Do Care Podcast

Liz Whittaker is an Intimacy Coordinator who choreographs intimate scenes for theater and film. Learn more about theatrical intimacy and principles of consent on their website and IG @intimacywithliz.Conscious Content Consumption for this episode includes:@QueerSexTherapy@Consent.WizardryReservation Dogs on HuluAlso mentioned:Nimbus the PurrariBDS Boycott ListLiz Whittaker - The Daily Utah ChronicleSexual Harassment in Theater‘Night Mother by Marsha NormanShakespeare in Love at West Valley ArtsIntimacy Direction in Love Lies BleedingTheatrical Intimacy EducationFollow us on Insta @docarepodcast 💖💜💙

Amanda Madden is a local filmmaker and queer community builder based out of Salt Lake City. Check out upcoming workshops and queer collaborations on their website. Conscious Content Consumption for this episode includes:@AriaVelz / @CriticalLesbian - Lesbian Film Reviewer Lilith’s Brood series by Octavia ButlerAlso mentioned:Freyja’s cat-pulled chariot Artist Solidarity ClubDocumentary Accountability Working GroupUtah Film CenterSubject - DocumentaryWe Will Not Cancel Us by Adrienne Maree BrownQueer in Utah Photography Project by Fazilat SoukhakianFollow us on Insta @docarepodcast 💖💜💙

Misty Murphy, an avid climber and the vice president of Southern Utah Climbing Alliance(SUCA) discusses the work that SUCA does to keep climbing areas safe and protected, as well as a bit about climbing and climbing culture. Check out SUCA on their website here and on Instagram @SUCA, and Misty on her website and @misty_murphy_realtor on Insta.Conscious Content Consumption for this episode includes:You’re Wrong About - one of our favorite podcasts!Living Your Yoga: Finding the Spiritual in Everyday Life by Judith Hanson LasaterAlso mentioned:Limestone Bible: a guide to limestone sport climbing for Southwestern Utah, Arizona Strip, Virgin Mountains, and Arrow Canyon by Misty Murphy & Bill OhranZion Climbing Coalition on Insta @zionclimbingcoalitionFollow us on Insta @docarepodcast 💖💜💙

Nan Seymour is a local poet and founder of the River Writing Collective who will be holding the third Great Salt Lake Vigil in 2024. She is spunky, beautifully full of emotion, and inspiring. We talk about how you can participate in the 2024 Utah Legislative session, grieving Great Salt Lake, and how we can connect with each other to make an impact.@nan_seymour@riverwritingcollectiveSign up here to be part of the Great Salt Lake Vigil in 2024!Conscious Content Consumption for this episode includes:La Fracture, a play by Yasmine YahiateneBloodtide: A New Holiday in Homage to Horseshoe Crabs by Eli NixonAlso mentioned:Tracy Aviary and Jordan River Nature CenterThe Genius of Birds by Jennifer AkermanLittle Fires Everywhere by Celeste NgCrying in H Mart: A Memoir by Michelle ZaunerOur Missing Hearts: Reese's Book Club by Celeste NgRadio West (episode with Bonnie Baxter)irreplaceable: a collective praise poem for Great Salt LakeGreat Salt Lake CollaborativeWriting Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within by Natalie GoldbergSave Our Great Salt Lake CoalitionMirabilite Formations ToursFollow us on Insta @docarepodcast 💖💜💙

Aimee Van Tatenhove, a Pelicanologist, talks about pelicans and other migratory birds that visit Great Salt Lake and how their populations are managing in the face of drought, as well as the lake and art and fullhearted stewardship. Aimee is a grad student at Utah State University researching American white pelicans. See her website at www.avantatenhove.com and on Instagram @aimeevantatenhove and @full_o_fulmarsConscious Content Consumption for this episode includes: Maintenance Phase, a podcast that debunks and decodes wellness and weight loss. @maintenancephaseAli Rez, an environmentalist and food waste activist with a rap song about saving Great Salt Lake @yo_alirezAlso mentioned:You Just Need to Lose Weight: And 19 Other Myths About Fat People by Aubrey Gordon @yrfatfriendGreat Salt Lake Collaborative @greatsaltlakenews 🔥🔥Great Salt Lake Institute and the Salty Science SeminarsThe awesome Jaimi Butler  @jaimibulterNan Seymour and the Great Salt Lake VigilBirdCastSageland Collaborative @sagelandcollab“Your Kids Are Not Doomed” NY Times article by Ezra Klein @ezrakleinDan Savage Lovecast  @dansavageFollow us on Insta @docarepodcast 💖💜💙

Jeff Paris discusses Meanwhile Park - a small, urban backyard in Salt Lake City, Utah that hosts community gatherings including art, theatre, and just plain fun. We discuss the inspiration for Meanwhile Park, past and future events including plays, theatre in general, and how you can get involved. Follow on Insta @meanwhileparkConscious Content Consumption for this episode includes: Casa Ivium The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief a novel by Francis WellerAlso mentioned:Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival @greatsaltlakefringeThe play Roxie Hart SyndromeWILL IT GO ROUND a staged reading by Matthew Ivan BennettPioneer Theatre Company @pioneertheatrecompanyPlan-B Theatre @planbtheatrecoUmbrella Theater @umbrella_theatreGame of Shrooms @gameofshroomsofficialFrom June to August a play by Matthew Ivan BennettMeanwhile Park 2024 Playwright PrizeFollow us on Insta @docarepodcast 💖💜💙

Madazon Can-Can is an inspiring, refreshigly sex positive burlesquer, puppeteer, clown, drag performer and instructor. They join us to passionately discusses using performing arts for social change in Utah. Follow at insta @madazon_can_can. Also see their website at https://linktr.ee/MadazonCanCan.Conscious Content Consumption for this episode includes: @safe.slut - a sex positive influencer on Instagram @pattigonia - an environmentalist drag queen influencer on InstagramAlso mentioned and worth checking out:The Wild Edge of Sorrow Louis Manhattan, EmceeKory Edgewood, Drag KingWillie Touchya, Drag KingLiam Manchesthair, Drag King Queer Spectra Arts FestivalSex Positive UtahThe Salt Mine SLCFollow us on Insta @docarepodcast 💖💜💙

Dr. Chris Babits, an interdisciplinary scholar with specializations in the histories of the modern United States, lived religion, gender and sexuality, and psychology, talks about our homosexuality and conversion therapy history in the US. Specifically, we talk about Cured, an award-winning documentary about the fight to remove homosexuality from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual and his role as a historical advisor for the doc. Note that we DO NOT discuss the traumatic details of conversion therapy practices, though it is mentioned.Conscious Content Consumption for this episode:  History is Gay, a podcast hosted by Leigh Pfeffer @historyisgaypodSexing History, a podcast on the history of sexuality hosted by Gillian Frank and Lauren Gutterman @sexinghistoryAlso Mentioned:Anything but Straight: Unmasking the Scandals and Lies Behind the Ex-Gay Myth by Wayne R. BesenThe Lavender Scare: The Cold War Persecution of Gays and Lesbians in the Federal Government by David K. JohnsonCharity and Sylvia: A Same-Sex Marriage in Early America by Rachel Hope ClevesSex and the Founding Fathers: The American Quest for a Relatable Past by Thomas A. FosterTabernacles of Clay: Sexuality and Gender in Modern Mormonism by Taylor G. Petrey @taylor_petreyGay Rights and the Mormon Church: Intended Actions, Unintended Consequences by Gregory A. Prince (get the link to the PDF on the Wiki page here)Follow on Insta @docarepodcast 💖💜💙