Find Your Light with Adam MacLean

About Find Your Light with Adam MacLean

Welcome to Find Your Light with Adam MacLean - a show where we shine a light on shame and imagine a Post Shame world. In Act One we’ll meet a Post Shame warrior - someone who we think is up to something special and has a tool to help teach us to dismantle shame. Then in Act Two we’ll play a little game of arm chair quarterback by re-examining someone’s public shaming through the lens of Post Shame. If they had had access to this tool before their downfall, do we think they could have come out of it a better leader and helped others struggling with something similar? We'll see!

Publisher

Adam MacLean

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

30 Mar 2022

Latest episode

12 May 2026

Latest episodes

18 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   12 May 2026

   Blockety Block with Madison Utendahl

   Today's guest, Madison Utendahl (https://www.madisonutendahl.com/about), is a two-time Webby Award-winning creative director, writer, and brand strategist. She's the founder of Utendahl Creative — the Black-owned, all-female agency behind iconic brand identities for Law Roach, Lena Dunham, John Legend, Scarlett Johansson, and more — and now runs Utendahl Consulting (https://www.madisonutendahl.com/utendahl-consulting), a solo practice working directly with founders. She was on the founding creative teams of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Refinery29's 29Rooms, and Museum of Ice Cream. Her latest venture is her BURNT Substack (https://burntbyuc.substack.com) — not just a burnout prevention guide, but the lens through which she critiques culture. I'm so grateful she was willing to come on the show. We're friends in real life, and I basically asked her to take the conversations we have in private and shine some light on them — peak Find Your Light style. The centerpiece of this episode is Madison's reconsideration (https://burntbyuc.substack.com/p/the-vulnerability-trap-did-a-2010) of Brené Brown's 2010 TED talk on vulnerability (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCvmsMzlF7o); the one that quietly shaped how an entire generation of millennial women approached work. After Madison wrote about it on BURNT, Brené Brown commented on her Instagram post (https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWT1gDsCa3r/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==). And then chaos ensued — racist commentary and attacks on Madison from people eager to defend Brené, stung by the fact that she'd hit a nerve. But Madison is not on a revenge tour. Our conversation is about re-examination: the way people become figureheads for ideas, our shared love of excellent apologies, the reason Madison is unlikely to get one, and the way Brené has responded more like a Boomer than the Gen X-er she actually is. We also get into the ways my own celebrity empathy has been getting in the way of recognizing privilege. We're also both a little obsessed with Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Wesley Morris (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/28/arts/television/michael-jackson-leaving-neverland.html) over at the NYT. Lulu's interview with Brené (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6t6-npk5_9U) gave us a window into exactly what we're unpacking in this episode — and Wesley's cultural criticism has been a throughline in how both Madison and I have been thinking about all of it. If you're not reading or listening to either of them, fix that immediately. We also cover why Madison has the humor of a teenage boy, her deep thoughts on the (jokingly titled) Forbes 30 Under 30 (https://www.bu.edu/rbfl/2023/05/17/30-under-30-pipeline-to-prison/) "prison pipeline (https://gizmodo.com/yet-another-30-under-30-nominee-could-be-headed-to-prison-2000750475)," why Boomers are the last generation that genuinely trusts media and what that says about everyone who came after them — and why Madison is unironically, wholeheartedly in love with Gen Z.

2. 

   30 Mar 2026

   Like Gandhi Says... with Coach Kevin Martin

   Coach Kevin Martin is a prolific content creator, shame dissolver and Post Shame warrior. He uses adult content as part of his coaching practice, primarily with gay men. He's a coach in every sense of the word: in real life, and in a committed internet-character kind of way, too. I like to say that shame cannot survive in my presence and Kevin is the same way. In this conversation, I make the joke that — like Gandhi says — "Make the porn you want to see in the world." A riff, of course, on "Be the change you want to see in the world." But while researching the links for this episode I found out Gandhi never actually said “Be the change you want to see in the world.” (https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zmvwwnb) That’s a kind of distillation of this real quote: "We but mirror the world. All the tendencies present in the outer world are to be found in the world of our body. If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change.” And I love this — because that's exactly what Post Shame and Kevin are up to. Helping people move through the shame that's stuck in their bodies. Because like Gandhi actually says: we but mirror the world. As we dissolve our own shame… we help heal it in others. And if you’re curious about what I’m referencing with Björk - “Don’t let poets lie to you." (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5LiHj2UGgA) You can Find Kevin on his website (https://www.coachkevmartin.com), Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/coachkevmartin.bsky.social), Onlyfans (https://onlyfans.com/coachkevmartin) and JustFor.Fans as Coach Kev Martin. Find Your Light is made by the coolest #peepadoodles: Our brand design is by ⁠@ladolceveta⁠ (https://www.vetabates.com/) & ⁠@salonisoni⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/salonisoni/) Our new social media manager is ⁠@colin.r.knapp⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/colin.r.knapp/) Our theme music composer and show editor is ⁠@zachwachter⁠ (https://zachwachteraudio.com/) You can follow Adam ⁠@adammacattck⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/adammacattack/) & ⁠@postshame⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/postshame/) Until next time, no matter how you’re feeling - down, up or sideways, just look for some light, turn towards the light. Feel it on your face, that’s how you know you’re doing it right, turn towards the light and find your light. Get it get it get it.

