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Bad Gays

Huw Lemmey & Ben Miller

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A podcast about evil and complicated queers in history. Why do we remember our heroes better than our villains? Hosted by Huw Lemmey and Ben Miller. Learn more: www.badgayspod.com
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This News is So Gay

Evergreen Podcasts

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Think 'Meet the Press', but gayer. This News is So Gay is a weekly LGBTQ+ reporters roundtable, featuring a rotating panel of LGBTQ+ journalists from across the country covering national hot-button queer news and views. Substantive yet entertaining, our weekly episodes will keep you in the know on all the latest news from those actually covering what's going down.
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Queer Collective Podcast

Queer Collective

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The Queer Collective Podcast is a bi-weekly queer podcast that takes a deep-dive into every subgroup of the LGBTQ2S+ community. Co-hosts Emily and Karbon, the dynamic duo navigating their own relationships and gender identities, invite guests to provide detailed perspectives on a specific topic. Whether you're interested in bisexuality, queer sex-ed, compulsory heterosexuality, or any facet of LGBTQ+ life, we cover it all with a unique blend of casual conversation and deep journalism. For ad ...
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Queer Lit

Lena Mattheis

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Queer Lit is a podcast about LGBTQIA+* literature and culture. In each episode, literary studies researcher Lena Mattheis talks to an expert in the field of queer studies. Topics include lesbian literature, inclusive pronouns and language, gay history, trans and non-binary novels, intersectionality and favourite queer films, series or poems. New episode every other week! Recent transcripts here: https://lenamattheis.wordpress.com/queer-lit-transcripts/ [email protected] https://lenam ...
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History Lab

Impact Studios

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History Lab || exploring the gaps between us and the past || This series is made in collaboration by the Australian Centre for Public History and Impact Studios at the University of Technology, Sydney.
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The Queer Gaze

Conrad Chambers & Joe Lipsett

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A biweekly podcast where Conrad and Joe react to LGBTQ+ film from every country and every decade, complete with nuanced discussion of queer representation and issues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Historical Homos

Sebastian Hendra

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The world's only no-fucks-given guide to LGBTQ+ history. Join Bash and his brilliant guests each week as they wrench The Gayest Stories Never Told from history's deepest, darkest closets. Sign up on our website, and follow us on Instagram @historical.homos and TikTok @historicalhomos
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Two friends, Austin and Brenda, delve into the rich history of secret nerd mysteries near and dear to their hearts in their own loose, light-hearted way. If you've ever wondered "Why Saturday morning for cartoons?" or "How come Chuck E. Cheese cares so much about other people's birthdays?", this is the show for you!
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Queer 101

Pride House Media

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Hosted by LGBTQ+ activist and world-renowned entertainer Miss Peppermint, alongside celebrated queer historian and author Hugh Ryan, this podcast is your weekly deep dive into the untold stories, pivotal moments, and extraordinary individuals who shaped LGBTQ+ history. Each episode, Pep and Hugh unravel the struggles, celebrate the triumphs, and explore the cultural revolutions that have defined queer identities throughout time. With heart, humor, and a dash of glamor, they guide you through ...
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Jake Shears celebrates the anthems that have dominated dancefloors and shaped queer lives. Throughout the history of popular music, queer artists have made huge contributions - often at great expense and risk to themselves personally and professionally. This podcast shines a spotlight on those who trailblazed paths towards self-expression. Join Scissor Sisters’ frontman Jake Shears and his guests as he unearths these important stories song by song. Executive Producers: Alice Williams, Dan Bo ...
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Let's be perfectly Queer Podcast

Let's be perfectly Queer podcast

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An Australian LGBT podcast, hosted by a Transgender teacher and a Pansexual healthcare worker, dedicated to amplifying diverse queer voices. We share personal stories, expert insights, and valuable resources on LGBTQIA+ topics—including gender identity, coming out, queer history, mental health, relationships, and activism. Join us as we build an inclusive space for learning, open discussions, and a sense of community. Whether you're queer, questioning, an ally, or simply curious, our podcast ...
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Inspiring coming out stories and queer media recommendations, plus intimate confessions, awkward first gay kisses, secret crushes, and those 'lightbulb aha moments' that changed everything! The BabyGay™ Podcast, with new episodes every Tuesday, offers a real, unfiltered look into diverse LGBTQ+ experiences, sharing unique gay and queer journeys that explore everything from discovering your identity to navigating first loves and beyond. Tune in to hear the books, TV shows, films, and other LG ...
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The Queer Family Podcast – LGBTQ Families & Queer Parenting Stories

Jaimie Kelton – Queer Parenting & LGBTQ Families'.

