Category: podcast

Queer Discourse Podcast

I had a really enjoyable convo with Lou Barrett of Purple Palm Press, who hosts the Queer Discourse podcast. QD also has stellar episodes with authors Torrey Peters and Jason Yamas, check them out too. Lou & I discussed some major themes of AFTERLIFE OF A KEPT BOY: agency, solitude, the Italian-American condition–and got into… Continue reading Queer Discourse Podcast

Flying car gay bars: Queer Utopia episode

The episode of Sniffies Cruising Confessions Queer Utopia features all of the season’s interviewees reflecting on the notion of Queer Utopia as outlined by late writer José Esteban Muñoz (Cruising Utopia, 2009, NYU Press). One heavily circulated quote from Muñoz describes queerness as felt as “the warm illumination of a horizon imbued with potentiality.” Another… Continue reading Flying car gay bars: Queer Utopia episode

Appearing on Sniffies Podcast

I appear on episode 8 of Sniffies‘ podcast “Cruising Confessions.” Sniffies is a GPS-enabled gay hookup website. Launched in 2018, the website was developed by Seattle-based architect Blake Gallagher, who was driven by his interest in analog cruising patterns in urban spaces. The podcast episode is entitled “Talk Dirty to Me” and with co-hosts Chris… Continue reading Appearing on Sniffies Podcast

Appearance on WROTE Podcast

On this long-running podcast showcasing queer authors, I discuss with co-hosts Baz Collins and Vance Bastion the stories collected in BONDS & BOUNDARIES, and in particular the queer Gen-X condition. Listen here: http://tun.in/tBbXTX (scroll down to Season 9, episode 17) or Watch on YouTube.

Queer Slam Podcast

I appear on episode 33 of the Queer Slam Podcast along with LA-based writer Molly Thornton, who read a touching poetic tribute to queer LA. A memorable line: “the half-naked sparkle princes would gallop out of the lot and around the corner towards us/’You’re almost there, keep going!’ we would tell them….” I read excepts… Continue reading Queer Slam Podcast

Raunch Daddy on ASMQ Podcast

“Raunch Daddy,” is story #2 from Worker Names, and I read it in its entirety for ASMQ. It’s epistolary in sections, with diary entries and chat room exchanges. Nick’s been kicked out by his lover for being ’emotionally unavailable’ and has lost his job in the recession. He sublets a studio around the corner from… Continue reading Raunch Daddy on ASMQ Podcast

Savage Love Podcast, 11/30/2011

Appeared as a “guest expert.” Some choice moments: “If you’re looking for a straight-identified or bisexual-identified male sex worker on rentboy, you might want to take into account that many of the escorts list themselves as straight or bi are gay. They are full-on cocksucking, legs-in-the-air, ass-fucked gay. It’s the mythical allure of straight trade is so… Continue reading Savage Love Podcast, 11/30/2011