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Bear Fur & Sparkles

Fernando Ventresca and Jason Hanasik

Released: 2026-02-17

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1 Episode

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Free New

1 Episode

Audio

Released: 2026-02-17

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Goodbye, I'm Home!

Season 1 debut! Episode one of Bear Fur and Sparkles starts with Jason's brush with a god on the Athens subway and Fernando's hot takes on the "Heated Rivalry" phenomenon. Then hear the full story of why they chose to leave the US and begin again with

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Season 1 debut!

Episode one of Bear Fur and Sparkles starts with Jason's brush with a god on the Athens subway and Fernando's hot takes on the "Heated Rivalry" phenomenon.

Then hear the full story of why they chose to leave the US and begin again with new lives in Europe. If you've ever thought about living in a foreign country, you'll love the first episode of Bear Fur and Sparkles!

Episode ID: 1000750225679

GUID: b171ac03-e390-4154-a576-2cb8b9479653

Release Date: 17/02/2026, 22:29:13

Description

Bear Fur and Sparkles is a conversational podcast about starting over—geographically, emotionally, and culturally—after 40.

Hosted by Fernando Ventresca and Jason Hanasik, two former San Francisco residents who relocated to Europe in midlife to experience new ways to "do human."

This isn’t a podcast about chasing youth or reliving glory days. It’s about learning new rules when no one hands you a guidebook and how being gay abroad can feel both freeing and oddly constraining.

Bear Fur and Sparkles looks at the emotional, social, and political realities of being a gay man in your forties and fifties—when you’re no longer becoming who you’ll be, but deciding who you want to stay.

Smart, funny, reflective, and occasionally messy, this is a podcast for anyone asking:

What does a good life look like now—and where might I find it?

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