On this week's LOVERCAST, your General-in-Chief Braden meets with published author and longtime friend, L. Alyse Amidon! Lauren and Braden discuss their friendship, MLM stuff, and most importantly, the pairing of Robert and Aaron (Robron) from the long-standing British soap opera, EMMERDALE!

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Time Stamps:Intro: 00:00 - 3:15

Robron: 3:15 - 7:02

Context on Emerdale: 7:02 - 14:52

2015 era: 14:52 - 51:01


2016 Emmerdale: 51:01 - 1:12:59

2017-2018 Emmerdale: 1:12:59 - 1:24:02



2019 - present Emmerdale: 1:24:02 - 2:21:08

Lauren’s book/next steps: 2:21:08 - 2:23:40

Outro: 2:23:40 - 2:25:17

Songs of the Week:

Father Figure — Taylor Swift

CANCELLED! — Taylor Swift

Elizabeth Taylor — Taylor Swift

Actually Romantic — Taylor Swift

The Other Side of Paradise — Glass Animals

Flowers-Fire — Kingfishr

I Cried, I Wept — Kingfishr

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On this week's LOVERCAST, join your General-in-Chief Braden and resident Battle Strategist, Lt. Casey at their panel at San Jose Galaxy Con, discussing what it means to be queer and disabled in fandom spaces.

Edited by Alex: https://www.instagram.com/relalex_

Intro + disclaimer: 00:00 - 00:53

Introductions: 00:53 - 9:25

What intersectionality is: 9:25 - 10:48

The acceptance in fandom spaces: 10:48 - 17:15

Visualization of uniqueness: 17:15 - 24:09

Why it matters: 24:09 - 40:10

Questions from the audience 40:10 - 1:05:54

Outro: 1:05:54 - 1:06:20

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Songs of the Week:

Man On The Moon - Kingfishr

Next To Me - Kingfishr

Gloria - Kingfishr

Shadow - Kingfishr

Caroline - Kingfishr

So Far Away - Avenged Sevenfold

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On this week's LOVERCAST, your General-in-Chief Braden sits down for an interview with our resident Battle Strategist, Lt. Casey, discussing toxic traits, cryptids, fictional characters, and more!

Edited by Alex: https://www.instagram.com/relalex_

Intro: 00:00 - 1:54

Toxic Traits: 1:54 - 3:59

Cryptid (w/ cryptid stories & Silver surfer meme): 3:59- 10:25

One free punch to any fictional character: 10:25 - 17:14

Something that shouldn't be attractive but is: 17:14 - 21:20

Truck simulator talk: 21:20 - 22:23

Core memories: 22:23 - 33:29

Rapid fire questions: 33:29 - 35:24

Pride talk: 35:24 - 37:45

Who would pull Casey's hair the hardest: 37:45 -38:58

Villian redemption or ROT: 38:58 - 41:43

Sleep in hike or sunrise hike: 41:43 - 41:57

$1mil but a duck follows you: 41:57 - 44:26

Outro: 44:26 - 47:41

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Songs of the Week:

Doodles — Rose Betts

Everybody Needs Somebody — Noah Cyrus, Vance Joy

Medicine — Daughter

thanK you aIMee — Taylor Swift

Mind Over Matter (Live) — Young the Giant

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On this week's LOVERCAST, your General-in-Chief Braden recounts recent conventions, a secret tik tok account, and his favorite gay soap opera guilty pleasure!

(Episode edited by: Alex (@relalexx_)

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ICE OUT OF OUR CITY / PROTEST RESOURCES:

ACLU – https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights... 

Immigrant Defense Project – https://www.immigrantdefenseproject.o... 

Freedom for Immigrants – https://www.freedomforimmigrants.org/...

Immigrants Legal Resource Center – https://www.ilrc.org/community-resour... 

Immigration Justice Campaign – https://immigrationjustice.us/ 

CREDIBLE RESOURCES TO HELP FREE PALESTINE:

Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund - https://www.pcrf.net/

UNICEF - https://www.unicefusa.org/stories/hel...

