Best Queer Alliance Podcasts (2024)

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The Department: How a Violent Government Bureaucracy Killed Hundreds and Hid the Evidence 50:39

6h ago50:39

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In the early 2010s, reports began to emerge of deaths linked to a government department. Suicide notes, coroners' reports, and research by disabled activists pointed to failings within the Department for Work and Pensions – the DWP – the government body responsible for the disability benefits system. As years passed, and austerity tightened its gri…

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Straight Men Are All The Buzz!!! 41:19

15d ago41:19

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Send us a Text Message. Down and out with Covid this week so we're trying something a little different. Getting Buzzed you might say... Not all straight guys are created equal. Being "Alpha" just isn't worth it. Be your authentic self and be much happier!!! Support the Show. Websites || www.aclu.org www.glsen.org www.lgbthotline.org www.hrc.org Con…

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Look Ma!!! 19:13

24d ago19:13

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Send us a Text Message. Now you see me... now you don't! As we delve into season 3 of RuPaul's Drag Race - we are also excited for our inaugural video podcast on Youtube! As we continue to figure things out, you can meet the Queens of season 3, meet Paul Yen, and meet a garbage person. Support the Show. Websites || www.aclu.org www.glsen.org www.lg…

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Bring Back My SGQE!!!! 17:05

1M ago17:05

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Send us a Text Message. We're back baby!!! So updates, excuses, and renewed excitement! Check out the latest episode for the rundown on what's taken so long, the lowdown on RuPaul's Drag Con LA 2024, and the importance of voting... if you're down. Websites || www.aclu.org www.glsen.org www.lgbthotline.org www.hrc.org Connect || Follow Straight Guy …

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Decolonizing Spirituality: Jewish & Muslim Alliance with Ala' Khan 1:26:14

23d ago1:26:14

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Ala’ Khan is a storyteller and filmmaker focused on community based storytelling - uplifting the authentic and diverse stories of BIPOC communities. Faith and spirituality are what ground Ala’ and motivate her work and engagement with the world as a community activist in pursuit of justice and racial equity. IG @amkjourneys Hadar Cohen is an Arab J…

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Labour Movement Solidarity with Palestine 54:39

3M ago54:39

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At the time of recording, Israel’s relentless bombardment of Rafah continues. Around 1 million people have been forced to flee the city. Condemning the assault on Rafah, Spain, Ireland and Norway have joined 140 other countries in officially recognising a Palestinian state. It is a symbolic action that has undoubtedly damaged diplomatic relations b…

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Constellations of Care: Anarcha-Feminism in Practice 1:04:32

3M ago1:04:32

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'Whether one is an anarchist or not, the contemporary turn of geopolitical events—from the global phenomena of pandemics, fascistic regimes, and collapsing infrastructure for any sort of social well-being, to capitalist-fueled climate catastrophes and displacement, to occupations spiraling into genocides—has compelled a shift toward prioritizing do…

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Dancing Between the Polarities with Nadia Irshaid Gilbert 43:04

4M ago43:04

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Nadia Irshaid Gilbert is a Palestinian-American artist working at the intersection of spirit, culinary production, experience design and filmmaking. Her multidisciplinary work invites us to dive deep, transform our relationships, and engage with the vision of interconnected, collective liberation. https://www.instagram.com/nadiadiaspora/ Hadar Cohe…

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Shel Maala: An Anti-Zionist Queer Yeshiva with Binya Kóatz & Rabbi Xava De Cordova 1:00:12

5M ago1:00:12

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Binya Kóatz is a talmud teacher and standup comedian, trying to be radical and funny wherever she goes. She helped start Shel Maala, an online Queer anti-zionist Yeshiva, and has performed and taught in cities across North America. Rabbi Xava De Cordova is a disabled, Sefradi, Mizraxi trans woman and co-host of the world's first Queer Talmud podcas…

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Enough: Why It's Time to Abolish the Super-Rich 52:15

5M ago52:15

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Forbes' annual rich list reveals that 2,781 people in the world have fortunes in excess of $1 billion. 141 people joined the list in 2023, with a combined wealth of around $14 trillion - a $2 trillion collective increase on the previous year. There are now more billionaires than ever before. It is a grotesque state of affairs, when we reflect on th…

