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#79 · Oct 13, 2026 · 47 min
Leather, Liberation, and Living Out Loud with Race Bannon
What does it mean to live authentically when society tells you that parts of who you are should be hidden? On this episode of Power Beyond Pride , Shane Lukas and Hunter sit down…
#78 · Oct 6, 2026 · 47 min
Vulnerability, Activism, and Queer Resistance with Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore
Author and activist Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore sits down with Shane Lukas and Mattie Bynum for a wide-ranging conversation about the personal and political forces behind their…
#77 · Sep 29, 2026 · 58 min
Purpose, Politics, and Pride with Joanna Whaley
In this wide-ranging conversation, Joanna Whaley explores the intersection of faith, identity, politics, and public service. She discusses her belief in radical inclusive love…
#76 · Sep 22, 2026 · 37 min
Queer Film, Community, and Resistance with Brie Byers
Brie Byers reflects with co-host Daniel W.K Lee and Melodie KG on finding meaningful work through the Queer Coalition at Illinois State University and how that experience sparked…
#75 · Sep 15, 2026 · 56 min
Community, Creativity, and Joy with Jordan Lee
In this episode of Power Beyond Pride , Mattie Bynum and Shane Lukas welcome Jordan Lee, a two-time Grammy-nominated educator, award-winning producer, and LGBTQ+ equality…
#74 · Sep 8, 2026 ·
Drag, Activism, and Power Beyond Pride with Honey Davenport
What happens when authenticity becomes its own form of activism? Honey Davenport explores that question through a wide-ranging conversation about drag, leather culture, queer…
#73 · Sep 1, 2026 · 47 min
Queer History, Courage, and Legacy with Tony Valenzuela
What can queer history teach us about the work of building a better future? Tony Valenzuela shares lessons from decades of work in queer arts, culture, education, and advocacy…
#71 · Aug 25, 2026 · 46 min
Belonging, Mental Health, and Building Community with Ethan Ide
Ethan Ide, founder of the Boston Queer Club, shares how feeling isolated despite growing up in an affirming environment inspired him to build a new kind of queer community. He…
#70 · Aug 18, 2026 · 35 min
Truth, Stories, and Change with Spencer Macnaughton
Spencer Macnaughton joins Daniel W.K. Lee and Kate d'Adamo to talk about his journey from mainstream media to founding Uncloseted Media. He shares how years of reporting on…
#69 · Aug 11, 2026 · 38 min
Community, Courage, and Reinvention with Noris Chavarría
Noris Chavarría joins Daniel W.K. Lee and Kenyon Farrow to talk about his journey from growing up in Queens as a queer Salvadoran American to building a career centered on…
#68 · Aug 6, 2026 · 1 hr 7 min
History, Identity, and Action with Power Beyond Pride Reply All
What happens when history is rewritten, identities become contested, and movements struggle over who belongs? The Power Beyond Pride hosts explore those questions through…
#67 · Aug 4, 2026 · 42 min
Running, Writing, and Becoming with Simran Chugani
Simran Chugani brings a powerful conversation with co-hosts Kenyon Farrow and Shawn Aaron about what it means to live authentically while navigating athletics, art, activism, and…
#66 · Jul 28, 2026 · 56 min
Songwriting, Community, and the Power of Expression with Ashley Virginia
Ashley Virginia joins co-hosts Shane Lukas and Daniel W.K. Lee to talk about how songwriting became a way to process emotions, express identity, and connect with others. She…
#65 · Jul 21, 2026 · 46 min
History, Pride, and Queer Possibility with Hugh Ryan
What happens when a community loses touch with its own history? Hugh Ryan joins Mattie and Kenyon for a thoughtful and often hilarious conversation about queer memory, resistance…
#64 · Jul 14, 2026 · 51 min
Justice, Community, and Clearing the Path with Adam Henderson
What if the phrase "second chance" is itself the problem? Adam Henderson, VP of Sales at Orijin, opens this conversation with Shane Lukas and Mattie Bynum by challenging a…
#63 · Jul 7, 2026 · 44 min
Ritual, Roots, and Radical Selfhood with River Coello