Doctors Without Borders - https://donate.doctorswithoutborders.org

World Central Kitchen - https://wck.org/

World Health Organization - https://www.who.int/

Headcount - https://www.headcount.org/

IG ACCOUNTS FOR A FREE PALESTINE:

@eye.on.palestine

@aljazeeraenglish

@palestinianyouthmovement

@byplestia

@motaz_azaiza

@impact

LGBTQ+ RESOURCES:

https://Translifeline.org 

https://Glaad.org  

https://Pflag.org 

https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ 

REPRODUCTIVE RESOURCES:

https://aidaccess.org 

https://plancpills.org 

https://Ineedana.com 

https://www.reprolegalhelpline.org/ 

https://heyjane.com 

CHAPTERS:

Intro: 0:00 - 1:06

More Intro: 1:06 - 4:06

Convention Updates: 4:06 - 25:11

Handlers & Con Haul: 25:11 - 29:05

Thoughts on Otakufest: 29:05 - 33:50

St. Augustine and Post-Con Blues: 33:50 - 36:51

Green: 36:51 - 39:45

Secret Braden: 39:45 - 41:28

Robron and Emmerdale: 41:28 - 46:09

Songs of the Week: 46:09 - 49:33

Outro: 49:33 - 51:28

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Songs of the Week:

Who We Want to Be - Tom Day

Isimo - Bleachers

Daddy Lessons - Beyonce

Find Your People - Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors

Love Me Not - Raven Lenae

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On this week's LOVERCAST, your General-in-Chief Braden sits down with the war table of Loverlandia--a.k.a., the POOKIES!

Chapters:

Intro: 0:00 - 0:47

How the Pookies Met: 0:47 - 42:02

Beards: 42:02 - 44:20

Funny Pookie Moments: 44:20 - 1:06:21

Convention Talk: 1:06:21 - 1:21:16

More Funny Moments & Stories: 1:21:16 - 1:32:01

Outro: 1:32:02 - 1:32:31

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Songs of the Week:

Vertigo - Griff

A House in Nebraska - Ethel Cain

C’Mon - Kesha

What Was That - Lorde

Maine - Noah Kahan

You’re Gonna Go Far - Noah Kahan

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On this week's LOVERCAST, your General-in-Chief Braden recounts his time at Buc-ee’s, a new national Red Bull flavor, some Loverman Life Advice™️, and some songs he’s had on repeat. 

Chapters:

Intro: 0:00 - 0:38

Buc-ee’s: 0:38 - 11:22

Margaritaville: 11:22 - 13:32

New RedBull Review: 13:32 - 18:06

Future Plans: 18:06 - 19:40

Quotes, Life, & Advice: 19:40 - 53:20

Gigi Perez Album & Concert: 53:20 - 58:33

Songs of the Week: 58:33 - 1:15:54

Outro: 1:15:54 - 1:18:40

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Songs of the Week:

Vertigo - Griff

A House in Nebraska - Ethel Cain

C’Mon - Kesha

What Was That - Lorde

Maine - Noah Kahan

You’re Gonna Go Far - Noah Kahan

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On this week's LOVERCAST, your General-in-Chief Braden lusts after the new GTA VI protagonist, recounts his first experience with birria tacos, reviews his genetic readiness report, and answers questions from his new cadets.

Podcast Chapters

Intro: 0:00 - 4:00

Jason Duval: 4:00 - 9:52

Birria Tacos & Coworkers: 9:52 - 13:20

Genealogy:  13:20 - 45:39

Minecraft Recession Indicator: 45:39 - 47:19

Answering Discord Questions: 47:19 - 1:09:34

Weekly Songs: 1:09:34 - 1:25:08

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Songs of the Week:

At The Beach, In Every Life - Gigi Perez

Sleeping - Gigi Perez

Sugar Water - Gigi Perez

Delicate (Seeb Remix) - Taylor Swift

Alaska (Toby Green Remix) - Maggie Rogers

Before the Sun - Gregory Alan Isakov

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This week on The Lovercast, General Braden Loverman discusses upcoming conventions he will attend, gay cosplay etiquette, his own Heartstopper summer, songs off Gigi Perez's new album, and queer grief.

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Songs of the Week:

Fable - Gigi Perez

At The Beach, In Every Life - Gigi Perez

Sleeping - Gigi Perez

Sugar Water - Gigi Perez

party 4 u - Charli xcx

New Perspective - Noah Kahan

New Romantics (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift

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