Tony Glover — writer, HIV/AIDS advocate, and host of The Super Queer Podcast — interviewed Randy in June 2026 and wrote a personal introduction to accompany the episode, published in two parts (Part I · Part II) on his Substack, Tony’s Super Queer-a Feministic Extra Black-i-docious Posse. Unable to see it on Substack? Watch Part I here and Part II here on YouTube.
Glover’s introduction traces Boyd’s return to novel-writing after two decades away from long fiction, walks through The Unfrozen Few’s premise, and reflects candidly on his own reaction as a fellow writer and memoirist — admitting a flash of envy at how easily Boyd captures voice, rhythm, and the textures of Black queer life.
Some of what he had to say:
“The Unfrozen Few is one of the best I’ve read.”
“In a moment of unabashed fandom, I admitted I wanted to be him as a writer.”
“None of the characters of The Unfrozen Few remain frozen in time, so to speak.”
“You’ll find yourself laughing hearty at one moment and dropping tear the next, sometime at the turn of the page.”
(Invoking Bette Davis) “Fasten your seatbelts, it’s going to be a bumpy night.”
“Boyd [is] a master storyteller.”
“This is a fast-read, an emotional read.”
— Tony Glover, The Super Queer Podcast
Unable to see it on Substack? Watch Part I here and Part II here on YouTube.