Blue Babies Pink podcast

Blue Babies Pink

(Note: Blue Babies Pink is like an audio book. Start with the Prologue, then Episode 1, Episode 2, etc.)For nearly a decade, Brett Trapp kept a secret journal of thoughts on being gay and Christian, knowing one day he'd shout the story he feared most.On a Wednesday morning in late 2016, he logged on to Facebook and began shouting...He started by publishing a Gossip Guide to his sexuality—a cheeky way to let friends know his secret. He then began sharing the vivid details of his story through a 44-episode memoir, published as one episode per day. He called the story Blue Babies Pink. Within days, Blue Babies Pink began to spread through social media. Thousands of readers tuned in, eagerly waiting for the daily installment to be released. Readers resonated deeply with Brett's struggle with faith, loneliness, shame, singleness, workaholism, and uncertainty. Called "the Netflix of blogs," more than 100,000 people have read Blue Babies Pink to date.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at [https://www.spreaker.com/show/4073196/advertisement] (https://www.spreaker.com/show/4073196/advertisement)

(Note: Blue Babies Pink is like an audio book. Start with the Prologue, then Episode 1, Episode 2, etc.)For nearly a decade, Brett Trapp kept a secret journal of thoughts on being gay and Christian, knowing one day he'd shout the story he feared most.On a Wednesday morning in late 2016, he logged on to Facebook and began shouting...He started by publishing a Gossip Guide to his sexuality—a cheeky way to let friends know his secret. He then began sharing the vivid details of his story through a 44-episode memoir, published as one episode per day. He called the story Blue Babies Pink. Within days, Blue Babies Pink began to spread through social media. Thousands of readers tuned in, eagerly waiting for the daily installment to be released. Readers resonated deeply with Brett's struggle with faith, loneliness, shame, singleness, workaholism, and uncertainty. Called "the Netflix of blogs," more than 100,000 people have read Blue Babies Pink to date.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at [https://www.spreaker.com/show/4073196/advertisement] (https://www.spreaker.com/show/4073196/advertisement)

 

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Epilogue • My Little Speaking Up

Brett's final thoughts on the journey of Blue Babies Pink...This show is part of the Sprea... more

02 Mar 2017

21 MINS

21:36

02 Mar 2017


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Episode 44 • Love Storms

NOTE: This is the finale of Blue Babies Pink. If you haven't read the previous 43 episodes... more

02 Mar 2017

20 MINS

20:47

02 Mar 2017


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Episode 43 • Tears on a Boat Dock

"I sprinted down that path, through the trees, all the way out to the boat dock—heaving, s... more

02 Mar 2017

15 MINS

15:03

02 Mar 2017


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Episode 42 • Someone to Run Home To

"I began to think a lot then about the role of a spouse, of a companion. I'd never been in... more

02 Mar 2017

12 MINS

12:13

02 Mar 2017


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Episode 41 • Questions for God

"My whole life, I'd been taught that God's design for the world was men and women getting ... more

02 Mar 2017

13 MINS

13:16

02 Mar 2017


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Episode 40 • Brain Blanks

Brett appears on a Christian TV show and disaster strikes...This show is part of the Sprea... more

02 Mar 2017

12 MINS

12:24

02 Mar 2017


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Episode 39 • Decade-Long Battles

"March 14 was the day I thought God cursed my testicles..."  This show is part of the Spre... more

02 Mar 2017

08 MINS

08:50

02 Mar 2017


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Episode 38 • Elvis and Larry

"And while death is inevitable, we still have to live. We still have to do our best to use... more

02 Mar 2017

14 MINS

14:31

02 Mar 2017


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Episode 37 • Growing Old, But Not Quite Growing Up

"Every wedding was a little funeral for me. I held a little sad ceremony in my heart...a c... more

02 Mar 2017

10 MINS

10:50

02 Mar 2017


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Episode 36 • Anxiety

Trip(s) to the ER...This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested... more

02 Mar 2017

10 MINS

10:10

02 Mar 2017


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Episode 35 • Becoming Minority

"For the first time I began to wonder if this—all of this—was about more than sexuality. I... more

02 Mar 2017

10 MINS

10:35

02 Mar 2017


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Episode 34 • Warm Hands on Cold Shoulders

Thoughts on singleness and paying people to touch you...This show is part of the Spreaker ... more

02 Mar 2017

12 MINS

12:16

02 Mar 2017


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Episode 33 • Not Perfect, But Extremely Rare

"When I understood that, I realized most of my stresses in life came from this subterranea... more

02 Mar 2017

11 MINS

11:49

02 Mar 2017


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Episode 32 • Community

"And I believed that, if God wanted to love me—to hug me—He'd do it through my community. ... more

02 Mar 2017

10 MINS

10:05

02 Mar 2017


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Episode 31 • Adventuring

Brett devises a two-part plan to survive as a gay Christian...This show is part of the Spr... more

02 Mar 2017

09 MINS

09:27

02 Mar 2017


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Episode 30 • Who Needs Love?

"And so sometime around 30, I slammed the door. I slammed the door on love..."This show is... more

02 Mar 2017

11 MINS

11:46

02 Mar 2017


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Episode 29 • Lifeboats

Brett has the hardest coming out conversation of his life + a lesson on how to respond whe... more

02 Mar 2017

23 MINS

23:35

02 Mar 2017


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Episode 28 • Chocolate Gravy

"Jesus was so kind to me that day. He was so kind to send me a friend like Kelly. He was s... more

02 Mar 2017

17 MINS

17:28

02 Mar 2017


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Episode 27 • Getting Real in London

Brett travels to Europe with a friend + an unforgettable night in London's oldest pub (NOT... more

02 Mar 2017

17 MINS

17:21

02 Mar 2017


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Episode 26 • Waiting on Oranges

Can God make a gay person straight?This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you... more

02 Mar 2017

13 MINS

13:20

02 Mar 2017


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Episode 25 • Finding a New Track

"I would have done anything to just not be alone, to have at least 1% of hope that I would... more

02 Mar 2017

11 MINS

11:20

02 Mar 2017


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Episode 24 • Lonely Practice

Brett practices for a lifetime of loneliness—at an isolated cabin in the mountains and at ... more

02 Mar 2017

17 MINS

17:58

02 Mar 2017


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Episode 23 • Unlearning How to Throw a Football

"And still other failures feel like brands seared deep into the soft flesh of our souls. A... more

02 Mar 2017

11 MINS

11:20

02 Mar 2017


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Episode 22 • Secret Sadness

"Closets are dark, and when the gay child—or in my case, young professional—decides to stu... more

03 Feb 2017

10 MINS

10:38

03 Feb 2017


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Episode 21 • An Alien in Nashville

Brett hears a friend say something about gay people he will never forget...This show is pa... more

03 Feb 2017

13 MINS

13:10

03 Feb 2017


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Episode 20 • Work, Work, Work, Work, Work

"Deep inside every workaholic man is a little boy who never felt big enough, strong enough... more

03 Feb 2017

09 MINS

09:07

03 Feb 2017