure out when am I going to do? How am I going to do it? Am I ever going to accomplish that? Otherwise, it'll just stay there. Another one that I really, I'm not very good at this. And this is something that is challenging for me. Joanne Johanna White said buy the shoes. Lesley Logan 13:14 You don't. You, I have to push you. I'm sitting over here almost buying a belt for a suitcase bag and you are like, I don't know, I've been in my car. Let me think about it. Three months later. I don't know. I'm like, those are never going on sale. They'll never do it. Just get the shoe.Brad Crowell 13:30 So yeah. You know, basically, whatever the thing is, that represents how you want to live your life and you know, that aspirational thing. It's time to put the money down and do it. You know, and I'm not very good at buying myself. Thanks. So, yeah, that's, I've just kind of always kept those things in the back of my mind. I mean, there's so many other amazing ones.Lesley Logan 13:53 I'm now wondering if we should do an episode of just like, Be It Action Items, like just take all all these Be It Action Items and just make episodes out of them because like, I feel like people need to re-hear them. Brad Crowell 14:05 Yeah, I mean, that'd be awesome. That's definitely something we should go back and and have a convo about. But, let's get to it. Let's talk about our guest, Mr. Gay Hendricks. So stick around. We'll be right back.Okay, now let's talk about Gay Hendricks. Gay Hendricks is a renowned author, psychologist and speaker known for his influential work in personal growth and relationships. He holds a PhD in counseling psychology and has authored over 50 books, including The Big Leap which explores overcoming personal limitations and achieving success. Also one of Lesley's favorite books. In his work, he emphasizes transforming one's perception of time, as discussed in his concept of Newtonian versus Einstein Time. Hendricks' teaching focuses on self-awareness, love and integration of body and mind therapies. He's also been married for 44 years, and he and his wife are both focused on similar things. And he was talking about how excited he was that he was able to work together. Lesley Logan 15:07 I know they are so precious, you guys have to follow them on Instagram. And they like do little lives together and like videos and she like, cook something and they're just so sweet and supportive. And they go, it's just wonderful. So they'll put a smile on your face always.Brad Crowell 15:22 Okay, first off, I just want to say, tell I ask, "When did you first find his book? And how many times have you listened to it now?" And tell us a story about bringing him on to the pod. Lesley Logan 15:34 I think I first heard about him in, I want to say it was in 2019, because I remember being driving the Tahoe on tour, listening to his book. Got it. So 2019 was when I was listening to the book the first time. I have listened to it seven times. It has been a book club book for Agency. We have, anytime someone's like, what's up? I'm like, that's the book.Brad Crowell 16:00 Yeah, I think we had, at one point we had a couple of copies of it here too. Lesley Logan 16:02 Yeah. They just keep getting given away. Which is fine. So it's the best and then how did I get him on the show? Okay. So I remember at the very beginning of this podcast, like I asked some big dream guests. I like I have like a lot of guts, I guess.Brad Crowell 16:18 Which we're talking more than 400 episodes ago. Lesley Logan 16:20 Yeah. Yeah. And he responded that nothing, no response. And I like DM-ed him and no response. And you know what's really funny? Here's the link, the podcast that I heard him on, I asked her, she didn't respond. A year later, I asked her she was like, I'm so in. And then for one year, her assistants dicked me around and canceled last minute, moved it around, and I, they're like, oh, we have to like reschedule again. I said, we're not rescheduling anymore. I'm withdrawing my invitation. And I was so disappointed because of just how she handled it just seemed like out of alignment with her values. But I was not done asking Gay I just needed like, I was likeBrad Crowell 16:59 So, with somebody else all together?Lesley Logan 17:01 Yes. Yeah. So Gay, it was like, I just I wasn't getting I wasn't going to the right avenue. I was like, maybe have to find his publisher, maybe I have to do this thing. So I just was really busy. And so occasionally, I would like tag his book and things and like, he wouldn't even respond to those. And that's not his fault. Like you guys. Like, that's not a slight against him. Most people don't respond when I tag them. So like, it's not a big deal. I don't respond when people tag me. So like, that wasn't a big deal. But Christmas of last year, I have been listening, you and I have been listening to like some sort of like self-help, like, thing with James Wedmore who's also a guest I will have on the show. And so I was listening to his like, seven days, or whatever it was. And I was like, I don't want to listen to any news. I want to stay in this positive mindset space. So I'm going to listen to Gay Hendricks' book again. And I was listening to it. And it was Christmas Day. And you were at your parents and I like was walking I like was being by myself in the hotel. And I got through like five chapters like in the morning. And so then I posted a selfie of myself saying I'm listening to this book, like the seventh time, if anyone knows how to get this man on the podcast, help a girl out. And he saw it. And he shared it. And he sent me the email of the person who gets on the pod. So timing is just everything guys, like, probably he was either busy writing a book or wasn't the one opening his DMs. I don't know, maybe he just never saw it because like, it's also the when the post that he made that day was the first one in months. So like it's just also possible and stories don't last more than 24 hours. So then like there's nothing to respond to. So at any rate, I think the timing was so perfect, because how cool he gets to be episode 400? Brad Crowell 18:38 Yeah, pretty, pretty rad. That is really amazing. Okay. Well, tell us about one thing he said that you loved.Lesley Logan 18:46 There was actually so many things. First, I didn't even know he wrote 51 books, you guys. I thought he had written the two that I love. So I'm like, wow, I should do some research. But he said most people don't know where their upper limit problems are located. They think it's problems are having externally rather than internally. But each of us has our own self-sabotage mechanism. And these start from childhood and they are the form of limiting beliefs.Brad Crowell 19:13 That was something very surprising to me. Like before you even realize that you're consciously compiling decision-making powers you're being imprinted by Lesley Logan 19:23 All the parents listening, you probably have, in all your best intentions, done some form of limiting Brad Crowell 19:29 You f* up your kids, god d* it. Lesley Logan 19:31 You f* them up. And you know, it's okay because your parents f* you up and you're all doing the best you can. And each generation you, hopefully f* them up a little bit less. But at any rate, like they're these limiting beliefs are things that we've, are ingrained. Like, you know, my mom was telling me some things that hurt like dad would say it and I'm like, oh my god, no wonder she doesn't think she can do X. He, like he, like the things he said were just who says it out loud?Brad Crowell 19:59 So I was listening, overheard that conversation.Lesley Logan 20:02 I mean, I'm just like, Oh my god. So. So I just think it's really, really I think what's cool about his book is it helps you understand your self-sabotage because you, you might not until you and he puts words to things that you're doing and actions you're taking. And you might not even be thinking that, like, I've told, I've told this story before, but my client who, whenever she would meet a guy she really, really liked to have an amazing date, she'd lose her voice for six months. You guys, this girl did not have a cold. Like, nothing happened to her. She just really liked this person. And then because she had, she would like self-sabotage by making herself lose her voice. So she couldn't possibly go on another date. And then she'd have to go through steroid treatments and all these things and like, vocal coaches, it was just crazy stuff. And I'm not saying like, you know, like, these are things we do. You know, we do this all the time when things go, well, we want vacation, we get sick. You know, so it's just very fascinating stuff. Um, that's just one of them. Self-reparations, another, there's a bunch. And I just thought they were so, so great. So his book really will help you understand all of them. He'll give you great examples. And I just, I'm fascinated. I'm fascinated by him. He also, you guys broke his femur. Brad Crowell 21:17 Oh, yeah, like recently. Lesley Logan 21:18 And he is doing just fine. Because he just looks at life with just so much curiosity and joy and excitement. He clearly lives in such a present place. I don't think the man is stressed out. I want to move to Ojai and do his routine.Brad Crowell 21:35 Well, I really was nerding out about this idea of Newton versus Einstein time. I know it's your favorite chapter in the book.Lesley Logan 21:42 But as I, you guys have to listen to the episode, because it wasn't always. Brad Crowell 21:47 It wasn't always but he, he also talked about it being one of his favorite chapters in the book. And he kind of explained a little bit about this. And I thought we should rehash this so we can kind of wrap our heads around it. Newton time, time is linear and mechanical. Lesley Logan 22:04 Or also known as Newtonian time. Brad Crowell 22:05 Newtonian time, it reflects a rigid, structured approach to time basically the way that we think of, I gotta be there, you know, I'm working from nine to five, okay, nine o'clock to five o'clock. So you're there, right? Period, that is Newtonian time. It is rigid, it has a structured approach. Whereas in Einstein, he said, time expands or contracts, depending on the quality of our experience. For example, what did you all just think when I said, nine to five? It's so long. But it's still just nine to five. It's the same nine to five. But our experience of having to be at the office from nine to five is like, ugh, right? So it feels like forever. I'm sure you've all had that experience, where you're like, whoa, what happened to today? It just went so fast. That is Einstein's approach to time, right? So he emphasized the importance of Lesley Logan 23:00 Well, Einstein's approach is that you could stretch, you can manipulate it. Like, it's not just that, like, the day goes so fast. It just is like, you can, in the book, he talks about how like, if you are constantly looking at your watch, I'm gonna be late, I'm gonna be late, I'm gonna be late, I'm, and you have no control over the train, and you have no control over these things. You are inevitably, what? Hitting every red light like Newtonian time, like when we stress out, like we hit all the red lights, and we're late, right? But when you just like sit back, relax, like James Wedmore talked about a story about how he was like doing a sales call. And it went long. And he looks at the clock, he's like, I'm never gonna make it to the airport. He was like, and he had to like return the rental car.Brad Crowell 23:38 I literally experienced that same story. Lesley Logan 23:40 And he was like, there's no other way but I'm gonna make this flight. And it's going to happen, and he just believed in it happening. And he eased in, he kept focusing on that. And he stretched time, you guys, he made it there it's not like the plane delayed, and that's why he made the flight. He just somehow made it there faster. Like everything opened up, all the doors opened up for it to be easier to get there. So that's Einstein time. Brad Crowell 24:04 I've had that same experience, like in the airport where we landed late, you know, from another flight. And then I had to go across the airport, which includes taking a tram. Right, and then I had to still go back through security. And yet somehow I made the flight. Lesley Logan 24:17 Yeah. Oh, I mean, I remember. Okay, so, Heathrow. I was on a plane and they were, the Heathrow Airport was making us circle the airport and the flight attendant came up, came up and she said, hey, they know you're here. You're checked in. But you're gonna need to run. And I was like, okay, no problem. You guys. I didn't just need to run, I had also take a bus and then run again. So the bus and I started doing little Newtonian time I started like checking the minutes. I just kept checking my watch because this bus was not coming like checking. I'm like, I'm not gonna make this fight. And then I was like, hold on. I have to make this fight. This flight is going to happen. And I was on the bus. And of course every plane is just wanting to drive in front of our bus and I see this girl and I, because everyone there is definitely going back to India and like, this is one blonde chick. And I was like, are you going to LA? And she said, yeah, I was like, (inaudible), like, we're gonna make this flight. We're making this flight. And we it's going to happen. And sure enough, you guys we ran, we had to go through security. But I was just like, we're making the flight, we're making this flight. And we, I don't know how we made that flight. But we made that flight. And they brought us wine and they gave us our own row. So it does work, you just have to believe in it.Brad Crowell 25:32 Well, so Einstein emphasized the importance of changing how we perceive time, encouraged noticing and altering complaints and limiting beliefs around time to start noticing when you're complaining about time, start noticing when you're complaining, or where you address other people about time. I guess when you were talking with Gay, one of the things he talked about was, "Oh, sorry. I don't have enough time for that conversation." Right? And that was the kind of approach that people are taking with Newtonian time as opposed to Einstein time. And he said, ultimately you own your time. And that's one of the things that Gay was talking about. You take responsibility for creating whatever way about time you want to create. But you have to do it in your own creative way. It's abstract. I'm not gonna lie. But, also, it's amazing that we've all probably inadvertently done this over the years.Lesley Logan 26:24 Oh, you guys, it feels like this random chapter should be its own book. And then it when you read the book again, and again, it makes more sense. When you listen to Gay and like why he put that in there, it will make more sense. So listen to the episode. And then also, like, just notice the intentionality of words. Like I don't have time for that meeting, as opposed to like, oh, I'm not able to commit to that right now. Do like one of those puts you in a more powerful place, and the other one puts you as a victim of your circumstances. Right? And so that can change how you perceive your abilities and your strengths. There's this one woman that I heard speak and she said, I never say, I can't afford that. Because that is telling the universe I don't have any money. That's telling me I don't have any money. She said, instead, I say, I'm not, I'm choosing not to spend money on that right now. And so it's just it's a different thing. And so, at the very least, just like, notice the power in your words, and your time, we've got control over it. It's kind of amazing. Brad Crowell 27:19 Well, speaking of time. Lesley Logan 27:21 We're taking too much. Brad Crowell 27:22 Stick around. We'll be right back. All right. So finally, let's talk about those Be It Action Items, what bold, executable, intrinsic or targeted action items