Co-hosts Melody KG and Mattie Bynum dig into the deeper currents of River Coello's work, exploring what gets erased when colonial systems take hold — and what endures anyway. As a…
#62 · Jun 30, 2026 · 49 min
Logging Off, Showing Up, and Organizing with Cayden Mak
What happens when the internet turns politics into a consumer activity — something you watch, share, and feel, rather than something you do? Cayden Mak, publisher of Convergence…
#61 · Jun 23, 2026 · 38 min
History, Hollywood Hustle, and the Lavender Scare with Lisa Cordileone
The Lavender Scare — the 60-year federal policy that allowed gay people to be legally fired from government jobs — is the subject of Lisa Cordileone's historical fiction TV series…
#60 · Jun 16, 2026 · 39 min
Art, Community, and Change with Jordan Robinson
What happens when creativity meets civic engagement? Jordan Robinson explains how his experiences in education, museums, and community programming inspired him to build projects…
#59 · Jun 12, 2026 · 54 min
Reply All: One Year, Real Wins, and Nuclear Family Nonsense
A year after launch, Power Beyond Pride takes stock of what real progress looks like when the broader political landscape is hostile. Join hosts Mattie Bynum, Daniel WK Lee…
#58 · Jun 9, 2026 · 43 min
Visibility, Humor and Trans Stories with Tony Zosherafatain
Daniel W.K. Lee and Mattie Bynum sit down with filmmaker and documentarian Tony Zosherafatain to unpack the emotional impact of telling trans stories in today’s political climate…
#57 · Jun 2, 2026 · 44 min
History, Trans Legacy, and Courage with Sophie Edwards
This episode explores why history matters in the fight for LGBTQ+ visibility and belonging. Sophie Edwards discusses the importance of creating trans-centered educational content…
#56 · May 26, 2026 · 45 min
Identity, Empathy, and Power with JD Valadares Williams
JD Valladares Williams joins the hosts to explore how emotional intelligence shapes the way we connect, lead, and advocate for change. Drawing from their upbringing in Peru and…
#55 · May 19, 2026 · 54 min
Poetry, Power, and Perspective with Daniel WK Lee
In this episode, Melodie KG and Kate sit down with poet, author, and activist Daniel WK Lee for a conversation that moves between humor, lived experience, and urgent global…
#54 · May 12, 2026 · 40 min
Hope, Power, and Community with Suzanne Pharr
Kenyon Farrow and Mattie Bynum welcome legendary organizer and writer Suzanne Pharr for a moving conversation on movement-building, queer liberation, and the urgent need for…
#53 · May 5, 2026 · 55 min
Health, Pride, and Perseverance with Dr. Demetre Daskalakis
In this episode, Mattie Bynum and Shane Lukas sit down with Dr. Demetre Daskalakis to explore his journey from a curious kid with a doctor’s kit to a national leader in public…
#52 · Apr 28, 2026 · 48 min
Power, Protest, and Community with Kate d'Adamo
Kate d'Adamo joins Melody KG and Danielle W.K. Lee to break down what actionable, community-centered advocacy looks like in practice. From her work with Reframe Health and…
#51 · Apr 21, 2026 · 47 min
Community, Courage, and Humanism with Court Beyer
Court Beyer (she/they) joins co-hosts Mattie Bynum and Shane Lukas bringing both heart and strategy to a conversation about queerness, humanism, and the power of community care…
#48 · Apr 18, 2026 · 1 hr 6 min
Reply All: Courts, Protests, and Power
In this Reply All episode, Shane, Kenyon, and Mattie move from breaking news into the personal stakes behind it—what it feels like to live inside systems that can shift overnight…
#50 · Apr 14, 2026 · 44 min
Power, Philanthropy, and Drag with Michael Barrett Jones
Michael Barrett Jones - Activist, Director of a Nonprofit and Storyteller —joins Mattie Bynum and Shane Lucas as he shares a powerful journey from grassroots HIV activism to…
#48 · Apr 7, 2026 · 53 min
S** Work, Art, and Radical Humanity with Miss Mei
Miss Mei (they/them) — co-founder and executive director of Decrim305 and a 14-year sex worker — joins co-hosts Mattie Bynum and Shawn Aaron to share the origin story of Miami’s…
#47 · Mar 31, 2026 · 48 min
Two-Spirit Truth, Decolonized Power, and Righteous Rage with Soul
This episode explores Two-Spirit identity as both spiritual and gendered, and how Indigenous frameworks can expand what many people think they know about gender, community, and…
