Where we get psych nerdy about queer book tropes!
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The original LGBTQ+ comic book podcast! With a heavy skew towards The X-Men and The MCU. Hosted by dumb bitches @thebrettmannest and @TheEvilJeff. He’s/Him’s
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Fans of On Being and Los Culturistas love this 2024 GLAAD Media Award nominee for Outstanding Podcast. Featuring Carmen Maria Machado, Alison Bechdel, Jennifer Finney Boylan, Greg Louganis, Becky Albertalli, and so many more, guests from across the rainbow tell these authors how their books helped them overcome alienation, gender dysphoria, familial homophobia, and being outed. Essayist and Lambda Literary Fellow John Parker hosts the conversations with a gentle and energetic style, standing ...
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Queer Words is a podcast of conversations with queer-identified authors about their works and lives hosted by Wayne Goodman
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The Book of Life is an interview-format podcast about Jewish kidlit, mostly, with occasional coverage of Jewish YA/adult books, music, film and web, established in December 2005. Host: Heidi Rabinowitz Sponsors: Feldman Children's Library at Congregation B'nai Israel of Boca Raton, Florida & the Association of Jewish Libraries
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It’s a panel show with a revolving panel of characters talking about everything from politics to entertainment from a Queer perspective! A space to raise our voices and sound off!
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Welcome to Bookmarked by Reese’s Book Club — the podcast where great stories, bold women, and irresistible conversations collide! Hosted by award-winning journalist Danielle Robay, each week new episodes balance thoughtful literary insight with the fervor of buzzy book trends, pop culture and more. Bookmarked brings together celebrities, tastemakers, influencers and authors from Reese's Book Club and beyond to share stories that transcend the page. Pull up a chair. You’re not just listening ...
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Kendra and Amanda are just a couple of queer folx from the midwest who aim to spread the word on queer-centric literature and creators by using a book club format. Each episode we read a book written by a queer author or featuring a queer character(s) and discuss the book with a guest. Generally the guests are actors, musicians, or other entertainers from the queer community or one of our allies. Help us spread the word on the wonderful world of queer literature.
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Book reviewer, Tara Scott, and award-winning author, Kris Bryant, discuss queer books, movies, TV shows, graphic novels and narrow down selections for listeners. Grab a glass of wine, dram of whisky, or cup of coffee and join them as they suggest to you, the listener, and to each other, something wonderfully queer and inspiring to check out.
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From great new books to favorite classic reads, from news to the latest in on-screen adaptations, Hey YA is here to elevate the exciting world of young adult lit.
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A cosy book club podcast, hosted by two queer booksellers who really love talking about books! New episodes out monthly! And check us out on social media for some extra bonus content! So, traveller, come on in to our nice cosy tavern and join us by the fire...
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Two married lesbians trying to hold it together in Texas by discussing their favorite queer books as a way of creating community.
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Four LGBT friends bring you our take on a different book each month... while drinking.
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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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What should I read next? Ask Penguin is the podcast where your quirkiest, trickiest, and most urgent book questions get answered. Hosted by Rhianna Dhillon, we bring bestselling authors and Penguin insiders to explore some of your favourite books and discover new ones that you are yet to read. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Established in 1989, Lesbians on the Loose Magazine was a much-loved monthly magazine for lesbians in Australia. (You can find the entire digital archive of the magazine on www.lotl.com/archive ). A lifeline for many and a leading voice within the community, the brand has become a historic part of the LGBTQ community in Australia. Building on its foundations and aligning with today's live, LOTL produces daily content across various channels, including the web, socials, podcasts and film.
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Australia's largest celebration of literature, stories and ideas. Bringing together the world's best authors, leading public intellectuals, scientists, journalists and more. Subscribe to our channel for new releases.
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SFF Yeah! is a biweekly show dedicated to the latest happenings and our favorite recommendations from the worlds of science fiction and fantasy.
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Unfiltered, radical conversations at the intersection of queerness and education. Feeling isolated in your school, department, or campus? You’re not alone. Teaching While Queer brings together LGBTQ+ educators and activists to talk about identity, inclusion, burnout, book bans, drag in the classroom, and finding joy while fighting for justice. Hosted by Bryan Stanton (they/them)—a former Teacher of the Year turned theatre pedagogy nerd—this podcast centers storytelling as a survival tool and ...
