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Before Grindr.

Before curated identities.

Before “community” lived in a group chat.

There was The Odyssey.

In this edition of The O-Files, Peter sits down with drag icon Robin Graves to revisit Davie Street in its heyday — when queer spaces weren’t optional, they were survival.

They talk about:

• The Odyssey as a “third place” — not just a bar, but a lifeline
• Cruising before apps and connection before algorithms
• The unspoken rule that drag queens didn’t date (and why that changed)
• The generational shift — why older gays feel the need to be around other gay men, and why younger people might not
• And why preserving queer micro-history matters more than we think

Because if we don’t tell the stories of the back rooms, the dance floors, and the queens who built it — they disappear.

And when our spaces vanish, something in us goes with them.

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⚠️ Content Warning: This episode contains explicit sexual discussion. Listener discretion advised.

This week on The Superficial Spirit, Peter dives into a topic he’s been curious about for years — fisting, intimacy, and the psychology of extreme sex.

Joined by Zander — a Vancouver-based community builder and event organizer — the conversation goes far beyond shock value. Zander helps create intentional spaces centered on consent, education, trust, and care within Vancouver’s growing fisting community.

Together, they explore:

• How fisting culture has evolved from taboo to community-driven
• The surprising role of breathwork, communication, and vulnerability
• The difference between performance and connection
• Hookup culture, loneliness, and whether intensity replaces intimacy
• The line between kink, spirituality, and embodied experience
• Sobriety, chosen family, and building sex-positive spaces without chaos

What starts as a conversation about an explicit practice turns into something much deeper — a discussion about belonging, embodiment, and the ways queer people search for connection.

This episode is candid, graphic, and unexpectedly thoughtful.

If you’ve ever wondered what drives people toward more extreme forms of sex — or what intimacy looks like in a hookup-driven world — this one’s for you.

BlueSky & X (Twitter): @CanadianFFboyXX

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Event Page (Instagram & BlueSky): @holesofthenorth_events

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This week on The Superficial Spirit, Peter sits down with global icon Jaylene Tyme — celebrated Two-Spirit, sober, Indigenous trans woman, drag artist, healer, and advocate.

With over three decades in the community, Jaylene’s journey spans from private farm life to queer club kid, from street survival and addiction to 27 years of sobriety, from Sixties Scoop survivor to national television on Canada’s Drag Race. But this conversation goes far beyond reality TV.

Jaylene opens up about:

• Discovering drag as spiritual medicine
• Growing up queer when clubs were private and HIV/AIDS was devastating the community
• Finding self-worth after addiction and displacement
• Reconnecting with her Indigenous identity at age 50
• Bringing Pride into federal prisons
• Why Miss Congeniality was her true win
• The responsibility of representation in a time of anti-trans legislation
• What spirituality really means — beyond religion
• And how to know if you’re on the right path

This is a conversation about legacy, healing, visibility, and the quiet power of simply showing up.

Jaylene doesn’t just talk about drag — she talks about why it matters.

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Todd Hoye, owner of iconic Davie Street staple 1181, joins Superficial Spirit for an honest conversation about nightlife, community, and what it really takes to keep a queer space alive.

We talk about Todd’s journey from bartender to owner, the behind-the-scenes reality of buying and running a bar on Davie Street, and why longevity in Vancouver nightlife is anything but guaranteed. From evolving party culture and Gen Z drinking habits to drag as an anchor for events, changing music trends, and the impact of apps on hookup culture, this episode is a candid look at how the scene has shifted — and what still matters.

Plus: stories about imposter syndrome, messy staff moments, Britney Spears devotion, and why queer bars are about more than just drinking — they’re about connection, survival, and community.

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Vancouver-based photographer and Greasy zine director Sam Olson joins the pod for a deep dive into club culture — past, present, and what’s coming next.

Sam is the creative force behind Greasy, a Queer and Indigenous fashion, arts, and culture zine, and we bond immediately over a shared obsession with NYC club kids, early club culture, and the DIY worlds that shaped everything we’re seeing now. From the raw energy of the early days to how those influences show up in fashion and nightlife today, this conversation is pure cultural memory.

We also get into Vancouver’s current club scene, who the new IT kids are, what feels exciting (and what feels tired), and how Sam is documenting this moment through photography and publishing. Plus, a look ahead at Sam’s upcoming projects and what they’re building next.

For anyone who cares about nightlife as culture — not just a night out — this one’s essential.

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The O-Files return with a true Vancouver nightlife time capsule: Carlotta Gurl at The Odyssey in the ’90s and early 2000s.

Long before drag went mainstream, Carlotta Gurl was holding court at The Odyssey — one of Vancouver’s most iconic clubs — during a time when club kids, queer nightlife, and performance culture were loud, weird, and completely unapologetic. We get into what that era actually felt like: the music, the characters, the freedom, the excess, and the community that made The Odyssey legendary.

Carlotta shares stories from behind the booth and behind the curtain, what it meant to build a drag career before social media (or Drag Race), and why that era of nightlife still looms so large in queer culture today.

If you were there, this will hit.

If you weren’t, this is the history lesson you needed.

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Lila and Emmet from Canada Shore Season 1 are on Superficial Spirit, and things get appropriately chaotic.

We get into the real experience of reality TV — the hookups, the hangovers, the group dynamics, and what it’s like watching yourself back once the internet has opinions. Along the way, I very seriously attempt to connect this new era of club kids to the early 2000s party scene… even though neither of them were born yet (humor me).

It’s messy, nostalgic, a little unhinged, and very honest — exactly how we like it.

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Tommy D of TFDPresents joins Superficial Spirit to talk real-life drag business, not fantasy booking.

As one of Canada’s top drag managers, Tommy breaks down what queens can actually expect after Drag Race — from touring realities and brand deals to burnout, boundaries, and the behind-the-scenes work fans never see. We get into how the industry has changed, what opportunities are real (and which are overhyped), and what it really takes to build longevity beyond the show.

We also talk about his recent appointment as Director of Whistler Pride, and why it’s a major shake-up for the West Coast Pride scene — including what change looks like, who it’s for, and why it matters right now.

Industry insight, Pride politics, and zero fluff.

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