The Skittle Squad Podcast

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  • Summary

  • Welcome to The Skittle Squad Podcast – Your Go-To Source for LGBTQ+ News, Events, and Laughter in Tampa Bay! The Skittle Squad Podcast, is a bold and vibrant new voice in the Tampa Bay LGBTQ+ community! Hosted by David Smith and Paul Fifer, in their show this dynamic duo covers the hottest topics, must go to local events, incredible nonprofit organizations, and promotion of LGBTQ+ safe spaces and businesses, all while serving up humor, insight and uncensored conversation. Subscribe to The Skittle Squad Podcast and get ready to laugh, learn and celebrate all things LGBTQ+ in Tampa Bay!🌈🎙️
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Episodes
  • S1E2 - Abi Nix on Queer Rebellion & Radical Self-Love
    Apr 2 2025

    🌈 𝐄𝐏𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐃𝐄 𝟐 𝐈𝐒 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄: 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐀𝐛𝐢 𝐍𝐢𝐱 – 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐛𝐞𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐂𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 🌈


    🎙️ "The world needs your messy, imperfect, glorious self."


    In this powerful episode, 𝐀𝐛𝐢 𝐍𝐢𝐱—The Emo Cabaret producer, youth mentor, and queer icon—gets real about:


    🔥 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞: From eating disorder recovery to creating safe spaces for LGBTQ+ artists

    🎸 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐤𝐢𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐭 (hint: "If you don’t know how to mop the stage, you don’t deserve to own it")

    💞 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐧𝐨𝐧-𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐲 and rewriting the rules of love

    ✨ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 in a world obsessed with perfection


    𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐥𝐥 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞:

    ✅ Raw, uplifting stories from Tampa’s fiercest advocate

    ✅ Unfiltered truths about queer mental health and creativity

    ✅ Laughs, tears, and zero sugar-coating


    🔗 Listen now – then tag someone who needs this reminder: 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡.


    #QueerJoy #TheSkittleSquadPodcast #BeYourOwnHero #ProjectNoLabels

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    45 mins
  • S1E1 - From Stage Fright to Shark Tank: Claire's Fight for LGBTQ+ Therapy Access
    Mar 28 2025

    🌈 𝐒𝟏𝐄𝟏: 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞, 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 & 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞: 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞!


    Welcome to the very first episode!


    Join hosts David and Paul as they sit down with Claire Elisan, founder of 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐍𝐨 𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐬, to discuss:


    🏳️‍🌈 Holistic mental health care for the LGBTQ+ community (it’s not just therapy!)


    🏳️‍🌈 How Project No Labels has delivered 9,000+ affordable therapy sessions through 𝘋𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘚𝘦𝘭𝘧, 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘐𝘵


    🏳️‍🌈 Claire’s journey from crippling stage fright to pitching on Shark Tank-style competitions and training with a Shark!


    🏳️‍🌈 Tampa Bay’s Pride events – what’s working and what needs change


    🏳️‍🌈 Actionable ways to support LGBTQ+ mental health in Florida’s challenging political climate


    💡 Why listen? This raw, inspiring conversation proves how queer joy is resistance. Perfect for fans of Nancy, 𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘎𝘢𝘺 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺, and 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥.


    🔗 Resources mentioned:

    𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐍𝐨𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐬.𝐨𝐫𝐠 | 𝐂𝐲𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫


    #LGBTQMentalHealth #TampaTherapy #AffordableCounseling #QueerTampa #ProjectNoLabels

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    51 mins

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