Best Qpoc Podcasts (2024)

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118: Queer & Trans Comics & Zines 1:29:46

2M ago1:29:46

1:29:46

A panel featuring four of Nia King's favorite artists: Sawyer Lovett, Joe Hatton, Vo Vo, and Cristy C. Road. Zines played a crucial role in reducing social isolation for many of us, whether we were one of the only punks of color in our scene (Nia in Boston, Joe in the Dakotas, and Vo in Sydney, Australia), or the only gay in our rural Virginia town…

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Dr. Homie 59:34

3M ago59:34

59:34

In this episode, we are joined by a special guest, Dr. Homie: The primary care provider who primarily cares. Dr Dr. Homie shares his upbringing, coming out journey, navigating medical school, and how he uses his platform to educate audiences through humor and brutally honest delivery of basic and specialized health education. Instagram: @thedoctorh…

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Dulce Pecados - The One About Guilty Pleasures 42:45

3M ago42:45

42:45

Cuál es tu dulce pecado? Whats your guilty pleasure? In this episode we dive into some of our personal guilty pleasures and discuss if guilt should be associated with them. Shopping, food, porn y mucho más! ¡Se pone caliente este! ¡Amigues! Agarren sus bebidas, sus chucherías, y súbanle al volumen porque se va a armar! Follow us! Instagram: @threeb…

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Homie Love with Trino and Adam 58:12

4M ago58:12

58:12

In today's episode, we are joined by Trino & Adam. We all know them from their dancing videos, car shows, and, of course, that super viral picture!! But in this episode, we get to know the men behind all that! Join us as we get to know them as fathers, homies, and, of course, all the juicy chisme - like who went through their homie's phone to get t…

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The Longest One-Night Stand Ever 1:02:17

4M ago1:02:17

1:02:17

I'm excited to be on today with two longtime friends. They met in medical school in Beirut and have been together for 18 years. I jokingly call their story the worst one night stand ever– because 18 years, two countries, several cities, and two children later, they’re still going strong. Their story is beautiful, and it has it all – from years of o…

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The Good, the Bad, and the Messy- the One About Chacales 48:23

5M ago48:23

48:23

On this episode, we talk about some of our "chacal" adventures. Dating, cruising, hookups y más! Listen to find out who was a team player in their group project while we do some gay math and talk about running a train. ¡Se pone caliente este! ¡Amigues! Agarren sus bebidas, sus chucherías, y súbanle al volumen porque se va a armar! Follow us! Instag…

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Tony Directs - Live Rec. 1:28:53

5M ago1:28:53

1:28:53

¡Amigues! Agarren sus bebidas, sus chucherías, y súbanle al volumen porque se va a armar! This podcast is a product of Three Brown Jotos and is produced by mejia.tv.By Three Brown Jotos

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El Recalentado 52:54

6M ago52:54

52:54

Hey Jotangeles! We're back, and you're invited to our yearly "recalentado" episode. In this episode, we discuss everything that's happened since you last heard from us almost a year ago. There have been some romantic moments, fun times, and some tough challenges that we had to face, but we're excited to share it all with you. ¡Amigues! Agarren sus …

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Season 3 Trailer 0:29

6M ago0:29

0:29

Qvo Familia, nos extrañaron? We’re back! Y más jotos than ever! Somos Joaquin, Charlie, y Alejandro , and we’re The Three Brown Jotos! It’s season three, and we’re getting back into the desmadre, spilling all the tea on life, sex, health, and everything in between. Amigues agarren sus bebidad, sus chucherias, y subanle al volume porque se va armar!…

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🇵🇸 Mx. Yaffa, Part II 🇵🇸 41:42

6M ago41:42

41:42

In this episode, I continue my conversation with Mx. Yaffa, a queer, indigenous, displaced Palestinian person who currently serves as the executive director of the Muslim Alliance for Sexual and Gender Diversity. In this episode, we talk more about the challenging and necessary work that they do with queer muslims and Palestinians. I am struck by Y…