3. 

   23 Mar 2026

   Love Beyond Monogamy with Brian Murphy

   Season 3, Episode 4 — Brian Murphy is a theologian, coach, and co-host of the Queer Theology Podcast. His new book, Love Beyond Monogamy, isn't a how-to manual — it's a meditation on life itself. You're going to hear the excitement in my voice during this conversation, because Brian helps me realize his own premise: that polyamory, at its core, is an exercise in cultivating awe and wonder in your life. That's the energy that guides everything here. Brian builds a world that feels big and generous: best friends, husbands, lovers, self-inquiry, and faith all woven together. What the book taught me is that life is lived in relationships — and that you're allowed to keep exploring yourself, your relationship, your desires. Even while married. Brian's the kind of person you can meander with — no shame, no rigidity — just exploration for exploration's sake. Abundance mindset at its best. Both Jewish and Christian traditions show up in our conversation — offered like an à la carte menu. Not dogmatic. Just invitations. Pick what resonates. We also get into sacred texts — and Brian gives me the most gorgeous tee-up to talk about Queer as Folk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mx-tLdA31CM), The Ethical Slut (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ethical_Slut), and Star Trek's vision of utopia as texts that have genuinely guided people in how they love. Maybe Love Beyond Monogamy will join that list. Brian also offers some beautiful, practical wisdom: slutty hospitality, and using prayers of thanks — for friends and for hookups alike — as a grounding practice for building the life you actually want. This conversation made me deeply consider how all relationships end — either by breakup or by death — and somehow that realization made me less afraid. Less afraid of prenups. Less afraid of jealousy. Less afraid, period. Love Beyond Monogamy is out now. You can connect with Brian for coaching at BrianGerald.com (http://briangerald.com/) and find him on Instagram at @thisisbgm (https://www.instagram.com/thisisbgm). Listen to the Queer Theology Podcast (https://www.queertheology.com/podcast/597/) and get the book here (https://www.briangerald.com/book/)! Find Your Light is made by the coolest #peepadoodles: Our brand design is by ⁠@ladolceveta⁠ (https://www.vetabates.com/) & ⁠@salonisoni⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/salonisoni/) Our new social media manager is ⁠@colin.r.knapp⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/colin.r.knapp/) Our theme music composer and show editor is ⁠@zachwachter⁠ (https://zachwachteraudio.com/) You can follow Adam ⁠@adammacattck⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/adammacattack/) & ⁠@postshame⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/postshame/) Until next time, no matter how you’re feeling - down, up or sideways - just look for some light, turn towards the light. Feel it on your face, that’s how you know you’re doing it right. Turn towards the light and find your light. Get it get it get it.

4. 

