Episodes 190
Avg. Duration 1h 4m
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Apple Rating 4.8 (530)
Since Mar 2017
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Queer history podcast covering content from around the world and throughout time.

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Hwarang

Jun 01, 2026 1h 5m

Today's episode is on Hwarang, a group of elite youth in first millenium Korea who have come to simultaneously represent nationalism, masculinity, and gay love. Join us to learn about the most…

Subaru's Lesbian Ad Campaign

Apr 15, 2026 23m

Today's episode is a nice light-hearted look at something near and dear to many sapphic hearts - Subaru!  We take a look at WHY lesbians loving Subarus is such a stereotype, what the car company did…

Kewpie

Mar 31, 2026 1h 28m

Today’s episode is on the South African performer and hairdresser, Kewpie! Join us to learn about queer life in Cape Town’s coloured community under apartheid, find out how you can get your hair done…

The Catterick Skeleton

Mar 16, 2026 45m

Today's episode is on the Catterick skeleton, the excavated remains of person buried in 4th century CE Roman Britain, identified by archaeologists and the press as a 'transvestite'. Join us to hear…

Interview: Dennis Altman - Righting My World

Mar 01, 2026 50m

In today's episode we interview author, academic and political commentator Dennis Altman about his new book - Righting My World: Essays from the Past Half-Century.  Join us for a discussion that…

Cú Chulainn

Jan 15, 2026 1h 24m

Today's episode is on the Irish mythological figure Cú Chulainn. Join us to experience tragically poetic anal penetration, some universal themes that have compelled humankind of millennia, and the…

Sa Bangji (1988)

Dec 31, 2025 1h 4m

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…

Ötzi the Iceman

Dec 14, 2025 46m

Today we're talking about the ancient Italian ice-mummy known as Ötzi the Iceman. Join us to learn about the world's oldest pants, the ethics of archaeology, and and whether there really was sperm in…

The Blue Caftan (2022)

Nov 30, 2025 49m

We're back! The first episode of this block of episodes covers Maryam Touzani's 2022 drama film, The Blue Caftan. Join us for a discussion of queerness in Morocco, the "ostentatious nudity" of the…

The Left Hand of Darkness (1969)

Oct 15, 2025 2h 6m

Today we are discussing Ursula K. Le Guin's Hugo and Nebula award-winning 1969 science fiction novel, The Left Hand of Darkness. Join us to hear about ambisexual beings who defy gender norms, the…

Tu'er Shen

Oct 01, 2025 57m

In today's episode, we discuss the Daoist god Tu'er Shen, who is considered to be a patron god of homosexuality. Join us to learn about intimacy between men in 18th century China, a secret gay…

Sherlock Holmes

Sep 15, 2025 1h 15m

Today's episode is on Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's iconic consulting detective! Join us as we talk about aromanticism, turn-of-the-century masculinity,and whether Watson is, in fact, a…

Gavin Arthur and the Circle of Sex

Sep 01, 2025 55m

In today's episode, we're discussing the Circle of Sex, a 1960s astrological representation of sexuality, and its eccentric creator Gavin Arthur. Join us to hear about how to have sex à la Walt…

Maximilien Robespierre

Jul 15, 2025 2h 20m

Today's marathon episode is about the French revolutionary figure Maximilien Robespierre, whose apparent lack of sexuality has been a point of discussion for scholars ever since his death. Join us as…

Romaine-la-Prophétesse

Jul 01, 2025 1h 52m

Today's episode is on the Haitian Revolutionary religious leader Romaine-la-Prophétesse whose identity as a prophetess of the Virgin Mary was key to his leadership of an insurrectionary camp in…

Saints Felicity and Perpetua

Jun 15, 2025 1h 20m

Today's episode is on the 3rd-century North African saints, Felicity and Perpetua! Join us to hear about queer dreams, the mysterious absence of Felicity and Perpetua's husbands, and why early…

A Fantastic Woman | Una mujer fantástica (2017)

Jun 01, 2025 1h 13m

In today's episode, Jasmine, Irene and Alice discuss the 2017 Academy Award-winning Chilean film Una mujer fantástica (A Fantastic Woman). This film's grounded and sometimes surprisingly hopeful…

Asexual and Aromantic History with Luciella Scarlett

Apr 15, 2025 29m

Today's episode is on asexual and aromantic history! We're talking with Luciella Scarlett, the curator of Nonlimerent // Monosexual: An Aromantic and Asexual History. Join us to hear about the first…

The Green Knight (2021)

Mar 31, 2025 53m

Today's Queer as Fiction episode discusses David Lowery's 2021 adaptation of Arthurian legend, The Green Knight. Join us for a romp through allegorical adventures of identity, whale-like giants and…

Area Scatter

Mar 15, 2025 1h 8m

Today we’re talking about the Nigerian performer Area Scatter. Learn about her successful career as a trans performer in 1970s Nigeria, gender diversity in Igbo culture, and how we approach research…

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