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COL642: What’s Going On – March 2022

In this episode of Cubs Out Loud, it’s our What’s Going On for the month of March. The cubs are a little late this month, but with the ever changing weather and downright procrastination, who could blame them? From D&D to ONYX, listen in as the guys bring you up to speed on the first month of spring.

What’s Going On?

  • Jeff: Procrastination to RTO
  • Damon: D&D & ONYX
  • Gary: Yet again, unpredictable weather

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  • COL639: LTAF: The Bacon Episode: Bobby Miller – “Ha Guys. Great subject BACON!!!!!” “Bacon favor Lube (NO !!!!)”
  • COL640: LoR: Chosen Family: dindin mooshi – “chosen Family is a privileged concept. I think of as a (remote) support group based on choice, circumstance, and shared interests, it is very difficult to make one, and sustain it. This a very difficult subject as people don’t know how to value family, friends, acquaintances, etc..”

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Patreon Updates

  • Welcome our newest Patrons, Michael Vaughn & Zack Baker who joined us at the Buddy level in February!
  • BIG BEAR CUB HUGS to our Patrons! 
    • Cubsters: Charles W. 
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    • plus our Buddies: Lloyd G., Michael V, and Zack B.
  • Michael Q joined Patreon 3/14/18, as our second Patron four years ago.

Recent Shows

  • COL637: WGO: February 2022
  • COL638: EARN IT Act 2022
  • COL639: LTAF: The Bacon Episode
  • COL640: LoR: Chosen Family
  • COL641: ATNS: The Disney Conundrum

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COLDR: AS6E03: Side Hustles

In this episode of COL Drag Race ‘T-Time’, Gary and Damon check in on the All Stars as they work their side gigs. As the queens group up to present their assigned side jobs then work the runway in some redo’ed lewks, the guys give their quality evaluations. Which queens exceed expectations and which ones need improvements?

WEEKLY TOPIC

RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season 

Put the Pedal to the Metal:

Overall Thoughts: Side Hustles [infomercial challenge]

  • [Damon] – KISS in Full Effect
  • [Gary] – What a wild ride

Cruise the Runway:

Category/Theme: RuDemption Runway

  • [Damon] – Are They Really? 
  • [Gary] – How were these picked? Is production to blame?

Snaps & Eyerolls:

  • [Damon] – Snaps for… That MF Lipsync! 
  • [Gary] – Snaps for… I truly laughed, repeatedly
  • [Damon] – Eyerolls for… Learning to Edit
  • [Gary] – Eyerolls for… Ru’s response to the eliminated name reveal
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COL447: 2017 Year in Review

In this episode of Cubs Out Loud, the cubs bring the year 2017 to a close with a special review. Listen in as the guys give their highlights and lowlights of the year, both personally and based on the show. Was this year all that or just meh?

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What’s Going On?

  • Jeff: Happy Christmas, A New Farm
  • Damon:  Christmas with the “in-laws”
  • Chester: Doggie Roadtrip, Zelda, Star Wars, Job Hunt
  • Gary: What the heck happened?

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  • Re: COL445  OTR: Midwest Bearfest 2017. Drinking game: take a shot every time you hear the words Chris Hauser <sp?> 😆

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  • Re: COL444  LTAS: Bottom Friendly Food. Khervin (aka Toad) Cheng Chua: Hey Chester, have you tried Fort Troff’s Grunt Marker for waterproof body ‘art’? Fort Grunt Marker
    • SportSafe Swim Marker from Amazon
  • Re: COL445  OTR: Midwest Bearfest 2017. The Sprinkle Bear: I was PTFO during the movie.

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  • James Butterfield: Oh boys….if you do a Last Jedi reaction show, I so want to be on it!

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  • Re: COL444 LTAS: Bottom Friendly Food. Hey guys, I know this is not the usual happy type of email you’d normally get, but I wanted to say a big Thank You.  I had a 2 hour drive on Monday from Louisville to Cincinnati as my Dad’s Time was running out, and I listened to the podcast on the way up.  You guys kept me entertained and kept me from thinking of the bad stuff ahead.  I guess you never really know how you touch people’s lives…this was one that helped me when I needed it.  Thanks. James Butterfield

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Reviewing the Year that was 2017

148 New Likes on Facebook this year

Most popular video on YouTube: COL398: LTAS: ‘Bud Sex’ w/ 745 views  [most viewed ever = COL280: LTAS: Digital Release w/ 3,932 view]

Most Downloaded Podcast (per Podtrac): COL403: Mr. North American Bear Cub 2017 – 1,583 downloads

Favorite COL Episode in 2017

Things You’ll Remember Most About 2017

  • Jeff: The Trump Win, my raid team
  • Damon:  Family Support
  • Chester: Taking Evan to his first ___________________ .
  • Gary: Roller Coaster Ride of Emotions [Highs: Wishes Came True (Work Travel/Passport), Drew’s 50th, Lows: ]

Things Looking Forward to in 2018

  • Jeff: Battle For Azeroth, Overwatch League, Hopes for a Badge
  • Damon:  Planned Vacations
  • Chester: Stability?
  • Gary: New Adventures

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COL399: Tabletop Gaming

In this episode of Cubs Out Loud, the cubs roll the dice on the topic of tabletop gaming. Listen in as the guys throw their cards on the table about what games they enjoy, what they like and don’t like about tabletop and card gaming. From the groans when someone mentions Monopoly to the joy and excitement of Exploding Kittens, have some fun gathering around for a great gaming adventure.

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Introduction Topics

What’s Going On?

  • Jeff: AGDQ
  • Damon: Fuck You, Mother Nature!
  • Chester: Travel!
  • Gary: Ick

Did I Do That?

