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THYRST is the gay Canadian reality TV podcast creating the conversations everyone’s too scared to start.
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Jade Hassoné: Worth Beyond Numbers (opens the original)
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Actor, musician and artist Jade Hassouné joins Aneal Joshua on THYRST for a conversation that starts with Drag Race and pop culture and somehow ends up questioning everything we know about success, self worth and manifestation. Best known as Meliorn on Shadowhunters , Jade opens up about what happens when the attention from a hit television show starts to disappear and why he had to learn to separate his value from followers, numbers, money and external validation. We get into Shadowhunters , hi
@owen.unruhhh - turning your mess into the message (opens the original)
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Owen Unruh on Addiction, Healing, Indigenous Identity & Starting Over Content creator Owen Unruh joins Aneal Joshua on THYRST for an honest, hilarious and unexpectedly deep conversation about addiction recovery, healing, Indigenous identity, social media, reality TV and finding a new home in Montreal. Owen opens up about his journey from addiction and experiencing homelessness to building an online community around vulnerability, authenticity and helping others feel less alone. His philosophy? “
@MarcusMcNeilX: Tears for Dolly Parton (opens the original)
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Content creator Marcus McNeil joins Aneal Joshua on THYRST for an unfiltered conversation about gay culture, dating, social media, reality TV and life in Montreal. After RuPaul’s Drag Race star Naomi Smalls revealed Marcus was her Instagram crush, we obviously had to ask the important question: would he couple up with Naomi on a gay Love Island? Spoiler alert: the answer is looking promising. 👀 Marcus gets candid about being desired versus being respected, validation online versus fulfillment of
@jamlikejelli: Lana Del Rey's Favourite Circuit Gay (opens the original)
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Toronto photographer and creative force Jam Like Jelli joins Aneal Joshua on THYRST for a chaotic dive into queer culture, pop music and the internet. From photographing some of Canada’s fiercest drag queens and Gossip Girl star Jordan Alexander to going viral for his circuit party takes and getting noticed by Lana Del Rey, Jampol knows how to make an impact. We get into Canada’s Drag Race All Stars , Toronto drag history, KATSEYE and the Manon discourse, the state of circuit parties, going vira
Benjamin Paré: Survivor Québec’s Gay Villain (opens the original)
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Who should win Canada’s Drag Race All Stars? And what does a Survivor Québec player think of the new All Stars format? 👀 This week on THYRST , Aneal sits down with Benjamin Parry, gay Montreal creator, flight attendant and Survivor Québec contestant , for a chaotic deep dive into Canadian reality TV, drag, dating and queer life in Montreal. Benjamin takes us behind the scenes of Survivor Québec , from applying four times to finally getting cast, navigating alliances, embracing his villain edit a
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