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A Jaded Gay132. Best of Guests (2024): Part 1As the end of the year approaches, it’s important to take a retrospective look to appreciate the challenges overcome, goals achieved, and lessons learned. In doing so, we can use the knowledge gained to build a stronger foundation for the year ahead.In this episode, we're revisiting some of our featured guest episodes from 2024!Related Episodes:Listen to Episode 87. Breaking the Binary (with Travis McMaster)Listen to Episode 89. Beyond the Brawn: Redefining Queer Masculinity (with Erick DuPree)Listen to Episode 91. Fat and Fabulous: Embrace Body Positivity (with Matthew Simko)Listen to Ep...2024-12-101h 08A Jaded Gay119. Turning the Page on Queer Book Bans (with Alexander Rigby)In recent years, several states have enacted bans on queer books, citing unsubstantiated claims ranging from content deemed inappropriate to concerns about age-appropriateness. These bans have restricted access to diverse and affirming literature for the LGBTQ+ community, leading to feelings of erasure and marginalization, and hindered the representation and visibility of queer identities, which is crucial for fostering understanding and acceptance.In this episode, Alexander Rigby, a New York Times Bestselling Editor at Penguin Random House and curator of the publisher’s LGBTQ+ Network, joins us to discuss the impacts of queer book bans on LGBTQ+ people, ho...2024-09-1041 min
Cali and Craig TalkCali & Craig Talk...Bookstagram with Rod LujanoIn their fourteenth episode, Cali & Craig have a chat with Rod Lujano. Rod is an all-around amazing human, and a book reviewer on Instagram. Listen in to hear about Rod's process for reviewing books, chats about the differences in MM novels, and of course they discuss Cali's debut novel, You Can Call Me Cooper, since Rod was the first one to read it! This episode is full of fun and giggles!
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www.instagram.com/rodlujano2024-04-151h 19A Jaded Gay95. Take a Page from #GayBookstagram (with Rod Lujano)Inclusive representation in literature offers LGBTQ+ people a sense of visibility, validation, and connection as they see their experiences authentically mirrored, which fosters a more inclusive narrative for readers. While it was historically challenging to engage with LGBTQ+ literature, today’s social media communities actively promote and amplify inclusive representation, providing a space for queer voices to be celebrated, shared, and discovered, creating a sense of community and expanding the visibility of these narratives in the literary landscape.In this episode, Rod Lujano (@rodlujano), a gay bookstagrammer, joins us to discuss social media’s impact in amplifying quee...2024-03-2632 min
Unsolicited Book ReviewsGuest Episode 1 | My Dog FartedIn this episode, our book-loving co-hosts are joined by their very first guest, Rod Lujano, a book reviewer on Instagram. Our co-hosts put Rod in the hot seat, asking him questions and making him play his very own game of Buy, Borrow, Boot. Unsolicited Book Reviews is the podcast where books come to life and friendships are forged in the fires of literary passion!
IN THIS EPISODE
Alondra by Gina Femia
Dead Silence by SA Barnes
Heartstopper Volume 5 by Alice Oseman
Hot Mall Santa by AJ Truman
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