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Deep Dive with ShawnMaxim Ibadov - Rusa LGBTQ+ (and Be Willing to Bear Witness)Increasingly, Russian citizens opposed to the war are fleeing their country, taking asylum in other places – around the world. A significant number of these folks are queer – leaving not just because of their opposition to the war, but fleeing severe persecution in Russia, as the country cracks down on the LGBTQ community. And, they’re landing in places that are skeptical of them because of the war in Ukraine. In this episode I’m talking to Maxim Eye-BAD-off, coordinator with Rusa LGBTQ+ - a network for Russian-speaking LGBTQ+ individuals in the United States, their friends, supporters and loved one...2023-07-2854 min

Queer Late Night Hosted by Ell McCullarsMaxim Ibadov: The Queer Russian ActivistMaxim Ibadov (he/they/fab) is a Brooklyn- born, Moscow-raised, Jewish-American who's not afraid of living their life authentically. They're an event-organizer, podcast host/ producer, theater director, activist, and arts educator at Park Avenue Armory. The Brooklyn-born testifies to their experience of growing up as a queer person in Russia, and what moving to America meant for them. More importantly, Maxim speaks out against the war taking place in Ukraine. As a member of a WE Together, a collective aimed to unite and celebrate the Caucasus, Eastern Europe and Central Asia (CEECA) LGBTQIA+ community, Maxim works to create spaces...2022-03-231h 14

Whispering HuntysLet’s Tawk About Drag Race, Holland 2.0, and Snatching the Win (W/ Mijon Zulu, Marco Dreijer, & Maxim Ibadov)From politics to pride, this episode was a real podcaster party! Although Nick is currently MIA (Midwesterning In Action), we had an amazing chat with two fabulous guests: Marco Dreijer and Maxim Ibadov! Marco Dreijer is a Dutch arts and culture influencer and body positivity activist and is also the host of two podcasts: Ding-a-Dong, a Eurovision podcast, and Pruikentijd, a Drag Race podcast. Maxim Ibadov is a Brooklyn-based multimedia artist and fashionista, and hosts the political/pop culture podcast Let’s Tawk! We discuss virtual queer spaces, Holland Pride, and the latest episodes of Holland and All Stars! --- Th...2021-08-111h 23

Let’s Tawk: A Queer Political PodcastThe Financial Power of Representation (with P.S. Kaguya)In this episode, we are tawking with a trailblazing Korean-American artist, plus-size model, content creator, and cannabis entrepreneur P.S. Kaguya, whose uniqueness is not only helping her carve out her own path, but also open doors and provide financial opportunities for others like her. Kaguya shares her personal story of overcoming abuse and rejection, and together Maxim and Kaguya take a deep dive into why representation is an economic issue, how the fashion industry has been changing, Avril Lavigne's influence on early 2000s queer culture, being canceled, and why it is time that we embrace drug-consumption and create...2021-07-231h 03

Let’s Tawk: A Queer Political PodcastPushing the Boundaries of Being a Queer Artist (with AJA)Our guest this week is an iconic and multi-talented musician and artist Aja. Known to the world as a contestant on RuPaul's Drag Race Season 9 and All-Stars 3, Aja was catapulted into international fame as a drag queen. Since then, Aja has quit drag, came out as non-binary, and released two studio albums, including their newest sophomore album The Crown, which came out this May. As we break down the album, Aja tawks about the process of creating such a vulnerable and eclectic album during a pandemic, who were their musical inspirations growing up and how they dealt wi...2021-06-161h 07

Let’s Tawk: A Queer Political PodcastAchieving Queer Liberation Through Financial Autonomy (with Ron Sese)Happy Pride Month and welcome to Pride Tawk: a mini-series where we to tawk to queer creatives who are pushing the boundaries of queer representation. Our first guest is experiential producer and creative strategist Ron Sese, who is also the founder of Bk Queer Flea: NYC only all LGBTQ+ marketplace. Together with Ron we discuss how the Flea came about, why it's mission is to help queer creators achieve liberation through financial autonomy, defining queerness and whether a product can be queer, the prominence of a growing queer economy, as well as dish on Demi Lovato's coming out and how...2021-06-0153 min

Let’s Tawk: A Queer Political PodcastForging Your Path as a Queer Musician (with Kezra Leon)Queer Musicians are Here, and they are here to stay! This week, we are tawking to the multi-talented Kezra Leon, musician, rapper, and club/drag personality. Kezra shares his story of coming into the music business as a queer rapper, the inspiration behind his bold and assertive music such as their new single "ICV" (I Choose Violence), how their collaboration with the legendary Aja came about, as well as dishes his thoughts on Lil Nas X breaking the barriers and paying tribute to the late hip-hop legend DMX. This episode features Kezra's songs "Big Mad" an...2021-04-2241 min

