Into The Mud Podcast

Pregnancy can be medically healthy but still feel like you're fighting your own body every day. Eight months pregnant, Sydney Rose Miller, certified personal trainer, nutrition coach, decorated amateur boxer, and founder of S:Box Training, joins Into the Mud to unpack the emotional whiplash of pregnancy, rapid weight gain, and the resurfacing of childhood body-image insecurities. After years of building her career and self-worth around a lean, athletic physique, Sydney opens up about confronting a rapidly changing body, redefining strength, and learning that physical fitness and self-acceptance aren't necessarily the same thing.
In this episode, we discuss:
Childhood body-image trauma resurfacing during pregnancy
Fitness, self-worth, and body acceptance
Society's obsession with keeping women small
The pressure to "bounce back"
Redefining strength during pregnancy
Boxing and prenatal fitness
Pregnancy cravings and food restrictions
Body shaming and unsolicited commentary
Social media praise, criticism, and trolling
Navigating pregnancy and single motherhood
Bio: Sydney Rose Miller began her career as a high school English teacher in New York City's public schools before transitioning into fitness and founding S:Box Training. A certified personal trainer, nutrition coach, and decorated amateur boxer, Sydney has 13 years of coaching experience across boxing, cycling, and strength training. She has competed and trained in professional boxing camps and coached clients internationally, including in New York City, Los Angeles, New Orleans, and Dubai. A featured trainer for lululemon Studio, she led a 21-class series spanning boxing, conditioning, meditation, and mobility. Her clientele ranges from beginners and prenatal and postnatal clients to professional athletes and competitive amateur boxers. Sydney currently offers in-person training at FNT Boxing Club in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
Sydney's Socials: https://www.sboxtraining.com/, @SBoxSydRose
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Your Hosts: Alex Kumin (@Alex.Kumin) and Drew King (@DrewKingNYC). 
Contributing Editors: Manthan Baldha, Sarah Webb (@SWAudioPost) and Drew King.
Filmed and recorded at @TheMalin in New York City.

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What happens when you’re gay, but feel like you’re particularly bad at being gay? Inspired by the themes in Eliot Glazer’s debut comedic essay collection, THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD GAY, this feel-good episode explores the unspoken rules of gay culture and what happens when you don’t quite fit the mold of being a “professional gay". Eliot joins Drew and Alex to talk social anxiety, body image, dating, Fire Island, circuit parties, poppers, and the pressure to fit into a version of queer life that doesn’t always feel like your own. Together, they unpack what it means to feel like an outsider within your own community, and why finding your people may matter more than learning how to fit in.
THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD GAY is available wherever books are sold. Now a National Bestseller! Grab your copy HERE today!
Bio: Eliot Glazer is a comedian, actor, writer, producer, and bestselling author. He served as a consulting producer and writer on Comedy Central’s Broad City, where he also appeared as Eliot Wexler, and has written for New Girl, Younger, Teachers, iCarly, Liza on Demand, and The Boys Presents: Diabolical. As an actor, his credits include An American Pickle opposite Seth Rogen, Broad City, The People’s Joker, Time Traveling Bong, and Survival of the Thickest. He also served as a co-executive producer on Paramount+’s iCarly revival.
His debut comedic essay collection, THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD GAY, became a USA Today and Los Angeles Times bestseller and is available wherever books are sold.
Eliot's Socials: @EliotGlazer, www.EliotGlazer.com
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Your Hosts: Alex Kumin (@Alex.Kumin) and Drew King (@DrewKingNYC). 
Contributing Editors: Manthan Baldha, Sarah Webb (@SWAudioPost) and Drew King.
Filmed and recorded at @TheMalin in New York City.

