Q the Mic Radio: Recent Episodes
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"Hilarious and gritty" Q the Mic Radio is news, music, people, arts, money, health, travel, history, and yes: 'Gay Answers to Straight Questions' (gasQ) wrapped up in a rainBOW for the masses!
Q the Mic (where the Q is qUEER) ~LGBTQ+ & Allies
Executive Producer & Host: Dr. Renee Norris-Jones
Co Hosts: Sandy Smith,
This show is about our HUMANITY and the threads, not matter how frayed, that CONNECT us. We become bearing the gifts of LGBTQ+ communities and our ever supportive ALLIES.
p.s. but for real y'all listen in for GASQ: Gay answers to straight questions
We are our Allies and they are US
1. How to come out to your family as non-binary: tips
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Halftime guest: Joe Cox talks pizza
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Warren vs Bernie: who is telling the truth?
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Bonus: a clip of Revive by Sun & Rain at the end of the show
1. The team talks about GERMS!
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Our issue with the same-sex kiss in Star Wars.
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Fox loses it during an extra spicy newsworthy or not.
4 Introducing Sun & Rain, a local band hailing from Harrisburg, PA
1. We finally bring it up: The L Word.
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Butch, Queer, and other reclaimed words for the LGBTQIA+ community.
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"My golden-doodle is mad", and other nonsensical things said at the impeachment hearings.
Show 32: imPREACHment: Hot Toddies and Hot Takes
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Impeachment hearings have passed the house!
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Learning corner: cracking open the LGBTQIA manual of terminology.
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Universal healthcare and the latest democratic nominee's flip-flopping on the issue.
Show 21: Happy Birthday Fox
- Short hair, don't care; being misgendered because of hair length.
- Discrimination affecting healthcare service: should doctors be able to deny healthcare based on personal prejudice?
- Asexuality is an identity and it is valid: an asexual ally conversation.
Show 34
ACLU-Pennnsylvania's Naiymah Sanchez #Protect #TransYouth #NonbinaryYouth 1. Update on the impeachment hearings. Where are we now
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The ACLU's recent victory on 3 laws passed protecting Philadelphia's Trans and Gay Youth with Philly's Mayor Kenney
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Update on QASq. TASq (brought to us by Niyemah) 'Trans Answers to Straight Questions'
AIR DATE December 21, 2019
Show 31 Donny and the giant IMpeach
AIR DATE November 14, 2019
- What's going on with these impeachment hearings?
- "They" is official, not that we needed the approval.
- Revisiting "THAT" headline. (Folks, don't stick things where they don't belong.)
Show 29: Personal Stories with Guest and previous G-Town Show Host Gary Q Hines
AIR DATE October 24, 2019
Topic 1: A grain of salt: the cis cohosts and guest discuss thier experiences with other people's pronouns, body dysmorphia, and training ourselves to do better for our trans lgbt.
Topic 2: We talk bad doctors, IUD horrors, the importance of an OBGYN and finding a doctor with the same values as you.
Topic 3: Testing the gay stereotypes: do you we cook well? Wear makeup?
Trigger warning at the end of the EP: suicide. National suicide hotline: Call 1-800-273-8255
Show 25: Hypocrisy in democracy, will it ever end?
AIR DATE September 26, 2019
- Impeachment? The current administration and its flaws, impeachments of the past.
- A play adaptation/interpretation of The Garden of Eden that includes transgenderism.
- Famous people you may or may not know are LGBTQIA
Tune in for Ep 23 and a room full of (fun) guests sharing 'Why Pronouns Matter?' & GASq (Gay Answers to Straight Questions)
- ▪︎Why Pronouns Matter?
- ▪︎GASq: Gay Answers to Straight Questions
- A room full of (fun) Guests: GJ Coleman (Ally), Kat Miller, and Monty Mont
- and MORE!!!