Let’s Tawk: A Queer Political PodcastMaking NYC More Progressive (with Marti G Cummings)IT'S SEASON 2 FINALE! We are wrapping up this season with a very special guest who embodies everything Let's Tawk ! is about- Marti G Cummings: a New York City Icon, Drag Artist, Activist and a Candidate for New York City Council. Marti shares with us the reason they decided to run for public office and how they plan to fix NYC many problems with a bold progressive idea that consists of things like #DefundThePolice, raising the minimum wage, providing guaranteed income, implementing a city-wide Green New Deal and investing more into underrepresented communities' education, housing and infrastructure. Follow Marti on Instagram...2021-03-3036 min

Let’s Tawk: A Queer Political PodcastExposing China's Human Rights ViolationsFor over 20 years now, Chinese Communist Party has been commiting the worst Genocide we have seen since World War 2, by placing millions of Falun Gong practitioners, Uyghur muslims and other religious minorities in concentration camp, where they are subject to genocide and organ harvesting. We are tawking to Mitchell Gerber, a veteran activist and a Falun Gong practitioner himself, who has been on the frontlines of exposing the evils of this regime. For more sources, check out www.faluninfo.net, endtransplantabuse.org, and watch Hard to Believe Documentary on Youtube Follow us on Instagram and TikTok. --- This episode is s...2021-03-1752 min

Let’s Tawk: A Queer Political PodcastHow to Build to Protect Against Natural Disasters (with George Siegal)Every season due to climate change, natural disasters are getting worse and worse, leaving behind destruction of property that can be devastating. This week, we are tawking to George Siegal, director of "The Last House Standing"- a documentary about how to build in order to save your home against hurricanes, wildfires, floods and other disasters. George shares his story of how this film came about, what one can do to protect themselves and their property and what could have been done different in Texas. To watch the film and learn more, go to https://www.thelasthousestanding.org/, or find t...2021-03-0350 min

Let’s Tawk: A Queer Political PodcastHow to Lead a Positive Political Campaign (with Steven Patzer)This week, we are tawking to Steven Patzer- a candidate for New York City Council from 47th District, Maxim's home area. Steven, a freshman on the block, is shaking things up in politics by leading a clean campaign that is focused on empowerment, empathy and equality in hopes of bringing those things to a neglected South Brooklyn. Maxim and Steven discuss what it means to run for a local positions, how his campaign style differentiates him from his opponents and what he plans to do with issues such as homelessness, de-facto-segregation and LGBTQ+ issues. To learn more...2021-02-1744 min

Let’s Tawk: A Queer Political PodcastWhat's Happening With The Stock Market? (with Isabella Davilla)The Stock Market has become the center of attention last week, when the stocks of a struggling company GameStop started rising and causing major chaos on Wall Street. As Reddit users tried to save GameStop by purchasing stocks after they were shorted by hedge funds, it erupted into a small war between the rich and the poor. ⠀ To disect what went down, we are tawking with Isabella Davilla, a stock trader, to understand what is happening on Stock Market with GameStop and Reddit, the role online brokers like Robinhood played, the kind of year 2020 was for the sto...2021-02-1046 min

Let’s Tawk: A Queer Political PodcastIs Russia Finally Waking Up?January 23 will go down in Russia's history as the biggest protest in its modern history, with hundreds of thousands of people taking to the street to protest Vladimir Putin's stagnant and corrupt regime following the poisoning of opposition leader Alexiy Navalny. Navalny, who is Putin's most prominent critic, has been exposing Russia's corruption for more than 10 years and last August he was poisoned and almost died. He recovered in Germany and was arrested upon his return to his homeland. This episode, Maxim is tawing about who Navalny is, how deep is Putin's corruption and shares his own experince of...2021-01-2633 min

Let’s Tawk: A Queer Political PodcastA Dark Day for American DemocracyFor our first episode of the year, we are tawking about the horrific events that took place on January 6, 2021 when the angry mob of MAGA/ White Supremacists and QAnon supporters stormed the Capitol building in an unconstitutional attempt to interrupt the certification of the electoral college victory of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Organized online and supported by the President Trump, the attempted coup was unsuccessful, even though it put in danger the lives of the entire legislative branch and caused both physical and symbolic damage to our Democracy. Maxim is dissecting what has happened, what led up to it a...2021-01-0928 min

