QUEERNECKS

Send us mail at [email protected] us on Facebook or Instagram at @QueernecksSubscribe to out newsletter for the Queernecks ramble expansion pack: https://substack.com/@queernecksAnd join our discord by joining our Ko-Fi for $2 a month: https://ko-fi.com/queernecksHosts Beck and Dash riff on colorful high school teachers, language classes, impressions, and how improv “yes, and” parallels teaching and bias, then discuss anti-racism frameworks including the film “White Like Me” with Tim Wise and the idea of white participation in protest. They decide to simplify a recurring segment format and swap in broader advice and stories, including side hustles, rewards programs (Kroger points, Upside, cash-back cards, Facebook tasks, Google Rewards), and flipping household items for quick cash. They share recent “household expansions”: Beck adopts Rue, a rescued 5-year-old Maltese, and Dash buys a Ram 1500 Warlock using strategic car-lot research and a salesperson relationship. Other topics include tobacco nostalgia and quitting, family health/genetics, Appalachia poverty statistics, prom and after-prom party memories, and an Appalachian “noun” spotlight on Steve Harvey’s coal-country West Virginia origins and the diversity of Appalachia. They announce next week’s “Kinky Boots” review and recommend watching via Hoopla or Pluto.00:00 Welcome to Queernecks00:15 Wild Teacher Stories01:53 Language Learning Mishaps03:51 Comedy and Improv Lessons07:26 Teaching Bias and Bad Faith09:38 White Like Me and Privilege14:37 New Additions Dog and Truck16:13 Car Buying Strategy20:56 Rewards Programs and Cashback23:54 Quitting Smoking Nostalgia25:41 Genetics and Family Ties27:58 Poorest Counties Rabbit Hole30:55 Weather Check and Wrap31:17 Rainy Day Mishaps32:58 Creating Change Politics35:21 Prom Season Sponsor Bit38:33 After Prom Memories41:08 Minimum Wage Talk44:07 Appalachian Noun Steve Harvey48:10 Orientalism of Appalachia51:16 Next Week Kinky Boots54:25 Pride Safety and Courts56:16 Contracts Jobs and Snacks58:43 Truck Deal and Taco Cravings01:00:06 Wrap Up and Watch Along

Beck and Dash chat on Queernecks about haircuts, scar care (Bio-Oil, silicone tape), and trans products like trans tape and stand-to-pee packers, then mark Transgender Day of Visibility with humor and a plug for KB Brookins’ Substack “Trans News That Doesn’t Suck.” They discuss inclusive language as “being correct,” classroom practices around names/pronouns, and teaching about Indigenous issues and why Native mascots are offensive, alongside reflections on a university’s boarding-school history and restorative justice mission. They touch on rural/appalachian memories, including a comedic “sponsor” segment about Camel Cash rewards and scavenging cigarette butts, plus scams, toll roads, and a story about being jailed due to a traffic-school mix-up. The episode ends with plans to watch “Kinky Boots,” adopt a small dog, and everyday updates.00:00 Podcast Welcome and Catch Up00:19 Haircut After Loss00:53 Scar Care Tips and Bio Oil02:08 Trans Tape and STP Devices03:49 Trans Visibility and Political Irony04:42 Drag Gear and Kinky Boots07:23 Queer Reads and Trans News09:12 Facebook Clapback Story11:44 Trans Students and Inclusive Classrooms13:41 Inclusion as Correct Language16:52 Mascots and Teaching Native Issues21:40 Boarding School History and Haunted Campus24:28 Growing Up Around Colleges26:34 National Parks Thirst Trap TikTok28:37 Celebrity Lookalikes and Drag Hosting31:11 Balding, Testosterone, and Gender Euphoria34:18 Feeling At Home34:58 Body Dysmorphia Talk36:09 Bodies As Medium37:42 Roasts And Dignity40:51 Camel Cash Sponsor43:07 Cigarettes And Coupons46:02 Tamarack Marketplace48:41 Tolls And Scams52:29 Jail By Mistake01:00:56 Police Anxiety01:01:51 Adopting Meredith01:04:07 Food And Wrap Up

