Sundays at Café Tabac - The Podcast
Queer oral history and personal coming out stories recounted by members of the LGBTQI+ community. These empowering, emotional, liberating stories inspire and inform across communities, inviting listeners on a journey of self discovery and what it feels like to live an authentic life.
Episodes
24 episodes
Episode 23: Multidisciplinary Creative, Sara Elise
SARA ELISE is a multidisciplinary creative, splitting her time between Brooklyn and The Catskills, New York. She works primarily in the hospitality, well-being, and food industries and is the co-founder and designer of
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1:08:23
Episode 22: Entertainment Executive, Terez Mychelle
Terez Mychelle is a thespian, entertainment executive and an accomplished administrator with more than thirty-five (35) years of experience working with Non-Profit Organizations, privately and publicly funded organizations, and LGBTQIA+ Global ...
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Episode 22
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1:00:23
Episode 21: AIDS Cyclist - Uli Schackmann
In May 2017, Uli Schackmann and her loyal canine companion, Jackson, took off on a six-thousand-mile solo bicycle trip from Alaska to Key West, Florida, to raise money and bring attention to the cause of HIV/AIDS. What began as a daring dream-c...
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Episode 21
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41:03
Episode 20: Drag King Legend, Comedian - Murray Hill
MURRAY HILL is a NYC legend, comedian, TV host, MC, an international entertainer, a relentless shtick slinger, larger-than-life personality, and freewheeling ad-libber. He plays Fred Rococo i...
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44:52
Episode 19: Costume Designer, Stylist, Patricia Field
PATRICIA FIELD, is a native New Yorker and one of fashion's greatest visionaries whose multi-faceted career has spanned more than five decades. Her distinctive approach to dressing is evident through her work as a costume desi...
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Episode 19
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45:50
Episode 18: Actor, Writer - Carl Capotorto
CARL CAPOTORTO, is a writer, and actor best known for his portrayal of Little Paulie Germani on HBO's The Sopranos, and has appeared in several classic indie features, including Five Corners and Mac. He is a native New Yorker, born and raised i...
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Episode 18
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55:26
Episode 17: Artist, Mickalene Thomas
Multidisciplinary artist Mickalene Thomas is one the the most well know contemporary artists in the art scene today. She is a queer identified, African American woman working and resi...
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Episode 17
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1:04:07
Episode 16: Fashion Stylist, Rebecca Weinberg
Rebecca Weinberg an Emmy Award winning Fashion Stylist, Costume Designer and Brand Ambassador, she is best known for her creations and styling on the hit tv series Sex & the City. Rebecca is a tastemaker, a visionary and a downtown...
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Episode 16
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43:05
Episode 15: DJ, Producer, Lauren Flax
In this episode, we welcome shapeshifting DJ, producer and activist Lauren Flax. Lauren began her career in the underground Detroit music scene where she evolved her style into techno, house, and electro music. More recently s...
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Episode 15
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45:54
Episode 14: Yemeni-American, Zuhair Nasher
ZUHAIR NASHER is a queer-identified, first generation Yemeni-American man born and raised in Queens, New York. He is a risk manager in the financial services and technology industries, and a marriage officiant, presiding over weddings and...
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Episode 14
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1:01:26
Episode 13: Fashion Model/Dog Whisperer, Andrea Smith
Andrea is an original patron of Sundays at Café Tabac, and a participant in the upcoming documentary film based on those fabulous Sunday nights in NYC circa 1993.Originally from Washington DC, Andrea arrived in NYC as a model work...
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Episode 13
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55:55
Episode 12: Filmmaker, Elina Street
ELINA STREET, is a Franco-American filmmaker based in Brooklyn, NY and co-director of "The Lesbian Bar Project," the documentary film and campaign dedicated to raising awareness for the alarming trend of lesbian bar closures nationwide. E...
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Episode 12
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1:04:52
Episode 11: Basketball Legend, Sue Wicks
In this episode, we are so thrilled to welcome Hall of Fame basketball legend and New Yorker, Sue Wicks. Her distinguished career is defined by records set and numerous accolades, MVP, all-star game and gold medal honors. She ...
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Episode 3
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1:04:23
Part 2: Tara Rodriguez Besosa
In part 2 of this podcast, we continue our conversation with Tara Rodriguez Besosa, a queer, latinx, agro-architect, organizer, and living resource within the sustainable & queer food, agroecology movements. Tara has increased access to loc...
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Episode 2
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40:26
Episode 10: Agro-activist, Tara Rodriguez Besosa
Tara Rodríguez Besosa (she/they/ellx), born, raised and based in Borikén (Puerto Rico), works at the powerful intersection of queer community and food sovereignty, often sharing how queer and agroecological practices are essential for the trans...
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Episode 10
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25:35
Episode 9: Drag legend, Sherry Vine
Sherry Vine (a.k.a. Keith Levy) has been performing her hilarious comedy shows, which features her "live" singing and saucy renditions of hit songs for over 30 years, earning her the title of Drag Legend. In this episode, we hear Keith'...
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Episode 9
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25:02
Episode 8: Filmmaker, Sam Feder
SAM FEDER is an award-winning director and producer whose films explore the intersection of visibility and politics along the lines of race, class, and gender in trans lives, while working towards higher ethical standards in filmmaking. H...
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Episode 8
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21:25
Episode 7: Music Producer, Javier Peral
Javier Peral is an internationally known sound stylist, music producer and music director, renowned for his intrinsic approach to sound design. He one of the most sought-after names for fashion show soundtracks, as well as cre...
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Episode 7
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22:04
Episode 6: Filipina/American Writer, Kimberly Bliss
KIMBERLY BLISS, is a Philippine-born, Buffalo-bred and Brooklyn-boroughed novelist for hire. Her work has appeared in Hobart and
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Episode 6
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23:15
Episode 5: Lesbian Pioneer, Leslie Cohen
LESLIE COHEN, is someone you might’ve often seen, but not necessarily have known it was her. She and her partner of 44 years, Beth Suskin, sit out in front of Stonewall in NYC, all day everyday. They were the models that posed for George Segal ...
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Episode 5
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27:16
Episode 4: Journalist/Activist, Linda Villarosa
Linda Villarosa is an award-winning author, journalist, educator and activist, she is a contributing writer and editor for the New York Times Magazine, the NYT at large and its Science Times, where she covers race, inequality and health. She au...
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Episode 4
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19:35
Episode 3: Filmmaker, Karen Song
KAREN SONG is the director and producer of the Sundays at Café Tabac documentary, where she is able to pay homage to a space and community central to her coming of age. She is a queer-identified, Korea...
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Episode 3
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17:26
Episode 2: Award-winning writer, Jacqueline Woodson
JACQUELINE WOODSON, is a writer of books for children and young adults, and the recipient of the National Book Award for her 2014 book, Brown Girl Dreaming. She was awarded National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature for 201...
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