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A Queer POV: Friends, Loves, & Life with DavidThe Final Ride: 545 Miles, Two Friends, and a Whole Lot of LoveEvery June, riders gather at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, helmets on, hearts full, and begin a 545-mile journey to Los Angeles as part of the AIDS/LifeCycle ride. But this year was different. This year was the last ride.I sat down with two friends, Sean Rhodes and Mike Chandler, who trained for months and rode side by side (well, most of the time) on the final AIDS/LifeCycle. What they shared with me was more than a recap. It was a reminder of what it means to persevere, and proof that sometimes the road...2025-07-301h 01
A Queer POV: Friends, Loves, & Life with DavidKevin Chiodini: Honoring the Past, Living AuthenticallySome stories donāt shout. They hum. They make you want to sit down with a glass of wine in a crystal goblet and a cookie someoneās grandmother taught them to bake.This week on The Queer POV: Friends, Loves, & Life, I talked with Kevin Chiodini, who pronounces it Key-oh-dee-nee thank you very much, because itās Italian and heās earned the right to say it like they do back in Lombardy. Kevinās the kind of person you notice not because heās loud, but because heās so completely himself. You get the sense that he...2025-07-2353 min
A Queer POV: Friends, Loves, & Life with DavidJeff Heinkel: Becoming Who You Are through Sobriety, Self-Acceptance, and Starting OverSome people live out loud. Jeff Heinkel lives with just enough humor and mischief to keep you on your toes.In this weekās episode of Friends, Loves, & Life, Jeff shares the kind of life story that reminds you weāre all just figuring it out as we go. He came out in his 30s, got sober after a meth addiction nearly stole his eyesight, and walked away from a long career in television to become a personal trainer in Palm Springs. What he found here surprised even him.We talk about all of it. The...2025-07-1758 min
A Queer POV: Friends, Loves, & Life with DavidJames Lindquist: Sobriety, HIV, and the Power of Being SeenIn this weekās episode of A Queer POV: Friends, Loves, & Life, I sit down with James Lindquist, a community leader, a survivor, and one of those rare people who manages to make you laugh and tear up in the same breath.James grew up in a group home, came out as gay when that still came with consequences, and spent years navigating addiction, shame, and a healthcare system that wasnāt built with people like him in mind. In 2004, after years of drug use, he was diagnosed HIV positive, and that moment, instead of breaking him, crac...2025-07-1057 min
A Queer POV: Friends, Loves, & Life with DavidTed Guice: Staying Active, Staying VisibleāLGBTQ Aging and ResilienceEvery once in a while, you meet someone whose presence reminds you that joy, resilience, and purpose are not just ideals ā theyāre choices. Theyāre the product of hard-won experience and deep personal growth. My guest today, Ted Guice, is exactly that kind of person. His life and work reflect a quiet strength and generosity that leave a mark on everyone he meets. Heās one of those people in the LGBTQ+ community who uses his own challenges, even the darkest ones, as fuel to uplift others. Through honesty, vulnerability, and service, Ted has turned personal setbacks into powerful...2025-07-0249 min
A Queer POV: Friends, Loves, & Life with DavidJulie Arie: A Lifelong Ally and FriendWhat does real allyship look like? Sometimes, itās not loud or showy. Sometimes, itās simply showing upāover and over again. Thatās the kind of love and friendship Iāve been lucky enough to have with my guest this week: my high school friend and first true ally, Julie Arie.In this episode of Friends, Loves, and Life, we catch up like no time has passedāfrom algebra class in 10th grade to cruising the Vegas strip in a Galaxy 500, to growing older, wiser (mostly), and a little softer.Julie has always had a gift f...2025-06-2549 min
