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Literary Studies March 18, 2023

James Baldwin’s Turkish Decade

Erotics of Exile

Magdalena J. Zaborowska

Hosted by Morteza Hajizadeh
Between 1961 and 1971 James Baldwin spent extended periods of time in Turkey, where he worked on some of his most important books. In this first in-depth exploration of Baldwin’s …

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Gender Studies March 17, 2023

Between Banat

Queer Arab Critique and Transnational Arab Archives

Mejdulene Bernard Shomali

Hosted by Fulya Pinar
In Between Banat: Queer Arab Critique and Transnational Arab Archives (Duke UP, 2023), Mejdulene Bernard Shomali examines homoeroticism and non-normative sexualities between Arab women in transnational Arab literature, art, and …
Taiwan on Air March 12, 2023

Queering the Anthropocene in Taiwan Sci-Fi

A Discussion with Chi Ta-wei

Chi Ta-wei

Hosted by Taiwan on Air
In this episode, we have the pleasure to have Chi Ta-wei, a renowned Taiwanese writer, talk about his acclaimed LGBTQ+ novel, The Membranes. Chi reviews this work which was published …
Performing Arts March 11, 2023

On Set with Theda Bara

Joey Merlo

Hosted by Andy Boyd
Joey Merlo's On Set With Theda Bara is a one-person four-character play about the nearly-forgotten silent film "vamp" Theda Bara, but also about fan culture, contemporary queerness, and the timeless allure …
Ministry of Ideas March 8, 2023

Kinsey or, How Do You Measure Sex?

Measure for Measure Episode 7

Kate Sink

Hosted by Zachary Davis
Scientist Alfred Kinsey tried to differentiate human sexualities on a seven-point scale. In so doing, he brought us the basics of bisexuality. But the scale leaves a lot to be …
Medieval History March 3, 2023

Courtly and Queer

Deconstruction, Desire, and Medieval French Literature

Charlie Samuelson

Hosted by Nathan Moore
In Courtly and Queer: Deconstruction, Desire, and Medieval French Literature (Ohio State UP, 2022), Charlie Samuelson casts queerness in medieval French texts about courtly love in a new light by …
Almost Good Catholics March 2, 2023

Who Do You Think You Are?

Thorny Questions about Sex, Identity, and Catholic Doctrine

Garrett Johnson

Hosted by Krzysztof Odyniec
Garret Johnson works with Courage, the Catholic apostolate for people experience same-sex attractions. He describes his experience living the gay lifestyle and responds to my interview with Father Jim Martin …
LGBTQ+ Studies February 26, 2023

Spoke by Spoke

How a Broken Back and a Broken Back Led to a WholeHearted Life

Terry M Chase

Hosted by Morris Ardoin
In this episode of Queer Voices I talk to Dr. Terry Chase about her book Spoke by Spoke: How a Broken Back and a Broken Bike Led to a WholeHearted Life …
In Conversation: An OUP Podcast February 24, 2023

Serving Herself

The Life and Times of Althea Gibson

Ashley Brown

Hosted by Mark Klobas
From her start playing paddle tennis on the streets of Harlem as a young teenager to her eleven Grand Slam tennis wins to her professional golf career, Althea Gibson became …
LGBTQ+ Studies February 20, 2023

Kids on the Street

Queer Kinship and Religion in San Francisco's Tenderloin

Joseph Plaster

Hosted by Clayton Jarrard
In Kids on the Street: Queer Kinship and Religion in San Francisco's Tenderloin (Duke UP, 2023), Joseph Plaster explores the informal support networks that enabled abandoned and runaway queer youth …
Music February 14, 2023

Queer Voices in Hip Hop

Cultures, Communities, and Contemporary Performance

Lauron J. Kehrer

Hosted by Kristen Turner
Notions of hip hop authenticity, as expressed both within hip hop communities and in the larger American culture, rely on the construction of the rapper as a Black, masculine, heterosexual …
Christian Studies February 12, 2023

Hearts Ablaze

Parables for the Queer Soul

Rolf Nolasco

Hosted by Meg Gambino
Hearts Ablaze: Parables for the Queer Soul (Morehouse Publishing, 2022), written by Dr. Rolf R. Nolasco Jr., was published by Morehouse Publishing in 2022. In this powerful book, Dr. Nolasco …
LGBTQ+ Studies February 6, 2023

Erin in the Morning

An Interview with Erin Reed, LGBTQ+ Activist and Substacker

Erin Reed

Hosted by Eric LeMay
Today I interview Erin Reed. Reed is an activist, public speaker, and writer across multiple platforms, including a Substack newsletter, all of which she gathers under the title “Erin in …
LGBTQ+ Studies February 1, 2023

Queering the Midwest

Forging LGBTQ Community

Clare Forstie

Hosted by Clayton Jarrard
Drag shows that test the capacity of bars persist alongside wishes for stronger community among River City's LGBTQ population. In this examination of LGBTQ community in a small, Midwestern city …
High Theory January 30, 2023

Queer Space

A Discussion with Jack Jen Gieseking

Jack Jen Gieseking

Hosted by Kim Adams and Saronik Bosu
In this episode of High Theory, Jack Jen Gieseking tells us about queer space. Queer geographies matter alongside queer temporalities. And it turns out that lesbian life in the 1950s …
Almost Good Catholics January 27, 2023

What if You're Gay?

Starting Conversations with and about LGBT Catholics

Father James Martin, SJ

Hosted by Krzysztof Odyniec
Since 2016, and with the blessing of Pope Francis, Father Jim Martin has been talking with LGBT Catholics about their relationship with their church. That’s the subject of his book …
Philosophy January 20, 2023

Side Affects

On Being Trans and Feeling Bad

Hil Malatino

Hosted by Sarah Tyson
Fatigue, disorientation, numbness, envy, rage, burnout. What good could come from thinking about trans experience and these bad feelings? In Side Affects: On Being Trans and Feeling Bad (University of …
Human Rights January 16, 2023

Atmospheres of Violence

Structuring Antagonism and the Trans/Queer Ungovernable

Eric A. Stanley

Hosted by Rine Vieth
Content note: This episode contains discussions of suicide, as well as allusions to graphic anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-Black violence Advances in LGBTQ rights in the recent past—marriage equality, the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't …
Southeast Asian Studies January 15, 2023

The Made-Up State

Technology, Trans Femininity, and Citizenship in Indonesia

Benjamin Hegarty

Hosted by Michele Ford
In The Made-Up State: Technology, Trans Femininity, and Citizenship in Indonesia (Cornell UP, 2022), Benjamin Hegarty contends that warias, one of Indonesia's trans feminine populations, have cultivated a distinctive way …
Jewish Studies January 11, 2023

The Lives of Jessie Sampter

Queer, Disabled, Zionist

Sarah Imhoff

Hosted by Ari Barbalat
In The Lives of Jessie Sampter: Queer, Disabled, Zionist (Duke UP, 2022), Sarah Imhoff tells the story of an individual full of contradictions. Jessie Sampter (1883-1938) was best known for her …