WGGT -PHILADELPHIA 92.9FM or online @GTownRadio.com AIR DATE September 12, 2019
Show 20:
"The Theory behind tolerance." 1.) Should 'tolerance' be taught in schools? 2.) Sex being a taboo subject just a few years ago. 3.) How society erases the crimes/injustices of our historical figures. AIR DATE: August 15, 2019
Show 28:
German Pronouns with returning guest Andreas Copes 1. The town hall debates: Buttigeg pulls ahead of Biden in arguments. 2. Pronouns in different languages; German, French, Spanish. 3. An extra offensive GASQ: trans women are REAL WOMEN. ~ AIR DATE October 17, 2019
Don't Block Our Rights! with guests Trans Minors' Rights
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Why to support Beta Blockers for trans teens? Why is it important?
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Teens can already get birth control without parental consent, why not Beta Blockers?
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The semantics of the supreme court seeing a case about LBGTQIA+ rights from discrimination.
AIRDATE: 10-10-2019
Show 24
A Billion Reasons to End Hate 1. Recent Sandy Hook Promise "Back to School Essentials" school shooting ads. 2. Racism and hate are taught concepts; children are born without hate. 3. A billionaire buys into the democratic race, are do his policies outweigh his 1% status? ~ AIR DATE September 19, 2019
Dr. Who? Guest Andreas Copes joins us to talk gender.
1.) Fans react to Dr. Who's reincarnation as a woman 2.) Two recent mass shootings rock the U.S. is rhetoric causing them? 3.) Media representation of LGBTGIA and why it's important. AIR DATE: August 8, 2019
Gender Inclusion; Treat Others How THEY Want to be Treated. Welcome Griffin, our newest CoHost to QTheMic; pronouns: they/them/their. Different trans/nonbinary genders/agenders, terms, and pronouns. Straight people who date trans people are STILL straight. How to address a room: out with the old Ladies and Gents, in with the new gender inclusive terms. Mass shootings; the rhetoric behind the current administration and the uptick in mass hate crimes. AIRDATE September 5, 2019
This week’s topic: @JoeCox aka Philly's Bike Messenger Extraordinaire!
Our friend Joe Cox rides his bike trailer full of pizza all over the city to feed the hungry. Joe says, "he doesn't think anyone in America should be hungry".
AIR DATE October 3, 2019
Show 17: Hey Mario! That wasn't cool.
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How to correct yourself when you misgender someone, do's and dont's.
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Calling out Mario Lopez and his failure to the LGBTQIA community as a public figure.
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What supportive family/friends can do to the mental health of LGBTQIA.
AIRDATE August 8, 2019
What the Homophobic?
This weeks topic: DISOWNING OUR GAY FAMILY! Our in-house therapist Timothy Walsh and The Q' Team discuss this heartbreaking reality and all too familiar topic. (Dear @MarioLopez @MarioLopezExtra)
AIR DATE August 1, 2019
Pronouns and Political Q's
All new show: Renee, Sandy, Blaq the Broke Poet, Dorian, Fantasia, & Jamie aka Fox
AIRDATE 7-18-2019
Our very own Rosa Nice shares her coming out story followed by our ‘Political Q’s’ segment to talk about the upcoming #PresidentialDebates. AIRDATE June 27, 2019
“I’m Coming Out” Pt. 3
As we continue through PRIDE MONTH, we are continuing with our personal coming out stories. This week, our special contributor, Sandy Smith, will be sharing his personal coming out story. We will also be joined by some special guests in the studio to join in and Kee Kee with the “New First Family”!
AIRDATE June 20, 2019
'I’m Coming Out' Pt. 2
This week, we celebrate the coming out story of our very own “Doctor” Renee Norris-Jones. We will also pay tribute to Sheriff Dante Austin and address the stigma around suicide in the LGBTQ+ comnnunity. Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States with approximately one death every 12 minutes. (CDC)
- Each episode of LGBT victimization, such as physical or verbal harassment or abuse, increases the likelihood of self-harming behavior by 2.5 times on average. (American Journal of Public Health)
AIRDATE JUNE 13, 2019
“I’m Coming Out”
“If you possess enough courage to speak out what you are, you will find you are not alone.” -Richard Wright
PRIDE IS HERE and the Q the Mic family is celebrating all month. Join us this week as the New First Family digs deep into their own coming out stories.
Air date June 6, 2019 https://qthemic.webs.com/
“Reclaiming our Time…Reclaiming our words!”
