Cocoon After Dark
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.
Podcasting since 2025 • 40 episodes
Cocoon After Dark
Latest Episodes
Lights, Courage, Action: Lee Rose's Directorial Odyssey
Lights, Courage, Action: Lee Rose's Directorial OdysseyLee Rose: In-the-Face Storytelling, The Truth About Jane, and Refusing to DisappearHost Quincy interviews writer-director-producer Lee Rose about he...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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52:24
Intersections of Voice and Identity: Discovering Jen Cheng
Intersections of Voice and Identity: Discovering Jen ChengHost Quincy interviews Jen Cheng, poet laureate of West Hollywood, about voice, identity, community, and showing up authentically. After rapid-fire questions, Jen reads her...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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1:04:20
What If I Die Tonight?--Love, Legacy and Queer Power
In a solo episode of Cocoon After Dark, Quincy Tessaverne argues that many queer people build beautiful lives yet could lose everything in a crisis because the system defaults to bloodline, not love, when paperwork is missing or outdated. She u...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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23:32
Part 2- Dr. Lorri Sulpizio-Chemistry, Conflict and Control- The Truth About Lesbian Relationships
In part two of her interview with coach Dr. Lorri Sulpizio, Quincy and Lorri discuss “growing up” in relationships by slowing down, prioritizing self-understanding over labels, and avoiding measuring love by speed rather than safety. They explo...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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1:08:20