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Robyn Ochs in Knoxville — **Celebrating Bisexual+ Identities with Robyn Ochs, part 2 (Episode 57)** Sep 25, 2019
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This episode features part two of a conversation with activist, writer, and speaker Robyn Ochs in honor of Bisexual Awareness Month. Part one is featured in last week’s episode. Robyn is known worldwide for her work on LGBTQ issues with a focus on bisexual+ identities. She is the editor of two anthologies: the 42-country collection *Getting Bi: Voices of Bisexuals Around the World* (with co-editor Sarah Rowley) *and RECOGNIZE: The Voices of Bisexual Men* (with co-editor H. Sharif Williams). She also edits the *Bi Women Quarterly*, which will soon begin its 38th year of publication. This time the conversation addresses shifting perspectives about labels (the word “heterosexible” is accidentally invented), gathering the diverse voices included in the *RECOGNIZE* anthology, and ways to be a good ally to bisexual+ people. Later, for Podcast Appreciation Month, co-hosts Mary McGinley, Wendy Sheridan, and Robin Renée talk up their favorites.

The friendly feature conversation raises the mood from the week’s News segment, which includes major cases reaching the Supreme Court on October 8th regarding whether Title VII protects LGBTQ+ people, an ICE training facility, and the loss of rock musicians Eddie Money and Ric Ocasek. Notable days mentioned at the top of the show: National Women’s Health & Fitness Day (September 25th), National Shamu the Whale Day (September 26th), Drink Beer Day, Save Your Photos Day, and National Public Lands Day (September 28th), and National Love People Day (September 30th). Birthday shout outs go to Donald Glover aka Childish Gambino, Will Smith, Mark Hamill, Barbara Walters,Ronnie Barker, Olivia Newton-John, Serena Williams, Brigitte Bardot, Halsey, Elie Weisel, T-Pain, and Jimmy Carter.

Things to do:

Follow Robyn Ochs on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Check Robyn Ochs’ calendar and hear her speak.

Buy BiProducts on Etsy!

Support bi+ organizations like BiNetUSA and Bisexual Resource Center

Celebrate Podcast Appreciation Month: Tell a friend about *The Leftscape* and give us a good review wherever you get your podcasts!

Explore podcasts Mary, Robin, & Wendy are listening to:

Mueller, She Wrote / The Daily Beans

Dumb People Town

Hysteria

Invisibilia

Pod Save America

Lovett or Leave It

Welcome to Night Vale

History Chicks

Two Bi Guys

2 Dope Queens

With Friends Like These

The Bowery Boys

Watch “Shakin'” by Eddie Money

httpss://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tcD_dVcXE4

Watch “Magic” by The Cars

httpss://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0Kv6vxZwL8

Featured image of WeHo Bi Pride 2019 by Cedric Maurice

Breaking News: Congress Did Something Today Sep 24, 2019

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Nancy Pelosi announced today that the House is going forward with Impeachment proceedings. Also the Senate was unanimous about getting the Whistleblower documents. Wendy got very excited about this and made Robin and Mary come to the microphone to talk about it.

This is a bonus minicast (10:52). Episode 57 drops at midnight tonight.

Celebrating Bisexual+ Identities with Robyn Ochs, part 1 (Episode 56) Sep 18, 2019

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Activist, writer, and speaker Robyn Ochs is known worldwide for her work on LGBTQ issues with a focus on bisexual+ identities. She is the editor of Bi Women Quarterly, the next issue of which will begin its 38th year of publication, and two anthologies: the 42-country collection Getting Bi: Voices of Bisexuals Around the World (with co-editor Sarah Rowley) and RECOGNIZE: The Voices of Bisexual Men (with co-editor H. Sharif Williams). In this first part of a two-part conversation with Robin Renée marking September’s bi awareness celebrations, Robyn talks about the history of bi visibility, breaks down her frequently quoted definition of bisexuality, and encourages those of nonbinary sexualities to communicate and work together. Pansexual, bisexual, omnisexual, queer, curious, or just want to learn more? Give this a listen!

