HeyJaredYou Don't Say: Conversations with The Loquacious Mr. Duane
Blake Newhem Valenzuela is a ghostwriter tasked with penning the memoirs of one of New York’s most captivating figures—Tom Duane, one of the city's first openly gay and HIV-positive senators. But there's a catch: in order to get Mr.
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The Older the Leftier (feat. Arlene Geiger) (opens the original)
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This week Tom taps organizer Arlene Geiger, the founder and leader of t he Upper West Side Action Group, to join the pod. The two talk about their mutual history organizing, and Arlene’s vast experience as a professor, a commie, and a leader in every sense of the word.
Art as Prevention (feat. Celeste Lecesne) (opens the original)
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You Don’t Say was blessed with Celeste Lecesne this week. As the co-founder of Trevor Project and The Future Perfect Project, Celeste — an actor, screenwriter, and author in their own right — and Tom talk about all things art and activism and how the kids are really alright.
Queer Deers & Staten Island (feat. Maya Smith-Gilbert) (opens the original)
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Tom loves many things. Being gay, of course, and, wouldn’t you know it, Staten Island! This week he is joined by the Events and Outreach Manager of Staten Island’s Pride Center , Maya Smith-Gilbert. They talk about the changing usage of the weird “queer,” and the unknown queer history of Staten Island.
Panic, Politics, and Policy (feat. Stephen Petrus) (opens the original)
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On June 11, the LaGuardia and Wagner Archives opened their exhibit: Panic, Politics, and Policy: New York City during the AIDS Crisis, 1981 - 1996 , featuring the one and only Tom Duane. Tom brings on Archives Director, Stephen Petrus, to talk about the exhibit and the monumental historical moments it covers.
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