Hosts Beck and Dash chat about home and apartment quirks, pets, and grief after Beck’s 15-year-old dog Wenda dies, discussing euthanasia, cremains, and pet rent. They talk about caring for and rehoming animals, moving with cats, litter robots, and Beck wanting an older small dog. Beck discusses an upcoming pap smear and past awkward medical experiences as a trans man, including visibility, bias, and the importance of preventative care for lgbtq people. They share jokes, a local Appalachian wrestling discovery, and reflections on drag and play. A sponsor bit riffs on “Hill Williams: Rent a friend” DIY repairs. They cover stained glass class, bargain stores, odd food stories, and an Appalachian “paper plate holder” icon, then end with rural healthcare access issues in eastern Kentucky—limited PET scanning delaying cancer and heart treatment—and plans for jobs, a discord, and community YouTube nights in a queer rural Appalachian space.Send us mail at [email protected] us on Facebook or Instagram at @QueernecksSubscribe to out newsletter for the Queernecks ramble expansion pack: https://substack.com/@queernecksAnd join our discord by joining our Ko-Fi for $2 a month: https://ko-fi.com/queernecks00:00 Podcast Welcome00:14 Mic Setup Talk00:55 Drafty Apartment Woes02:44 Remembering Wenda05:11 Cremains And Goodbyes07:36 Rehoming Pets Stories09:36 Litter Robot Debate11:54 Moving With Cats14:18 Renting Vs Owning17:26 Pap Smear Anxiety20:19 Trans Healthcare Mishaps27:43 Dark Humor And Ads30:00 Wrestling Sponsor Realization30:49 Marvelous Marcus Saga32:33 Wrestling as Adult Play34:40 Cat Break and Sponsor Bit38:00 Stained Glass Crafting41:09 Factory Seconds and Bargain Stores44:33 Expired Groceries and Dollar Food45:54 Ketchup Cookies and Umami50:18 Appalachian Paper Plate Holder52:15 Rural Healthcare Bottlenecks56:08 Plans Jobs and Community Hangout59:26 Thanks and Sign Off

Hosts Beck and Dash open by discussing writing habits, sleep, and accountability tactics like body doubling. They share updates on pain, long drives, mail deliveries, and pets aging and not eating, then pivot to show-and-tell of 1970s lesbian commune zines from Kentucky (“country women”) with homesteading and self-defense content. Conversation touches on dead-celebrity rumors, TV time-travel shows, and a classroom women’s studies exercise about consent and coercion that reveals how some students deny scenarios as assault; they connect this to rape culture, language, and Freud’s retracted findings on hysteria and sexual violence, noting Title IX/mandated reporting. After a comedic sponsor ad, they swap rural food and gas-station stories, then present the “noun of Appalachian interest”: Loretta Lynn’s poor Kentucky upbringing, blunt songs on women’s lives and birth control, and lasting influence. Send us mail at [email protected] us on Facebook or Instagram at @QueernecksSubscribe to out newsletter for the Queernecks ramble expansion pack: https://substack.com/@queernecksAnd join our discord by joining our Ko-Fi for $2 a month: https://ko-fi.com/queernecks00:00 Welcome00:58 Writing Routines and Space02:35 Sleep Habits and Accountability05:31 Walks Weather and Errands07:40 Mystery Package Game08:11 Queer Zines Show and Tell10:27 Celebrity Deaths and Politics13:55 TV Time Travel and Quantum Leap15:28 Zine Page Turns Dark16:17 Teaching Consent and Coercion21:38 Freud Hysteria and Rape Culture26:59 Old Magazines and Lost Stash29:11 Trucker Meth Ad30:50 Yellow Jackets Memories31:24 Briar Patch Gas Mart32:06 Country Food Debates35:40 Kimchi Quest37:12 Pizza And Gas Prices39:11 Car Values Talk41:26 Pets Aging Reality43:11 Bowling Green Reflections44:30 Loretta Lynn Spotlight48:24 Appalachian History Tangents52:35 Movie Picks And Wrap

Beck and Dash debate the best holiday candy, swap small-town crime stories (including how many murderers they've personally known), and get into the Lemkin Institute's transgender genocide alert and why chromosomal testing in sports is going to backfire spectacularly.Also: spring cleaning as emotional warfare, the Sheets parking lot as Appalachian social institution, Cooter's legendary Facebook beef that almost became a fistfight, early internet nostalgia, and classroom chaos from two people who probably shouldn't be trusted with students.Yehaw. Y'all means all.Send us mail at [email protected] us on Facebook or Instagram at @QueernecksSubscribe to out newsletter for the Queernecks ramble expansion pack: https://substack.com/@queernecksAnd join our discord by joining our Ko-Fi for $2 a month: https://ko-fi.com/queernecks