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Welcome to the Queers of Time podcast! We're all about shining light on and discussing the queerer aspects of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series and the Amazon TV show. We discuss theories, representation in the books and the TV show, fan-shipping, the Divine Gift that is Siuaraine, and much more!
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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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A podcast for folks who have read a lot of self-help/self-improvement books but rarely find themselves helped or improved. We're here. We're queer. We're exhausted.
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Interviews with Scholars of Critical Theory about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/critical-theory
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A queer sf review podcast about the emerging wizards vs. lesbians microgenre.
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Maddy Myers and Ryan Pagella review and break down the queer subtext of every X-Men cartoon/tv show/movie/game/book EVER. And maybe date Wolverine. E-Mail: [email protected] Discord server: https://discordapp.com/invite/VJ5P5ZH Voicemail: (508) 319-1668
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Ripped from the pages of the hit indie comic book, this audio drama is a reimagined queer take on a classic genre that’s a blend of noir, horror, comedy, and mystery. 1940, Los Angeles. Openly gay private eye Dash Malone investigates strange and mysterious cases that have surprising links to his sordid past, his tumultuous love life, and an ancient power not seen in centuries. Can he conquer the monsters of the past to stop a terrifying future from occurring? “A love letter, a critique, and ...
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A queer lit podcast. Come meet Joe and Becki as they discuss all things LGBTQ+ books! From literature to young adult they're talking, laughing, and sniffling their way through their favorite queer reads.
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Country Queers is a podcast featuring oral history interviews with rural and small-town LGBTQIA2S+ folks. We uplift often unheard stories of rural queer experiences across intersecting layers of identity including race, class, gender identity, age, religion, and occupation. Produced by and for country queers all over, we hope these stories help add more complexity to conversations and ideas about rural spaces and queer communities.
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Welcome to My Therapist is Out! An Open Space Therapy Collective Podcast. We are your hub for queer and trans mental healthcare. Each episode therapist and host Renae Johnson, LPCC, ATR-BC (they/them), will speak with one of our therapists or LGBTQ+ community member about mental health and building community. To book a free consult call with one of our therapists visit: openspacetherapycollective.com/book-appointment
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A comic book podcast dedicated to covering trans, non-binary, and gender queer representation in comics, manga, and webtoons. Hosted by comics writer Tomi Trembath, along a variety of guest creators behind trans media of all kinds. If you have requests for comics or creators to feature on the show, you can send them our way at one of the links below: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TranscendingComics Twitter: @TranscendComics https://twitter.com/TranscendComics Email: transcendingcomics@g ...
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Interviews with Scholars of East Asia about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/east-asian-studies
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Welcome to The Becoming Podcast, where we talk about modern-day rites of passage, radical transformation, and other times of becoming in our lives...and how these times can be a catalyst to become more of who you are. Hosted by coach, doula + author Jessie Harrold.
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All the Genders is an interview podcast where trans host Quinn (she/her) talks with people of many identities about their lived experience of gender and queer issues. It’s meant for queer folks, allies, folks who are questioning, and anyone interested in LGBTQ+ and identity issues.
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This podcast features the voices of future educators discussing their beliefs about the implications and responsibilities of incorporating diverse and inclusive materials in their classrooms. Completed as an assignment for a Cultural Rhetorics course at the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire.
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A very bookish podcast by your two older sisters. Molly and Alyssa are here on a fantasy quest of their own, discussing all things tropes, magic, hobbits, enemies-to-lovers, and of course, book boyfriends.
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Girlblogger: The Podcast is created and hosted by Brett Collins. Broadcasted for any tumblr obsessed, self-proclaimed internet junkie that loves all things pop culture. This podcast will review shows, movies, fashion, celebrities, and all things fabulous while collecting perspectives from both guests that pop in and the listeners that give feedback. All hot takes are welcome!
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Pursuing the light of objective truth in subjective darkness.
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Is it possible to make art and make rent without compromising your values? Since 2013, Nia King has been interviewing queer and trans artists of color to find out. Here's what she learned.