   16 Mar 2026

   Body Count with Issy Knowles

   Welcome to Season 3, Episode 3 of Find Your Light — BODY COUNT with Issy Knowles. Issy Knowles is the writer and performer behind BODY COUNT (https://www.sohoplayhouse.com/see-a-show/body-count), currently onstage at Soho Playhouse in New York through March 29th as part of the Edinburgh Fringe Encore series. The show follows Pollie, an OnlyFans star determined to catapult herself to stratospheric fame with her most extreme stunt yet: sleeping with 1,000 of her subscribers on a trip to New York City. BODY COUNT tracks Pollie's journey through OnlyFans culture — from her confusing Catholic upbringing to her failed consulting career to her first taste of quick, "easy" cash. Through an empathetic and inquisitive lens, we're drawn into Pollie's complicated relationship with sex and asked to consider whether it's ever truly possible to sever your body from your heart. Our conversation centers on one of Post Shame's central tenets: the way shame is unevenly applied, especially on the internet. Issy offers unique insights on the world of modeling — which she explored in her show Model Behavior — explains what "Yachting" is, and shares how the commodification of her own body has informed her sympathy and fascination with the OnlyFans stars who inspired the show. Names you'll hear a few times are Bonnie Blue and Lily Phillips (https://www.vulture.com/article/bonnie-blue-lily-phillips-annie-knight-interview-onlyfans.html). Issy shouts out a new clowning show in London PRIMAL BOG (https://sohotheatre.com/events/rosa-garland-primal-bog/) and her flatmate, Elouise Efto (https://www.instagram.com/weezasqueeza), "Australia's First Attractive Comedian." Find Your Light is made by the coolest #peepadoodles: Our brand design is by ⁠@ladolceveta⁠ (https://www.vetabates.com/) & ⁠@salonisoni⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/salonisoni/) Our social media manager is ⁠@colin.r.knapp⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/colin.r.knapp/) Our theme music composer and show editor is ⁠@zachwachter⁠ (https://zachwachteraudio.com/) You can follow Adam ⁠@adammacattck⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/adammacattack/) & ⁠@postshame⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/postshame/) Until next time, no matter how you’re feeling - down, up or sideways - just look for some light, turn towards the light. Feel it on your face, that’s how you know you’re doing it right. Turn towards the light and find your light. Get it get it get it.

5. 

   11 Nov 2025

   Jealousy v. Envy with Mike Albo

   Season 3, Episode 2 — Jealousy v. Envy with Mike Albo Mike Albo has a unique way of writing about money that I really admire. Our conversation veered into money shame and the difference between jealousy and envy — and it was so good, it deserved a bonus episode. An Act 3, of sorts. Here’s our continued chat about how weird it is to live in New York, watching everyone do the most while constantly wondering: how does anyone actually live here? Mike is on instagram at ⁠@albomike⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/albomike/) ⁠Hologram Boyfriends⁠ (https://read.macmillan.com/hologram-boyfriends-audio-original-9781250393821/?utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=scl&utm_campaign=&utm_id=9781250393821&utm_term=&utm_content=social-post&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAafuE4sE2hAKhlrR-HuCiqyoSLTEUQFoVa7oaOgp4o8Oc-EA88yp1qNt2XfrcQ_aem_vuy-3w4dhR3U96Om0SJlKg) is available from MacMillan Audio on every audio platform. I listened on Google Play and loved it. Find Your Light is made by the coolest #peepadoodles: Our brand design is by ⁠@ladolceveta⁠ (https://www.vetabates.com/) & ⁠@salonisoni⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/salonisoni/) Our new social media manager is ⁠@colin.r.knapp⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/colin.r.knapp/) Our theme music composer and show editor is ⁠@zachwachter⁠ (https://zachwachteraudio.com/) You can follow Adam ⁠@adammacattck⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/adammacattack/) & ⁠@postshame⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/postshame/) Until next time, no matter how you’re feeling down, up or sideways, just look for some light, turn towards the light. Feel it on your face, that’s how you know you’re doing it right, turn towards the light and find your light. Get it get it get it.

6. 