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The show all about family; but with gay! A hilarious and heartfelt dive into LGBTQ family life, parenting, and the challenges queer families face. Hosted by queer mom Jaimie Kelton, The Queer Family Podcast brings you weekly interviews with LGBTQIA+ guests exploring how they made their families and how they navigate a world that wasn’t necessarily built for them. The mission? To normalize, elevate, and celebrate queer family life—while proving we’re just like other parents... trying (and oft ...
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The Queer Quadrant

The Queer Quadrant

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Four-quadrant films are movies designed to appeal to the biggest, widest audience possible. In the process, they can often leave out a lot of LGBTQ+ representation – but end up loaded with subtext. In The Queer Quadrant, hosts Brooke Solomon and Jordan Gustafson examine cinema in all its cultural contexts, and explore why your favorite four-quadrant blockbuster is maybe…not as straight as you think it is.
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Beers With Queers True Crime Podcast dives deep into chilling true crime stories through a queer lens, uncovering forgotten cases, queer history, and systemic injustice that mainstream narratives often ignore. Hosted by Jordi and Brad, this LGBTQIA+ true crime podcast explores serial killers, cold cases, hate-fueled violence, gay history, under-reported cases and bizarre mysteries tied to queer experience, blending compelling storytelling, historical insight, and unapologetically queer comme ...
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This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: ⁠newbooksnetwork.com⁠ Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to get informative, engaging content straight to your inbox: ⁠https://newbooksnetwork.substack.com/ ...
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Panic: Queer True Crime, a podcast, and youtube channel featuring stories about the life and death of queer folks. To watch any of the true-crime episodes, join me at Panic on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK4r13FF8ExLGbhfSH6i4hw A little bit about Panic. I created this true-crime channel to focus on the life and death of queer folk. I called the channel Panic because, for much more of the recorded history of LGBTQ+ people, there's always been a panic. The primary focus of the ch ...
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The Ace Couple

The Ace Couple

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Asexual married couple Courtney and Royce talk about all things Asexuality. By discussing queer culture and history, we’ll explore the topics of life, love, and sex through an Ace lens. Full transcripts and show notes on theacecouple.com.
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Witches Betwixt

Witches Betwixt

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Witches Betwixt is a collective of queer witches & allies representing a wide variety of magical practices and spiritual paths. On Sundays (2pm ET) we livestream a 60+ minute weekly episode on our YouTube channel in which we discuss various topics relevant to the experience of a queer witch.
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STILL HERE BITCH: Inspiring Stories of Queer Resilience, Strength, Courage & Overcoming spotlights everyday people facing sudden, intense life-changing events - and thriving anyway. Author and Host Gerry Walker, MMFT is the Associate Director of Engagement & Equity at the Los Angeles LGBT Center. Listen and subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@stillherebitchpodcast
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Cruising | Queer History and Culture

Sarah Gabrielli, Rachel Karp, and Jennifer McGinity

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Conversations about lesbian bars, sapphic spaces, and beyond! Not sure where to start? You don’t have to listen in order! Pick your favorite city, space, or LGBTQ+ icon and dive in. Season 1 follows creators Sarah Gabrielli, Rachel Karp, and Jen McGinity on their 2021 cross-country road trip to every lesbian bar in the U.S., sharing the stories of the humans that run these spaces and the humans that call them a home. Season 2 features 14 more spaces, chronicling the current lesbian bar resur ...
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Girls, Guts, and Giallo