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Two Mystic Sisters Discuss the Spiritual Path with Maria Amiouni 1:03:10

5M ago1:03:10

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Maria Amiouni is a spiritual coach, human design reader & published poet. She’s been devoted to the spiritual path for the past 10 years as it’s led her to remember who she is & why she is here. Her purpose is to help people break free from their conditioning & come out the other side more empowered & connected to the Divine. @maria.amiouni (ig), m…

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Israel's Black Panthers: The Radicals Who Punctured a Nation's Founding Myth with Asaf Elia-Shalev 1:38:06

5M ago1:38:06

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Asaf Elia-Shalev is an Israeli-American journalist with Mizrahi roots. Based in Los-Angeles, he works as an investigative reporter for the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. He was the historian behind the 2022 re-release of the Israeli Black Panthers Haggadah. He recently published a narrative nonfiction book titled, “Israel's Black Panthers: The Radicals…

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Ancestral Healing & Spiritual Leadership in A Time of Genocide with Daniel Foor 59:40

6M ago59:40

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Daniel Foor is a doctor of psychology, experienced ritualist, and the author of Ancestral Medicine: Rituals for Personal and Family Healing. He's an initiate in the Òrìṣà tradition of Yoruba-speaking West Africa and practicing Muslim who has also learned from the older ways of his English and German ancestors. Daniel is passionate about work at the…

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"I Am What Was Taken From Me": Unlearning Colonization and Embodying Resistance with Ariella Aïsha Azoulay 1:15:37

6M ago1:15:37

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This episode was recorded on March 23, 2023 and is in collaboration with Jewish Ancestral Healing and the Sarah & Hajar Series. Ariella Aïsha Azoulay is an author, curator of anti-colonial archives, film essayist, and theorist of photography. She is a professor of Modern Culture and Media and Comparative Literature at Brown University. She is of Al…

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Mapping the Moment: Getting Unstuck on Jewishness, Zionism, and Trauma with Daniel Maté 1:24:12

6M ago1:24:12

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Daniel Maté is an award-winning composer, lyricist, and playwright for musical theatre with an M.F.A. in Musical Theatre Writing from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and a B.A. in Psychology and Philosophy from McGill. He co-authored the New York Times bestselling book, The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic Culture, with his fat…

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On Abolition Feminism with H.L.T. Quan 50:43

6M ago50:43

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We’re excited to have H.L.T. Quan on the pod this month, as we publish her new book Become Ungovernable: An Abolition Feminist Ethic for Democratic Living. Joined by Professors Barbara Ransby and Tiffany Willoughby-Herard, the conversation circles the themes of the book, exploring topics such as radical love, transformative justice, and ungovernabi…

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Indigenous Futurism 41:35

7M ago41:35

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QT Life is a place where you meet community leaders at the crossroads of social justice, health equity, and Queer life. Host: Zef Llamas Guest: Denise Silva Producer: Xavier Mejia Join host Zef Llamas in this thought-provoking podcast episode as he talks with the talented artist and storyteller Denise Silva. Denise, an indigenous femme mom, takes u…

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Empire of Normality: Neurodiversity and Capitalism 55:57

7M ago55:57

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In our first episode of 2024 we speak to Robert Chapman, author of Empire of Normality: Neurodiversity and Capitalism. Awareness around and diagnoses of neurodiversity have exploded in recent years, but as Robert argues, we are still missing a wider understanding of how we got here and why. In today's episode we discuss the rich histories of the ne…

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FXF1001- WARREN BEATTY AND JONATHAN DEMME- Craig McKay, Tom Fleischman, Chris Newman, Deborah Wallach, Ron Bochar, Phil Stockton

8M ago

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PLAY PODCAST FXF1001- WARREN BEATTY AND JONATHAN DEMME- Craig McKay, Tom Fleischman, Chris Newman, Deborah Wallach, Ron Bochar, Phil Stockton Picture editor, Craig McKay and Re-recording mixer Tom Fleischman talk about early influences getting started in the New York film industry of the 1960’s and 70’s as well as their work on the film by Warren B…

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On Palestine with Ghada Karmi 46:54

