Becoming Wilkinson

Send us Fan Mail In Matt Irby's own words: When the pandemic hit, I was working a corporate job in Seattle and was given the opportunity to work from home and live where I pleased. My first thought? Palm Springs! I moved here in late 2020, made a great group of friends and started doing "game nights" every week. As game nights went on and the group got larger, it became a true sourc...

Send us Fan Mail IN ANGELA'S OWN WORDS: I was in the 3rd grade at an elementary school in rural Oregon, when my teacher Mrs. Peterson gave me the lead role of Little Red Riding Hood in the school play to help me overcome my paralyzing shyness. It worked. If she saw me now, she’d ask me to stand down and let someone else take a turn. Following my 9-year-old acting debut, I auditioned for a nea...

Send us Fan Mail Freddy Rodriguez , also known as @freddynotfred, established his digital footprint with his blog on Tumblr called Blue Perk in 2011 in New York City. Over the years, Freddy has evolved Blue Perk into a dynamic lifestyle brand that has worked with various clients such as  H&M, Kenneth Cole, Samsung, Toyota, Pottery Barn, Visit Berlin, Visit Puerto Vallarta, Jet Blue, and more. ...

Send us Fan Mail Joe Boss is a Certified Addiction Counselor II, (CADC ll) and Internationally Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (ICADC), registered with the California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP). He has actively worked as an addiction and co-dependency professional in the field for over 16 years at The Betty Ford Center, ABC Recovery Center, and with renowned ad...

Send us Fan Mail In Joseph's own words: "I grew up in a large Catholic Family in the 60s and 70s.  My family has a long history of depression, suicide and addiction and I not only navigated my parent’s battles, but as an adult lived with my own.  I started singing as a child and at the age of 13 sang with the MN Orchestra in the nationally known Metropolitan Boy’s Choir.  I met my husban...

Send us Fan Mail John Corr is very active on the Coachella Valley/Palm Springs theatre scene.  He has some very interesting thoughts and stories to tell... John on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jacorrjr Photo: Copyright Wilkinson/2024 Opening and closing music courtesy the very talented Zakhar Valaha via Pixabay. To contact Wilkinson- email him at BecomingWilkinson@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail I met JJ many years ago in Seattle.  He's an adventure seeker who just quit his corporate banking job in order to travel around the world for at least two years...  hear the why and how of his adventure.  So many of us dream about doing something like this- but he's actually doing it!  Photo: Copyright Wilkinson Opening and closing music courtesy the very talented Zakhar...

Send us Fan Mail Steve Milliken  Steve Milliken is the proud gay author of LATE BLOOMER BABY BOOMER—A Collection of Humorous Essays About Being Gay Back in the Day and Finally Finding My Way . Born and raised in Southern California, his literary escapade takes you on a journey through the decades, chronicling his adventures as a gay baby boomer  and his lifelong pursuit of the perfect coming-out s...

Send us Fan Mail STAN ZIMMERMAN is a man of many mediums (TV, film and theatre). He’s been nominated for two WGA Awards for Best Comedy Writing – The Golden Girls and Roseanne . Stan’s also written and produced on Gilmore Girls , co-created the Lifetime sitcom, Rita Rocks , wrote on both Brady Bunch movies and rewrote the ABC-TV movie of Annie . Stan has a BFA-Drama from NYU/Circle-in-the-Square a...

Send us Fan Mail Andrew Easton is a young scientist who decided to get into the gay adult entertainment industry as a performer. Contact Andrew: scruffygaynerd@gmail.com Photo: Copyright Wilkinson/2024 Opening and closing music courtesy the very talented Zakhar Valaha via Pixabay. To contact Wilkinson- email him at BecomingWilkinson@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail  Barbara Kerr,    APR, Fellow PRSA, is an award-winning journalist, public relations leader, and actress whose career has taken her across the United States and around the world.   Journalism, communications and public relations An Emmy-nominated reporter as well as an anchor, producer and news director at network television affiliates in Ohio and Maryland, Barbara Kerr was named...

Send us Fan Mail In Marc's own words: "The practice of Orgasmic Shamanism emerged as a result of exploring Shamanism, somatic movement therapy and tantra. It is also a Mystery school practice. Mainly attributed to the Ancient Greeks and Egyptians, the mystery school is a grueling and process of radical transformation. It is based on awakening the true self by connecting with the greater...

Send us Fan Mail Interesting Facts About Kevin Phinney: * He has worked across the strata of media and yet so far remains below your radar. *Over the course of his various lifetimes, he has been a drama critic, a boyfriend, fiancé, a husband , morning show radio host, an ex-husband, the creator of a gay advice column called "Ask Daddy" that briefly broke the internet and an entertainment...

