Summary

In this episode of Standing on My Soapbox, host Scott Fullerton introduces the podcast and its focus on serious issues such as politics, religion, and minority rights. He highlights the importance of discussing these topics in the current political climate and the threats to democracy and LGBTQ rights. The first chapter delves into the hot topic of immigration in the United States, discussing the challenges and the need for a comprehensive solution. The second chapter focuses on the documentary Migrant Sea, created by Canadian filmmaker Steph Grasso, which explores the migrant situation from Africa to Italy. The episode concludes with a call to action for listeners to engage with the podcast and suggest future topics.

Takeaways

Standing on My Soapbox is a podcast that tackles serious issues such as politics, religion, and minority rights.

The current political climate poses threats to democracy and LGBTQ rights, making it important to have a platform for in-depth discussions.

Immigration is a hot topic in the United States, with challenges in managing the influx of people and the need for a comprehensive solution.

The documentary Migrant Sea sheds light on the migrant situation from Africa to Italy, giving voice to the stories and experiences of African migrants.

Thank you for listening to Left of Str8 Podcasts, hosted by Scott Fullerton. Left of Str8 Podcasts were created for the LGBTQ Community and our Straight Allies and our current podcasts are: “Left of Str8 Show Interviews,” where we interview celebrities and personalities from the worlds of Entertainment, Foodies, Music, Books, and Advocacy; “5 Questions With…” where we ask the guests from last week’s interviews 5 more silly and fun questions; “Standing on my Soapbox,” where we talk about more serious issues such as politics, religion, minority rights, environment, etc.; and “Bears of a Certain Age,” a lifestyle podcast mostly for gay men bears and chubs and their admirers, pushing 50 years old and up. We also have some Special Correspondents segments. Currently there is “Rainbow Gastronomy,” a special foodie segment twice a month with acclaimed chef, Chef Lynn Wheeler; and “Bent Cinema,” a special segment with cinephile Nathan Box, who talks all things movies.

Subscribe on your favorite distributor so you never miss an episode. You can also click the bell icon to be notified when new episodes are available. The video podcasts are on YouTube and Spotify, and the audio podcast is available at all major distributors including: iTunes, iHeart Radio, GoodPods, Amazon Music, Audible, Google Podcasts and more. If you like us, please give our episodes a 5 star rating so more people will find them in the Algorithm.

Please share with your friends and follow us on social media @leftofstr8 on Instagram and Threads and Tik Tok, @leftofstr8radio on Twitter (X), and Left of Str8 Show on Facebook.

Go to our website at www.leftofstr8.com to listen to all shows, enter contests, write questions to the show for Scott or Guests, and if you want to be a guest or host on the network.

You can support the show on our Patreon Page for as little as $3 a month, $5 a month, or $7 a month, to help cover show expenses and other costs. you can find us over at www.patreon.com/leftofstr8