
PODCAST APPEARANCES
Download and listen to the various podcasts on which I've hosted or been interviewed about all sorts of topics, ranging from gay liberation to building your best life.
NOT GOING QUIETLY
June 1, 2023
Amy Miller joins Britt for an illuminating conversation about how you can effectively leverage corporate recruiters during your job search process, what you as a prospective job candidate can do to feel more empowered, as well as some great advice when it comes to applying for jobs, negotiating salary, and more!
NOT GOING QUIETLY
May 18, 2023
Breana McCullough joins Britt for an illuminating conversation about having relationships rooted in the present with Indigenous peoples, how we can make amends for the land and labor many of our ancestors stole from Indigenous peoples, rematriation, the Land Back movement, as well as the concept of Hungry Listening.
NOT GOING QUIETLY
May 4. 2023
Alex Amorosi joins Britt for an illuminating conversation about queer diversity, what your gay loved ones are not telling you, respectability politics, and how love is not always love. But most importantly they discuss all sorts of ways we can practice loving kindness in the face of cognitive dissonance, bigotry, and bias.
NOT GOING QUIETLY
April 20, 2023
Cindi Bright joins Britt for an illuminating conversation about calling corporations to account for their racist choices, surfacing performative politics, unleashing your power, and finding your courage. But most importantly they discuss all sorts of ways we can practice loving kindness in the face of cognitive dissonance, bigotry, and bias.
NOT GOING QUIETLY
March 30, 2023
Case Erickson joins Britt for an illuminating conversation about religious trauma, reframing spirituality through the lens of love, parenting children as gay men, and finding the freedom to be yourself. But most importantly they discuss all sorts of ways we can practice loving kindness in the face of cognitive dissonance, bigotry, and bias.
NOT GOING QUIETLY
March 9, 2023
Bryson Syliboy joins Jonathan and Britt for an illuminating conversation about life as a Two Spirit person, queer indigeneity, complex identities, kinship, and our shared histories. But most importantly they discuss all sorts of ways we can practice loving kindness in the face of cognitive dissonance, bigotry, and bias.
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February 23, 2023
Dan Bolen joins Britt for an illuminating conversation about coming out at an any age, spirituality, addiction, abuse, redefining personal success, and how to find the courage to be courageous. But most importantly they discuss all sorts of ways we can practice loving kindness in the face of cognitive dissonance, bigotry, and bias.
NOT GOING QUIETLY
February 9, 2023
Amir Yass joins Jonathan and Britt for an illuminating conversation about spirituality, embodied empowerment, white saviorism, religious biases, and queer confidence. But most importantly they discuss all sorts of ways we can practice loving kindness in the face of cognitive dissonance, bigotry, and bias.
NOT GOING QUIETLY
January 26, 2023
Ronit Plank joins Jonathan and Britt for an illuminating conversation about spirituality, body image, redemption, restoration and how to forgive your family of origin. But most importantly they discuss all sorts of ways we can practice loving kindness in the face of cognitive dissonance, bigotry, and bias.
40 PLUS: GAY MEN. GAY TALK.
October 21, 2022
Rick Clemons interviewed me on his podcast, "40 Plus: Gay Men. Gay Talk." We had a blast chatting about coming out at any age, fractures in the gay community, cultivating confidence, as well as my book, "A Gay Man's Guide To Life."
NOT GOING QUIETLY
August 11, 2022
Jody Kuehner joins Jonathan and Britt for an illuminating conversation about what art, comedy, gender, sexuality, clowning, and improvisation can teach us about life in a pandemic and in 2022. But most importantly they discuss all sorts of ways we can practice loving kindness in the face of cognitive dissonance, bigotry, and bias.
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July 28, 2022
Travis Stock joins Jonathan and Britt for an illuminating conversation about how queer people can transcend our rigid ideas and cultural norms of masculinity, reclaim our authentic forms of expression, and just learn to appreciate, accept, and be ourselves. But most importantly they discuss all sorts of ways we can practice loving kindness in the face of cognitive dissonance, bigotry, and bias.
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July 14, 2022
Tyler Boyle joins Jonathan and Britt for an illuminating conversation about how gay men can learn to date with a sense of soulfulness, integrity, and sanity. He shares his wonderful framework to help anyone looking for love resist their inner demons and put their best foot forward. But most importantly they discuss all sorts of ways we can practice loving kindness in the face of cognitive dissonance, bigotry, and bias.
