Your Other Brothers

It’s another community update pod; catch it now before it disappears like an asteroid passing over… GET IN TOUCH Email Tom: tom@yourotherbrothers.com Call the YOBline: 1.706.389.8009 Mail us: Your Other Brothers / P.O. Box 843 / Asheville, NC 28802 SUPPORT YOB Pledge and join our Patreon community! Shop the YOB store! Give a one-time gift! FOLLOW YOB Facebook Instagram YouTube TikTok YOB's "Heart of a Brother" Spotify playlist

Erin returns to discuss the development of Your Other Sisters, including our recently held coed Zoom call with Your Other Brothers! We recap our YOB and YOS call, including a critical icebreaker of our favorite condiments. We invite all who are interested in these YOB and YOS developments to join us! Man or woman, shoot us an email to learn more: contact[at]yourotherbrothers[dot]com For the rest of the episode, we discuss this current season of Lent in these weeks leading up to Easter. We share some of our spiritual upbringings, including our experience with, or without, Lent, as well as with fasting in general. What are our motivations for fasting, and how do we practice fasting in healthy, God-honoring ways? How can we take our relationships with God in this season of Lent and continue growing them on the other side of Easter Sunday? COMMENT ON THIS EPISODE Are you observing Lent this year, or what is God teaching you in this season before Easter? Have you practiced fasting as a spiritual discipline? What prevents you or guides your motivations in fasting? PODCAST EPISODE PAGE YOB ConvoCast 083 LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE Tom's Lent blog: "Do I Fast to Punish Myself or Meet with God?" YOBcast 088: Advent & Sexuality YOBcast 094: Lent & Sexuality YOB ConvoCast 071: Erin Resonates with Queer Culture and Pansexuality YOB ConvoCast 072: Tom Feels Out "Androsexual" and Recaps the Series with Erin! RATE/REVIEW US Apple Podcasts FOLLOW THE CAST Tom's posts GET IN TOUCH Call the YOBline: 706.389.8009 Email us: podcast@yourotherbrothers.com Mail us: Your Other Brothers / P.O. Box 843 / Asheville, NC 28802 SUPPORT YOB Pledge and join our Patreon community! Shop the YOB store! Give a one-time gift! FOLLOW YOB Facebook Instagram YouTube TikTok YOB's "Heart of a Brother" Spotify playlist MUSIC CREDIT “Growing Pains” by Layup; 100% clearance through Musicbed.

Our resident Enneagram Seven and unofficial international correspondent, Daniel, returns to pitch this summer's special gathering of YOBBERS -- in Europe! He joins Tom to discuss a smaller-scale retreat or "holiday" somewhere in the Mediterranean, inviting all who are interested to email him ASAP: daniel[at]yourotherbrothers[dot]com Daniel also catches us up on his life in London -- including the exciting news that he is now a British citizen! He tells us about one country where he's already traveled with his new passport, as well as another on the horizon to see a certain female pop star perform. Finally, we invite AI to listen in on our entire Zoom conversation and summarize the episode! It's...chillingly accurate. COMMENT ON THIS EPISODE ➡️ Where else should YOB plan a future retreat? What theme should we explore for another YOB ConvoCast series this summer? LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE ➡️ Daniel's Enneagram Seven ConvoCast PODCAST EPISODE PAGE ➡️ https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/2024/03/08/yob-convocast-082-tom-daniel-pitch-the-first-european-yobbers-retreat RATE/REVIEW US ON APPLE PODCASTS ➡️ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-other-brothers-podcast/id1142011465 FOLLOW THE CAST ➡️ Tom’s posts: https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/author/tom/ ➡️ Daniel's posts: https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/author/daniel/ GET IN TOUCH 📞 Call the YOBline: 706.389.8009 📧 Email us: podcast@yourotherbrothers.com ✉️ Mail us: Your Other Brothers / P.O. Box 843 / Asheville, NC 28802 SUPPORT YOB ➡️ Join our Patreon community! http://patreon.com/yourotherbros​ ➡️ Shop the YOB Store! https://store.yourotherbrothers.com​ ➡️ Give a one-time gift: https://linktr.ee/yourotherbros FOLLOW YOB ➡️ Facebook: http://facebook.com/yourotherbros ➡️ Instagram: http://instagram.com/yourotherbros ➡️ YouTube: http://youtube.com/yourotherbrothers ➡️ TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@yourotherbros ➡️ “Heart of a Brother” Spotify playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9_-P-9jAEy3Ise3zagEOWdnpdlyAcuaW MUSIC CREDIT ➡️ “Growing Pains” by Layup; 100% clearance through Musicbed.

