<p>It&apos;s been more than 50 years since the historic riots at New York City&apos;s Stonewall Inn birthed the modern queer rights movement and the first Gay Pride. On this special Pride episode of <em>Why Here</em>, hosts Benton Whitley and Tristan McAllister speak with prominent queer role models Jake Shears, L Morgan Lee, Bob The Drag Queen, Andre De Shields, VINCINT and many more to ask a simple question: What does Pride mean to you? </p>

Episode 8 - Meet Your Hero, Even If Conan O'Brien Says Not To (Stacey Wilson Hunt)

A liberal arts degree guarantees you nothing, besides a sense of entitlement and the nerve to think that you could somehow start a critically acclaimed podcast. Enter Why Here, a show independently produced and hosted by Tristan McAllister and Benton Whitley, two millennials and constant over thinkers who have spent their adult lives learning how little they actually know about the world around them. What manifests is a narrative as much about origin as it is about finding a destination. Through cultural commentary and interviews with friends and strangers the two uncover the complicated and inspiring stories that led us all here.