NOT GOING QUIETLY
June 30, 2022
Christian Lopez joins Jonathan and Britt for an illuminating conversation about how men can learn to embrace vulnerability, softness, and gentleness in order to share their tender hearts, resist the patriarchy, and be better human beings. But most importantly they discuss all sorts of ways we can practice loving kindness in the face of cognitive dissonance, bigotry, and bias.
NOT GOING QUIETLY
June 16, 2022
Maddox joins Jonathan and Britt for an illuminating conversation about how we can learn to set down our fears, shame, and self-loathing, in order to step out of the shadows and start loving one another in a way that sustains meaningful friendships. But most importantly they discuss all sorts of ways we can practice loving kindness in the face of cognitive dissonance, bigotry, and bias.
NOT GOING QUIETLY
June 2, 2022
emily warren joins Jonathan and Britt for an illuminating conversation about how we can use our activism work to build community and create networks of loving connection that actually replenish us, feed our souls, and empower us to get back out there and do more work. But most importantly they discuss all sorts of ways we can practice loving kindness in the face of cognitive dissonance, bigotry, and bias.
NOT GOING QUIETLY
May 19, 2022
Dr. Monica Rojas-Stewart joins Jonathan and Britt for an illuminating conversation about how dance and other art forms can be vehicles of change, resistance, and bonding, the importance of sharing our stories and ancestral memories as a means of decolonizing, preserving, and transmitting culture, and the power of creating collective artistic experiences as a means of fostering radical togetherness.
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May 5, 20222
Dr. Jabali Stewart joins Jonathan and Britt for an illuminating conversation about finding modes of communication that nurture radical togetherness, how music and other art forms can be vehicles of change, resistance, and bonding, and what society needs right now in order to elevate our consciousness and orient to equity and love.
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April 21, 2022
Dr. Monica Rojas-Stewart and Dr. Jabali Stewart join Britt for an illuminating conversation about the impact of utilizing ancient social technologies to help equalize power in our everyday lives, and how sitting in circle can support our innate curiosity, empathy, and understanding. They also introduce us to Huayruro, an organization they co-founded that is skilled in grassroots and healing work.
REAL TALK WITH NINA
Apr 17, 2022
Nina from "Real Talk With Nina" interviewed me and Jonathan Beal on her podcast, where we discussed my new book ("A Gay Man's Guide to Life"), the underlying reason why many straight women feel "safe" with gay men, and why it's a troubling and inaccurate assumption. This episode is called "Gay Men and Straight Women" and you can download it from her site, linked below.
NOT GOING QUIETLY
April 7, 2022
Aaron Grad joins Britt for an illuminating conversation about creating truly integrated arts experiences for people from all walks of life, and why it’s critical for us as white people to surface issues of race while we find ways we can help equalize power. He also walks us through the genesis of his upcoming work, “Many Messiahs,” in which he reframes Handel’s masterpiece as a collective call for justice.
NOT GOING QUIETLY
March 25, 2022
Jonathan Beal and I have a challenging and illuminating conversation about the nature of building community, particularly with those profoundly different than us. But most importantly they discuss a variety of strategies to resist our culture of convincing and cancelling, and create a culture of consequences and connection – all steeped in embodied courage, compassion, vulnerability, and love.
NOT GOING QUIETLY
March 10, 2022
Mike Iamele joins Jonathan and Britt for an illuminating conversation about integrating shame, allowing intimacy to occur, exploring the sexiness of vulnerability, and how our sensitivities can lead us to more success, fulfillment, and being more fully expressed. But most importantly they discuss a variety of strategies to resist our shame-based culture, and how to create the life of our dreams.
THE AUTHENTIC GAY MAN
March 8, 2022
Maddox interviewed me on his podcast, "The Authentic Gay Man," where I tell a dark story of a deeply codependent relationship and having no family or community to rely on. The saga does have a happy ending and a treasure trove of golden nuggets of wisdom along the way.
THE AUTHENTIC GAY MAN
February 26, 2022
I was recently part of a panel discussion on a podcast called, "The Authentic Gay Man," where Coach Maddox and a group of us discussed authenticity in the gay community, as well as some of its challenges and rewards. This episode is called "Fireside Chat with Maddox: What Does It Mean To Be An Authentic Gay Man?" and you can download it from his site, linked below.
NOT GOING QUIETLY
February 24, 2022
Nina from Real Talk With Nina joins Jonathan and Britt on the pod for a hilarious and frank conversation about sexual health, the differences between fantasies and desires, navigating desire discrepancy, the benefits of masturbation, how to please your partner, and the realities of life as a certified sex coach. But most importantly they discuss a variety of strategies to resist misogyny, sexual shame, and how to create the sex life of your dreams.