Annie Rose Malamet

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A podcast about subversive and controversial cinema hosted by Lesbian Vampire, Annie Rose and featuring various guests. We explore sin-ema through the lens of queer sex work and leather history sensibility. A celebration of trash and feminine perversion.
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Out of the Pan

Sally Goldner

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Covering pansexual issues, pansexual meaning "knowing no boundaries of sex or gender", including trans and gender diverse, bi+, polyamorous and queer issues, news and events.
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Queer Meets Queer

Weston Anderson

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Fluid friendship? Non-monogomy? Platonic Partners? LGBTQ+ People are reinventing what relationships look like. Queer Meets Queer is a podcast dedicated to queers telling the stories of the most important relationships in their lives. Full transcripts of each episode are available at QueermeetsQueer.com.
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Absolute Units

The Museum of English Rural Life

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Lo-fi clip-clops and bleats to relax/study to. Welcome to the official podcast of The Museum of English Rural Life. Based at the University of Reading, we explore the past, present and future of the English countryside. Hosted by Joe Vaughan and Dr Ollie Douglas. Chaotic Good.
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Cracked Spines

Cyrus Amelia Fisher and Sarah Palmer

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Crack open a good book with two wise-cracking besties. Sarah and Cyrus are two queer English majors who use their degrees to commit crimes against literature. Support us on Patreon for bonus episodes and merch! https://www.patreon.com/crackedspinespodcast
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Totally Trans Podcast Network

Katie Coleman, Henry Giardina, and Ada-Rhodes Short

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In the networks flagship show Searching for the Trans Canon, hosts Katie Coleman (playwright, composer, queer trans woman she/her @katieofthelake), Ada-Rhodes Short (activist, engineering academic, and queer trans woman She/her @the_ada_rhodes) and Henry Giardina (writer, critic, trans guy. He/they @punkgroucho) discuss finding trans representation in film, tv, and literature. Twitter & Instagram: @totallytranspod
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Rainbow Records

Handball Court Productions

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Rainbow Records is a powerful oral history project preserving the stories of the queer community. Its premiere season focuses on Los Angeles during the AIDS crisis, uplifting voices that are often overlooked. The stories shared provide valuable insights into the past, as well as important messages for the present.
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Wing Women

Kevin McCann

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A queer-led, actual-play podcast using Jason Morningstar's TTRPG "Night Witches." Join the brave soviet airwomen of the 588th as they fight fascists, fly rickety biplanes, survive World War Two and be hella gay while they do it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Beyond the Table is a cinematic podcast exploring culture, history, music, film, food, and true crime. Hosted by Amanda Clemons, the show centers Black culture, queer perspectives, and overlooked stories through immersive sound and storytelling—featuring music deep dives, cultural history, contextual true crime, and a monthly Soul Food rewatch. New episodes every Tuesday.
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HOT AIR: LGBTQ Life, Mental Health & Modern Love