9M ago46:54

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Almost two months have passed since Hamas’s October 7th attack, in which it killed around 1,200 Israeli civilians. The retaliatory campaign that has been waged since then by the Israeli state against the Palestinian population—predominantly in Gaza, but also in the West Bank—has been nightmarish to behold. The latest estimates suggest as many as 15…

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A People’s History of Football 1:04:14

10M ago1:04:14

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From England, France and Germany to Palestine, South Africa and Brazil, the 'beautiful game' has been a powerful instrument of emancipation for workers, feminists, young people and protesters around the world. Football has often found itself at the heart of anti-colonial struggles; a tool of repression and cooptation, as well as liberation and resi…

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Transcending Barriers with Bamby Salcedo 33:03

10M ago33:03

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QT Life is a place where you meet community leaders at the crossroads of social justice, health equity, and Queer life. Host: Zef Llamas Guest: Bamby Salcedo Producer: Xavier Mejia Bamby Salcedo is a distinguished activist and holds the position of President at TransLatin@ Coalition, an organization that advocates for transgender rights in terms of…

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Camera's Queer Eye: Armando Ibañez, Filmmaker Extraordinaire! 37:36

10M ago37:36

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QT Life is a place where you meet community leaders at the crossroads of social justice, health equity, and Queer life. Host: Zef Llamas Guest: Armando Ibañez Producer: Xavier Mejia This episode was recorded at the famous Nativo in Highland Park, L.A. Follow Nativo on Instagram: @nativohlp nativohlp.com Welcome to the latest episode of the QT Life …

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What's Up, Doc? 42:50

11M ago42:50

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QT Life is a place where you meet community leaders at the crossroads of social justice, health equity, and Queer life. Host: Zef Llamas Guest: Dr. James Simmons Producer: Xavier Mejia In this exciting episode of the Rainbow Pride Youth Alliance podcast, Zef Llamas interviews Dr. Simmons, a Board Certified Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, passionate …

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Let Them Eat Crypto: The Blockchain Scam That’s Ruining the World 1:07:37

11M ago1:07:37

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The subject of immense hope, hype and confusion, crypto has amassed countless headlines in recent years. Right now, one of crypto’s biggest names, Sam Bankman-Fried, is set to go on trial in New York, accused of having defrauded millions of investors at his FTX cryptocurrency exchange, stealing billions of dollars in the process. But with cryptocur…

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Season 2 Finale!!! 27:55

11M ago27:55

27:55

Send us a Text Message. We've made it to the end of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 2!!! The "Dynasty" begins here and it's filled with slap-you-in-the-face drama! Listen in to find out who wins it all and to get some insight into why RuPaul's Drag Race can help make you a better person! Websites || www.aclu.org www.glsen.org www.lgbthotline.org www.hrc.…

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Three Worlds: The Personal, Political, and Historical Narratives of Arab Jews with Avi Shlaim 1:34:43

12M ago1:34:43

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Avi Shlaim is an Emeritus Professor of International Relations at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of the British Academy. His books include Collusion across the Jordan: King Abdullah, the Zionist Movement, and the Partition of Palestine (1988); War and Peace in the Middle East: A Concise History (1995); The Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab Worl…

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Divas Galore! 27:14

12M ago27:14

27:14

Send us a Text Message. Teen divas, D.C. divas, and Hollywood divas oh my! I can't handle four divas let alone twelve!!!!!!!!!!!! It's the final maxi challenge before the Top 3 queens battle it out to be America's next Drag Superstar... who will impress and who will just stress? Tune in to find out! Support the Show. Websites || www.aclu.org www.gl…

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Golden Pals! 23:31

12M ago23:31

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Send us a Text Message. Time flies when you're having fun! The queens meet some pioneers and have to make them over into their drag mama's! Will they be able to duet?! Join Paul Yen in episode 16 of Straight Guy Queer Eye to find out! Websites || www.aclu.org www.glsen.org www.lgbthotline.org www.hrc.org Connect || Follow Straight Guy Queer Eye on …

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Unraveling Multiple Identities: Experiences Jewish & Kurdish People Share With Dalia Omar Zada 1:02:53

12M ago1:02:53

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Dalia Omar Zada is a first-generation Kurd from Efrin (Kurdistan) and was raised in San Diego (Kumeyaay Land). She is currently pursuing a PhD in Social Justice for Education researching how counternarratives work to dismantle orientalist, colonial, and reductive misconceptions of the SWANA regions and individuals. She is also an analyst and resear…