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🇵🇸 Mx. Yaffa, Part I 🇵🇸 41:34

6M ago41:34

41:34

My guest today is Mx.Yaffa, Executive Director of the Muslim Alliance for Sexual and Gender Diversity, or MASGD. Yaffa is a queer Palestinian poet, author, activist, and death doula whose family history of multiple displacements goes back 3-4 generations. In this episode, Yaffa shares their and their family’s history of displacement and movement. I…

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Online educator @paulnmatthis on Palestine, queer SWANA history, & more (double episode) 1:35:51

7M ago1:35:51

1:35:51

My guest today is Paul Nabil Matthis, whom you can find on Instagram and TikTok as @paulnmatthis. Paul is an author, musician, social media educator (among other things). Paul’s channel is great- he posts a variety educational videos, ranging from topics in middle eastern/SWANA history to nerdy videos about different percussion styles in the Arab w…

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A queer Palestinian speaks out 39:02

7M ago39:02

39:02

I'm happy and also sad because of the circumstances to welcome back Ali for a conversation about what is happening Gaza right now. Ali previously spoke with us in Season 1 episodes 9 and 10, and shares his perspective as a queer, Muslim, Palestinian man. We recorded this episode on October 19, 12 days after the attack by Hamas on Israeli civilians,…

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Dr. Eman Abdelhadi: queer Muslim activist, academic, and artist 1:02:59

10M ago1:02:59

1:02:59

My guest today is Dr. Eman Abdelhadi, professor at the University of Chicago, author of a forthcoming academic book called Impossible Futures: Why Women Leave American Muslim Communities, as well as the co-author of a speculative fiction novel called Everything for Everyone. Eman is also the subject of a documentary called Coming Around that is now…

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Lamya H, author of Hijab Butch Blues 43:04

11M ago43:04

43:04

A conversation with Lamya H, author of Hijab Butch Blues, which came out earlier this year. Lamya is South Asian and grew up in a wealthy Arab Gulf state. The book is a series of memoir essays drawn from their life, told alongside beautifully personal, queer readings of stories of the prophets from the Quran. Find Layma on: Instagram @lamyaisangry …

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Mohammad Mertaban, Part II 42:44

11M ago42:44

42:44

My guest today is Mohammad Mertaban, a proud, publicly out, queer Muslim man. He’s a physician, a father, and a devoutly religious person who always knew he was gay but followed the path laid out by his community’s interpretation of his faith. He was married for 8 years, and only came out in his mid-30s. And, because of his standing in the communit…

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Mohammad Mertaban, Part I 43:43

11M ago43:43

43:43

My guest today is Mohammad Mertaban, a proud, publicly out, queer Muslim man. He’s a physician, a father, and a devoutly religious person who always knew he was gay but followed the path laid out by his community’s interpretation of his faith. He was married for 8 years, and only came out in his mid-30s. And, because of his standing in the communit…

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Self Evident Presents: “Live! Making Before Me With Lisa Phu” (by The Vietnamese Boat People podcast) 48:09

12M ago48:09

48:09

Our friend Tracey Nguyen Mang, host of the Vietnamese Boat People Podcast, goes behind the scenes with Lisa Phu in this conversation — about how to document the lives of our parents, when that process can feel overwhelming. This episode, recorded live online, is the Season 6 Premiere of The Vietnamese Boat People, a podcast and nonprofit project th…

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Bushra Rehman, author of Roses, in the Mouth of a Lion 38:54

1y ago38:54

38:54

Join me for a conversation with Bushra Rehman, author of Roses, in the Mouth of a Lion, out recently from Flatiron Books and already up for a number of literary awards and accolades! I greatly appreciated Bushra's warmth, expansive way of thinking and being, and generosity of spirit, and found so many resonances with the book and in this conversati…

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Sarah Cypher, author of The Skin and its Girl 1:05:13

1y ago1:05:13

1:05:13

Sarah Cypher is the author of The Skin and its Girl, out now from Ballantine Books! The novel follows the blue-skinned, queer second-generation Palestinian-American protagonist Betty Rummani, as she navigates difficult questions in her own life by turning to her memories of her great-aunt Nuha for guidance. The fictional Rummani family are in exile…

