First-time guest Andrew joins Tom to discuss Netflix’s Heartstopper! It’s a queer coming-of-age show that many in our YOB community have enjoyed, though its depictions of queer romance could also be distracting for some (nothing sexual in the first two seasons, just lots of same-sex kissing). We discuss what we loved from the characters in romantic pairings to the loyal friendships that ultimately reinforce this show. We devote our remaining time to the show’s lone asexual character as two people in YOB who identify as asexual ourselves. What did we resonate with in this character, and where was the disconnect?

➡️ Have you seen Heartstopper? What did you enjoy about the show, or where did you find something lacking? If you also identify with asexuality, what did you make of the show's take with its asexual character?

➡️ Keegan's ConvoCast on bisexuality

➡️ Tom's ConvoCast on asexuality

➡️ https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/2024/02/23/yob-convocast-081-tom-andrew-review-heartstopper-and-discuss-asexuality

➡️ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-other-brothers-podcast/id1142011465

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➡️ “Growing Pains” by Layup; 100% clearance through Musicbed.

Tom’s straight younger brother Andy returns for his yearly appearance on the podcast to educate us on this year’s Super Bowl matchup between the Chiefs and 49ers! Beyond merely giving us the players to look out for, Vegas’s odds for the winner of this game, and his own prediction, he also educates us on a truly shocking Taylor Swift lyric. We dive into all the T-Swift and Travis Kelce storylines, along with the often loud objections to their media coverage. Is toxic masculinity out of control?!

➡️ Who do you got in this year's Super Bowl? What are your thoughts on Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's media coverage?

➡️ https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/2024/02/05/yob-convocast-080-tom-andy-talk-super-bowl-lviii-and-taylor-swift

➡️ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-other-brothers-podcast/id1142011465

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➡️ “Growing Pains” by Layup; 100% clearance through Musicbed.

Alex is announced as our newest regular YOB contributor, and we get right into analyzing his blogs! We start with discussing a reflection of last fall’s YOBBERS retreat written by his mom and how this unique blog even came to be on our site. We also go behind the scenes and into greater depth with his recently posted blog about holding hands with his straight guy friends: one story in which a friend reached across a restaurant table to hold his hand, and another in which Alex extended his own hand toward a friend while walking with him in the park. How did fears of PDA impact both of these hand-holdings, and what other fears or insecurities did Alex wrestle with – both in the receiving and expressing of such open same-sex physical touch?

➡️ Have you held hands with a male friend, straight or otherwise, in a public setting? What fears and/or triumphs have you experienced in the realm of physical touch with other men?

➡️ Alex's 2023 retreat blog: "Renewing Hope and Forming a Liturgy for Brothers at the YOBBERS Retreat"

➡️ Alex's mom's 2023 retreat blog: "Impressions of the YOBBERS Retreat from the Heart of a Mom"

➡️ Alex's hand-holding blog: "The Healing Power of Holding Hands with Another Man"

➡️ https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/2024/01/26/yob-convocast-079-alex-holds-hands-with-his-straight-guy-friends

➡️ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-other-brothers-podcast/id1142011465

➡️ Tom’s posts: https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/author/tom/

➡️ Alex's posts: https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/author/alex/

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➡️ “Growing Pains” by Layup; 100% clearance through Musicbed.

Matt returns for a second go on the podcast as we dive into Gen Z fashion trends! Have the '80s and '90s just had a baby and its name is Gen Z? How do we feel about the enlarging of pants, the sprouting of pearl necklaces, and a resurgence in New Balances and Champion sweatshirts? Beyond their fashion choices, how do we feel about this generation's greater openness about sexuality and same-sex friendships? Tom poses some community fashion questions to Matt as we get to know him better, namely how many hats, shoes, and flannels he owns. Finally, we look back at our fifth camp retreat held a few months ago, reveling in our victorious volleyball match against a group of teenagers. Matt also shares with us a snippet of what he shared at the retreat when he got to speak for us one night, including the reminder that God is working and loves to work on us slowly.

➡️ What are your go-to fashion preferences, whether you're Gen Z or otherwise? Did you attend this past YOBBERS retreat and have any fond memories to share? And should Matthew get a thigh tattoo in his 40s??

➡️ YOBBERS Retreat Blog Archive

➡️ https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/2024/01/12/yob-convocast-078-tom-matthew-analyze-gen-z-fashion-and-relive-our-5th-retreat

➡️ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-other-brothers-podcast/id1142011465

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➡️ “Growing Pains” by Layup; 100% clearance through Musicbed.

