Queering The Air!

HELLO ALL YOU SEXUAL DEVIANTS! Welcome back to season 2 of Queering the Air! We’re kicking off season 2 in the most exciting and personal way: delving into our OWN stories. To help us do that, we brought on long time friend of the pod, Remi Cruz (aka Remington, MissRemiAshten, RemLife). Remi is a podcasting professional - she has her own show, Pretty Basic, with her best friend Alisha Marie - so we figured she could give us some hosTing advice whilst grilling Aaron about what it was like growing up in a small town, how he never really had a coming out, and more. When you’re done listening, chat with us on Instagram and ask us what you wish you had learned about Aaron. We hope you enjoy the season premiere!

Remi Cruz's Links: www.instagram.com/missremiashten // "Pretty Basic" on all podcast platforms

Check out G.L.I.T.S - www.glitsinc.org

Donate to Faith - www.instagram.com/riseoffaith 

venmo: reimaginingfaith / cashapp: $youhavefaith / paypal: believinginfaith

That’s a wrap! Season 1 has come to a close and we’re wrapping it up with a big sappy bow. It's time to take a look back on one heck of a year, relive some of our favorite moments from this season, and also talk about what the future might hold. Starting this in July was scary, but more than anything it was exciting as hell and we’re so grateful you were here to join us for it. We'll be back with new episodes again on February 2nd. Until then, take a moment for yourself, reflect on what we all learned from the year, and give yourself the credit you deserve for making it through 2020. XOXO GOSSIP SQUIRRELS

Trust me, you’ve never seen a suit like this. Today we’re joined by the best dentist in the bay area - Steven Czekala. Having come out in the wake of the HIV/AIDS crisis of the 1980s, Steven has lived through some times that we can only imagine - and today we're enormously lucky that he’s sharing them with you too. From shrooming on the delta, to teaching his fraternity brothers about open relationships, Steven is a perfect example of the beauty in intergenerational queer friendships.

Steven - @aquaticsteven

Trident Swim Foundation - @tridentswimfoundation. 

Printmer - https://www.printmer.co / @printmer.co

@Queeringtheairpod, hosted by @aaronidelson and @mattyrohrer

While you may recognize his face, you probably don't know much of his story. This week things get wild, and wildly personal, as Ian Malone joins Aaron to interview well known queer content creator, Matthew Crawford. After being catapulted into widespread online fame, the midwestern Instagram model's life was permanently changed. For the first time ever Matt opens up about the different evolutions he's gone through, coming to terms with his past self, looking to the future, and more. From homeless to hot girl sh*t... the past year has been one hell of a ride.

Matt - http://www.instagram.com/matthew_crawford & http://www.matthewvcrawford.com

Ian - http://www.instagram.com/iangmalone

Although we all tend to discuss the tragedy of the AIDS pandemic as if it's something of the past, for a large portion of the world, the disease is still widely unchecked. This week we're joined by our friend Austen who helps to shed some light on intricacies of the narrative surrounding HIV/AIDS. From the ACLU to the Gay Men's Health Center, Austen has worked with a number of incredible organizations; doing his part every day to make the world we're living in a little bit brighter.

Austen: http://www.instagram.com/blahsten

Visual Aids : http://www.instagram.com/visual_aids

Events like the Aids Epidemic change the entire course of history and affect everyone - whether or not we realize it. This week we're joined by the incredibly bright, talented, and charming Carson McCalley, a 24 year old Carnegie Mellon graduate who finished his first run on Broadway right before the Covid Pandemic shut down New York in March. His show, The Inheritance, is nothing short of a revelation - just look at the 11 Tony Nominations it received. This year, we wanted to honor World Aids Day by doing what Carson hopes The Inheritance does for all of those who watch it; we sat down to discuss our own queerness and honor the generations before us who fought, suffered, died, and lived, affording us the opportunity to be where we are today.

Check out Carson: http://www.instagram.com/carsonmcalley

Obviously sexuality is confusing for everyone, but especially when you're bi.... wait... pan? Hmmm... This week we're joined by our good friend Alex, a Tufts Chemical Engineer turned Special Education teacher. She talks us through the chaos and excitement of being in a queer relationship in high school, the process of ignoring those around you in order to begin listening to your own wants and desires, and how she almost left school after freshman year (thank god she didn't). 

Check out The Loveland Foundation: @thelovelandfoundation

Find Alex on Instagram: @AlexScheman

Ciao bell*! Benvenuti to this week's episode where we welcome signore Nick Santini all the way from Milano. Have you ever wondered what it'd be like to be gay and living in the global home of Catholicism? Well, then this episode is for you. Nick tells us all about growing up gay in one of the more conservative countries in Europe, his love for classical music, and finding his...twin brother on Grindr?! Whew you don't want to miss this episode.

You can find Nick on Instagram at @nick_santini, and you can find Matt at @mattyrohrer, Aaron at @aaronidelson, and the podcast at @queeringtheairpod.

Step yo pu$$y up...or at least make sure you’re getting routine check-ups with your OBGYN. Wait what? This week we’ve got Ciara Hutchison, a 4th-year medical student and future OBGYN to teach us a little something about her field and about her life growing up as a queer Evangelical Christian. Ciara talks about coming out in grad school, awkward conversations with teen patients, and learning that, despite what her church told her, there’s more to being queer than sex! 

You can find Ciara at @ciaraelizabeth1 and you can check out this organization that we forgot to plug in the episode https://swingleft.org/p/georgia. Let's flip Georgia's Senate seats!

And as always you can find us @queeringtheairpod, @aaronidelson, and @mattyrohrer.

Leave it to 2020 to make our headlines sound like Panic! At The Disco songs. This week we’re joined by Julio Salgado, an artist who immigrated with his family from Mexico when he was 11. Salgado uses his artistic brilliance and Journalism degree to tell stories in new and powerful ways. He's an incredible example of how giving a shit about your community can take you all the way to Washington D.C... the Smithsonian to be precise. Julio talks to us about how he and his gay uncle changed the bias in family, his experience being undocumented, the importance of community support, and more. If you haven't already voted... Go vote! Ve y vota! .... and send this to your racist family asap

all things Julio:

http://www.juliosalgadoart.com & http://www.instagram.com/juliosalgado83

Organizations to check out: http://www.instagram.com/familiatqlm & http://www.instagram.com/culturestrike