Earlier in the show, Robin, Wendy Sheridan, and Mary McGinley chat about recent news: The appearance of illnesses related to vaping, potential cancellation of Republican primaries, Hurricane Dorian survivors kicked off a ferry, and some ways to help in the aftermath of the hurricane such as the HeadKnowles GoFundMe effort and Homestead Bahamas Hurricane Relief. After the interview, the co-hosts reflect on the Pagan celebration of Mabon and contemplating balance at the time of the Autumn Equinox.

Here are some reasons to celebrate: Bisexual Awareness Week (September 16th – 23rd), Talk Like a Pirate Day (September 19th), National Dance Day (September 21st), Elephant Appreciation Day, American Business Women’s Day, and Hobbit Day (September 22nd), Mabon and Celebrate Bisexuality Day/Bi Visibility Day (September 23rd), National VOTER REGISTRATION DAY and National Punctuation Day (September 24th). Birthday shout outs are in order this week for Jada Pinkett Smith, Jimmy Fallon, Adam West, George RR Martin, Stephen King, Bill Murray, Joan Jett, Ani DiFranco, Bruce Springsteen, and Jim Henson.

Things to do:

Follow Robyn Ochs on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Buy BiProducts on Etsy!

Find Bi Visibility Day events.

Watch “The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins” by Leonard Nimoy

httpss://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BC35cQKHwzg

Watch “Phonetic Punctuation” by Victor Borge

httpss://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qf_TDuhk3No

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9/11: Looking Back, Moving Forward (Episode 55) Sep 11, 2019

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Mary McGinley, Wendy Sheridan, and Robin Renée are back from their end-of-summer vacation. On the 18th anniversary of 9/11, they return from a relaxing time away to some very serious topics. Each share their memories of the shock of September 11, 2001, how they dealt with it spiritually and emotionally, and how they experienced the world around them in response to the attacks. The conversation segues into the originally intended topic, gun control: What are the gun laws in your state? Can we not only mourn the losses to gun violence, but also affect change? Which norms are changing? Could a shift in our cultural story make a difference? Have you participated in gun control activism?

In the News, Wendy describes coming out of her blanket fort only to be bombarded with the madness, including the latest on Brexit, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson finding himself in the minority (He may be out in a Scaramucci or two.), and confusing British politics in general. In other news, the American president is the self-appointed Chosen One, parodied expertly by Randy Rainbow, and poor Moscow Mitch doesn’t like his hashtag. Later, Wendy lets us in on one of her vacation pastimes and gives her impressions of The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. Mary preferred watching the more peaceful, less eventful Travels by Narrowboat.

September is National Suicide Prevention Month, Preparedness Month, International Update Your Resume Month, Courtesy Month, Piano Month, Save Your Photos Month, Self-Care Month, and Self-Improvement Month. The array of foods celebrated for the entire month include whole grains, honey, mushrooms, chicken, Italian cheese, papaya, potato, rice, and the strangely specific blueberry popsicles. Days to celebrate include Patriot Day and Make Your Bed Day (September 11th), Video Games Day (September 12th), Uncle Sam Day and National Blame Someone Else Day (September 13th), Eat a Hoagie Day, National Sober Day (September 14th), National Step Family Day, Play-Doh Day, and Working Parents Day (September 16th), Constitution Day and Citizenship Day (September 19th). Birthday honorees this week include Ludacris, Harry Connick Jr, Moby, Farrah Moan, Stanislaw Lem, Jennifer Hudson, Neil Peart, Roald Dahl, Amy Poehler, and others.

Things to Do:

Get information and resources for suicide prevention: Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

View the List of Mass Shootings in the United States in 2019

Read “Why Americans won’t give up their guns” by Gary Younge in The Guardian

Listen to “Tuesday’s Lament” from Dancing with Hecate by Music for the Goddess

Watch The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance trailer

httpss://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aV5jFRsnFI

Watch “Cheeto Christ Stupid-Czar” by Randy Rainbow

httpss://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW2SEpWWqXM

See Randy Rainbow on November 1st at The State Theatre, New Brunswick, NJ

Green Paper Ballots (Episode 54) Aug 21, 2019

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Mary McGinley, Wendy Sheridan, and Robin Renée get together this time around to chat about ways we can all vote with our dollars. Whether electronic, plastic, or old-fashioned green “paper ballots,” we have the power to choose to spend or not spend our money in each potential transaction. Do you choose Costco over Walmart? Do you avoid Hobby Lobby, Chik-fil-A, or Wendy’s? How much effort do you put into supporting businesses you think are a net positive in the world? Listen to this conversation as Mary, Wendy, and Robin weave through the questions and complications. Scroll down to explore links that can help you make choices about your buying power. Thanks to friend and listener Scott Brown for this political discussion topic and the link suggestions.

