Bottomless Coffee Podcast

Warner Brothers is rebooting Harry Potter as a television series. Bayleigh Ackman and I both enjoy the Harry Potter universe but, given J.K. Rowling's positions on trans rights, we are reluctant to watch the new show. In this conversation Bailey and Jerome talk about the things they enjoy about the Harry Potter universe and question whether or not you can ever really separate the art from the arti...

Michael Wells is the wine director for The Academy, co-owner of Haven Travel Club, and a soon to be newly wed! In this conversation we talk about how the right to gay marriage adjusted our outlook on romantic partnership and steered us towards emotional maturity. GUEST INFO Michael Wells https://www.instagram.com/michaeliwells YOUTUBE https://youtu.be/uBYbUyY-Yyw NEWSLETTER https://bottomlesscoffe...

Duane Scott Cerny is the humorist author of Vintage Confidential, Selling Dead People's Things, and the substack It's All My Fault. His upcoming book is tentatively titled Pink About That. GUEST INFO Duane Scott Cerny https://duanescottcerny.substack.com/ YOUTUBE https://youtu.be/CRDv6GQsC5E NEWSLETTER https://bottomlesscoffeeshow.com/subscribe/

Alex Palacios is a community health worker and advocate for more equitable and accessible healthcare systems. In this conversation we talk about how fear of immigration authorities is leading people to delay healthcare, how past experience informed Minneapolis' resistance to the federal government, and we share our personal opinions about the current state of the United States public healthcare sy...

Mario Elias' new book "Beloved Disciples" is a meditation on grief, a love letter to his Cuban upbringing, and it's sad enough to bring you to tears. Please send all sobby selfies to @kindasupermario on Instagram. Preorder or order Beloved Disciples: AMAZON (we might get a commission) - https://amzn.to/4usOnUI BOOKSHOP (supports indie bookstores) - https://bookshop.org/p/books/beloved-disciples-ma...

Ellie Krug is an attorney, host of the radio show Illegal Woman, School Board Member, and the author of the new book Being Ellen. Get your copy of Being Ellen on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4cCTKue GUEST INFO Ellie Krug is a writer, lawyer, and human. Her website is: https://elliekrug.com/ PODCAST RSS, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, etc. Our website is https://www.bottomlesscoffeeshow.com M...

Philip Anthony is the host of the Minnesota based progressive political radio show - Downright Upright with Philip Anthony. The show airs on AM950 and episodes can be found at: https://www.am950radio.com/category/podcasts/phil/ GUEST INFO Philip Anthony Philip Anthony is the host of the politically-focused radio show - Downright Upright with Philip Anthony. The show airs on AM950 and episodes can...

Adrian Benjamin is a world traveler who loves to experience different cultures and geographies. In this conversation Adrian shares some highlights from recent experiences in Italy, Portugal, and France. He also shares a bit of information about the Grand Egyptian Museum ahead of its opening in Cairo, Egypt. GUEST INFO Adrian Benjamin https://www.instagram.com/lepetitprince_de_genovia/ PODCAST RSS,...

Tom Wheeler is a Realtor with HomeFound Boise, he is the President of Canyon County Pride, he is one of Realtor Magazine's Top 30 under 30, and he's getting his MBA! And yet - despite doing all that - he often presents himself as cool, calm, and collected under what must be a lot of pressure. In this conversation I ask Tom some candid questions about how is able to pursue his professional and pers...

William Ramseur has fulfilled his lifelong dream of working with Lady Gaga! Jerome and William talk about fabricating big dresses, seeing Gaga wear something that you've made, and helicopter flights to Coachella. https://www.williamramseur.com https://www.bottomlesscoffeeshow.com

We talk with author Zaylore Stout about the censoring of queer media and the oppression of LGBTQ+ culture. And as luck would have it - our very first episode was a celebration of Zaylore's book Our Gay History in 50 States; a book of queer history that has been targeted by anti-LGBTQ+ activists. Zaylore is also the founder of Zaylore Stout & Associates so he is able to give us a unique perspec...

