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Bear Soup #58: “Faeries & Bears”; Ahmet Yıldız update; Smokey @ 65; More Bad News [for] Bears

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Tags: ahmet yıldız, announcements, bear community, bear soup, bears (4-legged), faeries, glbtiq writing, podcasts

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Published on: November 30, 2009

Bear Soup #58

Bear Soup, episode #58, streams online tonight (finally!), Monday, November 3oth, at 10:00pm Eastern & Pacific on BearRadio.net. Repeats Wednesday, same times. The Bear Soup hot tub is jammed this week:

Breaking news on Ahmet Yıldız from the NY Times, Nov. 25
Audio highlights of “Faeries and Bears: homomasculinity and homofeminism,” a talk I gave at the Mitchell College (New London, CT) Human Sexuality lecture series
Smokey Bear turned 65 this year — and for an old bear, he’s still looking pretty woofy! As the birthday ads say, “Get your Smokey on!”
More Bad News [for Polar and Sun] Bears
New “Bear Soup” Facebook Page
Go vote now for “Bear Soup” as Best Bear Podcast in The Complete Bear’s poll. Every day, early and often!
Shoutouts, and the usual fur-bulous puns and miscellaneous audio hoohah.

Get your Smokey on!

We’re locked and loaded for Bear . . . so drop in for a brand new BEAR SOUP!

Bear Soup is sponsored by our buds at Bear Bones Books.

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Bear Soup #57: Roma, Alvarez on Musclebears, Polarbear news

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Tags: bear community, bear soup, bears (4-legged), bearsonbears, GLBTIQA, masculinities, travel, Warbear

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Published on: November 9, 2009

Bear Soup #57

Bear Soup, episode #57, streams online tonight, Monday, November 9th, at 10:00pm Eastern & Pacific on BearRadio.net. Repeats Wednesday, same times. Bubbling up in the Bear Soup tub this week:

When in Roma, do as the Orsi do . . . highlights of our holiday in Roma with friends from Bearcastle.com, & al; gladiators at the Forum; the Ice Cream Bears
Audio from Warbear, “21st Century Schizoid Bear”
A reading from the chapter on Musclebears in Muscle Boys: Gay Gym Culture, by Erick Alvarez
More problems for endangered (4-legged) Polar bears — please support WWF and Natural Resources Defence Council
Shoutouts, announcements, and the usual bear puns and furry audio folderol.

There’s room in the tub for everybear, everycub, whatever, whomever . . . so just drop in for a brand new BEAR SOUP!

Bear Soup is sponsored by our buds at Bear Bones Books.

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Bear Soup #56: Maulucci interview; more “A Brief History of Bears”; save the Polar Bears!

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Tags: bear community, bear soup, bears (4-legged), masculinities

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Published on: October 19, 2009

Bear Soup #56

Bear Soup, episode #56, streams online tonight, Monday, October 12th, at 10:00pm Eastern & Pacific on BearRadio.net. Repeats Wednesday, same times. Bubbling up in the Bear Soup tub this week:

Interview with Joe Maulucci, silver-tongued proprietor of BearRadio, on the Bear Radio network’s 6th anniversary
Another reading from the book, Faeries, Bears, and Leathermen: Men in Community Queering the Masculine, by Peter Hennen
An article about endangered (4-legged) Polar bears — and a fundraising idea for Bearclubs everywhere to start directing some of their charitable work to environmental causes and to support organizations like WWF and Natural Resources Defence Council
Shoutouts, announcements, and the usual bear puns and furry audio folderol.

There’s room in the tub for everybear, everycub, whatever, whomever . . . so just drop trou and drop in for a brand new BEAR SOUP!

Bear Soup is sponsored by our buds at Bear Bones Books.

