And The Next Thing You Know

12/02/2024

Announcement for a planned action by LGBTQ+ people AND our ALLIES on TRANS RIGHTS:

LGBTQ+ People Are Not Going Back - December 3 Action. Message to Democrats: Trans rights are not negotiable.

We need to show Democrats that they can’t afford to disenfranchise LGBTQ+ folks and our allies. We are a major Democratic voting block, and they need to listen to us.

Fans of And The Next Thing You Know, this call to action was initiated by friend and guest of the podcast, author and trans feminist activist Julia Serano. Julia's post covers the background, the action plan, and some responses to inevitable pushback on tactics.

TODAY: Read and share Julia's post far and wide.
https://juliaserano.substack.com/p/planned-action-for-lgbtq-and-allies
TOMORROW, TUESDAY DECEMBER 3: Take action!

- Use the shared title "LGBTQ+ People Are Not Going Back"
- Include the hashtag [ ]
- Write your personal message about protecting trans rights and publish it to your platforms and social channels. Blog, video, podcast, article, web landing page, email blitz, whatever form works for you.
- Implore your readers to contact their U.S. Congress Member and Senators and tell them:
- 1) You will not tolerate any backpedaling on LGBTQ+ rights whatsoever, and
- 2) If they fail to strongly stand up against the attacks on LGBTQ+ rights, then you will take your vote elsewhere next election.

We will leverage the 8% LGBTQ+ voting block that voted 86% for Harris (along with a huge number of allies) to make Democrats understand we are a constituency they cannot ignore.

Contact Your U.S. Senators: https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm
Contact Your U.S. Representative: https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative

As most of you are aware, since Kamala Harris’s election loss (which trans people were not in charge of nor responsible for), Democratic politicians and pundits have been signaling that they plan to throw trans people under the bus. Sadly, this came to fruition last week, when Republican congressp...

05/15/2024

Hey, how about that? In a field crowded out by Jordan Davis's 2023 hit country song "Next Thing You Know," not to mention the disambiguation of the colloquialism itself, this "little podcast that could" is giving pretty great SERP! (Search Engine Results for the search inquiry "and the next thing you know.") Pretty rad!

Thanks to everyone out there tuning in and sharing the podcast with friends!

http://nextthingpodcast.com

[image ID: A screenshot of a Google search for the term and the next thing you know, showing several returns for the Jordan Davis song, and the next result, this very podcast!]

04/25/2024

Another really generous mention and rebroadcast of our podcast conversation by Susie Bright! Susie calls this conversation about our changing relationships with booze

"the best interview I’ve had in years."

I'm just chuffed. Thanks so much, Susie!

If you haven't listened yet, put it in your podcast queue - what a treat to get to talk to such a thoughtful, hilarious, deep human.

Suzie Sherman and Susie Bright Talk Harm Reduction and Cocktail of the Day

03/18/2024

Thank you Susie Bright for the shout-out! Calling a bitters and soda a Surly Temple will always tickle me.

Thanks to Heather Robinson for the moniker, original provenance unknown.

Subscribe to Susie's blog at https://susiebright.ink - It's The Best.

Also, in case you missed it, Susie & Suzie talked about our changing relationships with booze on And The Next Thing You Know podcast. bit.ly/nextthingpod-susie-bright

The perfect dry, the perfect sweet, the perfect caffeinated viper

01/24/2024

Thrilled to share this conversation with Susie Bright on And The Next Thing You Know! We talk alcohol, harm reduction, and making different choices in the COVID era and in aging bodies. And grapefruit makes a big splash in this episode.

Listen on the website, or in your podcast app of choice! More links in the comments!

Susie Bright on And The Next Thing You Know podcast! The prolific author and sex-positive feminist pioneer and I talk alcohol and harm reduction

01/18/2024

COMING SOON on And The Next Thing You Know: prolific author, editor, and sex-positive feminist pioneer Susie Bright!! The episode drops in just a few days!

These two Suz/sies got together to talk about how our relationships with alcohol have changed over the years, particularly since the isolation of the COVID era. We talk harm reduction, sobriety, and being spacious and playful with our boundaries. We also dish about cocktails and drinking culture history…and grapefruit!

Subscribe in your podcast app so you don’t miss it!
nextthingpodcast.com/subscribe

Become a patron at http://patreon.com/nextthingpod

More about Susie Bright at http://susiebright.ink

11/30/2023

Thank you Micharelle for becoming a patron of And The Next Thing You Know! 💖💖💖

11/14/2023

Hello there. If you're a longtime listener to And The Next Thing You Know, or if you've discovered it recently and have checked out the archive, you might have heard the episode "There's Blood In My Stool" from 2019. It was a conversation I had with my niece Jenessa Schwartz about living with a stage 4 terminal colon cancer diagnosis. Jenessa died on November 1, after living with, thriving with, and aggressively treating her cancer for seven years.

As our family and Jenessa's dear friends begin to grapple with our huge loss of this beautiful person we love, I've reflected on this conversation, and I wanted to make sure that my podcast audience, and Jenessa's community, were aware of the episode, in case you hadn't heard it before, or in case you'd like to listen again. I've recorded an updated introduction to the episode.

We talked in detail about the early days of her diagnosis, many of the intense treatments she endured, and the effects of surgery and chemo on her spirits. We also talked about what it was like to discuss her cancer with her kids, and how she embraced a new relationship amid this major transition in her life. I hope you enjoy spending some time with Jenessa in this way. I'm so grateful for this intimate conversation we had.

On the And The Next Thing You Know website:
https://bit.ly/Jenessa_Rebroadcast

MORE LINKS to the updated podcast episode are now in the comments below. 👇👇👇

Jenessa Schwartz died on November 1, 2023, after living with a stage 4 colon cancer diagnosis since 2017. She was 41 years old. May her memory be for a blessing.

06/15/2023

Bay Area psychologist Keely Kolmes wrote a piece on discovering Karaoke With Dana's Zoom shows during the early days of the pandemic. I talked with KJ Dana Morrigan about the transformative experience of creating space for community through karaoke back in Episode 12 of the podcast (episode link in the comments.)

Keely's article is from 2021, but I didn't see it back then. Thanks for the find, Corrie!

"My first pandemic year was made so much richer for the friends and community I made. I most certainly was able to reconnect with the joy of singing in public again without my inner critic yammering inside my head..."

(This was originally written in June of 2021 as a hopeful submission for the Modern Love column in the New York Times. I received a polite…

05/07/2023

Hey Y'all! If you need some Sunday tunes, check out the Spotify playlist I put together to accompany the recent episode of the podcast!

Two of my guest Shawna Virago's original songs bookend tracks I curated to showcase many of the artists that we talked about in the episode, including Chuck Berry, Screamin' Jay Hawkins (one of the clear godfathers of shock rock, goth, and punk), trans icons Amanda Lear and Jayne County, and many, many more!

Enjoy it!

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2MM9QTIKhXbiCwXWctpcGI?si=90800a0b58c547e9

Shawna Virago Metaphorically Punches Lou Reed in the Face · Playlist · 26 songs · 5 likes

04/30/2023

Thanks, Chuck! How many times do we have to remind ourselves that mistakes are natural, and human, and part of our "path of discovery." I guess the reminding is part of the process, too.

04/20/2023

Hey all! In case you missed it, or haven't queued it up yet, the latest episode is live!

Join musician Shawna Virago and I as we talk about punk and blues, transness and activism, and falling in love!

Shawna Virago and I talk about coming up as a musician in LA in the 70s, punk & roots rock, moving to San Francisco, q***r & trans culture, and falling in love.