AJ and Tori’s Shiny New Year!

Glenn Kye Part 2: Cozier and More Existential

We were so thrilled to get two episodes out of Glenn Kye and his terrific new indie folk album, Carry Yourself Home. This time we talk about tracks 6-12 of Carry Yourself Home, coming to terms with one’s lesbianism through cake decorating, whether you should give Sprite to a baby, and so much more. Follow Glenn Kye on: Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/artist/6HvqnhbDgwyit1f6x71VAR] YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH68ZVp7IbN4xGrJ5dlrxUw] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/glenn_kye/?hl=en] Media Recommendations Radical Acceptance [https://www.amazon.com/Radical-Acceptance-Embracing-Heart-Buddha/dp/0553380990] The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present [https://www.amazon.com/Lyrics-1956-Present-Paul-McCartney/dp/163149256X] The First Free Women [https://www.amazon.com/First-Free-Women-Original-Inspired/dp/1645470563/ref=pd_lpo_sccl_1/142-6888958-8652858?pd_rd_w=ykn69&content-id=amzn1.sym.1ad2066f-97d2-4731-9356-36b3edf1ae04&pf_rd_p=1ad2066f-97d2-4731-9356-36b3edf1ae04&pf_rd_r=ZWCXRW8KC8CBHVKVJ3S9&pd_rd_wg=ceE4k&pd_rd_r=b0b4aa9c-38a2-425e-bb48-2a4490aeea43&pd_rd_i=1645470563&psc=1] Beau is Afraid [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13521006/] All of us Strangers [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21192142/] Renaissance [https://www.beyoncefilm.com/] In Love with the World [https://www.amazon.com/Love-World-Journey-Through-Bardos-ebook/dp/B07GD2N7M3/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1HCKGBOE73HPO&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.-6Oj3KU-6ifxrDdluKR3WQwcLcjgNlJcqPC7SdIPvDjIfwFWIHZhm8bVW-Hcp5Bk784ULOoNGn1zXk3R_0WFS10KLEdI1ZLirnA7PSqwiEgfAo_qx85i7PoRftbkZ6iSCxuh-PSGSiPrcMbUJ1teFPgkVAetpMhDkSqcuB4IGC0IMM5TXXitQ6_zS2qjKS92CDXbLC1hXUm_qvVpqm-h1JLC4wrTMFjnMKcBPHpn59I.ZbugJhi1d5WWkjS033cXF19oIorNAlrfov2CFGE_ttw&dib_tag=se&keywords=in+love+with+the+world&qid=1711574453&s=books&sprefix=in+love+with+the+world%2Cstripbooks%2C112&sr=1-1] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ajandtori.substack.com [https://ajandtori.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

A Cozy Existential Crisis with Glenn Kye: Part One

Queer indie singer-songwriter Glenn Kye (AJ’s best friend from college, and an insanely talented bean) joins us for a surprise two-part episode! We discuss the magic of songwriting, Buddhist meditation, deconstructing fundamentalist Christianity, dating, and of course, existential crises and how to have a cozy one. We’ll also be breaking down songs one through … on his new album, Carry Yourself Home. Join us next week for part two! To learn more about Glenn (Glenn=Ian, Ian=Glenn) in the meantime check him out on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6HvqnhbDgwyit1f6x71VAR?si=EWQvLK3SS0SbHA9QqnyYZQ [https://open.spotify.com/artist/6HvqnhbDgwyit1f6x71VAR?si=EWQvLK3SS0SbHA9QqnyYZQ] YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCH68ZVp7IbN4xGrJ5dlrxUw?si=YVzBFEZY8jAZ-0mK [https://youtube.com/channel/UCH68ZVp7IbN4xGrJ5dlrxUw?si=YVzBFEZY8jAZ-0mK] and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glenn_kye?igsh=MWV2MGplc2Fyemp2dw== [https://www.instagram.com/glenn_kye?igsh=MWV2MGplc2Fyemp2dw==] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ajandtori.substack.com [https://ajandtori.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Discussing Queer Indie Filmmaking with special guest Gabe S. Dunn

Welcome back to our Gay Adventures in queer media! Same old show, better title. Suits us, don’t you think? Join us as we discuss the queer indie film hustle with bestselling author, podcaster, filmmaker, and chihuahua parent Gabe Dunn. Gabe is also the writer and director of the upcoming trans-led indie movie, You and I, You and Me. We talk about the joys and challenges of writing and pitching the trans-for-trans equivalent of A Star is Born, how to write nuanced, realistic exposition without confusing Grandma, the limitations of typecasting, the benefits of budget constraints, and more. Want to see more queer indie films with trans leads? You can start by checking out the FilmIndependent page for the project and supporting it there: https://www.filmindependent.org/sponsored-projects/you-i-you-me/ [https://www.filmindependent.org/sponsored-projects/you-i-you-me/] Many thanks to Gabe Dunn. Here’s where to find more Gabe: Instagram: @gabesdunn TikTok: @dabygunn Just Between Us: https://open.spotify.com/show/1iNAnpr3rVYmuccVJHd2ap?si=9a-PW81oTwaci0GUlnjafA [https://open.spotify.com/show/1iNAnpr3rVYmuccVJHd2ap?si=9a-PW81oTwaci0GUlnjafA] Bad With Money: https://open.spotify.com/show/1MhixKASjE8kAk8d0jZxHL?si=d_YRJ5AaRWuVco5eYg_KmA [https://open.spotify.com/show/1MhixKASjE8kAk8d0jZxHL?si=d_YRJ5AaRWuVco5eYg_KmA] The Knew Guys: https://open.spotify.com/show/0HsStybj8XHUVFjOwmJlew?si=tRpEbGCRT_CeVpAR1vtYIA [https://open.spotify.com/show/0HsStybj8XHUVFjOwmJlew?si=tRpEbGCRT_CeVpAR1vtYIA] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ajandtori.substack.com [https://ajandtori.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Old Hollywood Part 2: Female Directors

Join us as we discuss some of the most prominent women filmmakers of early motion pictures. We take look at how films were being made prior to the Hays code with Alice Guy Blachè and Lois Weber, Mary Pickford, and Mabel Normand, then at how some female directors responded to the imposition of the Hays Code post 1934, with Dorothy Arzner. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ajandtori.substack.com [https://ajandtori.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

AJ and Tori’s Shiny New Year!

Welcome to our Shiny New Year Special! Starting an LGBT+ media analysis and history podcast is the greatest gift we could have given ourselves in 2023. Thanks for sticking with us every step of the way! Join us as we discuss diverse topics of interest from throughout the year, like Barbie, the hotly debated sexuality of Obi Wan Kenobi, our dead cat, and more! Here’s a list of all the media we talk about/recommend: The U-Haul-mark Movie: Friends and Family Christmas About photographer who falls in love with a lawyer. Christmas Carol Adaptations: A Muppet Christmas Carol A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong Scrooge Spirited Books: Barbie’s Queer Accessories by Erica Rand Directed by Dorothy Arzner by Judith Mayne We Are Okay by Nina Lacour Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz Music The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess by Chappell Roan The Age Of Pleasure by Janelle Monae Pretty Girls by Renee Rapp The One that Got Away by Muna Desire, I want to Turn Into You by Caroline Polacheck Glenn Kye Ari Yap Goldwoman **Things we forgot to mention!** Jonathan Bennet Movies: Christmas on Cherry Lane The Christmas House 1 The Holiday Sitter Books: The Barbie Chronicles (Collection of Essays) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ajandtori.substack.com [https://ajandtori.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]