What are some of the best LGBTQ history podcasts?
Tune into these podcasts to dive into the rich world of LGBTQ history. Making Gay History is a popular queer history podcast, with Eric Marcus and Sara Burningham doing detailed, intimate portraits of the important figures in LGBTQ history in the United States.
What is making queer history all about?
Laura Mills' Making Queer History is an eclectic Australian mix, veering from portraits of queer figures in history to discussions with experts and bigger-picture issues like the media's representations of homosexuality. Be prepared for things to get raunchy and very, very funny.
Is there a Queer Serial podcast?
Queer Serial. Here's a little Queer Serial bonus show spin-off—direct from the Randy Wicker archive! After the success of Randy's 1962 gay radio show "Live & Let Live" ( covered on the podcast in S2 E11) WBAI let him talk to anyone he wanted. So, he talked to everyone!
Is there a Queer Serial Bonus Show spin-off?
Here's a little Queer Serial bonus show spin-off—direct from the Randy Wicker archive! After the success of Randy's 1962 gay radio show "Live & Let Live" ( covered on the podcast in S2 E11) WBAI let him talk to anyone he wanted. So, he talked to everyone!
Who was Josephine Baker?
Josephine Baker was an American chorus girl who left the racism of the United States behind to become a French superstar. She used her fame to spy on Nazis, end segregation, and live an ecc…
Who is Frida Kahlo?
Frida Kahlo was a Mexican painter, known for her personal and original style, her love of her country, and her intimate depiction of physical and emotional pain.Learn more about her today with Da…
Who was the first person to undergo sexual reassignment surgery?
Christine Jorgensen was one of the first people to undergo Sexual Reassignment Surgery in the 1950's. She became a media sensation, but get this: people loved her! She used her fame to f…
Who is the scientist that might have most shaped your daily life?
Alan Turing was the scientist that might have most shaped your daily life! He was a mathmetician involved in theoretical computer science, artificial intellegence, and breaking Nazi codes. Yet his …
How have queer people shaped history?
From ancient LGBTQ history, when Roman Emperor Hadrian built a city for his partner, Antinous, after the young man drowned in the Nile in AD 130, to more modern times, when Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca (seen in the statue above) ...
Who are the hosts of the podcast "Always Here"?
Always Here. This is "the history they don't teach in school," according to podcast hosts Miri Josephs and Adrian Webster. They focus on queer figures from politics and entertainment, and shed light on now-forgotten, once-influential pioneers.
What is LGBT History Month?
For LGBT History Month in 2018, the University of Oxford commissioned a series of lectures from prominent queer activists, historians and academics on what LGBTQ history means, the lives of figures like Alan Turing, and why LGBTQ memory is so important.
Who is the Mattachine podcast?
The Mattachine Podcast. Mattachine came from activist Brad Dunshee's frustration at how little he knew about queer history, and now looks at American LGBTQ history, including modern figures like Brandon Teena, Matthew Shephard and Leelah Alcorn, to preserve them for the historians of the future.
Is Yesterqueer funny?
Yesterqueer. Be prepared for things to get raunchy and very, very funny. Yesterqueer often looks at the saucier side of queer history, from fairytales to bygone scandals, and uncovers truly remarkable stories while it's at it.
Season 10
Out gay journalist Randy Shilts desperately wanted to work for a big-city newspaper. No one wanted him. But reporting on the AIDS crisis brought him the success and fame he craved—and more than a little controversy.
Randy Shilts
Out gay journalist Randy Shilts desperately wanted to work for a big-city newspaper. No one wanted him. But reporting on the AIDS crisis brought him the success and fame he craved—and more than a little controversy.
