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Cross My Heart with Hannah Beck
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Chicago Comedian Hannah Beck interviews her pals in this weekly queer comedy podcast
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"I Thought Kissing in Bars Was Illegal" with Micah Eames | Cross My Heart # 14
3d ago00:50:50Tap to summarizeThis week I'm joined by comedian Micah Eames (@micaheames)! We talk about growing up religious, accidentally doing drag at Bible camp, queer comedy, OCD, and whether it's actually illegal to kiss in a bar (it's not).0:00 — Teaser0:32 — Meet Micah:2:08 — Catholic School & Bible Camp6:25 — Queer Comedy in Chicago18:28 — Making Out in Bars (OCD Google Spiral)22:46 — Mental Health Big Three27:55 — Segment: Forgive Me But...33:28 — Segment: Confessional44:46 — Favorite Queer Stereotypes49:36 — OutroNew episodes every Monday. Comment, review, and tell your gay friends 🖤Cross My Heart is hosted by Hannah Beck. Known for her viral "Tube Top" video and "Dear Daddy God" diary series on TikTok, Hannah dives deep into the messy but beautiful reality of growing up queer in the Midwest. Follow @hannahbeckcomedy on TikTok and Instagram.Cross My Heart is hosted by Hannah Beck. Follow @hannahbeckcomedy on TikTok and Instagram. New episodes every Monday. Rate, review, and tell your gay friends 🖤
Transcribe →“Excommunication Can Be Fun” with Rachel Dispenza | Cross My Heart # 13
2w ago01:02:42Tap to summarizeThis week I'm joined by comedian Rachel Dispenza (@racheldispenser)! We went deep on therapy, religion, and whether gay people ever actually break up with their exes (they don't)New episodes every Monday. Comment, review, and tell your gay friends 🖤0:00 Intro0:31 The Sheep Detective Review5:37 The Door Holder Story14:13 Confessional: Are You Gay?15:00 Identity Labels20:00 Do You Want Kids?26:22 Do You Believe in God?27:44 What Did Death Look Like?33:18 Excommunication 34:48 Signs You Were Gay 39:27 First Queer Relationships & Never Blocking Exes43:38 Going to Our Exes' Weddings44:47 Cross My Heart: Childhood Embarrassment47:08 Hula Hoop Injustice50:00 Forgive Me But: Devil Wears Prada 255:00 Forgive Me But: Call Me on the Phone58:27 Analog Summer & Deleting Spotify1:02:21 Starting a Show + Where to Find RachelCross My Heart is hosted by Hannah Beck. Known for her viral "Tube top" video and "Dear Daddy God" diary series on TikTok, Hannah Beck dives deep into the messy but beautiful reality of growing up queer in the Midwest. Follow @hannahbeckcomedy on TikTok and Instagram. Cross My Heart is hosted by Hannah Beck. Follow @hannahbeckcomedy on TikTok and Instagram. New episodes every Monday. Rate, review, and tell your gay friends 🖤
Transcribe →Solo Stoned Episode: The Lesbian Mafia, 2.5mg Edibles, & the Gilded Age | Cross My Heart #12
4w ago00:35:00Tap to summarizeIt's another Solo Stoned episode! I answered your questions, reviewed everything I watched and read, went deep on the Gilded Age, and accidentally got too high to finish the episode. We talked about: turning down Ozempic ads, the lesbian mafia (my ex-girlfriends network of favors), The Sheep Detectives, Big Mistakes, Famesick by Lena Dunham, Piranesi, why Great Gatsby still hits in 2026, old money vs. new money, Mother's Day when you don't have a mom, dressing like your younger self, my '90s mom summer era, and the time I went to prom.Known for her viral "Tube top" video and "Dear Daddy God" diary series on TikTok, Hannah dives deep into the messy but beautiful reality of growing up queer in the Midwest. Cross My Heart is hosted by Hannah Beck. Follow @hannahbeckcomedy on TikTok and Instagram. New episodes