Join us for our second international episode featuring podcast host and stand-up comedian Lauren Deborah! Lauren tells us about moving halfway across the world, running a comedy club, and the reason why she loved the show the OC so much!

Connect with Lauren Deborah:

Instagram: @hilaurendeborah

Twitter: @hilaurendeborah

Host/Producer: my dad stole my limelight podcast

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Our first international episode! We are joined by writer, actress, stand up comedian Maxine Grossman coming to us from Toronto! Maxine tells us how to speak in a Canadian accent, how stand up changed her life, and why she loves gin and tonics! Stay tuned at the end of the episode for one of Maxine's stand up sets.

Connect with Maxine:

https://maxine-grossman.com/

Insta @MaxineGrossman

Twitter @Maxine_Grossman

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We talk with former pro wrestler and current comedian, fitness model, screenwriter, and actress Denise Winkelman! Denise tells us about her many different journeys - from being raised in northern, northern Minnesota to her pro wrestling days to working in finance to her transition to moving to LA to pursue comedy full-time, she has done it all!

Connect with Denise Winkelman:

Insta @Denise_Winkelman

Twitter @D_Winkelman

https://www.denisewinkelman.com/

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In this episode we talk with actress, writer, and filmmaker Giovannie Espiritu about escaping a cult, making it in the business, and figuring out who you are!

Connect with Giovannie:

DykeCentral on Amazon

HollywoodActorsWorkshop.com

giovannieespiritu.com 

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Our latest episode features pansexual performer Lisa Laureta. Lisa does it all! She does stand-up, voiceovers, animation, characters, and so much more. Lisa tells us about naked comedy (yes it is a thing and no it is not sexual!), her coming out journey, and learning what happiness means to her.

Connect with Lisa Laureta:

www.LisaLaureta.com

[email protected]

@LisaLaureta on all socials

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We are back with our newest episode featuring queer indie filmmaker and podcaster Bri Castellini. We talk with Bri about her upcoming move to Los Angeles, her journey to coming out as bi-sexual and asexual, and we somehow we land on the topic of the toxicity of white supremacy. This episode has it all!

Connect with Bri Castellini:

Her short film Ace and Anxious: (view here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeWUrTz91SI)

IMDb page: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm7611648/?ref_=tt_ov_wr 

Website: BriCastellini.com

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Twitter @QueertoMyHeart

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Our first ever crossover episode! We have joined forces with the Southern Queeries podcast to bring you one of their episodes. They are a podcast dedicated to LGBTQ+ stories in the South and are phenomenal! We are so excited to be sharing this episode with you! In this episode they talk to Eveleena a.k.a Ivy Les Vixens, mental health advocate, YouTuber, and founder of the Florida burlesque company Les Vixens about the value of femininity in the queer community and how burlesque can be a safe space for the the LGBTQ community. Oh, and it gets a little nerdy for a bit! 

Connect with Eveleena:

https://www.lesvixens.com/ivy-les-vixen

Insta @Eveleena

Connect with Southern Queeries:

http://www.southernqueeries.com

Facebook @SouthernQueeriesPodcast

Twitter @So_QueeriesPod

Insta @SouthernQueeries

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Twitter @QueertoMyHeart

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For our first episode of 2021 we bring you Nashville's finest audio engineer Mikayla Elias! Mikayla shares with us coming out as pansexual, how to talk to Republican relatives (if you must!) and creating your own community wherever you are! Get the behind the scenes on the person running things behind the scenes!

Connect with Mikayla:

FB/Insta @CrybabyAudioTN

Check out her latest production: https://open.spotify.com/album/2wzRWZ79i0K6whUM40ow8y?si=9ovlzqs0QhyeKj8C_5Op1g

Social Media with us!

Twitter @QueerToMyHeart

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We had such a blast talking with stand-up comedian Sarah Kennedy! She tells us about squatting in a NYC apartment building, a dating app called Datch, and so much more! Sarah Kennedy has been featured on The Today Show, MTV and SiriusXM, performed in multiple comedy festivals across the country, and was also a finalist in NBC’s Stand-Up For Diversity nationwide comedy contest. She’s published pieces in The Advocate, Reductress, and GO Magazine, among others, and most recently, her original scripts have been performed on the Spec Script Podcast.

Check out Sarah's latest project short film which she co-wrote,

co-directed, and co-starred in:

The Fabulous (Name TBD)s - https://filmfreeway.com/projects/2024053

Connect with Sarah Kennedy!

https://sarahkcomedy.com

Twitter @SarahKomedy

Social Media with us!

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We are so honored to have filmmaker, actress, writer, advocate and phenomenal human being Ella Lentini join us. Ella discusses queer representation in media, her coming out journey, making films in the time of COVID, and of course her cute puppy! Hosted by Amanda G.

Connect with Ella:

https://ellalentini.com/

Piece of Cake short film: https://theriotlife.com/film/piece-of-cake/

Ella's newest film currently on OutfestNow - Until It's Safe: https://www.outfestnow.com/videos/until-its-safe

Social media with us!

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Twitter @QueertoMyHeart

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