#46 · Mar 24, 2026 · 56 min
Truth-Telling, Humor, and Hope with Mark S. King
Author and HIV Activist Mark S. King shares with co-hosts Mattie Bynum and Shane Lukas a clear framework for movement work: credibility comes from truth-telling, and leadership…
#45 · Mar 17, 2026 · 36 min
Joy, Backlash, and the Bravery of Youth with Domenico Ruggiero
Domenico Ruggiero shares with co-hosts Hunter and Mattie Bynum how his leadership began “at the margins” as a first-gen, biracial, queer student from an immigrant background who…
#44 · Mar 10, 2026 · 44 min
Queering Hip Hop, Liberation, and Telling Truths with Shirlette Ammons
In this episode, musician and artist Shirlette Ammons digs into what it means to be an interdisciplinary artist—moving between music, poetry, and page-based writing with different…
#43 · Mar 6, 2026 · 55 min
Reply All: IDs, Pushback, and Power
From Kansas ID rollbacks to the State of the Union, co-hosts Mattie Bynum, Melodie KG, Daniel WK Lee, and Shane Lukas discuss how power uses narrative, bureaucracy, and selective…
#42 · Mar 3, 2026 · 38 min
Immigrant Safety, Community Trust, and Queer Liberation with Eliazar Posada
Co-hosts Daniel WK Lee and Kata d’Adamo sit down with Eliazar Posada to talk about what community protection looks like when national politics turn hostile. Eliazar breaks down…
#41 · Feb 24, 2026 · 54 min
Tour Life, Safe Spaces, and Censorship with Ryan Cassata
Mattie Bynum and Shane Lukas welcome Ryan Cassata (along with bandmates Top Surgeons, Kyle and Lauren) to talk about life on tour and the surprising ways different cities show up…
#40 · Feb 17, 2026 · 52 min
Anger, Advocacy, and S** Workers' Rights with Savannah Sly
Savannah Sly brings a movement-builder’s lens to the question of what actually changes things—beyond catharsis—by pairing passion with strategy, mentorship, and resources. She…
#39 · Feb 13, 2026 · 53 min
Reply All: Organizing, Solidarity, and Strategy to Melt ICE
This Reply All episode of Power Beyond Pride brings Mattie Bynum, Kenyon Farrow, and Shane Lukas together to unpack what it means to organize, stay connected, and tell the truth…
#38 · Feb 10, 2026 · 46 min
Culture, Critique, and Care with Randy Kim
Co-hosts Daniel W.K. Lee and Kenyon Farrow talk with podcaster Randy Kim about what it took to feel whole inside his intersecting identities as Vietnamese, Khmer, queer, and…
#37 · Feb 3, 2026 · 37 min
Therapy, Trees, and Transformation with Jessie Cockerham
In this episode, Co-hosts Mattie Bynum and Kate d'Adamo sit down with Jessie Cockerham, a therapist and founder of Wolf’s Refuge Counseling and Healing Services in North Carolina…
#36 · Jan 27, 2026 · 50 min
Design, Dissent, and Education with Susanna Shaul
On Power Beyond Pride, Melodie KG and Shane Lukas welcome Susanna Shaul, a NYC-based art director and designer with deep roots in immigrant advocacy and LGBTQ+ community support…
#35 · Jan 20, 2026 · 49 min
Clicks, Coalitions, and Creativity with Rodrigo Brandão
Rodrigo Brandão joins co-hosts Kate d'Adamo and Daniel W.K. Lee to explore the evolving role of media, activism, and art in driving social change. Rodrigo recounts his path from…
#32 · Jan 15, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min
Reply All: Holidays, Healing, and High Stakes On the Slay Ride Out of 2025
The sugar cookies get extra sprinkles with this December Reply All episode recorded LIVE at the end of 2025 featuring Mattie Bynum, Kenyon Farrow, Daniel W.K. Lee, and Shane Lukas…
#34 · Jan 13, 2026 · 44 min
Purpose, Liberation, and Possibility with PBP Co-Host Shawn Aaron
Shawn Aaron takes the guest seat in conversation with co-hosts Mattie Bynum and Shane Lukas to discuss the origins of his organization, Dem Bois Inc., which advocates for access…
#33 · Jan 6, 2026 · 46 min
Storytelling, Provocation, and Radical Resistance with Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore
In this episode, co-host team members Mattie Bynum and Shane Lukas talk with The New York Times-lauded author Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore about the "urgency" of queer storytelling…
#31 · Dec 23, 2025 · 50 min