Send us Fan Mail Find Micky on his IG:    https://www.instagram.com/luismigueldmc/ Photo: Copyright Wilkinson/2023 Opening and closing music courtesy the very talented Zakhar Valaha via Pixabay. To contact Wilkinson- email him at BecomingWilkinson@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail STEWART WADE From a young age, Stewart Wade knew he wanted to tell stories. He performed skits in the backyard for his captive parents and friends, and attempted his first novel at age ten.  A bit later, Stewart tried his hand at poetry, short stories, and playwriting, ultimately getting a Master’s degree in Theater, Film and Television from UCLA.    After a few years in the Holly...

Send us Fan Mail BILLY CLIFT Emmy nominated filmmaker, Billy Clift,  “A Long Road to Freedom: The Advocate Celebrates 50 years”, has created a vast body of work that consists of a wide range of different genres.  Such as the Feature film “Jacked”, on Homeless youth, The short films, “Monty”, Montgomery’s Clift’s last dying day, “No Goodbyes”, a true story about love in a concentration camp, and “L...

Send us Fan Mail J Craig Fong  is a recovering attorney.  It is not clear whether an attorney ever truly recovers.  A graduate of Yale and the University of Pennsylvania, J has been a corporate attorney and a civil rights advocate. J served as the Director of Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund and also as the Board Chair of Asian Pacific AIDS Intervention Team in Los Angeles.  In recent decad...

Send us Fan Mail Craig Chester is an award winning actor best known for his roles in the movies “Swoon”, ”Grief”, “Frisk”, “Kiss Me, Guido”, “I Shot Andy Warhol” and as the Birkin Bag Guy on “Sex & The City”. He transitioned to a successful career as a television writer when St. Martin’s Press published his memoir, “Why The Long Face? The Adventures of a Truly Independent Actor”, writing and p...

Send us Fan Mail BENNETT YELLIN Born and raised in Los Angeles, Bennett received his B.A. in fiction from U.C.L.A.  Still not ready to enter the real world, he enrolled at UMass in Amherst for an M.F.A. in fiction. It was there — on the first day of school — that he met and befriended Peter Farrelly. On a lark, they tried writing a comedy together and this spec script ultimately got into the hands...

Send us Fan Mail GAMÉL Artist's Statement: "In 2020, I left the tech industry and moved to Palm Springs to pursue my passion for art full-time. During this time of adjustment, I worked on a painting titled  "The Other Side",  which proved to be prophetic. In January 2022 I experienced a personal tragedy when my mother passed away from COVID-19. In spite of this sorrow, I found...

Send us Fan Mail Cherlyn Lanning, costume designer: With over 30 years experience dressing the stars as a Costume Designer in Hollywood, Cherlyn Lanning has stories! She has worked in the film industry for 32 years. She began her career at Western Costume (the world’s largest costume house). Her mentor was costume designer Theadora Van Runkle, (the most notable costume designer of the 21 century)...

Send us Fan Mail Paul Hietter This is Paul's second visit as a guest on my podcast.  This time we discuss aging as gay men in Palm Springs and a few of life's learned lessons. Paul is a true renaissance man - having worked in a number of industries, with his favorites of being a caterer and event planner to the stars and a new thought minister. He is always happiest when he is of service...

Send us Fan Mail Nathan Serrato As an ICF Certified Life Coach, Reiki Practitioner, Yoga Instructor, and Master Practitioner & Trainer in Time Line Therapy®, Hypnotherapy, and NLP; Nathan Serrato helps queer leaders and visionaries in their journeys toward deeper intimacy, spiritual reclamation, and purpose driven living so that they can fully embody their authentic, gifts and savor the joys o...

Send us Fan Mail Originally from Boston, for the last decade, Alan Carvalho has been semi-retired in Cathedral City, CA. He continues shooting videos throughout the valley with his company: Cambridge Video. He's been with his partner for 50 years and they've been in a 3 person relationship (throuple) for 28 years (they all live together).  And now they're ready to conquer the next s...

Send us Fan Mail Bill Marx William Woollcott Marx (born January 8, 1937) is an American pianist, arranger, and composer. He is the adopted son of actors Harpo Marx and Susan Fleming. Marx was placed in the Children's Home Society in Los Angeles by his birth parents when he was eight months old, and four months later he was adopted by Harpo Marx and his wife, Susan Fleming. He attended the Jui...