HOPECAST

What's up fellow kids? Join us on this brand new XTRAcast where the HOPECAST youngsters Matt & Anders discuss twunks, otters and daddies (oh my). We talk about our changing bodies, advice for people who don't enjoy working out and whether it's useful or not to belong to a 'gay tribe'. Tea is spilled.

And we have questions!

- Where's the stuff for the quiet gays?

- What age is too old to be a twink?

- Does wearing a baseball cap make you look younger?

XTRAcast is our in-between-shows episode where we reflect on the themes that came up in the last one.

You can be part of the House of HOPECAST by following us on all the socials @HOPECASTPODCAST and visiting our website at hopecastpodcast.com

If you like what we do, please rate and review us. Anything less than five stars is homophobic. DO IT!

Follow the HOPECAST Hosts on Instagram:

Paul @DrPaulTaylorPitt

Yassir @Untangle_The_Tangle

Anders @anderscreative

Oliver @amarisvitae

Nick @evolving_minds_uk

Matthew @EllaVeryde

Our artwork is by the super talented artist and enigmatic twunk @anderscreative

HOPECAST is the queer podcast for everyone, brought to you by the Homos Of Planet Earth. We talk about issues of spirituality, sexuality, wellness and queerness.

The HOPECASTERS are back and we’re recording on a Friday night which adds an element of excitement (aka giggling) to this broad ranging episode covering everything from body to soul. Our hopeful thoughts of summer turn to musings on how we feel about getting our bodies out and how they have changed over time. Spoiler: decline and decay.

And we have questions!

A ‘What Would Buddha Do’ question from Kathryn on meeting her soul opens a whole discussion on impermanence, immortality and Wonder Woman. Of course it does. It’s HOPECAST.

And remember: Wearing a habit is much more fun than breaking one.

You can be part of the House of HOPECAST by following us on all the socials @HOPECASTPODCAST and visiting our website at hopecastpodcast.com

If you like what we do, please rate and review us. Anything less than five stars is homophobic. DO IT!

Follow the HOPECAST Hosts on Instagram:

Paul @DrPaulTaylorPitt

Yassir @Untangle_The_Tangle

Anders @anderscreative

Oliver @amarisvitae

Nick @evolving_minds_uk

Matthew @EllaVeryde

Our artwork is by the super talented Dog Dad @anderscreative

HOPECAST is the queer podcast for everyone, brought to you by the Homos Of Planet Earth. We talk about issues of spirituality, sexuality, wellness and queerness.

This episode uploaded in the knowledge that if you stay home, you don’t gotta come home.

Pride is a tough topic for Oliver. From a young age, he felt the pressure of being the third Oliver James, feeling like he had to represent the family by holding the name. When he came out, he questioned whether he could do that any more. His father disowned him and said the rest of his family would never accept him.

“My first pride event was right after my father disowned me….I was mourning my mother who had just passed, and I was feeling like an orphan…”

These days, Oliver uses his meditation practice to unlock hearts and breaks chains.

“I have the ability to meet people where they are and help them find peace. That is my purpose.”

Oliver chooses to celebrate Pride in his own way, every day.

“I just have to remember that I’ve done the work. I have to remind myself that I have come so far. I am worthy of being here.”

And we have questions!

“We become the scaffolding other people can build themselves up against.”

You can be part of the House of HOPECAST by following us on all the socials @HOPECASTPODCAST and visiting our website at hopecastpodcast.com

If you like what we do, please rate and review us. Anything less than five stars is homophobic. DO IT!

Follow the HOPECAST Hosts on Instagram:

Paul @DrPaulTaylorPitt

Yassir @Untangle_The_Tangle

Anders @anderscreative

Oliver @amarisvitae

Nick @evolving_minds_uk

Matthew @EllaVeryde

Our artwork is by the super talented dad of Jeffrey @anderscreative

HOPECAST is the queer podcast for everyone, brought to you by the Homos Of Planet Earth. We talk about issues of spirituality, sexuality, wellness and queerness.

This episode uploaded through the pink fluffy clouds of a warm fuzzy glow.

It’s Pride Month! Yaaaaassss queen! Werrrrrrrk! Etc.

In this episode we celebrate Matt’s return to the London stage as Ella Veryde! She has groupies and we are among them.

The boys talk about Pride Month and share our thoughts on:

And we have questions!

Dildo King? Are you listening? Call us!

And remember: If we don’t march we don’t get seen.

You can be part of the House of HOPECAST by following us on all the socials @HOPECASTPODCAST and visiting our website at hopecastpodcast.com

If you like what we do, please rate and review us. Anything less than five stars is homophobic. DO IT!