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Self Evident Presents: “How to Wash Your Brain” (by Boen Wang and Feet in 2 Worlds) 38:09

1y ago38:09

38:09

Boen’s mom thinks he’s brainwashed by the New York Times. Boen thinks his mom is brainwashed by the Chinese Communist Party. But when Boen starts listening more deeply to his mom’s stories of growing up in China and then immigrating to the U.S., he spots the signs of his own political conditioning — and unravels the threads of Chinese and American …

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Welcome Professor Vagistan! 55:24

1y ago55:24

55:24

In this episode I welcome the brilliant Dr. Kareem Khubchandani, Professor of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies at Tufts University also known as their drag persona, LaWhore Vagistan! You can find them on Twitter at: @lawhorevagistan and @kareempuff and on Instagram at: @lawhorevagistan @kareempuff @auntologies Watch their TED Talk, "How to b…

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Season 2 trailer! New episodes coming soon 2:07

1y ago2:07

2:07

We're out with new episodes on April 17th! The (loose) theme this season is family-- queering family, queer family, and of course, queer found family. Join me for exciting conversations with a range of amazing people. We have merch! Take a look at https://www.queereverything.com/shop ! Find us ! Instagram: @queereverythingpodcast Website: http://ww…

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117: Ten Year Anniversary Episode, pt. 1 43:30

1y ago43:30

43:30

We Want the Airwaves celebrates 10 years with a panel featuring six of the artists from Queer & Trans Artists of Color, Volume Three: Anthony J. Williams, Kamal Al-Soylaylee, Joamette Gil, Venus Kii Thomas, Qwo-Li Driskill, and Osa Atoe! (This is the first part of a two-part episode, so you will only hear Ant, Kamal, and Jo on it.) This panel is co…

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Self Evident Presents: "Exploring Ancestral Grief" (by Grief, Collected) 44:22

1+ y ago44:22

44:22

America! The land of opportunity! And also, for so many, the ambiguous loss of immigration and uprooting a life and a history comes with a complex web of emotions. In this episode of Grief, Collected by The Mash-Up Americans, hosts Amy S. Choi and Rebecca Lehrer speak with trauma therapist and educator Linda Thai — about ancestral grief, and how un…

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Self Evident Presents: "Arrival" (by VPM's Resettled) 32:22

1+ y ago32:22

32:22

The LahPai family’s arrival to Virginia from Myanmar was highly anticipated: the local resettlement agency prepped their home; the local religious community was ready to provide support; the family’s U.S connection lived just minutes down the street. Even with these support systems, resettlement was (and still is) not a straightforward, clean-cut p…

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Self Evident Presents: "Before They Were Your Parents" (by Immigrantly) 41:02

1+ y ago41:02

41:02

Today, we're sharing some work by our friends at Immigrantly, a weekly podcast that features deeply personal conversations about race, identity, and the immigrant experience. This episode features a conversation between host Saadia Khan and reporter Neda Toloui-Semnani, who wrote a book called THEY SAID THEY WANTED REVOLUTION: A Memoir of My Parent…

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Help us by taking our listener survey! 1:00

1+ y ago1:00

1:00

Please take our listener survey to tell us what you think of Before Me! The survey is anonymous, takes 5 minutes, and is incredibly important for helping us take our next steps as an independent studio for stories by and about Asian Americans. We use your answers to better understand your needs as a listener — but we also use your feedback to show …

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Before Me, Part 5: Birthday Card 17:05

1+ y ago17:05

17:05

Just before I gave birth to my daughter Acacia, I turned 36. And on my birthday my mom sent me a birthday card that was full of heartfelt words — more than she’d ever written to me before. On the last night of her visit to help me take care of Acacia, as she read the card aloud, I realized how I was — and still am — a part of the lives that came be…

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Before Me, Part 4: Head of the House 31:46