NOT GOING QUIETLY
February 10, 2022
Jonathan Beal and I discuss discuss our intrinsic value, and how concepts like universal basic income and radical resting might help derail this zero sum game we’ve all been playing. But most importantly we discuss a variety of strategies to resist these forces, get empowered, and create a life of worth living. This episode is called "Knowing Your Value" and you can download it from our site, linked below.
NOT GOING QUIETLY
February 7, 2022
Jonathan Beal and I discuss the animosity between gay men and bisexual men, and how society in general loves erasing bisexual people altogether. We list many of the myths our culture has about bisexual men, and how we can transcend those myths to come together, see each other clearly, and love each other more deeply. This episode is called "Bisexual Erasure" and you can download it from our site, linked below.
NOT GOING QUIETLY
February 4, 2022
Jonathan Beal and I reveal some of our biases, the difference between queerphobic people vs queerphobic choices, family programming, and preferences vs prejudices. But most importantly we reveal what we can all do to excavate, own, and shift our biases to build a better world. This episode is called "Owning Our Biases" and you can download it from our site, linked below.
NOT GOING QUIETLY
February 1, 2022
Jonathan Beal and I debuted our podcast called, "Not Going Quietly,"discuss how we will explore the searing truths behind the topics everyone’s talking about, resist the assumptions that thwart our empathy and understanding, and celebrate the love that sustains us. This episode is called "We're Here, We're Queer, And We're Not Going Quietly" and you can download it from our site, linked below.
DEMYSTIFYING DIVERSITY
November 23, 2021
Daralyse Lyons interviewed me on her podcast called, "Demystifying Diversity." She interviewed several queer people about "Persecution and Exclusion from Family and Faith," and my segment starts at the 13 minute mark. We discussed my new book ("A Gay Man's Guide to Life"), moving through the world as a queer person, and what it means to be part of a family. You can download this episode from her site, linked below.
QUEER WORDS
August 24, 2021
Wayne Goodman interviewed me on his podcast called, "Queer Words," where we discussed my new book ("A Gay Man's Guide to Life"), the realities of moving through the world as a gay man, and my creative process as a queer writer. This episode is simply called "Britt East" and you can download it from his site, linked below.
BREAKFAST LEADERSHIP SHOW
June 30, 2021
Michael Levitt interviewed me on his podcast called, "Breakfast Leadership Show," where we discussed my book ("A Gay Man's Guide to Life"), what it means to live with a mix of privilege and adversity, and what it means to be a loving ally. This episode is called "Interview with Britt East Author of A Gay Man's Guide To Life" and you can download it from his site, linked below.
DIVERSITY ON FIRE
June 22, 2021
Heather and Ninah interviewed me on their podcast called, "Diversity on Fire," where we discussed my new book ("A Gay Man's Guide to Life"), navigating a world built on straight supremacy, and how to step into your full potential. This episode is called "52: Building Resilience - Britt East" and you can download it from their site, linked below.
THE ARTSY RAVEN
June 20, 2021
JF Garrard interviewed me on her podcast called, "The Artsy Raven," where we discussed my new book ("A Gay Man's Guide to Life"), what it means to live with a mix of privilege and adversity, and the realities of life as a queer author. This episode is called "Ep 15 Get Real, Stand Tall and Take your place with Britt East" and you can download it from her site, linked below.
BUZZ ON BOOK BIZ
May 12, 2021
Richelle Wiseman interviewed me on her podcast called, "Buzz on Book Biz," where we discussed my new book ("A Gay Man's Guide to Life"), what it means to live with an awakened heart, and learning how to stand in your power. This episode is called "20 - Britt East" and you can download it from her site, linked below.
THE GAYLY DOSE
May 11, 2021
Helmut Lucero Domagalski and Bennett Schnyder interviewed me on their podcast called, "The Gayly Dose," where we discussed my new book ("A Gay Man's Guide to Life"), the realities of life as a gay man, and how prejudice is killing your love life. This episode is called "A Dose of Motivation" and you can download it from their site, linked below.
GROWN UP
May 9, 2021
Dee Holland interviewed me on their podcast called, "Grown Up," where we discussed my new book ("A Gay Man's Guide to Life"), how to turn your perceived deficiencies into your super powers, and how to build the life of your dreams. This episode is called "Breaking barriers with Britt East" and you can download it from their site, linked below.