   4 Nov 2025

   Hologram Boyfriends with Mike Albo

   Season 3, Episode 1 — Hologram Boyfriends with Mike Albo ⁠“Welcome to my home!” ⁠ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hBW-1FPLao)and to Season 3 of Find Your Light with one of my favorite humans: writer, performer, cultural commentator, and future First Lady, Mike Albo. Mike has a new project out with Macmillan Audio called ⁠Hologram Boyfriends⁠ (https://read.macmillan.com/hologram-boyfriends-audio-original-9781250393821/?utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=scl&utm_campaign=&utm_id=9781250393821&utm_term=&utm_content=social-post&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAafuE4sE2hAKhlrR-HuCiqyoSLTEUQFoVa7oaOgp4o8Oc-EA88yp1qNt2XfrcQ_aem_vuy-3w4dhR3U96Om0SJlKg), and we dig into it: the loneliness and hilarity of connection online, the algorithm as a kind of dating landscape, and the choreography of longing in the digital age. Mike’s brain helps me understand the internet—why we’re exhausted by it, addicted to it, and also finding ourselves through it. We also talk about nudity as an act of peace, the soft power of being witnessed, and why Mike’s cast of character voices could single-handedly restore diplomacy in this country. In Act 2 we talk about ⁠Sinéad O’Connor⁠ (https://youtu.be/wrkdWXmvl68?si=8hWKqqWG9QMDKtPE), public collapse, compassion, and the cost of bearing cultural pain out loud. We reference Jon Ronson’s ⁠So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed⁠ (https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/15/magazine/how-one-stupid-tweet-ruined-justine-saccos-life.html) and the infamous Justine Sacco moment in internet history. We remember ⁠Aimee Mann vs. Ice-T⁠ (https://techland.time.com/2013/11/04/the-140-moments-that-made-twitter-matter/slide/when-aimee-mann-sparred-with-ice-t/) Twitter (a simpler time). And I’m still waiting for my promo deal with: Starface Hydro-Stars (the official sticker of public feelings/crying in your car): ⁠https://starface.world/collections/hydro-stars⁠ (https://starface.world/collections/hydro-stars) Mike is on instagram at ⁠@albomike⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/albomike/) ⁠Hologram Boyfriends⁠ (https://read.macmillan.com/hologram-boyfriends-audio-original-9781250393821/?utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=scl&utm_campaign=&utm_id=9781250393821&utm_term=&utm_content=social-post&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAafuE4sE2hAKhlrR-HuCiqyoSLTEUQFoVa7oaOgp4o8Oc-EA88yp1qNt2XfrcQ_aem_vuy-3w4dhR3U96Om0SJlKg) is available from MacMillan Audio on every audio platform. I listened on Google Play and loved it. Find Your Light is made by the coolest #peepadoodles: Our brand design is by ⁠@ladolceveta⁠ (https://www.vetabates.com/) & ⁠@salonisoni⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/salonisoni/) Our new social media manager is ⁠@colin.r.knapp⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/colin.r.knapp/) Our theme music composer and show editor is ⁠@zachwachter⁠ (https://zachwachteraudio.com/) You can follow Adam ⁠@adammacattck⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/adammacattack/) & ⁠@postshame⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/postshame/) Until next time, no matter how you’re feeling down, up or sideways, just look for some light, turn towards the light. Feel it on your face, that’s how you know you’re doing it right, turn towards the light and find your light. Get it get it get it.

7. 

   14 Aug 2024

   Finding Your Fantasy with Court Vox

   Welcome to Season 2, Episode 2 of Find Your Light with Adam MacLean. In this episode, we explore the compelling and intricate subject of Sacred Intimacy with an expert in the field. Our guest is Court Vox (https://thebodyvox.com), a certified sex and intimacy coach, surrogate partner intern, and sacred intimate himself. Court helps us define Sacred Intimacy and demystify its purpose, offering insights that are both profound and accessible. At PostShame, our mission is to dismantle shame around the body, and Court is the perfect guide—embracing every aspect of the client experience. Imagine therapy, but deeper—an exploration of your shadows with the best possible guide. I loved this conversation and am deeply grateful to Court for his willingness to explore with us. If you want to learn more about him visit https://thebodyvox.com (https://thebodyvox.com) He’s also on instagram at @CourtVox (https://www.instagram.com/courtvox/?hl=en) and @TheBodyVox (https://www.instagram.com/thebodyvox/?hl=en) Find Your Light is made by the coolest #peepadoodles: Our brand design is by @ladolceveta (https://www.vetabates.com/) & @salonisoni (https://www.instagram.com/salonisoni/) Our social media managers are @cacidoe (https://www.instagram.com/cacidoe/) & @LandonScottSmith (https://www.instagram.com/landonscottsmith/) Our theme music composer and show editor is @zachwachter (https://zachwachteraudio.com/) You can follow Adam @adammacattck (https://www.instagram.com/adammacattack/) & @postshame (https://www.instagram.com/postshame/)

8. 

