Ty Pollock

Ty in Progress

Society EN ↓ 7 episodes

Ty Pollock blew up his life to start living again. Ty in Progress is a couch conversation with the queer storyteller from Salt Lake City. Think of it as your best friend sending you an audio message. Some sass, some tears, but it will always be a good time. Made for anyone who's spent their life performing for a world that wasn't built for them. Some weeks it's just Ty. Other weeks, he pulls up a chair for someone whose story is going to teach us something new. New episodes every Tuesday. Be in progress with us @tyinprogress. Don't dim your light. Be true. Be you.

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Ty Pollock

Episodes

Through His Lens: You're Sexier Than You Think 30.06.2026 29:33

A 6'7", 300-pound queer man walked into a photo studio with his husband and walked out feeling sexy. This week Ty sits down with the man behind the camera. Laurence Boswell came out through his self-portraits during his last years in the Mormon church. Now he runs a studio in Draper where queer and straight men get undressed and meet themselves. If you've ever flinched at a photo of...

Friendships Are F*cked (And Beautiful) 16.06.2026 26:22

After watching his grandma at her 90th birthday with her two best friends of 40 years, then watching his sister's chosen family in San Diego, Ty cried on a plane and realized something — he has it too. In this Ty Talk, Ty digs into why friendships are so hard, why "everyone's friend" is a lonely place to stand, why comfortable and enriching aren't the same thing, and his t...

Mike Witt: The Day I Chose a Spear Over Chicken 09.06.2026 33:55

Mike Witt grew up in Utah and ended up moving to Hawaii with a duffel bag, and a choice to make at the grocery store: chicken for one meal, or a spear that could feed him for months. He chose the spear. Now he's a physical therapist who's put thousands of people back together. Ty pulls up a chair with one of his oldest friends to talk about courage, queer adolescence in your 30s, and why...

Hi, I'm Ty. From Stutter to Stage 02.06.2026 18:30

A queer storyteller from Salt Lake City introduces himself. Meet Ty Pollock. In the premiere of Ty in Progress, Ty shares the story behind the show: the childhood speech impediment that became his voice, the boardroom moment that finally cracked him open, and the day he decided to stop dimming his light. Pull up a chair. New episodes every Tuesday. *** Follow Ty in Progress: Instagram: @tyinprogr...

Cringe Culture is A Scam with Mallory Jesperson 02.06.2026 24:10

The first guest of Ty in Progress is Mallory, a queer ex-Mormon from San Diego who came out to her dad at 30. Ty and Mallory talk about cultivating chosen family, why "people get the version of you they deserve," coming out as a forever journey, and the line that became her mantra: stay curious not certain. Pull up a chair. New episodes every Tuesday. CHAPTERS: (00:00) Cold open (01:00)...

Pride: Past, Present, and the People We Don't Get to Lose 02.06.2026 27:26

Pride didn't start with a parade. It started with a stand. In the Pride Month launch episode of Ty in Progress, queer storyteller Ty Pollock walks through the past, present, and future of Pride — from Sappho to Stonewall to the Pride flag flying year-round on his Salt Lake City house through every threat. A celebration of where we've been, where we are, and where we're going. Don&ap...

Welcome to Ty in Progress (Trailer) 02.06.2026 0:47

Welcome, I am so happy you are here! Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts so it hits your feed the second it's live. Don't dim your light. Be true. Be you. *** Follow Ty in Progress: Instagram: @tyinprogress TikTok: @tyinprogress YouTube: @tyinprogress Threads: @tyinprogress Facebook: @tyinprogress New episodes every Tuesday, 5 AM MT. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Don&apo...