Queer at Last
Harriet and Katherine
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Two pals. One museum artefact. Millennia of queer history unlocked before your very ears 
Podcast episodes released fortnightly 
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S1E18 Claude Cahun
This episode is an epic one - we are talking about Claude Cahun, a queer Jewish Marxist surrealist photographer, artist and writer who ran a successful resistance against the Nazis in WW2 with Marcel…
S1E17 Inari and Kitsune
This episode we chat about Inari, the Japanese kami of rice, foxes, swordsmiths, brothels and prosperity, who presents as male, female, both and neither.We also explore the tradition of Kitsune who…
S1E16 Eleanor Rykener
Today we get a rare glimpse into queer life in 14th century England through the story of Eleanor Rykener - a trans woman who was an embroiderer, barmaid and sexworker, and did not hold back when…
S1E15 Niankhkhnum and Khnumhotep
4,500 years ago, two ancient Egyptian men named Niankhkhnum and Khnumhotep decided they wanted to spend eternity together. Were they just bros - or something more...?Content warnings: This episode…
S1E14 Tove Jansson
We're back! And more powerful than ever. Today we're covering the queer life, love and legacy of Tove Jansson - the Finnish illustrator, writer and painter who created the iconic world of…
S1E13 Alexander the Great
Today we're talking all things Alexander the G(ay)reat! One of the most successful military leaders in history and a figure who continues to fascinate thousands of years later - join us as we cut…
S1E12 Gentleman Jack
Today we are chatting about an educated, adventurous, elitist lesbian landowner from the Georgian period - Anne Lister, aka Gentleman Jack - who left us an incredible, unparallelled record of her…
S1E11 Mitra–Varuna
Mitra-Varuna are two Hindu deities who were so close that they are referred to as one, and their name is the root for the sanskrit word for “friend”. Just two bros being bros, riding crocodiles and…
S1E10 Sappho
2,600 years ago, a Greek poet was so iconically gay that her very name now describes love between women, today we're talking Sappho!Content Warnings: this episode contains adult themes and…
S1E9 Dr. James Barry
Dr. James Barry rose from poverty in the 19th century to become a doctor, travel the world and start beef with Florence Nightingale. He was also almost certainly a trans man, come explore his life…
S1E8 The Little Mermaid
Today, we're diving into the many layers of queer subtext in Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale The Little Mermaid - and chatting Disney to boot! Content Warnings: this episode contains adult…
S1E7 Gilgamesh and Enkidu
One of the oldest stories ever told has at its core two men, equal and opposite, sharing a profound love for one another. Today we're talking about The Epic of Gilgamesh!Content Warnings: this…
S1E6 William Shakespeare
Listen, I pray thee - to our tale of the bard himself, William Shakespeare - who is way gayer than the British school system ever led us to believe.Content Warnings: this episode contains adult…
S1E5 The Publick Universal Friend
Sometimes we all need a friend, this episode we're talking about the Publick Universal Friend: a non-binary spirit of God who left their gender behind after a near-death experience during Hamilton…
S1E4 Donatello’s David
We dive into 14th Century Florence to understand the gay gay history behind Donatello’s David, or as it’s known by Harriet specifically, “Donatello’s Bronze Twink”.Content warnings: this episode…
S1E3 Kit Marlowe
Queer playwright, man of mystery and for legal reasons definitely not secretly Shakespeare, today we look at a portrait of Kit Marlowe.Content warnings: this episode contains adult themes and…
S1E2 Bacchus
We’re chatting about Dionysus aka Bacchus - Ancient Greek god of theatre, wine, frenzy, debauchery and, perhaps most importantly, dildos… is there anything this guy can't do?!Content Warnings: this…
S1E1 Julie d’Aubigny
Get ready to feel inadequate as we delve into the history of the opera-singing, sword-fighting, nunnery-burning bisexual icon Julie d’Aubigny, a.k.a. La Maupin.Content warnings: This episode contains…
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