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My Gay Playlist

My Gay Playlist

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“My Gay Playlist & Stories From Outside the Closet” explores the lives of LGBTQIA+ identified people and their allies. During each episode, singer-songwriter-storyteller and host, Liv Lombardi, will chat with folx from all over the world about their coming out stories and the music that shapes their journeys. For Liv, “coming out” is an act of honesty that we all undertake when we decide to live life as authentically as possible. It’s a decision we make everyday. To start, we’ll ask this: What are your stories and what are your songs?Copyright 2022 All rights reserved. Music Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Ash Harris
    Jul 7 2021

    On the Season Two finale, Liv chats with Detroit based, UK native singer-songwriter, Ash Harris (Acoustic Ash). Ash's shares their ideas about making music to affect positive change, their journey towards self-acceptance, trans identities, playing guitar, and so much more.

    Music on this week's playlist include songs by Ash Harris, Tracy Chapman, Placebo, Enigma, Sam Cooke, The Goo Goo Dolls, and more.

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    41 mins
  • Bern Malavarca (Bern & The Brights)
    Jun 30 2021

    Liv sits down with singer-songwriter, producer, editor and multi-instrumentalist, Bernadette Malavarca (Bern & The Brights) to chat about authenticity, coming out and the music that speaks to all these moments. Topics discussed on this week's episode include Bern and Liv's undying love for Jeff Buckley, the challenges of coming out to an Italian-American, Catholic family and how love always leads the way.

    Music featured on this week's playlist includes songs by Bern and the Brights, Joni Mitchell, Sarah Jaffe, Jeff Buckley and more.

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    49 mins
  • Shawnee Kish
    Jun 23 2021

    On this week's episode, Liv chats with Edmonton, Canada based indigenous activist and singer-songwriter, Shawnee Kish. Shawnee opens up about the challenges she faced in her beginnings as a queer singer-songwriter, what it means to identify as Two Spirit and the importance music plays in her life as a way to heal.

    Music featured on this week's playlist include songs from Shawnee Kish, Melissa Etheridge, Brandi Carlile, the Indigo Girls, and more.

    Find each episode's playlist at www.mygayplaylist.com

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    47 mins
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