Talk. Laugh. Bitch.
An LGBTQ+ perspective on life, love, politics and chaos
Gay romance author Lee Swift and pop culture aficionado Chadrick Douglas join Producer Mike in bringing you lively conversations about LGBTQ+ life as we fall in and out of all kinds of trouble with, you know: life, work, people, politics … iPhones.
Meet the hosts
You can’t stop time, so you might as well go down swinging.
Lee
Author, In-house Celeb / Co-host
Living in Dallas, Texas, Lee has written a multitude of LGBTQ+ books and short stories, along with straight, saucy romance novels under a female pseudonym. Is that even legal in Texas anymore? He has written screenplays, musicals and has appeared in and produced short films. Most notably to the public, Lee was a contestant in Season 2 of the Netflix series The Circle. We thought this was our ticket to popularity but it turns out we still gotta work at it. One thing you’ll learn quickly about Lee. He likes EVERYTHING and THAT annoys the other hosts.
Chadrick
Pop Culture Fanboy / Co-host
Chadrick currently lives in the Pacific Northwest after he packed up and abandoned all his friends when an extravagant Thanksgiving dinner went south and careened down a muddy hill. Just kidding. He saw the writing on the wall with LGBTQ+ life in Texas and hitched his wagon to a saner, greener place. He’s not the tallest of the bunch but his sassy bite will set you right. Or is that left? He’ll mix up words and phrases with a solid point and stir up laughs with keen insight. He should be a cocktail.
Mike
Producer / Co-host
Despite outsiders’ perceptions of what it’s like being born and raised in New York City, Mike has apparently lived on the “wrong” side of many tracks according to said experts: the wrong parts of NYC, the sketchier sides of Northern New Jersey, the blah parts of Arlington and Dallas, Texas. So to all, he retorts “bite me!” Mike has worked for major airlines and travel companies in his professional career and follows current political events to the point of nausea. As a contrarian, he tends to hate most everything that’s popular. But he does love cooking, hockey, photography and travel. Long walks on the beach? F**k that noise.
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