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On The Down Lola
by Lola Palooza
We are here to share the stories and experiences of LGBTQQIAA2S people. We look at the issues they face from around us and within our communities. We don't have all the answers; however, through discussion we find more questions and continue our path to being good stewards of our communities and better allies to those around us.
Episodes
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Diversity & Inclusion: Black Lives Matter
This is a big topic, and as such it makes for a longer episode. We apologize for the delay in getting it out to you and hope that you will find a lot of discussion worthy information. On The Down Lola was so excited to welcome into the studio John Mcfly, Cornelius Hocker, and Joe Lewis to break...
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Healthcare
Lola and Thom had a lovely chat about the state of healthcare and the SOGI communities. Episode Notes: Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is tasked with ensuring the health and well-being of all Americans HHS works to ensure that LGBT Americans, families, and communities receive equal...
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Diversity & Inclusion: The Language Barrier
On The Down Lola is breaking down the topic of Diversity & Inclusion in a series of episodes. In this episode of OTDL, Lola is joined by a good Pride Judy, Tiffany Hanson. They broke down the often over looked topic of barriers to inclusion due to language. Tiffany works for LUNA Language…
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LIVE Quarantertainment
With venues closed and entertainers stuck at home, they have taken to social media to try and save their income. Thom joined in once again and we kicked off with a wonderful example of a queen that made her "live" fame SLEEPING!
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NERDS!
Nothing like a little quarantine boredom to get us back to recording new episodes. In this episode Lola was joined by good nerdy Judys, Thom Turner and Lylyth Faire to chat about NERDS! We broke down a little about what makes a nerd and are they as hot as we hear? the answer is YES! Ranker had a...
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Merry Christmas
This year, give yourself the gift of self care. You deserve it.
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2019 In Review
Lola was joined by regular guest Thomas Turner, daughter Lylyth Faire, and comedian Gwen Sunkel to take a look at the year that was. 2019 was a full year and marks the end of a decade and the beginning on a new roaring twenties. Entertainment This year saw the birth of Disney's continued…
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Happy Holigays! Stay Tuned...
Keep your ears peeled for our End Of Year Review! We will be welcoming back some of our favorite guests and chat about the year that was!
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Shopping LGBTQ Friendly
Lola was once again joined by best Judy, Thom Turner. They took a look at a few ways to analyze a companies support of LGBTQ communities. What we found is that a company's support should be based on several factors. Is a company's support of customers matched in it's support of it's employees? So...
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A Path Back for Chicken?
On Monday, November 18th, Chick-Fil-A announced that they would no longer be funding two Christian charities tied to anti-LGBTQ causes. The two charities are The Salvation Army and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Both organizations have taken a stance and lobbied against same sex marriage....
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Home for the Holigays
Lola met up with good judy, Thom Turner, to discuss the upcoming holidays. They opened Lola's toolbox for family survival to help those with stress about seeing family over the holidays. At the end of the day, no one is alone and mental health and self care are the highest priority.
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Suicide & the LGBTQ
Far too often the topics of mental illness, depression, and suicide are kept in the dark. In preparation for the American Foundation for Suicide prevention's "Out of the Darkness" suicide prevention walk in Indianapolis on September 14th, we wanted to have a discussion about suicide and the LGBTQ...
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Politics & Me
POLITICS. This eight letter word carries a lot of weight and isn't always the easiest thing to understand fully. In this episode, Indianapolis City Council member and Council Vice President, Zach Adamson, stops by to help Lola make more sense of the whole thing. City Councilor representing the…
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Indiana Pride of Color
With Executive Director Terrell Parker We we so excited to have Terrell Parker join us in the studio to chat about Indiana Pride of Color and the importance of Prides of Color and Black Pride's. We talked about how they differ and add to the larger pride events. Indiana Pride of Color Center for...
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Open Relationships
The idea of open relationships brings with it many emotions and reactions, but what are they exactly? Thom Turner stopped by the studio to chat with us about what exactly are open relationships. Thom is a part of an open relationship and comes with some great first hand knowledge. To help guide…
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Queer Icon Cece Peniston
At the 2017 InterPride World Conference in Indianapolis, I had the opportunity to sit and chat with one of my favorite people, Cece Peniston! We chatted about her beginnings in music and her introduction into the world of Pride and LGBTQ+ people. She is a woman on a mission and I could not be…
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Addiction and the Opioid Epidemic - Part I
Lola took a look into the world of addiction and opioids in Indianapolis and the rest of the country. Huge thanks to Deandre Jackson for sharing his experiences with addiction. These are important conversations for our communities to have so that we can be aware of the issues and work to see…
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Indy Queer Entertainment
We have been a touch absent lately with Pride planning, holidays, and such; however, we got together to look at the Indy gay bar scene. Indy has changed a lot in the last 10 years and we wanted to take a look at where it is right now. We looked at where drag is, where are there fun karaoke shows,...
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Social Media
Our first recording with a LIVE AUDIENCE! We had an awesome conversation with Bill Skaggs, Executive Director of INDYPROV, and Thomas Turner about social media and its effects in the queer community. We talked about the ever evolving role of social media and how it has influences the culture of…
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Drag Moms
We sat down with Indiana legend Cassidy Fellows-Sommers to talk about drag mothers. We looked at the qualifications to be a drag mother, the characteristics of a drag mother, and how the idea of drag mothers has changes through the years. We called Lola's drag mother, Della Licious in Fort Wayne,...
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Low Pone
A year ago, an Indy music venue took a chance on two queens and a dream. Carrie Keel, along with Mary Fagdalane and Auntie Christ, started a show for queens that stood out for their weirdness. These queens didn't like to play by the rules that others had set before them and marched to their own...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
We are here to share the stories and experiences of LGBTQQIAA2S people. We look at the issues they face from around us and within our communities. We don't have all the answers; however, through discussion we find more questions and continue our path to being good stewards of our communities and better allies to those around us.
HOSTED BY
Lola Palooza
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On The Down Lola currently has 26 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
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We are here to share the stories and experiences of LGBTQQIAA2S people. We look at the issues they face from around us and within our communities. We don't have all the answers; however, through discussion we find more questions and continue our path to being good stewards of our communities and...
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On The Down Lola has 26 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.
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On The Down Lola is created and hosted by Lola Palooza.
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