can we take away from your convo with Gay Hendricks? He emphasized to get busy wondering about what your genius zone is. Now, I think the key is wondering, right, y'all to have this great conversation. Well, I wonder and you talked about your tattoo. But he said wondering is an underutilized human superpower. We, he said, we often we almost always go around looking for answers outside of ourselves, you know, very much like this podcast. But he said, what if you take a moment to look in internally, we're often asking gurus and teachers, but it's rare to actually just sit, set aside 10 seconds or 10 minutes, and then genuinely wonder about yourself, about it, the thing, whatever it is that you're working on, are focused on. And he said, here's a couple of key questions to ask, which I thought was really helpful. What do I most love to do? And what do I love to do that makes a contribution to other people? And I thought that was helpful because you know, what is wondering, right? What are we wondering about here? What are we actually trying to do? Lesley Logan 28:43 Yes. And in his book, his daily book, Your Big Leap Year, he has you do a lot of hmm.Brad Crowell 28:50 Oh, yeah?Lesley Logan 28:51 Yeah, humming, it actually does a thing in your brain that like opens up the wonder portals and then you say, hmm.Brad Crowell 29:01 Well, so remember, we're trying to find our zone of genius. So how do we get busy wondering about our zone of genius? So start by asking the questions what do I love? What do I most love to do? And then what do I most love to do that makes a contribution for other people and then give yourself time to actually wonder, be curious, think about it. Lesley Logan 29:22 And you could go hmm, what do I most love to do? What do I most love to do that makes a contribution other people?Brad Crowell 29:31 Hmm, what about you?Lesley Logan 29:32 Hmm, oh my gosh, okay, this was so great. This was just like I was eating this up. Our poor team, we didn't even stop for him to, we just went right into this. I was like, good luck guys getting those be it action items in there. Creativity is anything that has the capacity to surprise you. I'm like I just love it surprise you like we never get surprised anymore. No one wants to be surprised anymore. I don't.Brad Crowell 29:55 I do. Lesley Logan 29:55 Like you love it? Brad Crowell 29:56 Yeah, I like surprises. Lesley Logan 29:57 I get so nervous. So like I'm trying really hard. But he says make a commitment to getting more creative every day and opening up more of your genius, which starts with a commitment. So you have to start somewhere by making a stand and the more heartfelt you make your commitment, the faster it will manifest. So he advised you to get your head and your heart in alignment and working together because that gives you an unstoppable power to bring forth the things that are most important to you. Creativity is anything that has the capacity to surprise you. So a Be It Action Item is like, how could you be more creative in your day? What is something you could do? Could you, "Hmmmm, I wonder." Like going back to episode, how fun is this, episode one was all about going how does it get any better than this? Brad Crowell 30:43 How does it? Lesley Logan 30:44 Like that could be your ability to open. Brad Crowell 30:46 101, we're back to it. Lesley Logan 30:48 Yeah, the capacity to surprise you. So and I really liked this because you know, The Artist's Way is very big on like getting creative every day like journaling. So creativity can be just like Morning Pages, it can be taking a different route to work in the morning. And maybe you get creative with your outfits every day. Some of us like have a whole closet full of clothes, we don't wear like there's so many different ways you can get creative. Maybe you get creative with your lunches that you make for yourself, or the coffee that you, that you make, you know, maybe like, there's just so many different ways you can, you can be creative. So I love that. I love I just love this episode, and I'm just so happy. It's out into the world and it's in your ears. Please share it with as many people as possible. If you don't have to share this one you can share that interview one but like, please, please, please leave a review. And we're at episode 400. And you know, what I would love? It would mean the world to me, is by episode 500 that we will have you know, grown our audience like, times two. And that happens if every listener, if every single one of you shares with a friend who listens, boom, doubled. That's how it goes. It's that easy. You don't have to share with 10 people, one person. Brad Crowell 31:56 One person.Lesley Logan 31:57 So and you know what, you can get creative with it. And you can combine.Brad Crowell 32:01 You can wonder. Lesley Logan 32:02 You can wonder, hmm. Brad Crowell 32:03 How are we going to do this? Lesley Logan 32:04 I wonder who needs to hear this episode? Gay Hendricks if you're listening, holy moly. You changed my life. You have no idea. I'm so grateful for you. Everyone, how are you gonna use these tips in your life? Let us know. Make sure that you share your wins with us so we can (inaudible) them on our Fuck Yeah Friday episodes and until next time, Be It Till You See It.Brad Crowell 32:23 Bye for now.Lesley Logan 32:25 That's all I got for this episode of the Be It Till You See It Podcast. One thing that would help both myself and future listeners is for you to rate the show and leave a review and follow or subscribe for free wherever you listen to your podcast. Also, make sure to introduce yourself over at the Be It Pod on Instagram. I would love to know more about you. Share this episode with whoever you think needs to hear it. Help us and others Be It Till You See It. Have an awesome day. Be It Till You See It is a production of The Bloom Podcast Network. 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In this milestone 400th episode, Lesley Logan interviews Gay Hendricks, the visionary author behind "The Big Leap." Dive into his wisdom on breaking through self-imposed limits, the significance of receiving care, and the magic of wondering. Explore how to identify and live in your zone of genius while mastering the art of time. This episode offers a rich blend of storytelling and practical guidance to elevate your life, relationships, and career.If you have any questions about this episode or want to get some of the resources we mentioned, head over to LesleyLogan.co/podcast. If you have any comments or questions about the Be It pod shoot us a message at beit@lesleylogan.co. And as always, if you're enjoying the show please share it with someone who you think would enjoy it as well. It is your continued support that will help us continue to help others. Thank you so much! Never miss another show by subscribing at LesleyLogan.co/subscribe.In this episode you will learn about:How “The Big Leap” helps dismantle upper limiting beliefs.The importance of letting things in and receiving care.The power of “wondering” to discover one's genius zone.Why the more heartfelt your commitment, the faster it will manifest.The importance of daily commitment and perseverance in writing.The inspiration and influence behind Gay's Hendrick's daily inbox.Owning your time and making conscious choices on how to use it.Episode References/Links:Follow Gay Hendricks on IGFollow Gay Hendricks on TwitterHendricks InstituteFoundation for Conscious LivingHearts in Harmony with Katie and Gay HendricksFoundation for Conscious Living Facebook pageFoundation for Conscious Living on TwitterBig Leap Home on InstagramThe Big Leap by Gay HendricksA Year of Living Consciously by Gay HendricksGuest Bio:Gay Hendricks has served for more than forty years as one of the major contributors to the fields of relationship transformation and body-mind therapies. Throughout his career, Dr. Hendricks has coached more than eight hundred executives, including the top management at firms such as Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Motorola, and KLM. Along with his wife, Dr. Kathlyn Hendricks, he has co authored many books including Conscious Loving, The Corporate Mystic, and his latest, the New York Times bestseller Five Wishes, which has been translated into seventeen languages. Dr. Hendricks received his Ph.D. in counseling psychology from Stanford University. After a twenty-one-year career as a professor at the University of Colorado, he founded the Hendricks Institute, which offers seminars in North America, Asia, and Europe. He is also a founder of The Spiritual Cinema Circle. In recent years his passion has been writing a new series of mystery novels featuring the Tibetan Buddhist private detective, Tenzing Norbu. Ten's first adventure was The First Rule Of Ten, followed by The Second Rule Of Ten and more to come. 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But what's rare is to actually just genuinely wonder about it yourself for 10 seconds or 10 minutes, just to wonder what is it I most love to do? That's the key question is what do I most love to do? A second key question is, what do I most love to do that makes a contribution to other people? Lesley Logan 0:30 Welcome to the Be It Till You See It podcast where we talk about taking messy action, knowing that perfect is boring. I'm Lesley Logan, Pilates instructor and fitness business coach. I've trained thousands of people around the world and the number one thing I see stopping people from achieving anything is self-doubt. My friends, action brings clarity and it's the antidote to fear. Each week, my guest will bring bold, executable, intrinsic and targeted steps that you can use to put yourself first and Be It Till You See It. It's a practice, not a perfect. Let's get started. Lesley Logan 1:12 Oh my God, Be It babe. Hi, happy episode 400. And I hope you saw whose name is my guest today. And if you've been listening to this pod, you're like, yeah, Gay Hendricks, I'm like, yeah, Gay Hendricks. We're gonna (inaudible) Gay Hendricks on the Pod today. And I'm even more obsessed with this person than I was going into this interview. I can't even get words out. I'm so emotional. I love this man. So much. More importantly, I think I love the relationship he and his wife have a lot. Like clearly affects him and makes him a man he is today. But also how truly giving and loving and generous he is for all of us. You know, this man is a true sign of abundance and like abundance mindset, because he wants all of us to live in our zone of genius, every single one, and he doesn't want a single one of us to self-sabotage are get in our own way. And he has been trying to teach us these tools for as long as he could write them. And for that I'm so grateful. And the fact that he is episode 400 is I never thought this interview would happen. And there's very few things that happen in my life now that are not a result of me understanding my upper limits since 2019, it might have been 2018, but definitely 2018. And so I can't wait for you to hear this episode. I can't, I can't wait. And so thank you, Gay Hendricks for being on the show. I don't know if you're listening to this intro. But thank you. And thank you every single one of you who listens to this show. If this is your first show, hi, I must look good. Thanks for being here. But, get his books. And I didn't even know he wrote 51 before I interviewed him. So now I have a bunch to go and read through. And I really hope our paths cross again. And I don't even know in what way they will. But I truly hope that they will because he has so much more to teach us all. And this interview I hope is the nugget of information you need right now. And I can't wait to re-listen to this interview because there was so many moments that I thought I knew what he was talking about and I got another level. Not a different lesson, another level, a deeper level. And it just shows that we are not, my friend, Erika Quest, would always say, well,we say we're not concrete we are constructs. Humble the Poet. It is, this interview is so representative of that. So, thank you for being here. Episode 400 is here and it is the one and only Gay Hendricks—someone who's been on my dream list to have on this podcast for years. And on the recap episode, I'll make sure Brad and I share, like I think he might have even recorded when I was like, oh my god, Gay said he will be on the show. I literally like threw my phone on the ground. I couldn't believe what I just read. So, anyways, here is Gay Hendricks, the author of The Big Leap and Your Big Leap Year and 49 other incredible books. Lesley Logan 4:14 Okay, Be It babe. I'm gonna be honest, I'm trying really hard not to fangirl. I'm so excited for our guests today. Gay Hendricks is in the Zoom house. He is here. He has no idea. But I have had him on the list for being on my podcast since we launched in 2021. And the time that he responded, it was this random, on Christmas day, I was like, I need something more inspirational. I'm gonna re-listen to Gay's book. So I was listening to his book on Christmas morning on a walk and I tagged him on a story and I kind of just like out of like loss, I was like, if anyone knows how to get this man on my pod, it'd be really great and you have responded. So Gay, thank you so much for being here. You are the author of Your Big Leap and then Your Big Leap Year, can you, in case anyone who's listening has not heard about how amazing you are, can you tell everyone who you are and what you rock at?Gay Hendricks 5:10 Well, thank you. I live in California and Southern California. I'm a psychologist by training. I got my doctorate at Stanford almost 50 years ago now. And so I've been practicing in one way or the other for the last 50 years. And to my great advantage, I met in 1980, the woman who would become my wife and mate and colleague and co-author for the next 44 years Kathlyn Hendricks, she goes by Katie to friends. And so Katie and I just celebrated our 44th anniversary of the day we met back in 1980. So that's been the dominant force in my life over the past bunch of years. So we've written, I think, 10 or 11 books together, co-authored books. And some of mine are written by myself if she's off doing something else that particular year engaged with a different project. So she just got back, actually last night, from speaking at a conference out in Chicago. And so we're having a happy reunion today as we speak. I've always been a writer. My mom was a newspaper reporter. And so I kind of grew up with the clacking of a typewriter in my ears all the time. Unfortunately, my mother chain-smoked unfiltered cigarettes and drank black coffee all day and all night. And so if you got nearer you were in this miasma of coffee and cigarettes. But other than that, she was fantastic inspiration as a writer, because she had a deadline to meet every day, and which I think was 7pm when she had to get her stuff to the newspaper. And so she weaved frantically while I was doing homework, I could hear that typewriter going. But mom tells me I'd been writing stories and things like that, since I could hold a pen pretty much. So I've always been a writer and I had the great, good fortune of in my, let's see, I would guess I was 22 or 23, when I discovered the field of counseling, psychology and transformation, and all the things that are very commonplace and well known now, but they were not very commonplace or well known 50 years ago that, you know, no self-help book existed or anything like that. So it was a very unusual time. And so I got very fascinated in human trends about human transformation. Because I became my own best customer in the sense that as soon as I started discovering psychology and counseling, I started working on my own issues. And at the time, I was overweight, and I myself smoked heavily. I was in this really toxic relationship, and working at a crappy job, or you know, everything