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“My Gay Playlist & Stories From Outside the Closet” explores the lives of LGBTQIA+ identified people and their allies. During each episode, singer-songwriter-storyteller and host, Liv Lombardi, will chat with folx from all over the world about their coming out stories and the music that shapes their journeys. For Liv, “coming out” is an act of honesty that we all undertake when we decide to live life as authentically as possible. It’s a decision we make everyday. To start, we’ll ask this: Wh ...
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On the Season Two finale, Liv chats with Detroit based, UK native singer-songwriter, Ash Harris (Acoustic Ash). Ash's shares their ideas about making music to affect positive change, their journey towards self-acceptance, trans identities, playing guitar, and so much more. Music on this week's playlist include songs by Ash Harris, Tracy Chapman, Pl…
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Liv sits down with singer-songwriter, producer, editor and multi-instrumentalist, Bernadette Malavarca (Bern & The Brights) to chat about authenticity, coming out and the music that speaks to all these moments. Topics discussed on this week's episode include Bern and Liv's undying love for Jeff Buckley, the challenges of coming out to an Italian-Am…
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On this week's episode, Liv chats with Edmonton, Canada based indigenous activist and singer-songwriter, Shawnee Kish. Shawnee opens up about the challenges she faced in her beginnings as a queer singer-songwriter, what it means to identify as Two Spirit and the importance music plays in her life as a way to heal. Music featured on this week's play…
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This week, Liv sits down with singer-songwriter and one-woman band, Alyse Vellturo, who performs under the moniker "pronoun." Alyse's indie-synth-pop music stands at the center of this chat while other topics discussed include coming out, growing up outside of Boston, life on the road and all the ups and downs of music making. Music featured on pro…
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Take a stroll down memory lane with playwright and writer C. Quintana (CQ) as she and Liv chat about their time spent in Santa Fe while learning more about their authentic selves. Liv and CQ discuss coming out as a Catholic, first generation Cuban-American in Louisiana, the gentle pushes offered from friends along the way and much more. Music featu…
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Kicking off Pride mMonth, our episode this week features the brilliant and badass, Dr. LaNail R. Plummer. Based out of Washington D.C., Dr. Plummer's work as a therapist aims to empower the lives of her clients through emotional, mental and spiritual healing, as well as uplift the Black community at large. Liv and Dr. P chat about faith, spirituall…
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Sammie Downing is an author and poet based out of Denver, Colorado. This week's episode explores Sammie's ideas of living authentically through her playlist of movie scores and indie rock tinged love songs. Liv and Sammie chat about traveling, coming out and Sammie's transformative summer at age 14 spent at an all girl's camp in upstate New York. M…
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Season Two kicks off with our guest Rudy, who is the host of the popular TikTok page, Rainbow History Class based out of Melbourne, Australia. Liv and Rudy discuss the origins of RHC's work, the importance of being gentle towards yourself and the trouble with feelings when listening to Phoebe Bridgers. Music featured on this week's episode include …
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On the Season 1 finale, Liv sits down with Chicago-based actor, musician, and lyricist Evan Mills to chat about all the pop songs that helped Evan grow into the person he is today and how the term "Sissy Boy" became the unexpected inspiration for Evan's first solo release. This week's guest's playlist includes songs from 3LW, Rhianna, Britney Spear…
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Liv sits down with Emily Hurd, a singer-songwriter, musician and restauranteur from Rockford, Illinois. On this week's episode, Liv and Emily discuss what it means to be an authentic ally to the LGBTQIA+ community, the challenges of making music as a female identified person, and the many inspirations that food and music bring to the surface. Music…
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On episode six, Liv sits down with her old friend and long time musical collaborator, Daniel Siuba. Daniel is a musician, composer, singer with just about a PhD. in Counseling/Psychology. Liv and Dan chat about their surreal experience studying together in Santa Fe, NM, coming out in all of its many ways, and the ever unknown unconscious. Music fea…
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On episode five, Liv sits down with Sound Artist, Musician, Producer and Engineer, Rosana Cabán to discuss her life and the way music has shaped it. Rosana's stories and songs follow her through the 90's, 2000's and into today and share the ups and downs of being a female in music, the many hats she wears as a music maker and how certain relationsh…
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On this week's episode, Liv sits down with Musician and Scholar, Lazarus Letcher to discuss music and the many ways coming out has shaped Laz's life. Their stories touch on affirming queer, trans and nonbinary identities, the challenges of growing up as a BIPOC queer person in the Midwest, sobriety, and the endless longing experienced within the LG…
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On this week's episode, Liv chats with Atlanta based singer-songwriter, Dara Carter, about her role as an expansive content creator, lessons learned from India.Arie, and how she's breaking down the limitations of music genre. Music featured on this episode's playlist include songs by Dara Carter, India.Arie, P.O.D., Frou Frou, Tina Turner and more.…
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On this week's episode, Liv chats with Milwaukee based singer-songwriter, Eliza Hanson, about first loves, her journey as a songwriter and her experiences opening for an artist she grew up idolizing. Music featured on this episode's playlist include songs by Eliza Hanson, Chris Pureka, Brandi Carlile, Melissa Etheridge, Tegan and Sara, and more.…
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On the Season 1 premiere Liv chats with music critic and writer, Eyrn Brothers about gender identity, empowering queer youth and the challenges of growing up LGBTQ in the Bible Belt. Music featured on this episode's playlist includes songs by Bikini Kill, Tom Waits, Frank Sinatra, Velvet Underground, Kate Bush and more.…
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“My Gay Playlist & Stories From Outside the Closet” explores the lives of LGBTQIA+ identified people and their allies. During each episode, singer-songwriter-storyteller and host, Liv Lombardi, will chat with musicians, writers, actors, comedians, and advocates from all over the world about their coming out stories and the music that shapes their j…
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