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Interviews with Scholars of Southeast Asia about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/southeast-asian-studies
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Interviews with Scholars of Psychoanalysis about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/psychoanalysis
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Hello everybody I’m Denzel and this is The Black Queer Witch podcasts where I want to talk about my journey as a black witch and as a queer person and how that effects the world around me. Welcome to the coven fellow witch. Now come gather at the circle. Follow on Instagram @theblack_queerwitch
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Tune in to hear two friends discuss all the steamy (and sometimes tepid) details of the regency romance genre. Join us each episode as we take a trip across the pond and into the past in search of swoon-worthy Happily Ever Afters! We talk about all your regency favorites like Julia Quinn’s Bridgertons or Lisa Kleypas’ Ravenels, plus we dive deep into exciting new releases from rising stars like Scarlett Peckham, Cat Sebastian, and Evie Dunmore. We’ve got full book reviews AND fabulous interv ...
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This podcast is hosted by Jiamah; a Black NonBinary Panromantic Demisexual Christian (a mouthful I know, imagine living it LOL) and their thoughts on whatever they feel like talking about XD (Which mostly include their daily life dealing with Schizophrenia and their romantic relationship with Jesus Christ) *and some prophetic words in there too!* *Official Podcast of The Bible Is Inclusive Website* Book: "Who Told You That God Was Homophobic?" By Jiamah Pearson Available on Amazon, Apple Boo ...
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Welcome to Rainbow Parenting, a queer- and gender-affirming parenting podcast. Every week, queer educator Lindz Amer starts conversations about the intimidating first steps on how to affirm queer, trans, and nonbinary kids. They talk to experts who explain how to approach age-relevant early childhood sex ed, queer kid lit, gender reveal parties, and much more. And this isn’t just for parents; educators, caregivers, librarians, and anyone who knows, loves, and works with kids can start the pr ...
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Hello everyone, welcome to the Lez Represent Podcast. A podcast about all things queer womxn and marginalized genders, LGBT representation, and everyday stories from the queer community. Because who best represents you than you. Follow us on Twitter! https://linktr.ee/lezrerpresentpodcast
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Knihomol na mol je nový knižný podcast o dvoch kamarátkach s drastický odlišným čitateľským vkusom. Čítame, aby ste vy nemuseli!
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Marvel Comics made X-MEN title announcements at NYCC. What is SHADOWS OF TOMORROW? We have theories! DC Studios' PEACEMAKER S2 finale did some DCU worldbuilding. How is the DCU shaping up so far? We have thoughts. X-MEN also dropped a wave of AGE OF REVELATION titles. We review them.By Universehead Podcast Network
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The Gaily Show: Loving II: Vintage Photographs of Men in Love, plus Rex Ogle’s Peacemaker Presents: The Vigilante/Eagly Double Feature
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45:42A new episode of This Queer Book Saved My Life drops on October 21st! In our off weeks we play episodes of The Gaily Show which John hosts. The Gaily Show is the only daily LGBTQ progressive news and talk radio show in the country airing in Minneapolis (AM950-KTNF) and Chicago (WCPT 820). In this episode, Hugh Nini & Neal Treadwell join us to discu…
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Vincent Pak, "Queer Correctives: Discursive Neo-homophobia, Sexuality and Christianity in Singapore" (Bloomsbury, 2025)
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53:28Queer Correctives: Discursive Neo-homophobia, Sexuality and Christianity in Singapore (Bloomsbury Academic, 2025) explores Christian discourses of sex and sexuality in Singapore to argue that metanoia, the theological concept of spiritual transformation, can be read as a form of neo-homophobia that coaxes change in the queer individual. In Singapor…
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Eliana Ramage on Writing Queer and Indigenous Stories in the September Reese's Book Club Pick
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33:12This week, we’re talking about belonging—finding where you feel most yourself and building community around that truth. Eliana Ramage is the author of this month’s Reese’s Book Club Pick, To the Moon and Back, a novel that explores identity, ambition, sapphic romance, and the complicated bonds between mothers, daughters, and chosen family. Eliana o…
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Todd A. Henry ed., "Queer Korea" (Duke UP, 2025)
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49:06Edited by Todd A. Henry, Queer Korea (Duke UP, 2020) offers a vital and long-overdue examination of this subject. More than an academic text, it is a powerful collection that brings to light the hidden histories of non-normative sexuality and gender expression on the Korean Peninsula. The book challenges the notion that queerness is a recent, Weste…
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Rehan Abeyratne, "Courts and LGBTQ+ Rights in an Age of Judicial Retrenchment" (Oxford UP, 2025)
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1:02:17Democratic backsliding, culture wars and partisan politics in the past two decades has seen the regression of human rights protections in the courts and across societies. However, having made incremental gains in constitutional courts, LGBTQ+ rights operate as somewhat of a paradox. In this pivotal work, Professor Rehan Abeyratne makes an argument …
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SHOW NOTES: https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2025/10/october-throwback-laurel-snyder-redux.html TRANSCRIPT: https://otter.ai/u/eP9KxOhurmOFV6jIhbWPC5jYX8Y?utm_source=copy_url Continuing the celebration of my 20th year of podcasting, I've got a 2013 archival episode for you with author Laurel Snyder, who at that time was best known for her iconoclas…
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Is Jane Austen's legacy more than just romantic love?
