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Episode 35 - Gay robots and Tove Jansson (The Moomins) from 2022-05-01T09:12:24

This week Hannah explores queer coded robot characters in film, and Daisy tells us about the amazing life of the lesbian Tove Jansson, creator of the Moomins!

Episode 34 - The LESBIAN Tide from 2022-04-01T08:00

In this episode Hannah speaks to the extremely talented Kate Marks about the history of the Lesbian Tide magazine!

Episode 33 - Molly houses and Queer Taxidermy from 2022-03-01T09:00

This week Daisy teaches us about the history and the importance of the Molly House for queer people, and Hannah explores whether taxidermy can be considered a queer art form?

Episode 32 - Protest badges and cartoon characters from 2022-02-01T09:50:32

This week Hannah tells us about the history of protest badges and the changing landscape of queer badges, and Daisy tells us about queerness in cartoons for both children and adults! Sources for b...

Episode 31: The big Qs Round of 2021 from 2022-01-01T09:00

UPDATE! Full episode now updated! Thank you to everyone who listened to the dodgy mobile recording we uploaded on New Years Day! Daisy and Hannah have now recorded a full length Qs round episode to...

Episode 30 - Section 28 and homosexuality in the bible from 2021-12-01T09:00

Episode 30! This is quite a milestone for our little podcast and so in this episode Daisy tells us about Section 28 and how it impacted so many queer people growing up, and essentially why we do...

Episode 29 - Chemsex and Hattie Hosmer from 2021-11-01T19:20:10

This week Hannah gives us a brief intro to chemsex, what it is and why it can be risky, and Daisy tells us about the life and loves of renowned sculptor (and notable larky lesbian) Harriet Hosme...

Episode 28 - Agnes Török and queer joy as resilience from 2021-10-01T08:02:52

This week Daisy and Hannah talk to Agnes Török about the importance of queer joy and queer joy as resilience. We hear about their book All The Days We Don't Revolt, available from their website at ...

Episode 27 - The handkerchief code (aka flagging) and Buffy the Vampire Slayer from 2021-09-17T11:03:39

this week daisy takes us on a journey to learn about the origins of the handkerchief code/flagging, and its modern iterations and Hannah talks about the queer legacy of Buffy the Vampire Slayer....

Episode 26 - Furry talk and the ancient Chinese art of male impersonation from 2021-08-26T16:16:35

This week Hannah takes some time to actually read about and understand what furries are and what they do, and Daisy takes us in the way way back machine to talk about the history of male imperso...

Episode 25 - A deep dive into the world of male impersonators AKA drag kings! from 2021-08-12T17:55:47

This week Daisy takes on a full episode for a deep dive into the history of western male impersonation which has become known as drag kings today. There's a lot here but there some saved back fo...

Episode 24 - Queering space, and the tangled affairs of the Bloomsbury Group from 2021-07-26T09:00

This week Daisy tells us about the notable gays in space and the important queer people in space right now, and Hannah tries to shed light on the tangled web of affairs in the Bloomsbury Group.&...

Episode 23 - The Gay Manifesto in the Wind in the Willows from 2021-07-12T09:00

This week we discuss whether the Wind in the Willows is a secret gay manifesto of author Kenneth Grehame?

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Episode 22 - Gay Genes and Happy birthday Mr Turing from 2021-06-28T13:19:52

This week Hannah discusses the history of research into the elusive "gay gene" and recent large studies, and Daisy pays tribute to the immensely interesting Alan Turing. 

Episode 21 - Queers in the garden and lesbian pirates! from 2021-05-22T17:08:07

This week Daisy gives us a rundown of queer connections to gardening and horticulture and Hannah tells the tale of the lesbian pirates Anne Bonny and Mary (Mark) Read. 

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Episode 20 - Queer summer camp and the ancient Egyptian from 2021-05-02T21:18:09

This week Hannah talks about the options for queer summer camping for kids and adults, and Daisy gives us a lesson on queer Egyptian legacies. 

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Episode 19 - Rural queer legacy and the most bisexual animal from 2021-04-18T17:23:09

This week Daisy introduces us to the role queer people play in rural settings and notable countryside queers, and Hannah talks about the world's most bisexual animal and why they are so iconic.&...

Episode 18 - Rainbow Tamer Isaac Newton, and let's talk about Sex from 2021-04-05T12:54:32

This week Hannah discussed Differences in Sex Development (DSDs) and why there are not only two sexes, and Daisy divulges the queer historical and cultural significance of the rainbow. 

Episode 17 - Get on your bikes! Let's play and be gay from 2021-03-21T13:59:54

This week Daisy TG tells us about being the queer side of cycling and Hannah explores some queer themes in video games!

Episode 16 - Bury Your Gays, and are you a friend of Dorothy's? from 2021-03-06T14:56:45

This week Hannah discusses a classic trope in stories about queer people and Daisy fills us in on the queer legacy of The Wizard of Oz!

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Episode 15 - Why queers turn to social media from 2021-02-21T21:50:08

This week Daisy gives us her knowledge* on why the internet is so important for queer people coming of age, finding community, exploring who we are through social media.

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Episode 14 - Queer penguins, sea goddesses, pantos and LGBTQ at the poles from 2021-02-04T09:00

This week we have a special guest Julia Peck (@Juliafpeck) take us on her Bridging Binaries tour of the University of Cambridge's Polar Museu...

Episode 13 - Discrimination with AI and the history of pronouns in English from 2021-01-23T17:38:18

This week Daisy discusses how Artificial Intelligence is inherently biased against queer people and Hannah covers the history of pronouns in English and why "They" has always been used as a sing...

Episode 12 - Autism and being Queer and The Poetess Sappho from 2021-01-07T23:01:11

This week Hannah and Daisy explore the link between Autism Spectrum Disorder and being queer, and how the legacy of Sapho, The Poetess, lives on still after 2600 years. 

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