Episode 177: Anastasia Walker
In our final Pride episode, I speak with my friend, poet and writer Anastasia Walker. As we discuss, Anastasia and I met five years ago at our college reunion, and have kept in touch since. We talk about her upcoming…
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PRIDE MONTH: Mia Day Won’t Water Down Her Queerness
Mia Day likes to describe herself as a groovy, fairy, cowgirl witch. She discovered her love for storytelling on a half broken type writer under her parents stairwell, moving to songwriting and making music soon after. Inspired by the vivid…
PRIDE MONTH: Izzy Heltai’s One-Two Punch on “Beauty Queen” and “Give It a Try”
I’ve been a fan of Izzy Heltai from the jump, and it was such a pleasure chatting with him about his first album Father on Country Queer Spotlight. (If podcasts aren’t your thing, you can read excerpts of the interview…
PRIDE MONTH: essie + nap Pine For a U-Hauler in “Long Distance Lover”
The Philly duo essie + nap’s second single “Long Distance Lover” is an in-your-face blues rock song inspired by the anxiety of awaiting that next text message. Featuring Andrew Lipke (Amos Lee, Get the Led Out) on lead guitar, the…
PRIDE MONTH: LIT. MAJOR Finds Freedom In Coming Out
Connecticut-based singer-songwriter LIT. MAJOR finds himself entering more personal territory on his new song “Not Even Crying.” The song explores an intimate moment at his grandfather’s funeral, where he realizes that he had no relationship with the family patriarch. “He…