Brian Falduto - The Bridge Between Gay & Straight Men

ManTalks Podcast

Connor Beaton

Relationships, Education, Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.8 • 591 Ratings

🗓️ 19 April 2021

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

In a culture where polarization feels like it's increasing, understanding each other is a radical act. This week, Brian Falduto and I get into the fear, wounding, and shadow contained within straight men and men in the queer community, and how to create better discourse and understanding. Because while there are differences in experiential content, there's also more overlap than you might think. This was a great conversation, and I’m grateful to have had the chance to listen to Brian’s knowledge and experience. Brian Falduto is a professional actor, country music singer-songwriter, and ICF certified life coach. At the age of 11, director Richard Linklater cast Brian Falduto alongside Jack Black in the film School of Rock as Billy, a.k.a. “Fancy Pants.” He is a dual-degree graduate in Theatre Performance & Arts Administration, and proudly calls himself an alumnus of Wagner College. Brian’s discography includes a 2017 acoustic EP titled “Love One Another,” a 2018 debut studio album titled “Stage Two,” & other singular releases - most notably his recent single, “God Loves Me Too,” which went on to become a final nominee at the 2020 International Independent Music Video Awards & winner of the Fan Favorite category. In addition to garnering support from The Trevor Project, GLAAD, & other LGBTQ-affirming organizations & advocates, the song was chosen as the “Loud & Proud” feature on Apple Country's Proud Radio & also the official theme song for Beloved Arise, a non-profit organization celebrating queer youth of faith. Since re-emerging as an artist, Brian has had some amazing opportunities to share his life story openly & honestly through public speaking engagements, podcast appearances, self-authored content pieces, & media interviews; most notably his now-viral video with Now This News. In 2018, PrideLife Magazine named Brian one of the “20 most influential, outspoken, & optimistic individuals on the planet” in their 20th Anniversary #20intheir20s issue. Brian also works as a life coach serving primarily LGBTQ+ clientele. In 2020, he launched The Gay Life Coach Podcast, The Gay Men's Self-Help Book Club, & The Gay Men's Mindfulness Collective as part of his efforts to create mindful conversation & content surrounding the effects of internalized & externalized homophobia, & how one might heal from those experiences through expanded awareness & a deeper connection to oneself. Connect with Brian -Website: https://www.brianfalduto.com/ -Instagram: @thegaylifecoach and @brianfalduto -Twitter: @brianfalduto -Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brianfalduto -The Gay Men’s Mindfulness Collective Did you enjoy the podcast? If so, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Podchaser. It helps us get into the ears of new listeners, expand the ManTalks Community, and help others find the self-leadership they’re looking for. Are you looking to find purpose, navigate transition, or fix your relationships, all with a powerful group of men from around the world? Check out The Alliance and join me today. Check out our Facebook Page or the Men's community. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify For more episodes visit us at ManTalks.com | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter Editing & Mixing by: Aaron The Tech See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to The Man Talk Show.
0:11.6	I'm Connor Beaton, and joining me today is Brian Faultuto.
0:15.7	He is a professional actor, country music, singer, songwriter, and ICF certified life coach.
0:21.5	At the age of 11, director Richard Linklatter, cast Brian Faldudo alongside Jack Black
0:28.9	in the film School of Rock as Billy, aka Bancy Pants, which is just the best name.
0:36.4	But I don't know if you remember, if you saw that movie School of Rock with Jack Black,
0:41.0	very iconic movie from back in the day.
0:44.2	But there is a character, one of the kids in the show, one of the kids in the movie is
0:50.9	very sort of like sassy and outspoken. He's got some very iconic lines within the movie.
0:56.7	That is Brian. So Brian is that character. He's joining us today. He has a dual degree,
1:02.6	graduate in theater performance and arts administration and probably calls himself an alum of
1:08.9	Wagner College or Wagner College, depending on how you may pronounce it.
1:13.9	Brian also works as a life coach serving primarily the LGBTQ clientele and community, and last
1:20.7	year launched the gay life coach podcast, the gay man's self-help book club and the gay man's
1:26.7	mindfulness collective as a part of
1:29.0	his effort to serve and support that community. And so that's what we're going to talk about today.
1:33.6	We dive into deeper understanding of men within the gay community. And the reason why I wanted
1:41.0	to have Brian in the podcast was to open a little bit of a discourse and a
1:44.8	dialogue around what are some of the commonalities that we as men face and experience
1:50.4	regardless of our sexual orientation. And what are some of the differences? How can we create a bit of a
1:56.5	better bridge between understanding what our counterparts, straight or gay, however you identify,
2:03.7	and to be able to better understand how to create dialogue and discourse and understanding.
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