A LITTLE SOMETHING GAY
April 26, 2021
Michael Stewart interviewed me on his podcast called, "A Little Something Gay," where we discussed my new book ("A Gay Man's Guide to Life"), gender expression, having space for grace, and navigating queer relationships. This episode is called "I have a queer-y" and you can download it from his site, linked below.
QUEER AT HEART
April 9, 2021
Mo Zabian interviewed me on his podcast called, "Queer at Heart," where we discussed my new book ("A Gay Man's Guide to Life"), as well as gay racism, corporate bigotry, and homophobia and sexism within the LGBTQ+ community. This episode is called "A Gay Man's Guide to Life -- Britt East" and you can download it from his site, linked below.
THIS MIGHT GET UNCOMFORTABLE
March 27, 2021
Whitney Lauritsen and Jason Wrobel interviewed me on their podcast called, "This Might Get Uncomfortable," where we discussed my new book ("A Gay Man's Guide to Life"), and how to shift the narrative from a world steeped in straight supremacy to cracking our hearts open and welcoming change. This episode is called "Britt East: Why Dealing With Multiple Identities Must Begin With Yourself," and you can download it from their site, linked below.
WROTE PODCAST
March 12, 2021
Vance Bastian interviewed me on his podcast called, "WROTE podcast," where we discussed my new book ("A Gay Man's Guide to Life"), creating queer families, cultivating substantial gay friendships, and finding love. This episode is called "Episode 311 – There Is No Greater Wisdom Than Kindness" and you can download it from his site, linked below.
THE HIDDEN WHY
March 3, 2021
Leigh Martinuzzi interviewed me on his podcast called, "The Hidden Why," where we discussed my new book ("A Gay Man's Guide to Life"), how we can all stop hiding behind masks and start living our hero’s journey. This episode is called "Britt East – A Gay Man’s Guide To Life" and you can download it from his site, linked below.
INSIDE SCOOP
February 25, 2021
Sheri Hoyte interviewed me on her podcast called, "Inside Scoop," where we discussed my new book ("A Gay Man's Guide to Life"), what it means to grow up with homophobia, and how gay men can start to get real and take charge of their lives. This episode is called "A Gay Man’s Guide to Life - An Interview with Author Britt East" and you can download it from her site, linked below.
LIVE WITH RYE
February 23, 2021
Rye Myers interviewed me on his podcast called, "Live With Rye," where we discussed my new book ("A Gay Man's Guide to Life"), how to thrive in a world filled with straight supremacy, and how to live your best life. This episode is called "Britt East on His New Must Read Book for Gay Men" and you can watch it from his site, linked below.
THE PURPOSE TUNE PODCAST
February 18, 2021
Khong Xiong interviewed me on his podcast called, "The Purpose Tune Podcast," where we discussed my new book ("A Gay Man's Guide to Life"), what it means to live with an awakened heart, and learning how to stand in your power. This episode is called "Stand in your purpose through joy, authenticity and letting go | Britt East" and you can download it from his site, linked below.
MEN WHO SHINE
February 17, 2021
Case Erickson interviewed me on his podcast called, "Men Who Shine," where we discussed my new book ("A Gay Man's Guide to Life"), what it means to live with a mix of privilege and adversity, and how to create the life of your dreams. This episode is called "Men Who Shine Episode 3: Britt East" and you can download it from his site, linked below.
SLUMBER PARTY
February 16, 2021
Tim Murray interviewed me on his podcast called, "Slumber Party," where we discussed my new book ("A Gay Man's Guide to Life"), about how to respond to the tough slings and arrows that come our way as gay people, as well as the difference between accountability and shame. This episode is called "A Gay Man's Guide to Life (with Britt East)" and you can download it from his site, linked below.
FEAST OF FUN
February, 10, 2021
Marco Felion and Fausto Fernos interviewed me on their podcast called, "Feast of Fun," where we discussed my new book ("A Gay Man's Guide to Life"), the realities of life as a gay man, and how the rules we create for ourselves are unduly constraining our lives. This episode is called "Don't Dream It, Be It" and you can download it from their site, linked below.
JUST BREATHE
February 2, 2021
Heather Hester interviewed me on her podcast called, "Just Breathe," where we discussed my new book ("A Gay Man's Guide to Life"), what it means to live with a mix of privilege and adversity, and how parents can lovingly parent their LGBTQ+ kids. This episode is called "A Gay Man's Guide to Life -- an Interview with Britt East" and you can download it from her site, linked below.