First-time guest Andrew joins Tom to discuss Netflix’s Heartstopper! It’s a queer coming-of-age show that many in our YOB community have enjoyed, though its depictions of queer romance could also be distracting for some (nothing sexual in the first two seasons, just lots of same-sex kissing). We discuss what we loved from the characters in romantic pairings to the loyal friendships that ultimately reinforce this show. We devote our remaining time to the show’s lone asexual character as two people in YOB who identify as asexual ourselves. What did we resonate with in this character, and where was the disconnect? COMMENT ON THIS EPISODE ➡️ Have you seen Heartstopper? What did you enjoy about the show, or where did you find something lacking? If you also identify with asexuality, what did you make of the show's take with its asexual character? LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE ➡️ Keegan's ConvoCast on bisexuality ➡️ Tom's ConvoCast on asexuality PODCAST EPISODE PAGE ➡️ https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/2024/02/23/yob-convocast-081-tom-andrew-review-heartstopper-and-discuss-asexuality RATE/REVIEW US ON APPLE PODCASTS ➡️ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-other-brothers-podcast/id1142011465 FOLLOW THE CAST ➡️ Tom’s posts: https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/author/tom/ GET IN TOUCH 📞 Call the YOBline: 706.389.8009 📧 Email us: podcast@yourotherbrothers.com ✉️ Mail us: Your Other Brothers / P.O. Box 843 / Asheville, NC 28802 SUPPORT YOB ➡️ Join our Patreon community! http://patreon.com/yourotherbros​ ➡️ Shop the YOB Store! https://store.yourotherbrothers.com​ ➡️ Give a one-time gift: https://linktr.ee/yourotherbros FOLLOW YOB ➡️ Facebook: http://facebook.com/yourotherbros ➡️ Instagram: http://instagram.com/yourotherbros ➡️ YouTube: http://youtube.com/yourotherbrothers ➡️ TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@yourotherbros ➡️ “Heart of a Brother” Spotify playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9_-P-9jAEy3Ise3zagEOWdnpdlyAcuaW MUSIC CREDIT ➡️ “Growing Pains” by Layup; 100% clearance through Musicbed.

Tom’s straight younger brother Andy returns for his yearly appearance on the podcast to educate us on this year’s Super Bowl matchup between the Chiefs and 49ers! Beyond merely giving us the players to look out for, Vegas’s odds for the winner of this game, and his own prediction, he also educates us on a truly shocking Taylor Swift lyric. We dive into all the T-Swift and Travis Kelce storylines, along with the often loud objections to their media coverage. Is toxic masculinity out of control?! COMMENT ON THIS EPISODE ➡️ Who do you got in this year's Super Bowl? What are your thoughts on Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's media coverage? PODCAST EPISODE PAGE ➡️ https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/2024/02/05/yob-convocast-080-tom-andy-talk-super-bowl-lviii-and-taylor-swift RATE/REVIEW US ON APPLE PODCASTS ➡️ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-other-brothers-podcast/id1142011465 FOLLOW THE CAST ➡️ Tom’s posts: https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/author/tom/ GET IN TOUCH 📞 Call the YOBline: 706.389.8009 📧 Email us: podcast@yourotherbrothers.com ✉️ Mail us: Your Other Brothers / P.O. Box 843 / Asheville, NC 28802 SUPPORT YOB ➡️ Join our Patreon community! http://patreon.com/yourotherbros​ ➡️ Shop the YOB Store! https://store.yourotherbrothers.com​ ➡️ Give a one-time gift: https://linktr.ee/yourotherbros FOLLOW YOB ➡️ Facebook: http://facebook.com/yourotherbros ➡️ Instagram: http://instagram.com/yourotherbros ➡️ YouTube: http://youtube.com/yourotherbrothers ➡️ TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@yourotherbros ➡️ “Heart of a Brother” Spotify playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9_-P-9jAEy3Ise3zagEOWdnpdlyAcuaW MUSIC CREDIT ➡️ “Growing Pains” by Layup; 100% clearance through Musicbed.

Alex is announced as our newest regular YOB contributor, and we get right into analyzing his blogs! We start with discussing a reflection of last fall’s YOBBERS retreat written by his mom and how this unique blog even came to be on our site. We also go behind the scenes and into greater depth with his recently posted blog about holding hands with his straight guy friends: one story in which a friend reached across a restaurant table to hold his hand, and another in which Alex extended his own hand toward a friend while walking with him in the park. How did fears of PDA impact both of these hand-holdings, and what other fears or insecurities did Alex wrestle with – both in the receiving and expressing of such open same-sex physical touch? COMMENT ON THIS EPISODE ➡️ Have you held hands with a male friend, straight or otherwise, in a public setting? What fears and/or triumphs have you experienced in the realm of physical touch with other men? LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE ➡️ Alex's 2023 retreat blog: "Renewing Hope and Forming a Liturgy for Brothers at the YOBBERS Retreat" ➡️ Alex's mom's 2023 retreat blog: "Impressions of the YOBBERS Retreat from the Heart of a Mom" ➡️ Alex's hand-holding blog: "The Healing Power of Holding Hands with Another Man" PODCAST EPISODE PAGE ➡️ https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/2024/01/26/yob-convocast-079-alex-holds-hands-with-his-straight-guy-friends RATE/REVIEW US ON APPLE PODCASTS ➡️ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-other-brothers-podcast/id1142011465 FOLLOW THE CAST ➡️ Tom’s posts: https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/author/tom/ ➡️ Alex's posts: https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/author/alex/ GET IN TOUCH 📞 Call the YOBline: 706.389.8009 📧 Email us: podcast@yourotherbrothers.com ✉️ Mail us: Your Other Brothers / P.O. Box 843 / Asheville, NC 28802 SUPPORT YOB ➡️ Join our Patreon community! http://patreon.com/yourotherbros​ ➡️ Shop the YOB Store! https://store.yourotherbrothers.com​ ➡️ Give a one-time gift: https://linktr.ee/yourotherbros FOLLOW YOB ➡️ Facebook: http://facebook.com/yourotherbros ➡️ Instagram: http://instagram.com/yourotherbros ➡️ YouTube: http://youtube.com/yourotherbrothers ➡️ TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@yourotherbros ➡️ “Heart of a Brother” Spotify playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9_-P-9jAEy3Ise3zagEOWdnpdlyAcuaW MUSIC CREDIT ➡️ “Growing Pains” by Layup; 100% clearance through Musicbed.

