Not For Nothing...

In what might be the most irreverent episode of the podcast, Kyle is joined by fellow hometown homo, Brandtley Cruce! These two boys from towns like Bug Tussle and Brushy Pond commiserate about living out loud in a small Alabama town and what it took to make their way out. As it always happens when these two get together, Brandtley and Kyle start pouring the hot T on the people they grew up...

Magan is back! Kyle’s sister Magan comes to the show once again. She has made a choice to have surgical intervention as a tool for weight loss and she is coming to the show to share all that she has learned prior to the surgery, all that she has experienced before and after surgery, and all that she has discovered on this side of her surgery. She gives the listeners an update on her progres...

First time guest on the show, Eden, who happens to be Kyle’s 14-year-old niece, comes to talk all about make-up. Kyle has been make-up adjacent since his days managing Sephora Times Square, so when he discovered that his niece has a great talent for doing make-up, he had to sit her down and discuss. But being the uncle that he is, he had to get involved in the social complexities that come ...

For the very first time, Kyle sits down with his brother-in-law for a conversation on the podcast. Chad is joined by his son Coy, who just so happens to be Kyle’s favorite nephew, to discuss a passion project of theirs: Allis-Chalmers. Kyle has always been fascinated by the history of American companies, and Allis-Chalmers has a very storied and illustrious history to tell. Chad and Coy tel...

Happy New Year! In this first episode of 2022, we hit the ground running. Our beloved Betty White has joined her beloved Allen Ludden on the other side. To join Kyle in the celebration of Betty’s life, Ethan Hamm and Joseph Titizian stop by. Joseph shares stories of his betty run-ins and the time he saw her break the “magic toaster” on Password.
Our host and guests also breakdown the ne...

In another episode from home, Kyle is joined again by Ethan to talk about the shows and movies that they are enjoying at home nowadays. Maybe the last ones to watch, Kyle and Ethan have started the journey into the Marvel Cinematic Universe just in the nick of time to see “Eternals,” the new Marvel movie. Along with friends of the show, Flo and Michelle, they have started watching Avengers ...

A great lover of books, Kyle has often thought about exploring books, bookclub-style, on the podcast and the time has finally arrived. Kyle and Ethan read “Less” by Andrew Sean Greer recently, and they absolutely fell in love with it. So, this was the perfect time to bring the book club to fruition. Andrew Sean Greer won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for fiction with his “Trip Around the World” n...

Disney expert Joseph Titizian is back! And this time he is bringing new expertise. Kyle and Joseph give to all the listeners their shared passion: Classic Television. These two TV nerds discuss everything from I Love Lucy to the shows they are watching today, and everything in between. If you love those moments when you get to geek out with an old friend over the stuff that brought you toge...

In yet another double date, Kyle and Ethan sit down with Michelle and Flo to discuss Rituals. In a conversation about the rituals we have in our own lives and how those rituals shape the days we have and the lives we lead. Flo and Michelle are Kyle and Ethan’s best friends and most conversations on this show start with this foursome and take on a life of their own from there. So, grab a cu...

In a “Not For Nothing…” first, Kyle and Ethan go on a double date with two people that Kyle feels you should know. Nick and Jené are a married couple that Kyle has known since early summer 2021. Instantly, it was clear that they were going to be fast friends. And in this first double date between friends, we discuss what it means to cultivate new and existing adult friendships. So, grab som...

After a brief summer hiatus, “Not For Nothing…” is back with a brand new episode! What are we talking about? What else? Our summer vacation. Along with friends of the show, Michelle Cassel and Florent Cornillac, Kyle and Ethan traveled to the East Coast to visit Michelle’s hometown of Baltimore. While there, they made pit stops in Bethany Beach, Delaware, and in Washington, D.C. Kyle is, on...

Kyle is joined by filmmaker Florent Cornillac to discuss his philosophies of filmmaking, his journey to becoming an artist, and his experience of enjoying other people’s art as an artist. When Flo and Kyle get together, they usually wind up back in the conversation about movies they have seen or movies they want to see. Kyle also bestowed upon Flo the joy that is “I Love Lucy.” Flo had neve...

Welcome back to the conversation. Today, Kyle and Sarah Cooper talk all about the ways we turn art into more art. Starting with taking straight plays or movies and turning them into musicals, and continuing through the things no one asked for and continue to do. Who sang it better? Lucille Ball or Angela Lansbury? Whose idea was it for Carrie Underwood to play Maria Von Trapp? Was Sweeney T...

Kyle and bestie, Sarah Cooper, continue their discussion of Sarah’s favorite rock songs that she has wanted to share with her best friend. Kyle wanted to shine a spot light on the types of conversations that he and Sarah have very regularly in which they unpack the art, moments in pop culture and politics, and even the goings-on of their favorite news-makers. They look at things from differ...

Kyle is exploring the nature of the things we choose to share with our friends. In this episode, he is joined by best friend of the show, Sarah Cooper to discuss the ways they share content with one another. To give a prime example of the nature of their sharing, Sarah has given Kyle a list of eight rock and roll songs to listen to, and then they are going to discuss them right here on the ...

Kyle is talking to his friend Joseph Titizian about all things Disneyland. Summer is in full swing and Disneyland is fully open. So, people are flocking to it in droves. So, what better way for Kyle to prepare for his long-awaited return to his happy place than to talk to an expert who also happens to be a close friend. Kyle and Joseph talk about aesthetic choices, history, missteps, and tr...

At the midway point of 2021, Kyle takes a pause to check in with Ethan. The two discuss how they have done so far in the follow-up to 2020. The verdict? It has been a year that has progressed at break-neck speeds, but everyone is succeeding. After every great disaster in history, there is always a renaissance. And the 20s of the 21st century are no exception. The time has come to lay it all...

Mandy Shunnarah is a writer, book blogger, and vintage seller. She is originally from Alabama, but now Columbus, Ohio is her home. She is also a bisexual woman who is married to a man. Not surprisingly this, among other things, gives her a complex relationship with Pride Month festivities.
Mandy also tells the story of the Black Pride 4, four queer people who showed up at Columbus Pride...