Episodes

Jody Kuehner joins Jonathan and Britt for an illuminating conversation about what art, comedy, gender, sexuality, clowning, and improvisation can teach us about life in a pandemic and in 2022. But most importantly they discuss all sorts of ways we can practice loving kindness in the face of cognitive dissonance, bigotry, and bias. Join us on this wild ride, as we delve into the tough stuff and plumb the depths of our souls. You won’t want to miss it!

Travis Stock joins Jonathan and Britt for an illuminating conversation about how queer people can transcend our rigid ideas and cultural norms of masculinity, reclaim our authentic forms of expression, and just learn to appreciate, accept, and be ourselves. But most importantly they discuss all sorts of ways we can practice loving kindness in the face of cognitive dissonance, bigotry, and bias.Join us on this wild ride, as we delve into the tough stuff and plumb the depths of our souls. You won’t want to miss it!

Tyler Boyle joins Jonathan and Britt for an illuminating conversation about how gay men can learn to date with a sense of soulfulness, integrity, and sanity. He shares his wonderful framework to help anyone looking for love resist their inner demons and put their best foot forward in a way that is both empowering and connecting. But most importantly they discuss all sorts of ways we can practice loving kindness in the face of cognitive dissonance, bigotry, and bias. Join us on this wild ride, as we delve into the tough stuff and plumb the depths of our souls. You won’t want to miss it!

Christian Lopez joins Jonathan and Britt for an illuminating conversation about how men can learn to embrace vulnerability, softness, and gentleness in order to share their tender hearts, resist the patriarchy, and be better human beings. But most importantly they discuss all sorts of ways we can practice loving kindness in the face of cognitive dissonance, bigotry, and bias. Join us on this wild ride, as we delve into the tough stuff and plumb the depths of our souls. You won’t want to miss it!

Maddox joins Jonathan and Britt for an illuminating conversation about how we can learn to set down our fears, shame, and self-loathing, in order to step out of the shadows and start loving one another in a way that sustains meaningful friendships. But most importantly they discuss all sorts of ways we can practice loving kindness in the face of cognitive dissonance, bigotry, and bias. Join us on this wild ride, as we delve into the tough stuff and plumb the depths of our souls. You won’t want to miss it!

emily warren joins Jonathan and Britt for an illuminating conversation about how we can use our activism work to build community and create networks of loving connection that actually replenish us, feed our souls, and empower us to get back out there and do more work. But most importantly they discuss all sorts of ways we can practice loving kindness in the face of cognitive dissonance, bigotry, and bias.Join us on this wild ride, as we delve into the tough stuff and plumb the depths of our souls. You won’t want to miss it!

Dr. Monica Rojas-Stewart joins Jonathan and Britt for an illuminating conversation about how dance and other art forms can be vehicles of change, resistance, and bonding, the importance of sharing our stories and ancestral memories as a means of decolonizing, preserving, and transmitting culture, and the power of creating collective artistic experiences as a means of fostering radical togetherness. But most importantly they discuss all sorts of ways we can practice loving kindness in the face of cognitive dissonance, bigotry, and bias. Join us on this wild ride, as we delve into the tough stuff and plumb the depths of our souls. You won’t want to miss it!

Dr. Jabali Stewart joins Jonathan and Britt for an illuminating conversation about finding modes of communication that nurture radical togetherness, how music and other art forms can be vehicles of change, resistance, and bonding, and what society needs right now in order to elevate our consciousness and orient to equity and love. But most importantly they discuss all sorts of ways we can practice loving kindness in the face of cognitive dissonance, bigotry, and bias. Join us on this wild ride, as we delve into the tough stuff and plumb the depths of our souls. You won’t want to miss it!

Dr. Monica Rojas-Stewart and Dr. Jabali Stewart join Britt for an illuminating conversation about the impact of utilizing ancient social technologies and practices to help equalize power in our everyday lives, how sitting in circle can support our innate curiosity, empathy, and understanding, and why we must slow down in order to speed up our efforts and create sustainable positive change in this epoch of intense turmoil and need. They also introduce us to Huayruro, an organization they co-founded that is skilled in organizational leadership, criminal legal systems, and grassroots and healing work.Join us on this wild ride, as we delve into the tough stuff and plumb the depths of our souls. You won’t want to miss it!