Matthew returns for a second go on the podcast as we dive into Gen Z fashion trends! Have the '80s and '90s just had a baby and its name is Gen Z? How do we feel about the enlarging of pants, the sprouting of pearl necklaces, and a resurgence in New Balances and Champion sweatshirts? Beyond their fashion choices, how do we feel about this generation's greater openness about sexuality and same-sex friendships? Tom poses some community fashion questions to Matthew as we get to know him better, namely how many hats, shoes, and flannels he owns. Finally, we look back at our fifth camp retreat held a few months ago, reveling in our victorious volleyball match against a group of teenagers. Matthew also shares with us a snippet of what he shared at the retreat when he got to speak for us one night, including the reminder that God is working and loves to work on us slowly. COMMENT ON THIS EPISODE ➡️ What are your go-to fashion preferences, whether you're Gen Z or otherwise? Did you attend this past YOBBERS retreat and have any fond memories to share? And should Matthew get a thigh tattoo in his 40s?? LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE ➡️ YOBBERS Retreat Blog Archive PODCAST EPISODE PAGE ➡️ https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/2024/01/12/yob-convocast-078-tom-matthew-analyze-gen-z-fashion-and-relive-our-5th-retreat RATE/REVIEW US ON APPLE PODCASTS ➡️ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-other-brothers-podcast/id1142011465 FOLLOW THE CAST ➡️ Tom’s posts: https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/author/tom/ GET IN TOUCH 📞 Call the YOBline: 706.389.8009 📧 Email us: podcast@yourotherbrothers.com ✉️ Mail us: Your Other Brothers / P.O. Box 843 / Asheville, NC 28802 SUPPORT YOB ➡️ Join our Patreon community! http://patreon.com/yourotherbros​ ➡️ Shop the YOB Store! https://store.yourotherbrothers.com​ ➡️ Give a one-time gift: https://linktr.ee/yourotherbros FOLLOW YOB ➡️ Facebook: http://facebook.com/yourotherbros ➡️ Instagram: http://instagram.com/yourotherbros ➡️ YouTube: http://youtube.com/yourotherbrothers ➡️ TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@yourotherbros ➡️ “Heart of a Brother” Spotify playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9_-P-9jAEy3Ise3zagEOWdnpdlyAcuaW MUSIC CREDIT ➡️ “Growing Pains” by Layup; 100% clearance through Musicbed.  

Dawson, formerly Adam in previous podcasts, returns to help Tom celebrate Christmas this year! Dawson shares why he celebrates Christmas in February in addition to December, and Tom tells a Christmas tale of the first man he ever feared. We reference the "Fancy Christmas" recently spent with our YOBBERS community, including someone’s goal to appreciate Jesus’ humanity during what can be a complicated, if not lonely Christmas season. We also give a little Survivor 44 and Survivor 45 recap for all the Survivor fans in our midst in this final podcast of 2023! COMMENT ON THIS EPISODE ➡️ Do you have any unique Christmas traditions? How do you feel about Christmas this year? Is it difficult to remember Jesus through whatever complicating dynamics you experience during the holidays? PODCAST EPISODE PAGE ➡️ https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/2023/12/23/yob-convocast-077-tom-dawson-create-new-christmas-traditions RATE/REVIEW US ON APPLE PODCASTS ➡️ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-other-brothers-podcast/id1142011465 FOLLOW THE CAST ➡️ Tom’s posts: https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/author/tom/ GET IN TOUCH 📞 Call the YOBline: 706.389.8009 📧 Email us: podcast@yourotherbrothers.com ✉️ Mail us: Your Other Brothers / P.O. Box 843 / Asheville, NC 28802 SUPPORT YOB ➡️ Join our Patreon community! http://patreon.com/yourotherbros​ ➡️ Shop the YOB Store! https://store.yourotherbrothers.com​ ➡️ Give a one-time gift: https://linktr.ee/yourotherbros FOLLOW YOB ➡️ Facebook: http://facebook.com/yourotherbros ➡️ Instagram: http://instagram.com/yourotherbros ➡️ YouTube: http://youtube.com/yourotherbrothers ➡️ TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@yourotherbros ➡️ “Heart of a Brother” Spotify playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9_-P-9jAEy3Ise3zagEOWdnpdlyAcuaW MUSIC CREDIT ➡️ “Growing Pains” by Layup; 100% clearance through Musicbed.