every Monday. Comment, review, and tell your gay friends 🖤Chapters:0:00 – Cold open: the prom story0:51 – Intro & the edible situation2:20 – Turning down Ozempic ads2:21 – Fidget toys & Jeannie B ASMR4:03 – Roses & Thorns: NYC trip & getting sick5:26 – Starting a cult for: The Sheep Detectives7:00 – Forgive me but: engage with old media7:26 – Great Gatsby & the guy who peaked at 219:29 – Gilded Age hyperfixation: old money vs. new money11:15 – Passage of time high thought13:03 – Forgive me but: take alone time on trips14:45 – Q&A: favorite lesbian stereotype15:35 – Advice: newly gay in Utah17:45 – The lesbian mafia19:26 – Media review: Sheep Detectives, Big Mistakes, Kimmy Schmidt, Fame Sick, Piranesi27:00 – Mother's Day without a mom28:42 – Dressing like your younger self30:06 – The prom story (full version)31:26 – Starting a cult for: '90s mom summer32:11 – Writing a pilot & journaling33:15 – Stand-up shows & Mortified Chicago#HannahBeck #CrossMyHeartPodcast #GayPodcast #LesbianPodcast #QueerComedy #TikTokComedian #DearDaddyGod #ChicagoComedy #SoloStoned #LesbianMafia #GildedAge #GreatGatsby #90sMomSummer #ExEvangelical #ReligiousTrauma #QueerTikTok #PodcastKeywords: Hannah Beck, Cross My Heart podcast, Chicago comedy, gay podcast, lesbian podcast, TikTok comedian, Dear Daddy God, solo stoned episode, lesbian mafia, Great Gatsby, Gilded Age, Lena Dunham Famesick, Piranesi, Sheep Detectives, '90s mom summer, religious trauma, queer comedy, Midwest LGBTQ, stand-up comedy, coming out stories, mental health, chosen family, comfort creatorCross My Heart is hosted by Hannah Beck. Follow @hannahbeckcomedy on TikTok and Instagram. New episodes every Monday. Rate, review, and tell your gay friends 🖤
Transcribe →“Lesbians Are Doing Something Worse Than Sex” with Lauren Warwick | Cross My Heart Episode 11
May 1200:47:59Tap to summarizeLauren is here for episode 11! (@notfunnylauren)This week we talked about leaving religion on TikTok before it was a thing, the shifting TikTok era, dream jokes, consciousness, signing an NDA, restorative justice, women being the original perverts, and the Big Bang Theory Cinematic Universe.Known for her viral "Tube top" video and "Dear Daddy God" diary series on TikTok, Hannah dives deep into the messy but beautiful reality of growing up queer in the Midwest. Cross My Heart is hosted by Hannah Beck. Follow @hannahbeckcomedy on TikTok and Instagram. New episodes every Monday. Comment, review, and tell your gay friends 🖤Chapters:0:00 – Victoria's Secret & gay signs0:33 – Confessional: are you gay?1:36 – Religious deconstruction 5:25 – Shifting TikTok, dream jokes, consciousness9:36 – Hannah’s NDA16:06 – Fletcher, JoJo Siwa, lesbian icons20:31 – sneaking out & sex collages26:23 – Women are the original good perverts30:57 – What are you starting a cult for?40:01 – Forgive me but: Partiful & the Big Bang Theory universe45:26 – TV recommendations, writing a pilotHannahBeck #CrossMyHeartPodcast #GayPodcast #LesbianPodcast #QueerComedy #TikTokComedian #DearDaddyGod #ChicagoComedy #ComingOut #MidwestLGBTQ #ExEvangelical #ReligiousTrauma #ChristianDeconstruction #QueerTikTok #PodcastKeywords: Hannah Beck, Cross My Heart podcast, Chicago comedy, gay podcast, lesbian podcast, TikTok comedian, Dear Daddy God, religious trauma, ex-evangelical, queer comedy, Midwest LGBTQ, religious deconstruction, legal system, stand-up comedy, viral TikTok, queer, podcast, comfort creator, coming out stories, mental health, chosen familyCross My Heart is hosted by Hannah Beck. Follow @hannahbeckcomedy on TikTok and Instagram. New episodes every Monday. Rate, review, and tell your gay friends 🖤
