Queer History Podcasts

You Must Remember This is a storytelling podcast exploring the secret and/or forgotten histories of Hollywood’s first century. It’s the brainchild and passion project of Karina Longworth (founder of Cinematical.com, former film critic for LA Weekly), who writes, narrates, records and edits each episode. It is a heavily-researched work of creative nonfiction: navigating through conflicting reports, mythology, and institutionalized spin, Karina tries to sort out what really happened behind the ...

Aven & Mark discuss etymology, history, literature, language, and cocktails, and the sometimes surprising connections between them all.

Outlaw drag queens, FBI hunts, and not-so-secret societies. Raids, riots, and romance! A true history radio drama following American LGBTQ liberation from 1924 to Stonewall—and bonus shows! Episode Guide: queerserial.com/episodes

A show about queer women in history and historic literature, plus coverage of the field of sapphic historical fiction. Content note: May include discussions of sex within an academic context.

A podcast about evil and complicated queers in history. Why do we remember our heroes better than our villains? Hosted by Huw Lemmey and Ben Miller. Learn more: www.badgayspod.com

Intimate, personal portraits of both known and long-forgotten champions, heroes, and witnesses to history brought to you from rare archival interviews.

History is Gay is a podcast that examines the underappreciated and overlooked queer ladies, gents, and gentle-enbies that have always been there in the unexplored corners of history. Because history has never been as straight as you think. Follow us on social media! @historyisgaypod on twitter, historyisgaypodcast on tumblr, and subscribe to us wherever you listen to podcasts!

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

Evolving from print media, which was established in 1989 (LOTL), we continue to highlight queer voices through our weekly video podcast, covering interviews with researchers, musicians, authors, community leaders and activists.

A weekly exploration of all the things Jonathan Van Ness (Queer Eye, Gay of Thrones) is curious about. Come on a journey with Jonathan and experts in their respective fields as they get curious about anything and everything under the sun.

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

Outward, Slate's queer podcast, is a whip-smart monthly salon in which hosts and guests deepen the audience’s understanding of queer culture and politics, delight them with unexpected perspectives, and invite listeners into a colorful conversation about the issues animating LGBTQ communities.

Weekly conversations about all things queer.A space for members of the LGBTQIA+ community to share our stories, struggles, and triumphs, and talk about how we're breaking glass ceilings and making an impact on society as a whole.

Critically engaged queer commentary.

What's your favorite history? Each interview on this podcast begins with this one question. Our guests are people who like history and get really excited about a particular time, place or person from our distant or not so distant past. The jumping off point is the place where our they became curious then entered the rabbit hole into discovery through scholarly research, pop culture, documentaries, other podcasts...We look at history through the filter of other peoples eyes.https://www.buzzsp ...

What's CODE SWITCH? It's the fearless conversations about race that you've been waiting for. Hosted by journalists of color, our podcast tackles the subject of race with empathy and humor. We explore how race affects every part of society — from politics and pop culture to history, food and everything in between. This podcast makes all of us part of the conversation — because we're all part of the story. Code Switch was named Apple Podcasts' first-ever Show of the Year in 2020. Want to level ...

First person stories of queer coming of age. Gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans and genderqueer people.

How can the past help inform today’s most pressing challenges? Every Tuesday, award-winning historians Heather Cox Richardson and Joanne Freeman use their encyclopedic knowledge of US history to bring the past to life. Together, they make sense of the week in news by discussing the people, ideas, and events that got us here today. Now and Then is produced by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

Two queer best friends since toddlerhood talk about what scares them in life whether based in reality, media, or the supernatural. They take their research seriously, but each other...not so much.

A couple of awesome queers explore the full spectrum of queer history, terminology, culture, scifi, fantasy, and more! Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter

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! queerlitpodcast@gmail.com https://lenamattheis.wordpress.com/about/ Twitter: @Lena_Mattheis Instagram: @queerlitpodcast Mu ...

A boozy weekly podcast about mythology, legends and folklore. Hear fresh takes on classic myths and learn new stories from around the world, served up over ice by two tipsy history geeks.

Four-quadrant films are movies designed to appeal to the biggest, widest audience possible. In the process, they can often leave out a lot of LGBTQ+ representation – but end up loaded with subtext. In The Queer Quadrant, hosts Brooke Solomon and Jordan Gustafson examine cinema in all its cultural contexts, and explore why your favorite four-quadrant blockbuster is maybe…not as straight as you think it is.