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Family Abolition with M. E. O’Brien 1:04:38

1y ago1:04:38

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For many of us on the left, it would probably be uncontroversial to say that seek a political horizon in which class society, and all of its manifold expressions, has been overcome - wage labour, private property, the capitalist state, white supremacy, settler colonialism and anti-Blackness. But what about the family? In a world that is often beref…

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Reading is Fundamental! 39:03

1y ago39:03

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Send us a Text Message. Write an autobiography! What a novel idea! Learn a little bit more about the queens as they go to the "Library" and learn how to read... and write! Join Paul Yen for episode 15 of Straight Guy Queer Eye and join the renaissance... or is it Yenaissance? Support the Show. Websites || www.aclu.org www.glsen.org www.lgbthotline.…

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Rock Hard! 22:49

1y ago22:49

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Send us a Text Message. Let's rock 'n' roll with the 7 remaining queens as they do the do's and rock out with their c#@$'s... TUCKED!!! Join Paul Yen for Episode 6 of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 2! Websites || www.aclu.org www.glsen.org www.lgbthotline.org www.hrc.org Connect || Follow Straight Guy Queer Eye on Instagram: @sgqepodcast Follow Paul Yen…

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Bridezillas! 32:54

1y ago32:54

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Send us a Text Message. This week, the queens get married to themselves and all hell breaks loose! Do manners matter? Maybe not? Join Paul Yen for Episode 5 of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 2! Support the Show. Websites || www.aclu.org www.glsen.org www.lgbthotline.org www.hrc.org Connect || Follow Straight Guy Queer Eye on Instagram: @sgqepodcast Foll…

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RIC in-haus: Space Crone: Ursula K. Le Guin on Feminism and Gender 35:16

1y ago35:16

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Radicals in Conversation in-haus is a podcast series collaboration between Pluto Press and Bookhaus, an independent bookshop in Bristol. RIC in-haus is recorded on location at Bookhaus. The bookshop’s ‘in-haus’ events programme features authors of some of the most exciting radical nonfiction being published today. Episode 10 was recorded in May 202…

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The First Ever Snatch Game! 29:34

1y ago29:34

29:34

Send us a Text Message. Drag Queens have to know how to dance, sing, rap, dance, sew, and now they have to know how to be game show contestants? The Queen is Right and the first ever Snatch Game that launched a thousand Snatch Games!!! Support the Show. Websites || www.aclu.org www.glsen.org www.lgbthotline.org www.hrc.org Connect || Follow Straigh…

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Commercial Break! 20:21

1y ago20:21

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Send us a Text Message. These aren't your "standard" supermodels! The country queens eat their way through this competition to commercial success because... 'MERICA!!! Support the Show. Websites || www.aclu.org www.glsen.org www.lgbthotline.org www.hrc.org Connect || Follow Straight Guy Queer Eye on Instagram: @sgqepodcast Follow Paul Yen on Instag…

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Mad World: The Politics of Mental Health 53:06

1y ago53:06

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Mental health is a political issue, even though we often discuss it as a personal one. So how is the current mental health crisis connected to capitalism, racism and other social issues? And in a different world, how might we transform the ways that we think about mental health, diagnosis and treatment? These are some of the big questions Micha Fra…

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I Love You, Doll! 29:31

1y ago29:31

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Send us a Text Message. Playing with dolls, burlesque dancing, cherry pie, and naps.... Man up and join Paul Yen for episode 2 of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 2! Support the Show. Websites || www.aclu.org www.glsen.org www.lgbthotline.org www.hrc.org Connect || Follow Straight Guy Queer Eye on Instagram: @sgqepodcast Follow Paul Yen on Instagram: @hel…

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Frankly My Dear, I Give a Damn!!! 30:25

1y ago30:25

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Send us a Text Message. RuPaul's Drag Race Season 2!!! New queens, new runway, slightly new workroom, same sass!!! Meet the next class of RuPaul's twelve girls. And now that the freshman class has laid the ground work and a bar has been set... you can expect improved outfits, challenges, lip syncs, as well as more drama!!! Join Paul Yen as he delve…

