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Courage to Be Courageous
by Dan Bolen
This show is about any individual who has struggled with coming out, with secrets, and isolation. It will lend itself to the gay community but also to the heterosexual community who are struggling with fear. Not living there true authentic self and needing the courage to make a change in their life. I was a successful businessman who used religion and workaholism to bury who I was. I came out as gay at 70 years old. Through our podcasts they will hear stories of my guests who have come out and how they were able to embrace who they are. Some of the guests may still be struggling as well. It will be an open, vulnerable podcast, that my listeners should be able to identify with in their own lives. Courage To Be Courageous....follow us now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you enjoy your shows.
Episodes
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EP. 72 - Mike Triggs: Political War on LGBTQ Rights
Former Republican leader Mike Triggs discussed being outed as gay, leaving the GOP, and warning about growing attacks on LGBTQ rights. He urged people to stay engaged, vote, and speak out to protect equality and democracy. Political War on LGBTQ Rights
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EP. 71 - John Preston: Aging Gracefully | Dealing With Stress
In this episode of The Courage to Be Courageous, host Dan Bolen welcomes his partner John Preston, who holds a master's degree in exercise science and wellness from Arizona State University, for a timely and inspiring conversation about the power of exercise in managing stress and maintaining...
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EP. 70 - Andrew James: Growing Up Gay | Facing Terminal Cancer
In this inspiring episode, Andrew James shares his journey of growing up as a gay man in the Jehovah's Witness faith. He discusses the challenges of his childhood, his eventual departure from the religion, and how he built a successful career as an interior designer. James also opens up about his...
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EP. 69 - Barbara P. Ciffin: To Love My Gay Brother
Barbara shares the story of embracing her gay brother after he came out later in life, highlighting her family's unconditional love. In this heartfelt interview, she reflects on why being gay should never be a reason to disown a loved one.
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EP. 68 - Susan Montag: Unlearning Hate, Embracing Love: One Woman's Path to Advocacy
In this powerful episode of The Courage to Be Courageous, host Dan Bolen welcomes writer and ally Susan Montag for an open conversation about fear, growth, and standing up for marginalized communities. Susan shares her journey from a conservative upbringing in Iowa to becoming a strong LGBTQ+…
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EP. 67 - Isiah Bell: Failed Conversion Therapy
In this powerful episode of The Courage to Be Courageous, host Dan Bolen speaks with Isaiah Bell, a biracial gay man who endured years of conversion therapy as a teenager. Isaiah shares the painful reality of trying to change who he was to please his family and church, and the long journey toward...
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EP. 66 - Zachary Cohen: How the Ali Forney Center Changes Lives
In this episode, we welcome Zach Cohen, who shines a light on the incredible work of the Ali Forney Center, a lifeline for homeless LGBTQ+ youth. Born from the legacy of Ali Forney, a young advocate who sought safety and justice for his peers and was tragically murdered in the streets of New…
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EP. 65 - John Kazanjian: A Story of Love, Loss, and Reinvention
In this episode, John Kazanjian, recounts the profound impact of his mother's death during his college years and how he honored her dreams by excelling academically and professionally, even achieving acceptance into Harvard. He reflects on navigating life as a closeted gay man during a…
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EP. 64 - Raymond Macon: Finding Peace After Leaving Jehovah's Witnesses
In this podcast episode, Dan Bolen welcomes Raymond Macon, both former Jehovah's Witnesses, to discuss their personal experiences of being disfellowshipped from the church for being gay and acting on it. They reflect on the impact of organized religion, the challenges they faced with guilt and...
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Ep. 63 - Mike Krupit comes out as gay late in life
Mike Krupit has a Bachelor's in Computer Science and Applied Mathematics from Queens College in New York graduating in 1985. He started as a software engineer and worked his way up to Chief Technical Officer, and then the Chief Operations Officer and finally CEO of a company called CD Now which...
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Ep. 62 - Matt Christofaro: A licensed Thrive Coach gives insight and an option for mental health
Matt Christofaro has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from University of Rhode Island in 2010 and a MBA in Global Business Leadership & Marketing from Johnson & Wales University in 2012. Also he is a Licensed Thrive Programme Coach . Matt suffered for over 22 years with panic...
