Barbary Lane Dispatches Podcast
Armistead Maupin
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My First Boss Became My Mortal Enemy
Here’s a transcript of the video. Still, we hope you’ll watch the episode if you can — the video version includes more archival images, video clips, music and plenty of humor that doesn’t quite come…
The Summer of '69
Here’s a transcript of the video:1969 was a very memorable year for many of us who lived through that time.The main thing, I think, was the moon landing, which had us riveted to our television sets…
I Found Freedom at the Baths
Here’s a transcript of the video:I want to talk to you today about my experience in the bathhouses of San Francisco. To do that, I need to back up a little and talk about the way they first started…
Lover Zero
Here’s a transcript of the video: I want to tell you about the first time I fell in love—and the amazing connection we shared that I didn’t fully realize until years later.I was living in Charleston…
A Love Letter to Laura Linney
Here’s a transcript of the video:Today I want to tell you about one of my favorite people in the world. Judging from what I hear from fans, I think she may be one of your favorite people as well. So…
The Teachers Who Made Me a Writer
Here’s a transcript of the video: When I was a little boy, I had a terrible recurring nightmare. It wasn’t about a specific thing—it was just a kind of feeling, a sort of thrumming in my head that…
Demigods and Crimes Against Nature
Here’s a transcript of the video: When I was a teenager, my best friend was a guy named Eddie Russell.My parents didn’t approve of him, and I always assumed that was because he was a Yankee. He’d…
I Found Myself in 1970s San Francisco
Here’s a transcript of the video: I moved to San Francisco in 1971. I got a job with the Associated Press. They first offered me Buffalo, and I had several people tell me that Buffalo was one place…
The Secret I Didn't Know I Had
Here’s a transcript of the video: “I lived with a secret, but didn’t know it was a secret. I didn’t even know I was living with it for many, many years.My grandfather died about ten years before I…
I'm Back
Here’s a transcript of the video:“Well, I’m back.As some of you may already know, I fell down those stairs over there on Christmas Eve — fifteen stairs — and it’s taken me a while to recuperate. I…
Update from Armistead
Here’s a transcript of the video:“Hey there.I just want to give you a bit of an update here. I know Chris let you know that I fell down the stairs on Christmas Eve.I don’t do anything halfway. I fell…
A Time for Living
Here’s a transcript of the video: Well… it’s that time of the year again, when we’re all being forced into a state of jollity and merriment, whether we like it or not.I have done that myself in Tales…
My Answer to Anita Bryant: Michael's Letter
Here’s a transcript of the video: I want to talk to you today about Anita Bryant.That name will mean everything to some of you, probably a small minority of you. Most of you don’t know who she was,…
Holding Forth: The End of the Marina Safeway?
Here’s a transcript of the video: “Hey there.I recently read that the Marina Safeway in San Francisco is about to be demolished—not by Trump, who seems to be a specialist in this—but by an equally…
Ask Me Anything: December 17th
Here’s a transcript of the video: This is the third Ask Me Anything feature we’ve done.So I’ve got some questions here from people who are asking me anything.This is from John Hemm.Oh—hi, John. I…
My Relationship with Rock Hudson
Here’s a transcript of the video:Today I’d like to tell you about my friendship—relationship, whatever you want to call it—with Rock Hudson.It began, as many gay stories begin, with a friend of a…
Holding Forth: The End of Trump?
Here’s a transcript of the video:“Well, it looks like there’s some possibly good news on the horizon.Most of you know that Marjorie Taylor Greene has left MAGA, which is really indicative of a rift…
Ask Me Anything: Episode 2
Here’s a transcript of the video: Welcome back to our second Ask Me Anything feature.The questions we didn’t get to the first time around, I’m going to try to answer now.This one comes from Steve…
Book Club: I Capture the Castle
Here’s a transcript for Armistead’s introduction before the reading: Today I’m going to read to you from one of my favorite books. It was when I was a boy—or a teenager, rather—and it still is. I…
Ask Me Anything: Episode 1
We weren’t able to answer all of your questions in this first segment, but we’ll get to more in next week’s AMA video. Stay tuned Steve, Richard, Pablo, Philippe, and Michel — your answers are coming…
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Barbary Lane Dispatches Podcast has published 41 episodes since August 2025, covering topics in Documentary, Fiction.
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