Follow the HOPECAST Hosts on Instagram:

Paul @DrPaulTaylorPitt

Yassir @Untangle_The_Tangle

Anders @anderscreative

Oliver @amarisvitae

Nick @evolving_minds_uk

Matthew @EllaVeryde

Our artwork is by the super talented artist formerly known as Baby Gay, @anderscreative

HOPECAST is the queer podcast for everyone, brought to you by the Homos Of Planet Earth. We talk about issues of spirituality, sexuality, wellness and queerness.

This episode uploaded after one too many post-isolation tequilas.

Hello world! XTRAcast is our in-between-shows episode where we reflect on the themes that came up in the last one, but this one is different. After performing in the final of Tia Kofi’s Sync or Sing in London last Friday, Matthew and his friends left the biggest gay nightclub in the country, excited after an amazing night. Within minutes, they experienced verbal and physical homophobic attacks from a group of boys in the street.

Matt and his friends are all fine, thankfully, but we wanted to share this story to illustrate the ease with which these hate crimes are still happening, in London, in 2021. Matt dealt with the situation with such incredible courage, power and grace, but he shouldn’t have to. Nobody should have to. The irony of this happening during Pride Month is not lost on us.

We feel it is important to be visible (if that’s possible on a podcast?) about the experiences of our queer family even when they are hard to hear. To our allies, we ask that you stand up and step in. To our queer siblings, we encourage you to walk the streets with power and pride. Do not shrink or hide away. We are not in the wrong.

If you experience or witness a homophobic hate crime, PLEASE report it to the Police. You can find more information and support in the UK from GALOP, the LGBT+ Anti-violence charity. We at HOPECAST are here for you. We stand with you. And we will see you at Bender Defenders!

You can be part of the House of HOPECAST by following us on all the socials @HOPECASTPODCAST and visiting our website at hopecastpodcast.com

If you like what we do, please rate and review us. Anything less than five stars is homophobic. DO IT!

Follow the HOPECAST Hosts on Instagram:

Paul @DrPaulTaylorPitt

Yassir @Untangle_The_Tangle

Anders @anderscreative

Oliver @amarisvitae

Nick @evolving_minds_uk

Matthew @EllaVeryde

Our artwork is by the super talented artist formerly known as Baby Gay, @anderscreative

HOPECAST is the queer podcast for everyone, brought to you by the Homos Of Planet Earth. We talk about issues of spirituality, sexuality, wellness and queerness.

This episode uploaded on day 2/8 in self-isolation, thank you Test and Trace!

We’re excited that Oliver is off on vacation to San Francisco but Anders has a cautionary tale to share. Paul fancies himself as a Bender Defender despite being a lover not a fighter, leading us into a discussion on violence, masculinity and queerness.

A ‘What Would Buddha Do’ question on finding meaning at work opens a conversation on the seduction of success and how we might move from traditional ideas of ‘straight’ achievements to a more whole person view of fulfillment.

We are the freedom that we seek.

You can be part of the House of HOPECAST by following us on all the socials @HOPECASTPODCAST and visiting our website at hopecastpodcast.com

If you like what we do, please rate and review us. Anything less than five stars is homophobic. DO IT!

Follow the HOPECAST Hosts on Instagram:

Paul @DrPaulTaylorPitt

Yassir @Untangle_The_Tangle

Anders @anderscreative

Oliver @amarisvitae

Nick @evolving_minds_uk

Matthew @EllaVeryde

Our artwork is by the super talented artist formerly known as Baby Gay, @anderscreative

HOPECAST is the queer podcast for everyone, brought to you by the Homos Of Planet Earth. We talk about issues of spirituality, sexuality, wellness and queerness.

This episode uploaded as a welcome distraction from the f***ing f**tball.

Hello world! XTRAcast is our in-between-shows episode where we reflect on the themes that came up in the last one. Our show on milestone moments gave Anders “all the feels” so we talked about his own coming out story and what it’s like to grow up gay in a religious, conservative community. Spoiler: it’s hard.

Anders lived under the heavy burden of ‘hate the sin but love the sinner’ but at 18, after two years of trying to ‘pray the gay away’, he reached a turning point, describing it as “...a long painful period of denial, trying to fix myself, but then I truly broke through that when I finally decided...this is me. This God I believe in would have made me heterosexual if necessary. That made my God gentler.”

In this episode we also invent a time machine, ask what the bible says about soft furnishings and rose wine, as well as comparing the death of baby gay to Geri leaving the Spice Girls. It’s all very HOPECAST.

Be gentle with yourself.

You can be part of the House of HOPECAST by following us on all the socials @HOPECASTPODCAST and visiting our website at hopecastpodcast.com

If you like what we do, please rate and review us. Anything less than five stars is homophobic. DO IT!