   9 Jul 2024

   Butt Seriously with Dr. Evan Goldstein

   Welcome to Season 2 of Find Your Light with Adam MacLean In today’s episode Adam interviews Dr. Evan Goldstein (https://drevangoldstein.com/), an anal surgeon and founder of the medical practice Bespoke Surgical (https://bespokesurgical.com/) and founder of the sexual wellness brand Future Method (https://futuremethod.com/). His new book BUTT SERIOUSLY (https://www.buttseriously.com/) is a fabulous read for anyone with a butt. It’s got a little bit of personal memoir, and a whole lotta “how to” when it comes to navigating the ins and outs of anal health…and anal fun. It’s not simply an episode for gay guys. BUTT SERIOUSLY has loads of helpful info for everyone and Dr. Goldstein brings his signature frank and refreshing candor to a subject that oftentimes has a lot of shame attached to it. Adam & Dr. Goldstein shine a light on shame and have a few good laughs in the process. Find Your Light is made by the coolest #peepadoodles: Our brand design is by @ladolceveta (https://www.instagram.com/ladolceveta/?hl=en) & @salonisoni (https://www.instagram.com/salonisoni/?hl=en) Our social media manager is @cacidoe (https://www.instagram.com/cacidoe/?hl=en) Our theme music composer and editor is @zachwachter (https://www.instagram.com/zachwachter/?hl=en) You can follow Adam @adammacattck (https://www.instagram.com/adammacattack/) & @postshame (https://www.instagram.com/postshame/)

9. 

   15 Jul 2022

   Feminasty Excellence with Erin Gibson

   Welcome to Episode 9 of FIND YOUR LIGHT! Today’s guest is comedian, writer, podcaster and all around badass Erin Gibson (http://www.eringibson.com)! Check out Erin’s incredibly funny and informative book “Feminasty (http://www.eringibson.com/feminasty)” which is out in paperback AND you can hear her on the podcast Attitudes! (https://www.instagram.com/attitudespod/) which she co-hosts with Bryan Safi (https://www.instagram.com/bryansafi/). In Act Two of today's show we go all the way back to 1972 and Senator Thomas Eagleton being outed for his mental health struggles and getting dropped from George McGovern’s presidential campaign (https://www.npr.org/2012/08/04/157670201/the-thomas-eagleton-affair-haunts-candidates-today). Is there room for discussion around mental health in politics in 2022? Congressman Ritchie Torres seems to think so! (https://www.npr.org/2012/08/04/157670201/the-thomas-eagleton-affair-haunts-candidates-today) Follow Erin everywhere at @Gibblerton (https://www.instagram.com/gibblertron/)! Find Your Light is made by the coolest #peepadoodles: Our brand design is by @ladolceveta (https://www.vetabates.com) & @salonisoni (https://www.instagram.com/salonisoni/) Our social media manager is @cacidoe (https://www.instagram.com/cacidoe/) Our theme music composer and editor is @zachwachter (https://zachwachteraudio.com) You can follow Adam @adammacattck (https://www.instagram.com/adammacattack/) & @postshame (https://www.instagram.com/postshame/)

10. 

    21 Jun 2022

    When the Shelf Breaks with David Ambroz

    Welcome to episode 8 of Find Your Light - a #PostShame podcast! My guest today is David Ambroz (https://www.instagram.com/hjdambroz/), a national child welfare advocate and radical #PostShame warrior. His new book - A Place Called Home (https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780306903540) - comes out in September. You can pre-order it here (https://www.amazon.com/Place-Called-Home-Memoir/dp/0306903547/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1655835269&sr=8-1). I got to interview David after he was honored at the Casa NYC (https://www.instagram.com/nyccasa/?hl=en) Gala in May. If you'd like more information on their volunteer program we've got it here (https://www.casa-nyc.org/become-a-volunteer). Maybe I'll see you there! Find Your Light is made by the coolest #peepadoodles: Our brand design is by @ladolceveta (https://www.instagram.com/ladolceveta/?hl=en) & @salonisoni (https://www.instagram.com/salonisoni/?hl=en) Our social media manager is @cacidoe (https://www.instagram.com/cacidoe/?hl=en) Our theme music composer and editor is @zachwachter (https://www.instagram.com/zachwachter/?hl=en) You can follow Adam @adammacattck (https://www.instagram.com/adammacattack/) & @postshame (https://www.instagram.com/postshame/) #FindYour💡

11. 

