HeyJaredRanting Out Loud: An LGBTQ+ perspective on life, love, politics and chaos
Author Lee Swift and pop culture fanboy Chadrick Douglas join Producer Mike in bringing you lively conversations about living the LGBTQ+ life and maturing gracefully amid all kinds of chaos. Rant about life, work, love, politics... iPhones!
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They're Schtupin' the Cats. They're Schtupin' the Dogs! (opens the original)
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The FBI is lowering hiring standards to allow anyone who's engaged in bestiality. Yep. You heard that right. But that's not the worst thing that's happened. The Kennedy Center can't have you-know-who's name on it so it must be torn down apparently. Speaking of petulance, an Epstein alumnus and pro football team owner has a hissy fit over comments so we're all forced to discuss Ed Sheeran vs. Macklemore vs. the world of "both sides"-ism. Psst: CHECK YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION REGULARLY because the b
Empty Chairs, Empty Brains and Empty Vaults: A Tragedy in Three Parts (opens the original)
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It's one of those episodes where you start out remembering, reflecting and trying to make sense of the world and somehow end up wondering whether Fort Knox became Fort Knocked Off when we weren't looking. There's nostalgia, Halloween outrage, convention absurdity, a little existential dread, and the growing realization that maybe the biggest problem isn't that reality has gone off the rails but that nobody seems to know where the rails are anymore. Come have a Rant with us.
Longing for Better Days? May We Suggest Nixon and Manson? (opens the original)
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What happens when you look back at COVID and think, "Honestly, not that bad?" Remember when a president wearing a tan suit was considered a scandal? Yeah. We'd like those problems back, please. Meanwhile, Dallas is preparing for a presidential visit with enough security to guarantee it won't be reimbursed by the RNC for the cost. There's also a giant monument-sized ego project looming over the landscape in D.C., surveillance cameras watching more than anybody asked them to, and a growing concern
They're Taking the Wrong 80-Year-Olds! (opens the original)
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After a week away, Chadrick, Lee and Producer Mike catch up on the latest political chaos, Texas shenanigans, Trump's upcoming Dallas convention, and the increasingly bizarre things happening when politicians realize their time in the spotlight might be running out. But then there's Dolly. As politicians scramble to claim Dolly Parton's legacy for themselves, the gang takes a closer look at the woman behind the legend and why Dolly's actual record of kindness, generosity, literacy, and letting p
Your Self-Driving Car Might Have a Thelma and Louise Setting (opens the original)
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Chadrick, Lee and Producer Mike take a ride into the future of self-driving cars and immediately start wondering whether we're really ready to let the robot drive. Will self-driving cars make life safer for older people who don't want to give up their independence? Probably. Will they replace truck drivers, taxi drivers and Uber drivers? Almost certainly. Will someone eventually slur their destination, wake up 12 hours later and ask, "Why are we in Pennsylvania?" Absolutely. The gang gets into A
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