Let’s Tawk: A Queer Political PodcastFarewell to 2020That’s a wrap on 2020. We wanted to take a moment and thank all of our listeners for sharing this challenging and illuminating year with us. In this episode, Maxim revisits some of the most prominent political and cultural moments of the year, and shares his message for the upcoming 2022 year of the Ox. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lets-tawk/support 2020-12-3024 min

Let’s Tawk: A Queer Political PodcastS.2 E.9 2020 In Music (with Javier Doréan)2020 was a tough year, but it gave us amazing music! In this very special episode, Maxim and his guest musician Javier Doréan are looking back at this year and it's musical releases and dissect what the year sounded like and what the music represented: from political protest songs fueled by Black Lives Matter to the resurgence of dance and retro styles, as well as the power of women and the corrupt Grammys. In the end, Maxim and Javier reveal their top-5 favorite albums of the year. Follow Javi @xavierd.zip and us @letstawk_podcast Music featured in the episode: T...2020-12-221h 13

Let’s Tawk: A Queer Political PodcastCreating Queer Content (with @OHeyPete!)This episode, we are tawking to the Daddy of Instagram meme pages- Oh Hey Pete about creating queer content. Known for his memes and his Only Fans, Pete shares his personal story of coming to Los Angeles and together with Maxim, they have an honest dissection of many aspects of internet queer culture, including sex work and how central sex is to queer culture, creating in the Pandemic, mental health, the significance of memes in modern world, body autonomy and the stigma surrounding Only Fans and whether it's fair for celebrities like Bella Thorne to exploit this p...2020-12-1152 min

Let’s Tawk: A Queer Political PodcastWhat's Up With Broadway? (with JJ Niemann)This week, we are joined by an NYC based actor, singer, dancer, choreographer and TikTok Sensation- JJ Niemann, to tawk about all things theatre and Broadway. In conversation with Maxim, JJ shares his story of becoming a Broadway actor in The Book of Mormon straight out of college and his recent journeys with the upcoming (hopefully) musical Bliss and becoming a TikTok star in quarantine. Fellow thespians also dive into subjects such as the impact of Broadway shutdown due to the pandemic, regional theatre, this year's shaky Tony Awards, as well as the issues of accessibility and q...2020-12-0346 min

Let’s Tawk: A Queer Political PodcastJoe Biden's Victory and What We Can Learn From This ElectionWE DID IT YA'LL! In our first episode after Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were elected as the next President and Vice President of the United States, Maxim sits down with his friend and fellow thespian Olivia Murphy, to tawk about the election. From how we felt leading up to it and the despicable ways Donald Trump and the GOP are being sore losers and fighting to steal the election, to the historic win of Kamala Harris of many firsts and what we have to do now that Trump is out and the importance of staying political and engaged...2020-11-2055 min

Let’s Tawk: A Queer Political PodcastВыборы в США (Наконец То!)В первом русскоязычном эпизоде второго сезона, мы рассказываем о том как прошли долгожданные выборы Президента в США. Мы рассказываем о кандидатах Дональде Трампе и Джо Байдене и как Байден пришёл к победе, в чем разница между Демократами и Республиканцами, как работает Электорат и что победа Байдена и Камалы Харрис означает для Америки, России и всего мира. Подписывайтесь в Инстаграмме на Максима (@maxim_fab) и на сам подкаст (@letstawk_podcast). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lets-tawk/support 2020-11-1043 min

Let’s Tawk: A Queer Political PodcastIn Conversation with Assembly Member Mathylde FrontusIn our very first episode with an elected official, we are tawking to New York Stare Assembly Member Mathylde Frontus, who represents the 46th Assembly District- Maxim’s home. Assembly Member Frontus, who is running for re-election, shares her personal story growing up in South Brooklyn and how she came to represent this area in Albany. Together with Maxim they discuss Urban Development and LGBTQ+ issues and allyship, as well as the importance of grassroots organizing and restoring decency in this country. Follow Assembly Member Mathylde Frontus on Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/FrontusAD46/ and Twitter: https://twitter.com/FrontusforNY ...2020-10-2848 min

Let’s Tawk: A Queer Political PodcastPre- 2020-Election Supreme Court DramaWith the passing of an American Icon and Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, President Trump nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to fulfill RBG's seat a month before an election- an unprecedented move, as people have already started voting for the next president. This episode, Maxim is joined by a tax law student Corey Gibbs, to discuss this historical nomination: from the hypocritical attempt by the Republican Party to rig their own rules when they refused President Obama to nominate Merrick Garland in 2016 to the problematic answers that Barrett gave during her Confirmation Hearings regarding "Super precedent" and her interpretation of...2020-10-2157 min