Joshua Robert: LGBTQ Podcaster | Self-Help, Culture & Queer Perspectives

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🔥 HOT AIR is the unapologetically bold LGBTQ+ podcast where queer culture, dating advice, mental health, and unfiltered opinions collide. Hosted by queer creator Joshua Robert, each episode dives deep into LGBTQ+ life, gay dating tips, queer relationships, mental health insights, family dynamics, therapy breakthroughs, and the hottest trending topics. From dating disasters and toxic relationship red flags to coming out stories, pop culture news, politics, and mental health motivation, HOT AI ...
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Queerness remains one of the most stigmatized and overlooked aspects of Holocaust history, often erased due to the lingering homophobia of survivors. People Without History Are Dust: Queer Desire in the Holocaust (U Toronto Press, 2025) challenges this silence, weaving together compelling stories of German, Dutch, Czech, and Polish Jewish Holocaust…
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To access the extended version of this episode, join our Patreon. Our community awaits with legs open and lips parted 🤤 www.patreon.com/historicalhomos – Do all Christians hate gays? Amazingly: no. Despite how annoying we all are. In fact, millions and millions of Christians ARE themselves...very gay. So why is it that we automatically associate Ch…
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Drift off to sleep with the fascinating story of Shinjuku Ni-chōme, Tokyo's hidden gay district with the world's highest concentration of gay bars, a quiet pulse of LGBTQ+ community in Japan. In this unique LGBTQ+ history bedtime story, discover how a five-block neighborhood in Tokyo became the heart of Japan's queer community. Learn about Ni-chōme…
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We’re cracking open the secret, censored, and wildly creative history of lesbian sex. We’re digging through ancient poems, forbidden medical texts, barroom gossip, queer zines, and the techniques they definitely didn’t teach in sex ed. Tracing sapphic desire from Sappho’s bedroom to modern queer culture and exposing just how inventive lesbians have…
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Thanks for listening!! -Reviews help other listeners find Cruising! If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave us a 5-star review! -For more Cruising adventures, follow us @cruisingpod on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cruising's Substac…
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In this mid-season interlude of Rainbow Records, Analisa goes over the modern queer history of LA, starting in the early 1900s and ending in 1981. This is a Handball Court Radio Production. Check out the Handball Court Radio website: https://www.handballcourtradio.com/ Follow HCR on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/handballcourtradio.bsky.social C…
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Healing doesn’t have to be complicated—or overwhelming. In this New Year, New Me episode of HOT AIR, Joshua Robert is joined by world‑renowned trauma therapist Dr. Reggie Melrose, author of The 60 Second Fix. Together, they break down how trauma affects the nervous system, why talk therapy alone isn’t always enough, and how simple somatic tools can…
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In Still Life with Bones: Genocide, Forensics, and What Remains (Crown, 2023), anthropologist Alexa Hagerty learns to see the dead body with a forensic eye. She examines bones for marks of torture and fatal wounds—hands bound by rope, machete cuts—and also for signs of identity: how life shapes us down to the bone. A weaver is recognized from the t…
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Hey y’all, it’s me, Peppermint, and on this episode of Queer 101, Hugh and I are ringing in the New Year the only way we know how: chatty, curious, and a little bit queerly chaotic. We kick things off swapping New Year’s stories — who rested, who partied, who intended to journal but absolutely did not — and then get into the real question: Do queer…
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Time for a cross-over! I had the absolute pleasure on being invited to join the Amplified network and appear on their superb podcast. Here is our episode and Amplified's show notes: "Amplified is an audio blog series about the sounds of scholarship from our team here at the Amplify Podcast Network. This month on Amplified, Stacey Copeland and Hanna…
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In this episode an update, stories of intimate partner violence, and folks you should know about. I wanted to bookend the episode with a story of bravery and power. Please stick around til the end, you will want to know about Chris Bearchell. She rocks. I'd like to thank Feedspot for alerting us to the amazing fact that Panic: queer True Crime is, …
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A crew member vanishes without a trace on a cruise where magic should meet the sea, and the official explanation raised more questions than answers. A video of her last distressed phone call was her last known moment alive, and a family still demands truth from the deep. When 24-year-old Rebecca Coriam, a young British cruise employee working aboar…
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This episode originally aired back when the show was called If These Ovaries Could Talk, hosted by Jaimie Kelton and Robin Hopkins — before the show evolved into The Queer Family Podcast. Episode Summary Over the years, I’ve had countless listeners reach out asking the same thing: “Can you connect me with Emily and Sara? I want to learn how they sh…