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Bear Soup #55: “Brief History of Bears”; Bear mag roundup; “Outrage”; Polar bears

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Tags: announcements, bear bones books, bear community, bear films, bears, bears (4-legged), bearsonbears, male issues, masculinities, media

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Published on: October 12, 2009

Bear Soup #55 tonight

Bear Soup, episode #55, streams online tonight, Monday, October 12th, at 10:00pm Eastern & Pacific on BearRadio.net. Repeats Wednesday, same times. Bubbling up in the Bear Soup tub this week:

Another reading from the book, Faeries, Bears, and Leathermen: Men in Community Queering the Masculine, by Peter Hennen
Query for Longterm Cohabitating Triads
A review of content in the latest issues of national bear magazines, Bear, Beef, and ABL
Article in ABL on the movie “Outrage” and my somewhat outraged comments
A Push for Change for Polar Bears in 2009: World Wildlife Fund
WoofTease designs
ABL Gold Card
Best of Bears 2009: nominations until November 15th to: info@thecompletebear.com
Shoutouts, announcements, and the usual furtastic puns and audio folderol.

There’s room in the tub for everybear, everycub, whatever, whomever . . . so just drop trou and drop in for a brand new BEAR SOUP!

Bear Soup is sponsored by our buds at Bear Bones Books.

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Bear Soup #53

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Tags: ahmet yıldız, bear books, bear community, bear soup, GLBTIQA, international bear brotherhood, male issues

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Published on: September 14, 2009

Bear Soup #53 tonight

Bear Soup podcast, episode #53, will stream on BearRadio.net tonight, Monday, September 14th, at 10:00pm Eastern & Pacific; repeats Wednesday, same times.

This week:

Ahmet Yildiz

Ahmet Yildiz, Turkish bear activist, murdered in "honor" killing

Ahmet's partner at the side of his coffin

Special report on Turkish bear activist, Ahmet Yıldız, who was shot as an “honor killing,” with part of an article from the Independent; audio from a memorial video by bears, Ahmet Yıldız is my family; breaking news this week about Ahmet’s accused killer, his father; and a comment on homophobia and closeted homosexuality in fundamentalist Muslim cultures.
In the Lit-Bear-ary Corner: reading of a selection on Bear subculture from Faeries, Bears, and Leathermen: Men in Community Queering the Masculine
by Peter Hennen (University of Chicago, 2008). Hennen is asst professor of psychology the Ohio State University at Newark.
Ben & Jerry’s changes flavor name to “Hubby Hubby” in honor of Vermont same-sex marriage. But what about the womyn?
Fake Jellybean “Manly Flavors” from Manoverse.com.
Shoutouts!

The rubber duckies are bobbling in the hot tub bubbles, so grab a towel, and drop in for a brand new BEAR SOUP!

Bear Soup is sponsored by Bear Bones Books

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Bear Soup #51: Hunt, Bear City, Obama, Bu$h

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Tags: bear community, bear soup, bears, GLBTIQA, politics, satire

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Published on: August 24, 2009

Bear Soup #51 tonight

Bear Soup podcast, episode #51, will stream online tonight, Monday, August 24, at 10:00pm Eastern & Pacific on BearRadio.net.

In the Bear Soup hot tub this week, bear movies and politics:

My interview with Dan Hunt, director/producer of the documentary film Bear Run, which ran on the Logo channel last year. The interview originally appeared in Bear magazine #66 and is featured in full in the new edition of Bears on Bears: Interviews and Discussions

Casting call for bears in the NYC area for the new feature-length movie, Bear City. Lunch provided!

My open letter to the President: Obama, Free the Gays!

The end of the e-group, Bears Against Bush. Bears Who Hate Bush is still cranking.

Satire from Roman Hans and SD: Bu$h’s horrible terrible awful no-good BF. On YouTube here — 3,000+ views!

Chock-full of furry audio goodness. There’s room in the tub for everybear, everycub, whatever, whomever . . . so grab your rubber ducky and drop in for a brand new BEAR SOUP!

Bear Soup is sponsored by our buds at Bear Bones Books.

