Confronting a Union Organizer

So True with Caleb Hearon

Headgum

Society & Culture, Comedy Interviews, Comedy

4.9 • 975 Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Welcome! This week’s guest is the amazing Denise Brown! Denise and Caleb talk growing up in the 70s, age-gap friendships, the KC Tenants union, pronouns, and much more!

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0:00.0	This is a headgum podcast.
0:05.5	Your first great love story is free when you sign up for a free 30-day trial at audible.combe.
0:10.8	That's audible.co.ukesl-wondery.
0:16.8	Everyone come to the uptown theater, 38th and Broadway for the he-ho with
0:27.1	Extravaganza.
0:32.2	Denise.
0:33.1	What's up, Caleb?
0:34.0	What's up?
0:35.0	I'm so excited to have you here.
0:36.9	And I'm excited to be here.
0:38.4	Midtown Denise Brown.
0:40.1	You are one of my favorite people that I have met in the last couple of years.
0:45.4	We met through Casey Tenants.
0:48.8	And Casey Tenants has done so many cool things in my life, but allowing me to meet people like you has been
0:54.9	the best part. I'm so excited to be talking with you. Oh, that is so sweet. And I feel so
0:59.6	honest. And I feel the same way. Oh, thank you. Denise, tell everybody, so this is my podcast, so true,
1:07.2	tell the listeners a little bit about yourself. Where Were you from? What are you up to?
1:11.0	What's your life like?
1:14.0	Okay.
1:14.7	My name is Denise Brown, and I am originally from Kansas City.
1:18.6	I grew up here in Kansas City, Missouri.
1:21.7	And I did leave the area for about 11 and a half years.
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