The news is mostly an unwanted topic in this episode. An update about the Mueller, She Wrote and The Daily Beans podcasts turns out to be no news, which is good news. Celebrations and political actions this week include Congressional Startup Day (August 21st), Krishna Janmashtami (August 24th), National Power Rangers Day and National Rainbow Bridge Rememberance Day (August 28th). Birthday shout outs go to Kenny Rogers, Beenie Man, James Corden, Yvie Oddly, Rick Springfield, Kevin A. Patterson, Elvis Costello, Gene Simmons, Rob Halford, Sean Connery, Tim Burton, Cesar Millán, Paul Reubens, and Robin Renée. Word nerd alert: Wendy and Robin get inventive with their uses of “blanket forting” and “conject.”

The Leftscape co-hosts are taking a short vacation. Look for the next show on Wednesday, September 11th.

Things to do:

Say hello on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and send in your topic ideas for upcoming shows.

March on Washington or in a solidarity event on Saturday, September 21st: We the People March

Get informed and think about where you prefer to spend your money:

“Hobby Lobby: Women’s Rights v. Corporate Beliefs” in FindLaw

“30 Fortune 500 companies that donate to Democrats and Republicans” in Business Insider

“Did your favorite company donate to Democratic or Republican campaigns? This startup will tell you.” in The Washington Post

“Consumers Should Be Voting Every Day – with Their Wallets” in fee.org

“You Have the Power in Your Wallet” in FreeFromBroke.com

“Vote with Your Dollar Toolkit” by GreenAmerica.org

Watch “United Breaks Guitars” by Dave Carroll:

httpss://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YGc4zOqozo

Watch an adorable and “controversial” Cheerios commercial:

httpss://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYIb4QHW-X8

Featured image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

authors Kevin A. Patterson and Alana Phelan — **Represent: The ‘For Hire’ Superhero Novels of Alana Phelan & Kevin A. Patterson (Episode 53)** Aug 07, 2019
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The latest novel by Alana Phelan and Kevin Patterson is on its way! In this episode, Kevin and Alana speak with Robin Renée about their *For Hire* book series, superhero novels where queer, polyamorous, people of color are centered. *For Hire: Audition* will focus on Vanessa, a barista, and a veteran superhero, B-Girl, who get together after dealing with life’s disappointments to jump-start their careers. Find out about what sparked the co-authors’ collaborations, their experiences with educating through workshops and creating community, and the importance of telling stories where people of color, LGBTQ, and polyamorous people exist beyond their necessity for a plot point. Get in on the crowdfunding of *For Hire: Audition*, pick some perks, and get ready for a super fun story. If you haven’t read it yet, there’s an option where you can double down and check out the first book, *For Hire: Operator*, at the same time.

Later on in the show, Wendy Sheridan shares her impressions of Amazon’s *The Boys* and *The* *Expanse*, then takes exception to the mansplaining and shoddy physics on *Another Life* from Netflix. Robert Mueller’s congressional testimony and its aftermath is the News topic at hand. Mary McGinley starts things off with the week in celebrations: Varalakshmi Vratam (August 9th), Left Handers Day (August 13th), National Nonprofit Day and National Honey Bee Day (August 17th), and the 50th anniversary of Woodstock (August 15th – 17th). Birthday shout outs go to Roger Federer, Joe Jackson, Bob 1 of Devo, Halle Berry, Magic Johnson, Francis Bean Cobain, Bill Clinton, Madonna, Wendy’s brother David, *Dimebag Darrell, and others.

Things to do:

Hurry up and back the *For Hire: Audition* crowdfunding project!

Read *Love’s Not Color Blind: Race and Representation in Polyamorous and Other Alternative Communities* by Kevin Patterson.

Explore relationship support, workshops, and more at Alana Phelan’s website, The Polyamorous Librarian.