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Coming out is often portrayed as the moment everything falls into place, but for many LGBTQ+ people, it's only the beginning of a much more complicated search for belonging. Comedian Gray West joins Drew and Alex to unpack body image, beauty standards, queer community, comedy, tokenism, Fire Island culture, and why finding "your people" isn't always as easy as it looks. Together they explore the pressure to fit in, the loneliness that can exist even within your own community, and how authentic friendship is often found in the most unexpected places. 
Bio: Gray West is a New York City based stand-up comedian, writer, and host originally from Alabama. He is a regular at the Comedy Cellar and has performed at clubs and theaters across the country, touring alongside nationally touring headliners while building a following for his sharp observational comedy. Gray has appeared on festivals and showcases throughout the United States and has been featured on podcasts and digital platforms highlighting emerging voices in stand-up. His comedy draws from his experiences growing up in the South, navigating queer identity, and life in New York City.
Gray's Social Media: @GrayWest.
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Your Hosts: Alex Kumin (@Alex.Kumin) and Drew King (@DrewKingNYC). 
Contributing Editors: Manthan Baldha, Sarah Webb (@SWAudioPost) and Drew King.
Filmed and recorded at @TheMalin in New York City.

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What happens when your pets accidentally become internet celebrities?
This week, we're joined by Kaylin Bergeson and her famous French Bulldogs, Lavender and Latte, to talk about the surprising reality of life as a dog influencer. From negotiating brand deals and writing children's books to navigating internet fame, ethical breeding, creator burnout, and whether influencers have a responsibility to speak out politically, this conversation explores the unexpected business and emotional realities behind one of social media's happiest corners
Lavender and Latte's Social Media: @LavenderAndLatte (Instagram), @LavenderLatteKaylin (TikTok), www.LavenderLatteKaylin.com.
Bio: Kaylin Bergeson is a filmmaker, producer, entrepreneur, and the co-owner of an Orlando based video production company. She is the creator behind the internationally recognized French Bulldog brand Lavender & Latte, whose content has amassed millions of views across social media and led to partnerships with major pet and consumer brands.
Alongside her two French Bulldogs, Lavender and Latte, Bergeson has expanded the brand into live appearances, a children's book, podcast content, and national brand collaborations, while continuing to produce commercial video content through her production company. Her work sits at the intersection of digital storytelling, content strategy, influencer marketing, and pet media.
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Your Hosts: Alex Kumin (@Alex.Kumin) and Drew King (@DrewKingNYC). 
Contributing Editors: Manthan Baldha, Sarah Webb (@SWAudioPost) and Drew King.
Filmed and recorded at @TheMalin in New York City.

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What if the parts of yourself you've been taught to hide became the very things that changed your life?
This week, we're joined by David Lauterstein, CEO and co-founder of Nasty Pig, who opens up about letting go of shame, embracing kink and fetish as a core part of his identity, and building one of the world's most iconic queer fashion brands alongside his husband and co-founder, Frederick Kearney. Their decades-long love story is also the heart of David's memoir, Sodomy Gods.
Together, we explore queer identity, sex positivity, the lasting impact of the AIDS crisis, entrepreneurship, spirituality, and what it means to build a life rooted in authenticity instead of fear.
This isn't just a conversation about sex. It's about authenticity. Identity. Community. And what happens when you stop apologizing for who you are.
Bio: David Lauterstein is the CEO and co-founder of Nasty Pig, the internationally recognized New York City based queer fashion brand he founded with his husband, Frederick Kearney, in 1994. He has been recognized in the OUT100 for his impact on LGBTQ+ culture and was honored at the Las Culturistas Culture Awards, celebrating his influence on queer fashion and culture.
Over the past three decades, Nasty Pig has become one of the most influential names in queer fashion, blending streetwear, underwear, and fetish-inspired design while helping redefine LGBTQ+ visibility and self expression.
David is also the author of the memoir Sodomy Gods, an intimate love story chronicling his relationship with Kearney, the creation of Nasty Pig, and his journey through queer identity, spirituality, and entrepreneurship. The book received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews and was praised by The New York Times. His work has been featured by major media outlets for its impact on queer culture, fashion, and LGBTQ+ history.
David's Social Media: @David_Lauterstein, @NastyPig, www.NastyPig.com
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Your Hosts: Alex Kumin (@Alex.Kumin) and Drew King (@DrewKingNYC). 
Contributing Editors: Manthan Baldha, Sarah Webb (@SWAudioPost) and Drew King.
Filmed and recorded at @TheMalin in New York City.

www.IntoTheMudPodcast.com