Cocoon After Dark

By Quincy Tessaverne

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Episodes: 40

Description

There’s a certain kind of story we only tell in the dark.

The kind that lingers. The kind we’ve carried in silence. The kind that needs soft lighting, no interruptions, and someone who won’t flinch.

Welcome to Cocoon After Dark—I’mQuincy Tessaverne, and this is a space for truth-telling that’s tender, textured, and unapologetically queer.

Each week, we sit with voices—mostly Black, brown, LGBTQ+—who’ve lived through things that don’t always fit into polite conversation.

We talk identity, pleasure, boundaries, grief, reinvention, and the moments that changed everything.

This isn’t small talk. It’s soul talk.

So take what you need. Leave what you don’t. And listen with your whole body.


Episode Date
Lights, Courage, Action: Lee Rose's Directorial Odyssey
Mar 25, 2026
Intersections of Voice and Identity: Discovering Jen Cheng
Mar 19, 2026
Olivia and Kelly-and their age gap relationship
Mar 11, 2026
What If I Die Tonight?--Love, Legacy and Queer Power
Mar 04, 2026
Part 2- Dr. Lorri Sulpizio-Chemistry, Conflict and Control- The Truth About Lesbian Relationships
Feb 26, 2026
Dr. Lorri Sulpizio- Outed, Fired, and Unapologetic- the fallout of telling her truth.
Feb 18, 2026
What Is Worth Keeping: Archives, Authority, and Lesbian Life with Angela Brinksele and Kymn Goldstein
Feb 11, 2026
I Was Never The Problem: The Truth about Systems, Culture and Self-Worth with Jen M. Torres
Feb 06, 2026
From Courtroom to Couch: The Bravo-Loving, Book-Hoarding Attorney Alexis James
Jan 28, 2026
Queer, Black, Social Media Influencer, and Tech Sargent in the Army: Carlneesha
Jan 21, 2026
Love at First Swipe: Olivia and Kelly Unfiltered
Jan 15, 2026
Solo with Quincy Season 2 Launch: When Silence Costs You People-and Love Finds You Anyway
Jan 07, 2026
Immigrant roots and queer identity in rooms of real power. Stephen Cheung: Inside the Rooms Where LA Decides
Dec 31, 2025
Shattering Ceilings: Kathy Barron on Propelling Women Podcasters Forward
Dec 25, 2025
Not a Man. Not a Woman. Beyond the Binary with Joy Matthews
Dec 17, 2025
Against the Current: Keala Kennelly's Championing of Diversity in Surfing
Dec 10, 2025
Fun, Fierce, and Fearless: Eboné Bell Gets Real!!
Dec 04, 2025
Season One: Damn That Was A Good Season
Dec 03, 2025
Pleasure is a Language: Listening to Your Body with Whitni Miller of BDE Moves
Nov 27, 2025
From Dryness to Delight: Transforming Vaginal Health with Hormones with Kate Wells
Nov 19, 2025
Wild and Free: Kayla Nielsen’s Spirited Voyage through Love and Healing
Nov 12, 2025
From Queer Queries to Golden Retriever Revelations with Michelle Flamer-Powell
Nov 05, 2025
OutVoteHQ: Empowering LGBTQIA+ Youth Towards Civic Engagement with Ranen Maio and Isaac James
Oct 29, 2025
When Love Hurts the Little Ones: the Cost of Dating When You Have kids
Oct 22, 2025
Conscious Connections in Queer Dating with Elise Braunschweiger
Oct 15, 2025
The Many Layers of Misty Marie: From Extensions to Entrepreneurial Wisdom
Oct 12, 2025
"Unf@&kable With" Series Episode 2/5:Minority Stress and Queer Youth Resilience Episode 2/5
Oct 09, 2025
Where Healing Meets Humanity with Justin Ayars
Oct 08, 2025
The Grit of Global Streets - Skating, Sponsorships & Showing Up Fierce
Oct 01, 2025
Part 1-"Unfuckable With": Queer Resilience Manifesto
Sep 30, 2025
The Mess That Made Me: Nikki LaCroce on Trauma, Truth, and Transformation
Sep 25, 2025
The Woman Grief Made: When a College Visit Changed Everything
Sep 21, 2025
BONUS EPISODE: 3 Men, A lady and a little baby: Make-up artist's Caroline Ashton and Darais
Sep 19, 2025
Pillow Prince Unplugged: Pegging, Power, and Performance
Sep 17, 2025
Bonus EPISODE: Beauty Standards
Sep 13, 2025
Gay GoGo Dancer + Mortgage Advisor + Costumes and Production
Sep 11, 2025
BONUS: Gen X Lesbian Menopause: The real talk with Quincy and all the sweat you can handle
Sep 08, 2025
Solo Episode #1...Jealousy has haunted my friendships, my family, and my lovers. Let's talk about it?
Sep 04, 2025
Quincy's Unseen Skin - A Look Behind Her Aura
Sep 04, 2025
Trailer - Cocoon After Dark Season 1
Aug 25, 2025