Speak your mind with Wendy Sheridan’s Protest Postcards.

Read “Actually, Robert Mueller was Awesome” by Renato Mariotti in POLITICO

Read “Forget the Theater Criticism — Mueller’s Conclusions are the Real News” by David A. Graham in *The Atlantic*

*The passings of these two rock guitarists were conflated in the Birthdays and Celebrations segment: Darrell Lance Abbott, aka Dimebag Darrell was shot and killed while performing with Damageplan at the Alrosa Villa nightclub in Columbus, Ohio on December 8, 2004. Great White guitarist Ty Longley passed away in a fire started during the show by pyrotechnics at The Station nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode Island on February 20, 2003. RIP.

For Hire: Audition by Alana Phelan and Kevin Patterson - cover — **Represent: The ‘For Hire’ Superhero Novels of Alana Phelan & Kevin A. Patterson (Episode 53)** Aug 07, 2019
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The latest novel by Alana Phelan and Kevin Patterson is on its way! In this episode, Kevin and Alana speak with Robin Renée about their *For Hire* book series, superhero novels where queer, polyamorous, people of color are centered. *For Hire: Audition* will focus on Vanessa, a barista, and a veteran superhero, B-Girl, who get together after dealing with life’s disappointments to jump-start their careers. Find out about what sparked the co-authors’ collaborations, their experiences with educating through workshops and creating community, and the importance of telling stories where people of color, LGBTQ, and polyamorous people exist beyond their necessity for a plot point. Get in on the crowdfunding of *For Hire: Audition*, pick some perks, and get ready for a super fun story. If you haven’t read it yet, there’s an option where you can double down and check out the first book, *For Hire: Operator*, at the same time.

Later on in the show, Wendy Sheridan shares her impressions of Amazon’s *The Boys* and *The* *Expanse*, then takes exception to the mansplaining and shoddy physics on *Another Life* from Netflix. Robert Mueller’s congressional testimony and its aftermath is the News topic at hand. Mary McGinley starts things off with the week in celebrations: Varalakshmi Vratam (August 9th), Left Handers Day (August 13th), National Nonprofit Day and National Honey Bee Day (August 17th), and the 50th anniversary of Woodstock (August 15th – 17th). Birthday shout outs go to Roger Federer, Joe Jackson, Bob 1 of Devo, Halle Berry, Magic Johnson, Francis Bean Cobain, Bill Clinton, Madonna, Wendy’s brother David, *Dimebag Darrell, and others.

Things to do:

Hurry up and back the *For Hire: Audition* crowdfunding project!

Read *Love’s Not Color Blind: Race and Representation in Polyamorous and Other Alternative Communities* by Kevin Patterson.

Explore relationship support, workshops, and more at Alana Phelan’s website, The Polyamorous Librarian.

Speak your mind with Wendy Sheridan’s Protest Postcards.

Read “Actually, Robert Mueller was Awesome” by Renato Mariotti in POLITICO

Read “Forget the Theater Criticism — Mueller’s Conclusions are the Real News” by David A. Graham in *The Atlantic*

*The passings of these two rock guitarists were conflated in the Birthdays and Celebrations segment: Darrell Lance Abbott, aka Dimebag Darrell was shot and killed while performing with Damageplan at the Alrosa Villa nightclub in Columbus, Ohio on December 8, 2004. Great White guitarist Ty Longley passed away in a fire started during the show by pyrotechnics at The Station nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode Island on February 20, 2003. RIP.

**Ask the Bi Guy, Kel Monroe! (Episode 52)** Jul 24, 2019
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In this episode, *The Leftscape* welcomes writer and activist, Kel Monroe. Ask The Bi Guy, Kel’s latest endeavor, puts his skills and knowledge toward assisting those who could use a boost in the world of dating. From creating classes to helping rewrite online profiles to one-on-one coaching, the Ask the Bi Guy project is gearing up to help people make higher quality connections. Spoiler alert: This creative, bisexual man with the lived experience of successful dating and authentic relating has a secret mission. It’s to reframe old scripts around dating and masculinity, dispel myths, and by facilitating better communication and more fulfillment, make the world a better place.