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  • Chester Beltowski: I’m listening to episode COL398: Bud Sex and I am laughing my ass off at the “old fluids” bit, man I wish I was on the show for this! BTW Damon, the “wall” you were describing can be considered anthropologically significant.

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From right after Christmas…

Hi, guys.  I’m about 2 months behind in listening to your podcast, and I’m having a problem with Chester’s “I’ll Tumbl For You” links.  Whenever I try to open one (current example), I get “The URL you requested could not be found.”  I tried following Chester’s “The Cub Up There” blog back to the date of the show (slow-scrolling thru 2 months of backlog), but I couldn’t find anything there that looked like what he described on the show.

Is it possible that Chester deletes his Tumblr posts after the “Cubs Out Loud” podcast?

Keep ’em coming, & merry holidays,

Henry

Atlanta, Ga.

From after COL398 ‘Bud Sex’

Hi there cubs!

First of all, Happy New Year and thanks for having Hadrian read those stories a few episodes ago! It definitely made the cold weather somewhat warmer 😀 Second, I just finished listening to the Bud Sex episode you just released. I also briefly read the scientific journal article afterward. Being that you have indirectly summoned the COL scientist (thanks for the title, Jeff), I considered writing about a few things relevant to the discussion.

  1. Defining/measuring sexual orientation: A few of you mentioned the Kinsey scale to define sexual orientation. As revolutionary as this scale was back in the 50s, it does not represent sexual orientation accurately. Consider it more of a legacy instrument than a good one to define and measure sexual orientation. More recent models have proposed at least 3 dimensions to sexual orientation that can explain most of what we observe: identity, behavior, attraction.

        Identity refers to how you define yourself, in this case, sexually. If you identify as gay, bi, straight, queer, etc. that is your identity.

        Behavior refers to what people do sexually. In other words, who are people having sex with?

        Attraction refers to the gender you are attracted to.

Further, imagine that these 3 dimensions can be measured on a scale (for example, 1 to 10) instead of a “yes” or “no.” For example, I identify as gay (10) and do not identify as bi (0), straight (0), or queer (0); I have only had sex with men (10) and I have not had sex with women (0); and I feel very attracted to men (9) and a little attracted to women (3).  Now, based on our understanding of sexual orientation with these 3 dimensions we can conceive the existence of men who identify as straight, have sex with men and women at different levels, and feel attracted to both males and females at different levels. That is what sociologists, anthropologists, and the community at large may consider MSM, brojob, or bud-sex dude. Consider also those guys who identify as gay (8-10), who have only had sex with women because of social expectations or other reasons, and may be attracted to men way more than to women. I have met bears who were married, had kids, ended up getting a divorce, and are in a current relationship with another guy. They do not consider themselves as bisexual. The combinations are endless and could also encompass asexual (identity) people who are not interested in sex (behavior), but like people of their own, opposite, or both genders(attraction). I have found in my own research that this model captures way more information than a simple yes/no or Kinsley scale. Also, with this more comprehensive model, there is no need to challenge anyone’s identity because of who they are having sex with. Science is not barely catching up. In psychology we have had this and similar models for a long time (probably 30 years) but since it is more complicated to understand and does not raise much controversy, popular publications outside the field pay little attention.

  1. Sample size: Yes, 19 participants are not much and all of them are self-selected. Both things affect generalizability. Unless you have millions of dollars to conduct a study or you are gathering data for a census, this limitation is common, especially on research using interviews as the method to collect data. This limitation does not prevent the information to be valuable, especially when it elicits new ideas and a few hypotheses just like the ones Hadrian presented.

As usual, if you have any extra questions please let me know.

Cisco

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  • Several private photos from GBearTrekker65, there’s also a photo of him with another person, is this your partner?

Weekly Topic

Bears and Tabletop Gaming

Why do so many bears like TTG/CG?

  • Common interest
  • Forced social interaction

Kickstarter:

  • Cards Against Humanity leads the charge
  • Exploding Kittens, Joking Hazard
  • Bears vs Babies!

Chester’s Quick Poll Results:

  1. Favorite Games
    1. Betrayal at House on the Hill (because the game changes every time you play it)
    2. Magic: The Gathering (for deck customization)
    3. Super Dungeon (because it’s co-op)
    4. Zombicide
    5. Joking Hazard
  2. Preference for group size
    1. People enjoy going to parties with lots of people, but prefer to play in smaller groups
  3. Gaming at bear runs?
    1. Absolutely!  They feel that official time slots should be part of the event schedule
  4. Where do people find other gamers?
    1. Word of mouth
    2. Facebook groups (Bears Be Gaming, Nerdybears, Geekybears)
    3. Personal ads (growlr shouts)
    4. Bear Runs
    5. Gaming stores!
    6. Gaming bars!   

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COL302: LTAS: The Role You Were Meant to Play

Keep-calm-and-role-play-4In this episode of Cubs Out Loud, the guys are joined by the handsome Ches to discuss roleplaying. From a more fantasy, “vanilla adjacent” view, we talk about our own involvements with roleplay, what one can enjoy from it, and our own personal fantasies.

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What’s Going On?

  • [Jeff] – I got nothing
  • [Damon] – Mardi Gras Party
  • [Gary] – Mother Nature Made Us Change Plans (again)

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Facebook: Chris Furton & John Patterson

Bear Underground: jonathanwilde & Toad

Weekly Topic

LTAS: Roleplay

  • Who has done it?
  • What were our experiences, if any?
  • Have we fantasized about it?
  • Do we think it’s healthy, prudish, wrong?
  • What is the difference between role-playing for sex vs kink?
  • Is role-playing about the physical or the psychological?

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