This month I sit down with Samantha West, a transgender person from Iowa, USA.

We talk about growing up in a small town, skating on frozen basketball courts, finding inclusive hockey, the journey to authenticity and so much more.

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This month we sit down and chat with Johnny Valentine from Arizona Legacy Pride Hockey Association (ALPHA).

We talk about growing up in Pittsburgh, hyper Christianity, navigating sexuality, finding hockey, joining APLHA and so much more.

00:44 Intro

01:23 Welcoming Johnny Valentine

02:88 Is Phoenix a progressive city

03:27 APLHA & political climate

04:17 Johnny Valentine growing up

05:56 Wrestling shaped Johnny

08:45 Growing up knowing bi-curious

09:34 Hyper Christianity

12:16 Blue collar work as a queer person

14:38 Meeting husband online

17:27 How do you look back on growing up/sexuality

19:10 Life experiences and how is shapes within ALPHA

20:16 Connection to Australia

21:45 Covid and the journey to Arizona and ALPHA

25:00 Too weird to play out

26:23 Who are ALPHA

28:46 Has ALPHA got a gauge on people of colour with organisation

29:38 How many scholarships

30:10 ALPHA acceptance within Phoenix and Arizona

32:30 ALPA collaborations with other organisations

34:33 Saguaro Cup

36:09 Who are the Growlers

37:45 Impact on hockey with Coyotes leaving

42:04 Joining the ALPHA Board

43:23 Safety, Health and Mental Health at ALPHA

45:09 Biggest changes when people join ALPHA

48:08 Spicy calendar

50:31 What's on the horizon for ALPHA

52:36 Where to ALPHA

53:22 Proudest moment within queer hockey

55:57 Outro

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This month the script is flipped as your host Andrew Macdougall is in the hot seat to celebrate the quarter century mark for Episode 25.

Previous guest Kade Matthews returns to host this episode as it delves into why Andrew started, his own journey and what the future holds for the podcast going forward.

00:48 Intro

01:10 Kade Matthews intro

03:20 Are you nervous04:00 Did you think it would get this far

07:12 Community aspect to stories

08:52 What got you interested in media

14:02 What did queer hockey look like from the outside

19:30 Meeting people through Southern Lights who are bisexual

20:08 Playing first ever ice hockey game

21:50 Practice in the backyard

24:05 What themes have you seen in the stories from the podcast

27:40 Inclusive clubs are changing the culture

30:25 Understanding why inclusive clubs are created

32:16 Experiencing homophobia trauma in sport

36:38 Podcasts role in advocacy and building community4

2:30 Focusing on telling trans and intersex stories on the podcast

44:42 What is next for the podcast

47:50 Podcast testimonials at Seattle Pride Classic

48:35 Who is your pick for the Stanley Cup

50:59 Message to queer people who want to play hockey

52:04 Inclusive clubs for people to play hockey even if you aren't queer

59:30 Being able to show up as you are in hockey

1:03:35 Thanking the podcast for all that it does

1:08:36 Outro

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We sit down with Nora Renick Rinehart, from Queer Hockey Nova Scotia, to talk about life growing up on Boston, playing hockey in Chicago and Madison, then finding their way to Halifax.

Playing an important role in changing hockey culture through QHNS alongside board members Stasia Sianchuk, Victoria Elms, Dan Marsh and Cris Adams.

00:39 Intro

01:02 Introducing Nora

02:40 Queer Hockey Nova Scotia and Nora's role

04:40 Growing up in the United States

06:46 Looking for inclusive sport

08:39 Any homophobia backlash playing hockey

10:02 Starting hockey late in age

11:35 Feeling being part of an inclusive hockey team

13:25 How much have you taken from Madison Gay Hockey Association

16:28 One thing QHNS highlighted to change culture

17:52 How did Nora end up in Halifax

19:04 QHNS and First Nations people

22:04 Coloured Hockey League and QHNS

24:29 Are there many blacks players at QHNS

25:25 The QHNS Rainbow League

27:18 Rainbow League inspiring people

30:25 Who are the QHNS Ospreys

32:44 Have people walked away from bad experiences

33:53 Halifax Pride Tournament

35:30 Any support from the Halifax Mooseheads

37:01 Halifax Pride Tournament and engaging with community

39:34 Do people go to Halifax Tournament just to part of the community

41:38 Any wedding proposals at Halifax Pride Tournament

42:00 What does the Halifax Pride Tournament winner get

43:24 When is the HFX Pride Tournament

43:54 HFX Pride Tournament logo

45:36 Has Nora won the tournament

46:14 Proudest moment in queer hockey

47:58 Seeing change and cultural shift on the ice

49:00 Pride Tape and QHNS

49:43 Where to find QHNS

50:48 Thanking Nora

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To start Season 3 of the podcast we sit down with Venessa Robinson from Calgary Inclusive Hockey Association in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

We talk about life growing up in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, navigating masculine and feminine, playing hockey for the first time in Canberra, Australia, realising they are trans, living an authentic life and so much more.

SHOW INDEX

00:00 Intro

02:29 Being a trans person in Calgary

04:18 Growing up in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

06:43 Interests as a kid

10:42 Women's clothes at a young age

13:06 Battling being masculine/feminine and joining the Army

17:17 Moving to Calgary and brother coming out as trans

21:03 Scuba diving in the Caribbean

22:45 Coming to Australia and playing hockey for the first time

28:51 Returning to Canada and not playing hockey

30:28 Winning two Division Championships

33:44 Turning point in life

39:41 Coming out to family

40:53 Current climate for trans people

50:00 Finding Calgary Inclusive Hockey Association

55:13 Being trans visible

57:18 Playing in queer hockey tournaments

58:56 Proudest moment in queer hockey

1:03:50 Thank you

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For our final episode for season two we sit down with Kevin Jesus from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Talking growing up as a first generation of Canadian of Portuguese background, falling in love with hockey, navigating being gay growing up, a career in media, marrying their husband at Rogers Arena, Edmonton Oilers and their LGBTIQ+ community plus so much more.

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We sit down with goaltender Madeleine Cho from Toronto, Canada.

Talking growing up in Vancouver, moving to Toronto, an amazing field hockey career, surviving a car crash, navigating mental health, finding the Women's Hockey Club of Toronto and so much more.

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This month we sit down with Vanessa Vargas from Spokane, Washington.

We talk growing up in Spokane, hockey camp in New Hampshire, coming out for the first time in hockey, women's hockey league in Spokane, Seattle Pride Classic and so much more.

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