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RIC in-haus: Mussolini’s Grandchildren: Italian Fascism in 2023 53:07

1y ago53:07

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Radicals in Conversation in-haus is a podcast series collaboration between Pluto Press and Bookhaus, an independent bookshop in Bristol. RIC in-haus is recorded on location at Bookhaus. The bookshop’s ‘in-haus’ events programme features authors of some of the most exciting radical nonfiction being published today. Episode 9 was recorded in May 2023…

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Ramblings #1 18:24

1y ago18:24

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Send us a Text Message. Taking a small break from RuPaul's Drag Race - hear Paul ramble on about $h!t that shouldn't even be a thing... ... yet it is. Websites || www.aclu.org www.glsen.org www.lgbthotline.org www.hrc.org Connect || Follow Straight Guy Queer Eye on Instagram: @sgqepodcast Follow Paul Yen on Instagram: @hellopaulyen Contact Straight…

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Locating Legacies: ’Abolition in the UK’ with Ruth Wilson Gilmore 58:13

1y ago58:13

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In the sixth and final episode of Locating Legacies, series host Gracie Mae Bradley speaks to Ruth Wilson Gilmore. Often dismissed or set aside as a US-based movement, Gracie and Ruth sit down together to explore how we can think about the histories, legacies and politics of abolition in the British context and beyond. They map how local instances …

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Season 1 Finale!!! 30:39

1y ago30:39

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Send us a Text Message. We made it to the finale of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 1. Listen in to find out who the first queen to ever win RuPaul's Drag Race. Sit back, have a tic tac, and be ready to say goodbye to season 1!!! Support the Show. Websites || www.aclu.org www.glsen.org www.lgbthotline.org www.hrc.org Connect || Follow Straight Guy Queer …

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RIC in-haus: Friends of Israel: The Backlash Against Palestine Solidarity 42:07

1y ago42:07

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Radicals in Conversation in-haus is a podcast series collaboration between Pluto Press and Bookhaus, an independent bookshop in Bristol. RIC in-haus is recorded on location at Bookhaus. The bookshop’s ‘in-haus’ events programme features authors of some of the most exciting radical nonfiction being published today. Episode 8 was recorded on 17th May…

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Fruit or Fava Beans?! 31:29

1y ago31:29

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Send us a Text Message. The drama heats up in the first Ball on RuPaul's Drag Race! The queens Vogue, join the corporate world, go for a swim (on the runway), and enchant in their hand made evening gowns. Will Shannel finally get a win and *GASP* a surprise visit from Hannibal Lecter??? If the queens could send someone home, who would it be? Drama …

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Locating Legacies: ’Queer Class Politics’ with Sita Balani 43:05

1y ago43:05

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In episode 5 of Locating Legacies, series host Gracie Mae Bradley speaks to Sita Balani. They explore the legacies of queer liberation struggles on contemporary class politics, and the ways in which queer radicalism has expanded notions of liberatory politics in the everyday. They also discuss the radical potential of the trade union movement, and …

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Fight Like A Girl!!! 25:40

1y ago25:40

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Send us a Text Message. Who new RuPaul's Drag Race packed a punch! This week, the fierce queens meet some fierce queens and go toe to toe, fist to fist, heel to heel - in RuPaul's Drag Race's first ever makeover challenge. Join Paul Yen as he touches on questions of masculinity and femininity. Support the Show. Websites || www.aclu.org www.glsen.or…

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Queer Footprints: LGBTQIA+ Solidarity, Protest and Pride 1:09:12

1+ y ago1:09:12

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In May 2023, Pluto published Queer Footprints: A Guide to Uncovering London’s Fierce History, by Dan Glass. The book is a groundbreaking guide that takes you through the city streets to uncover the scandalous, hilarious and empowering events of London's 'queerstory'. Accompanied by a chorus of voices of both iconic and unsung legends of the movemen…

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Make Up Already!!! 19:25

1+ y ago19:25

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Send us a Text Message. This week on Season 1 episode 4 of RuPaul's Drag Race, the queens have fun dolling each other up and playing spokesmodel for the MAC Viva Glam Campaign, so it's time to get serious! Can a queen pull ahead of the pack and is this the reveal to end all reveals? Join Paul Yen this week as he gains an appreciation for makeup?!?!…

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