Navigating HIV, Identity, and Advocacy with William Torres Fuentes
In this episode, podcast co-host team members Mattie Bynum and Daniel W.K. Lee hang out with William Torres Fuentes to discuss the "rainbow of colors" in Puerto Rican culture and…
#30 · Dec 16, 2025 · 50 min
Love Rebels, Power Imbalances, and Consent Culture with Kitty Stryker
Kitty Stryker, activist, journalist, and author of Ask: Building Consent Culture , joins co-hosts Shane Lukas and Hunter to delve into the complex conversation surrounding consent…
#29 · Dec 9, 2025 · 46 min
PrEP, Politics, and Power Play with Damon Jacobs
"Tub Talks" vlogger and therapist Damon Jacobs shares the evolution of sexual health conversations, the impact of PrEP, and the importance of integrating personal and political…
#28 · Dec 2, 2025 · 42 min
Activism, Anger, and The Outlaw Project with Monica Jones
As the founder of the Outlaw Project, Monica Jones shares her story with hosts Mattie Bynum and Shane Lukas, detailing how her lived experience and the impact of activist Sharmus…
#27 · Nov 25, 2025 · 1 hr 5 min
Reply All: Vigilance, Melting ICE, and Figuring Out Family
Co-hosts Kenyon Farrow, Mattie Bynum, Melodie KG, and Shane Lukas explore the struggles faced in memorializing trans lives, the comfort found in chosen family for LGBTQ+ people…
#26 · Nov 18, 2025 · 39 min
Domestic Violence, Systems of Care, and Authenticity with Stephen Fletcher
Stephen Fletcher, Director of Victim Services for the Family Service of the Piedmont, joins hosts Mattie Bynum and Shane Lukas to discuss his career evolution from LGBTQ+ outreach…
#25 · Nov 11, 2025 · 37 min
Solidarity, Sanctuary, and Courageous Storytelling with Melvy Shaw
Community organizer Melvy Shaw meets with Mattie Bynum and Kate d'Adamo to discuss the importance of cross-community solidarity, her work with the North Carolina's Guilford Green…
#24 · Nov 4, 2025 · 54 min
Queer Liberation, Palestinian Activism, and Storytelling with Thafer Abu Qamir
Palestinian American writer and organizer Thafer Abu Qamir chats with Daniel W.K. Lee and Shane Lukas about co-founding NOLA Freedom Forum and the Palestinian Youth Movement in…
#23 · Oct 28, 2025 · 58 min
Reply All: Symbols, Tokens, and the Keeping the Fight Local for Queer Liberation
This monthly Reply All episode features hosts Kate d'Adamo, Daniel Lee, and Shane Lukas discussing the balance between symbolic activism (such as rainbow crosswalks and murals)…
#22 · Oct 21, 2025 · 56 min
Courage, Social Capital, and Queens (of the Dead!) with Dominique Jackson
Dominique Jackson joins co-hosts Mattie Bynum and Shane Lukas to discuss her career, activism, and mental health advocacy, drawing on her own life experiences. The Pose superstar…
#21 · Oct 14, 2025 · 40 min
Queer Comics, the Immigrant Experience, and the Art of Resistance with Carlo Quispe
Artist and activist Carlo Quispe discusses his journey in using comics to explore queer and Latinx identity, challenge censorship, and advocate for social change with co-hosts…
#20 · Oct 7, 2025 · 52 min
Queer Activism, Electoral Politics, and Pinkwashing with Pauline Park
LGBTQ and human rights activist Pauline Park joins co-hosts Daniel WK Lee and Kate d'Adamo as she shares about the critical need to move beyond representational politics and…
#19 · Sep 30, 2025 · 60 min
Reply All: Free Speech, the NRA, and Rhetorical Responsibility
Your hosts Mattie Bynum, Kenyon Farrow, Melodie KG, and Shane Lukas explore the idea of rhetorical consistency and responsibility in political movements, prompted by a…
#18 · Sep 23, 2025 · 37 min
Organizing Queerness, the Politics of Change, and Joyous Hedonism with Terrell Dungee
Terrell Dungee, a community organizer with the Carolina Federation and the American Friends Service Committee as well as community grassroots activist, talks with hosts Kenyon…
#17 · Sep 16, 2025 · 46 min
Mindfulness, Emotional Intelligence, and Brave Spaces with Tay & Val
Tay and Val, founders of Modern Mind Labs, discuss their life's work with hosts Melodie KG and Shane Lukas. The conversation navigates the power of creating brave and inclusive…
#16 · Sep 9, 2025 · 38 min
Community, Courage, and Change with Tania Jimenez
