Two friends, Arbie and Michael, explore what it means to be gay and queer in the world today. Joined by artists, entrepreneurs, icons, and pros, the boys examine hooking up, screwing up, and everything in between on the road to authenticity and genuine connection. You're listening to Powervers: The Podcast. You CAN Have It All.
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After a lonnnnng hiatus, the boys are back and they're *bursting* with new tales and adventures from their sojourns around the world. PLUS, Color Values author and director of #BrownUpYourFeed, Mandy Harris Williams (@idealblackfemale) drops by for a ki on social media health and how to take back control from the algorithms in your life. And of cou…
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The boys are busy recording the rest of season 1 of POWERVERS, so to tide you over, please enjoy this BONUS EPISODE, because everyone loves a quickie. After a preview of the rest of season 1, the boys share their Hottest Hookup of the Week: Vacation Edition, with Michael recounting his romp through Colombia and Arbie describing his hot encounter wi…
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Michael gets called out for cultural appropriation while exploring the topic of immediacy, and Arbie reveals the secret language he and his friends used while still in the closet in college, as the boys unpack queer language and vernacular and its roots in the ballroom culture of queer people of color. ALSO: the queer cryptolect Polari, the YAAAS m…
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In "On Thy Knees", the boys tackle the oftentimes messy and difficult subject of religion within the queer community. Their most vulnerable episode yet, both Arbie and Michael share their (surprising) religious histories, and explore what it means to be spiritual and queer. ALSO, the boys get a special visit from film, television, and Broadway star…
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The boys are back after Eat-Pray-Loving their way through SE Asia (Arbie) and Colombia (Michael) on episode 2 of Powervers, “Two Sluts, Looking for Love?”. Join them as they explore their experiences with sex positivity and slut shaming within the Queer community, PLUS: Ethical Sluthood, the history of sex positivity, and the beauty of touch. In th…
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In episode 1, "Masc4Masc", Arbie and Michael, two friends living in San Francisco and Portland, Oregon, break down hypermasculinity inside the queer community and explore their experiences with seeking out masculinity in their hookups and relationships. Also in episode 1: Folsom Street Fair, Life Size Barbies, Carnality, Love Taps, and more. PLUS, …
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