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Ep. 61 - Travit Kazanjian Part 2
This is for audiences 18 years and older. Viewer discretion advised. Part two will show how Travit continued to be violently and sexually abused by his aunt Annie and finally how Travit was able to use courage to overcome his fear and leave. This is the end to a tragic story and yet a story of...
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Ep. 60 - Tavit Kazanjian
This is for audiences 18 years and older. Viewer discretion advised. Tavit Kazanjian was born in the United States. His mother was Arabic and Greek and his father was Armenian. They were both born in Syria but married in New Jersey. Tavit has two older sisters. His entire family moved to Arizona...
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Ep. 59 - Cameron Call
Cameron Call has a Bachelor Science Degree in Exercise Science from Brigham Young University in Provo Utah ,and a Doctor Degree in Chiropractic (DC) in 2015 from Parker University in Dallas, Texas . Cameron grew up as the "perfect Mormon boy". He served as a missionary in Nashville, Tennessee…
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Ep. 57 - Faythe Huston
Faythe Huston was a 70 year virgin , how in the hell did this happen? Faythe has a Masters Degree in Counseling and also a Masters Degree in Spiritual Direction. She grew up in a conservative, religious family, never married or had children. Faythe believed in the Hero Journey which had a "called...
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Ep. 56 - Stonewall
Stonewall Rebellion /Riot took place , June 28th 1969 early in the morning. The Stonewall Inn was a LGBTQ bar located in Greenwich Village in lower Manhattan, New York. This was a safe place where LGBTQ people could come and spend time together . During this period of time in New York it was...
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Ep. 56 - Daily Blast Live Interview
Dan Bolen was privileged and honored to be interviewed by the nationally syndicated daytime talk show "Daily Blast Live". "Daily Blast Live" is sent out to over 100 TV stations across the United States. I met the host Sam Schacher two years ago when I was in Telluride, Colorado. I sent her a copy...
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Ep. 55 - Kirkus Review
Dan Bolen was interviewed by Chelsea Ennen out of Brooklyn, New York for the Kirkus Review. Kirkus is the number one in the world who rates authors and their books. Chelsea did an excellent interview with me and Kirkus was supportive and honest about my memoir "the Courage to Be Courageous". So…
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Ep. 54 - Sage Jaurequi
Sage Jaurequi of Hispanic descent received his BA at Arizona State University in Family Studies and Human Development and Masters Degree in Marital and Family Therapy from Alliant University in San Diego. Sage knew he was different and was ashamed of being different because he was met with so…
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Ep. 53 - Monish Modi
Monish Modi grew up in India and was on cricket as his whole family played it. In India, the marriages are arranged by their parents, because there is so much respect and dignity for the parents who they consider their their elders. Monish knew he was different than the other boys however because...
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Ep. 52 - Kevin O'Connor
Kevin O'Connor grew up in a different lifestyle than most of us. He was a son of a Funeral Director and lived in the house where the whole funeral took place. The caskets and embalming were in the basement. The main floor was the funeral parlor. The first floor was where his uncle and their…
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Ep. 51 - Dan's Open Heart Surgery at Cleveland Clinic
I had open heart surgery February 8, 2024 at Cleveland clinic which is number one in the world for open heart surgery. What started out as a routine procedure ended up in a wild ride for me and my partner John. This was an opportunity for me to embrace my fear and use courage to get through it. I...
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Ep. 50 - John Preston
John Preston has a BS in Kinesiology and a Masters Degree in Exercise Science and Wellness from Arizona State University. He is certified in CSCS, EP – C, CPT ( ACE) , and TPI (certified golf fitness instructor). He has over 30 years in the physical fitness industry and is presently the Director…
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Ep. 49 - News From Uganda
Dan Bolen, our podcast host, talks about the guests we've had on our podcasts from episode 27 through the podcast 47. He focuses on what The Trevor project has done in the last year 2023 and also what Outright International has done in 2023. These are two organizations that Dan supports…
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Ep. 48 - Claudia Wilson Associate Director of Development for Cleveland Clinic
Claudia Wilson who is the Asscciate Director of Development for Cleveland Clinic is our guest today. U.S. News & World Report ranks Cleveland Clinic number one in the world for heart surgery. Cleveland Clinic has held this position for almost 30 years in a row. You are going to learn about some...