Aaron returns to the microphone after a nearly yearlong hiatus! Tom catches up with our former YOBcast regular, and "Mr. Finance" gives us his financial forecast for 2024. Aaron also shares about Posture Shift, a nonprofit ministry he's gotten more involved with this year as a member of their advisory council. The guys share some Posture Shift event stories, including the first time Tom publicly identified as asexual on a Posture Shift panel, while Aaron recently met one of our YOBBERS from Scotland at a Posture Shift event! Check out the links below to learn more about this incredible event and organization, along with their Guiding Families resource. LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE ➡️ YOBcast 065: Loving LGBT+ People w/ Bill Henson ➡️ Posture Shift ➡️ Guiding Families: Fifth Edition COMMENT ON THIS EPISODE ➡️ Have you ever been to a Posture Shift event? Do you have any Posture Shift stories to share? PODCAST EPISODE PAGE ➡️  https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/2023/12/18/yob-convocast-076-tom-aaron-pitch-posture-shift RATE/REVIEW US ON APPLE PODCASTS ➡️ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-other-brothers-podcast/id1142011465 FOLLOW THE CAST ➡️ Tom’s posts: https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/author/tom/ ➡️ Aaron's posts: https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/author/aaron/ GET IN TOUCH 📞 Call the YOBline: 706.389.8009 📧 Email us: podcast@yourotherbrothers.com ✉️ Mail us: Your Other Brothers / P.O. Box 843 / Asheville, NC 28802 SUPPORT YOB ➡️ Join our Patreon community! http://patreon.com/yourotherbros​ ➡️ Shop the YOB Store! https://store.yourotherbrothers.com​ ➡️ Give a one-time gift: https://linktr.ee/yourotherbros FOLLOW YOB ➡️ Facebook: http://facebook.com/yourotherbros ➡️ Twitter: http://twitter.com/yourotherbros ➡️ Instagram: http://instagram.com/yourotherbros ➡️ YouTube: http://youtube.com/yourotherbrothers ➡️ TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@yourotherbros ➡️ “Heart of a Brother” Spotify playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9_-P-9jAEy3Ise3zagEOWdnpdlyAcuaW MUSIC CREDIT ➡️ “Growing Pains” by Layup; 100% clearance through Musicbed.  

It's our post-Thanksgiving episode! Matt returns to share how he celebrates Thanksgiving with his Navajo family, including which food takes the central place of the traditional American turkey. He also educates us with a Native American fact to help us commemorate Native American Heritage Month. For the rest of our conversation, Matt and Tom discuss the topic of "Side A" friendship -- that is, friendships with gay believers with an affirming theology or an acceptance of same-sex relationships. Matt mentions a new Side A friend, and Tom discusses his own recent experience with a Side A person, comparing it with a stilted interaction from over a decade ago. Has there been growth, and what does connection despite differing beliefs look like? LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE ➡️ YOBcast 062: "Side A" Friends ➡️ YOBcast 065: "Side A" Friends Q&A COMMENT ON THIS EPISODE ➡️ Do you have any "Side A" friends? How do you connect with people of significantly differing beliefs, or is it difficult finding common ground? PODCAST EPISODE PAGE ➡️  https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/2023/12/02/yob-convocast-075-tom-matt-are-making-side-a-friends RATE/REVIEW US ON APPLE PODCASTS ➡️ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-other-brothers-podcast/id1142011465 FOLLOW THE CAST ➡️ Tom’s posts: https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/author/tom/ ➡️ Matt's posts: https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/author/matt/ GET IN TOUCH 📞 Call the YOBline: 706.389.8009 📧 Email us: podcast@yourotherbrothers.com ✉️ Mail us: Your Other Brothers / P.O. Box 843 / Asheville, NC 28802 SUPPORT YOB ➡️ Join our Patreon community! http://patreon.com/yourotherbros​ ➡️ Shop the YOB Store! https://store.yourotherbrothers.com​ ➡️ Give a one-time gift: https://linktr.ee/yourotherbros FOLLOW YOB ➡️ Facebook: http://facebook.com/yourotherbros ➡️ Twitter: http://twitter.com/yourotherbros ➡️ Instagram: http://instagram.com/yourotherbros ➡️ YouTube: http://youtube.com/yourotherbrothers ➡️ TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@yourotherbros ➡️ “Heart of a Brother” Spotify playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9_-P-9jAEy3Ise3zagEOWdnpdlyAcuaW MUSIC CREDIT ➡️ “Growing Pains” by Layup; 100% clearance through Musicbed.

Tom welcomes first-time guest and longtime community member Daniel to discuss journeys with body image and pursuit of the ideal! They share their adolescent vantages from both sides of the scale, Daniel overweight and Tom underweight, and how the gym and general fitness practices have factored into their lives in adulthood. There’s also a good amount of Enneagram talk with Daniel as a Nine and Tom as a Four chiming in from those perspectives (or is Daniel actually an Eight?). Despite the lack of the ideal body or ideal life, is there something of value we can offer the world in our seeming lack? LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE ➡️ Tom's book, Struggle Central: https://store.yourotherbrothers.com/product/struggle-central/ COMMENT ON THIS EPISODE ➡️ Have you struggled with your body image or sense of self-worth? How do you find peace in pursuit of the ideal? PODCAST EPISODE PAGE ➡️ https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/2023/11/17/yob-convocast-074-tom-daniel-explore-body-image-and-the-ideal RATE/REVIEW US ON APPLE PODCASTS ➡️ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-other-brothers-podcast/id1142011465 FOLLOW THE CAST ➡️ Tom’s posts: https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/author/tom/ GET IN TOUCH 📞 Call the YOBline: 706.389.8009 📧 Email us: podcast@yourotherbrothers.com ✉️ Mail us: Your Other Brothers / P.O. Box 843 / Asheville, NC 28802 SUPPORT YOB ➡️ Join our Patreon community! http://patreon.com/yourotherbros​ ➡️ Shop the YOB Store! https://store.yourotherbrothers.com​ ➡️ Give a one-time gift: https://linktr.ee/yourotherbros FOLLOW YOB ➡️ Facebook: http://facebook.com/yourotherbros ➡️ Twitter: http://twitter.com/yourotherbros ➡️ Instagram: http://instagram.com/yourotherbros ➡️ YouTube: http://youtube.com/yourotherbrothers ➡️ TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@yourotherbros ➡️ “Heart of a Brother” Spotify playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9_-P-9jAEy3Ise3zagEOWdnpdlyAcuaW MUSIC CREDIT ➡️ “Growing Pains” by Layup; 100% clearance through Musicbed.