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50:10Why do we still love Jane Austen’s novels 250 years later? What makes her stories continue to inspire readers and creators today? And if Jane were alive now, which book would you recommend she read? In this special episode, recorded at Jane Austen’s family home in Alton, host Rhianna Dhillon is joined by Miss Austen author and president of the Jane…
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The Raging Birth of the Queer Militancy Movement
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1:39:17The New Discourses Podcast with James Lindsay, Ep. 181Due to the circumstances of the vile murder of Charlie Kirk, not to mention so many other acts of violence in the last few years coming from Queer Activists, we need to understand the Queer Militancy movement. This movement was inaugurated, by most accounts, with a Pride Day (how times have chan…
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Hamid Dabashi, "After Savagery: Gaza, Genocide, and the Illusion of Western Civilization" (Haymarket, 2025)
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37:03In this episode, we speak with Hamid Dabashi about his new book, After Savagery: Gaza, Genocide, and the Illusion of Western Civilization (Haymarket, 2025), published by Haymarket Books. Written amid the ongoing war in Gaza, the book confronts what Dabashi describes as the moral and philosophical crisis of the modern West. After Savagery challenges…
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Gianna Englert, "Democracy Tamed: French Liberalism and the Politics of Suffrage" (Oxford UP, 2024)
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1:13:05Does good democratic government require intelligent, moral, and productive citizens? Can our political institutions educate the kind of citizens we wish or need to have? With recent arguments "against democracy" and fears about the rise of populism, there is growing scepticism about whether liberalism and democracy can continue to survive together.…
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Chandra Chiara Ehm, "Queens Without a Kingdom Worth Ruling: Buddhist Nuns and the Process of Change in Tibetan Monastic Communities" (Vajra Books, 2024)
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1:05:34Queens without a Kingdom worth Ruling: Buddhist Nuns and the Process of Change in Tibetan Monastic Communities is a fascinating study of nuns in the Tibetan Buddhist nunnery of Khachoe Ghakyil Ling in Kathmandu. Written by Dr. Chandra Chiara Ehm, who was a member of this monastic community for nearly a decade, it offers a rare perspective on life i…
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Scroll Less, Live More: Being Intentional with Tech Use
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32:09Patricia and Nicole discuss their ongoing efforts to reduce smartphone usage, sharing personal experiences, research findings, and practical tips for being more intentional with technology. They reflect on the challenges of breaking phone habits, the psychological effects of constant connectivity, and the importance of adding "friction" to limit mi…
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The Gifts of an LGBTQ+ ADHD Brain and How to Work with It
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1:09:13In part two, Mikey and Jennie return with Renae to move from personal stories into professional insight. As a Psych NP and ADHD Coach, they unpack the science of ADHD, the role of brain chemistry, and the ways misdiagnosis and stigma often cloud understanding. The conversation dives into medication, lifestyle strategies, and how neurodivergent bril…
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Dash Season 2 : The Case Of The Missing Detective - Chapter 1
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11:00Dash Season 2: The Case Of The Missing Detective - Chapter 1: The Intruder After a long day at the office, Dash comes home to find a surprise waiting for him. Starring: Jared Calhoun, Thomas - Robert Irvin, Walter McCready, Shanna Massad, and John Barker. Written and directed by Dave Ebersole. Sound design by Mick Loro. Music by Christopher Tolomeo…
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Space, in all its awe-inspiring, mind-blowing expanse, is still the final frontier. Its greatness and grandness force us to reflect on our humanity, our existence and our place within the universe. In Samantha Harvey’s Booker Prize–winning Orbital, six astronauts contemplate the Earth and its inhabitants from the International Space Station. Ceridw…
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Mackenzie Nolan, social worker and horror movie buffBy Queer Words Podcast
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Mahboob Qirvanian and Behnaz Mirzai, "Life of an Enslaved African in the Ottoman Empire and Iran" (U Toronto Press, 2025)
