Cheers and Queers S2 Ep 1 - A Lot of Rum & Feelings
We’re back for Season 2! We celebrate a year of making shows with a fight of rum cocktails, and updates on our lives and the world.
We’re back for Season 2! We celebrate a year of making shows with a fight of rum cocktails, and updates on our lives and the world.
Show Notes
Links to:
Housing
A Dream Foreclosed: Black America and the Fight for a Place to Call Home
Unequal Lending Keeps Redlining Alive in Philadelphia’s Gentrifying Neighborhoods.
Chronic Illness
“So much time spent in bed: Gloria Anzaldua, chronic illness, Coatlicue and disability,” by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
Relationships
‘The Ethical Slut’: Inside America’s Growing Acceptance of Polyamory
What’s the Difference Between Polyamory & an Open Relationship?
Tensions of subjectivity: The instability of queer polyamorous identity and community
Drinking
Cocktail flight with Mount Gay Barbados Rum
Rum & Coke
2oz rum & 6oz “Fentimans Curiosity Cola”
Pour over ice
Dark & Stormy
2oz rum
6oz “Brooklyn Crafted Classic Ginger Ale”
a squeeze of fresh lime
and a dash of bitters of your choosing (we used Urban Moonshine Original which is on the bitter side of bitters. You may want something sweeter!)
Shake and pour over ice.
Mojito :
7 to 8 mint leaves,
½ lime cut into 4 to 5 wedges,
1 ½ tablespoons of honey simple syrup (or to taste, if you like things a little sweeter),
2oz rum,
½ cup of club soda.
Muddle half the lime wedges and mint (use the back of a spoon in a large cup if you don’t have a muddler).
Add another lime wedge and the honey syrup to the mix and muddle more.
In a different glass, add ice, rum, and club soda.
Strain muddled liquid into the glass.
Garnish with leftover mint and lime
Rum & Lemonade :
2oz rum
Pour over ice
Music
Intro: Sage by Be Steadwell
Additional Music
Hands by Boomscat
Satisfied from the Hamilton Broadway Soundtrack
All other interstitial music by Abel Shifferaw
Outro: Hey by Boomscat
The Team
Hosted by Isake Smith and Kirya Traber
Produced by Isake Smith, Kirya Traber
Engineered by Lance John
Edited by Jassel Hernandez
Cheers & Queers Episode 5 - LIVE!
Our very first live show! We talk about the origins of Cheers & Queers, share what we find erotic, celebrate the birthday of the indomitable Audre Lorde with scholar and best aunt ever, Alexis Pauline Gumbs and the NYC based organizing center, The Audre Lorde Project, then play a drinking game with erotic Star Trek fan fic. Grab a drink and join us!
Our very first live show! We talk about the origins of Cheers & Queers, share what we find erotic, celebrate the birthday of the indomitable Audre Lorde with scholar and best aunt ever, Alexis Pauline Gumbs and the NYC based organizing center, The Audre Lorde Project, then play a drinking game with erotic Star Trek fan fic. Grab a drink and join us!
Show Notes
Links to:
Implicitly, by jaylee_g and sundara, from The Caffeinated Neurotic https://jaylee-g.dreamwidth.org/54798.html
Drinking
At Starr Bar NYC! http://starrbar.com/
The Kaeperknick: “Jameson Caskmate, Pedicularis-infused Jameson, Amaro Nonio, Honey, Lemon. Take a knee and enjoy.”
Music
Intro: Sage by Be Steadwell
Additional Music
Hands by Boomscat
Satisfied from the Hamilton Broadway Soundtrack
All other interstitial music by Abel Shiffera
Outro: Hey by Boomscat
The Team
Hosted by Isake Smith and Kirya Traber
Produced by Isake Smith, Kirya Traber
Engineered by Lance John
Edited by Jassel Hernandez
Cheers & Queers Bonus Episode - All Black Panther Everything
**HEAR YE, HEAR YE! THIS EPISODE IS FULL OF SPOILERS!**
We chat with Tony Ray, of Everybody Loves Tony Ray, about ALL OF OUR FEELINGS, good, bad, and complex. But in the end, we all agree: WAKANDA FOREVER.
**HEAR YE, HEAR YE! THIS EPISODE IS FULL OF SPOILERS!**
We chat with Tony Ray, of Everybody Loves Tony Ray, about ALL OF OUR FEELINGS, good, bad, and complex. But in the end, we all agree: WAKANDA FOREVER.
Show Notes
Links to:
Tickets to Universal FanCon (don’t forget to use promo code GiftedSounds for 10% off): http://bit.ly/2C0HC17
Modern Wakandan font by Kaptured Kaios - FontSpace
Drinking
Recipe for Killmonger’s Blood of the Colonizer
0.3 liter unflavored vodka
0.6 liter red wine (Merlot if you like dry, port or shiraz if you like sweet)
2 dried poblano peppers (or your favorite dried pepper)
2 inches of ginger
¼ teaspoon of cinnamon (optional)
Crumble the peppers, peel and shred the ginger, place in the bottle. Pour vodka and wine over spices, seal, and store in a dark cool place to steep for 1 month. After the month, strain through a cheesecloth. You can serve at room temperature, OR add the cinnamon, let settle for another 2 weeks, and then serve at room temperature.