1+ y ago31:46

31:46

At the moment my mom steps onto a small fishing boat off the coast of Cambodia, headed for a refugee camp in Thailand under cover of night, she becomes the head of our family. It takes her less than a year to make it safely to her new home in New York, give birth to me, and learn how to be a single parent in the U.S. But it will end up taking her d…

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Before Me, Part 3: Beautiful Country 28:38

1+ y ago28:38

28:38

Reunited with my cousin Lynn, my mom becomes a gold dealer to support her growing family — and realizes that the charmed childhood she had in Cambodia is nowhere to be found for her own kids. She recounts the joyful memories that helped her hold on for more than five years as a refugee in Vietnam, before making the decision to leave both countries …

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Before Me, Part 2: Photograph 36:27

1+ y ago36:27

36:27

As the genocidal regime of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge takes hold of Cambodia, my mom and dad run for their lives — separated from my cousin, Lynn, who is then faced with keeping her siblings alive in a forced labor camp. Full show notes, photos, credits, and transcript on our web site.By Lisa Phu and Self Evident Media

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Before Me, Part 1: Firstborn 27:03

1+ y ago27:03

27:03

When I became a parent, my mom flew across the country to help me take care of my firstborn child. And opened up to share a story I’d never fully heard, about her firstborn child — the sister I’ve never met. Full show notes, photos, credits, and transcript on our web site.By Lisa Phu and Self Evident Media

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Introducing "Before Me": A new series from Self Evident 2:17

1+ y ago2:17

2:17

Lisa Phu grew up telling a story about how her family left Cambodia as refugees, to start a new life in the United States — but for the longest time, she’d never heard this story firsthand, from her mom, Lan. After Lisa gave birth to her first daughter, her mom flew across the country to meet her first grandchild. And during that visit, she finally…

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3 Brown Jotos Out! Season 2 Finale 44:52

1+ y ago44:52

44:52

You are about to listen to Alejandro, Joaquin, and Charlie (AKA Three Brown Jotos) talk about their personal experiences and views on LGBTQIA+ topics, current events, and all the good joteria that play out in their lives. Sup homies, welcome to another episode of the Three Brown Jotos Podcast. In this season 2 finale episode, you will get to hear A…

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Tu, yo, el y Los Otros: Non Conventional Queer Brown Relationships 53:27

1+ y ago53:27

53:27

You are about to listen to Alejandro, Joaquin, and Charlie (AKA Three Brown Jotos) talk about their personal experiences and views on LGBTQIA+ topics, current events, and all the good joteria that play out in their lives. Sup homies, welcome to another episode of the Three Brown Jotos Podcast. Subanle al volumen porque se va a armar… Porque Miguel …

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El Club de los Corazónes Rotos: Case of the Ex 42:36

1+ y ago42:36

42:36

You are about to listen to Alejandro, Joaquin, and Charlie (AKA Three Brown Jotos) talk about their personal experiences and views on LGBTQIA+ topics, current events, and all the good joteria that play out in their lives. Sup homies, welcome to another episode of the Three Brown Jotos Podcast. Been through a breakup or a separation? Are you friends…

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¡Duro, Duro, Ea, Ea! 37:42

1+ y ago37:42

37:42

You are about to listen to Alejandro, Joaquin, and Charlie (AKA Three Brown Jotos) talk about their personal experiences and views on LGBTQIA+ topics, current events, and all the good joteria that play out in their lives. ¡Suban el volumen! Porque Alejandro, Joaquin, and Charlie get down to talk about all things SEX. Y le dan duro, because there is…

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Season 2 call for guests! 3:35

1+ y ago3:35

3:35

Thank you to everyone who made Season 1 such a success! We're on a brief hiatus while we develop Season 2. The theme for Season 2 is FAMILY-- queer family, queering the notion of family, and being queer family to others. Do you have ideas about what you'd like to hear or whom we could talk to? Drop us a note at https://www.queereverything.com/conta…