Jesse returns to discuss the summer’s biggest, if not most polarizing box office hit, Barbie! Tom reads off some community feedback from our Discord as we dive into hyperfemininity versus hypermasculinity, individuality versus relationships, and all the funny, moving moments from this film as it charts a new path forward for Barbie Land and, indeed, all of humanity. Is Barbie a Side B movie to those who can accept its message?? We hope you always remember, dear listener: you are Kenough. LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE ➡️ Jesse's sexuality ConvoCast: Jesse Falls Under the Asexual Umbrella as Demisexual COMMENT ON THIS EPISODE ➡️ Did you see Barbie? What moments stood out to you? Did you gain any new insights or perspectives from this film? PODCAST EPISODE PAGE ➡️  https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/2023/10/20/yob-convocast-073-tom-jesse-are-kenough-reviewing-barbie RATE/REVIEW US ON APPLE PODCASTS ➡️ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-other-brothers-podcast/id1142011465 FOLLOW THE CAST ➡️ Tom’s posts: https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/author/tom/ GET IN TOUCH 📞 Call the YOBline: 706.389.8009 📧 Email us: podcast@yourotherbrothers.com ✉️ Mail us: Your Other Brothers / P.O. Box 843 / Asheville, NC 28802 SUPPORT YOB ➡️ Join our Patreon community! http://patreon.com/yourotherbros​ ➡️ Shop the YOB Store! https://store.yourotherbrothers.com​ ➡️ Give a one-time gift: https://linktr.ee/yourotherbros FOLLOW YOB ➡️ Facebook: http://facebook.com/yourotherbros ➡️ Twitter: http://twitter.com/yourotherbros ➡️ Instagram: http://instagram.com/yourotherbros ➡️ YouTube: http://youtube.com/yourotherbrothers ➡️ TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@yourotherbros ➡️ “Heart of a Brother” Spotify playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9_-P-9jAEy3Ise3zagEOWdnpdlyAcuaW MUSIC CREDIT ➡️ “Growing Pains” by Layup; 100% clearance through Musicbed.

We finish our SPANNING THE SPECTRUM sexuality series by learning more of Tom’s story as Erin returns to take over hosting duties! Tom shares a new term he’s still feeling out for himself: androsexual, or an attraction to masculinity. He shares about his attraction for mostly straight men, going all the way back to another boy in first grade. He also discusses being on the asexual spectrum and the shame of “missing out” on such a significant part of the human experience. To close this episode, Tom and Erin look back on the previous 9 episodes of this series, giving love to all our wonderful contributors! LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE ➡️ Tom's first book, Struggle Central: Quarter-Life Confessions of a Messed Up Christian ➡️ YOB ConvoCast 063: Matt is Gay and Christian, But Not a Gay Christian ➡️ YOB ConvoCast 064: Marshall Prefers Not to Sexually Identify as Anything ➡️ YOB ConvoCast 065: Alex Explains His Two-Way Tension as a Bisexual Christian ➡️ YOB ConvoCast 066: Ben is Queer in a "Mixed-Orientation Marriage"? ➡️ YOB ConvoCast 067: Adam is Cross-Oriented, a Heteroromantic Homosexual ➡️ YOB ConvoCast 068: Keegan Sees the Beauty Beyond One Type of Person as a Bisexual ➡️ YOB ConvoCast 069: Jesse Falls Under the Asexual Umbrella as Demisexual ➡️ YOB ConvoCast 070: Matthew Finally Comes Out as a Plain Old Gay ➡️ YOB ConvoCast 071: Erin Resonates with Queer Culture and Pansexuality COMMENT ON THIS EPISODE ➡️ How do you feel about this term, "androsexual"? What episode or story resonated most with you in this series? Did you learn anything new about sexuality? PODCAST EPISODE PAGE ➡️  https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/2023/09/22/yob-convocast-072-tom-feels-out-androsexual-and-recaps-the-series-with-erin RATE/REVIEW US ON APPLE PODCASTS ➡️ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-other-brothers-podcast/id1142011465 FOLLOW THE CAST ➡️ Tom’s posts: https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/author/tom/ GET IN TOUCH 📞 Call the YOBline: 706.389.8009 📧 Email us: podcast@yourotherbrothers.com ✉️ Mail us: Your Other Brothers / P.O. Box 843 / Asheville, NC 28802 SUPPORT YOB ➡️ Join our Patreon community! http://patreon.com/yourotherbros​ ➡️ Shop the YOB Store! https://store.yourotherbrothers.com​ ➡️ Give a one-time gift: https://linktr.ee/yourotherbros FOLLOW YOB ➡️ Facebook: http://facebook.com/yourotherbros ➡️ Twitter: http://twitter.com/yourotherbros ➡️ Instagram: http://instagram.com/yourotherbros ➡️ YouTube: http://youtube.com/yourotherbrothers ➡️ TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@yourotherbros ➡️ “Heart of a Brother” Spotify playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9_-P-9jAEy3Ise3zagEOWdnpdlyAcuaW MUSIC CREDIT ➡️ “Growing Pains” by Layup; 100% clearance through Musicbed.