Aaron Grad joins Britt for an illuminating conversation about creating truly integrated arts experiences for people from all walks of life, why it’s critical for us as white people to surface issues of race while we find ways we can help equalize power, and why traditional arts organizations must summon the courage to fundamentally rethink their programming and business models if they want to survive and thrive. He also walks us through the genesis of his upcoming work, “Many Messiahs,” in which he reframes Handel’s masterpiece as a collective call for justice.Join us on this wild ride, as we delve into the tough stuff and plumb the depths of our souls. You won’t want to miss it!

Jonathan and Britt have a challenging and illuminating conversation about the nature of building community, particularly with those profoundly different than us. Politics are life, and our differences can feel utterly overwhelming, but if we truly believe we’re all in this together it’s incumbent upon us to build bridges with all members of our pluralistic society and extend our hearts to the places that scare us. Our dignity is not up for debate, but if we approach our connections from a deep well of confidence and self-worth, we can both draw boundaries and embrace everyone. But most importantly they discuss a variety of strategies to resist our culture of convincing and cancelling, and create a culture of consequences and connection – all steeped in embodied courage, compassion, vulnerability, and love.Join us on this wild ride, as we delve into the tough stuff and plumb the depths of our souls. You won’t want to miss it!

Mike Iamele joins Jonathan and Britt for an illuminating conversation about integrating shame, allowing intimacy to occur, exploring the sexiness of vulnerability, and how our sensitivities can lead us to more success, fulfillment, and being more fully expressed. But most importantly they discuss a variety of strategies to resist our shame-based culture, create healthy outlets to meet our needs, and how to create the life of our dreams.Join us on this wild ride, as we delve into the tough stuff and plumb the depths of our souls. You won’t want to miss it!

Nina from Real Talk With Nina joins Jonathan and Britt on the pod for a hilarious and frank conversation about sexual health, the differences between fantasies and desires, navigating desire discrepancy, the benefits of masturbation, how to please your partner, and the realities of life as a certified sex coach. But most importantly they discuss a variety of strategies to resist misogyny, sexual shame, and how to create the sex life of your dreams.Join us on this wild ride, as we delve into the tough stuff and plumb the depths of our souls. You won’t want to miss it!

Jonathan and Britt discuss our intrinsic value, the role of personal responsibility in our societies, how we can provide for each other while maintaining our values in a relentless capitalist systems, how technology has worked in concert with colonialism to attempt to separate and sell to us, and how concepts like universal basic income and radical resting might help derail this zero sum game we’ve all been playing. But most importantly they discuss a variety of strategies to resist these forces, get empowered, and create a life of worth living.Join us on this wild ride, as we delve into the tough stuff and plumb the depths of our souls. You won’t want to miss it!

Jonathan and Britt discuss the animosity between gay men and bisexual men, and how society in general just seems to love erasing bisexual people. They list many of the myths that our culture (and gay men in particular) have about bisexual men, how they bolster our prejudices, impact our behavior, and limit our access to love and connection. But most importantly they discuss a variety of strategies to bring more peace and unity to the queer community through our warm embrace and acceptance of all bisexual people.Join us on this wild ride, as we delve into the tough stuff and plumb the depths of our souls. You won’t want to miss it!

Jonathan and Britt reveal some of their biases, and their associated negative impacts. They discuss the difference between queerphobic people vs queerphobic choices, why none of us want to examine our problematic beliefs or behavior, as well as the family programming and cultural conditioning that influences our belief systems. They also discuss the differences between preferences vs prejudices, and how they play out in queer culture, particularly on dating apps. But most importantly they reveal what we can all do to excavate, own, and shift our biases such that we might build a better world for all of us.Join us on this wild ride, as we delve into the tough stuff and plumb the depths of our souls. You won’t want to miss it!

Our inaugural episode, where Jonathan and Britt introduce themselves, ask the tough questions, and raise the uncomfortable topics on all our minds. From confronting social justice struggles to exploring personal growth and development issues, from mastering healthy relationships to debating current events, no topic is off limits as they explore ways to help everyone leap into life with a greater sense of clarity, passion, purpose, and joy.Jonathan and Britt play with your preconceived notions, and tackle ways to help you feel more alive, embody your values, and savor the fullness of each moment. They will rattle your cages and lift you out of your comfort zones, as well as leaving you feeling engaged, informed, and connected. Join us on this wild ride, as we delve into the tough stuff and plumb the depths of our souls. You won’t want to miss it!