We do content about anything that we find interesting that is at the intersection between medicine/ medical science and history, often with a queer/social justice element. Things might get freaky. Support the show: patreon.com/LeechFestPodcast

Welcome to A Piece of Pie: the Queer Film Podcast. Creator and host Brian Rowe welcomes a rotating cast of contributors to discuss/ review movies both new and old; giving them their own unique queer perspective. Podcasts will post bi-weekly.

It's the oldest story in the world. Boy realizes he likes boys; boy leaves high-demand queerphobic religion; boy spends the next decade deconstructing and starts learning about the queer history within said religion; boy makes a podcast about it. Join Greg as he learns more about the queer Mormon history that wasn't taught in Sunday School.

Author interviews with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer writers of mystery, suspense, and thriller novels. We also give crime genre LGBTQ book recommendations. There are a bevy of genres of queer fiction, most notably gay and lesbian romance novels, but many readers aren't aware LGBTQ fiction includes many outstanding crime writers. If that's you, now you know. Brad Shreve chats with authors to learn who they are as well as touching on their craft. Whether it's gay books, lesbia ...

Toasted Lavender is made up of two queer couples with a mutual love for beer, history & queer culture. Each episode, Linsey, Alyx, Lisa & Kye dive into a different LGBTQIA+ focused topic, sharing their experiences and favorite beers along the way.

Making Queer History: Connecting our queer history to our queer present.

Let's get personal! Since the dawn of time, humans have been desperate for connection. Then we realized we could solicit strangers through the Sunday paper. You’ve heard of Craigslist personals, just imagine the pining and thirst from lonely queers searching for love. Listen as we read and rate personal ads from the ‘70s through today! If you love gay yearning, you’ll love Q4Q!

Award-winning screenwriters, consultants, and historians Alex von Tunzelmann and Hannah Grieg are delving deep into historical films. In each episode they talk to an expert about their loves, their hates, and about whether they have what it takes to be a member of the History Film Club See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We're here to discuss everything queer and related to our favorite Sagittarius, Taylor Swift. Unpack all things Gaylor with us: lyrics, queer history, astrology, symbolism, public persona, theories, interpretations, music videos, literature etc. Hosted by two fellow Archers, Katie and Madyson. Support us on Patreon ($5 monthly) for two bonus episodes every month: https://www.patreon.com/thearchers Connect with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheArchersPod

Australia's best interviews from a queer perspective

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.

In the networks flagship show Searching for the Trans Canon, hosts Katie Coleman (playwright, composer, queer trans woman she/her @katieoflake), Ada-Rhodes Short (activist, engineering academic, and queer trans woman She/her @the_ada_rhodes) and Henry Giardina (writer, critic, trans guy. He/they @punkgroucho) discuss finding trans representation in film, tv, and literature. Twitter & Instagram: @totallytranspod

Beau my God is a unique insight into Queer culture, history, and current events, centering around the perspective of a Non-Binary Trans Man. Join Beau (he/they) in their journey to finding themself, including this podcast and an accompanying Vlog that can be found on YouTube, at Beau my God! Find us on Instagram @beaumygodpod, or @beaubrads.

Asexual married couple Courtney and Royce talk about all things Asexuality. By discussing queer culture and history, we'll explore the topics of life, love, and sex through an Ace lens.

A paranormal podcast about the highly strange and weirdly unknown. Join us on our queer adventures as we explore the people, places, and phenomena, outside popular consciousness.

Weekly interviews with the most interesting LGBTQ+ people in the world. Recent guests include Laverne Cox, Pete Buttigieg, Roxane Gay, and Brandi Carlile. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD.

Nostalgia Trap features weekly conversations about history and politics with some of the left’s most incisive thinkers, writers, and extremely online personalities.

An Actual Play podcast where queer performers showcase stories in settings and games by queer designers. (Current season: That Dark Academia, mystery/horror/humor. Episodes every other Tuesday.)

A bimonthly podcast about queer figures in history, mythology, and literature! (Hiatus)

Fresh Air from WHYY, the Peabody Award-winning weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues, is one of public radio's most popular programs. Hosted by Terry Gross, the show features intimate conversations with today's biggest luminaries. Subscribe to Fresh Air Plus! You'll be supporting the unique show you can't get enough of - and you can listen sponsor-free. Learn more at plus.npr.org/freshair

Think Queerly is a podcast that empowers LGBTQ2+ thought leadership and creative expression to cultivate inclusion, diversity, understanding, and social change for universal human dignity. On the show, host Darren Stehle (Writer and MindMap Mastery Neuro-Coach) explores queer history, examines social and political issues, and speaks with other LGBTQ+ thought leaders. To make a meaningful difference in the world we need to become the change. Darren offers transformational practices based on b ...