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Pu**y Power? 5:20

2y ago5:20

5:20

Queer Thoughts? Email: PanOUTPodcast@gmail.com MUSIC BY: Fesliyan Studios Inc.By Jasmine Castillo

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Jotofied: Urban Planning but make it Queer 37:55

1+ y ago37:55

37:55

You are about to listen to Alejandro, Joaquin, and Charlie (AKA Three Brown Jotos) talk about their personal experiences and views on LGBTQIA+ topics, current events, and all the good joteria that play out in their lives. Que onda listeners, on today's episode, we talk with our special guest, Ulises Gonzalez, AICP, City Planner, City of Los Angeles…

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Medical Mistrust: Sana, sana colita de rana. 55:39

2y ago55:39

55:39

You are about to listen to Alejandro, Joaquin, and Charlie (AKA Three Brown Jotos) talk about their personal experiences and views on LGBTQIA+ topics, current events, and all the good joteria that play out in their lives. Sup homies, welcome to another episode of the Three Brown Jotos Podcast. In this episode, Alejandro, Joaquin, and Charlie have a…

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Que Curvas y yo Sin Frenos 22:33

2y ago22:33

22:33

You are about to listen to Alejandro, Joaquin, and Charlie (AKA Three Brown Jotos) talk about their personal experiences and views on LGBTQIA+ topics, current events, and all the good joteria that play out in their lives. Sup homies, welcome to another episode of the Three Brown Jotos Podcast. Supersize it! Large and in charge! In this episode, we …

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Under Garments? 6:16

2y ago6:16

6:16

Queer Thoughts? Email: PanOUTPodcast@gmail.com MUSIC BY: Fesliyan Studios Inc.By Jasmine Castillo

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Y Que Gane la Mas Perra 22:25

2y ago22:25

22:25

You are about to listen to Alejandro, Joaquin, and Charlie (AKA Three Brown Jotos) talk about their personal experiences and views on LGBTQIA+ topics, current events, and all the good joteria that play out in their lives. Sup homies, welcome to another episode of the Three Brown Jotos Podcast. Jocks, balls, and athletes oh my! In this episode Aleja…

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Identity, Faith, & Culture (Part II) 53:28

2y ago53:28

53:28

Join me for the second part of my conversation with Ali and Mohammed, where we talk about telling close family and others and engage in a dialogue about reconciling faith and spirituality. In the introduction I mention Imara Jones' enlightening (and frankly scary) podcast series The Anti-Trans Hate Machine. Please listen to it. It's here: https://t…

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Orgullo a lo Maximo 28:32

2y ago28:32

28:32

You are about to listen to Alejandro, Joaquin, and Charlie (AKA Three Brown Jotos) talk about their personal experiences and views on LGBTQIA+ topics, current events, and all the good joteria that play out in their lives. Sup homies, welcome to another episode of the Three Brown Jotos Podcast. Check out Alejandro, Joaquin, and Charlie get into all …

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Trailer and Introduction! 1:48

2y ago1:48

1:48

My name is Jasmine Castillo (She/They). I am Texan, Vegan, PANsexual, AfroLatinx, Cis-Woman. This podcast is Breaking all the rules! I talk about everything and anything, coming from a Pan-spective. From Movies, Current Events, Missing Persons, Human Rights, (Special guests?) You got a story you like from the QPoC community? Let us know! Put in Ema…

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El Recalentado 16:50

2y ago16:50

16:50

You are about to listen to Alejandro, Joaquin, and Charlie (AKA Three Brown Jotos) talk about their personal experiences and views on LGBTQIA+ topics, current events, and all the good joteria that play out in their lives. In this season 2 premiere episode, you will catch up with the fellas about what they have been up to since season 1 wrapped up. …

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Self Evident Presents: "Get Up Stand Up" (by Re:Work) 29:37

2y ago29:37

29:37

When you get into a taxi, you usually know where you’re coming from, where you’re going, and what you’ll do when you get there. But what about your taxi driver – someone whose work is in constant motion, moving from destination to destination, meeting new people by the hour? What was the road that brought them to this moment, what is the journey th…

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