Let’s Tawk: A Queer Political Podcast

The Stock Market has become the center of attention last week, when the stocks of a struggling company GameStop started rising and causing major chaos on Wall Street. As Reddit users tried to save GameStop by purchasing stocks after they were shorted by hedge funds, it erupted into a small war between the rich and the poor. ⠀  To disect what went down, we are tawking with Isabella Davilla, a stock trader, to understand what is happening on Stock Market with GameStop and Reddit, the role online brokers like Robinhood played, the kind of year 2020 was for the stock exchange, comparing Trump and Biden administration in regard to the stock market and how one should get into trading.  Follow us on Instagram ; TikTok and Twitter 

January 23 will go down in Russia's history as the biggest protest in its modern history, with hundreds of thousands of people taking to the street to protest Vladimir Putin's stagnant and corrupt regime following the poisoning of opposition leader Alexiy Navalny. Navalny, who is Putin's most prominent critic, has been exposing Russia's corruption for more than 10 years and last August he was poisoned and almost died. He recovered in Germany and was arrested upon his return to his homeland. This episode, Maxim is tawing about who Navalny is, how deep is Putin's corruption and shares his own experince of joining the protests abroad in New York City. Follow us on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok #FreeNavalny

For our first episode of the year, we are tawking about the horrific events that took place on January 6, 2021 when the angry mob of MAGA/ White Supremacists and QAnon supporters stormed the Capitol building in an unconstitutional attempt to interrupt the certification of the electoral college victory of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Organized online and supported by the President Trump, the attempted coup was unsuccessful, even though it put in danger the lives of the entire legislative branch and caused both physical and symbolic damage to our Democracy.  Maxim is dissecting what has happened, what led up to it and what needs to be done moving forward in order to make sure that this internal terrorist attack doesn't happen again. Follow us on social media at Instagram and Twitter.

That’s a wrap on 2020. We wanted to take a moment and thank all of our listeners for sharing this challenging and illuminating year with us. In this episode, Maxim revisits some of the most prominent political and cultural moments of the year, and shares his message for the upcoming 2022 year of the Ox.

This episode, we are tawking to the Daddy of Instagram meme pages- Oh Hey Pete about creating queer content.  Known for his memes and his Only Fans, Pete shares his personal story of coming to Los Angeles and together with Maxim, they have an honest dissection of many aspects of internet queer culture, including sex work and how central sex is to queer culture, creating in the Pandemic, mental health, the significance of memes in modern world, body autonomy and the stigma surrounding Only Fans and whether it's fair for celebrities like Bella Thorne to exploit this platform.  Check out Pete's work : @ohheypete ; Pumkin Spice Bussy and @gayboyproblems.af Check out our resources Maxim @maxim_fab  HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

This week, we are joined by an NYC based actor, singer, dancer, choreographer and TikTok Sensation- JJ Niemann, to tawk about all things theatre and Broadway. In conversation with Maxim, JJ shares his story of becoming a Broadway actor in The Book of Mormon straight out of college and his recent journeys with the upcoming (hopefully) musical Bliss and becoming a TikTok star in quarantine.  Fellow thespians also dive into subjects such as the impact of Broadway shutdown due to the pandemic, regional theatre, this year's shaky Tony Awards, as well as the issues of accessibility and queer representation for future generations of theatre makers.  Follow JJ at @jjniemann and us at @letstawk_podcast https://www.jjniemann.com/ Be an #ArtsHero

WE DID IT YA'LL! In our first episode after Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were elected as the next President and Vice President of the United States, Maxim sits down with his friend and fellow thespian Olivia Murphy, to tawk about the election. From how we felt leading up to it and the despicable ways Donald Trump and the GOP are being sore losers and fighting to steal the election, to the historic win of Kamala Harris of many firsts and what we have to do now that Trump is out and the importance of staying political and engaged going forward.  Follow Olivia on IG @liv_ing_like_, as well as us on @LetsTawk_Podcast To see Maxim's show Days of Re-Creation at Nov 21 & 22 7PM Join Zoom Meeting https://baruch.zoom.us/j/85129913230 (Meeting ID: 851 2991 3230 Passcode: BaruchDoRC)

В первом русскоязычном эпизоде второго сезона, мы рассказываем о том как прошли долгожданные выборы Президента в США. Мы рассказываем о кандидатах Дональде Трампе и Джо Байдене и как Байден пришёл к победе, в чем разница между Демократами и Республиканцами, как работает Электорат и что победа Байдена и Камалы Харрис означает для Америки, России и всего мира.  Подписывайтесь в Инстаграмме на Максима (@maxim_fab) и на сам подкаст (@letstawk_podcast).

