Season Two Introduction

HB and their dog Dreidel, Rae and their goat Iris.

In this episode HB Lozito of Out in the Open and Rae Garringer of Country Queers welcome you behind the scenes of our collaboratively produced, rural-lgbtqia+ made Season 2 adventure! Our fellow-travelers and co-producers in this Season, who you'll meet along the way, include: KD Randle, Kūʻiʻolani Cotchay, Miguel Mendías, Tommy Anderson. Tovi DeGroot, and Zach Henningsen. Our sound designer for the season is Hideo Higashibaba, and our brilliant editorial advisory dream team is Hermelinda Cortés, Lewis Raven Wallace, and Sharon P. Holland! HB & Rae talk about their longstanding dream for collaboration, some nuts and bolts of how this collaboratively produced rural queer season unfolded during the pandemic, and some of the themes ahead that we’re so excited for listeners to hear!

Host/Editor/Co-Producer: Rae Garringer. Co-producer HB Lozito. Music in order of appearance: written by Sam Gleaves & performed on pedal steel by Rebecca Branson Jones, additional music on acoustic and electric guitar written and performed by Tommy Anderson. Editorial Advisory Dream Team: Hermelinda Cortés, Sharon P. Holland, and Lewis Raven Wallace, special thanks to Hermelinda for feedback on this episode!