In this episode of Cubs Out Loud, it’s our What’s Going On for the month of December. As the last month and last show of the year, listen in as the guys catch you up on their wintery wonderment. With highs and lows and mids in between, the cubs end the year in a bit of a snowy spiral. Also, didn’t we just do this?
What’s Going On?
Jeff: Work, work
Damon: Holiday Show & Quick Trip to Vegas
Gary: Highs and Lows
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In this episode of Cubs Out Loud, the guys welcome back a familiar face to the show: Chester aka Shutter! Shutter returns to school the cubs on what it means to be a furry. From the simple definition to a brief deep dive into the culture & more, listen as the guys learn more about the community.
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Furries 101
Have you wondered what it’s like to wear a mascot costume? If you like depictions of anthropomorphic animals, does that mean you’re automatically a furry? And what the heck even is a furry? We’re going to find out with our special guest, Shutter.
General concepts for discussion:
What is a furry?
What is a fursuit?
Do you have to wear special stuff? [head, paws, tail, suit, etc]
In this episode of Cubs Out Loud, the cubs are turning DADDY! With Father’s Day being last week, the guys shift their focus to discuss their mutual love of daddies. Listen in as the guys talk about what it means to transition from young cubs to cub daddies.
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From Cubs to Daddy Cubs
In this episode, the cubs honor this year’s recent Father’s Day with a discussion about what it means to go from being young cubs to turning into daddy cubs with the development of ever more grey hairs everywhere.
What did we think of daddies when we were younger?
When did we begin to recognize becoming daddies ourselves?
In this episode of Cubs Out Loud, the guys chat about their celebrity crushes. From TV dads in the past to sexy thicc zaddies in the present, listen in as the cubs share the Hollywood “chunks” they lust over.
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Hollywood Heartthrobs: Past and Present
In this episode, the cubs chat about who caught their attention as youngins and still today from Tinseltown. Entertainment can mold aspects of our interests and goals in life. Who among the celebrities of the past and today leads to some rubbernecking?
In this episode of Cubs Out Loud, it’s time for another Landscape of Relationships. Dr. Edward Angelini-Cooke returns after a brief hiatus to discuss the labels we use and ascribe to our lives and relationships. From identifying where we belong to reclaiming some labels, listen as the cubs break down the theories of labels and some of the positive and negative views associated with them.
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Landscape of Relationships: Relationships with Labels
In this episode of Cubs Out Loud, it’s time for another Landscape of Relationships. Dr. Edward Angelini-Cooke returns for a discussion about the labels we use and ascribe in our relationships.
Labels are an abstract concept used to group people together based on a perceived set of identifiers or information.
We see labels in our description of our identities (e.g. gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality). They can also describe our relationship to something or something (e.g. brother, sister, Catholic, Liberal, Conservative).
In my field, I see labeling related to medical and mental health diagnoses (e.g. anxiety, depression, autism, cancer, heart disease, HIV).
These labels might be viewed positively or negatively or some other reaction, like fear or anger (e.g. addict).
Common labeling theories
Social Identity Theory (Tajfel and Turner, 1979) Our sense of self is determined by our membership to social groups. And our connection to groups is important to our self-esteem and pride.
Labeling Theory (Howard Becker, 1963) discusses how others label us can determine how we see ourselves and how we behave (e.g. fun, trustworthy, thief, depressed, difficult)
Labels can be limiting and do not fully capture the complex, diversity, and wholeness of humanity. This can then reinforce stereotypes and discrimination.
In this episode of Cubs Out Loud, the guys discover Fat Bear Week. Is it a new bear run? No. Listen in as the cubs talk about this celebration of nature and actual bears in the wild and how, in groundbreaking fashion, the gheys co-opt this trend for the sake of body positivity and showing off.
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When Bear social media mashes up with online meme interest! Some of the largest brown bears on Earth make their home atBrooks River in Katmai National Park, Alaska. Brown bears get fat to survive and Fat Bear Week is an annual tournament celebrating their success in preparation for winter hibernation. Then the Bear Community co-opts the ‘fat bear week’ sensation to celebrate their own hirsuteness.
In this episode of Cubs Out Loud, it’s our What’s Going On for the month of December. As the last month and last show of the year, listen in as the guys catch you up on their wintery wonderment. With highs and lows and mids in between, the cubs end the year in a bit of a snowy spiral. Also, didn’t we just do this?