    17 May 2022

    Geolocating Truth with Zach Stafford

    Welcome to Episode 7 of Find Your Light! Today our guest is super journalist, host and producer Zach Stafford (https://twitter.com/ZachStafford). He’s currently a contributor at MSNBC (https://twitter.com/msnbc), former editor in chief of the Advocate and former Chief Content Officer at Grindr. We spend a good bit of time discussing the Grindr controversy (https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/nov/29/grindr-apps-president-calls-marriage-holy-matrimony-between-man-and-woman) that Zach reported on that led to his eventual departure (https://www.thegayuk.com/grindr-has-effectively-closed-its-online-magazine-into/). He’s currently a co-producer of the Pulitzer prize winning and Tony-nominated Broadway musical A STRANGE LOOP (https://strangeloopmusical.com/) (with 11 nominations, the most of any musical this year!). If you have a chance to see the show in New York City - run, don’t walk! It’s spectacular. In Act Two we discuss the false start of Alexi McCammond (https://twitter.com/alexi) as EIC of Teen Vogue (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/18/business/media/teen-vogue-editor-alexi-mccammond.html) after tweets that she already apologized for resurfaced. She attempted to be #PostShame but CondeNast failed her (https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/teen-vogue-conde-nast-wintour-mccammond/2021/04/03/dafd2804-9104-11eb-a74e-1f4cf89fd948_story.html) when they didn’t properly prepare for the issue to come up again. Throughout the conversation we talk a lot about Zach’s commitment to transparency and one of the things he said that really stood out for me was his insight that #PostShame stories “are like water erosion on rocks. Every wave makes a kind of imprint.” One story at a time. They all make a difference. Find Your Light is made by the best peepadoodles: Brand design is by Veta (https://www.vetabates.com/) & Saloni (https://www.instagram.com/salonisoni/) Our social media manager is José Rodriguez Solis on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/cacidoe/) and Tiktok (https://www.tiktok.com/@cacidoe?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc) @cacidoe Our theme music composer and editor is @zachwachter You can follow Adam on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/adammacattack/), Twitter (https://twitter.com/adammacattack) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@adammacattack) at @adammacattck & @postshame

12. 

    10 May 2022

    Bully Issues with May Malik (part 2)

    Welcome to Episode 6 of Find Your Light! Today we have Act Two of my conversation with candidate for New York State Assembly District 73 - May Malik (https://www.maymalik.com/). (If you’d like to hear Act One and get to know May better go back and listen to Episode 5 (https://www.postshame.org/findyourlight/say-my-name).) May and I discuss former NYC Mayoral Candidate Scott Stringer (https://twitter.com/scottmstringer?lang=en) who appeared to be a front-runner until a sexual misconduct allegation led to many of his endorsers withdrawing their support and his finishing fifth in the race. If you’re interested in more background than what we describe in the episode Ben Smith at the NYTimes had a good autopsy of the story (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/27/business/media/scott-stringer-accusations.html). A “correction” for today’s episode: several times in the conversation I say “emphatic consent” but what I meant to say was, “enthusiastic consent.” Here’s a definition from RAINN (https://www.rainn.org/articles/what-is-consent): Enthusiastic Consent is a newer model for understanding consent that focuses on a positive expression of consent. Simply put, enthusiastic consent means looking for the presence of a “yes” rather than the absence of a “no.” Find Your Light is made by rad humans: Brand design is by Veta (https://www.vetabates.com/) & Saloni (https://www.instagram.com/salonisoni/) Our social media manager is José Rodriguez Solis on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/cacidoe/) and Tiktok (https://www.tiktok.com/@cacidoe?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc) @cacidoe Our theme music composer and editor is Zach Wachter (https://zachwachteraudio.com/) You can follow Adam on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/adammacattack/), Twitter (https://twitter.com/adammacattack) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@adammacattack) at @adammacattck & @postshame

13. 

    3 May 2022

    Say My Name with May Malik (part 1)

