Typed Out: The Podcast

It's the Year of the Earth Pig, but what does that mean? Here to offer some cultural insight into the Lunar New Year is Queer Cosmos co-founder and first-generation Chinese American, Christina Mui. Christina shares how the Chinese zodiac works, some traditions and dishes associated with Chinese New Year, and how to welcome in prosperity & good luck!

In this special release episode, I chat with filmmaker Tony Osso about The Devotion Project, a series of short documentary portraits highlighting long-term love in the LGBTQ+ community. Tony shares what inspired him to create the project, how he met the couples whose romances are briefly captured, and the continued need to tell these kinds of stories.

"You can't do it. You're not good enough." We all have that voice in our head, but how do we move past it? Celebrity trainer and Form Fitness founder, Morit Summers, joins me to talk about our greatest adversary—fear. In this deeply personal interview, Morit shares how she overcame her biggest mental obstacles in order to find the strength that was always hiding within.

In honor of Martin Luther King Day, I am joined by fellow Typed Out contributors Spencer Jones and Jaz Imani to check in 56 years after his famous speech and see just how close we are to realizing Dr. King's dream. Together, we take an honest look at how racism is still prevalent in our society and discuss what steps we (white people, especially) need to take in order to move toward a more inclusive society.

Is the traditional image of the man under fire? In light of the recent publication by the APA, many would say yes. But just who is affected? In this episode of the Typed Out podcast, I speak with card-carrying straight guy and fellow writer, Winston Chiang, about toxic masculinity, healthy masculinity, and the road in between. Warning: we may be talking about more than just straight guys...

Caroline McCaughey once believed she would be dedicating her life as a nun, and despite attending a devout Christian university and undergoing conversion therapy, she could never hide who she really was. It was upon meeting her girlfriend, Martha, that everything shifted. In this episode, Caroline and I talk LGBTQ, Spirituality, and the long road to religious acceptance.

Every January, we kick off the New Year with resolutions, but most of us fail at following through. What if we shifted our mindset and set goals instead? Entrepreneur and skincare advocate Sirobè Carstafhnur shares how! Tune into the episode for Sirobè's advice how to celebrate every step and look fabulous while doing it.

What is the secret to obtaining success? Believe it or not, the answer just might lie in life's toughest moments. In this episode, I chat with host of the Black Mental Health Podcast, Reginald A. Howard, about his new book Suffering Into Success. Together, Reg and I discuss the key to shifting our perception in order to turn failures into fixtures.

Continuing the conversation of representation in fictional work, I have the pleasure of chatting with illustrator Mike Toney about his art and mission of bringing more Pan-African characters and themes to anime & manga. My fellow anime-lover and Japanophile, Mandi Illuzzi, co-hosts.

In this episode, I chat with co-hosts Marchant Davis & Priscilla Curtis along with contributors Jean Strickland, Bill Masuku, and Courtney Antonioli about the lasting legacy of comic book creator, Stan Lee, and how comic books are more than just entertainment but agents of social change.