In our second bonus episode of Season 2, we’re sitting down with the creatives behind the Mount Holyoke College (MHC) production of William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. IFQT! producer, host, and the MHC Much Ado About Nothing Assistant Director, Lily Mueller (they/she/he), leads us in a roundtable discussion with this uniquely queer, trans, and neurodiverse cast, crew, and creative team. In this episode, you’ll hear these artists talk about their experiences working on this production, queering the arts, the importance of theater, and some of their visions for a perfect future. As Talia Pott, the production’s director, says, “We can use our voices as young people and our gifts as artists…to share our voice and our humanity out into the world…We are here and we’re not going to go anywhere.”

THE MUCH ADO ROUNDTABLE PARTICIPANTS

Talia Pott (she/they) Director

Izzy Messina (they/he) Beatrice

Charlie Watts (she/they) Dogberry, Don John, and Ursula

Lily Mueller (they/she/he) Assistant Director

⚠️Please note that some resources may contain triggering content and do not necessarily reflect the beliefs of, or the definitions used by, The Future Perfect Project.

⏱️TIME STAMPS:

1:21 Introducing the roundtable

3:34 Brief synopsis of Much Ado About Nothing

5:30 On queering a "heterosexual" play

7:08 Don John is queer-coded

9:19 Transmasc Beatrice

11:00 The power of theater & experiences being in a mostly trans+neurodiverse cast & crew

14:50 Experiences as a queer neurodiverse actor

15:54 Costuming flowers

17:49 Future theater dreams, w/ unlimited resources

20:55 Lily about their first-time directing experience

22:06 Julie Novak tribute

📝 RESOURCES/SHOW NOTES:

• MHC Much Ado About Nothing on IG: https://www.instagram.com/muchadomhc/
• For more about the roundtable participants and other links visit our site→ https://thefutureperfectproject.org/podcast#s2episode-8

🚨 CRISIS RESOURCES:

If you or a young person you know between the ages of 13-24 is currently in crisis, check out thetrevorproject.org for LGBTQIA+ specific support through text and chat, or call 1-866-488-7386

🫶 CREDITS:

IFQT! is produced by The Future Perfect Project with support from Radio Kingston, WKNY, Kingston, New York.

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Periodically, the crew at I'm Feeling Queer Today! will share episodes from like-minded podcasts that they love. IFQT! producer and host, Claire Florence, presents today’s feed swap with The Bi Pod: a podcast on all things bisexual, hosted by Evan Chelsee (they/them) and Christina Brown (she/her). In this episode of The Bipod, “Am I Queer Enough?,” you’ll hear from non-binary artist and writer, Flo Godineau (they/them).

🎧 ABOUT THE EPISODE:

"Am I Queer Enough" [originally aired Feb 8, 2024]

If you’re looking for the Queer DMV office so you can apply for your queer card and pay your membership dues, you’ve come to the right place!

Just kidding, it’s free to be gay! On this week’s episode, we chat with Flo Godineau about what it means to be bisexual enough and nonbinary enough. We also talk about backcountry skiing (as a metaphor about dating), and how Smallville fanfiction can make you queer.

Learn more about The Bi Pod: https://thebipod.com/

Subscribe to The Bi Pod: https://pod.link/1549505970

Follow The Bi Pod on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebipod/

Support The Bi Pod on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebipod

⚠️Please note that some resources may contain triggering content and do not necessarily reflect the beliefs of, or the definitions used by, The Future Perfect Project.

⏱️TIME STAMPS:

01:45 Intro

3:36 Welcome to The Bipod

4:30 Introducing Bipod guest Flo

5:58 Flo’s queer identity bi story

7:07 Smallville

12:00 Feeling “not queer enough?”

17:44 Performing queerness

24:04 Not feeling bisexual enough, aro-ace spectrum

35:00 Dating vs romantic relationship

38:00 On being nonbinary

44:45 Bisexuality as an internal experience

🚨 CRISIS RESOURCES:

If you or a young person you know between the ages of 13-24 is currently in crisis, check out thetrevorproject.org for LGBTQIA+ specific support through text and chat, or call 1-866-488-7386

🫶 CREDITS:

IFQT! is produced by The Future Perfect Project with support from Radio Kingston, WKNY, Kingston, New York.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our sixth and final episode of Season 2 explores what queerness can look like across the country: from a transmasculine artist and activist in Nashville, to a queer curriculum advocate in Massachusetts, and even folks from the trans community in rural Pennsylvania. Plus, a conversation with a young queer person in South Carolina who has spent most of their life living on the road. Hosted by Zorian Edwards (he/they) and Trudy Poux (they/them).

⚠️CONTENT WARNINGS:

• Mention of assassination and violence against Black people
• Mentions of anti-trans bills and rhetoric
• Please note that some resources may contain triggering content and do not necessarily reflect the beliefs of, or the definitions used by, The Future Perfect Project

⏱️TIME STAMPS:

0:00 Evan, 17: Finding community

0:46 Meet the hosts: Zorian & Trudy

1:45 Fiona, curriculum changes, CT

7:40 Zorian highschool activism, PA

8:15 Zorian and Neo (they/them) PA

15:12 PA updates since this convo

18:00 Moving south

18:42 Introducing Evan of Memphis, TN

20:34 Getting politically involved in TN

22:24 Host reflections

23:00 Jaye,16 living on the road

28:10 Host reflections

28:51 “From Here to Now” poem by Evan

31:44 🎙️Online voice message box at speakpipe

32:00 Crisis resources

📝 RESOURCES/SHOW NOTES:

We've compiled a long list of show notes, resources related to this episode. See below for a sneak peek of the list. For full show notes, resources, links→ https://thefutureperfectproject.org/podcast#s2episode-6

• Anti-trans bill trackers.
• The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• OUTMemphis - Memphis, TN
• Uplift LGBTQ+ Outreach Center - Spartanburg, GA

We want to hear from you! Send a voice note to our online voice message box →http://speakpipe.com/ifqt

🚨 CRISIS RESOURCES:

If you or a young person you know between the ages of 13-24 is currently in crisis, check out thetrevorproject.org for LGBTQIA+ specific support through text and chat, or call 1-866-488-7386

🫶 CREDITS:

IFQT! is produced by The Future Perfect Project with support from Radio Kingston, WKNY, Kingston, New York. This episode was produced by Trudy Poux and Zorian Edwards, with special thanks to guests Lily, Evan, Fiona, Neo, and Jaye. Our theme song was composed and performed by Alex Masse and produced by Emma Jayne Seslowsky. Additional music composed by Alex Masse & Epidemic Sound. Episode mixing and mastering by Julie Novak with assistance from Emma Jayne Seslowsky.

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