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EPISODE · Apr 30, 2025 · 41 MIN

S1E6 - From Midnight Radio to Movement Maker: Chris’s Blueprint for Queer Change

from The Skittle Squad Podcast · host TheSkittleSquadPodcast

🔥 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲—𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧.Meet 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐆𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧—co-host of 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐆𝐚𝐲 𝐑𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐨 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐌𝐍𝐅 88.5 FM, award-winning activist, and the literal reason The Skittle Squad Podcast exists. In this electrifying episode, the 24-year-old political science major proves that age is just a number when it comes to shaking up the status quo.🚀 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭:🎙️ 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: How a volunteer news gig at 21 turned into hosting Tampa’s only late-night LGBTQ+ show (and why he fights FCC regulations with glitter).🏳️‍🌈 𝐆𝐞𝐧 𝐙’𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫: Why his peers are "smarter than me" and how COVID, recessions, and political attacks forged a fearless new wave of activists.💥 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐡: Surviving hate mail, unemployment shaming, and politicians who ignore young voices—without losing his joy.🗳️ 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞: Why libraries, Social Security, and local elections are the battlegrounds that matter.🎉 𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐆𝐚𝐲 𝐁𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐨 & 𝐛𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝: How WMNF’s queer events build community (and why Diana Ross tickets make the best prizes).𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧?Chris’ story is a guidebook in turning obstacles into opportunities—whether he’s rallying listeners at 3 AM or calling out reps who won’t meet with 24-year-olds. For LGBTQ+ youth, aspiring broadcasters, or anyone who’s been told they’re "too young" to lead, this episode is your roadmap to unapologetic impact.🎧🔗👇Press play → Then go change something. #QueerLeadership #GenZRising #LGBTQRadio #TampaActivism #TheSkittleSquadPodcast

🔥 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲—𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧.Meet 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐆𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧—co-host of 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐆𝐚𝐲 𝐑𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐨 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐌𝐍𝐅 88.5 FM, award-winning activist, and the literal reason The Skittle Squad Podcast exists. In this electrifying episode, the 24-year-old political science major proves that age is just a number when it comes to shaking up the status quo.🚀 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭:🎙️ 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: How a volunteer news gig at 21 turned into hosting Tampa’s only late-night LGBTQ+ show (and why he fights FCC regulations with glitter).🏳️‍🌈 𝐆𝐞𝐧 𝐙’𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫: Why his peers are "smarter than me" and how COVID, recessions, and political attacks forged a fearless new wave of activists.💥 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐡: Surviving hate mail, unemployment shaming, and politicians who ignore young voices—without losing his joy.🗳️ 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞: Why libraries, Social Security, and local elections are the battlegrounds that matter.🎉 𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐆𝐚𝐲 𝐁𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐨 & 𝐛𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝: How WMNF’s queer events build community (and why Diana Ross tickets make the best prizes).𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧?Chris’ story is a guidebook in turning obstacles into opportunities—whether he’s rallying listeners at 3 AM or calling out reps who won’t meet with 24-year-olds. For LGBTQ+ youth, aspiring broadcasters, or anyone who’s been told they’re "too young" to lead, this episode is your roadmap to unapologetic impact.🎧🔗👇Press play → Then go change something. #QueerLeadership #GenZRising #LGBTQRadio #TampaActivism #TheSkittleSquadPodcast

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🔥 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲—𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧.Meet 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐆𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧—co-host of 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐆𝐚𝐲 𝐑𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐨 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐌𝐍𝐅 88.5 FM,...

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