Follow the HOPECAST Hosts on Instagram:

Paul @DrPaulTaylorPitt

Yassir @Untangle_The_Tangle

Anders @anderscreative

Oliver @amarisvitae

Nick @evolving_minds_uk

Matthew @EllaVeryde

Our artwork is by the super talented artist formerly known as Baby Gay, @anderscreative

HOPECAST is the queer podcast for everyone, brought to you by the Homos Of Planet Earth. We talk about issues of spirituality, sexuality, wellness and queerness.

Our HOPECAST hosts go deep this week! We start this episode by reading more of your fabulous comments and compliments, leading us into a discussion about why it’s hard to take a compliment. Can we make it easier to take a big one? We do appreciate your generous feedback. Keep it coming!

A ‘What Would Buddha Do’ question from listener Craig about big birthdays gets us reflecting on our own milestone moments and the adventures we’ve had on the journey from birth to rebirth. It raises questions! What do you do when life turns out to be non-linear?

Where do you go when you don’t have a straightforward straight path to follow?

We talk about our experiences of coming out and how they shaped the road we took as we approached the crossroads of our identities. Which of our hosts was outed by their parents? Did any of us come out of the womb purse first? How did coming out affect our family and friends?

Plus we finally earn our ‘explicit’ tag when one of the hosts finally admits “I like cock” but who would say such a thing?

++ANNOUNCEMENT++ Come see our very own Ella Veryde perform at West Five Bar in London on June 12, 2021. Get your show tickets from https://www.outsavvy.com/event/6217/aidan-orange-friends and say hi if you see us cheering from the crowd! ++

You can be part of the House of HOPECAST by following us on all the socials @HOPECASTPODCAST and visiting our website at hopecastpodcast.com

If you like what we do, please rate and review us. Anything less than five stars is homophobic. DO IT!

Follow the HOPECAST Hosts on Instagram:

Paul @DrPaulTaylorPitt

Yassir @Untangle_The_Tangle

Anders @anderscreative

Oliver @amarisvitae

Nick @evolving_minds_uk

Matthew @EllaVeryde

Our artwork is by the super talented Meat Monster @anderscreative

HOPECAST is the queer podcast for everyone, brought to you by the Homos Of Planet Earth. We talk about issues of spirituality, sexuality, wellness and queerness.

This episode uploaded while wondering if the Madame X Tour Film will actually be released before the end of the world?

This mini episode was recorded during a thunderstorm, with Matt half in drag and Nick with his top off. We started talking about miracles and ended on sex. It was very HOPECAST.

Matt & Nick have a gorgeous free-range conversation where they talk about…

How does Paul cope with Matt’s distracting breasts? Find out on XTRAcast.

You can be part of the House of HOPECAST by following us on all the socials @HOPECASTPODCAST and visiting our website at hopecastpodcast.com

If you like what we do, please rate and review us. Anything less than five stars is homophobic. DO IT!

Follow the HOPECAST Hosts on Instagram:

Paul @DrPaulTaylorPitt

Yassir @Untangle_The_Tangle

Anders @anderscreative

Oliver @amarisvitae

Nick @evolving_minds_uk

Matthew @EllaVeryde

Our artwork is by the super talented Meat Monster @anderscreative

HOPECAST is the queer podcast for everyone, brought to you by the Homos Of Planet Earth. We talk about issues of spirituality, sexuality, wellness and queerness.

This episode uploaded while wondering if Italy’s Eurovision entry was actually a good song, or did I just fancy the singer because he has tattoos and wears heels?

As we’re a podcast in the Spirituality category, we thought it was time to dive deep into the topic, starting by taking a “How Spiritual Are You” test. Which of our hosts was top and who was bottom? The results are controversial!

As part of our wide-ranging discussion we cover questions like:

Find out the answers to these and more on the latest HOPECAST. We also talk about our experiences of queerness when we encounter doctors, gym receptionists and therapists. Do you have a story about this to share? Get in touch!

You can be part of the House of HOPECAST by following us on all the socials @HOPECASTPODCAST and visiting our website at hopecastpodcast.com

If you like what we do, please rate and review us. Anything less than five stars is homophobic. DO IT!

Follow the HOPECAST Hosts on Instagram:

Paul @DrPaulTaylorPitt

Yassir @Untangle_The_Tangle

Anders @anderscreative

Oliver @amarisvitae

Nick @evolving_minds_uk

Matthew @EllaVeryde

Our artwork is by the super talented Meat Monster @anderscreative

HOPECAST is brought to you by the Homos Of Planet Earth. We talk about issues of spirituality, sexuality, wellness and queerness.

This episode uploaded after a fresh beard trim.