Built Crew

What It REALLY Means to Be a Bear | Identity, Leather & Body Confidence ft. Colton Bell

This week on Built Crew, Kobe sits down with Colton Bell for a conversation about bear culture, leather, body confidence, and queer belonging. From growing up in Utah to finding community through Dallas Bears and Texas Bear Roundup, Colton opens up about labels, masculinity, femininity, leather culture, running, and learning to take up space in every version of his body. This episode is for anyone who has ever searched for the words, the people, or the community that made them feel seen.

Payton's Breast Reduction Changed Her Life

In this episode of Built Crew, host Kobe Brown sits down with Payton for an honest conversation about breast reduction surgery, body image, confidence, shame, and what it means to finally feel at home in your body.Payton opens up about her experience before and after surgery, the emotional weight of living in a body that other people constantly project onto, and the freedom that came with making a decision for herself.This conversation is about more than breast reduction. It’s about desire, self-perception, confidence, gender, beauty standards, and the quiet grief of realizing how much of your life has been shaped by how other people see your body.Built Crew is a show about building in public and privately — through identity, career, culture, masculinity, queer life, and the body.Watch the full conversation and subscribe for more interviews! Follow Built Crew:Instagram: @kobeisbuiltTikTok: @kobeisbuiltWebsite: www.builtcrewshow.com