Transcribe →“Homoerotic Friendships” with Chloe | Cross My Heart Episode 10
Apr 2700:54:21Tap to summarizeChloe is here for episode 10! This week we talked about homoerotic friendships, turning 25, “Cry Thursdays” at church camp, chosen family over blood family, ASMR, and all-time favorite albums. .Cross My Heart is hosted by Hannah Beck. Follow @hannahbeckcomedy on TikTok and Instagram. New episodes every Monday. Comment, review, and tell your gay friends 🖤Known for her viral "Tube top" video and "Dear Daddy God" diary series on TikTok, Hannah dives deep into the messy but beautiful reality of growing up queer in the Midwest.Chapter: 0:00 – Hannah’s birthday party11:21 – Confessional: are you gay?17:42 – God is a woman (and we worship her)25:19 – Embarrassing middle school stories (the refrigerator box)31:00 – Homoerotic friendships35:21 – Starting a cult for: Midwestern ways of showing love & full albums45:00 – Forgive me but: put your dog on a leash & write letters48:06 – Roses & ThornsHannahBeck #CrossMyHeartPodcast #GayPodcast #LesbianPodcast #QueerComedy #TikTokComedian #DearDaddyGod #ChicagoComedy #ComingOut #MidwestLGBTQ #ExEvangelical #ReligiousTrauma #ChristianDeconstruction #ChosenFamily #MentalHealth #ComfortCreator #StandUpComedy #QueerTikTok #PodcastKeywords: Hannah Beck, Cross My Heart podcast, Chicago comedy, gay podcast, lesbian podcast, TikTok comedian, Dear Daddy God, religious trauma, ex-evangelical, queer comedy, Midwest LGBTQ, Caleb Hearon, So True Podcast, Brittany Broski, Broski Report with Brittany Broski, comfort creator, coming out stories, Christian deconstruction, mental health, therapy podcast, chosen family, lesbian dating, stand-up comedy, viral TikTok, queer, podcastCross My Heart is hosted by Hannah Beck. Follow @hannahbeckcomedy on TikTok and Instagram. New episodes every Monday. Rate, review, and tell your gay friends 🖤
Transcribe →Youtube Raised Me Gay with Kaitlin | Cross My Heart Episode 9
Apr 2000:45:56Tap to summarizeMy friend Kaitlin is here! This week we talked about lesbian fanfics, the youtubers that raised us (and the ones that were cancelled), Alexander Hamilton, miniskirts, and a DM from a lady named Paula that I feel weird about! Follow Kaitlin @k.aitlin.joi on IGCross My Heart is hosted by Hannah Beck. Follow @hannahbeckcomedy on TikTok and Instagram. New episodes every Monday. Comment, review, and tell your gay friends 🖤Known for her viral "Tube top" video and "Dear Daddy God" diary series on TikTok, Hannah dives deep into the messy but beautiful reality of growing up queer in the Midwest.#HannahBeck #CrossMyHeartPodcast #GayPodcast #LesbianPodcast #QueerComedy #TikTokComedian #DearDaddyGod #ChicagoComedy #ComingOut #MidwestLGBTQ #ExEvangelical #ReligiousTrauma #ChristianDeconstruction #ChosenFamily #MentalHealth #ComfortCreator #StandUpComedy #QueerTikTok #PodcastKeywords: Hannah Beck, Cross My Heart podcast, Chicago comedy, gay podcast, lesbian podcast, TikTok comedian, Dear Daddy God, religious trauma, ex-evangelical, queer comedy, Midwest LGBTQ, Caleb Hearon, So True Podcast, Brittany Broski, Broski Report with Brittany Broski, comfort creator, coming out stories, Christian deconstruction, mental health, therapy podcast, chosen family, lesbian dating, stand-up comedy, viral TikTok, queer, podcastCross My Heart is hosted by Hannah Beck. Follow @hannahbeckcomedy on TikTok and Instagram. New episodes every Monday. Rate, review, and tell your gay friends 🖤
Transcribe →Q&A: Church Trauma, Lesbian Dating, and Why I Called God Daddy | Cross My Heart Episode 8 (solo episode)