Music
Intro: Sage by Be Steadwell
Additional Music
‘Satisfied’ from the Hamilton Broadway Soundtrack
Redemption Interlude & Paramedic- Kendrick Lamar + SOB + RBE from the Black Panther Soundtrack
The Team
Hosted by Isake Smith and Kirya Traber
Produced by Isake Smith, Kirya Traber
Engineered by Lance John
Edited by Jassel Hernandez
Cheers & Queers Episode 4 - Capitalism & Queers
On this episode we chat about our favorite love relationships in fandom, how to pick a bubbly wine, and what might come after the revolution (aka how to get yo money right when money doesn’t exist anymore).
AND we hear from listeners and past guests who share their practical, visionary, and heartfelt thoughts on economics, capitalism, and blackanomics (or something like that).
On this episode we chat about our favorite love relationships in fandom, how to pick a bubbly wine, and what might come after the revolution (aka how to get yo money right when money doesn’t exist anymore).
AND we hear from listeners and past guests who share their practical, visionary, and heartfelt thoughts on economics, capitalism, and blackanomics (or something like that).
Show Notes
Links to:
Tickets to our Live Show: http://bit.ly/2nq8kL2
Tickets to Universal FanCon (don’t forget to use promo code GiftedSounds for 10% off): http://bit.ly/2C0HC17
Articles that define some of the terms we threw around
UPDATE: Khane of Camera Ready Kutz now has opened a shop in brooklyn! http://bit.ly/2E9w7WX
Drinking
La Peña de España 2015
Music
Intro: Sage by Be Steadwell
Additional Music
Hands by Boomscat
Satisfied from the Hamilton Broadway Soundtrack
All other interstitial music by Abel Shiffera
Outro: Hey by Boomscat
The Team
Hosted by Isake Smith and Kirya Traber
Produced by Isake Smith, Kirya Traber
Engineered by Lance John
Edited by Jassel Hernandez
Cheers & Queers Episode 3: Femmespiration
On this episode we chat about hooking up at Hogwarts, warm dranks, handling the holidays, street harassment, gender, flirting, the failure of She’s Gotta Have It, representation, and all the ways to Femme with artist Sal Muñoz.
On this episode we chat about hooking up at Hogwarts, warm dranks, handling the holidays, street harassment, gender, flirting, the failure of She’s Gotta Have It, representation, and all the ways to Femme with artist Sal Muñoz.
We also want you to give us your thoughts on economics, capitalism, and blackanomics (or something like that). Send your one minute or less voice memo to us at CheersNQueers@gmail.com
Show Notes
Links to:
The Spoon Theory. (http://bit.ly/2l2T4pQ)
The Femme Project: (https://www.facebook.com/thefemmeproject/) & (https://www.instagram.com/the.femme.project/)
Sal Munoz Artist Page: (http://salmunoz.com/femme)
Drinking
Spiked Apple Cider
Mulled Cider:
1 orange
1 lemon
8 cups of your favorite cider
1 tablespoon whole allspice berries or 1 teaspoon ground
2 teaspoons roughly chopped crystallized or fresh ginger
1 1/2 teaspoons whole black peppercorns
1 1/2 teaspoons cardamom pods or 1/2 teaspoon ground
1 whole cinnamon stick
5 whole cloves
1 bay leaf
1 star anise
Sugar or honey, to taste
Rum, whiskey, or brandy
Peel orange and apple. Place half the orange peels and all of the spices into a mulling ball or cheesecloth. Pour cider over gathered spices, and heat on low in crock pot for 4 to 5 hours. Add sweetener to taste. Add 2 to 3 ounces of spirits into the serving cup, and pour cider over it. Makes 8 cups.
Music
Intro: Sage by Be Steadwell
Additional Music
Restore by Abel Shiffera
Hands by Boomscat
Conga House by Abel Shiffera
Satisfied from Hamilton
Outro: Hey by Boomscat
The Team
Hosted by Isake Smith and Kirya Traber
Produced by Isake Smith, Kirya Traber, Lance John, and Jassel Hernndez
Edited by Jassel Hernandez
Cheers & Queers Episode 2: Hood-Based Epistemology
On this episode we chat about queers and non-monogamy, spoons, our homies on the left coast, relationships, and a different kind of love with Ericka Hart and Ebony Donnely over some fancy rosé!
On this episode we chat about queers and non-monogamy, spoons, our homies on the left coast, relationships, and a different kind of love with Ericka Hart and Ebony Donnely over some fancy rosé!
Show Notes
Drinking
Pinot de Sud Côtes-de-thongue rosé
Music
Intro: Sage by Be Steadwell
Additional Music
Restore by Abel Shiffera
Hands by Boomscat
Conga House by Abel Shiffera
Satisfied from Hamilton
Outro: Hey by Boomscat
The Team
Hosted by Isake Smith and Kirya Traber
Produced by Isake Smith, Kirya Traber, Lance John, and Jassel Hernndez
Edited by Jassel Hernandez
Links to:
The Spoon Theory. (http://bit.ly/2l2T4pQ)
9 Things Monogamists Can Learn From Polyamory. (http://bit.ly/2l0xWjX)
9 Things Polyamorists Can Learn From Monogamy. (http://bit.ly/2kYCkja)
The Giant Pool of Money. (http://bit.ly/2l0DBGz)
Hoodrat to Headwrap: A Decolonized Podcast. (http://apple.co/2l18Jpm)
Ericka Hart: (http://www.ihartericka.com/#home)