Episode 101: Branden & James

Coming Out Pod

Health & Fitness, Sexuality, Comedy, Mental Health

4.9 • 584 Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2020

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

It's a couples episode with wonderful cello and vocal duo, Branden & James! Branden (America's Got Talent) grew up in Orange County, James in Australia, but religion is where their stories overlap. Branden attended Promise Keepers and a church for "ex-gays," while James' faith struggle lead him to Bible school in small town Texas. We talk organized religion vs. spirituality, and Branden being an out finalist on America's Got Talent. Also, there's a dancer/undertaker!

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0:00.0	Hello, everybody. Hey, y'all. Welcome to Coming Out with Lauren and Nicole. We are a weekly podcast where we talk to queer folks from all walks of life. They tell us the tales of how they came out to friends, family, and the world at large. Because who doesn't love a coming
0:22.1	out story? Um, y'all, we are here today with a couple, which is very exciting for us. As you know,
0:29.2	if you're a long-time listener, we typically have an individual, so it's always, it's always a thrill
0:34.6	and we can mix it up. Uh, especially with this couple, we are here with Brandon and James.
0:41.3	You can say hello.
0:42.7	They want to hear her lovely voices.
0:44.7	Brandon and James are a cello and vocal duo.
0:50.1	Individually, you may know Brandon from, he was a finalist on season eight of America's Got Talent.
0:55.9	I think that was 2013. Is that right?
0:58.6	It was, yes.
0:59.6	It was, yes. So some of you may know him from that.
1:04.7	Brandon has a book coming out in September that talks about a lot of the stuff we are going to be getting into today.
1:12.1	James, if you detect an accent, James is an Australian cellist.
1:17.1	Not only cellist, he is also a concert pianist and arranger.
1:21.6	So that is, we are here with two extremely musically talented individuals.
1:27.1	Yay!
1:29.3	Thank you so much for joining us. Do you want to fill in any gaps in what I said or just like, say hey to the, say
1:35.3	hey to the folks and introduce yourself.
1:37.3	Hello everybody, all the listeners of coming out podcasts.
1:40.3	We're so happy to be here.
1:41.3	Yeah, we are.
1:42.3	Thanks for having us.
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