Apr 1200:48:15Tap to summarizehere’s another edible-induced Q&A episode! I'm answering your questions about growing up queer, leaving the church, and why I called God "Daddy." I discuss some heavier topics today so take extra care while listening <3Cross My Heart is hosted by Hannah Beck. Follow @hannahbeckcomedy on TikTok and Instagram. New episodes every Monday. Comment, review, and tell your gay friends 🖤Known for her viral "Tube top" video and "Dear Daddy God" diary series on TikTok, Hannah dives deep into the messy but beautiful reality of growing up queer in the Midwest.Keywords: Hannah Beck, Cross My Heart podcast, Chicago comedy, gay podcast, lesbian podcast, TikTok comedian, Dear Daddy God, religious trauma, ex-evangelical, queer comedy, Midwest LGBTQ, Caleb Hearon fans, So true Podcast Brittany Broski, Broski Report with Brittany Broski, comfort creator, coming out stories, Christian deconstruction, mental health, therapy podcast, chosen family, lesbian dating, stand-up comedy, viral TikTok, queer, podcast launchCross My Heart is hosted by Hannah Beck. Follow @hannahbeckcomedy on TikTok and Instagram. New episodes every Monday. Rate, review, and tell your gay friends 🖤
Transcribe →"Lesbians Will Survive the End Times" with Olyvia Dibsie | Cross My Heart Episode 7
Apr 600:43:54Tap to summarizeMy straightest friend is here and I have so many questions. Olyvia is a Chicago stand-up comedian, fantastic friend, and the only person I know who is not even a little bit gay. We talk about my recent social faux pas with a celebrity, why evil boyfriends don't deserve to go to Europe, medication shame, writing a TV show, and why lesbians will survive the end times. Follow Olyvia @olyviadibsie on Instagram and @im.lyving on TikTok!Follow @hannahbeckcomedy on TikTok and Instagram. New episodes every Monday. Comment, review, and tell your gay friends 🖤Cross My Heart is hosted by Hannah Beck. Known for her viral "Tube top" video and "Dear Daddy God" diary series on TikTok, Hannah dives deep into the messy but beautiful reality of growing up queer in the Midwest.Keywords: Hannah Beck, Cross My Heart podcast, Chicago comedy, gay podcast, lesbian podcast, TikTok comedian, Dear Daddy God, religious trauma, ex-evangelical, queer comedy, Midwest LGBTQ, Caleb Hearon fans, So true Podcast Brittany Broski, Broski Report with Brittany broski, comfort creator, coming out stories, Christian deconstruction, mental health, therapy podcast, chosen family, lesbian dating, stand-up comedy, viral TikTok, queer, podcast launch, hannah beck gay best friend, straight ally, queer best friend, female friendship, women in comedy, Chicago stand-up, Olyvia DibsieChapters: 0:00 Lesbians Will Survive the End Times0:36 Intro + Evil Boyfriends Don't Deserve to Go to Europe3:11 Roses & Thorns5:30 Thorns: Doom Scrolling, Lesbians Will Survive & the Steak 'n Shake Incident14:43 Bud: Comedy Goals & New York 15:24 What Are You Starting a Cult For? (Flowers for Everyone)19:13 What Are You Starting a Cult For? (I'm Writing a TV Show)25:31 Forgive Me, But: Medication = Mario Kart29:27 Forgive Me, But: Pink Whitney & Dating Athletes32:52 Studying the Straight Experience34:50 ConfessionalCross My Heart is hosted by Hannah Beck. Follow @hannahbeckcomedy on TikTok and Instagram. New episodes every Monday. Rate, review, and tell your gay friends 🖤
Transcribe →"My High School Boyfriend Tells All" with Matthew | Cross My Heart Episode 6
