Welcome to our summer interview series. This week Anna DeShawn wants to introduce to some and re-introduce to others Wyn Starks. Wyn is a Nashville-based pop-soul vocalist who dropped on the scene after his mic drop appearance on America's Got Talent last season. His monumental audition, which paid homage to his late twin brother, accumulated over 5.1 million YouTube views and earned TWO standing ovations. Shortly after AGT, "Who I Am" emerged as a breakout single that cracked Billboard's Top 15 AC, adult contemporary, charts and became the 9th most-played record in the U.S. on AC radio in March.

 

We talk about the impact of “Who I Am”, the untimely death of his twin brother, growing up in a religious family, being laid off from his hospitality job due to the COVID pandemic, and so much more, so stay close. We are going to take a quick break for our sponsors and then we’ll be back with Wyn.

 

00:00 - Welcome to the Queer News podcast 

5:45 - Top queer news stories 

9:40 - Tap into the mental health services provided by the Cook County Department of Public Health, http://h2hucookcounty.com 

10:38 - Subscribe to Rebound Revolution, https://pod.link/reboundrev 

11:20 - Black & Brown podcasts go on our tour with The Qube. Get your tickets. 

For Silver Spring - get your tickets here, https://events.eventnoire.com/e/qube-tour-2023

12:25 - Intro Music by Aina Bre’Yon

13:05 - Wyn Starks joins Queer News

28:24 - Anna’s Got a Word 

30:08 - Who I Am

31:12 - Outro

Follow him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wynstarks/ 

Follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Wynstarks

More on the Summer Interview Series

The Queer News team is changing it up for the next couple of months so we have a little more time to enjoy the summer, our families, and rest. We hope you enjoy these conversations with some really wonderful queer folks doing good in the world. Those are the stories we want to amplify here on Queer News. 

 During the interview series we won’t leave queer news stories on the sidelines either. Anna will provide brief commentary about the top one or two queer news stories happening that we should be following. Not full stories but know we are still closely following the queer news feeds. You can always follow Anna on social media to stay up to date. 

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Things for you to check out 

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Leave a voicemail about UNAPOLOGETIC: Being Black and Queer in Podcasting

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Subscribe to Rebound Revolution

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Listen to our first Qube Original podcast 

Black HIV in the South: How Did We Get Here? 

https://www.urban1podcasts.com/black-hiv-south 

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About Queer News

An intersectional approach to a weekly news podcast where race & sexuality meet politics, entertainment and culture. Tune-in to reporting which centers & celebrates all of our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & comrade communities. Hosted by Anna DeShawn. New pod every Monday by 7am CT. 

 

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