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COLFB424: BEAR: Play Lists

The Bear and Gaymer community learned this past week about the unexpected passing of Greg Ballard. As we mourn our collective loss, this week we present a COL Flashback to episode 424 from July 23, 2021. Join us as we listen to a special show of COL Episode 424 with the unforgettable Greg Ballard.

If you would like to contribute to the GoFundMe campaign to cover funeral expenses for our beloved Greg Ballard, click here. The donation campaign established will help his cousin cover the cost of funeral expenses with any overage of funds being donated in his name to the Trevor Project, a cause he deeply believed in having experienced prejudice and hatred in his youth. 

Greg followed up after recording this episode with us and provided the following comment from his previous collab channel on YouTube to the posting of the original COL424 episode.  GAMER: REDEFINED: So much fun being on the show! Great group of guys!

In this episode of Cubs Out Loud, the guys continue the Bear Experience Action Readiness series, AKA BEAR, with a new topic. They are joined by special guest Greg from Men of the Den to discuss playlists: the music kind, not who you have planned to boink. What music do you play on your roadtrips? What’s your soundtrack when you’re gettin’ it on?

Introduction Topics

What’s Going On?

  • Jeff: Rise of the Necromancer
  • Damon: Mr. Kentucky Leather
  • Chester: Final move prep, Legendaries arrive in Pokemon!
  • Gary: Weekend Pup Time
  • Greg: Auditions for our new Tuesday host. The future of the den. Youtube side projects.

Did I Do That?

  • Tech Fail made me do what?!

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Facebook Likes:

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  • Daniel Rodriguez
  • Kelly Gene Parsons

YouTube Subscribers:

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A message from CurvesandCrevices re COL423: Get A Lucky Buddy – Great show with an important message! Recommend it to anyone who meets other people.Also want to throw in a recommendation for an app called Kitestring. (https://www.kitestring.io/) Personal safety when meeting others is a common challenge for women, and there’s a tool already out there! (@cubsoutloud)

Weekly Topic

Play Lists [roadtrip, pooping, sexy time]  

Recommendations:

On the road:

  • Jeff: Push It by Garbage
  • Chester: Music that gets your blood moving! Beyonce’s album “Lemonade”
  • Damon: Waiting for Tonight
  • Gary: Whatever Yo Jam Is! Mine is Bonnie Tyler’s ‘Holding Out For a Hero’
  • Gary: Shrek 2, Jennifer Saunders “Holding Out For A Hero” 

  • Greg: One Many Army by Our Lady of Peace

Fert:

  • Gary: Things That Get You Movin’ & Groovin’

Brown Chicken Brown Cow:

  • Jeff: The Sound of Silence – Not the song, just silence
  • Chester: Industrial – Nine Inch Nails, Tool, KMFDM
  • Damon: Touch of Your Love – Little Mix
  • Gary: NIN – Closer

Cooldown Topics

I’ll Tumbl For Ya:

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COL599: What’s Going On – April 2021

In this episode of Cubs Out Loud, it’s our What’s Going On for the month of April. From growing pains to mad financial gains, listen in as the guys disrupt their sleep cycles to bring you all up to date on their goings-on for the first full month of Spring.

What’s Going On?

  • Jeff: What’s a sleep schedule?
  • Damon: Concert in the Can/Money in the Bank
  • Gary: Getting Older Revelations

Feedback

Blog Comment:

  • Hi COL, Woof woof. I’m a pup from India, figuring things out as they come. I saw your podcast and I was wondering if I could join you for an episode. Thanks and look forward to. Pawfully yours, Pup Max

Twitter Followers

  • @DSlave24

Recent Shows

  • COL596: WGO – March 2021 
  • COL597: LTAF: Gay Brunch
  • COL598: Landscape of Relationships: Trust Part Two

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COLDR: S13E14: Gettin’ Lucky

In this episode of COL Drag Race ‘T-Time’, Gary and Damon find out which queens are lucky! As the top 4 head into the final lap, they are given a classic Drag Race challenge. Which queens dance, rap, sing and give us drag excellence to make into the finale?

WEEKLY TOPIC

RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 13

Put the Pedal to the Metal:

Overall Thoughts – Interview / Top 4 Ru Music Video

  • [Damon] – Running Low on Steam
  • [Gary] – Traditional, Yet Meh

Stomp the Runway:

Category/Theme – Drag Excellence

  • [Damon] – Someone Came to Slay
  • [Gary] – PATTERNS VS SOLID

Snaps & Eyerolls:

What was a high point and low point for you

  • [Damon] – Snaps for… The “Show’s” Thoughtfulness 
  • [Gary] – Snaps for… THAT LOOK MAMA & BLACK EXCELLENCE
  • [Damon] – Eyerolls for… Did We Really Need this Episode? 
  • [Gary] – Eyerolls for… Myself

 

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COL587: Happy 13th!

In this episode of Cubs Out Loud, the cubs celebrate the show’s 13th Anniversary! About 13 years ago, a cub named Jeff got some friends together and started this whole shenanigan. Thirteen years later, the show’s still truckin’. Listen in as the guys reminisce on the show’s history and their own grow-ups over the past 13 years.

Show Topic

In 2008 a little podcast started up and 13 years later, here we are. 

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COL586: What is. . . Authenticity?

In this episode of Cubs Out Loud, the cubs present another chapter of our “What Is…” series. The guys are joined by COL Resident Sex Therapist Edward Angelini-Cooke to unravel authenticity. As many folks had time on their hands in 2020 to be introspective, the idea of being authentic to themselves and what that means rang true. But, what does this mean and what steps can one take to find authenticity?

Show Topic

Our ‘What is…’ series – focusing on Authenticity. We survived 2020 which tried us in so many ways. Some took the opportunity to look inward and reflect on self-improvement. 

Background – Jenna Marbles and the End of Authenticity 

  • Authenticity is a process, that involves progress and context
  • “The Good Place” – We can’t just forget our progress
  • Phones don’t allow us to do that….every video can be interpreted as a present moment in time
  • YouTube creators deleting content reduces authenticity similar to ripping up pages in a diary so you are only seeing “the good stuff”
  • Similar to “Burn” in Hamilton 

Brené Brown is a social worker and researcher with the University of Houston’s Graduate School of Social Work.  She has spent the past two decades studying courage, shame, empathy, and vulnerability.  

Basically, in order for us to practice authenticity, we need courage, compassion, and connection.

  • Fear keeps us distant from courage where vulnerability gets us closer 
  • Sympathy keeps us distant from compassion where empathy gets us closer 
  • Shame keeps us distant from connection where vulnerability, empathy, power, and freedom get us closer.

“The Compass” analogy 

  • Values = North, West, South, East
  • Action = Points on the map 

Ten Questions to explore authenticity 

  1. What is my greatest strength?  What is my greatest weakness?
  2. What is my proudest achievement? What is my biggest failure?
  3. What am I worried about? (Think about a room where all your worries live…what is in there?)
  4. What do I believe in? What are my values?
  5. What am I interested in that I haven’t tried?
  6. How are my relationships?
  7. What do I like and dislike about my job?
  8. What does my inner critic tell me?
  9. Is your inner monologue more critical than not?
  10. I know when I am stressed when I  ____.

Think of a recent experience with a partner, friend, family member, or co-worker where you wanted to be authentic but weren’t. Imagine pausing at the height of this interaction and asking yourself the following questions:

  1. What am I afraid would happen if I shared my experience right now with this person?
  2. How will I feel if I don’t share what I’m thinking and feeling?
  3. If I weren’t afraid, what would I most want to say to this person right now?
  4. How can I share this with even more vulnerability?

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