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)O( Witches Betwixt is a community of queer witches & allies representing a wide variety of occult practices and spiritual paths. On Sundays (2pm ET) we livestream a 60+ minute weekly episode on our YouTube channel in which we discuss various topics through the lens of a queer witch. Check us out on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcast, Stitcher…
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)O( Witches Betwixt is a community of queer witches & allies representing a wide variety of occult practices and spiritual paths. On Sundays (2pm ET) we livestream a 60+ minute weekly episode on our YouTube channel in which we discuss various topics through the lens of a queer witch. Check us out on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcast, Stitcher…
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)O( Witches Betwixt is a community of queer witches & allies representing a wide variety of occult practices and spiritual paths. On Sundays (2pm ET) we livestream a 60+ minute weekly episode on our YouTube channel in which we discuss various topics through the lens of a queer witch. Check us out on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcast, Stitcher…
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On the Shelf for January 2026The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 332 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction. In this episode we talk about: Summary of the Project in 2025 Recent and upcoming publications covered on the blog Xie, Wenjuan. 2015. (Trans)Culturally Transgender…
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Drift peacefully to sleep while learning about Emma Goldman, the anarchist who publicly defended homosexuality in 1915, decades before Stonewall. This LGBTQ+ bedtime story explores how Goldman became one of the first public advocates for same-sex love in America. In this episode of Restful Rainbow, discover the revolutionary who spoke out for "sexu…
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Erinnerungskämpfe: Neues deutsches Geschichtsbewusstsein (Ditzingen: Reclam, 2023) is a new, provocative volume on German memory cultures and politics edited by Jürgen Zimmerer. What can be loosely translated as Memory Wars: New German Historical Consciousness is a collection of chapters that lay bare a mosaic of a diverse German memory landscape a…
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)O( Witches Betwixt is a collective of queer witches & allies representing a wide variety of magickal practices and spiritual paths. On Sundays (2pm ET) we livestream a 60+ minute weekly episode on our YouTube channel in which we discuss various topics through the lens of a queer witch. Check us out on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcast, Stitc…
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The New Year is here, and suddenly everyone is telling you who to become. In this Hot Air episode, we talk about setting 2026 goals in a way that’s realistic, science-backed, and actually sustainable — without toxic positivity, hustle culture, or “new year, new me” pressure. This episode covers mental health, physical fitness, money, love, career g…
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Conrad and Joe are joined by Horror Queers' Trace Thurman to discuss Charlie Polinger's debut feature, The Plague (2025). Expect plenty of discussion about pre-teen bullying, queer-coding, and body horror as we're collectively triggered by this story about hazing rituals gone awry at an all-boy water polo camp. Plus: praising Kayo Martin as central…
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At long last, the moment we've all been waiting for: Cyrus has finally obtained their white whale du jour, two specimens of the world's tallest chicken. Also it's the end of the year! Here is the big breakdown of all the books we read, enjoyed, were let down by, and thought about a lot. Cyrus has detailed stats from their spreadsheets and Sarah wil…
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Happy New Year! Today we're discussing the 1988 Korean intersex lesbian film Sa Bangji. Join us as we learn about the real 15th-century woman behind the film's main character, discover how 1980s government policy inadvertently led to the creation of a queer movie, and admire some historical hats. Check out our website, where you can find our source…
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2025 was quite the year! What are some stories that we’re carrying with us as we leave the year behind? Where is the latest round of book banning in the United States taking place? And how is HIV stigma affecting online dating? Joining us for these stories and more: Investigative journalist and lead designer at Uncloseted Media, Sam Donndelinger Se…
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It’s the end of the year, so let’s make some resolutions - to turn the world upside down! So we’re taking inspiration from the Medieval festival known as the Feast of Fools. We talk about its origins, how it was celebrated, and why we should absolutely bring it back. Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of enslavem…
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Hello, I'm Amanda. Welcome to Beyond the Table stories of culture, memory, and meaning. In this short episode, I wanted to pause and say thank you. Beyond the Table launched in October, and this moment is an opportunity to acknowledge the listeners who showed up quietly, consistently, and with care. This episode reflects on what it has meant to bui…
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Discover the untold story of Michelangelo's passionate love for men and how his desire shaped the most beautiful art in history. This bedtime story explores the Renaissance master's love letters to Tommaso dei Cavalieri, the homoerotic beauty in David and the Sistine Chapel, and the tension between his faith and sexuality. Journey through candlelit…