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1:00:38Life of an Enslaved African in the Ottoman Empire and Iran: The Autobiography of Mahboob Qirvanian provides a translation of a compelling autobiography that chronicles the life of Mahboob Qirvanian, from childhood and enslavement in North Africa and the Ottoman Empire to his eventual liberation in Iran. The Life of an Enslaved African in the Ottoma…
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Michelle Wang, "The Art of Terrestrial Diagrams in Early China" (U Chicago Press, 2023)
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52:59What can a map do, beyond showing us where things are? Michelle Wang's new book, The Art of Terrestrial Diagrams in Early China (U Chicago Press, 2023), explores this question through images painted on bronze, wood, and silk that were buried in tombs between the fourth and second centuries BCE. Wang encourages readers to look at these images as ter…
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Malala is so known by the world that she needs to be introduced by only her first name. And yet the Malala Yousafzai the world held onto — the courageous 15-year-old Pakistani girl shot by the Taliban for daring to defend education for girls — isn't the full story. In her new memoir, Finding My Way, Malala reveals she's reclaiming her story and rei…
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Tara talks school strikes while Kris explains the clean versions of the Taylor Swift phenomena. Bring it on, people. It’s sweater weather! Official Recommendations From Kris: Our Mothers' House by Patricia Polacco and Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery (2025) Kris’s official recommendation this week is… wait. Kris has TWO official recommendations this…
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“Taylor’s Version Pt 2: Showgirls” with Stephanie Burt
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56:11Are you ready to become a showgirl? Poet, scholar, and Swifty extraordinaire Stephanie Burt joins me to talk about Taylor Swift’s musical genius, queer fandom and relationship to femininity. There was simply too much to squeeze into one episode, so make sure to listen to part one first and hear all about the Gaylors, before switching to part two, t…
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"The Prison Plot," Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends
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1:12:56Maddy and Ryan travel back in time to 1981, when Iceman was still closeted and also was one of the three stars of Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends. This show also introduced a new mutant character named Firestar who got added to comic book canon later on; she sure does look a lot like Mary Jane, who isn't present on this show. Also, she's only he…
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New Discourses Bullets, Ep. 130The hard part of building and protecting civilization is that we have to do it while maintaining the values and principles of civilization. That means while the enemies of civilization can run amok and break rules, norms, policies, laws, and expectations, we cannot. We have to do everything by the book. It's not just …
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Dominique: the Case of an Adolescent interview with Jamieson Webster
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58:37Psychoanalysts Jamieson Webster and Jordan Osserman discuss the recently republished, revised translation of Françoise Dolto's Dominique: The Case of an Adolescent. While the child psychoanalyst Françoise Dolto stands alongside Jacques Lacan as a leading light of the Other French School, she has been little translated and remains curiously unknown …
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KPop Demon Hunters may not technically be a queer movie, but boy it feels like one! Camille chats with special guest Biological Riley about the animated movie that broke all records this summer. Send us your hate mail! Or your fan mail, if you really insist... Support the show Check out our Bluesky, Instagram, TikTok, Tumblr, and Patreon. Intro and…
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Cannibalism season continues on Wizards vs. Lesbians, as this one's a story about how all of us would probably eat some human meat the second things get difficult, and how on a metaphorical level we definitely already have. It's not without its problems but it does a good job of capturing how we all felt during lockdown and drawing a line between t…
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Send us a text Quinn talks with activist and trans Renaissance woman Geri Peterson, who leads Vermont's chapter of 50501 and talks about the connection between her motherhood and doing her best to help save the world.By Quinn
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Ashis Roy, "Intimacy in Alienation: A Psychoanalytic Study of Hindu-muslim Relationships" (Yoda Press, 2024)
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1:01:57What happens when an analyst conducts interviews—and I am not speaking here about interviewing other analysts as we do at NBiP, but rather what happens when an analyst does field research, and researches one of the eternal subjects of our field which is to say love and also, to borrow from Gregorio Kohon, its’ vicissitudes? Locating within himself …