You can send this one to your educators. I got to sit down with Dr. Amy Zsohar! Amy was named the Minnesota Board of Trustees Educator of the Year for 2023, she is a professor at Inver Hills Community College, and she is also the staff advisor for their LGBT+ Club! What’s fun about this conversation is that Amy seems to have been named as Educator of the Year at least in part because of her “unusu...

Minnesota State Legislator Bianca Virnig joined us for a conversation on her first session in the Minnesota House of Representatives. Bianca represents District 52B in Minnesota House. Learn more about Rep Virnig at https://www.biancavirnig.com

Clarence Jones has worked for years to keep us and our communities healthy, and he continues to do so! Clarence is the Executive Director and Community Engagement Strategist of the Hue-MAN Partnership- a coalition of collaborators that strengthen community health through innovative partnerships. He is also an Adjunct Instructor of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic. Clarence has a long list of committees...

Dr. Abu-Bakr is the founder of Conduit for Collaboration Consulting, LLC - a healthcare equity, innovation, and strategy consulting firm. She holds a clinical doctorate in public health nursing and combines her expertise in health justice, public health, policy, and nursing with evidence-based practice to support change management, enhance patient experiences, engage communities, promote equitable...

Nicki is the executive director and founder of QUEERSPACE Collective. QUEERSPACE is the first mentorship program created specifically for LGBTQ+ youth in the state of Minnesota. Learn more: https://www.queerspacecollective.org/ Stream more episodes: https://www.bottomlesscoffeeshow.com Connect with Jerome: https://www.jerometevans.com

This episode of Bottomless Coffee Podcast was recorded live at Inver Hills Community College with their LGBT+ Club. We changed things up and asked the students to submit questions that they'd like to be asked and that led to an incredible conversation about college life, LGBT+ advocacy on campus, coming out and being outed, and things students and teachers can do to be more inclusive, and queer jo...

We’re going to enjoy a great conversation with a close personal friend - Adrian Benjamin! Adrian worked with me on my first run for office and then expatriated to France shortly thereafter. He lived there through the Paris COVID lockdowns and subsequent travel restrictions and remained there until very recently. We are catching up with him today during a visit home before his next big adventure. S...

Today we’re talking about housing - specifically - how to buy some. Buying a home is one of the best things that you can do for your financial wellbeing but it isn’t as easy to buy a home now as it used to be. So we’re going to talk with loan officer Torben Berndt - NMLS 2154506 - about everything we need to know and everything we need to do - in order to buy a home. Stream more episodes: https://...

Let's talk about respect! I asked people on social media to send me the names of the people that they respect - and not one person they sent was a member of the queer community! So I had some questions. Namely: who do you respect, why do you respect them, what does your behavior look like when its directed towards people that you respect, and should there be more members of the queer community on...

Do the actions of the queer community matter as much as those of other communities? Because as a society we seem acknowledge and preserve the historic spaces of straight people far more often than we do of queer people. Why is that? To help answer that question I flew down to Atlanta Georgia and sat down with preservationist Charlie Paine. Charlie is a thought leader in the queer preservation move...

I caught up with Simon as he was going through a change in his life. Just getting out of a throuple. Trying to move forward in his career. And really in the midst of figuring out who he is and what will set his life up for long-term happiness, satisfaction, and fulfillment. I think that a lot of the queer community in this same space, this same place and the process of trying to break through and...

This is a conversation that you'll come back to again and again. In this episode of Bottomless Coffee Podcast Jerome and guest Brad Forenza explore the intersection of human connection, avian homicide, and the creative arts. And unless I miss my guess - they also become friends! Around the Sun is a scripted, episodic audio drama that explores human connections, made and missed, with an existential...

Funny man Jonathan Thomas is back! We last saw Jonathan in our Tall, Dark, and Homosexual episode. Since then his comedic repertoire has grown, he's explored more avenues for his comedy and creativity, and he also appears to be coming for my gig! In this episode the tables are turned and Jonathan gets to ask Jerome a few questions. We think you'll enjoy the answers. Follow Jonathan on Instagram: h...

Ehren Minkema is an advocate for and passionate member of the LGBT community. He is also the host of the podcast Bop or Flop! In this loosely structured conversation two cis-gay men talk through how they can be better allies to the trans community. We also include concrete steps that everyone can take to be better allies themselves. If you are a member of the trans community and would like the opp...