    Welcome to Episode 5! “Say My Name with May Malik (part 1)” Today’s guest is a real live candidate running for public office living that #PostShame life! May Malik (https://www.maymalik.com/) is running for New York State Assembly District 73 which includes the Manhattan neighborhoods of the Upper East Side, Midtown East, Turtle Bay, Sutton Place, and Murray Hill. If elected she would be the first muslim black woman elected to state wide office in New York State. In the interview May is forthcoming about her journey as a Sudanese immigrant and growing up in a traditional household. Despite the fact that the “opposition research” she did on herself didn’t turn up too much she shares the ways her upbringing has influenced her journey processing her shame and the way it shows up in her commitment to service and being a mother. May Malik is the former Deputy Commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (https://www1.nyc.gov/site/immigrants/index.page) and former Director of Public-Private Partnerships at NYC Service (https://www1.nyc.gov/site/acs/about/public-private-partnerships.page) within the New York City Mayor's Office. In this episode May “comes out” about her given name at birth and what it’s like to live as someone whose brand IS their name. We split this episode into two parts because the issue of naming ended up inspiring some story time for Adam about his own name in addition to revisiting the Six Steps of Post Shame (https://www.postshame.org/). Links mentioned in the episode: Donate to May’s campaign (https://secure.actblue.com/donate/may_launch) @Expirednfabulous on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/expirednfabulous/?hl=en) The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund’s Name Change Project (https://transgenderlegal.org/our-work/name-change-project/) provides pro bono legal name change services to low-income transgender, gender non-conforming, and non-binary people through partnerships with some of the nation’s most prestigious law firms and corporate law departments. If you don’t fall into that category but are still looking for help Lambda Legal offers an amazing resources page (https://www.lambdalegal.org/know-your-rights/article/trans-changing-your-documents-resources) as well. Find Your Light is made by rad humans: Brand design is by Veta (https://www.vetabates.com/) & Saloni (https://www.instagram.com/salonisoni/) Our social media manager is José Rodriguez Solis on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/cacidoe/) and Tiktok (https://www.tiktok.com/@cacidoe?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc) @cacidoe Our theme music composer and editor is Zach Wachter (https://zachwachteraudio.com/) You can follow Adam on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/adammacattack/), Twitter (https://twitter.com/adammacattack) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@adammacattack) at @adammacattck & @postshame

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    26 Apr 2022

    Greedy Bisexual with Jen Winston

    Welcome to Episode 4 of FIND YOUR LIGHT! Today’s guest is author Jen Winston, whose book Greedy: Notes from a Bisexual Who Wants Too Much (https://bookshop.org/books/greedy-notes-from-a-bisexual-who-wants-too-much/9781982179175) made me LAUGH OUT LOUD. We talk about her book and the significance of millennials aging into the era of writing memoirs. We talk a lot about gender, sexuality and the many phases of coming out. We also touch on a subject that deserves its own podcast entirely: Bugs Bunny (https://youtu.be/Lpg-w2W1-GI). In Act Two we discuss Andrew Gillum (https://www.instagram.com/andrewgillum/?hl=en), a former rising star in the Democratic party who lost the race for Governor of Florida in 2018 and later came out as bisexual after a scandal involving poblematic drinking, drug use, and gay male friends. To watch the Tamron Hall interview with Gillum and his wife R. Jai, here’s a playlist on Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1VHqGvw0XQaG0ZLZH3juKv3AdYEPCL_n). FIND YOUR LIGHT is made possible by some rad folks: Special thanks again to Jen Winston who is on Instagram at @jenerous (https://www.instagram.com/jenerous/?hl=en) Our brand design is by Veta (https://www.vetabates.com/) & Saloni (https://www.instagram.com/salonisoni/) Our social media manager is José Rodriguez Solis who’s on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/cacidoe/) & TikTok (https://vm.tiktok.com/ZTdxvBcRD/) @cacidoe Our show’s editor and theme music composer is Zach Wachter (https://zachwachteraudio.com/) You can find Adam on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/adammacattack/) & Twitter (https://twitter.com/adammacattack) at @adammacattack & @postshame Explore PostShame.org (https://www.postshame.org/) for more resources and news about #postshame

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    19 Apr 2022

    Real Recognize Real with Rich Juzwiak (part 2)

    Welcome to Episode 3 of Find Your Light! This episode is a “part two” episode, and includes Act Two of my conversation with Rich Juzwiak where we look back at Anthony Weiner’s Twitter scandal and go deep on what could have been for his career (and marriage). If you want more info on the rise and fall of Anthony Weiner there’s an amazing documentary about his scandal called Weiner (https://youtu.be/nJ4FIGnJknk). I ask Rich a surprise question on who his ultimate diva is. Knowing him and his Instagram and Twitter history I was assuming he was going to come out as a diehard LAMB for Mariah Carey. But instead he threw me a curve ball and named Whitney Houston as his ultimate diva. I’m grateful to Rich for conjuring her because while editing the episode I realized that I had some stories to share about “The Voice” - arguably the greatest of all time. Links: Whitney Houston singing the Star Spangled Banner at the 1991 Super Bowl on YouTube (https://youtu.be/N_lCmBvYMRs?t=40) “The happy little corner of the internet…” I describe in the episode: Million Dollar Bill on YouTube (https://youtu.be/WA2F4hzP5d4) FIND YOUR LIGHT is made possible by some rad folks: Special thanks again to Rich Juzwiak who is on Twitter @richjuz (https://twitter.com/richjuz?lang=en) Our brand design is by Veta (https://www.vetabates.com/) & Saloni (https://www.instagram.com/salonisoni/) Our social media manager is José Rodriguez Solis on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/cacidoe/) & TikTok (https://vm.tiktok.com/ZTdxvBcRD/) @cacidoe Our show’s editor and theme music composer is Zach Wachter (https://zachwachteraudio.com/) You can find Adam on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/adammacattack/) & Twitter (https://twitter.com/adammacattack) at @adammacattack & @postshame Explore PostShame.org (https://www.postshame.org/) for more resources and news about #postshame

