Three years ago today, we started the Rebel without a Closet Journey. I was adorable once, young and full of hope….so It's with a bittersweet mix of emotions that we come together today to bid farewell to this incarnation of our Queer and Queer Adjacent journey. Over the course of this series, we've explored the vibrant collections of queer cinema, dived deep into our personal stories, and created a safe haven for open and honest discussions. From Frenchies to Conference tables made of Solid...

Rebels! You know I would never bother you when you're getting a piece of wood, but this is muy importante.  I have decided with a  mix of bittersweet emotions, that we will be ending this incarnation of our Queer and Queer Adjacent journey.  From Frenchies to Conferences tables of Solid Oak, each episode has been a testament to the resilience, strength, and beauty of LGBTQ+ stories.  So in this penultimate episode, Chad and I sit down together to go over the Questions that you, our rebel...

Rebels! Welcome to the Pride Rewind! Continuing our Pride Month film reviews, Chad, Stuart and I take a step back with our deep gratitude, to have a heavy and intimate conversation with Gary Woodroffe, an elder gay man with real lived experiences before, and during the AIDS Epidemic.  Gary recants the story of living in the Maritimes, finding a gay tribe, his first party experience, and his first eye-opening experience with AIDS. This is a very important story that needs to be told and we...

Subscriber-only episode Rebels! Throughout the pod we've had extra time and conversations that ended up as Cutting room Floors, well, those Patreon Exclusive contents are available NOW on the main feed! Those Patreon Exclusive Cutting Room Floors are now bonus content, which we're calling "Monday Rebel Rewinds" In this Rebel Rewind, Jono and I discuss the experience of the TIFF World Wide Premier of Call Me by Your Name. Thankfully, no peaches were thrown at the actors on stage. Subscribe...

Rebels! Welcome to the Pride Rewind! Nothing makes more sense than to revisit the one degree of separation between the rebel camp, and Charlie David, than a movie so terrible, it changed the way we recorded.  Ten Minutes in, over 30 notes, 5 voice messages, and an IMDb spiral, I couldn't bring myself to press play. So we took a breath, gave it some time, and came back to it, for our first-ever live reaction Audience Watch Along! Mulligans (2008) Written by and Starring Charlie David. ...

Subscriber-only episode Rebels! Throughout the pod we've had extra time and conversations that ended up as Cutting room Floors, well, those Patreon Exclusive contents are available NOW on the main feed! Those Patreon Exclusive Cutting Room Floors are now bonus content, which we're calling "Monday Rebel Rewinds" In this Rebel Rewind, we talk about the history of conversion therapy. This is a heavy episode but if you can sit through it, I've included a clip at the end of Joey reading Stuart,...

Rebels! Special guest Mark Keller (Womb Envy (2023)) and I are back for this week's Cutting Room Floor; listen as we dive into high school theatre, being green on the scene, and charitable bike rallies! A lot of hours go into a recording session. Sometimes, things don't make it into the main episode but are too good to leave out so welcome to Rebel without a Closet: The Cutting Room Floor! Support the showSubscribe to hear our entire library now! Follow the Rebels: Stefan: @sjmaroni Bear...

Subscriber-only episode Rebels! Throughout the pod we've had extra time and conversations that ended up as Cutting room Floors, well, those Patreon Exclusive contents are available NOW on the main feed! Those Patreon Exclusive Cutting Room Floors are now bonus content, which we're calling "Monday Rebel Rewinds" In this Rebel Rewind, Stuart raises an important question about how movies like Latter Days may have influenced how we looked at ourselves. Subscribe to hear our entire library...

Rebels! Pride month is mere moments away and what a great way to start than a brand new episode with original Canadian-grown queer content! Phantom Pregnancies, Imaginary Drag Queens, and small-town Canada with big City dreams, I chat with writer and co-creator Mark Keller to discuss their brand new show Womb Envy (2023). Womb Envy (2023) Created by Champagna, and written by Champagna and Mark Keller. Starring Daniel F.K. Fernandes and Storm Steenson .  When a gay party boy's estranged...

Subscriber-only episode Rebels! Throughout the pod we've had extra time and conversations that ended up as Cutting room Floors, well, those Patreon Exclusive contents are available NOW on the main feed! Those Patreon Exclusive Cutting Room Floors are now bonus content, which we're calling "Monday Rebel Rewinds" In this Rebel Rewind, we discuss Dollys Costumes and Songs from the Film!! Subscribe to hear our entire library now! Follow the Rebels: Stefan: @sjmaroni Bear SailorMoon:...

Welcome back to Musical May! We are taking a break right now, but we have some extra special episodes coming your way from the Rebel Rewind!  I may be sus of just a Lil' Ole Bitty Pissant Country Place, but if Dolly says there's nothing Dirty going on, Who am I to say otherwise! Carlotta, Chad and I watched The Best Little Whore House in Texas (1982) and for a movie about a WhoreHouse in Texas, there's a lot for the Gays to enjoy too! Best Little Whorehouse In Texas (1982)  Directed by Colin...

Subscriber-only episode Rebels! Throughout the pod we've had extra time and conversations that ended up as Cutting room Floors, well, those Patreon Exclusive contents are available NOW on the main feed! Those Patreon Exclusive Cutting Room Floors are now bonus content, which we're calling "Monday Rebel Rewinds" In this Rebel Rewind, we discuss Michelle Peh-Fei-Fur, Zac Effron's new face, and Stefans Connections with Mr. Pinkys Hefty Hideaway. Subscribe to hear our entire library...