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Closing out 2025 doesn’t have to mean beating yourself up or replaying every mistake. In this extended Hot Air reflection episode, we take a grounded, funny, and honest look back at the year — not through achievements and failures, but through what we want more of moving forward. This episode is about energy, mindset, mental health, relationships, …
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New year, fresh vibes, same big conversations — but with hope, glitter, and a little more wiggle room. Hugh and I chat about power, belonging, and what happens when queer folks stop waiting for a seat at the table and just build a better party. Yes, we talk history. Yes, we talk growth. But mostly we’re talking about finding your people, making roo…
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Subscribe to Extra Bad Gays on Apple Podcasts or Patreon to support our work, get monthly bonus episodes, and join our community of listeners! Live from Sheffield DocFest, it's E. M. Forster: who in his 91 years of life was one of Britain’s most successful novelists. He was raised in a climate of Victorian propriety so extreme he went to university…
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A trusted priest with a collar and a gun walked into a funeral home, and two lives were cut down in cold blood, shaking a small Midwestern town to its core. What was Father Ryan Erickson hiding behind his vows and sacred duties? In February 2002, life in Hudson, Wisconsin was upended when funeral home director Dan O’Connell and his young intern Jam…
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As we head into a new year, we’re revisiting a very special episode — and carrying those Pride vibes forward with us. This episode originally aired as the finale of our very first Pride Extravaganza, where all month long (and a little beyond) we doubled up on Queer Family goodness with incredible guests and powerful stories. For this grand finale, …
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In his influential Anti-Semite and Jew, French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre observed "If the Jew did not exist, the anti-Semite would invent him." In doing so he articulated the figure of an Antisemite responsible for imagining the Jew in a formulation that has lasted for decades. This figure became an indispensable trope in the period immediately …
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Get deep into today’s biggest civil rights headlines. We break down three major stories shaping public discourse and LGBTQ+ issues: the House passing a federal bill targeting gender-affirming care, Japan remaining the only G7 country without same-sex marriage and a Michigan volleyball controversy surrounding a potentially tarns athlete that went vi…
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Drift to sleep with the inspiring story of Rosa Bonheur, the 19th-century French painter who defied every expectation. Wearing men's clothing with police permission, living openly with the women she loved, and becoming one of Europe's most celebrated artists, all while quietly revolutionizing what was possible for gender-nonconforming people. This …
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“I like to dissect girls. Did you know I'm utterly insane?” Happy Belated XXXMas! Cult film YouTuber Celeste De La Cabra joins me to discuss Mary Harron's take on Bret Easton Ellis's controversial novel about evil 1980s finance bros. We DISSECT every aspect of the film, including the differences between movie and novel, conservative masculinity in …
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Click here to send us a message! We're commemorating the Christmas season by taking a look at two Nicole Kidman films. First up, the final film from Stanley Kubrick, Eyes Wide Shut, co-starring her then-husband Tom Cruise. And we pair it with Babygirl, co-starring Harris Dickinson and Antonio Banderas. We're joined once again by Alonso Duralde, wri…
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As a third generation Holocaust survivor, this was an important conversation with a second generation survivor. Marty has been conducting workshops on writing memory for quite a while and that's where we met - in his workshops with Jewish Ethiopians in Israel. Son of the Shoah: Poems from a Second-Generation Holocaust Survivor is his emotional reck…
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Send us a message Welcome back to Let's Be Perfectly Queer Podcast, your go to LGBT Australian podcast for all things queer. To wrap up a huge season, we ditch the script entirely and spin a wheel of random, funny, and unexpectedly deep queer questions. From pop culture hot takes to queer nostalgia, internet debates, and reflecting on our own exper…
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For our final 'Cruising' entry, we've returned to France to discuss Alain Giraudie's Stranger By The Lake (2013). It's one of Joe's favourite contemporary texts, but what did Conrad think of his time watch? Plus: unsimulated sex, naturalistic sound design, Henri's separation, and the lake as a gay utopia Seen the film or want to hear more details? …
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It's never too late to give the gift of Bad Gays this holiday season: invite a friend or loved one into our community at https://www.patreon.com/badgayspod/gift This month, we discuss Christmas spirit, the cancellation of the Netflix Marines drama Boots and the death of homonationalism, and then take a Gaggony Guncles question from a listener who n…
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Jonny and Heather lean into the holiday season to see the various factors affecting LGBTQ+ communities as gifts--some are gifts we never wanted, some are incomplete, some come from Secret Santas, and some are true charitable contributions to the community. In the podcast, we mention our Flipboard magazing where you can find lists of good LGBTQ+ Non…
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