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    12 Apr 2022

    PostShame in Action with Rich Juzwiak (part 1)

    Welcome to Episode 2 of Find Your Light! Our guest today is journalist Rich Juzwiak (https://jezebel.com/author/richjuz). We had such a meaty conversation I’m splitting this interview into two episodes! Part one includes Rich’s insights and perspectives on PostShame, his time at Gawker, and advice on how to deal with Twitter. Act Two will get its own episode where we dive in and reassess Anthony Weiner’s Twitter scandal through the lens of PostShame. Links discussed in the episode: “How To Do It” on Slate (https://slate.com/human-interest/2020/05/extortion-cam-site-blackmail.html) with Stoya “Pot Psychology” (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pot-psychology/id1496859784) with Tracie Eagan Morrisey FIND YOUR LIGHT is made possible by magic humans: Our brand design is by Veta (https://www.vetabates.com/) & Saloni (https://www.instagram.com/salonisoni/) Our social media manager is José Rodriguez Solis on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/cacidoe/) & TikTok (https://vm.tiktok.com/ZTdxvBcRD/) @cacidoe Our show’s editor and theme music composer is Zach Wachter (https://zachwachteraudio.com/) You can find Adam on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/adammacattack/) & Twitter (https://twitter.com/adammacattack) at @adammacattack & @postshame Explore PostShame.org (https://www.postshame.org/) for more resources and news about #postshame

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    31 Mar 2022

    The First Nude with Sean Fader

    Welcome to Episode 1 of Find Your Light with Adam MacLean - a PostShame podcast! Today’s format is slightly different than usual. At the beginning of the episode you’ll hear a reading of Adam’s first essay on PostShame.org (https://www.postshame.org) entitled PostShame 1.0: Deweaponizing My Nudes (https://www.postshame.org/postshame-essay-1). Then you’ll meet Sean Fader (https://www.seanfader.com), the photographer of the set of consensual nudes that Adam had removed from the internet, before reposting them himself. In Act Two of the conversation Adam & Sean discuss Jeff Bezos’ Medium essay (https://medium.com/@jeffreypbezos/no-thank-you-mr-pecker-146e3922310f) where he outs the publishers of the National Enquirer for attempting to blackmail him for his nudes. Links discussed in the episode: PostShame 1.0: Deweaponizing My Nudes (https://www.postshame.org/postshame-essay-1) Jeff Bezos on Medium (https://medium.com/@jeffreypbezos/no-thank-you-mr-pecker-146e3922310f) Sean Fader’s work (https://www.seanfader.com/) The story behind Richard Prince appropriating Sean Fader’s work (https://hyperallergic.com/157548/a-young-artist-debuts-at-gagosian-thanks-to-richard-prince/) Our social media manager is Jose Rodriguez Solis on Instagram @cacidoe (https://www.instagram.com/cacidoe/) Our show’s theme music composer and editor is Zach Wachter (https://zachwachteraudio.com/) You can find Adam on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/adammacattack/) & Twitter (https://twitter.com/adammacattack) at @adammacattack & @postshame Visit PostShame.org (https://www.postshame.org/) for more resources and news about #PostShame

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    30 Mar 2022

    Trailer - Find Your Light with Adam MacLean

    Welcome to Find Your Light with Adam MacLean - a #PostShame podcast Find Your Light is a show where we shine a light on shame and imagine a Post Shame world. In Act One we’ll meet a Post Shame warrior - someone who I think is up to something special and has a tool to teach us to help dismantle shame Then in Act Two we’ll play a little game of arm chair quarterback by re-examining someone’s public shaming through the lens of Post Shame. If they had had access to this tool before their downfall, do we think they could have come out of it a better leader and helped others dealing with something similar? We’ll seeeeeee And now…on with the show!

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