Mar 3000:47:16Tap to summarizeMy most requested guest is finally here. Matthew is my best friend, my high school “beard”, my roommate, and the man who knew I was gay before I did! Watch us yap on our living room couch sort of like we do every day : ) Cross My Heart is hosted by Hannah Beck. Follow @hannahbeckcomedy on TikTok and Instagram. New episodes every Monday. Comment, review, and tell your gay friends 🖤Known for her viral "Tube top" video and "Dear Daddy God" diary series on TikTok, Hannah dives deep into the messy but beautiful reality of growing up queer in the Midwest.Keywords: Hannah Beck, Cross My Heart podcast, Chicago comedy, gay podcast, lesbian podcast, TikTok comedian, Dear Daddy God, religious trauma, ex-evangelical, queer comedy, Midwest LGBTQ, Caleb Hearon fans, So true Podcast Brittany Broski, Broski Report with Brittany broski, comfort creator, coming out stories, Christian deconstruction, mental health, therapy podcast, chosen family, lesbian dating, stand-up comedy, viral TikTok, queer, podcast launch, hannah beck gay best friend0:00 — Teaser0:30 — Meet Matthew0:51 — Hannah is hungover1:26 — Drunk college stories4:37 — Karaoke & Matthew's Voice Lessons8:05 — Roses & Thorns11:20 — Reddit & Health Anxiety12:34 — Thorns of the Week14:17 — Line Dancing15:15 — Prom Memories16:22 — Starting a Cult: Trying Things You're Bad At17:31 — How I Started Stand-Up Comedy18:40 — Bombing in Springfield20:21 — Bombing in Chicago22:26 — Starting a Cult: Thursday Nights Out23:17 — The 45-Minute Thursday Date24:26 — Why I Yap Through Movies25:35 — Starting a Cult: Reflecting on Media You Consume28:23 — How We Met: Queer Kids Finding Each Other30:26 — My Last Ditch Effort at Finding a Man32:41 — Sneaking Around in High School35:19 — Getting Doxed on TikTok38:17 — Confessional: What You Used to Believe39:47 — Glaring Signs You Were Gay41:52 — The DoorDash Sex Candle 43:45 — Matthew's Personal EGOT Goals47:06 — Goodbye & Thank YouCross My Heart is hosted by Hannah Beck. Follow @hannahbeckcomedy on TikTok and Instagram. New episodes every Monday. Rate, review, and tell your gay friends 🖤
Transcribe →“My College Roommate Turned Me Gay” with Avery | Cross My Heart Episode 5
Mar 2300:49:40Tap to summarizeMy college roommate Avery is on the pod! We talk about how she basically turned me gay, our wattpad fan fiction eras, seeing God on an edible, getting sketchy tattoos in New Orleans, hiding Aldi wine in Hydro Flasks, and why our big gay friend group is basically a commune. Plus: manifesting with Brad, decoy journals, and why you should put your phone down.Cross My Heart is hosted by Hannah Beck. Follow @hannahbeckcomedy on TikTok and Instagram. New episodes every Monday. Comment, review, and tell your gay friends 🖤Known for her viral "Tube top" video and "Dear Daddy God" diary series on TikTok, Hannah dives deep into the messy but beautiful reality of growing up queer in the Midwest.Keywords: Hannah Beck, Cross My Heart podcast, Chicago comedy, gay podcast, lesbian podcast, TikTok comedian, Dear Daddy God, religious trauma, ex-evangelical, queer comedy, Midwest LGBTQ, Caleb Hearon fans, So true Podcast Brittany Broski, Broski Report with Brittany broski, comfort creator, coming out stories, Christian deconstruction, mental health, therapy podcast, chosen family, lesbian dating, stand-up comedy, viral TikTok, queer, podcast launch0:00 How We Met0:50 Voting1:23 Our Radicalization Journeys2:20 Growing Up Conservative3:06 Fan Fiction Era5:18 Who Turned Hannah Gay?5:59 The Gift of Prophecy 7:19 Manifesting & Tapping13:59 Gay Awakenings 20:11 What Are You Starting a Cult For?27:04 Forgive Me, But: Friend Riders27:57 Forgive Me, But: Put Your Phone Down29:49 Confessional33:14 That Time We Saw God 38:21 Avery meeting my Parents40:12 Matching Tattoos48:26 What's Next for Avery49:09 Goals & Parting WisdomCross My Heart is hosted by Hannah Beck. Follow @hannahbeckcomedy on TikTok and Instagram. New episodes every Monday. Rate, review, and tell your gay friends 🖤
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