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Bammer and Me

Mike Balaban•www.bammer.co
Society & Culture
BAMMER.co - Building community through storytelling and facilitating the sharing of LGBTQ+ experiences.
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Stu Fenton Part 1: Confessions of a Male Escort turned Addiction Counselor

Stu Fenton has had quite the life! In his early twenties, Stu was a Colt model and a male escort. That high life led to drug addiction, multiple near-death overdoses, and eventually rehab. Currently, he manages a chemsex treatment center in Chiang Mai, Thailand, one of only five in the world focusing on LGBTQ patients.

Nov 14, 2019•38 min•Season 1Ep. 9

Poet Edward Field Part 3: Gay Life in 1950s New York

Ninety-five-year-old renowned poet Edward Field shares stories about gay life in NYC amid the social change of the 1950s, and life with his partner of 58 years, Neil Derrick.

Sep 30, 2019•33 min•Season 1Ep. 7

Poet Edward Field Part 2: Being Gay -After WWII

Renowned poet and author Edward Field discusses with Mike, his colorful and bohemian life after WWII, including his life in France and Greece developing his craft as a fledgling poet, and 1950s gay life in Manhattan and McCarthyism.

Sep 12, 2019•26 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Poet Edward Field Part 1: Life as a Gay Soldier in WWll

Mike Balaban interviews renowned poet and author Edward Field. At 95 years old, Edward shares his experiences as a gay man in the military during World War ll, talking about his affair with his master sergeant in boot camp under the noses of his fellow recruits; his adventures as a navigator on bombing raids over Germany; and experiencing gay life in post-war Europe.

Aug 22, 2019•39 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Coming Out

Mike talks with 25-year-old documentarian, Caleb Holland, and compares their experiences coming out. In 1975, Mike, in his mid-twenties, was attracted to other guys, but successfully hid it from all who knew him. Almost 40 years later, Caleb relates how he was constantly told he was gay by others, even though he had no awareness of it until he was 19 in 2012.

Aug 05, 2019•31 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Author David Nimmons discusses gay community

In this episode, Mike interviews Dave Nimmons on gay male bonding and how gay men can find meaningful ways to connect and create community. David Nimmons, a former president of NYC’s Lesbian and Gay Community Center, is the author of “The Soul Beneath The Skin: The Unseen Hearts and Habits of Gay Men” and has conducted workshops and guerrilla actions across the U.S. to help gay men tap into their better selves and facilitate the establishment of a real gay community.

Jul 10, 2019•29 min•Season 1Ep. 3

LGBTQ Activist Eric Sawyer and the Queer Liberation March

Mike Balaban talks with LGBT Activist Eric Sawyer about the Queer Liberation March on Sunday, June 30, 2016, which runs three hours before the NYC World Pride March, and why we need this more than just a celebration of LGBTQ rights.

Jun 28, 2019•27 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Self Discovery

Cross-generational perspectives on LGBTQ issues and themes from a 66-year-old gay activist/historian and a 25-year-old. millennial documentarian.

Jun 12, 2019•30 min•Season 1Ep. 1
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