Stirring The Plot
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<p>Welcome to the Stirring the Plot Podcast, hosted by Dayna J. Francois. Whether you're gay, hot, or doing it for the plot... this is the podcast for you.</p><p>Meet Dayna: sapphic storyteller, poet, and professional main character. Every week, Dayna spills unfiltered stories from the Black queer lens: situationships, sapphic longing, hot mess epiphanies, and the kind of plot twists that make you gasp out loud. Whether she’s on her own, or joined by a guest, Dayna is spilling tea and feelings, telling the stories, and navigating her way through the world…one espresso martini at a time. </p><p>Make sure that you subscribe and tune in weekly. Because she's gay, she's hot, and if there is one thing about Dayna...she's gonna stir the plot.</p>
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Recent Episodes
September 8, 2025
The Art of Storytelling
<p>Two espresso martinis. One manifesto. Five fingers. One truth: you are the author.</p><p></p><p>Today on <strong>Stirring the Plot Podcast</strong>, your host <strong>Dayna J. Francois</strong> sits down with <strong>Raejean Alcala </strong>(@raejeanalcala) to unpack the power of storytelling, not just as art, but as transformation. Together, the duo breaks down <strong>The Power of Five</strong>, Raejean’s transformative framework that explores how storytelling rewires your brain, your body, and your life. Awareness, Courage, Expression, Wholeness, and Ownership - this episode dives into the science, soul, and sacred mess of sharing your story out loud. We’re talking the science of being seen, the alchemy of being heard, and how owning your story is the first step to reclaiming your life. Journals open. Mic on. Plot stirred.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>SHOW NOTES:</strong></p><p>💌 SEND ME YOUR STORIES HERE! 💌</p><p>Email - Stirringtheplotpodsubmissions@gmail.com</p><p><strong>SOCIALS!</strong></p><p>Stirring the Plot Podcast Instagram/TikTok - @Stirringtheplotpod</p><p>Stirring the Plot Podcast Twitter - @Stirringtheplot</p><p>Dayna's Instagram/TikTok/Twitter - @Daynajfrancois</p><p>Raejean's Instagram - @Raejeanalcala</p><p>Check out Raejean's Podcast:<strong> Let Shift Happen</strong> - streaming on Spotify and Podbean</p><p>Stream Raejean's song <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://soundcloud.com/an0mally/breath-of-mine?ref=clipboard&p=i&c=1&si=F6848792829E41B59D6F3FCA9E02684A&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing&fbclid=PAVERFWAMsMd5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABp8e9hRQZqrxPvMzGk1EaJQNY1F0YlhOg-Xcz88pyg-d5Qd79Dypkvn0hAOYF_aem_rYKYfd4M_SXNRNC9v2VKcA"><strong>Breath of Mine</strong></a><strong>!</strong></p><p>If you liked listening, make sure you subscribe to my podcast! Don’t forget to rate and share it with your friends! And make sure that you tune in weekly, because I'm gay, I'm hot, and if there is one thing about me...I'm gonna stir the plot.</p>
August 18, 2025
26 Lessons for 26 Years
<p><strong>Twenty-six years. Twenty-six lessons</strong>. Today on <strong>Stirring the Plot Podcast</strong>, your host <strong>Dayna J. Francois</strong> sits down to unpack 26 lessons she learned so that hopefully, you won't have to. Some came dressed in glitter and lipstick stains, others arrived barefoot with heartbreak, silence, and mascara running down the bathroom sink. This birthday episode is Dayna's love letter to every version of herself who thought she wouldn’t make it here, and a roast of the chaos that tried to stop her. From friendship breakups to surprise kisses, champagne highs to gut-punch lows, Dayna is counting down 26 lessons for 26 years. And because you know her... Lesson 26 will always be this: everything is for the plot. If life insists on giving us drama, we might as well make it cinematic. So, grab a slice of birthday cake, pour yourself an espressos martini, and let’s stir the plot because it's Dayna's birthday!</p><p></p><p>💌 Share your own dating horror stories:</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:stirringtheplotpodsubmissions@gmail.com">stirringtheplotpodsubmissions@gmail.com</a></p><p>SHOW NOTES:</p><p>SEND ME YOUR STORIES HERE!</p><p>Email - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:Stirringtheplotpodsubmissions@gmail.com">Stirringtheplotpodsubmissions@gmail.com</a></p><p>SOCIALS!</p><p>Stirring the Plot Podcast Instagram/TikTok- @Stirringtheplotpod</p><p>Stirring the Plot Podcast Twitter - @Stirringtheplot</p><p>Dayna's Instagram/TikTok/Twitter -@Daynajfrancois</p><p>If you liked listening, make sure you subscribe to my podcast! Don't forget to rate and share it with your friends! And make sure that you tune in weekly, because I'm gay, I'm hot, and if there is one thing about me...l'm gonna stir the plot.</p>
August 8, 2025
Holy Ghosts & Growing Pains
<p>We grew up with worship music in our lungs and guilt stitched into our skin. Today on <strong>Stirring the Plot Podcast</strong>, your host <strong>Dayna J. Francois</strong> sits down with longtime friend<strong> Megan Neumann, </strong>someone who’s known Dayna through awkward middle school youth group phases, purity culture, and the quiet pressure to be the “perfect” church girl. Together, the duo unpack the holy ghosts that raised them, the guilt that followed them, and the grace they’ve finally learned to give themselves. In Episode 17, Dayna and Megan unpack growing up in a predominantly white, conservative church, navigating Puerto Rican identity, hiding poverty, purity culture, sex, shame, and the freedom that came with leaving it all behind. This one is for the church kids who stopped apologizing, the ones who learned that holiness isn’t about hiding your heart... it’s about finding it. This conversation is tender, unfiltered, and long overdue. And if you’ve ever wrestled with who you were told to be versus who you actually are… I hope you find yourself in it. Pour yourself an espresso martini, grab your therapy notes, and settle in while we stir the plot with Megan.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>SHOW NOTES:</strong></p><p>💌 SEND ME YOUR STORIES HERE! 💌</p><p>Email - Stirringtheplotpodsubmissions@gmail.com</p><p><strong>SOCIALS!</strong></p><p>Stirring the Plot Podcast Instagram/TikTok - @Stirringtheplotpod</p><p>Stirring the Plot Podcast Twitter - @Stirringtheplot</p><p>Dayna's Instagram/TikTok/Twitter - @Daynajfrancois</p><p>Megan's Instagram - @neumann_megan</p><p>Birdie's Instagram - @birdiegirlphx</p><p>If you liked listening, make sure you subscribe to my podcast! Don’t forget to rate and share it with your friends! And make sure that you tune in weekly, because I'm gay, I'm hot, and if there is one thing about me...I'm gonna stir the plot.</p>
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- What is Stirring The Plot?
<p>Welcome to the Stirring the Plot Podcast, hosted by Dayna J. Francois. Whether you're gay, hot, or doing it for the plot... this is the podcast for you.</p><p>Meet Dayna: sapphic storyteller, poet, and professional main character. Every week, Dayna spills unfiltered stories from the Black queer lens: situationships, sapphic longing, hot mess epiphanies, and the kind of plot twists that make you gasp out loud. Whether she’s on her own, or joined by a guest, Dayna is spilling tea and feelings, telling the stories, and navigating her way through the world…one espresso martini at a time. </p><p>Make sure that you subscribe and tune in weekly. Because she's gay, she's hot, and if there is one thing about Dayna...she's gonna stir the plot.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates bi-weekly.
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