was just going wrong in my life. And fortunately, I had a big wake up and enlightenment moment when I was 24 years old, where I kind of saw where all my programming came from. And I saw all of my emotions that I'd never expressed. And so it was like the lights going on inside me when I was 24. And ever since then, I've been on a mission to uncover more and more of my own genius and my own shadow and help other people. I think Katie and I counted up and we've had about 4500 couples now through our seminars and about 20,000 individuals. So in the past 50 years, we've been busy working with people in a very practical way here in our office, where I'm sitting or out in the world and seminars and things like that. And so both of us are very committed to the same types of things and are very fascinated by the same kinds of things. So, if possible in life, get yourself a good mate to work with, who's also your best friend, that can be the greatest blessing ever. I've had, I've enjoyed that for almost a half century now and there's nothing like it.Lesley Logan 9:17 Okay, so you answered some questions I had just like as I read The Big Leap. I actually listened to it a lot. I love, I love your voice. I love the way you read your book. I, if you feel like a really dear friend who's like coaching you through something so, love listening to it. But I've read it and I'm like, it's part of my like, recovering perfectionist overachiever inside of me, it's like, how did he just like do this and how are people doing this? And it sounds to me like you've been doing this for, you know, 50 years. Maybe, maybe it's like, we have to give ourselves permission these things that uncover our genius take time. And just for people who have not read The Big Leap, you should go get it and then also in Your Big Leap Year you talk about our zone of genius and our different things, can you kind of describe that for everyone? So when we say genius people know, it's not just like your smarty pants, it's like, it's it's part of you right?Gay Hendricks 10:14 Now, one of the, well, there were two really big points in my book, The Big Leap. And then this new book is a day book that breaks it all down into one day at a time kind of thing. But the two big points I really wanted everybody to know, is something I call the upper limit problem, which is, I've been all over the world I've, you know, worked with all these folks for 50 years. And I can say that one thing that human beings have in common, whether I'm in Brooklyn, or Mumbai, or the Bronx, or wherever, it's everybody's trying to get out from under their upper limit problems. And most people don't know where their upper limit problems are located. They think they're outside themselves. But what I point out in The Big Leap is that each of us have our own kind of self-sabotage mechanism that we have had oftentimes since childhood, in the form of old limiting beliefs, like, the most common one is the belief that you're fundamentally flawed in some way, that you're the wrong height to the wrong gender, or the wrong skin color, or the wrong age, or not pretty enough, or whatever it is, whatever it is we built in as our own upper limit. And every time we get beyond that, we've had ways of sabotaging ourselves. And so that's the upper limit problem. And in The Big Leap, I show people how to get in under the hood, and kind of dismantle that. And we can talk a little bit more about it. But I want to mention that geniuses are what I found, as people got out from under their upper limit problems, they became fascinated in finding out what they were really best suited to do in the world. And I, you know, like at this point, I've worked with people who like might be the CEO of a big Fortune 500 company, they'd look from the outside, like they've got it made, but on the inside, they feel like they're dying, because they're operating in their zone of excellence in the zone of what they know how to do. The genius zone is beyond that. It's in the realm of what do you love to do and what inside you is yearning to be expressed. And that is another thing that human beings have in common, wherever I go in the world, human beings are trying to open up and finding out what their real genius is, they may not have that language for it. But you know, everywhere, I get the most amazing email because of The Big Leap, people write me to tell me about their big leaps and that kind of thing. I always say I had the best inbox in town because now all I have to do is hit a button and wow, you know, I see these beautiful things. So everywhere around the world, you know, I got an email from somebody in the outback of Pakistan who had to walk 25 miles to some place to get the book, you know, and really amazing stories like that. And they're, they're obeying the same pool as a person is in Beverly Hills, who just had to send their butler down the street and get the book and bring it back. But everybody is got this in common, this yearning to express who we really are and what we're most uniquely suited to do, and blessings upon you and others like you who are in your genius zone now who have discovered that and can help lead other people into that. So I want to express my appreciation to you for every moment you worked your tail off to get into the genius zone, and now being in it, staying in it, you know, that's another trick there is to it.Lesley Logan 13:59 It's like a muscle.Gay Hendricks 14:00 It is, you know, or like core strength and Pilates. Why would I use that example?Lesley Logan 14:08 Okay, so thanks for bringing up the upper limit. And is it, okay, because when I created this podcast, Be It Till You See It, it's because people were asking me how I stay confident and I was like, inside sometimes I'm so scared because it's outside my comfort zone. And so here I am telling people to be it till they see it, which is like, there's a principle called the as if principle, acting as if you already have what you want, right? Which is not the same as being your zone of genius. But if you figure out your zone of genius, is you're gonna have to step into that. And part of that, to me is like, acting as if you know how to be there. Right? But every time we act outside of our comfort zone, as you've said, we upper limit ourselves and so I find that like, as I'm encouraging people to be it till they see it, if they don't know what their upper limits are, they're going to get there in their Be It moment and then have to pull back because we self-sabotage and something, you guys, and in Gay's book, you can learn all the different ways you do it. And one of the ways I discovered that I would upper limit myself is that I would, something would happen that's amazing, and then I would look for all the things that weren't finished yet. And I would go, yeah, but we haven't done this, this, this, this, this, and this, like, I just would list them all out. And so because I read that I was like, every time I was like, oh, that's just me upper limiting. I can, those things need to get done, but I can still celebrate this amazing thing. So, it's really awesome to have that kind of awareness of how we get in our own way.Gay Hendricks 15:32 Yeah, and most of it happens before we can think for ourselves, you know, a lot of these old limiting beliefs get installed at a very early age. And oftentimes, you know, two, three, four, five years old, you've already soaked up those limiting beliefs about what you can be in life. I had an amazing experience recently. I don't know if you heard but I broke my femur back in 2023. I've been, I've had, I have a rod and six bolts, and (inaudible).Lesley Logan 16:05 You are so lucky that they could fix it, you could also die. Gay Hendricks 16:10 Oh, yeah, 100 years ago, I would have been in a real pickle. But I had a bad slip and fall out in my backyard near, it was a rainy day, and I slipped on a thing. And I went straight down on my knee. Anyway, busted my femur up royally. I'd never broken a bone before. And I hadn't even had a cold in 25 years. And so I was unused to receiving care. And I realized what an important thing it is, especially if you're a giver to get good at receiving and letting things in. And so that's been one of the big messages of this whole experience for me. So anyway, I've had some personal experiences over the last year of really seeing where my own limitations were in letting people care for me, and, you know, just kind of letting myself rest. And I have written 51 books in 50 years. So I've been a busy little fellow. And so it was so rare for me just to kind of lay back and let myself not do anything for 10 seconds or 10 minutes. But, so life will present to us whatever the issues are, I think just in the regular old process of living, but a couple of the big messages in The Big Leap, especially, is to get busy wondering about what your genius zone is. And I want to draw a big red circle around the word wondering because wondering is an underutilized human superpower. Because if you think about it, we go around all the time looking for answers outside ourselves and asking gurus and teachers and things like that. But what's rare is to actually just genuinely wonder about it yourself for 10 seconds or 10 minutes, you know, just to wonder, what is it I most love to do? That's the key question is, what do I most love to do? A second key question is, what do I most love to do that makes a contribution to other people, because see, human beings, we're contributors, we want to reach out to other people. We may not let ourselves do that, but that's who we are down inside. You know, we're I always say there are two types of people there are glommer and splitters. You know, there are a lot of people who like alone time, they don't like people as much. And that's great. But we all have inside both the glommer and the splitter. We all need union and we all need individuation—being our own person, thinking our own thoughts. So as close as Katie and I are, we have tremendous room in our relationship for each other to be interested in different things. She's interested in a whole bunch of different things that I'm not interested in, I'm interested in a whole bunch of things that she's not interested in. Some of them we share, you know, like I'm a baseball nut and I've gradually trained her over the years to be a Dodger fan, (inaudible) she's not naturally given to that, but on the other hand, I have not ever chosen to go to a dance performance or a ballet or modern dance until I met her and now I've been to dozens of them and really liked them. So, hopefully, people when they get together, will let each other be individuals and also find crossing points where they're in union, too. Lesley Logan 19:40 Thank you for sharing your story about even as recently as a year ago, discovering some ways we can limit ourselves because I think it's really easy for us to go okay, I figured out my zone. Okay, figured out my upper limits, check check check. And we can just move on to the next thing but it's an awareness we have to develop and then it's something that will creep back in in different ways, especially when something uniquely different happens. I've, that's odd. So 10 years ago, I fractured my tibial plateau. And I bruise the head of my femur. And it was really hard for me because I was used to just doing everything on my own, my parents raised me be very independent, not need help from anybody, because then you owe them something. Right? Like that whole idea. And so I remember driving, going to the doctor and I was with my now husband, we'd been officially dating for one week, everyone, he said hey, he's like, I really like to feel needed. I really like to help people. So like, you're gonna be okay, because I'm going to help you through this. And I remember looking and going, you're just gonna have to do it because I'm not so good at asking. Like, I'm not gonna be able, I'm not sure I can ask you yet. And it was this really interesting few weeks of trying to like, noticing the different fears that came up, like worry that came up because I was in this new uncharted terrain. I've never broken a bone before. What happens when you're like, you can't walk on your leg. Like there's all these different questions that come up. And it's really can be overwhelming. And situations like that can bring back those upper limits, which we have to be aware of. So we know what's going on. Like, I could actually go okay, this is just fear that I've got, because it's not happening to me, there's like things I can learn from how do you help people figure out what their upper limits are? And then I guess if there's time, you know, what are some ways people can figure out their zone of geniuses as well? Like, in your Your Big Leap Year, you give us that hmm, I wonder—and I love that. But I'm just wondering if you have anything else for us?Gay Hendricks 21:42 Sure, well, first of all, take a snapshot or what some of the upper limit actions are that people will engage in, probably the number one upper limit activity is worrying. It's, I just urge everyone to just spend a day or two watching your worry thoughts. And here's my prediction, you will find that 99% of them are about things that you cannot possibly change or control. They're just spinning wheels in the mud, waiting to get some traction. And so just take a look, you won't believe me until you study it yourself. But notice that most of your worry thoughts are not about something you could actually make any difference or do. Some of them are, you know, you might have a worry thought, oh, gosh, though, (inaudible) or the washing machine is making a funny sound. I'll call the manufacturer and find out what happens if it's making that funny sound. That's not a worry thought that's a practical thought about taking care of good things. That's the use of the human thinking function. Where it gets out of control, of course, is when we overutilize that and start trying to plan the contingencies of every possible thing that could ever go wrong. And so you eat up a lot of your time and energy, looking for what's wrong and what's needs to be fixed and things like that, rather than looking for what would bring forth your genius. And so the big question everybody needs to live in is how can I expand my genius this very day? How can I do more of what I most love to do this day? How can I spend more time doing things that make a contribution to other people, but not in a martyr sense. You know, just to make a genuine contribution. There's somebody that could make a cake as a genuine contribution. There's 10 others that will make it as a martyr and not enjoy every moment of it, you know, and whatever tastes good either. So I, I think that one of the best things we can do is use our inner world as a laboratory and become the scientist that studies your inner laboratory because you'll find yourself worried. That's a big upper limit. Okay. So when you're doing that, here's what to notice. Notice that it's being driven by fear. One big thing to do to unhook your upper limit problems is to make a friend of fear. Get used to seeing when fear occurs in your body. Because every time you're doing an upper limit, you're scared. And it's so important because if you realize, oh, I'm scared and I'm cranking out mental scenarios of all the possible things that could go wrong. The best thing is to just notice, I'm scared because there's no way you can create all the scenarios in your mind to deal with that. One of the one of the turning point relationship moments in my relationship with Katie was we had made a vow to each other when we got together and decided to make a commitment to each other. But we made certain vows like one was to reveal rather than conceal, to always be looking for anything we hadn't said. Another one was to take responsibility in a healthy way— hmm, why would I be creating this argument right now? Rather than, why