Sorry Not Sorry tackles social, political and cultural issues from the perspective of unapologetic guests while highlighting activists doing amazing things throughout the country.
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Musical theatre is an important part of LGBTQ+ culture, but how effectively do our musicals represent lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, intersex and asexual creatives and audience members in all their fabulous glory? Dr James Lovelock, curator of www.queermusicals.com, is joined by special guests from across the musical theatre industry to think about how these productions are creating spaces that centre queerness and represent LGBTQ+ people of different genders, races and lived experien ...
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Podiobooks.com in association with Dragonhearth Productions, presents New York Times Best Selling Author Tracy Hickman's cautionary tale... The Immortals.The future story of United States Internment Camps ... of the dreams of the pre-deceased ... and of triumph beyond oblivion.It's 2020, and an attempted cure for AIDS has mutated into a deadlier disease, V-CIDS. The U.S., under martial law, has set up "quarantine centers" in the Southwest. Searching for his gay son, Jon, media mogul Michael ...
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Here you'll find inspiring conversations with wide-ranging individuals. Explore captivating stories—entrepreneurship, spirituality, and resilience. We'll dive into AI, discussing the necessary new skills we can learn. Join us in contemplating AI's societal impact. This podcast blends inspiration, technology, and the human experience. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-future-fuel-cafe
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RESET Mindset - Responsible Enterprises for Social and Environmental Transformation
Vic, Maurizio, Nao, and Marcello
RESET Mindset podcast aims to inspire change and to help professionals learn about high-impact, innovative collaborations to build a sustainable future. We share stories of companies who are innovating business models through the lens of sustainability. We believe everyone has a responsibility to innovate for a better future and our aim is to inspire people to be a champion in their field or start something new. For transcripts, visit us at www.resetmindset.org Support this podcast: https:// ...
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Comedian Steve Hofstetter on Comedy and Politics in a Time of Division
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The saying goes that laughter is the best medicine. But it can be a powerful driver for social change. Our guest this week is Steve Hofstetter. Steve’s a comedian, a Nobel Prize nominee, and a philanthropist who’s been making people laugh and think for a long time.
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Alice Driver on The Life and Death of the American Worker
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There is perhaps no industry which intersects more completely with immigration, labor, and health and safety than meat packing. In her new book “The Life and Death of the American Worker” Alice Driver takes the industry head on through the stories of Tyson Food employees in Arkansas, and she’s joined us to discuss.…
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Erasing History: Bestselling Author Jason Stanley on How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future.
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As the American right becomes more and more authoritarian, it is attempting to rewrite history. From its claims that the United States isn’t a democracy to its attempts to remove books from libraries and rewrite curricula, the reshaping of the past risks our future. In light of this evolving reality, bestselling author Jason Stanley joins us to dis…
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#LaborDay: Michelle Eisen on Unionizing Starbucks
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For the Labor Day holiday, we're revisiting a critical bit of ongoing organizing happening in the United States. One of the interesting side effects of the post-Covid economy has been a surge in the power and influence employees hold. Wages in service industry jobs have risen dramatically as employers struggle to find workers. However, there have a…
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The traditional way of influencing a foreign nation’s policy is through diplomacy. But, as recent headlines have shown us, that’s certainly not the only way. Foreign lobbyists are working to shape our policies globally, sometimes with disastrous consequences. Casey Michel’s new book Foreign Agents: How American Lobbyists and Lawmakers Threaten Demo…
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Series 3 Episode 6 - Evan Kinnane and Ben Jackson Walker
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In this week's episode from Podstream Studios in New York, Dr James Lovelock talks to actors Evan Kinnane and Ben Jackson Walker about LGBTQ+ representation on Broadway and beyond. We talk about Evan's role as Marc Hall in the 2020 production of The Louder We Get at Theatre Calgary in Canada, and about Ben's current role as Romeo in & Juliet as wel…
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Undemocratic: David Daley on the Conservative Assault on Voting Rights
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The voting rights act of 1965 restored voting power to people of color across the United States. Of course, the American right couldn’t have that, and it begane a 50-year fight to overturn it. In his new book “Undemocratic,” David Daley, bestselling author of “Ratfucked,” takes us inside that fight and its consequences.…
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Meridith McGraw, author of Trump in Exile
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On January 20th, 2001, Donald Trump left Washington in disgrace. After losing the election, losing every court case related to the election, his supporters attacking the capitol, and his second impeachment, it should have been for good. Yet somehow, in his years of exile, he solidified his power base and may well retake the white house. Politico’s …
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In this episode, Dr James Lovelock is joined by Oliver Houser, the writer of XY and She Reached For Heaven. We talk about intersex representation in musical theatre, and the writing and development process of XY as a queer musical. Oliver's website is here and you can follow him on Instagram here. You can follow James on instagram here. www.queermu…
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This week's episode comes from New York's Podstream Studios, where James Lovelock chats with the amazing L Morgan Lee about her recent performance as Nina-Mae in A Complicated Woman at Goodspeed Musicals and her involvement in workshopping the new musical version of The Danish Girl. You can find out more about L Morgan on her website and her instag…
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Roxane Gay Stands Her Ground: Gun Violence and Ownership as a Black Feminist Issue
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There are more guns than people in the United States. About half of the guns in the world are owned by Americans. About 45,000 Americans die from gunshot wounds each year, and more than 100,000 survive shootings. We view guns as inherently masculine, and there is distinct racial coding in how we perceive guns and gun use in this country. Still the …
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Series 3 Episode 3 - Jessica Aubrey and Joshua Clemetson
