776 The Pink Marine with Comedy Writer Greg Cope White
Story Worthy
Story Worthy Media
4.1 • 529 Ratings
🗓️ 24 January 2023
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
Author Greg Cope White (The Pink Marine) decided to join the United States Marine Corps on a whim. Was serving as a gay Marine, back when it was illegal, a nightmare? Or was spending the summer showering with 70 naked men a master-minded dream? Listen and find out!
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, it's Storyworthy. |
| 0:02.3 | Today on the show, writer Greg Cope White talks about joining the Marine Corps as a gay man. |
| 0:08.1 | I never planned. I never played Army. I didn't know what I was doing. I had no clue what the Marines were like. |
| 0:13.8 | Had I known, I would have probably not ever signed up, but I'd never seen a video. I was raised by my mom a single at the time. |
| 0:20.3 | So I really didn't see those images. I didn't have a guy to look up to that told me, we didn't play |
| 0:24.4 | army together. And the whole idea of Vietnam just being over, you know, the military was a hard |
| 0:31.1 | sell. Today on the show, author Greg Cope White, who wrote The Pink Marine, talks about his time in the United States Marine Corps as a gay man. |
| 0:41.0 | Stay close. |
| 0:43.8 | This is Greg Cope White, author of the Pink Marine. |
| 0:46.9 | You're listening to Storyworthy. |
| 1:02.0 | Welcome to StoryM. My name is Christine Blackburn, and I'm coming to you from Los Angeles, California. |
| 1:08.1 | Whether you're a longtime fan of the show of over 12 years or a new listener, welcome to Storyworthy. |
| 1:12.7 | I hope you guys enjoyed the show last week with Hollywood manager Barry Katz. |
| 1:18.3 | Barry talks about losing his first wife, which is, of course, very sad, but then also working with some of the top comedians in the industry. |
| 1:21.6 | And he tells us about his conversation with Magic Johnson and how to over-deliver. |
| 1:27.7 | So if you want to make it in Hollywood, go back. |
| 1:30.7 | Listen to Barry Katz talking about not only his wife, but over delivering and how to make it in Hollywood. |
| 1:36.6 | But not today, you guys. |
| 1:37.5 | Stay with me today because today I've got Greg Cope White on the show. |
| 1:40.7 | And he told this fabulous story. |
| 1:43.2 | It was a couple years ago now, but I'm bringing |
| 1:45.2 | it back because it is certainly still story worthy. And I know you guys are going to love it. |
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