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Will Kitchen, "Culture, Capital and Carnival: Modern Media and the Representation of Work" (Bloomsbury, 2025)
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41:14How is the world of work depicted on page and on screen? In Culture, Capital and Carnival: Modern Media and the Representation of Work Dr Will Kitchen, an Associate Lecturer at Arts University Bournemouth explores this question using a series of literary and media case studies. Drawing on Bakhtin’s theories of the carnivalesque, the book assesses t…
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Kevin M. Schultz, "Why Everyone Hates White Liberals (Including White Liberals): A History" (U Chicago Press, 2025)
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1:26:39A bracing, accessible history of white American liberals—and why it’s time to change the conversation about them. If there’s one thing most Americans can agree on, it’s that everyone hates white liberals. Conservatives hate them for being culturally tolerant and threatening to usher in communism. Libertarians hate them for believing in the power of…
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Robert L. Worden and Jane Leung Larson, "A Chinese Reformer in Exile: Kang Youwei and the Chinese Empire Reform Association in North America, 1899-1911" (Brill, 2025)
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2:14:03A Chinese Reformer in Exile: Kang Youwei and the Chinese Empire Reform Association in North America, 1899-1911 is an encyclopaedic reference work documenting the exile years of imperial China’s most famous reformer, Kang Youwei, and the political organization he mobilized in North America and worldwide to transform China’s autocratic empire into a …
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DOLLY PARTON, TAYLOR SWIFT, ED GEIN, MAX EHRICH
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48:36DO NOT WORRY!!! Dolly Parton is alive and well. Dolly herself provided the world with a wellness check after her sister gave America a terrifying jumpscare by telling us all to "pray for Dolly". After I assure everyone that Dolly "ain't dead yet" I get right into talking about The Life of a Showgirl. Apparently, the life of a showgirl isn't that ex…
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178. Teaching Truth in Dangerous Times: Queer History, Resistance, and Radical Hope
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43:40“I had to become a fully integrated person—same at home, same in class, same everywhere—or I couldn’t keep teaching.” In this powerful conversation, Bryan sits down with Rodney Wilson, the Missouri educator who founded LGBTQ+ History Month and made history as the first openly gay K–12 Missouri teacher to come out to his students. Together, they unp…
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Ep 15: Welcome to Forever with Brent Lambert
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1:07:21In this 15th episode of Trope-ology, author Brent Lambert joins the show to discuss Welcome to Forever by Nathan Tavares. Along the way we discuss joyful queer resistance, the importance of queer elders, the struggles of the youth in 2025, and how important it is to write about lube. Bonus Brent holds space (joke fully intended) for me to be vocall…
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Chapter 28: An Inevitable Magick with Lex Kelly
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1:17:29Welcome back QQTs! 👑 It's Chapter 28 and we are joined by Lex Kelly, an author and our lovely friend! Today, we're discussing her debut novel, An Inevitable Magick. We highlight her story, writing process, and what she’s looking forward to in the future. “There is no ‘one-size-fits-all’ and ADHD is a super power!” - Lex Kelly Follow Molly (@thebibl…
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The Cat’s Out of the Bag: This Is Our Last Episode
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1:03:50Kelly and Erica look back on 8 years of Hey YA, highlighting their favorite (and messy!) YA moments, their most memorable episodes, and some YA books they think deserve more attention. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! Ready for a c…
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Ragini Tharoor Srinivasan, "Overdetermined: How Indian English Literature Becomes Ethnic, Postcolonial, and Anglophone" (Columbia UP, 2025)
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1:11:58Why is it so difficult to account for the role of identity in literary studies? Why do both writers and scholars of Indian English literature express resistance to India and Indianness? What does this reveal about how non-Western literatures are read, taught, and understood? Drawing on years of experiences in classrooms and on U.S. university campu…
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