The N-Word. The F-Word. The D-Word…at one time all of these words struck fear into the hearts of those they were being used against. They were weaponized to bring hurt and shame. Today these words have been reclaimed and de-weaponized. Join the New First Family as they talk about words and the power associated with them. We will also be joined by special guest Chamara Cotton aka @BoogieRose, the 2019 Host of Philly's #DykeMarch
Airdate: May 30, 2019
https://qthemic.webs.com/ 92.6FM WGGT @GtownRadio.com
“It’s my body...It’s my say!”
Join the Q the Mic family tonight as we discuss some current hot topics surrounding bodily autonomy. In the last few weeks, several states have passed laws limiting access to abortions, while the federal government has increased restrictions for the LGBTQ+ community. Where does the bodily regulation end? Tune in at 7pm on GTownradio.com and 92.9FM.
AIRDATE May 23, 2019
Judging the Judge!
Primary day is one week away, and the Q The Mic Family understands how important it is to participate in the electoral process.
Join us as we welcome Philadelphia Common Pleas Court Judicial Candidate, Henry Sias, the first transgender man to run for judge in the nation.
Air Date: May 16, 2019
The Best of Dates...and The Worst of Dates
Online dating can be a beast, but in today’s society it does speed up “getting to know you” process with SPEED DATING!!! Join the Q The Mic family as we delve into the world of 21st century dating. This week we welcome Susan from 'Be Single No More' for the ins and outs of #SpeedDating, They do events for all demographics and host straight and LGBTQ+ #SpeedDating Events in the greater Philadelphia area.
Air date: May 2, 2019
The Penn Relays are Coming
The Penn Relays are Coming
The Penn Relays are Coming
Lori Lancaster, MHS aka the CPR Lady is here to talk #PennRelays. Lori has been wth the Penn Relays for 25 years.
Philly's own Penn Relays (also Penn Relays Carnival) is the oldest and largest track and field competition in the United States, hosted annually since April 21, 1895 by the University of Pennsylvania at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. Each year, this historic rite of spring draws crowds of up to 100,000 to the University of Pennsylvania Franklin Field. Here, spectators know they’ll see some of the world’s top track athletes compete — and often begin Olympic careers.
...and yes, with 100k extra people in the city of Brotherly Love, the #TrafficSucks!!!
Air date: April 11, 2019
For Nigel Shelby
~You can’t be against bullying if you don’t do anything about it.
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This week we dedicate our show to Nigel Shelby, the gay 15-year-old Alabama teen who took his own life. The Trevor Project supporting LGBTQ+ Teen Suicide https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
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”Turning Self Worth into Net-Worth! with Tara Colquitt aka “The Credit Woman, LLC https://www.thecreditwoman.com
Air date: April 25, 2019
ONE supportive person REDUCES LGBTQ+ youth SUICIDE by 30%! Please share your stories (coming out or otherwise) on any of our social media sites.
xoxo ~Bye Nigel
Two hot topics tonight!
First we have ‘The Mueller Report’ with our in house political science guru Lauren Enlow and Shaina Jones, Esq. chat it out.
Then we acknowledge Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Tonight the Q The Mic Family discusses the effects of sexual assault especially in the LGBTQ+ community. We are joined by Paula A. Smith-Benson, BSN,MSN,RN, CTRC. Major, United States Air Force (Ret)
Sexual violence affects every demographic and every community – including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), lesbian, gay and bisexual people experience sexual violence at similar or higher rates than heterosexuals. In the U.S., 1 in 3 women and 1 in 6 men experienced some form of contact sexual violence in their lifetime. (2018 National Sexual Violence Resource Center)
Women Veteran Command Center - Facebook: womenvetrancomandcenter
National Sexual Assault Hotline – can also refer you to a local rape crisis center 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) 24/7
Online Counseling at https://ohl.rainn.org/online/
Air date: April 18, 2019
Our in house attorney Shaina Jones (Jones Legal, P.C.) will weigh in on GOP Lawmaker Insinuates Providing Free Menstrual Products To Women Inmates Will Turn Prisons Into Country Clubs. https://www.essence.com/news/gop-lawmaker-free-menstrual-products-women-prisons-country-clubs
And wait! Hot off the presses: Chicago has a new mayor, and for the first time in history, it's a gay black woman: Lori Lightfoot
Air date: April 4 2019