It’s the third episode in our Pride celebration! We welcome our friend Zachary (aka Gorgeous) to the pod this week, and Michael has met his match when it comes to podcast Chatty Kathy’s. Our hosts and guest catch up and quickly fall down the Disney rabbit hole (as they are wont to do).

Gorgeous becomes our new arts correspondent and gives us his thoughts on the Tony Awards. Apologies to non-theater people, but this takes over our news segment. Have a listen and get some culture! Speaking of culture, our Wheel of Topics will give you some fun Pride month media recs.

The episode is chock-full of laughs, corny jokes, and celebrating community. Don your best awards show attire, tell Patti Lupone to shut her brassy, magnificent trap, and join us for another pleasant conversation!

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Good News Links:

Costume Designer Paul Tazewell on Winning a Tony and Oscar Within Months: ‘This Black, Queer Little Boy in Akron, Ohio Had No Idea He Would Have the Year That He Had’: https://variety.com/2025/artisans/news/costume-designer-paul-tazewell-wins-tony-award-death-becomes-her-1236422860/

Cole Escola makes Tony history with acting win, thanks Grindr connection: https://www.out.com/theater/cole-escola-historic-tony-award

Nicole Scherzinger Wins the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/theater/nicole-scherzinger-tony-best-actress-musical.html

Darren Criss Is the First Asian Actor to Win Leading Actor in a Musical: https://playbill.com/article/darren-criss-wins-leading-actor-in-a-musical-at-the-2025-tony-awards

Cynthia Erivo Gets Support From Oprah, Belts Out “Sometimes All You Need Is a Song” in Tony Awards Opening: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/cynthia-erivo-2025-tony-awards-host-best-moments-1236259217/

Welcome back listeners, as we are joined by our first guest! The wonderful Cass joins us from the future in Sydney, Australia for a pleasant conversation full of laughs, deep talks, and so much profanity.

Cass brings us news and personal stories from Down Undah, including a very important story about housing for trans individuals in New South Wales. Jasmine and Michael bring trans, queer comic book, and LGBTQIA+ senior news from the States.

The Wheel of Topics gets a bit deep again with discussions on times someone has trusted our gang with their truth.

Michael makes a terrible Australian joke as we begin Ashes & Embers, which are a mix of petty and profound and include an international rant against our current, dangerous political climate. We cool things down with the most adorable affirmation card image ever.

Grab your Vegemite Sammies, an oil can of Foster’s, and throw another shrimp on the barbie while joining us for another enjoyable Pleasant Conversation!

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Good News Links:

Australia’s first-ever housing co-op for trans women receives ‘life-saving’ government funding: https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/05/13/trans-housing-sydney-co-op-funding/

Dylan Mulvaney was once a sales associate at Lush. Now, her bath bomb has raised $30K for trans advocacy: https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/dylan-mulvaney-lush-bath-bomb

DC celebrates LGBTQIA+ heroes with new anthology: https://dailyplanetdc.com/2025/03/13/dc-celebrates-lgbtqia-heroes-with-new-anthology/

Activists Hang Massive Transgender-Pride Flag at Yosemite National Park: https://www.nationalreview.com/news/activists-hang-massive-transgender-pride-flag-at-yosemite-national-park/

Pride Place: https://www.prideplaceseattle.org/

It’s Pride Month and Lucky Number 13! This week, Jasmine and Michael kick off their four-part Pride celebration with recaps of their week and upcoming June plans. (And, yes, you heard Michael say he worked at a Renaissance Festival once.)

The news brings us a last gift from Pope Francis and what will be a theme the entire month: positive LGBTQIA+ news from around the world! We also get a Muckles at the Movies where Michael talks about “Lilo & Stitch”.

The Wheel of Topics will also be Pride-themed for these four episodes. This week, our hosts talk about how their views on gender, family, and love have evolved over the years.

Petty Jasmine returns for Ashes & Embers and Michael misspeaks about the Stonewall Monument (they took down references to transgender and queer, not the whole monument description). Our affirmation of the week is “wonder”.

Break out your rainbow accoutrement, blast the music of any diva of your choice, throw a brick for Marsha, and join us for some pleasant conversations!

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Email us: ⁠pleasantconversationspodcast@gmail.com⁠

Good News Links:

The Popemobile of Peace: Pope Francis’ final gift to Gaza: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-05/the-popemobile-of-peace-pope-francis-final-gift-to-gaza.html

A trans teacher in Southeast LA was fired. Then 2,000 people fought to save their job — and won: https://lapublicpress.org/2025/05/trans-teacher-southeast-la/

'We see you': In Trump-era Washington, World Pride 2025 organizers aim to bring 'hope' to LGBTQ+ community: https://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-era-washington-world-pride-2025-organizers-aim/story?id=122320771

Poland Ends ‘LGBT Free’ Zones: https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/05/16/poland-ends-lgbt-free-zones

11 best Pride Month collections that give back — without rainbow washing: https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/give-back-pride-collections-2025