Samples from the last 50+ years, from a queer ultra-left editorial perspective.
Category: Episode
Pride #2: Plus-size gay Latino actor Harvey Guillen
A retrospective on the work of plus-size gay Latino actor Harvey Guillen, particularly vampire sitcom What We Do in the Shadows, and criminally overlooked teen drama Huge.
Episode: Pride 1.5 – Steven Universe w Ivy (continued)
Second of a two-part retrospective on the queer-friendly family TV show Steven Universe, with guest superfan Ivy Decker.
Video edits online: Is Free Speech Racist + Are Tankie Politics Racist?
Two episodes on whether things are racist, our most-listened-to podcast episodes so far this year, now on youtube!
Episode: Pride #1 – Steven Universe w guest Ivy Decker
First of a two-part retrospective on the queer-friendly family TV show Steven Universe, with guest superfan Ivy Decker.
Kaiju Cycle 4: Clash of the Kaiju
An update on the emergence of real life kaiju (strange beasts), including a battle between two Destroyers and two Protectors
Episode: Biden-era Socialist Strategy
We discuss Biden era socialist strategy with two guests, Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) members Hakan Yilmaz and Robert Cuffy.
May Day bonus: All About My Mother (and her comrades)
A May Day story: the Rank and File Teachers’ Organisation in 1980s Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Kaiju Cycle 3: Three Weddings and Countless Funerals
An update on the emergence of real-life kaiju in our timeline, including the formation of three new pairs: two Protectors, two Destroyers, and two Sapphic scientists.
Episode: The Author is Undead – Audience interpretation and authorial intent
This month we discuss authorial intent and audience interpretation, then review Godzilla vs Kong.