Erin returns to help us SPAN THE SPECTRUM of our community from a woman's perspective! She updates us on her developments with Your Other Sisters, including a pivotal experience at Revoice this summer where she met some prospective YOS members as well as fellow YOB members for the first time. Sexuality aside, Erin discusses a general resonance with queer culture and then explains how her sexuality most aligns with pansexuality: an attraction for people regardless of gender. She also discloses being somewhere on the asexual (ace) spectrum. Erin shares some of her journey of self-discovery with sexuality, growing up in purity culture as a woman, living in Cambodia doing missions work, eventually dating men, and getting back to America on the other side of a pandemic. It's our penultimate episode of this summer sexuality series as we soon wrap things up with our finale! Erin's Pirates of the Caribbean costume: LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE ➡️ Erin's first ConvoCast: Tom & Erin Want Your Other Sisters to be a Thing! ➡️ Erin's guest blog: "How Your Other Brothers Has Impacted Me as a Woman" COMMENT ON THIS EPISODE ➡️ Do you resonate more with queer culture than straight culture? How did purity culture shape your sexuality and sense of self-worth? Does pansexuality also best fit your sexuality? PODCAST EPISODE PAGE ➡️ https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/2023/09/08/yob-convocast-071-erin-resonates-with-queer-culture-and-pansexuality RATE/REVIEW US ON APPLE PODCASTS ➡️ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-other-brothers-podcast/id1142011465 FOLLOW THE CAST ➡️ Tom’s posts: https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/author/tom/ GET IN TOUCH 📞 Call the YOBline: 706.389.8009 📧 Email us: podcast@yourotherbrothers.com ✉️ Mail us: Your Other Brothers / P.O. Box 843 / Asheville, NC 28802 SUPPORT YOB ➡️ Join our Patreon community! http://patreon.com/yourotherbros​ ➡️ Shop the YOB Store! https://store.yourotherbrothers.com​ ➡️ Give a one-time gift: https://linktr.ee/yourotherbros FOLLOW YOB ➡️ Facebook: http://facebook.com/yourotherbros ➡️ Twitter: http://twitter.com/yourotherbros ➡️ Instagram: http://instagram.com/yourotherbros ➡️ YouTube: http://youtube.com/yourotherbrothers ➡️ TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@yourotherbros ➡️ “Heart of a Brother” Spotify playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9_-P-9jAEy3Ise3zagEOWdnpdlyAcuaW MUSIC CREDIT ➡️ “Growing Pains” by Layup; 100% clearance through Musicbed.

Matthew makes his first appearance on the podcast after writing a couple guest blogs for us! He currently serves on YOB's leadership team and is, in his own words: "just a plain old gay." He's been active in the YOB community for years, but why did it take so long for him to share his story publicly? He opens up about his long road of coming out to himself before he could ever come out to other people, referencing his Enneagram Three shame with authenticity and difficult emotions. He talks about taking metaphorical trips to the desert to lament his dreams of marriage, family, ministry, purpose, and influence, and he also beams about his sexuality's blessings, including a moment leading worship at his first YOBBERS retreat in 2021. Join us as we continue SPANNING THE SPECTRUM of sexuality in our community! We hope you feel heard and seen, all you plain old gays out there. LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE ➡️ Matthew's first blog, "My Gay Secret Led Me to Becoming an Other Brother" ➡️ Matthew's second blog, "As Spring Melts the Shame of My Sexuality" COMMENT ON THIS EPISODE ➡️ Do you feel unremarkable as a "plain old gay"? Where have you seen God lessen or break your shame, and use your sexuality for His glory? PODCAST EPISODE PAGE ➡️ https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/2023/09/01/yob-convocast-070-matthew-finally-comes-out-as-a-plain-old-gay RATE/REVIEW US ON APPLE PODCASTS ➡️ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-other-brothers-podcast/id1142011465 FOLLOW THE CAST ➡️ Tom’s posts: https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/author/tom/ GET IN TOUCH 📞 Call the YOBline: 706.389.8009 📧 Email us: podcast@yourotherbrothers.com ✉️ Mail us: Your Other Brothers / P.O. Box 843 / Asheville, NC 28802 SUPPORT YOB ➡️ Join our Patreon community! http://patreon.com/yourotherbros​ ➡️ Shop the YOB Store! https://store.yourotherbrothers.com​ ➡️ Give a one-time gift: https://linktr.ee/yourotherbros FOLLOW YOB ➡️ Facebook: http://facebook.com/yourotherbros ➡️ Twitter: http://twitter.com/yourotherbros ➡️ Instagram: http://instagram.com/yourotherbros ➡️ YouTube: http://youtube.com/yourotherbrothers ➡️ TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@yourotherbros ➡️ “Heart of a Brother” Spotify playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9_-P-9jAEy3Ise3zagEOWdnpdlyAcuaW MUSIC CREDIT ➡️ “Growing Pains” by Layup; 100% clearance through Musicbed.