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Bear Soup #50a: Re-premiere, Heiskell, Ursamen

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Tags: announcements, bear bones books, bear community, bear soup, interviews, podcasts

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Published on: August 17, 2009

Bear Soup re-premieres tonight

The two-year hibernation is over! Bear Soup podcast, episode #50a, will stream online again tonight, Monday, August 17, at 10:00pm Eastern on BearRadio.net.

Joining us in the Bear Soup hot tub this week:

Jeff Heiskell

Interview with singer/songwriter/musician, former Judybats lead man, now solo artist and all-around cool Knoxville dude, Jeff Heiskell.Check out Bearotic‘s excellent article on Heiskell.

Check out Heiskell’s MySpace page.

Buy the Heiskell album Clip-On Nose Ring at Amazon.

tribute to Northeast Ursamen, BCOTY 2008, and good wishes for Daddy Mike

a Turkish bear joke from the collection of folktales I compiled this year

There’s room in the tub for everybear, everycub, so grab your rubber ducky and tune in tonight for BEAR SOUP!

Bear Soup is sponsored by our buds at Bear Bones Books.

Disclaimer: Clothing and rubber duckies optional. No rubber duckies were harmed in the making of this audio. Some wrinkling, shrinkage, or discoloration may occur. Check with your doctor to see if you’re healthy enough to sit in the hot tub for a half-hour or longer.

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Bear Soup # 49 / 50: Beariest Movies 2006; “CCBC”; Chris Nelson; Hibernation

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Tags: bear books, bear community, bear films

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Published on: January 11, 2007

Bear Soup #49 / 50:

Beariest Movies 2006; “CCBC”; Chris Nelson; Hibernation

A combined special show before we dive under the covers for a while”

Our nominations for the “Beariest Movies of 2006,” Jackass 2 and Borat

“CCBC,” a short story by Marc Anders from Ron’s new book of masculine bisexual literotica, Bi Guys: Firsthand Fiction for Bisexual Men.

We note the sad and unexpected passing of Chris Nelson, the photographer/author of The Bear Cult.

Good luck to BearPodcast and bTalk on BearRadio.net!

Happy 2nd anniversary and final episode of Bear Soup!

Finally, we drain the Bear Soup hot tub and clean the filters. Hibernation time — now go to your dens!

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Bear Soup # 33: SF Chron on Bear Soup; Marc Jacobs: David Daniels

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Tags: bear community, bear music, essays, GLBTIQA, media

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Published on: September 7, 2006

Bear Soup No. 33: SF Chron on Bear Soup; Marc Jacobs: David Daniels

Sept. 2, 2006 article — “‘Bears’ come out to play at fair celebrating gay subculture” — in the San Francisco Chronicle written by Wyatt Buchanan on the Hairrison Street Fair, which mentions “Bear Soup” … Omigod!
Fashion designer Marc Jacobs’ new major ad campaign featuring two bearish men, makeup guru Dick Page and his husbear, James Gibbs, photographed by Juergen Teller
Backed by the vocal stylings of the bearish countertenor and international opera star, David Daniels

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Bear Soup # 16: U.S. Grant; PETA against bearskin caps; Scooter Libby; Rove at IML?; Jim “Tug” Taylor

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Tags: bear books, bear community, bears, bears (4-legged), politics

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Published on: December 22, 2005

Bear Soup #16

In this episode of Bear Soup:

Ron’s review of “More Bear Cookin'” by PJ Gray

bearish president US Grant makeover on the USD $50 bill

animal rights activists from PETA track Prince Charles and Camilla on honeymoon to urge end of bearskin caps on Buckingham Palace guards

I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, indicted former VP chief-of-staff, writes of sicko sex with four-legged bears and young girls

former White House chief-of-staff and Bush’s brain, Karl Rove, seen at Mid-Atlantic Leather 2004 in Washington DC with dom leather daddybear?!

the very humpy pocketbear, Mr MAL 2004, Jim “Tug” Taylor

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