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Going Deep with Josh Rivers

The Grindr Survivr Podcast

Release Date: 03/15/2019

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The Grindr Survivr Podcast

Guy Anthony is an amazing rapper, poet and activist, who runs the charity Black, Gifted and Whole. When he's not demonstrating his lyrical genius, he's advocating for queer people of color and people living with HIV. His journey has been a difficult one, but he describes how he uses rap and poetry to channel his emotions when dealing with his bipolar disorder. He also says that being diagnosed with HIV was the wake up call he needed to turn his life around and achieve the success he has earned today.

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Recently, I adapted my Grindr Survivr script into a short play, and I entered it in to The Upsetters open theater contest, and I am pleased to announce my short play was selected! 

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Recently, I've been working on a scripted comedy that's inspired from my book Grindr Survivr. I've made some progress in getting some TV producers to look at it, but it's been keeping me away from recording podcasts. 

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I recently sat down with a PhD candidate/trainee-psychologist to discuss how you can boost your mental health and awareness while using dating apps such as Grindr and Tinder.

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A few people have asked me to comment on the topic of fetishizing people of color on dating apps such as Grindr. So I decided to make this my next topic on the Grindr Survivr podcast.

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The next episode of the Grindr Surivr podcast began as a coaching session, where communications diva extraordinaire Jean Lloyd began training me on how to give better advice. But it turned into a powerful conversation on how to support people who have gone through a traumatic event.

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An ex boyfriend recently asked me if we could be friends, but he refused to apologize or acknowledge any of the nasty things he had said in the past.

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For my next podcast, I sat down with Josh Rivers, the host and creator of the podcast Busy Being Black. Each week, Josh interviews notable queer people of color as they explore "how to live in the fullness of their queer black lives." Busy Being Black is an award-winning podcast with over 14,000 listeners worldwide.

I originally sat down to get some advice on how to create and grow an original podcast. But what started out as a simple conversation, grew into a deeper exploration of what it means to be a gay man in the age of Grindr and other dating apps. We discussed how the dating apps are merely one facet of a rapidly changing society and all of this contributes to how we engage in relationships or choose not to.

You can find Josh Rivers on Instagram: _joshrivers and _busybeingblack

You can find his podcast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

And if you are interested in my book Grindr Surivr: How to Find Happiness in the Age of Hookup Apps, you can find it here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XVHQGDT