are you doing this to me right now? You know, that's a benign way of taking responsibility. I'm not saying blame yourself. Oh, why am I doing that again? Taking it on as a scientist. Hmm. I just noticed that I blamed dear. Here, let me look at what's going on in me. So here's just one moment. I was, I found myself criticizing Katie for something. I think she was a half hour late or something like that, coming home. And so I was talking to her in a kind of irritated tone of voice and I had this realization, oh, I sound irritated, angry. But what I'm feeling is fear in my belly. I noticed that and I just blurted it out, I just said that I said, you know, Katie, I just realized, I'm sounding like, I'm criticizing you, but what I'm feeling is fear in my belly. And I remember she suddenly just looked at me raptly like, oh, you know, like, we were in a process of discovery together. And that's what I mean by taking on your inner world, like a scientist and anthropologist to discover all these things. So what I said to her was, let me just take a second and figure out what I'm scared about. And so it only took me about two seconds, I tuned in, and I realized I just blurted this out, I said, I'm afraid I'm going to lose you. And she kind of started like that, you know, I say, I realize, I'm trying to, when I criticize you, I'm trying to keep you away so you won't get close enough to me so that it really matters if you leave me. I'm a, you know, it was like this little thing that had been down in my system. And there were some historical reasons why I might have felt that way. My mother, shortly after giving birth to me sort of disappeared. And so there was a kind of an imprint there of not having that person there. And so, you know, who knows what kind of things those old imprints can leave on us. But what I'm saying is, sometimes there's you know, a, quote, good reason for it. But still, I'm doing it in a relationship when I'm 34 years old. I don't have to repeat that over and over again. And so just by copping to that old pattern and copping to the fear, that changed our relationship completely. And so that was a real life example of revealing rather than concealing. Lesley Logan 28:03 Yeah, I this is, I really like how you are asking us to have that awareness and also like sharing what is coming up, because it does take away its power. And as you mentioned, like, you don't have to keep repeating it. Because a lot of the things that we'll have, you know, as you expressed in your book, and you guys will go read it like, we have ones that we tend to use, those are our go to upper limits, and a lot of it is because of fear we're feeling. And because there's something new happening, we've stepped outside our comfort zone. You know, living in your zone of genius is amazing, and unique and different and scary and not and like it should feel comfortable but, our brain doesn't know that.Gay Hendricks 28:48 It's actually, yeah, one of the greatest things that when I was learning to be a psychotherapist, back 50 years ago, one of the things the professor said, one thing I want to remind you of, I'll be reminding, you'll be reminding other people of it 50 years from now, he said there's no such thing as a grown up. That's a good thing to keep in mind, you know, that. I wanted to also mentioned that the whole subject of creativity becomes increasingly important in relationships and in life in general, the older you get, and that's a key to it too. Because if you can make a real life real time commitment to getting more creative every day and owning more of your genius opening up to more of your genius. It starts with a commitment. You have to start somewhere by taking a stand. And the more heartfelt you can make about that commitment, the faster it will manifest. The universe likes a head commitment, okay, but it loves a head and heart commitment. That's why I tell all my students, the longest important journey they'll ever make is only 12 inches from here in their heads down to their heart to get your head and your heart in alignment and working together. Because then that gives you an unstoppable power to bring forth the things that are most important to you. And if you don't, well, I think in one of my books, I can't remember, I think it's in The Genius Zone. I found this quote from the Gospel of Thomas going back 2000 years, the gospel of Thomas was one of the gospels that didn't make it into the official Bible, but they were floating around and people were reading them at the time. And I don't know the whole history of why they didn't put that in the Bible. But maybe it's because of a couple of things like this. One of the quotes that Jesus is supposed to have said was, if you bring forth what is within you, what is within you will save you, if you do not bring forth what is within you, what is within you will destroy you. Wow, you know, think of your clients and you think of yourself, you know, like I think of myself and all the years I spent with unfulfilled potential eating at me, I feel so blessed that I discovered that at age 24, because I have people in here all the time that are closer to 74, and are still working on bringing forth what their true genius is.Lesley Logan 31:25 I love that. And I think you're right, I think that that verse is very fain and gives a lot of people more independence. What a beautiful quote. Okay, so you wrote Your Big Leap Year, which is a daily book. And I will say like, when I came across it, your posts came up on my feed and I was like, oh, oh, this is amazing. Obviously, like, you've written 50 other books. The reason to write this, I feel like, since I've read the other ones, it's almost like, I wonder kind of like why you decided to write a daily, as opposed to just saying, hey, guys, just go read the amazing books. I read already. And also, like, as I'm reading these, I feel like the project has to be humongous. Because breaking up all of your excellent work into a daily bite-sized piece for us to understand. It's, it's wonderful. It's absolutely wonderful. But I guess I would just love to know, like, what brought that,what was the impetus behind that?Gay Hendricks 32:26 Well, it came in from several directions. I mentioned my sweet inbox every day. And so I've collected hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of people who wanted something like that, you know, Hey, have you considered writing a calendar or something, a day-at-a-time book. And I know, those are very popular. And I even wrote one many years ago called A Year of Living Consciously and it was, it was popular for a number of years. But anyway, they are hard to write because you have to, you know, take an idea and distill it down to something that somebody can do in one minute or 10 seconds or two minutes. And so an idea and a guided meditation or an idea and an intention to set or something like that. But anyway, it does require quite a bit of kind of diamond cutting, you know, fine-tune, paste intensive things, and rewriting. But you know, it was I just set myself the task of writing, you know, 10 of them a day. And sometimes I'd exceed that. I'm a disciplined writer. I love to write and I love to write in the morning. By about this time of the day, like here in my part of the world, I'm recording this, I think at nine o'clock in the morning, by this time of the day, I'm finished with my writing, I'm an early riser. So I wake up at 4:30 or five, something like that. And I meditate and have a cup of coffee, and all those kind of things play with the cats and my wife likes to sleep in till 7:30 or eight. So I have those couple hours where it's just me and the two cats. And so I, a disciplined writer, after I meditate and all that I come in, and I sit down and I will usually work for a couple of hours in a kind of a zone, you know, I get into the zone. And so once I'm in the zone, didn't matter if I write two of those or 20 of them, you know, as long as I'm still in the zone, and then at a certain point, usually around eight or 8:30 whenever my wife happens to be getting up, I'm usually about the end of my writing time. And so anyway, I wanted to say that a lot of people, I'll come back to why I wrote the book, but a lot of people think that writing is about inspiration, but it's a lot about perspiration, too. It's a lot about daily commitment and showing up. You know, they always say, how's the definition of a writer, it's a person who writes, you know, so whether it's 10 minutes a day or two hours a day like I may do, it doesn't really matter as long as you're getting into your creative zone and it doesn't have to be writing, it could be just about anything. We say around here that creativity is anything that has the capacity to surprise you. So at least once a day when I'm writing, I'll write a sentence. And I'll stop. And I'll say, wow, where did that come from? You know, and it comes from the fact that I've been doing it for my life. But it also comes out of nowhere. Because if you're open to inspiration, these little happy surprises will happen. And so look for those kinds of things that give you that permission, I wanted to come back around to why I wrote the book, there's a wonderful publisher. I'll give him the name Joel. And he works for one of the big publishing houses. And I've known him on and off for 30 years at least. And interestingly enough, he was at the one time employed in a bookstore and hand-sold our book, Conscious Loving, when it came out 30 or 35 years ago. So anyway, we have a rich, long history. And he called me up one day, and he said, hey, I have a great idea. Have you? Have you considered writing a day book of The Big Leap? And I said, my first thought was, you and 1500 other had that genius idea. What took you so long? And, but he has other books to publish, too. So he's, but he's a Big Leap fan. And he wanted to get the word out to more people. And so he was another inspiration for writing a book. And so when the publisher himself calls you and says, you know, we want to publish your book, would you please write it? I've, you know, I said, okay, that's a good cue from the universe. And as that happened, I was soon to be engaged with the process of not going anywhere, sitting around nursing my leg, you know?Lesley Logan 36:56 Yeah, you didn't have a lot of other things to do with a broken femur.Gay Hendricks 37:01 So I went into this reality tunnel called the medical establishment, you know, and so I've been very used to going and getting my bones X-ray and everything. So the long drama of hurting myself, but it gave me a good excuse to sit around not to doing anything else. And so I, I, for a period of time, I stopped running around giving keynote speeches and doing all the things that are lucrative additions to my life. But I decided just to focus on the book for a while, and it worked out just fine.Lesley Logan 37:35 I really love it. I love the hmm, it's just, it's fabulous. And I also love you guys can start at any day of the year. So you don't have to start on the January 1st, it just starts on the day you start it you pick it up. Okay? I have. Yes.Gay Hendricks 37:50 As it happens. I have one here behind me.Lesley Logan 37:53 Me, too. My copy of The Big Leap I gave to someone who was at my house, it was literally upper limiting in front of me. And I was like, you have to read this book. Just keep it and pass it on, I will get another. So I, okay, in The Big Leap, you have a whole chapter on Einstein Time and Newton time. And I have to say, the first time I listened to it, I was like, where's this chapter? This whole section, it seems like its own book. And then the second and third time I like went through it I was like, oh, this is this is a genius chapter. This is the thing we all need to know. Can you tell me a little bit about how you decided for Einstein, and that Newton time chapter in The Big Leap and kind of because it's just, it's fascinating, fabulous. But it really the first time I was like, this is the whole this is like out of left field. Gay Hendricks 38:44 Yes. Well, first of all, thank you. And I appreciate you appreciating it, because it was my favorite chapter in there. And it's actually the one probably that generates the most email from people saying, wow, I've been thinking about this for 10 years. And I just got it, you know, because a lot of times it takes a while to sink in. But here's the thing. Okay. Sir Isaac Newton, great genius. Look him up some time, amazing human being. But he changed physics by naming some things that nobody had figured out before. So picture him under the apple tree, the apple falls off and bonks him in the forehead. Oh, there's a force—gravity, where would that come from? Oh, that's interesting. It's almost as if the Earth has some kind of an iron ore inside itself. It's not all dirt all the way down. So, observations like that, 300 or 400 years ago, were big time or like, you know, looking up and saying, wow, the sun doesn't go around the Earth. We're going around the sun. You know, that's what made everything makes sense. They didn't have to have all these complicated physics of things that suddenly went. And so in came this tick-tock version of time. For every action, there's an equal and opposite reaction Tick, tock, tick tock. That happened to coincide with the birth of the industrial revolution where people had to start showing up on time when the whistle blew. And if you were five minutes late, more than five minutes late, you got your pay docked for that for the hour. And so people became more and more conditioned over the hundreds of years, to bind themselves very carefully to that notion of tick-tock time. As you would expect, though, human beings, being who we are, and our lovable, slightly maddening ways, will often have an imperfect adaptation to time like some of us become highly time-conscious. And we're the ones that show up a minute early and get tweaked because the rest of the people haven't shown up in their seats. I used to be one of those, believe it or not, for my first grade birthday. What did I want more than anything else? I wanted a wristwatch. And the one I wanted, I remember, was the outrageous price of $2.99. Man, but I worked up courage to ask for it. And my granddad and my grandma and my mom pulled their money to get me that $2.99 wristwatch. So I became the only kid in the first grade to be sporting a wristwatch, you know, so I became the timekeeper for everything. Now the other adaptation to time is to be a time slacker. You're the one that shows up five minutes late. And everybody says where have you been? And you're the one that doesn't show up, and people have to apologize for so, of the two, which one was yours, Lesley, my dear? Lesley Logan 42:03 Oh, I'm the person with the watch. My dad is like, if you're not five minutes early, you're five minutes late, and I live by that. And I'm gonna tell you right now, my husband is a time slacker. He's like classes at six. So we're walking in the door at six, we're fine. And I'm like, no (inaudible) in the locker. We have to say, we have to take (inaudible) or not on time, we're not ready for class.Gay Hendricks 42:25 Yeah, so of all the people on earth, who, when a time freak, go out and marry, you want to find one that looks like an automatic fixer upper project for you to engage for your life done.Lesley Logan 42:40 He's helped me be late for some things we are working on it. I've helped him be more on time, he's helped me be more late.Gay Hendricks 42:48 Well, I'll say I've had more fun with that, that dynamic because in every audience I've ever spoken to, it doesn't matter if they're people in Calcutta or wherever, you know, everybody has their own adaptatin to time. Now, here's the thing. Beyond Newtonian time, is what I call Einstein Time. And let me tell you how that works. Because when Einstein came along, it explained a whole bunch of things about physics that Newton