🌲🎙️🥾🌈Episode # 7

The House Lesbian's Survival Guide: How to be Queer in the Middle of Nowhere. An Origin Story

A Wilderville-raised forest kid turned queer botanical icon shares backwoods childhood stories, forest-born wisdom and chaotic banter in this gloriously feral Pride Month special.

”There's always an opportunity to make in Gay”

The Go Wildly Podcast is what happens when two childhood friends & dirtbag adventure junkies decide to bring a mic into the wilderness. We’re Emily & Heather…equal parts heart and chaos…pulling stories out of people like snacks from the bottom of a backpack. We hike. We float. We talk. And somehow, in between all the laughs and mosquito bites, something real always surfaces.

We take outdoor enthusiasts of all kinds into the woods & find out the common thread that led them to make the outdoors more than just a hobby, but a calling.

We're goofy. We’re deep. We’re a little unhinged. And we somehow bring that out in our guests too. Think campfire vibes meets podcast energy…with just enough weird to keep things interesting.

Together let’s GO WILDLY!

Today's Guest: Asia Stehnike

We’re joined by Asia, known affectionately as Emily’s House Lesbian and her housemate. Asia is a born-and-raised Oregonian from Grants Pass, and a lover of all things beautiful, forageable, and delicious. By day, she tends to plants and people on a botanical herb farm. By night, she crafts nourishing meals as a private chef and micro-caterer, blending intuition, seasonality, and a deep reverence for whole foods. Rooted in the rhythms of the natural world, Asia’s life and work are shaped by the wild landscapes she calls home.

In this Pride Month special, we talk about growing up in a forest setting, the quiet wisdom passed down from her grandpa, and what it felt like to leave Wilderville for the suburbs — and then feel the pull to return home. Asia shares what it looked like to reconnect to herself while navigating a more urban lifestyle, and the powerful moment she had on the John Day River that reawakened her inner child.

We also dive into her identity, community, queerness, and all the hilarious chaos that comes with recording a podcast between close friends. It’s real, it’s raw, it’s full of tangents, heart, and as much gay joy as we could possibly pack into one episode.

Press play for a beautifully wild ride through memory, meaning, and coming home to yourself.

Connect with Asia Stehnike

@asiastinky (personal)

@eats_n_greens (business/cooking)

Filmed on Location:

Her Family Property in Wilderville, OR

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