The News begins with a few show-related and personal notes. Robin Renée, Mary McGinley, and Wendy Sheridan welcome new listeners who connected with *The Leftscape* on International Nonbinary Day. Wendy shares about her new mandalas on Etsy and Instagram. Robin describes an upsetting event on the beach. The national news is an exercise in overwhelm and outrage fatigue with racist tweets against “The Squad,” a proclamation honoring an early KKK leader, migrant detentions, the Jeffrey Epstein case, and too much more. A bright spot is the inspirational talent and forthrightness of Megan Rapinoe and the U.S. women’s soccer team.

In the Blanket Fort segment, Mary shares enthusiastically about the healing experiences she has through dancing to music that evokes the elements. Other reasons to celebrate include National New Jersey Day and National Love is Kind Day (July 27th), Whistleblower’s Day (July 30th), Lughnasadh/Lammas and National Minority Donor Awareness Day (August 1st), National Coloring Book Day (August 2nd), and National Underwear Day (August 5th). August is International Peace Month, Water Quality Month, Happiness Happens Month, Black Business Month, and Back to School Month. Birthday salutations go out to Amelia Earhart, Jennifer Lopez, Bindi Irwin, Iman, Scott Mathews, Mick Jagger, Helen Mirren, Jerry Casale, Soulja Boy, J.K. Rowling, and Jaqueline Kennedy Onassis.

Things to do:

Connect with Kel Monroe on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

Learn more about the Bisexual Resource Center.

Get Wendy Sheridan’s Postcards Against Fascism and Asylum Seekers Postcards.

Get Wendy’s coloring book, Harlequin and Other Fantasies to celebrate Coloring Book Day.

Download Robin Renée’s *All Six Senses* album.

Dance the Elements with a playlist by Mary McGinley:

**If you are in an abusive relationship or think you may be, you are not alone and there is help.**

httpss://www.helpguide.org/articles/abuse/getting-out-of-an-abusive-relationship.htm

Nonbinary graphic - umbrella terms — **Ask the Bi Guy, Kel Monroe! (Episode 52)** Jul 24, 2019
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In this episode, *The Leftscape* welcomes writer and activist, Kel Monroe. Ask The Bi Guy, Kel’s latest endeavor, puts his skills and knowledge toward assisting those who could use a boost in the world of dating. From creating classes to helping rewrite online profiles to one-on-one coaching, the Ask the Bi Guy project is gearing up to help people make higher quality connections. Spoiler alert: This creative, bisexual man with the lived experience of successful dating and authentic relating has a secret mission. It’s to reframe old scripts around dating and masculinity, dispel myths, and by facilitating better communication and more fulfillment, make the world a better place.

The News begins with a few show-related and personal notes. Robin Renée, Mary McGinley, and Wendy Sheridan welcome new listeners who connected with *The Leftscape* on International Nonbinary Day. Wendy shares about her new mandalas on Etsy and Instagram. Robin describes an upsetting event on the beach. The national news is an exercise in overwhelm and outrage fatigue with racist tweets against “The Squad,” a proclamation honoring an early KKK leader, migrant detentions, the Jeffrey Epstein case, and too much more. A bright spot is the inspirational talent and forthrightness of Megan Rapinoe and the U.S. women’s soccer team.

In the Blanket Fort segment, Mary shares enthusiastically about the healing experiences she has through dancing to music that evokes the elements. Other reasons to celebrate include National New Jersey Day and National Love is Kind Day (July 27th), Whistleblower’s Day (July 30th), Lughnasadh/Lammas and National Minority Donor Awareness Day (August 1st), National Coloring Book Day (August 2nd), and National Underwear Day (August 5th). August is International Peace Month, Water Quality Month, Happiness Happens Month, Black Business Month, and Back to School Month. Birthday salutations go out to Amelia Earhart, Jennifer Lopez, Bindi Irwin, Iman, Scott Mathews, Mick Jagger, Helen Mirren, Jerry Casale, Soulja Boy, J.K. Rowling, and Jaqueline Kennedy Onassis.

Things to do:

Connect with Kel Monroe on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

Learn more about the Bisexual Resource Center.

Get Wendy Sheridan’s Postcards Against Fascism and Asylum Seekers Postcards.

Get Wendy’s coloring book, Harlequin and Other Fantasies to celebrate Coloring Book Day.