didn't get near, he couldn't figure him out. And one of the things that Einstein had was his theory of relativity. And I'll explain it to you just like he explained it to a group of people that happen to be I think, 15-year-olds, he was asked to explain theory of relativity to some high school people or something like that. And so he said, basically, that an hour with your beloved goes by like a minute, whereas a minute sitting on a hot stove, goes by, like an hour. And why is that? In other words, he was getting at the thing that time expands or contracts, depending on the quality of our experience. Wow, big time shift there. Because when I realized that, and by the way, I have a picture of Albert Einstein, one of my prized possessions on my wall is an autographed picture of Albert Einstein that my wife gave me for winning my first, I'm tearing up a little bit because it was, you know, sort of a expensive thing, but she gave it to me for my birthday. And I was very touched by it and work near it all the time. But Einstein, one of the things in his notebooks, he talks about wandering about a particular problem in physics every day for 27 years. Okay, that's a good wonderer, you know, before you finally kind of cracked the problem, you thought about it and wondered about it for 27 years. So wonder, is this incredible tool that human beings have access to that I want to inspire you now to wonder about how could you transform your experience of time? No matter where you're hearing or watching this now and in the future, how can you transform your experience of time? So it was never an issue for you. So you are never late, never early, where you were always exactly where you needed to be at the time you needed to be there. What would need to happen for that to happen? Well, that's the shift into Einstein Time. And it goes in several steps. One step is to start noticing where you complain about time, or where you address other people about time in a limiting way. For example, I caught myself when I first started studying this 30 years ago on myself, I, I kind of cracked my own time problem back in the 80s. And so I realized that one of the things that I did was I use time as an excuse, in basically telling a lie to other people. And I would always say something like, somebody would want to talk to me about something. And I'd listened to what they had to say. And then I would say, hey, listen, I wish I had time. But I've got this other thing I got to do. Okay, so that's using time as an excuse. What's the excuse for it? Well, it avoids the more vulnerable thing of saying, I don't want to talk to you anymore, right now. You know, that's kind of a different communication and those kinds of things. It's true. But we usually don't blurt those things out to other people. So you can administer your own dose of that first start with a little homeopathic dose of telling the truth in safe ways before you start actually doing it out there in the general world, because you will get, you know, if the grocery boy asks you, how are you today? And you say, well, actually, I just switched my meds and I'm feeling f* up. You know, that's, that might be the truth. But it's a little bit of truth is a blunt weapon, you know that. So you have to moderate your dose of it to get by and be successful in the real world. And the moderation is owning it all, owning it all, owning time. And so when people say, do you have a moment, I will sometimes, if I like them, I'll say, I'm where time comes from. Because that's the bottom line thing in Einstein Time. You take responsibility for creating whatever way about time you want to create, but you do it out of your own chosen creativity, not on an adaptation you may have taken on when you were in junior high school, being the being the slacker or being the, you know, why is everybody running late? You know, where's the teacher, you know, she's supposed to be here. So I think that the big thing is to make that move where you kind of go from thinking of something out here as where the problem is to saying, how could I make up my own relationship with time where I was impeccable in the material world and showing up where I needed to be when I agreed to be there. And I'm also in charge of making up as much time as I need to express my genius. That's a big deal. Because the more you can commit yourself to bringing forth more and more of your genius every day, then what you're doing is you're on a path that human beings hunger for all over the world, and you've chosen to be on that path, the path of expanding your genius, and what better way to spend your life. You know, there, it being your endless quest, no matter what out wherever else you're doing. You may be the you know, president into this, or the head of the Safeway, grocery store. But what you're also really interested in is bringing forth more of your genius and your employees' genius. Lesley Logan 49:37 Yeah. Oh my gosh, okay. You're phenomenal. You're amazing. We're gonna take a brief break because I feel like we've been an Einstein time if, this is amazing. We're gonna take a brief break and we'll come back and find out where people can find you work with you and your Be It Action Items.Lesley Logan 49:52 Alright Gay, where do you like people to go? Do you want them to read books? Do you want them to go to your website? Where should they hang out with you?Gay Hendricks 49:59 Oh, yes. Come to our website, that's where all the information is gathered. And that's hendricks.com with a C-K-S. H-E-N-D-R-I-C-K-S. And although I met Jimmy Hendricks, six years ago on spell my name differently without the x, so hendricks.com and there, you can find out also about how to jump over to our nonprofit foundation, if you want to look at all the free videos and stuff like that kind of self-training materials we have over there for couples and individuals. So that's the main place and of course, the books are wherever you get your books. Amazon, Barnes and Noble, your local Best Seller, bookstore, those kinds of places, look for us there we'll always be there. And the big thing, though, is to every opportunity, if you think of, if you even think of one of these, use it as an opportunity to wonder about how you can bring forth more of your genius at that moment. Lesley Logan 50:59 Yeah, that's I think the best thing we can all take away. That's like our Be It Action Item right there. You don't know this. But I have tattooed on my thumb. I'm left-handed. So, I tattooed on my left thumb it says, I wonder. I did it probably in 2020. Because I used to grab our dog and hug her in the morning. I used to go Gaia, I wonder how we're going to... and like, I would just like blurt out a question. And I would let it like, hanging out. And what happens is, you know, in 2020, everyone's lives change in a big way. And for my, my, for me, and my husband, like our entire business stopped and how we did things change. And I realized I wasn't in wonderment more, and I had, so I need to see it every day. And so I love how much you ask us to wonder.Gay Hendricks 51:54 It's human being's underutilized superpower in my view, so the more you wonder, the more beautiful life becomes. Lesley Logan 52:04 Yeah, yeah. Gay, you've given us so much. You've given the world so much. I mean, 51 books. Thank you so much for you coming on the show. Truly, this an honor. And I feel like you've given us a lot of different things to think about. So thank you. Thank you for being you. Thank you for (inaudible) us out there and you know, everyone, how are you going to use these tips in your life, make sure you check out Gays books and also go to hendricks.com. And I hope you wonder more, and share this with a friend who needs to hear it. Until next time, be it till you see it. Lesley Logan 52:38 That's all I got for this episode of the Be It Till You See It Podcast. One thing that would help both myself and future listeners is for you to rate the show and leave a review and follow or subscribe for free wherever you listen to your podcast. Also, make sure to introduce yourself over at the Be It Pod on Instagram. I would love to know more about you. Share this episode with whoever you think needs to hear it. Help us and others Be It Till You See It. Have an awesome day. Be It Till You See It is a production of The Bloom Podcast Network. If you want to leave us a message or a question that we might read on another episode, you can text us at +1-310-905-5534 or send a DM on Instagram @BeItPod. Brad Crowell 53:20 It's written, filmed, and recorded by your host, Lesley Logan, and me, Brad Crowell. Lesley Logan 53:25 It is transcribed, produced and edited by the epic team at Disenyo.co. Brad Crowell 53:30 Our theme music is by Ali at Apex Production Music and our branding by designer and artist, Gianfranco Cioffi. Lesley Logan 53:37 Special thanks to Melissa Solomon for creating our visuals. Brad Crowell 53:40 Also to Angelina Herico for adding all of our content to our website. 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Happy Pride Month! Our hosts, Chris and Amy, have a lot to say about The Z Word, Lindsay King-Miller's debut horror novel about Pride and its problematic corporate overlords. At its core, The Z Word is a story about found-family and how necessary it is for queer folks to have a support system surrounding them to make it through the hardships we face on a daily basis. (Zombie apocalypse, anyone?). Lindsay strikes the perfect balance between horror and camp in this delightfully over the top Pride spectacular, while also managing to tell a down to Earth, relatable story that anyone queer will find something to connect to.Some highlights:That's So Gay ft. Doctor Who!The Big Gay Book Club has stickers!Campy queer horror - it can't get much better than that.Lumberjack bisexual realness.Zombie apocalypse drag show extravaganza.As promised, Doctor Who spoilers time stamp: 13:30 - 20:15Thank you to Kevin MacLeod for the use of our theme song, 'Werq.' You can find more of their music on https://www.incompetech.com/.If you'd like to contact us with book recommendations or questions for our upcoming episodes, email thebiggaybookclub@gmail.com or message us on Instagram @tbgbookclub. We'd love to hear from you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A second season provided the perfect excuse for us to finally GEEK OUT about our very top show. Ben and NiNi talk all things What Did You Eat Yesterday?Episode transcript available here.01:15 What Did You Eat Yesterday?: The Granddaddy12:08 Favorite Episodes19:22 The Show that Keeps Coming Back24:57 Season 2: Mortality, Family, and Hets43:10 WDYEY? is So Gay and Found Family50:54 Let's Talk About The Food56:36 Final Thoughts (And A Moment to Drag Nobu)
Andrew Klavan Discusses Tucker Carlson, Alex Jones and the Evil that Opposes Us. Alex Jones Unchained https://youtu.be/VKuveoeHDNI?si=0qo4zgBK5mE26PCr Andrew Klavan 474K subscribers 29,704 views Premiered Dec 15, 2023 The Andrew Klavan Show Elon's X and Tucker Carlson's new media company could totally change the media game — but will they? 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BILLY CLIFTEmmy nominated filmmaker, Billy Clift, “A Long Road to Freedom: The Advocate Celebrates 50 years”, has created a vast body of work that consists of a wide range of different genres. Such as the Feature film “Jacked”, on Homeless youth, The short films, “Monty”, Montgomery's Clift's last dying day, “No Goodbyes”, a true story about love in a concentration camp, and “Lena's Dance” ( Dee Wallace). The ridiculous cult comedies, “Baby Jane?” And “Hush Up Sweet Charlotte” (Mink Stole, Varla Jean Merman), realty tv such as “Food Fetish”, “Behind the Bar” and the travel show “Underground”. Streaming tv shows, (two seasons) “Not So Straight in Silver Lake”, (Daniel Franzaese, Calpernia Adams), “My Sister is So Gay”, (Loni Anderson, Debra Wilson, Ray Dawn Chong) and in post for “The Lair : Hollywood” to be streaming in January 2024. He's created over 40 music video's of different musical styles… short form documentaries focusing on people who have made significant contributions to society like Arron Walton, a CEO of a black Public relations firm to Lawyer, Gloria Allred who has been a strong force in underserved rights. He is in post-production for the feature film “Here We Are”, a film on racism during the pandemic, starring Sally Kirkland, Christine Elise, Elizabeth Regan, Wil J. Jackson and Mel England. He's also in post-production for the documentary “Our Lady in The Kitchen” About a painting that had been stolen by the Nazis, ending up in a household in Silver Lake, California. Billy is in pre-production with a plethora of different projects, continually striving to push his creativity to find new fresh ways to tell stories. Email Billy: billyclift@me.comPhoto: Copyright Wilkinson/2023Opening and closing music courtesy the very talented Zakhar Valaha via Pixabay.To contact Wilkinson- email him at BecomingWilkinson@gmail.com
For decades, the phrase “That's So Gay” has been tossed around carelessly to refer to things that are bad or undesirable. While many consider it a simple playground put down, it is actually a microaggression that perpetuates stereotypes and fosters a culture of exclusion.In this episode, we're taking a look at the origins of the phrase “That's So Gay,” its harmful implications, and how we can encourage others to reflect on their language choices to promote a more inclusive and accepting society.Additional Resources:23. Let's Talk About the F WordThe History of the Word "Gay"That's So Gay (Urban Dictionary)Think Before You Speak CampaignWhy is it OK to Say "That's So Gay?""That's So Gay" is Just So WrongThe 2021 National School Climate Survey (Executive Summary)The 2021 National School Climate Survey (Full Report)HRC Foundation's Welcoming SchoolsWhat Do You Say to “That's So Gay” and Other Anti-LGBTQ Comments?What Do You Say to ‘That's So Gay' & Other Anti-LGBTQ+ Comments? (Resources)Get Your MerchSupport the show
Our resident super-hero correspondent Dime returns to talk canon events and crazy art with Guti, Ismael, and Ron as they cover 2023's animated action adventure Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. Celebrate PRIDE with the Florida is So Gay! collection from our dear friend and past guest, Daniel Cura. 50% of all profits earned in June will go to Equality Florida, the largest civil rights organization dedicated to securing full equality for Florida's LGBTQ+ community. Link: https://www.thedanielcura.com/shop?category=Pride+Collection For more Spider-Verse and comics conversation, be sure to listen to our friends - 70mm covers Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (and keep an eye on their feed for their own upcoming Across the Spider-Verse episode). Link: https://solo.to/70mm The Movie Mixtape (plus special guests The Rank Kings) also cover Into the Spider-Verse. Link: https://pod.link/1605794134 Mad About Movies also cover s Into the Spider-Verse and Across the Spider-Verse. Link: http://madaboutmoviespodcast.com/ I Read Comic Books will help you dive into the world of comics. Link: https://www.ircbpodcast.com/ Paperkeg also covered a bunch of really cool comic books. Link: https://radiopublic.com/paperkeg-comics-and-friendship-8Qdma6/episodes Follow us on social media - Dime on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/diamondaking_/ Dime on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/kingdime/ Guti on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/cgreviews/ Ismael on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/ivm/ Ron on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/ronjimenez/ Reel Latinos on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reellatinos/ Reel Latinos on Twitter: https://twitter.com/reellatinos Tono No Mata on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/tononomata Send emails to reellatinos@gmail.com.