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In this episode, Dr James Lovelock chats to Jessica Aubrey and Joshua Clemetson from Wicked about their experiences as queer people in the musical theatre industry. We discuss Jessica's work on But I'm A Cheerleader and Joshua's ambition to be the first octagenerian Lola in Kinky Boots. TW: Conversion therapy You can follow Jessica on Instagram her…
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In early July, Russia’s illegal and immoral bombardment of Okhmatdyt children’s hospital in Kyiv forced doctors, nurses, and hospital administrators to work to save the lives of hospitalized children while scrambling to stay alive themselves. In this episode, we’ll hear from several of those workers who will share their stories of trying to help ch…
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Series 3 Episode 2 - Elizabeth Ayodele and Madeline Charlemagne
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In today's episode, Dr James Lovelock talks to Elizabeth Ayodele (Standing At The Sky's Edge) and Madeline Charlemagne (Hadestown) about the representation of black, working class women in musical theatre and the importance of diverse education in drama schools. You can follow Elizabeth on Instagram here and Madeline on Instagram here. Find out mor…
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Considering the Withdrawal of a Candidate
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Well, the news changes quickly. President Biden has dropped out of the race. This episode was recorded prior to that withdrawal, and considers the complexities surrounding that then potential decision and what might come next. In this episode, we talk about what it means, what’s on the line, and how we as Democrats, patriots, and pro-democracy Amer…
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This episode's guest is director Tania Azevedo. Tania has directed several new musicals with LGBTQ+ characters including But I'm A Cheerleader, Mayflies and A Mother's Song as well as working as an associate director on & Juliet and Heathers. In this episode, we discuss Tania's work along with LGBTQ+ representation in the musical theatre industry. …
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The Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 is a Trump-aligned nightmare that the extreme right wants to enact if Trump is re-elected. It is a wide-ranging reshaping of our society in a mold that leaves us wondering if “Under his eye” will be the new “see you later” should it come to pass. This week, we’re looking back at just a few of our former guests…
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It’s hard to believe that when President Obama was elected, we barely had social media. In less than two decades, giant tech companies have completely changed how we interact with one another–and in doing so have fundamentally changed our perceptions of reality. In his new book “The Death of Truth” bestselling author Steven Brill, cofounder and co-…
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It's the time of year we celebrate Independence Day in the United States. This week, we’re featuring patriotism–the real patriotism, the people we’ve featured on the show who love this country so much that they won’t stop fighting to make it better. Featuring Heidi Przybyla, Barbara F. Walter, Christian Piccolini, and PEN America.…
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Laura Packard on Healthcare and the Republican Attacks on Women's Health
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Healthcare is one of the greatest challenges facing not only our nation, but the people who inhabit it. One political party seems to want to make it more affordable and accessible, and the other seems to want to make it more profitable for large corporations and more deadly for women. Laura Packard is the founder of Health Care Voter, a healthcare …
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Boy, the world sure feels toxic these days, doesn’t it? It’s not new–but it seems to be accelerating at a breakneck pace. Frankly, it’s understandable that so many of us feel like throwing up our hands and giving up on the fight, wondering if our culture is even worth saving. John Pavlovitz argues that it is, and gives us a path forward in his new …
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Episode 8: Moving To Bulgaria in Eastern Europe For A Better Life - Abir Shah Ep. 8
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Abir Shah, originally from India and grew up in Canada, has travelled and lived in the USA and Europe. He is a successful entrepreneur who moved to Bulgaria in Eastern Europe to have a better quality of life. Abir Shah LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abir-shah/ The Future Fuel Cafe Social Media: https://linktr.ee/thefuturefuelcafe…
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Unchained at Last - Ending Child and Forced Marriage with Fraidy Reiss
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Would you be shocked to learn that much of the United States, including California, has no minimum age for marriage? Unfortunately, it's true. To get into the roots of this issue and the harm it does, we’ve invited Fraidy Reiss on the show. Fraidy herself endured a forced marriage, and is now the executive director of Unchained at Last, an organiza…
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Nina Jankowicz of the American Sunlight Project
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Disinformation is one of the most dangerous threats facing our nation. And yet, some in public office seem to revel in its spread, working to thwart any effort to combat it. Our guest this week is working to change that. Nina Jankowicz is a disinformation expert, the former Executive Director of the Disinformation Governance Board and is currently …
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Transition: Jordan Bryon and Monica Villamizar
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Jordan Bryon is a trans man. He is also a journalist who was embedded with a Taliban Unit as the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan while transitioning. The new film Transition follows Jordan during this fraught time, and he and director/producer Monica Villamizar join us to discuss.
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Two Dads Defending Democracy with Fred Guttenberg and Joe Walsh
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The division in this nation is everywhere. It’s not just between Democrats and Republicans. Divisions are deep inside formerly unified fronts, and these divisions seem to eat at the fabric of our society. Our guests this week are trying to change that. Joe Walsh is a former Republican Congressman. Fred Guttenberg’s daughter Jaime was killed in the …
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Welcome to the Part two in our two part 5th anniversary special. This week we’ll look at another clip from each year we’ve been recording - featuring Heather Matarazzo, Barbara Lee, Nina Jankowicz, Jena Griswold, and Kashmir Hill!
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Join us for the first half of a two-parter as we look back at some of the great shows we've run in our first five years! From Joe Biden to Wil Wheaton, a sex therapist to an impeachment manager, we've got a great lineup!
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Listen to our first Sorry Not Sorry Happy Hour, recorded live on 4/19/2024. We know there is a lot of news, and a whole lot of it is bad. It can be overwhelming, and it can make it hard stay engaged and involved--and we all really, really need to be engaged and involved. So today, we’re going to try something that might be the first in a series: go…
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