Download Robin Renée’s *All Six Senses* album.

Dance the Elements with a playlist by Mary McGinley:

**If you are in an abusive relationship or think you may be, you are not alone and there is help.**

httpss://www.helpguide.org/articles/abuse/getting-out-of-an-abusive-relationship.htm

Gary Wilson: Full Interview, June 3, 2019, San Diego, CA (Episode 51 Bonus) Jul 10, 2019

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Bonus post! Listen to the full conversation Gary Wilson had with Robin Renée on June 3, 2019 in San Diego. In addition to the thoughts shared in the edited version in “The Endicott Dreams of Gary Wilson (Episode 51),” hear Gary on gigging with Todd Rundgren, working in Woodstock, NY, his concerns about life on the road, and more. Enjoy!

Read Robin Renée’s interviews and articles on Gary Wilson:

“From out of an Endicott, New York basement in 1977 came a brilliantly insane record almost no one heard. A short run self-released LP, Gary Wilson’s You Think You Really Know Me featured titles like “Chromium Bitch” and the enigmatic “6.4 = Make Out.” Copies were passed hand-to-hand and dorm room to dorm room, and it became a strange-beyond-words underground classic. Luckily for long-time adherents and those new to the Gary Wilson phenomenon, there is renewed interest in his avant garde work.” – Read more at weirdomusic.com

“With this fantastic journey through a surreal night of the soul, we can dare dip our toes into the waters of temporary insanity, into a state of crying out unfiltered for love, loss, hope, and wanting. To grow to truly love the music of Gary Wilson is to have the meta experience of obsession with obsession.” – Read more at Biff Bam Pop!

“I will say that I’ve described various aspects of Gary with the terms “outsider rock groove,” “obsessive teenager in love,” “punk-influenced,” “maniacal repetition,” and “Steely Dan with a Love Unlimited Orchestra attitude.” All those still hold, and don’t even begin to cover it.” – Read more at The Dream Between

The Women Most Likely to… (Episode 50) Jun 26, 2019

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… Kick Ass, Take Names, and Become President of the United States of America

For months now it has felt too soon, but with the primary debates upon us, the Leftscape co-hosts have decided it’s time to talk about the Democratic presidential candidates. Wendy Sheridan thought that the guys in the race have been getting quite enough air time and wanted to focus this conversation on the female candidates for the highest office in the U.S. Listen to the impressions, considerations, concerns, and hopes each of the co-hosts has about the six women contenders: Tulsi Gabbard, Kirsten Gillibrand, Kamala Harris, Amy Klobuchar, Elizabeth Warren, and Marianne Williamson.

In the News segment, Robin Renée keeps it upbeat with Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s win of “Best Real-Life Hero” at the MTV Movie & TV Awards. She also announces the Philadelphia Podcast Festival from July 17th – 28th and the very first RESPECT: Women’s Podcast Festival August 24th-25th at Amalgam Comics and Coffeehouse in Philadelphia. The first Democratic debates will be held Wednesday, June 26th and Thursday, June 27th from 9 to 11pm EDT.

Mary McGinley went with Wendy to Union County Family Pride Day and Robin went to Philly Pride. All reported back about fun had, connections made, and moving moments. The New York City Pride March is coming up on Sunday, June 30th, in the middle of the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, which occurred on June 28th to July 1st, 1969. June 27th is the day to observe National PTSD Awareness Month. July is National Ice Cream Month, UV Safety Month, and Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. Other days to celebrate of varying importance are Independence Day (July 4th) and National Dive Bar Day (July 7th). Birthday shout outs at the beginning of the show go to Ariana Grande, Derek Jeter, Helen Keller, Mel Brooks, Michael Phelps, Missy Elliott, Pamela Anderson, Larry David, Thurgood Marshall, Malia Obama, and Bill Withers.

Things to do:

Read about the women who are running for president in Ballotopedia:

Watch the debates Wednesday, June 26th and Thursday, June 27th:

Official TV broadcast: NBC, MSNBC and Telemundo

Free online stream: NBCNews.com, NBC News apps, Telemundo, NBC News’ Facebook, Twitter and YouTube

Additional coverage: Watch CBSN for live coverage of the debates before, during and after.