Season One closes here.

This episode isn’t a summary, it’s a pause.
A reflection on the places, roles, and versions that shaped my voice:
Cyprus, Barcelona, activism, work, friendships… and the quiet realization that none of them alone were the whole ocean.

I’m taking a short break to rebuild this project with more structure and intention.
Season Two will explore integration, where the currents meet instead of competing.

If you’ve listened this season, I’d genuinely love to hear from you.
Not polite feedback, but what stayed with you.

I’ll see you soon.
Same voice. Just more deliberate.

If you listened and want to share a longer reflection, there’s a short, open-ended form here:

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You can write as little or as much as you want.

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There are parts of us we learn to love loudly and parts we punish quietly.

This episode explores the quiet war between two internal drives, the part of us that wants to be seen and the part that wants to stay safe.

Through stories of visibility, protection, longing, and self-correction, we dive into the tension between expression and control, beauty and meaning, mind and mirror.

Not vanity vs intellect.

But longing vs protection.

This is a slower, more introspective episode, a brief moment before integration.

If you’ve ever felt two sides of you pulling in different directions, this one is for you.

Credits:

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Before heading back home, I wanted to pause.

There’s a kind of silence that appears before every departure not peaceful, but questioning.

In this short interlude, I reflect on what it means to return, to change, and to listen more deeply to the parts of ourselves we’ve left behind.

🎧 A moment between currents, between who we were and who we’re still becoming.

A Different Current is a podcast about identity, intimacy, and the quiet places where emotion lives.

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Digital Lovers: Dating Apps, Desire, and the Illusion of ChoiceHave you ever opened a dating app and felt overwhelmed by endless profiles? Or maybe the opposite, that in a smaller place, there are barely any choices at all?

In this episode, I share my journey with dating apps, from the recycled profiles of Cyprus, to the infinite swiping culture of Barcelona, and a recent trip to Porto where meeting someone offline felt unexpectedly alive.

It’s a reflection on how apps shape intimacy and desire, how performance often gets rewarded over authenticity, and what happens when our choices expand so much they leave us detached.

But this isn’t just my story. It’s an invitation to reflect on yours.

How do you balance online and offline connection? When was the last time you met someone outside an app? And do these platforms bring you closer to intimacy, or further away?

Have you ever looked in the mirror and felt ‘not enough’? Or skipped intimacy because you didn’t feel comfortable in your body?

In this episode, I share my journey through weight struggles, anorexia, gym obsession, and even a brief encounter with anabolics, all in pursuit of the so-called perfect body.

It’s a story about how these pressures shaped my self-worth, how they show up in gay culture, and what it means to move from punishment to body respect.

This isn’t just my story. It’s an invitation to reflect on yours.

Turning 35 felt like a current shift, a moment to stop hiding and start speaking openly. In this first episode, I revisit Cyprus, where intimacy was coded and relationships stayed in the shadows, and Barcelona, where freedom came with both liberation and new contradictions.

“Between Islands and Currents” sets the tone for the journey ahead: exploring the messy in-betweens of queer intimacy, desire, and authenticity, without pretending to have perfect answers.

This is where the current begins...

At 35, I’m ready to explore the messy and beautiful in-betweens of queer intimacy. The conversations I wish I’d heard growing up.

A Different Current is about connection, identity, and the spaces between visibility and authenticity. Join me for a journey that starts where the usual narratives end.

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Artist: : Nick Petrov

This is a short placeholder for A Different Current. Full episodes are coming soon, exploring queer intimacy, identity, and unfiltered stories beyond the curated surface.