The Rainbow Crossing Podcast (Daniel & Julio)
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| Pub. Date | Title | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 2024 | First Things First | 00:46:32 | |
Gay roommates Daniel (Gen X) and Julio (Gen Z) kick off their first podcast discussing some of their gay firsts, from crushes to coming out. | |||
| 03 Jul 2024 | The (Relationship) Struggle Is Real | 00:40:55 | |
Gay roommates Daniel (Gen X) and Julio (Gen Z) discuss their personal experiences with same sex dating, including the losses of love and life, and how those traumatic encounters forever changed their lives. | |||
| 09 Jul 2024 | Fall Into the Age Gap | 00:42:49 | |
The cross-generational roommates discuss a very applicable topic: age gaps in dating. While this trend is prevalent in the gay community, it's not without its detractors. How big of an age divide is too much? How young is too young (within legal parameters)? When does dating younger transition from a preference to a problem? Daniel (Gen X) and Julio (Gen Z) tackle these questions and more as they share their own age gap dating experiences. Daniel also explores his history with adult star Austin Wolf and shares his thoughts on the actor's arrest and charges. | |||
| 17 Jul 2024 | Tinder Loving Care | 00:39:30 | |
After overcoming a broken heart and being single for a year, Daniel (Gen X) gets back on the dating apps horse and rides (figuratively) again! He and Julio (Gen Z) discuss the ups and downs of online dating, share personal stories of being catfished, and debate digital versus in-person dating. Plus Daniel shares what it was like being back on Tinder after a four-year hiatus and what the results were of his first week of online dating. Will he kiss and tell? | |||
| 24 Jul 2024 | Our (Red) Flags Mean Death | 00:43:07 | |
As Daniel (Gen X) continues to dip his toes back into the dating pool after being single for the last year, he and Julio (Gen Z) discuss some of their relationship red flags (such as avoidant behavior and failure to put grocery carts where they belong!), green flags (active listeners and timely responders to the front!), and even yellow flags (like lack of common interests and too talkative!). | |||
| 31 Jul 2024 | Love Language Barriers | 00:46:55 | |
Roommates Julio (Gen Z) and Daniel (Gen X) invite their houseguest Lawrence (Millennial) to join them as their very first podcast guest! After sharing a story of their first public recognition as podcast hosts during a RuPaul's Drag Race viewing party with Miss Vanjie, the roommates discuss their love languages. Where does gift giving, acts of service, quality time, words of affirmation, and physical touch fall in each of their love arsenals? | |||
| 07 Aug 2024 | Setting the Gay Bar High | 00:44:33 | |
Daniel (Gen X) and roommate Julio (Gen Z) discuss the gay excellence at the 2024 Paris Olympics, as well as few eyebrow-raising moments from the games. They also talk about the history of gay bars and what role they played in fostering a community at a time when being gay was an arrestable offense. But given the advent of the internet and our ability to virtually connect to other gay people, do gay bars even matter anymore? They debate the issue, as well as share their first gay bar experiences. | |||
| 14 Aug 2024 | Face the Music | 00:48:28 | |
Gay roommates Daniel (Gen X) and Julio (Gen Z) welcome music agent and KOQ Agency founder Javi Simons (Gen X) onto the podcast to discuss LGBTQ representation in music. They talk about Javi's impressive client list, which ranges from LeAnn Rimes, Big Freedia, Crystal Waters, and Chaka Khan to Shea Coulee, Trixie Mattel, Jimbo, and Alyssa Edwards. Javi explains the state of the music industry today, particularly as it relates to traditionally underrepresented groups and how trailblazers like RuPaul paved the way for artists like Kim Petras and Lil Nas X to excel today. Javi also offers advice on those breaking into the industry and seeking representation. | |||
| 21 Aug 2024 | What a Mighty Good Man | 00:44:45 | |
Roommates Daniel (Gen X) and Julio (Gen Z) discuss all things MEN. From their first male role models to the moments when each felt like they became a man, the two cross-generational friends share their very different experiences regarding their transitions from boyhood to manhood. They also debate the characteristics they deem to be "manly," as well as the traits that many associate with being a man but they consider to be toxic. | |||
| 28 Aug 2024 | Call of Civic Duty | 00:48:21 | |
Note: as of Monday, September 9, Harris's team has added her platform to her website. Check it out at kamalaharris.com/issues As the 2024 presidential election quickly approaches, gay roommates Daniel (Gen X) and Julio (Gen Z) talk about the unprecedented nature of this particular election cycle, including Trump's felony counts, Biden's withdrawal, Harris's wave of fundraising dollars, and Walz's charm. But is the Democratic party's energetic vibes enough to sway Julio into voting blue without conversations about policies, particularly when the Green party's platforms are everything he wants for the country? The guys discuss voting your conscience, the impact of "wasting" a vote on someone other than the top two candidates, and the importance of keeping Trump out of office for the sake of the queer (among others) community. | |||
| 04 Sep 2024 | Where the Body Image Issues are Buried | 00:43:58 | |
Gay roommates Daniel (Gen X) and Julio (Gen Z) tackle a topic that's regularly on the minds of the men in their community - the male body. With an extremely high percentage of gay men suffering from body image issues, including the extreme body dysmorphic disorder, the two roomies discuss the pervasiveness of the problem within the gay community and their personal experiences with it. They also talk about the causes and the potential solutions for this oft-times mentally and physically debilitating problem. | |||
| 11 Sep 2024 | Separation of Church and Hate | 00:50:50 | |
Gay roommates Daniel (Gen X) and Julio (Gen Z) are joined by long-time friend Nate (Millennial) as they discuss a topic that's sure to raise some holy hell: religious trauma. All three former church-goers account their time being raised in Christian households and the effects it had on them and their families before, during and after their coming out experiences. They also talk about religious traumas faced by others in the queer community, as well as resources for LGBT youth currently struggling in Christian communities and LGBT adults struggling with past religious ordeals. | |||
| 18 Sep 2024 | Fear Factors | 00:38:20 | |
In honor of their 13th episode, gay roommates Daniel (Gen X) and Julio (Gen Z) open up about their fears, particularly as gay men. Although many fears are universal (fear of death is a prime example), some fears are more profoundly felt by the gay community. The two hosts have very different relationships with fear, from Julio's bold "man without fear" approach to Daniel's cautious "safety first" mindset. How do they both overcome fear as gay men to live their best, most fulfilled lives? | |||