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Ep. 47 - David Cotton, Part 2: David's Story
David Cotton is a retired Brigadier General with the United States Air Force. He got his Masters Degree in Computer Data Management and another Masters in National Security studies. After serving over 29 years in the Air Force and doing consulting work for the Pentagon, he had to deal with who he...
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Ep. 46 - David Cotton, Part 1: Dan's Story
David Cotton interviewed Dan Bolen from his podcast/website www.outlatewithdavid.com. David is doing a tremendous amount of work through his podcast for the LGBTQ + community. David is a retired Brigadier General from the Air Force who also came out as gay after retirement. You will get the...
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Ep. 45 - Steve Petersen
Steve Petersen grew up in a farming town in Audubon, Iowa. He went on to get his BS degree in Fashion Merchandising from Iowa State University. He struggled with his sexuality and it wasn't until after college that he had to deal with who he authentically was. He went on to several different…
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Ep. 44 - Nate Rhoton
Nate Rhoton is the CEO of an organization in Phoenix called OneNTen. This organization has 18 satellite locations and helps the LGBTQ+ community with individuals in ages 11 to 24 years and homeless people between the ages of 18 and 24 years to be a support system for them. Nate has a BS degree in...
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Ep. 43 - Harry Fox
Harry Fox got his B.I.D. (in industrial design) from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, and his M.B.A. in finance from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He spent 30 years in the IT industry and ended as a Chief Information Officer for one of the large insurance firms.…
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Ep. 42 - David Gurzenski Luke
David Gurzenski Luke grew up in upstate New York in the city of Albion . David was a soft-spoken introvert and had tragedy hit him at 11 years old when his father died of a heart attack. He eventually moved to Arizona, where he attended Arizona State University, and got his Bachelors Degree in...
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Ep. 41 - David Pederson
David Pederson grew up in a mining town in Leadville Colorado, where his father was a miner. When the family moved to Wisconsin, David worked in a retail outlet for Amity Leather and later, as a property manager for over 500 apartments. He later worked in furniture sales and decorating, and then...
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Ep. 40 - Gypsy Haake
Gypsy Haake who became known as just "Gypsy" became a Hollywood star. He was featured in over 118 shows both in films TV and on stage. This is an incredible podcast about Gypsy who is now 91 years old and served as the Master of Ceremonies for the Palm Springs gay pride parade. Gypsy, who worked...
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Ep. 39 - Patrick Harkness
This podcast is an incredible, powerful story from Patrick Harkness, who lost his brother Scotty being senselessly murdered. Scotty was a beautiful human being who had "special needs " who showed courage throughout his entire life. He was active, his whole life in Special Olympics playing...
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Ep. 38 - Cam Davis and Sam Rodanzo
This is an incredible podcast of two great men who have persevered through the odds and have used courage and optimism, to get through their fear and setbacks. Cam Davis has a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science/ Psychology and English, a JD degree, and an MBA. He is presently the...
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Ep. 37 - Dennis
Dennis lived in a generation where you could not come out as gay because it was considered a psychiatric disorder. He even made a couple attempts at suicide. Dennis lived in a generation where there was no moral support and no role models for LGBTQ individuals. He used education to bury his...
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Ep. 36 - Crystal Waltman
Crystal Waltman was extremely good at softball, and got a scholarship for Central Arizona College for softball and won two national championships in softball . After receiving her Associate Degree she went on to Arizona State University, and received her Bachelor Degree in Communications . After...
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Ep. 35 - Rich T
Rich T graduated with a Bachelor's of Science Degree from San Jose State University in Hospitality Management. Rich was raised in a sports environment and played all different types of sports and was particularly good at swimming and diving which he did in college . He volunteered to go into the...
