Out of My League? The Hierarchy Games

The Hierarchy Games | Who Decides Who’s “Out of Your League”? | 🍬 Soul Snack

May The Odds Be Ever In Your Favor In this episode, I’m talking about “leagues.”You know that invisible ranking system so many of us quietly absorb about who’s desirable, who’s “out of our league,” who’s winning, who’s chosen, and where we supposedly fall inside all of it. The conversation started after a friend reacted to …

Making Room at the Table | A Message to Christian Families with Queer Loved Ones

Not a theology debate. Just an honest conversation about love, family, and making room at the table. A conversation for Christian families with queer loved ones. This episode explores the difference between being invited… and truly belonging. We talk about: Not a theology debate.Just an honest conversation about love, family, and making room at the …

He was just asleep thumbnail

What a Buck-Naked Rugby Player Taught Me About Anxiety and Self-Regard | 🍬 Soul Snack

A Hookup, a Rugby Player, and the Shame Script I’m Unlearning In this episode of Soft Weird, I talk about a night out at the Saloon that turned into something much deeper than a funny one night stand story. What started as chemistry with a very large rugby built man became an unexpected reflection on …

woman in kitchen with burnt holiday meal

Quick Tip on Staying Centered in Holiday Chaos | 🍬 Soul Snack

A lesson I learned from playing dodgeball with an incredible sapphic team. Ever feel like the world is spinning out of control? 🌀 In this episode, I share a lesson I learned from a queer dodgeball team — yes, dodgeball — about staying calm, moving with intention, and keeping your center even when everything around …

Handsome man looking into camera, That Damned Thing audio narration by Paul Cram

That Damned Thing — A Sinister, Spooky, and Possibly Queer Coded Narration | 🌙 Storytime

A haunting tale that watches you back… and maybe wants more than you think. Step into the shadows with me as I narrate “That Damned Thing” by Ambrose Bierce — a razor-sharp, unsettling classic that’s been making readers squint into the dark since the 1890s. This story is: 👁️ Sinister and suspenseful ✍️ Wickedly clever …

library shelves of books in dark purple

The Empathy Exams Afterparty | 📚 Book Talk

Some essays slapped, some I skimmed—let’s unpack the highs, lows, and why it still sparked big questions. Good, Not Great (But Worth Talking About) Leslie Jamison’s The Empathy Exams is one of those essay collections that gets talked about a lot. But here’s the thing: for me, it was good—not great. Some chapters gripped me hard (the opening …

Man with many emotions

Beyond Charlie Kirk: Violence, Words, and the Culture of Debate | 🍬 Soul Snack

A reflection on division, rhetoric, and the choices that shape our shared humanity. Yesterday, Charlie Kirk was murdered. In this episode, I sit with the complexity of that reality—the grief, the anger, and the deeper questions it raises about our society. This isn’t a hit piece or a celebration. It’s an attempt to reflect honestly …

Cozy book nook with twinkling lights

5 Audiobooks That Had Me HOOKED | 📚Book Talk

Sad, Brutal, Hilarious & Unforgettable Ever hit play on an audiobook… and suddenly it’s 3AM, you’re dehydrated, and you’ve ignored every text in your inbox? Same. In this episode, I’m sharing 5 audiobooks I couldn’t stop listening to in August—from brutal Hunger Games prequels to a memoir that’ll gut-punch you, to Irish crime fiction so …

Sketch of Jewels

What’s Really Priceless in Life? | 🌀 Timeline Cleansers

You know the classic saying “The Best Things In Life Are Free” – well it’s true. A brief timeline cleanser talking about gold, diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and what each holds and it’s equivalent in some ways with experiences and friends that are free. https://paulcramactor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Whats-Really-Priceless-in-Life_.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

The Sounds on the Lake at Sunset | 🌀 Timeline Cleansers

A brief reprieve from it all, toes curled on the dock, the sunset, the moon nearby. What are your favorite summer night sounds? . https://youtube.com/shorts/DTCNDGf0xwohttps://paulcramactor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Timeline-Cleansers_-The-Sounds-of-a-Setting-Sun-on-the-Lake.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download