On this episode of the Simply Indie Podcast, we talk with Tamecca Rogers about how writing has helped her get through different situations, the project she's working on called That's So Gay, the story behind her documentary Crown, the children's books she's made, and more.
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Heyooo, Today on the show Meg let us know whose products she sold at her market and how much money she made. We talk to the infamous Hot Dad that's gone viral for saying he's the only hot dad at the school drop-offs, and ‘That's So Gay' news is back! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode 343... June and high noon. It doesn't take much to make a theme, but lots of 2022 stuff and a few Rotten To The Core Records pick ups. A brand new Bros intro song put together by the genius work of Jeff from Loopy Scoop Tapes (follow on Instagram) (such projects as Djinn, Zhoop, Brundle, and Feed). Check all of his stuff out on Bandcamp. So stoked for that most excellent contribution! Enjoy!Download and stream here (iTunes and Google Podcasts as well):BROS GRIM 343!!!!Airing Wednesdays 7pm PST on PUNK ROCK DEMONSTRATION & Fridays 7pm PST on RIPPER RADIO.Send us stuff to brothersgrimpunk@gmail.com.Punk now, serenity later...Shame on the City 1:18 George Crustanza Apocalypse Now, Serenity LaterHey retards, hey, hey 0:49 The Italian Stallion Death Before Discography LPEnd all Wars 1:04 HIGH st 7''Krieg im Kopf (War in the head) 2:07 Femme Krawall st LPNothingness (bkgrd) 5:05 Snäggletooth Road To Nothingness 7inBig Pink Dress 1:23 Guttermouth Musical MonkeyI'm Turning Gay 1:36 The Bugs THE BUGSI Spear the Rear 0:24 Drunken Cholos Livin La Vida LocoIt's Ok Not To Skate 0:22 Gay Marriage VA - Thrash Up My Ass TapeI Love Hardcore Boys I Love Boys Hardcore 0:54 Limp Wrist DiscographyPat Me On The Ass 1:44 Pansy Division That's So GayChain Smoking (Indamouse Remix) (bkgrd) 4:41 Amp Outernational FtUp In The Drunk 2:34 GOUKA Program 12in_Putrid Filth ConspiracyMoney, Lies And Real Estate 1:54 A Global Threat Until We Die_GMM RecsNuclear Tragedy 1:33 Dishuman Dishurt & Dishuman - Split EPDamages 1:25 Feed Them Fucking Glass DemoJunk Food For Your Brain 2:14 Formerly Known As ...We Don't Like Us EitherI'm Not Content (bkgrd) 3:49 The Public Divide Killing the Record Industry IVPittsburg Family Values 1:31 Invalid Invalid_Sorry State RecsCT What The Fuck Kind Of Pizza Place Closes At 8 O' Clock On A Saturday Night? 0:42 The Minor Inconveniences Assorted Horseshit Vol. 1: January '22Philly Airhead 1:20 LIVING WORLD World_Iron Lung 195Brooklyn Blankhead 1:24 Sørdïd S/T DemoNew Zealand Get Out 0:49 AntiStasi A Fucking SplitNYC Who's Your God? 1:44 Hüstler Hüstler LP_Sorry State RecsUSA-Holes (bkgrd) 2:24 The Camorra A Tribute To NOFXYour Fake Generation 0:41 Godstomper A Tribute To Capitalist Casualties: West Coast Power Violence ForeverGovernment Pizza 2:12 Thulsa Doom The PxCx EPArtificial Memory 0:45 Stop Breathing Santa Cruz EpHE SAID ALOUD, "WE'RE NOT HUMAN" 1:17 ... ...Leather Jacket Crew 1:07 Civil Victim No False Hope 12''Those Were The Days 1:01 Sunpower Decade 12''KUBARK Counterintelligence Interrogation July 1963 (bkgrd) 2:42 Dead Subverts Music To Bleed To VolumeFuhrmmented Beanies & Weanies 2:11 Woodstock ‘99 7”Oficios Traicioneros (treacherous trades) 1:04 Abuso De Poder Abuso De PoderMissgeschicke (mishaps) 0:46 ill! Lippenbekenntnisse (lip service) 7''Hammer und Öl 1:36 Snob Value Whiteout 12''Nur unu ekzisto (only one existence) 1:32 Socio La Difekta KreskiYou Pay My Rent 1:39 NEUTRALS MRR 400 - The Shitworker CompBanana Country (bkgrd) 2:37 Loopy Scoop 64 Drum Bit EPInstinct 1:55 The Slime Living on Borrowed Slime
This week on Connect the Dots, we’ll explore how the representation of Asian American and Pacific Islanders in the media, and lack thereof, can impact the mental health of the people in these communities. To learn more, we spoke with Dr. Kevin Nadal, Distinguished Professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice at the City University of New York, and the author of “Filipino American Psychology” and “That's So Gay! Micro-aggressions and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community, and Valerie Soe, a Chinese American experimental filmmaker and Asian American Studies professor at San Francisco State University, who has produced experimental films in an effort to dismantle racist stereotypes. Subscribe to Connect the Dots on the Audacy app or wherever you get your podcasts.
In this week's episode of your favorite LawFlip podcast, Benjy and Producer Arian started off with some random banter, as they went and talked about Benjy's recent vacation in Costa Rica and Tik Tok gas prices. After that, they started talking about stories that came out this week. These include Tucker Carlson's new documentary on the decline masculinity among American men, a guy who sued his employer for giving him a surprise birthday party at work, Marjorie Taylor Greene's election disqualification case, harassment of women at abortion clinics, math indoctrination, and the recent ruling in Texas against Alex Jones ordering him to pay 4 million.Tucker Carlson's 'End of Men' Doc Mocked as Homoerotic: 'This is So Gay'US man gets $450,000 after unwanted work birthday party triggered panic attackMarjorie Taylor Greene Rages at Lawsuit Against Her, Warns of RetaliationSpain makes it a crime for pro-lifers to harrass women outside abortion clinicsFlorida education officials reject 54 math textbooks for ‘attempts to indoctrinate students'Texas judge orders Alex Jones to pay $1M in legal fees for Norwalk native, 4 Sandy Hook parentsSupport the show (http://lawflip.com)
Our guest today is (drum roll please) globally recognized speaker, Ted Talker, LGBTQ advocate and author Ash Beckham! Her TEDx talks “Coming Out of Your Closet”, "Owning Your Duality" and her Boulder Ignite speech “I am SO GAY” have gone viral with more than 10 million YouTube views. We talk about her message of empathy, respect and the power of having real conversations on this episode (10:30 - 45:14). Thanks for listening! 4 Day Work Week Jobs: https://4dayweek.io/ Code BIGGIRLMONEY at www.hello-trove.com Follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/biggirlmoney
Open-Door Playhouse presents the audio play of Dolly and Josie Exit A Bar starring Gena Kay as Josie and Bonnie Bailey-Reed as Dolly, and Anonymous as Bartender; written by Wendy Bryan Michaels, and directed by Bernadette Armstrong. Synopsis for Dolly and Josie Exit A Bar: A woman walks into the same bar she retreats to every night and encounters a strange woman never seen before, sitting at the bar writing in a large book. Wendy Bryan Michaels (Playwright) is a Los Angeles-based playwright from Miami Beach, Florida. Her plays have been developed by Santa Monica Playhouse, The All OriginalPlaywrights Workshop (LA), Tina Alexis Allen (NYC), Area Stage (FL), and Creative Group (FL).She is a member of the Dramatists Guild, Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights, Female Playwrights Initiative and a writer-in-residence at The Actors Workout Studio. She has received nominations for her comedy writing on the award-winning comedy show, My Sister is So Gay (2016). She is a proud member of the Santa Monica Playhouse's Writing Collective, adevelopmental writer's lab and new works festival for emerging playwrights of LGBTQ stories.Bernadette Armstrong (Director) fell in love with small theater and since 2008, she has hadseveral successful theater projects produced in North Hollywood. Her play, The Reading Group was Pick of the Week by LA Weekly Magazine and in 2017 her play, Simple Lives wasnominated for Outstanding Writing of an Original Play or Musical by the Valley Theater Awards. (She was the only woman nominated.)Open-Door Playhouse is a podcast that supports new and emerging writers by producing plays in the style of living Radio Plays popular in the 1940s & 1950s. Open-Door Playhouse is a 501c3 non-profit organization that is supported by listeners like you through tax-deductible donations.Recent Reviews on Open-Door Playhouse's plays:This Week in NY – THE CANTERVILLE GHOST: https://bit.ly/3HwB1NRPodcast News' Daily Brief for podcasts and on-demand: https://bit.ly/3qv8l0YSupport the show (https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/open-door-playhouse)
Email Us Here: Disturbinglypragmatic@gmail.comWhere To Find Us!: Disturbingly Pragmatic Link Tree!This Episode has EVERYTHING!It's got:Do You Know The Way To I'm So Gay?!Sing Song Again!French Insults!Molesty Priests!Congested Paul and Lilly!Spring Cleaning!Leonard!We Stand In Solidarity With Ukraine!History According to Paul!Sucky Humans!Small Dick Men!Spoopy Cassie and Caitlyn!CIA Amy!Dave's Explosive Diarrhea!Paul's Explosive Diarrhea!Leonard!Lauren's Explosive Diarrhea!What the Fuck is Chard?Leonard!Mud Butt!"Smoggies"!"Captain Planet"!Paul's Confusion!Rodney Dangerfield Dog!Smokin' Jean Smart!Dave Loves Rick and Morty!Paul Loves Solar Opposites!Cartoon Genitalia!Paul's Ads!Leonard!The Corn Hub!Bob Clark - Versatile Director!Don't Call Dave a Homophobe. K? Thx!Episode Links (In Order):Russia's "Satan 2" Nuke!Helen Caldicott!PNW Haunts & Homicides With Caitlyn and Cassie!PNW Haunts & Homicides - Bruce McArthur - Part 1!PNW Haunts & Homicides - Bruce McArthur - Part 2!Lauren Taps the Brakes!This Is Chard!"Scary Movie 2" Parrot Scene!"The Smoggies" Cartoon Theme!"Captain Planet" Cartoon Theme!"Rover Dangerfield" Movie Trailer!"The Oblongs" Cartoon Theme!Qrplt*xk Voight - Angelina Jolie and James Haven Voight's Love Child!The Wrap it Up Button!"The Wizard of Oz" Cartoon Theme!Jean Smart in "The Brady Bunch Movie"!Juliette Lewis and Kim Cattrall!Bob Clark!MUSIC CREDIT!Opening Music Graciously Supplied By: https://audionautix.com/
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Multi-Award Winning Actress and Author, Loni Anderson About Harvey's guest:Loni Anderson is one of the most popular, beloved and beautiful actresses in the history of television. She won our hearts as the adorable receptionist Jennifer Marlowe in the CBS hit series “WKRP in Cincinnati”, for which she won 3 Golden Globe awards and 2 Emmy nominations. She also starred in memorable TV movies like “The Jane Mansfield Story”, “A Letter to Three Wives”, “White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd”, and “Gambler Five: Playing for Keeps”. She's appeared in countless TV shows like “Partners in Crime”, “Easy Street”, “Nurses”, and most recently, “My Sister is So Gay”. In 1995 she published a best selling book entitled, “My Life in High Heels”, in which she broke her silence about her marriage to and divorce from Burt Reynolds, and her struggle to keep her family together. For more interviews and podcasts go to: https://www.harveybrownstoneinterviews.com#LoniAnderson #WKRP #harveybrownstoneinterviews