Welcome back to Musical May! We are taking a break right now, but we have some extra special episodes coming your way from the Rebel Rewind!  "You can't stop to breathe!" It's Musical May, and nothing says "Big, Blonde, and Beautiful" like Carlotta, Bear Sailor Moon, and I losing our absolute minds like the musical adaptation of Hairspray (2007) Is It Brains? Is it Brawns? No! It's Michelle God Damned Pha-Fei-Fur! Hairspray (2007) Written by John Waters and Leslie Dixon (Screenplay), and...

Subscriber-only episode Rebels! Throughout the pod we've had extra time and conversations that ended up as Cutting room Floors, well, those Patreon Exclusive contents are available NOW on the main feed! Those Patreon Exclusive Cutting Room Floors are now bonus content, which we're calling "Monday Rebel Rewinds" In this Rebel Rewind,  I sit down with Todd aka GayFatFriend, and Talk about Influencers, sinking Boats, and the origins of GFF! Subscribe to hear our entire library now! Follow the...

Welcome back to Musical May! We are taking a break right now, but we have some extra special episodes coming your way from the Rebel Rewind!  We have two words for this review. James. Corden. Stuart, Chad, Carlotta, and I are joined by an extra special Guest and friend of the pod Todd aka Gay Fat Friend, and discuss The Prom (2020) now available on Netflix. SHOULD you watch it? Why don't you listen and find out. The Prom (2020)  Written by Bob Martin and directed by Ryan Murphy, starring...

Rebels! Throughout the pod we've had extra time and conversations that ended up as Cutting room Floors, well, those Patreon Exclusive contents are available NOW on the main feed! Those Patreon Exclusive Cutting Room Floors are now bonus content, which we're calling "Monday Rebel Rewinds" But! Starting Monday, May 15th, these will be Subscriber-only Bonus Content. So be sure to join our Subscription service to listen! In this Rebel Rewind,  we discuss the Brokeback Mountain, The Boyfriend...

Rebels! Throughout the pod we've had extra time and conversations that ended up as Cutting room Floors, well, those Patreon Exclusive contents are available NOW on the main feed! Those Patreon Exclusive Cutting Room Floors are now bonus content, which we're calling "Monday Rebel Rewinds" But! Starting Monday, May 15th, these will be Subscriber-only Bonus Content. So be sure to join our Subscription service to listen! In this Rebel Rewind,  we discuss who we would recast if The Birdcage was...

Rebels! Bear Sailor Moon, PJ and I are back for this week's Cutting Room Floor; listen as we dig deep into our love for all things Film! What are our top films? IF you knew, you may not take us seriously... A lot of hours go into a recording session. Sometimes, things don't make it into the main episode but are too good to leave out so welcome to Rebel without a Closet: The Cutting Room Floor! Support the showSubscribe to hear our entire library now! Follow the Rebels: Stefan: @sjmaroni ...

Rebels! Throughout the pod we've had extra time and conversations that ended up as Cutting room Floors, well, those Patreon Exclusive contents are available NOW on the main feed! Those Patreon Exclusive Cutting Room Floors are now bonus content, which we're calling "Monday Rebel Rewinds" But! Starting Monday, May 15th, these will be Subscriber-only Bonus Content. So be sure to join our Subscription service to listen! In this Rebel Rewind,  we discuss which character we most identify...

Support the showSubscribe to hear our entire library now! Follow the Rebels: Stefan: @sjmaroni Bear SailorMoon: @bearsailormooon Carlotta Carlisle: @carlottacarlisle Chad: @cski01 / @dressedasaChad (IG/Tiktok) Julia: @julialynched PJ: @xndra_design Facebook: /groups/rwacpod Instagram @RWACpod Find us at linktr.ee/RWAC

Rebels! You may have noticed from our social media that we are celebrating in the camp! I am so happy and proud to announce that last week marked THE 150TH EPISODE of Rebel without a Closet! Episodes, interviews, cutting room floors, minisodes, watch parties. None of this could have been done without the AMAZING rebel Co-Hosts and special guests, and each and every one of our Rebel listeners across the globe for sticking with us and being the camp that keeps us going! Thank you! As a...

Rebels! We're living our literature fantasy this week, as PJ and I sat down with Lambda Literary Award winner and New York Times bestselling author Christopher Rice (A Density of Souls; Bone Music, Blood Echo, and Blood Victory) to discuss the newest installment in the Sapphire Cove series; The Sapphire Storm. The Sapphire Storm. Written by C. Travis Rice (Christopher Rice) A gorgeous young fitness celebrity seeking revenge finds himself embroiled in a sinister plot. When his target becomes...

Rebels! It's better to be late to the party than not arrive! Especially if your party is the collective tears for two VERY specific episodes of the HBO Breakthrough Series  "The Last of Us" (2023) Bear and I grab our tissues, our collective loved ones tight...oh and there may be zombies? I dunno I wasn't paying attention. The Last of Us (2023) Created by Neil Drukkman, and Craig Mazin. Starring Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey.  After a global pandemic destroys civilization, a hardened survivor...

Rebels! Bear Sailor Moon and I are back for this week's Cutting Room Floor; listen as we dig deep into Bear's history with Comicons, Sailormoon, and letting your Star Seed shine, always! A lot of hours go into a recording session. Sometimes, things don't make it into the main episode but are too good to leave out so welcome to Rebel without a Closet: The Cutting Room Floor! Support the showSubscribe to hear our entire library now! Follow the Rebels: Stefan: @sjmaroni Bear SailorMoon:...