To finish off this series about all things Dark Shadows, we are joined once again by Radical Ryan Hunter of The Radical Retro Rewind ?! Podcast. Ryan is very knowledgeable and passionate about retro things, and he is a dedicated Dark Shadows fan.

We speak of:

The Dark Shadows films (1970's & 2012)

The 33 Dark Shadows paperback novels

The Dark Shadows newspaper comics

The Lara Parker Dark Shadows novels

The Big Finish Audio Dramas

The Dark Shadows comic books

This concludes our 4-part series. Thank you for listening.

Radical Retro Rewind ?! Podcast

YouTube video of Ryan visiting Collinwood from the films

 Today, as we continue with Sweeps Period 2024, Renato Poliafito will be joining us to talk about his new baking book Dolci!. Additionally, Renato speaks about his interesting childhood bouncing between countries, his previous books, his bakeries, as well as his new pasta restaurant, which opens in just a month from now.

A joyous celebration of Italian, American and Italian-American tastes and traditions, Dolci! is a compendium of molto delizioso baked goods from both sides of the Atlantic. Baker Renato Poliafito pays homage to pastries of the Old World and the New. Renato puts his own unique spin on the baking traditions of both countries with recipes of his own invention that are a mash-up of Italian flavors and American innovation. 

Dolci! on Amazon

I hope you enjoy this unique episode.

As we continue with Sweeps Period 2024, I have a fascinating conversation with Michael Andor Brodeur, to discuss his new book Swole: The Making of Men and the Meaning of Muscle. Unbeknownst to me, Michael and I must have literally been circling around each other in Boston in the 1990's. We went to some of the same gyms, we went to the same nightclubs, we had common friends. And yet we did not know each other existed until this Interview. I thoroughly enjoyed myself as we reminisced about our childhoods and the vibrant gay life of Boston during that decade. Michael also traces our toys, cartoons and comics that started many of us young men thinking about guys with muscle. And we talk about the early days of Bodybuilding and how that shaped our lives. I think you will enjoy this topic. 

Michael on Instagram

Michael on TikTok

BookShop.org

Buy 'Swole' on BookShop.org

As Sweeps continues, today I have a story that is both heart-breaking and heartwarming. This is a story of survival and hope. Angel Finally Found His Wings is a book you will never forget. It was valorous of Ron to tell his story, and as he mentions, it took over a decade to put the words together to properly tell the terrifying circumstances that befell him. Please listen as he tells us about his journey and the book that has become the end result. 

Angel Finally Found His Wings on AMAZON

Welcome to Sweeps Period 2024. This year I have a series of fascinating INTERVIEWS for you, and we start off with an interesting conversation with Brett Edward Stout, an ex-Marine who has written a series of books about a gay ex-Marine. Sugar-Baby Bridge is the first in the series and it introduces the reader to Brad, a recently discharged Marine, who is trying the find his post-military identity after serving as a man who is used to acting on orders without question. When he meets his polar-opposite in Ron, his world-view takes an unexpected turn during an eventful adventure.

Sugar-baby Bridge on Amazon

Brett's Website

Well, it's the final push for the last votes to get An Older Gay Guy Show Podcast to be a Nominated Show for the 2024 People's Choice Podcast Awards. I'd love to have you show your appreciation for the podcast by taking 5 minutes to vote. The Nomination trophies I have are because you, my faithful listeners, vote me into the Finals. I thank you for your listenership and support all these years. Let's knock it out of the park for this year!

In today's episode, the last before we start the 2024 Sweeps Period of shows, we discuss a very important topic, something that affects many of us as we age. Please give it a listen. It may affect your long-term health due to body fat accumulating around your organs, especially your liver and heart.

Sweeps Period will start a week from today, on August 1st. There is a list of all the Sweeps shows on An Older Gay Guy Show Facebook Page. This is a public show and you don't have to belong to Facebook to view this page. I will put a link to it in the show notes below.

If you like An Older Gay Guy Show Podcast, please consider taking 5 minutes and vote for this show for the Podcast Awards. It is no cost to you, and you can support this show by voting for it. The instructions for voting are as follows:

1) Go to PodcastAwards dot com Podcast Awards

2) Click the big blue box 'Nominations'

3) Fill out the short registration (all your info is deleted the day after the awards)

4) Go to the Nomination Page and scroll down to the LGBTQ category.

