Lea DeLaria, growing up queer in church, gay Jesus and President Biden story time. Lea joins Jonathan and Jaymes to discuss the journey to becoming the first openly gay comic to perform on American television. Lea gets into the behind the scenes details of those now infamous 9 minutes on the Arsenio Hall Show and how reclaiming certain words is empowering for the LBGTQ+ community.  Jonathan explains how Lea inspired him and they reminisce about a movie they were in together as Jaymes playfully struggles to keep their egos in check. See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Lea DeLaria, growing up queer in church, gay Jesus and President Biden story time. Lea joins Jonathan and Jaymes to discuss the journey to becoming the first openly gay comic to perform on American television. Lea gets into the behind the scenes details of those now infamous 9 minutes on the Arsenio Hall Show and how reclaiming certain words is empowering for the LBGTQ+ community. Jonathan explains how Lea inspired him and they reminisce about a movie they were in together as Jaymes playfully struggles to keep their egos in check. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lea DeLaria, growing up queer in church, gay Jesus and President Biden story time. Lea joins Jonathan and Jaymes to discuss the journey to becoming the first openly gay comic to perform on American television. Lea gets into the behind the scenes details of those now infamous 9 minutes on the Arsenio Hall Show and how reclaiming certain words is empowering for the LBGTQ+ community.&nbsp;&nbsp;Jonathan explains how Lea inspired him and they reminisce about a movie they were in together as Jaymes playfully struggles to keep their egos in check.&nbsp;See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="noopener noreferrer">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

The O.G. Trailblazer Lea DeLaria

Jonathan Bennett a.k.a. Aaron Samuels from&nbsp;Mean Girls&nbsp;has added another a.k.a. to his name, as host of your new favorite podcast,&nbsp;Pridecast. Pridecast&nbsp;encompasses the&nbsp;inspiration of LGBTQIA+ community as it shares impactful stories to inform, educate and inspire through personal storytelling, based on real life experiences from trailblazer&nbsp;Jonathan and his remarkable guests.
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Here&rsquo;s what the cast of Mean Girls is saying about&nbsp;Pridecast:&nbsp;
&nbsp;
"Is&nbsp;Pridecast&nbsp;a carb?"
&mdash;Regina George
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"Pridecast&nbsp;is so fetch!"
&mdash;Gretchen Wieners
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"Pridecast&nbsp;is like a cake filled with rainbows and smiles that everyone can listen to and feel happy."
-Crying Girl That Didn&rsquo;t Go to North Shore High
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Pridecast&nbsp;was created in collaboration with LA Pride which, for over 50 years has been one of the largest LGBTQ events in the world. The celebration, which takes place over one weekend each year, champions equality, diversity and inclusion in the LGBTQ community and beyond. It&rsquo;s a celebration too big for just once a year. That&rsquo;s why we createdPridecast...your weekly dose of inspiration hosted by Jonathan Bennett who&rsquo;s guaranteed to deliver the fun, energy and laughs.

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Jonathan Bennett a.k.a. Aaron Samuels from Mean Girls has added another a.k.a. to his name, as host of your new favorite podcast, Pridecast. Pridecast encompasses the inspiration of LGBTQIA+ community as it shares impactful stories to inform, educate and inspire through personal storytelling, based on real life experiences from trailblazer Jonathan and his remarkable guests.   Here’s what the cast of Mean Girls is saying about Pridecast:    "Is Pridecast a carb?" —Regina George   "Pridecast is so fetch!" —Gretchen Wieners   "Pridecast is like a cake filled with rainbows and smiles that everyone can listen to and feel happy." -Crying Girl That Didn’t Go to North Shore High   Pridecast was created in collaboration with LA Pride which, for over 50 years has been one of the largest LGBTQ events in the world. The celebration, which takes place over one weekend each year, champions equality, diversity and inclusion in the LGBTQ community and beyond. It’s a celebration too big for just once a year. That’s why we createdPridecast...your weekly dose of inspiration hosted by Jonathan Bennett who’s guaranteed to deliver the fun, energy and laughs.

Jonathan Bennett a.k.a. Aaron Samuels from&nbsp;Mean Girls&nbsp;has added another a.k.a. to his name, as host of your new favorite podcast,&nbsp;Pridecast. Pridecast&nbsp;encompasses the&nbsp;inspiration of LGBTQIA+ community as it shares impactful stories to inform, educate and inspire through personal storytelling, based on real life experiences from trailblazer&nbsp;Jonathan and his remarkable guests.
&nbsp;
Here’s what the cast of Mean Girls is saying about&nbsp;Pridecast:&nbsp;
&nbsp;
"Is&nbsp;Pridecast&nbsp;a carb?"
—Regina George
&nbsp;
"Pridecast&nbsp;is so fetch!"
—Gretchen Wieners
&nbsp;
"Pridecast&nbsp;is like a cake filled with rainbows and smiles that everyone can listen to and feel happy."
-Crying Girl That Didn’t Go to North Shore High
&nbsp;
Pridecast&nbsp;was created in collaboration with LA Pride which, for over 50 years has been one of the largest LGBTQ events in the world. The celebration, which takes place over one weekend each year, champions equality, diversity and inclusion in the LGBTQ community and beyond. It’s a celebration too big for just once a year. That’s why we createdPridecast...your weekly dose of inspiration hosted by Jonathan Bennett who’s guaranteed to deliver the fun, energy and laughs.

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