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Ep. 34 - Mike Klein
Mike Klein graduated with a Bachelors of Science degree in finance from Arizona State University, and received his Master in International Management (MIM) at Thunderbird University. He grew up in Mesa Arizona where he was a member of the LDS church. He also went on a mission for the church and...
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Ep. 33 - Steve Gumble
Steve Gumble is founder of SBG productions which is a special event production company located in Telluride Colorado. He has Bacheors of Arts from the University of Hampshire, in Parks and Recreation /Tourism. He married a beautiful woman that he met in college, named Lynn and they stayed married...
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Ep. 32 - Jalene Murphy
Jalene Murphy overcomes life's obstacles, mental health, the stigma of divorce, pervasive perfectionism and shame and guilt from the Catholic Church to find her authentic self. After a deep discovery, of who she is, she divorced her husband, who was her best friend because she knew she was...
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Ep. 31 - Ralph Kellog
Ralph Kellog was an only child raised by a single mom who was emotional and physical abusive to him. He knew at four years old he was different ;he liked playing with dolls, didn't fit in with the other boys, was bullied at grade school and middle school, and would run home to hide. He had no one...
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Ep. 30 - Larry Smith
Larry Smith is our guest from Toronto, Ontario Canada. He has a BFA in Drama (Acting and Directing). He was the son of an evangelical minister of the Church of Christ . The church was very restrictive., no alcohol, no dancing and took the literal word.of God in the Bible fundamentally. Larry knew...
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Ep. 29 - Andy Vaughn
Andy Vaughn is the president of Alliant University which is headquartered in San Diego, and has six campuses. They are the leading university training license clinical psychologists in the United States. They also opened a nursing division in training individuals to get a degree in nursing. He...
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Ep. 28 - Dan Bolen Solo
After doing 27 episodes of the podcast "the courage to be courageous" I wanted to do a reflective interview to my Podcasters. It's really a podcast of thankfulness and having a voice for our community and I am so appreciative that I'm able to do this . .I also want to ask those who are my…
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Ep. 27 - Jahn Curran
Jahn Curran was a member of the Mormon church served on a mission. He came out as gay late in life and went through a tumultuous life of coming out as a gay person. He also was a patient of conversion therapy and the damage that it caused giving him PTSD. This story is powerful with elements of...
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Ep. 26 - Marisa Butler
Marisa Butler is the Director of development for the Phoenix Theater Company. You're going to find an incredible community at the Phoenix Theater Company . The theater just started their 104th season and are expanding their facilities. In fact, Steven Spielberg showed his first production as a…
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Ep. 25 - Andrew Suozzo
Andrew Suozzo is a marathon runner and completed the New York marathon , the Boston marathon, and the Tucson marathon at the age of 76 and 77 years old. He was number one in his group in all three marathons. This is an incredible podcast which shows the importance of commitment to exercise by...
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Ep. 24 - David Matheson
David Matheson was formally a member of the Later Day Saints church, and even went on a mission for the church. He got his bachelor,s degree from BYU in counseling. Because he wanted to help people, especially those that were part of the Mormon church he went into counseling, which eventually led...
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Ep. 23 - Ian Jenkins, Alan Mayfield and Jeremy Hodges
Ian Jenkins MD wrote a book called "three dads and a baby". He is in a throuple relationship with Alan Mayfield and Jeremy Hodges. This is a powerful podcast for all three dads wanted to be on the birth certificate and went to court to get this approved. This shows the courage of all three dads…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
This show is about any individual who has struggled with coming out, with secrets, and isolation. It will lend itself to the gay community but also to the heterosexual community who are struggling with fear. Not living there true authentic self and needing the courage to make a change in their life. I was a successful businessman who used religion and workaholism to bury who I was. I came out as gay at 70 years old. Through our podcasts they will hear stories of my guests who have come out and how they were able to embrace who they are. Some of the guests may still be struggling as well. It will be an open, vulnerable podcast, that my listeners should be able to identify with in their own lives. Courage To Be Courageous....follow us now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you enjoy your shows.
HOSTED BY
Dan Bolen
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