Jesse of the great City of Oaks returns to discuss his sexuality as someone on the asexual (ace) spectrum, identifying as demisexual: someone who only develops sexual feelings when a strong emotional bond is also present. He goes into the difficulties of growing up different in a sexually charged culture, as well as the blessings of being a source of safety with his guy friends. We also dive into types of attraction, the repulsion of sex, and the chore of masturbation in this jam-packed, in-person episode! LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE ➡️ Jesse's Enneagram ConvoCast: Jesse Can Summon Two Hours of Fun as a One! ➡️ Jubilee's YouTube video: Do All Asexuals Think the Same? COMMENT ON THIS EPISODE ➡️ Do you also identify as asexual or demisexual? What's similar about your story and what's different? PODCAST EPISODE PAGE ➡️ https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/2023/08/25/yob-convocast-069-jesse-falls-under-the-asexual-umbrella-as-demisexual RATE/REVIEW US ON APPLE PODCASTS ➡️ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-other-brothers-podcast/id1142011465 FOLLOW THE CAST ➡️ Tom’s posts: https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/author/tom/ GET IN TOUCH 📞 Call the YOBline: 706.389.8009 📧 Email us: podcast@yourotherbrothers.com ✉️ Mail us: Your Other Brothers / P.O. Box 843 / Asheville, NC 28802 SUPPORT YOB ➡️ Join our Patreon community! http://patreon.com/yourotherbros​ ➡️ Shop the YOB Store! https://store.yourotherbrothers.com​ ➡️ Give a one-time gift: https://linktr.ee/yourotherbros FOLLOW YOB ➡️ Facebook: http://facebook.com/yourotherbros ➡️ Twitter: http://twitter.com/yourotherbros ➡️ Instagram: http://instagram.com/yourotherbros ➡️ YouTube: http://youtube.com/yourotherbrothers ➡️ TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@yourotherbros ➡️ “Heart of a Brother” Spotify playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9_-P-9jAEy3Ise3zagEOWdnpdlyAcuaW MUSIC CREDIT ➡️ “Growing Pains” by Layup; 100% clearance through Musicbed.

Keegan returns to the podcast after two and a half years to give another perspective on bisexuality in this SPANNING THE SPECTRUM sexuality series. He shares what resonated with Alex's bi episode, like the concept of "bi panic," along with how he contrasted with the conversation as well, such as feeling like a "minority of a minority" in our YOB community. He tells his story of coming to grips with bisexuality, including how YOB played a role in this revelation. Tom and Keegan also bond over recently hanging out in person for the first time! LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE ➡️ Keegan's first ConvoCast: "Tom & Keegan Encourage the Lurkers!" COMMENT ON THIS EPISODE ➡️ Are you bisexual? What resonates or contrasts with your story? Do you feel like a "minority of a minority" in Side B circles? PODCAST EPISODE PAGE ➡️ https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/2023/08/12/yob-convocast-068-keegan-sees-beauty-in-more-than-one-type-of-person-as-a-bisexual RATE/REVIEW US ON APPLE PODCASTS ➡️ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-other-brothers-podcast/id1142011465 FOLLOW THE CAST ➡️ Tom’s posts: https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/author/tom/ GET IN TOUCH 📞 Call the YOBline: 706.389.8009 📧 Email us: podcast@yourotherbrothers.com ✉️ Mail us: Your Other Brothers / P.O. Box 843 / Asheville, NC 28802 SUPPORT YOB ➡️ Join our Patreon community! http://patreon.com/yourotherbros​ ➡️ Shop the YOB Store! https://store.yourotherbrothers.com​ ➡️ Give a one-time gift: https://linktr.ee/yourotherbros FOLLOW YOB ➡️ Facebook: http://facebook.com/yourotherbros ➡️ Twitter: http://twitter.com/yourotherbros ➡️ Instagram: http://instagram.com/yourotherbros ➡️ YouTube: http://youtube.com/yourotherbrothers ➡️ TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@yourotherbros ➡️ “Heart of a Brother” Spotify playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9_-P-9jAEy3Ise3zagEOWdnpdlyAcuaW MUSIC CREDIT ➡️ “Growing Pains” by Layup; 100% clearance through Musicbed.