In our very first episode with an elected official, we are tawking to New York Stare Assembly Member Mathylde Frontus, who represents the 46th Assembly District- Maxim’s home. Assembly Member Frontus, who is running for re-election, shares her personal story growing up in South Brooklyn and how she came to represent this area in Albany. Together with Maxim they discuss Urban Development and LGBTQ+ issues and allyship, as well as the importance of grassroots organizing and restoring decency in this country. Follow Assembly Member Mathylde Frontus on Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/FrontusAD46/ and Twitter: https://twitter.com/FrontusforNY

With the passing of an American Icon and Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, President Trump nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to fulfill RBG's seat a month before an election- an unprecedented move, as people have already started voting for the next president.  This episode, Maxim is joined by a tax law student Corey Gibbs, to discuss this historical nomination: from the hypocritical attempt by the Republican Party to rig their own rules when they refused President Obama to nominate Merrick Garland in 2016  to the problematic answers that Barrett gave during her Confirmation Hearings regarding "Super precedent" and her interpretation of the Law (and yes, we are tawking about the infamous note pad moment that became a meme also). And while we have him, Corey and Maxim also discuss the need for tax reform in America and what is going on with Trump's taxes. Follow us on IG at @letstawk_podcast and on Twitter @lets_tawkk #Vote

We are continuing tawking to voters, and in this episode we sat down with actress and educator Kaniece Williams to discuss her perspective as a black woman on this election. From historic nomination of Kamala Harris as the first Woman of Color to be Vice President, to racial inequality and systemic racism, #DefundThePolice, white privilege and etc, Kaniece and Maxim have a very honest and personal conversation about the relationship between the Black Community and the government.  Follow us on IG @letstawk_podcast and Twitter @lets_tawkk #BlackLivesMatter #BlackTransLivesMatter 

WE ARE BACK FOR SEASON 2 Throughout the whole month of October, leading up to the Presidential Election in the United States this year, we will be tawking to voters from different backgrounds about what matters to them in this historic election. For the first episode, our guest is actor Zach Mellado, a registered Democrat, who is still an undecided voter. Zach and Maxim recap the first Presidential Debate (and what a mess it was), as well as discuss issues like Climate Change, Right to Choose, Mail-In Voting and the current state of the Democratic Party.  Follow Zach on IG @zachmellado, and follow us on IG @letstawk_podcast and on Twitter @lets_tawkk Register to #Vote at www.vote.org

Following a very ugly Presidential campaign season that ended up with a rigged and stolen election, Belarus has sunk into a full-blown revolution with the entire country of 9.5 million people protesting against their President Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in power for 26 years and has been nicknamed "The Last Dictator in Europe". Besides voter suppression and falsified election, Lukashenko's has also used violent methods of attacking protesters, which include beating, raping and even murder. In this episode, we are tawking about what has led up to this historic moment for a country known to be among the most peaceful in the world, how this affects international political arena with Putin and Trump in play and what is next for a bloody dictator? #ЖывеБеларусь

После долгой Президентской гонки в Беларуси, результаты голосования вызвали протесты по всей стране: люди считают, что Лукашенко нарисовал себе победу и нарушил все правила честных выборов. Последовали стычки народа с силовиками, где было применено насилие и аресты. Буквально за несколько дней, Беларусь превратилась из мирной страны, в поле боя.  В гостях, Белорусская начинающий предприниматель Кристина Синявская, с которой мы обсуждаем президентство Лукашенко, выборы, протесты и что ждёт Беларусь в будущем.  Подписаться на Кристину можно в Инстаграмме @kristina.sinyavkasya и на ее бренд «Миктина» @miktina.  Подписаться на нас можно @letstawk_podcast.  #ЖывеБеларусь

And that’s a wrap! For the finale episode of the first season, we are going out with a bang by tawking about one of the most controversial issues facing the post-social media world - #CancelCulture. Joined by Stephanie Metri from Toronto, we are diving into personalities that got cancelled like Kevin Spacey, James Charles and Kanye West, how it became a political weapon, the difference between cancelling alive and dead figures ( yes, we tawking statues) and why it it can be both effective and dangerous. Follow Stephanie on IG @stephmetri and follow us on IG @letstawk_podcast. Leave a review wherever you listen and send your inquires at letstawk.m@gmail.com