Dawson, formerly Adam in previous podcasts, returns to help Tom celebrate Christmas this year! Dawson shares why he celebrates Christmas in February in addition to December, and Tom tells a Christmas tale of the first man he ever feared. We reference the "Fancy Christmas" recently spent with our YOBBERS community, including someone’s goal to appreciate Jesus’ humanity during what can be a complicated, if not lonely Christmas season. We also give a little Survivor 44 and Survivor 45 recap for all the Survivor fans in our midst in this final podcast of 2023!

➡️ Do you have any unique Christmas traditions? How do you feel about Christmas this year? Is it difficult to remember Jesus through whatever complicating dynamics you experience during the holidays?

➡️ https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/2023/12/23/yob-convocast-077-tom-dawson-create-new-christmas-traditions

➡️ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-other-brothers-podcast/id1142011465

➡️ Tom’s posts: https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/author/tom/

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Aaron returns to the microphone after a nearly yearlong hiatus! Tom catches up with our former YOBcast regular, and "Mr. Finance" gives us his financial forecast for 2024. Aaron also shares about Posture Shift, a nonprofit ministry he's gotten more involved with this year as a member of their advisory council. The guys share some Posture Shift event stories, including the first time Tom publicly identified as asexual on a Posture Shift panel, while Aaron recently met one of our YOBBERS from Scotland at a Posture Shift event! Check out the links below to learn more about this incredible event and organization, along with their Guiding Families resource.

➡️ YOBcast 065: Loving LGBT+ People w/ Bill Henson

➡️ Posture Shift

➡️ Guiding Families: Fifth Edition

➡️ Have you ever been to a Posture Shift event? Do you have any Posture Shift stories to share?

➡️  https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/2023/12/18/yob-convocast-076-tom-aaron-pitch-posture-shift

➡️ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-other-brothers-podcast/id1142011465

➡️ Tom’s posts: https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/author/tom/

➡️ Aaron's posts: https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/author/aaron/

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It's our post-Thanksgiving episode! Matthew returns to share how he celebrates Thanksgiving with his Navajo family, including which food takes the central place of the traditional American turkey. He also educates us with a Native American fact to help us commemorate Native American Heritage Month. For the rest of our conversation, Matthew and Tom discuss the topic of "Side A" friendship -- that is, friendships with gay believers with an affirming theology or an acceptance of same-sex relationships. Matthew mentions a new Side A friend, and Tom discusses his own recent experience with a Side A person, comparing it with a stilted interaction from over a decade ago. Has there been growth, and what does connection despite differing beliefs look like?

➡️ YOBcast 062: "Side A" Friends

➡️ YOBcast 065: "Side A" Friends Q&A

➡️ Do you have any "Side A" friends? How do you connect with people of significantly differing beliefs, or is it difficult finding common ground?

➡️  https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/2023/12/02/yob-convocast-075-tom-matt-are-making-side-a-friends

➡️ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-other-brothers-podcast/id1142011465

➡️ Tom’s posts: https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/author/tom/

➡️ Matthew's posts: https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/author/matt/

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Tom welcomes first-time guest and longtime community member Daniel to discuss journeys with body image and pursuit of the ideal! They share their adolescent vantages from both sides of the scale, Daniel overweight and Tom underweight, and how the gym and general fitness practices have factored into their lives in adulthood. There’s also a good amount of Enneagram talk with Daniel as a Nine and Tom as a Four chiming in from those perspectives (or is Daniel actually an Eight?). Despite the lack of the ideal body or ideal life, is there something of value we can offer the world in our seeming lack?

➡️ Tom's book, Struggle Central: https://store.yourotherbrothers.com/product/struggle-central/

➡️ Have you struggled with your body image or sense of self-worth? How do you find peace in pursuit of the ideal?

➡️ https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/2023/11/17/yob-convocast-074-tom-daniel-explore-body-image-and-the-ideal

➡️ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-other-brothers-podcast/id1142011465

➡️ Tom’s posts: https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/author/tom/

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➡️ “Growing Pains” by Layup; 100% clearance through Musicbed.

Jesse returns to discuss the summer’s biggest, if not most polarizing box office hit, Barbie! Tom reads off some community feedback from our Discord as we dive into hyperfemininity versus hypermasculinity, individuality versus relationships, and all the funny, moving moments from this film as it charts a new path forward for Barbie Land and, indeed, all of humanity. Is Barbie a Side B movie to those who can accept its message?? We hope you always remember, dear listener: you are Kenough.

➡️ Jesse's sexuality ConvoCast: Jesse Falls Under the Asexual Umbrella as Demisexual

➡️ Did you see Barbie? What moments stood out to you? Did you gain any new insights or perspectives from this film?

➡️  https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/2023/10/20/yob-convocast-073-tom-jesse-are-kenough-reviewing-barbie

➡️ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-other-brothers-podcast/id1142011465

➡️ Tom’s posts: https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/author/tom/

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➡️ “Growing Pains” by Layup; 100% clearance through Musicbed.