5) Click on An Older Gay Guy Show

6) Also go to the first category 'People's Choice' and vote for An Older Gay Guy Show in this category as well.

6) Lastly, SAVE your votes at the bottom of the page! Saving your votes is SO IMPORTANT !

Thank you in advance! I very much appreciate it.

Closing music by James Taylor Jr. 'Boy in a Dress'

Boy In A Dress

James Taylor Jr. Music

An Older Gay Guy Show Facebook Page

In the 1970's, during my High School years, a couple of friends and I left a lame party and decided to drive to New York City, where none of us had been, on New Year's Day. This is that story and the unusual way we killed time on the road. 

If you like An Older Gay Guy Show Podcast, please consider taking 5 minutes and vote for this show for the Podcast Awards. It is no cost to you, and you can support this show by voting for it. The instructions for voting are as follows:

1) Go to PodcastAwards dot com Podcast Awards

2) Click the big blue box 'Nominations'

3) Fill out the short registration (all your info is deleted the day after the awards)

4) Go to the Nomination Page and scroll down to the LGBTQ category.

5) Click on An Older Gay Guy Show

6) Also go to the first category 'People's Choice' and vote for An Older Gay Guy Show in this category as well.

6) Lastly, SAVE your votes at the bottom of the page! Saving your votes is SO IMPORTANT !

Thank you in advance! I very much appreciate it.

Closing music by James Taylor Jr. 'Boy in a Dress'

Boy In A Dress

James Taylor Jr. Music

For the month of July, during the Nomination Period for the 2024 People's Choice Podcast Awards, all episodes will be true-life erotic STORYTIME episodes.

These episodes are erotic in content. If you do not like hearing such stories, please do not listen to this episode.

This show is one of the few that I was able to salvage from the Joey After Dark Podcast, and tells the tale of an encounter I had about 5 years ago with a number of the hottest jocks at my gym. This story takes place in the gym steam room. I think you will enjoy it. 

If you like An Older Gay Guy Show Podcast, please consider taking 5 minutes and vote for this show for the Podcast Awards. It is no cost to you, and you can support this show by voting for it. The instructions for voting are as follows:

1) Go to PodcastAwards dot com Podcast Awards

2) Click the big blue box 'Nominations'

3) Fill out the short registration (all your info is deleted the day after the awards)

4) Go to the Nomination Page and scroll down to the LGBTQ category.

5) Click on An Older Gay Guy Show

6) Also go to the first category 'People's Choice' and vote for An Older Gay Guy Show in this category as well.

6) Lastly, SAVE your votes at the bottom of the page! Saving your votes is SO IMPORTANT !

Thank you in advance! I very much appreciate it.

Closing music by James Taylor Jr. 'Boy in a Dress'

Boy In A Dress

James Taylor Jr. Music

It is that wonderful time of year when I get ready to roll out important and very entertaining episodes for what I refer to as my Annual Sweeps Period. I have some great shows planned for this year's celebration and all I ask is for you to take five minutes and go and vote for An Older Gay Guy Show podcast for the 2024 People's Choice Podcast Awards.

During the month of July, the nomination phase goes on. This is the time that each year, you wonderful listeners and fans of the show can give a thank you back for the free content I offer to you each year. The nomination process is as follows:

1) Go to PodcastAwards.com

2) Click the big blue box 'Nominations'

3) Fill out the short registration (all your info is deleted the day after the awards)

4) Go to the Nomination Page and scroll down to the LGBTQ category.

5) Click on An Older Gay Guy Show

6) Lastly, SAVE your votes at the bottom of the page!

Thank you in advance! I very much appreciate it.

Boy In A Dress

James Taylor Jr. Music

Summer is a wonderful season. Family gatherings, vacations, graduation parties, 4th of July....so many!  I know you have worked hard this past year in losing weight and you have looked forward (maybe with a bit of hesitation) to the sunny, warm weather that will allow you to finally take off your shirt.

But sometimes navigating these parties, can be difficult. You desire to be proud of what you have accomplished and yet there is a growing desire to partake of the delightful food.

I have a few suggestions. Thank you for coming by my show today!

~Joey