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We’re so excited to announce our latest program: The I’m From Driftwood Podcast! Launching this Thursday, the I’m From Driftwood Podcast is hosted by Phil aka Corinne and Alex Berg and produced by Anddy Egan-Thorpe. Anddy is a Made in NY Fellow, the producer of the podcast “Queers From the Crypt”, and creator, producer, and host of “Fruit Basket”, a podcast about queer comedy. Alex, a “loud and proud bisexual femme” is a journalist covering national news, women’s issues, and LGBTQ culture. Phil is the creator, producer, and host of the podcast “Transition of Style” whose mission is to “help gender non-conforming people bring forth their most authentic, confident and true selves by providing professional styling.” Check out the video above for more information.
Transcript provided by YouTube:
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it’s nathan manske the founder and
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executive director of i’m from driftwood
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i have some really exciting news that
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i’m happy to share with you
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this coming thursday june 25th i’m from
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driftwood is launching a brand new
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every episode of the podcast is going to
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feature stories from i’m from driftwood
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that have a similar theme like by
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love and dating or race or gender
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and the conversations are going to be
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led by our two hosts which are
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phil aka corrine and alex berg and we’re
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going to upload the podcast
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directly to youtube so you can listen to
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them right here in this channel
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or you can listen to them anywhere that
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you stream your podcast so
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um to get things started here are two
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promos from our host i hope you enjoy it
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hello hello hello i’m phil aka corrine
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and i’m from brooklyn new york and i’m a
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a wedding officiant and storyteller at
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as a host and storyteller i’m always
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looking to highlight the unique
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experiences of lgbtqia plus people to
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bring focus to our experiences but also
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to increase the visibility of all the
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diversity within our community
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i just love being queer because
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oftentimes it feels like i’m part of
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this big large family that accepts me
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am as queer people we may not think
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alike we may not even have the same
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values or beliefs but there is a common
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denominator something that is woven into
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i am so excited to host the i’m from
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because it’s an opportunity to
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facilitate conversations about the
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experiences of lgbtqia plus people
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from so many angles i hope what
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listeners get out of listening to the
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is a level of camaraderie perhaps
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permission where it’s needed maybe
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or maybe it’s acceptance stories to me
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stories create connection stories foster
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hey my name is alex burke and i’m from
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philly i’m a host producer and
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recently i hosted a morning show from
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buzzfeed news i also play roller derby i
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have three cats and i live with my wife
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i identify as queer bisexual and as a
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femme and i love covering stories about
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i love being this identity because i
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just love queer and trans people
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i love being part of a community that
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challenges me and makes me feel seen for
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i’m excited to host the i’m from
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driftwood podcast because i love
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listening to the stories of lgbtq plus
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and i love to amplify the voices of
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i especially love being able to
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highlight the many ways that lgbtq plus
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people are not a monolith
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i hope that what listeners get out of
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listening to this podcast is they’ll get
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to feel like they’re hearing a piece of
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themselves in these stories and
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that ultimately these stories can make
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even be used as a tool to help teach
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