Tracy Baim is co-publisher of the Chicago Reader newspaper. She is owner and co-founder of Windy City Times, a 35-year-old LGBTQ newspaper. She is the author or co-author of 12 books on LGBTQ history (including Out and Proud in Chicago, Obama and the Gays, and Gay Press, Gay Power), producer of four films, creator of the That's So Gay! LGBTQ trivia game, and a longtime journalist and organizer. Major events she has helped lead include Gay Games VII in Chicago in 2006, and the March on Springfield for Marriage Equality. She founded the LGBT Chamber of Commerce of Illinois in 1996, and has won numerous awards for her journalism and activism, including the Studs Terkel Award. Baim has been inducted into the National LGBT Journalists Association Hall of Fame, Association of Women Journalists-Chicago Hall of Fame, and the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame. She received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society of Professional Journalists-Chicago. Oh Hey, and I'm Marina. I am a technologist, mom, podcast host, leadership coach, cruciverbalist and aquarian ;) UNBOSSED IS… “Paths To Success of Amazing Women in Chicago” I welcome you to ask questions, participate, and join me as we explore these topics by emailing me at info@unbossed.io or visiting www.unbossed.io. Available on- Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDTz6_FepG04QTs1BjFLBjw/ Spotify: https://lnkd.in/eUhfH8E Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/e7cWtBv Google Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/enjChPt And others.. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/marina-malaguti/support
Bright Light Bright Light is welsh musician, artist and songwriter Rod Thomas. Originally from a small town in Wales, Rod has become one of our most respected independent queer artists with approval in the form of collaborations and touring opportunities from some of the world's biggest stars. He began learning piano, guitar and saxophone as a child and began performing acoustically under his own name. In 2010 he defined his synth sound with the release of his debut single "Love Part ii". He has gone on to release 4 albums and has just released a compilation album "So Gay, So Dramatic". He has toured with Cher, Scissor Sisters and Elton John. In this conversation we chat about LGBTQ representation, his place in the music industry and how he has done everything in his career himself. You can support Fascinated by becoming a member of headstuff+ on headstuffpodcasts.com. In return for your support, you will get access to bonus exclusive bonus content. In the bonus content for this episode, you can hear Rod talk about remixing Dannii Minogue's iconic "All I Wanna Do" and we chat about our mutual love of Gayle and Gillian. You can listen to Bright Light Bright Light's Music on Spotify, download on Apple or buy gorgeous physicals on brightlightx2.com Follow Gearoid Twitter: @gearoidfarrelly Instagram: gearoidfarrelly Facebook: /gearoidfarrelly Follow Bright Light Bright Light Twitter: @brightlightx2 Instagram: brightlightx2 Facebook: /brightlightx2
This Episode CoversMorbid Obsessions by We Are The UnionThat's So Gay by Pansy DivisionWebsite: https://redcircle.com/shows/two-tunes-podcastDonations: https://app.redcircle.com/shows/baeeceec-9527-475d-85b5-d9da2eea19d3/donationsInstagram: https://instagram.com/twotunespodcast?igshid=13gpurxc3bf2qDiscord: https://discord.gg/eYMwBuJ6GeRSS Feed: https://feeds.redcircle.com/baeeceec-9527-475d-85b5-d9da2eea19d3E-mail: twotunespodcast@gmail.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/two-tunes-podcast/exclusive-content
So Corrupted Police is SO GAY they had to attack innocent people from behind by Terry DWAYNE Ashford
Dr. Kevin Nadal is a Professor of Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and The Graduate Center at the City University of New York (CUNY). He is the former Executive Director of CLAGS: The Center for LGBTQ Studies, past President of the Asian American Psychological Association; and the founder of the LGBTQ Scholars of Color National Network. He has published 10 books, including Microaggressions and Traumatic Stress (APA, 2018) and That’s So Gay! (APA, 2013). His most recent book, Queering Law and Order: LGBTQ Communities and the Criminal Justice System, examines the state of LGBTQ people within the criminal justice system. Intertwining legal cases, academic research, and popular media, Nadal reviews a wide range of issues—ranging from historical heterosexist and transphobic legislation to police brutality to the prison industrial complex to family law. Grounded in Queer Theory and intersectional lenses, each chapter provides recommendations for queering and disrupting the justice system. This book serves as both an academic resource and a call to action for readers who are interested in advocating for LGBTQ rights.
Have you guys ever been to a haunted attraction and ever wonder if it's REALLY haunted?! Tune in tonight as we explore some real life haunted locations that also double as Halloween haunts! Some of them we have actually been to ourselves. We hope you enjoy and also have a safe and spoopy Halloween! Sponsors- That's So Gay (use code beckygremlin for 30% off your purchase) & Calm Your Body Down LLC 'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry
Welcome to the re-brand! Yep we've changed up the podcast name to 'I'm So Gay' and this is for good reason! Because Kara is so f**king gay. Kara is back with a good friend this week for the podcast, singer and song writer Kennedy! She is the most unapologetically herself person in Karas close circle of friends, which begs the question, how does she do it?! Let's find out. Listen on Apple and Spotify. Follow Kara on Instagram @godd8rs.
Daniel Whitthaus has spent the past two decades challenging homophobia in schools, rural communities and, occasionally, developing countries like Sri Lanka, Poland and Indonesia. He is the author of Beyond Priscilla: one gay man, one gay truck, one big idea…, Beyond ‘That’s So Gay!’: Challenging homophobia in Australian schools, and the Pride & Prejudice educational package – which won three Tasmanian schools Human Rights Week awards. In 2013 Daniel founded the National Institute for Challenging Homophobia Education, which focuses on the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people in regional, rural and remote Australia.Daniel joins Nick Bracks on the show, to talk about mental health & well-being, and his work in challenging homophobia, while sharing stories from his journey. You can learn more about Daniel here: http://www.niche.org.au/Thanks for listening! We would love your support so we can keep growing this show! Please subscribe, review, comment and share this episode with five friends to help us make a difference! Subscribe to nickbracks.com and receive a FREE tip sheet to help you create simple daily wellness habits. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In this episode we discuss our dog being poorly, Nikki's birthday, whether or not it's ok to say "That's So Gay" and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Listen along with us and check out our website at www.allgaylong.com. Follow us on Twitter @allgaylong and Instagram @allgaylong_.
Stevie talks about how she discovered her body, sexuality, and how wanting to have a dick during sex helped her discover she was lesbian. We talk about her experience growing up in a conservative community with gay parents, and more. Stevie Wain is a standup comedian and the host of That's So Gay. You can follow her at @stayfunny_wain.
Episode 15 Shownotes Main Topic: Talking about racism and other current events in the classroom Resources to use with students: Good Cop Bad Cop Segment Eye of the Storm Jane Elliot World Map Manipulation MICROAGGRESSIONS IN THE CLASSROOM The danger of a single story | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie We Need Diverse Books: https://diversebooks.org/ Leading Equity Center: https://www.leadingequitycenter.com/ Examples of Microaggressions in the Classroom Stop Saying “That’s So Gay!”: 6 Types of Microaggressions That Harm LGBTQ People Movies that students can watch The Blind Side Hidden Figures Selma The Green Mile The Visitor
MAX & Friends with Max Tucci Original Air Date: April 12th, 2020Guest: Ash BeckhamShe's Back! On MAX & FriendsThe One & Only #AshBeckham@theashbeckham Ash has a new book "Step Up; How to Live with Courage and Become an Everyday Leader" published by #soundstrueAbout AshAsh Beckham is a bold, dynamic presenter who speaks about empathy, respect, and the power of having real conversations. Online videos of her TEDx talk “Coming Out of Your Closet” and her Boulder Ignite speech “I am SO GAY” have gone viral with more than 5 million YouTube views. Significantly, her message has also become a topic of global discussion. Ash reaches millions every day as her inspiring speeches are experienced in classrooms, boardrooms, and auditoriums around the world.#youtube #tedx #tedxboulder #MaxTucci #radio #talkradio #interview #latalkradio #joy #happiness #ComingOutOfYourCloset #AshBeckham #Author #StepUp #LGBTQ #ImSoGay #Gay #empathy #respect #Courage #Leader #RealConversation #podcast #ConciousConversation @latalkradio
This is a great chat with Daniel Witthaus, CEO of Australia's newest charity, the National Institute for Challenging Homophobia Education (NICHE). Daniel Witthaus has spent the past two decades challenging homophobia one cuppa at a time in schools, rural communities and, occasionally, developing countries like Sri Lanka, Poland and Indonesia. He is the author of Beyond Priscilla: one gay man, one gay truck, one big idea... (2014), Beyond 'That's So Gay!': Challenging homophobia in Australian schools (2010) and the Pride & Prejudice educational package (2002, 2012) - which won three Tasmanian schools Human Rights Week awards. There are many places to got for support, and Daniel supports many:- Kids Helpline | Phone Counselling Service | 1800 55 1800 Qlife 1800 184 527 - Switchboard Drummond Street Services 03 9663 6733 headspace LifeLine on 13 11 14 Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636 Strong Family Alliance 1800 184 527 You are not alone.
In this episode of the Secret MENS Business podcast we interview Daniel Witthaus. He talks about how he has been working with the local LGBTQI community in rural Australia to eradicate homophobia and ignorance. He has single handed traveled around Australia, visiting remote towns and areas - having cups of tea with who ever he needs to create an open and constructive communication. Daniels story is inspiring and motivating. www.niche.org.au Information about Daniel's rural tour - www.hatssogay.com.au Daniels books: - Beyond ‘That’s So Gay!’ - Beyond Priscilla
In this episode of the Secret MENS Business podcast we interview Daniel Witthaus. He talks about how he has been working with the local LGBTQI community in rural Australia to eradicate homophobia and ignorance. He has single handed traveled around Australia, visiting remote towns and areas - having cups of tea with who ever he needs to create an open and constructive communication. Daniels story is inspiring and motivating. www.niche.org.au Information about Daniel's rural tour - www.hatssogay.com.au Daniels books: - Beyond ‘That’s So Gay!’ - Beyond Priscilla
The Out Entrepreneur | Bringing Our Whole Selves to Work | Conversations with Leading LGBTQ Bosses
Ash Beckham is an energetic and dynamic public speaker. Her YouTube video, “I am SO GAY” has garnered over 400,000 views in two months. The video has been shown in classrooms and boardrooms around the globe increasing the number of actual views to well over 750,000. By blending honesty and humor, Ash delivers unforgettable talks about why we need to remove the word “gay” as a pejorative from our lexicon and other LGBTQ+ issues. Her Tedx Talk, “Coming Out of Your Closet” has reached over 6 million views. Through a personal connection with her audience, Ash inspires people to individually change and be part of a bigger societal shift toward conscious word choice and action.