A Queer POV: Friends, Loves, & Life with DavidEd Moreno: Growing Older, Finding Love, And Learning Who You Really AreThis week on Friends, Loves, & Life, I sit down with my dear friend Ed Moreno, a man whose life has been full of adventure, transformation, heartbreak, and healing.Ed and I first met at Goldās Gym in San Francisco back in the day. What started as a flirt turned into a decades-long friendship. In this episode, we talk about everything from wild trips across Europe to the years he spent living fast, after being diagnosed with HIV in 1990 and told he had five years to live. Spoiler alert: he lived, and he lived well.Bu...2025-06-1844 min
A Queer POV: Friends, Loves, & Life with DavidRich Hajjar: Survival, Love, and Laughing Through It AllIn this episode of Friends, Loves, & Life, I sit down with my dear friend Rich Hajjar for a conversation thatās as vulnerable as it is hilarious. Rich and I go way backāto the early 2000s when we were launching Sex4HotMen, dreaming big, and laughing even bigger. But beyond the shared memories, our friendship has weathered some of lifeās most defining chapters. From the wild days of marketing parties in LA to the moment I adopted my son Leoāwith Rich riding shotgunāour bond has always run deep.Please note: this episode contains discussion...2025-06-111h 01
A Queer POV: Friends, Loves, & Life with DavidMike Ryan: Reconnection, Resilience, and The Crazy ChickenIn this weekās episode of Friends, Loves, & Life, I sit down with my longtime friend Mike Ryan ā a creative force, a sharp wit, and someone I once shared an office with above Akbar in Silverlake. We talk about how we met, the business we built together (a gay menās hook-up site, back before apps ruled the world), and yes ā our daily lunches at El Pollo Loco that somehow never got old.But this episode goes deeper.Mike shares, with honesty and clarity, what it was like to come out, and how his relationship with his...2025-06-0458 min
A Queer POV: Friends, Loves, & Life with DavidDr. Alex del Rosario: Sex, HIV, Partnership, and Growing Into Who We Are.In this weekās episode of Friends, Loves, & Life, I sit down with someone Iāve known for nearly 25 yearsāDr. Alex del Rosario. Heās an HIV specialist, a leather man, a deeply thoughtful gay doctor, and one of the most open, generous people I know. Talking with Alex always feels like pulling up a chair with someone who just gets itāand this conversation is no exception.We cover a lot of ground. We talk about sex (a lot of it), aging, HIV, self-acceptance, and what it means to love someone for over two decades. Alex share...2025-05-281h 01
A Queer POV: Friends, Loves, & Life with DavidSean Rhodes: Resilience, Reinvention, & Real TalkIn this episode of Friends, Loves, and Life, I sit down with my longtime friend Sean Rhodes for a moving, funny, and deeply honest conversation about identity, reinvention at 60, and the messy beauty of starting over. Sean opens up about being adopted, finding his birth mother, ending a relationship in midlife, and what it really means to evolve. We also talk about his final AIDS Lifecycle Rideāa powerful tribute to resilience and community. Itās a raw, heartfelt episode full of reflection, humor, and hope.This episode is a full, messy, beautiful portrait of what it mean...2025-05-2158 min
A Queer POV: Friends, Loves, & Life with DavidDerek Lenington: My Best Friend and HusbandWelcome to the very first episode of Friends, Loves, & Life! Iām so excited to finally share this project with youāand it felt only right to start this journey with the person whoās been beside me for nearly two decades: my husband, Derek.This episode is more than just an interview. Itās a conversation between two people who met in the most ordinary (yet hilarious) way and built an extraordinary life together. We talk about how we metāyes, it started with a gym, a trainer, and a compliment I blurted out without thinkingāand what itā...2025-05-1455 min
A Queer POV: Friends, Loves, & Life with DavidIntroducing Friends, Loves, & LifeJoin me, David Begor, each week as I sit down with old and new friends to explore love, identity, growth, and the messy beauty of being human. New episodes drop every Wednesday.A Queer POV: Friends, Loves, & Life launches May 14, 2025 on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Substack, and YouTube.To kick things off, my first guest is my husband, Derek.We talk about what it means to grow together, what weāve learned after 18 years, and how we keep choosing each other through it all.I hope youāll give it a listenāand co...2025-05-0401 min