We continue SPANNING THE SPECTRUM of sexual identity in our community as first-time guest Adam opens up about being cross-oriented: physically and sexually attracted to men, and romantically and emotionally attracted to women. He also describes this orientation as "heteroromantic homosexual." We dive into the nuance of his unique orientation: why Adam doesn't identify as bisexual, and why Adam steers away from any association of "identity" to describe his orientation. We close the episode with the struggles and joys of being cross-oriented: how Adam sometimes wonders where he belongs (even within YOB as he shares an uncomfortable experience from his first retreat), and how Adam can empathize with many types of people (serving him well as an Enneagram Two). COMMENT ON THIS EPISODE ➡️ Do you resonate with being cross-oriented? How have you pieced together your sexuality in this journey of self-discovery? PODCAST EPISODE PAGE ➡️ https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/2023/07/21/yob-convocast-067-adam-is-cross-oriented-a-heteroromantic-homosexual RATE/REVIEW US ON APPLE PODCASTS ➡️ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-other-brothers-podcast/id1142011465 FOLLOW THE CAST ➡️ Tom’s posts: https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/author/tom/ GET IN TOUCH 📞 Call the YOBline: 706.389.8009 📧 Email us: podcast@yourotherbrothers.com ✉️ Mail us: Your Other Brothers / P.O. Box 843 / Asheville, NC 28802 SUPPORT YOB ➡️ Join our Patreon community! http://patreon.com/yourotherbros​ ➡️ Shop the YOB Store! https://store.yourotherbrothers.com​ ➡️ Give a one-time gift: https://linktr.ee/yourotherbros FOLLOW YOB ➡️ Facebook: http://facebook.com/yourotherbros ➡️ Twitter: http://twitter.com/yourotherbros ➡️ Instagram: http://instagram.com/yourotherbros ➡️ YouTube: http://youtube.com/yourotherbrothers ➡️ TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@yourotherbros ➡️ “Heart of a Brother” Spotify playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9_-P-9jAEy3Ise3zagEOWdnpdlyAcuaW MUSIC CREDIT ➡️ “Growing Pains” by Layup; 100% clearance through Musicbed.

Ben joins Tom in-studio for a conversation on his sexual identity as we continue "Spanning the Spectrum" this summer. Ben shares about being married to his best friend, a woman, for the last 15 years and why he opts for queer over bi as his primary identifier. He discloses some of the challenges in this identification as he explains (or defends) himself with certain Christians. He also reveals the joys of his orientation, including how he and his wife have opened their home as a refuge for other queer folks. COMMENT ON THIS EPISODE ➡️ Do you also identify as queer, and how has your journey taken you this identification? What's your greatest struggle as well as your deepest joy in your sexuality? PODCAST EPISODE PAGE ➡️ https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/2023/07/14/yob-convocast-066-ben-is-queer-in-a-mixed-orientation-marriage RATE/REVIEW US ON APPLE PODCASTS ➡️ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-other-brothers-podcast/id1142011465 FOLLOW THE CAST ➡️ Tom’s posts: https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/author/tom/ ➡️ Ben's posts: https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/author/ben/ GET IN TOUCH 📞 Call the YOBline: 706.389.8009 📧 Email us: podcast@yourotherbrothers.com ✉️ Mail us: Your Other Brothers / P.O. Box 843 / Asheville, NC 28802 SUPPORT YOB ➡️ Join our Patreon community! http://patreon.com/yourotherbros​ ➡️ Shop the YOB Store! https://store.yourotherbrothers.com​ ➡️ Give a one-time gift: https://linktr.ee/yourotherbros FOLLOW YOB ➡️ Facebook: http://facebook.com/yourotherbros ➡️ Twitter: http://twitter.com/yourotherbros ➡️ Instagram: http://instagram.com/yourotherbros ➡️ YouTube: http://youtube.com/yourotherbrothers ➡️ TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@yourotherbros ➡️ “Heart of a Brother” Spotify playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9_-P-9jAEy3Ise3zagEOWdnpdlyAcuaW MUSIC CREDIT ➡️ “Growing Pains” by Layup; 100% clearance through Musicbed.

Alex returns to discuss his sexual identity as a bisexual Christian in this "Spanning the Spectrum" ConvoCast series! Alex answers whether he's felt like a "minority of a minority" in our YOB community, and he shares his long journey coming to terms with his bisexuality -- both with himself and the Holy Spirit. He dispels the myth that he and all other bi people are 50-50 attracted both to men and women at all times and in all seasons of life. He shares why it isn't necessarily "easier" being attracted to both sexes rather than exclusively attracted to the same sex as a Side B person. And we close the episode as Alex shares the joys and blessings of being a bisexual Christian, building an empathy for all kinds of people. LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE ➡️ Alex's Love, Victor ConvoCast ➡️ Alex's Enneagram 4 ConvoCast COMMENT ON THIS EPISODE ➡️ Are you also a bisexual Christian? What's your greatest struggle as well as your deepest joy in your sexuality? PODCAST EPISODE PAGE ➡️ https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/2023/07/08/yob-convocast-065-alex-explains-the-two-way-tension-of-being-a-bisexual-christian RATE/REVIEW US ON APPLE PODCASTS ➡️ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-other-brothers-podcast/id1142011465 FOLLOW THE CAST ➡️ Tom’s posts: https://www.yourotherbrothers.com/author/tom/ GET IN TOUCH 📞 Call the YOBline: 706.389.8009 📧 Email us: podcast@yourotherbrothers.com ✉️ Mail us: Your Other Brothers / P.O. Box 843 / Asheville, NC 28802 SUPPORT YOB ➡️ Join our Patreon community! http://patreon.com/yourotherbros​ ➡️ Shop the YOB Store! https://store.yourotherbrothers.com​ ➡️ Give a one-time gift: https://linktr.ee/yourotherbros FOLLOW YOB ➡️ Facebook: http://facebook.com/yourotherbros ➡️ Twitter: http://twitter.com/yourotherbros ➡️ Instagram: http://instagram.com/yourotherbros ➡️ YouTube: http://youtube.com/yourotherbrothers ➡️ TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@yourotherbros ➡️ “Heart of a Brother” Spotify playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9_-P-9jAEy3Ise3zagEOWdnpdlyAcuaW MUSIC CREDIT ➡️ “Growing Pains” by Layup; 100% clearance through Musicbed.