This week’s guest is the truly community spirited leader, Daniel Witthaus Author of Beyond Priscilla: one gay man, one gay truck, one big idea… , Beyond ‘That’s So Gay!’: Challenging homophobia in Australian schools and […] http://media.rawvoice.com/joy_word/p/joy.org.au/wordforword/wp-content/uploads/sites/135/2020/03/W4W_DanielWitthaus_Final.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 57:12 — 78.6MB) Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS The post Daniel Witthaus appeared first on Word for Word.
The Out Entrepreneur | Bringing Our Whole Selves to Work | Conversations with Leading LGBTQ Bosses
Ash Beckham is an energetic and dynamic public speaker. Her YouTube video, “I am SO GAY” has garnered over 400,000 views in two months. The video has been shown in classrooms and boardrooms around the globe increasing the number of actual views to well over 750,000. By blending honesty and humor, Ash delivers unforgettable talks about why we need to remove the word “gay” as a pejorative from our lexicon and other LGBTQ+ issues. Her Tedx Talk, “Coming Out of Your Closet” has reached over 6 million views. Through a personal connection with her audience, Ash inspires people to individually change and be part of a bigger societal shift toward conscious word choice and action.
Were we Born This Way or did the Disney channel make us gay? In this (mini) episode I discuss queer roots with my ride or die, Emily Skailes. This episode is now available on Youtube with subtitles and images! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8H7Txm_Uws Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebisexualagendapod/ Content Warnings: In this episode(7 mins in)we briefly drag Katy Perry's homophobic hit You're So Gay which contains the lyrics "I hope you hang yourself with your H&M scarf". Music: PremiumWave
Have you ever heard of the word misandry? Did you know it means the hatred and/or fear of men. Is the hatred and/or fear of men really a problem when they hold most of the world's power and privilege? The truth is whenever hate exists all of humanity suffers. Listen to this episode as Dr. Lauren and Alana interview Dr. Joe Kort, a marriage and family therapist in MI, who wrote an article on misandry in Psychology Today called, “Misandry: The Invisible Hatred of Men.” That's So Gay!: Microaggressions and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-consciousness-salon/support
Leigh (@lshfoster) and Ellie (@elliebrigida) hang out with Marie Connor (@thistallawkgirl) and Isha Patnaik (@ishapatnaik) for their live show at WBUR Cityspace in Boston. Isha Patnaik dives into why The Parent Trap Should've been gay from Hallie so clearly being the gay twin, her secret romance with bag girl, that hair cutting scene and the sexual tension between Chessy and Elizabeth James. Ellie and Leigh dive into why Captain Marvel should've been gay from the longing stares between Carol and Maria, the way that they raised Monica together, Captain Marvel's haircut in Avengers End Game and the way that Brie Larson unapologetically ships Captain Marvel and Valkyrie, this movie is SO GAY. Marie Connor dives into why The Little Mermaid Should've Been Gay from from the Little Mermaid not fitting in with all of her straight sisters, Ursula being everyone's queer ex and Sebastian being the most fabulous gay best friend a girl could have. And Ellie and Leigh just had to write a song about living in a Homonormative World. It's all too obvious. Subscribe to our mailing list for updates on upcoming live shows. Follow along on Twitter: Lez Hang Out (@lezhangoutpod) and answer our Q & Gay at the end of every episode. Leigh Holmes Foster (@lshfoster) and Ellie Brigida (@elliebrigida). You can also join us on Facebook.com/lezhangoutpod and follow along on Instagram (@lezhangoutpod). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Hunter The Voice speaks about his experience with homophobia. Having lived in London, the United States, Tanzania, and South Africa, he says he has experienced homophobia in many forms, both overt and very subtle. He has some solutions as to how to combat such homophobia as he chats with Hendrik in Cape Town. As he grew up in a Muslim household, he thought his parents would disown him when he finally told them he was gay. He did not expect the reaction he got from his father. He also chats about his first single called So Gay. He explains where the songs come from and how it has inadvertently turned him into an activist. He received lots of feedback, both positive and negative, which has had the effect of starting a conversation. Hunter The Voice is currently in Cape Town where he is working on a show which he will debut soon. In this interview with Hendrik, he talks about his journey as a musician. He started singing in the shower but eventually went for vocal training before he decided to pursue his passion. He talks about the links between music and fashion too. Hunter the Voice has just released a new single, called Mona Lisa Man. In conversation with Hendrik in Cape Town, he chats about the unusual way he found the song's title and explains the meaning behind the lyrics. www.gaysaradio.co.za
GaySA Radio — Hunter The Voice speaks about his experience with homophobia. Having lived in London, the United States, Tanzania, and South Africa, he says he has experienced homophobia in many forms, both overt and very subtle. He has some solutions as to how to combat such homophobia as he chats with Hendrik in Cape Town. As he grew up in a Muslim household, he thought his parents would disown him when he finally told them he was gay. He did not expect the reaction he got from his father. He also chats about his first single called So Gay. He explains where the songs come from and how it has inadvertently turned him into an activist. He received lots of feedback, both positive and negative, which has had the effect of starting a conversation. Hunter The Voice is currently in Cape Town where he is working on a show which he will debut soon. In this interview with Hendrik, he talks about his journey as a musician. He started singing in the shower but eventually went for vocal training before he decided to pursue his passion. He talks about the links between music and fashion too. Hunter the Voice has just released a new single, called Mona Lisa Man. In conversation with Hendrik in Cape Town, he chats about the unusual way he found the song’s title and explains the meaning behind the lyrics.
Episode 5: Scream Queens: Queerness in horror cinema Who knew many of our beloved horror flicks were SO GAY. Ricky, Ernesto & Producer Carlos serve up Queerness in horror cinema this week.
Dr. Ken Schneck is a tenured Professor and Director of the Leadership in Higher Education Program at Baldwin Wallace University where he teaches courses on race in society, ethical leadership, student development theory, and a slew of courses on how individuals can work with communities to create a more just world. He tours the country speaking on the topic of LGBTQ culture, community change, racial justice, and how you can use your voice to create actual change (instead of creating more meetings about actual change). Previously, he served as the Dean of Students for Marlboro College and the Assistant Dean of Student Affairs for Sarah Lawrence College. For 10 years, Ken was the producer and host of This Show is So Gay, a multi-award-winning, long-running, nationally syndicated radio show/podcast focused on people using their voices in a unique way to create dialogue around LGBTQ topics. For 430 episodes, he interviewed over 500 of the most notable names in LGBTQ culture from civil rights champions to champions of drag, presidential candidates to singer/songwriters, prolific authors to one former member of Menudo (not as famous as Ricky Martin…but just as gay). Ken is an author and freelance writer whose first book Seriously...What Am I Doing Here? The Adventures of a Wondering and Wandering Gay Jew (1984 Publishing) was released in 2017, second book LGBTQ Cleveland: Images of Modern America (Arcadia Publishing/The History Press) hit the shelves in 2018, and third book LGBTQ Columbus: Images of Modern America (Arcadia Publishing/The History Press) is due out in June of 2019. His freelance writing has been seen in a ton of national media including The Advocate, PRIZM Magazine, The Windy City Times, 201 Magazine, Bravo TV, NBC News, FreshWater Cleveland, and monthly pie
This is it, folks: our 430th and last ever episode of This Show is So Gay. And we’re going out the same way we came in a decade ago: by featuring some of our favorite voices making a difference in the world. First, we’re overjoyed to welcome Neda Ulaby of NPR’s Arts Desk back to the show. Neda openly shares her lust and rage as she pulls back the curtain on some of her LGBTQ-related stories this past year. We just plain adore her. read more
Ken is in Iowa(?!?), so here's a second chance to hear a recent favorite episode. Laughter and legends and Loni, oh my! We have you covered on this week’s episode as we dive into the new comedy “My Sister is So Gay.” read more
So Famous and So Gay: The Fabulous Potency of Truman Capote and Gertrude Stein (University of Minnesota Press) How and why, in a time of homophobia and closeted sexuality, did two openly gay writers become mass-market celebrities? Gertrude Stein (1874–1946) and Truman Capote (1924–1984) should not have been famous. They made their names between the Oscar Wilde trial and Stonewall, when homosexuality meant criminality and perversion. And yet both Stein and Capote, openly and exclusively gay, built their outsize reputations on works that directly featured homosexuality and a queer aesthetic. How did these writers become mass-market celebrities while other gay public figures were closeted or censored? And what did their fame mean for queer writers and readers, and for the culture in general? Jeff Solomon explores these questions in So Famous and So Gay. Celebrating lesbian partnership, The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas was published in 1933 and rocketed Stein, the Jewish lesbian intellectual avant-garde American expatriate, to international stardom and a mass-market readership. Fifteen years later, when Capote published Other Voices, Other Rooms, a novel of explicit homosexual sex and love, his fame itself became famous. Through original archival research, Solomon traces the construction and impact of the writers’ public personae from a gay-affirmative perspective. He historically situates author photos, celebrity gossip, and other ephemera to explain how Stein and Capote expressed homosexuality and negotiated homophobia through the fleeting depiction of what could not be directly written—maneuvers that other gay writers such as Gore Vidal, Tennessee Williams, and James Baldwin could not manage at the time. Finally So Famous and So Gay reveals what Capote’s and Stein’s debuts, Other Voices, Other Rooms and Three Lives, held for queer readers in terms of gay identity and psychology—and for gay authors who wrote in their wake. Praise for So Famous and So Gay "In So Famous and So Gay, Jeff Solomon amasses a treasure trove archive—literature, reviews, biographies, photographs, interviews—from which he examines the gayness, strangeness, and celebrity that combusted to create the queer precocity of Truman Capote and Gertrude Stein. At once critically expansive and insightful, this book is also a good story. Like Stein and Capote, Solomon is an engaging stylist in his own right. Read to learn, read to enjoy (imagine that!)." —Ken Corbett, author of A Murder Over a Girl"Every bit as ‘fabulous’ as the subtitle promises, So Famous and So Gay focuses on two writers—Truman Capote and Gertrude Stein—whose strategies for politicizing questions of sexual identity included the manufacture of public personae as queerly flamboyant ‘geniuses’ and the exploitation of their author photos. Brilliantly exposing of the commodification of authorial identity, Solomon also offers a welcome corrective to strands of queer theory that neglect the specificities of same-sex desire."—Joseph Allen Boone, University of Southern California"Jeff Solomon’s So Famous and So Gay effectively reinvigorates the single author genre by stretching its scope and preconceived boundaries. Solomon’s magisterial command of twentieth century American literary culture and his provocative use of author photos make this particular two-author study an engaging work of scholarship." —James Penner, author of Pinks, Pansies, and Punks: The Rhetoric of Masculinity in American Literary Culture Jeff Solomon is assistant professor of English and women, gender, and sexuality studies at Wake Forest University.
award winning music producer and legend Tony Moran. Also an interview with Loni Andersen of "My Sister is So Gay."
In Episode 8, Katie interviews equality advocate Ash Beckham. Ash didn't set out to become a viral sensation with her TEDx talk “Coming Out of Your Closet” or her Boulder Ignite speech, “I am SO GAY”. But her willingness to strike up brutally honest, totally hilarious conversations about tough topics inspired more than 8 million YouTube views and the most-watched Ignite Talk ever. In the oft-chuckle-inducing interview, Ash and Katie discuss their outlook on how the next four years may affect folks from marginalized communities, how millennials demand diversity from their workplaces, and how to be a better ally.
Ash Beckham is a speaker whose "speeches are dynamic, intrepid, highly relatable and intrinsically comical." "She didn't set out to become a viral sensation with her Tedx talk Coming Out of Your Closet or her Boulder Ignite speech, I am SO GAY." "She was just a person with a lot on her mind and a story to share." Nonetheless, "her willingness to strike a conversation about tough topics has inspired more than 8 million viewers." Her message is simple: "we aren't that different," and her goal is humble, "help others recognize the power of empathy, respect and conversation." Ash is someone who will earn your respect. She has mine.
Have you ever walked through a museum and wondered why its staff chose to feature the artifacts you saw? Cornelia King, Chief of Reference at the Library Company of Philadelphia discusses “That’s So Gay: Outing Early America,” an exhibition that she curated for the Library Company. In addition to providing us with information about the history of gay men and women in early America, Connie gives us a behind-the-scenes look at how she decided what artifacts, books, and ephemera to display in “That’s So Gay” and how she sought to interpret those items for the education and enjoyment of visitors. Show Notes: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/002
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