STARK NATIVES

STARK NATIVES

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STARK NATIVES episodes

  • EP_ELEVEN_wOrsEnALiTy
    Omari and Eddie talk running into people that show you how much you've changed, being difficult to love, having a larger than life personality,"protecting your peace", being quick witted and learning the art of "reading" and "rankin'", making straight men uncomfortable with inappropriate jokes, understand why are you offended, Eddie shares a time in his life when he didn't meet his own expectations, and more stuff stuff stuffy stuff.
    1 hr 11 min
  • EP_TEN_ReiNTrOMaCy
    Omari and Eddie reintroduce themselves, share learning moments, the inception of Stark Natives, growing to know themselves more intimately, therapy, dealing with loss, seeking support outside friends and family, adapting to sudden change, taking time to regroup, and more stuff and intimate things.
    1 hr 11 min
  • EP_NINE_DeFriEndSivE
    Omari and Eddie talk about people "poofing" out of their lives, trying to resolve conflicts with friends but having an inability to address issues with friends, Eddie's tendency to pick up friends, appreciating those you love and their value, Omari's unwillingness to want to go anywhere and understanding he "isn't exempt", your friends not being able to take "no" for an answer and other stuff and thangs.
    55 min
  • EP_EIGHT_iNSanEsTREaM
    Omari and Eddie talk bisexuality, why it's rejected, and accepting your partners scope of attraction, Taylor Bennett, Karamo Brown, what we would do if our children were to "come out", why we care so much about what celebrities do with their lives and the examples they set for our everyday lives, the language of today and what happens when regional cultures go mainstream, media contributing to societal paranoia, attempting to communicate online, black artists showcasing trauma, creating our future, and more stuffy stuff.
    52 min
  • EP_SEVEN_FeaRMiSsioN
    Eddie and Omari discuss the complexities of addressing sexual assault, consent, abstinence, being manipulated into having unprotected sex, men as victims of sexual assault, acknowledging, addressing, and confronting trauma, the disillusion of a certain "rite of passage", not being as ready as you thought, and a bunch of other thangs.
    1 hr 2 min
  • EP_SIX_FrEELaTionSHip
    Omari and Eddie talk loving who you please, dating from a distance, the troubles of dating digitally, Omari's Twitter backlash, an unwritten obligation to date within your race, becoming exactly who you were trying to avoid, the strict rules of sex, preferring masculinity over femininity in men, the risk of having a type, Facebook's new crush feature, the "sibling zone" and a bunch of other stuff.
    1 hr 29 min
  • EP_FIVE_SiNDiviDuAL
    Eddie and Omari chat about embracing their identities, not coming out but being out, respecting each others beliefs, being comfortable amongst str8 guys, parental denial, Eddie's secret spy skills, complimenting others, and more stuff.
    51 min
  • EP_FOUR_EdGEFoRMATioNAL
    Omari and Eddie chat about Lil Nas X, Azealia Banks, Kevin Hart, not liking everything about the ones you love, respecting each others differences, being honest with your children, giving attention to the things you hate, the dangers of over extending yourself, and a bunch of other stuff.
    54 min
  • EP_THREE_PUnKTuAL
    Omari and Eddie chat about close encounters of the "guy" kind, Eddie’s influence on Emma Stone’s new Cruella De Vil look, Halloween costumes, “13 Reasons Why” did i watch this (no spoilers!), “naranja”, cleansing yourself of negativity, and drunk bitches in the club and all that other stuff.
    34 min
  • EP_TWO_FaGGRAvATIOn
    Omari and Eddie discuss pulling the truth from loved ones, the origins of "Stark Natives", why reading (like, books) is a battle, mortality, and the other side of forming habits among other stuff.
    42 min

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“Our Culture, Unfiltered” Two Voices. Queer. Candid. Discussing the ways of this world and the next.