Queer Histories Through Time: Podcast Recommendations

But We Loved

The Lesbians Who Led the AIDS Response

The front line of the fight against AIDS wasn’t just a fight against the disease, it was also a fight against the homophobia that was so prevalent at the time. Filmmaker Jean Carlomusto documented the AIDS crisis for ACT UP in the ‘80s, and she reflects on the impact that lesbians like her had in responding to the deadly epidemic that mostly affected gay men.

Making Gay History

Stonewall 50: Prelude to a Riot

This episode shares multiple voices to set the stage for that now-iconic night on Christopher Street in Greenwich Village when LGBTQ people said “Enough!” in a voice so loud and angry that it was the police who ran from queer activists and not the other way around.

Nuances

In Search of Prince Charming & His King

In pre-modern times, some of the most iconic love stories were not only gay, but they were real stories recorded in historical archives in China, Vietnam, Korea, and Pakistan. Yes, they did involve a gorgeous man… and his emperor. Or Saint.

Second Sunday

Do No Harm with Bishop Yvette Flunder

Bishop Yvette Flunder’s story of growing up in the Black church and struggling to accept her true identity is a familiar story for the guests on Second Sunday. Bishop Flunder’s story reflects the history of breakoff communities stemming from religious institutions as people sought places that would accept their full identities. For Bishop Flunder, the HIV/AIDS crisis was when she felt called by God after being away for a while and she needed to help people. She created a space to continue doing so for those who had been pushed out of their communities.

Lost Spaces: Memories from Gay Bars, Lesbian Clubs, and LGBTQ+ Parties

'I Felt That Way About Pulse' - with JJ Ivey

Even though the shooting at Pulse Nightclub wasn’t that long ago, it has faded from many minds. Except for those who were impacted by it. Some histories are far away and we’ve had more time to process them, but this episode shows what it’s like to process a moment in history that still feels so close and raw.

Hello, John Doe

At age 45, Steve Patterson made a shocking online discovery: his own missing person’s page.

Desperate to uncover why he had been included on the list, Steve called Todd Matthews, a missing-persons investigator, in search of answers. Along the way, Steve would have to make sense of a personal story with more twists and turns than he’d ever imagined. 

In this 10-episode narrative series, Todd Matthews, an amateur sleuth from Tennessee, tells the story of a family torn apart by tragedy and his quest to bring them back together.