Tania Jimenez, Executive Director of Asheboro Latinx Services, chats with co-hosts Mattie Bynum and Shane Lukas to discuss her work empowering the trans+ and Latine communities…
#15 · Sep 2, 2025 · 42 min
Science, Activism, and the Future of HIV with Shuntai Zhou
Scientist Dr. Shuntai Zhao joins co-hosts Mattie Bynum and Shane Lukas to share the insights on the current state and possibilities of HIV research, the challenges of funding in…
#14 · Aug 26, 2025 · 51 min
Reply All: Chatbottery, Political Pawns, and Building Queer Joy
This monthly "Reply All" episode features members of the co-host team (Mattie Bynum, Kate d'Adamo, and Daniel WK Lee) discussing the political optics of Meta's new anti-woke AI…
#13 · Aug 19, 2025 · 42 min
Unfiltered Truth, Advocacy, and Creative Expression with Laura LeMoon
S**worker and activist Laura LeMoon chats with hosts Mattie Bynum and Daniel W.K. Lee about her journey as a trafficking survivor, adult industry worker and advocate, and…
#12 · Aug 12, 2025 · 54 min
Pride, Corporate Partnerships, and Queers on ICE with Daniel Valdez
Daniel Valdez, Chief External Affairs Officer at Welcoming America and Charlotte Pride board member, shares his personal journey as a Mexican-American, nonprofit leadership, and…
#11 · Aug 5, 2025 · 33 min
Comedy, Faith, and Fierce Advocacy with PBP Co-Host Mattie Bynum
Mattie, a comedian, actress, and advocate chats with co-hosts Kenyon Farrow and Hunter to share about he identity journey, the important role faith plays in her life, and how to…
#10 · Jul 29, 2025 · 57 min
Freedom, the Future of Queer, and Great Ideas With PBP Co-Host Shane Lukas
Join Power Beyond Pride co-host team members Daniel WK Lee and Kate D'Adamo as they explore the dynamic landscape of queer liberation and activism with Shane Lukas, an…
#9 · Jul 22, 2025 · 44 min
Housing Justice, Anti-Genocide Activism, and Universal Healthcare with Miguel Camnitzer
Miguel Camnitzer, a writer and anti-genocide activist, joins co-hosts Daniel W.K. Lee and Mattie Bynum to discuss the overrepresentation of LGBTQ+ people among unhoused…
#8 · Jul 15, 2025 · 45 min
Cannabis, Community Care, and the American Dream with Kassia Graham
Award-winning advocate Kassia Graham joins Power Beyond Pride co-hosts Melodie KG and Daniel W.K. Lee to share insights on their lifelong connection to cannabis, its healing…
#7 · Jul 9, 2025 · 1 hr 13 min
Reply All: Activism, Accountability, and Unpacking the Panic About Young People
Co-hosts Mattie Bynum, Melodie KG, and Shane Lukas delve into recent anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, highlighting how these issues directly impact the real safety and development of all…
#6 · Jul 1, 2025 · 43 min
Activism, Advocacy, and the Arts with PBP Co-Host Kenyon Farrow
This episode gets to know Power By Pride co-host Kenyon Farrow on the challenges faced by non-profits due to government actions and the importance of community activism…
#5 · Jun 23, 2025 · 38 min
Authenticity, Transgender Advocacy, and Tech Triumph with Victoria Knight
Join Victoria Knight as the engineer and Humanist speaks with co-hosts Hunter and Shane Lukas about the intersection of her philosophical life and gender identity, her work in…
#4 · Jun 16, 2025 · 41 min
Art, Activism, and Authentic Self with PBP Co-Host Melodie KG
Melodie KG, a published author, speaker, and activist, talks with co-hosts Mattie Bynum and Shane Lukas about her work bridging community-level activism with institutional…
#3 · Jun 10, 2025 · 48 min
Poetry, Advocacy, and Queer Resilience with Travis Montez
Travis Montez, a lawyer, writer, and mental health advocate, joins co-hosts Daniel W.K. Lee and Shane Lukas to discuss his work empowering youth, the importance of…
#2 · Jun 2, 2025 · 48 min
Community, Cookies, and Constitutional Law with PBP Co-Host Hunter
Get to know Power Beyond Pride co-host Hunter, a queer femme photographer and advocate. In this interview with Mattie Bynum and Melodie KG, they discuss how their experiences…
#1 · May 26, 2025 · 54 min
Reply All: Power, Pride, and Community
In this "Reply All" episode of "Power Beyond Pride," hosts Mattie Bynum, Daniel W.K. Lee, Shane Lukas, and Kenyon Farrow kick off the podcast with a discussion of the meaning of…
