Episodes

  • Episode 24 - The Panic Playbook: Fear, blackmail, and the Lavender Scare
    Mar 18 2026

    Dany and Claire spend some time in the Washington D.C. of the 1950s and take a long, hard look at the Cold War’s other social panic: The Lavender Scare.

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    39 mins
  • Episode 23 - 404: Straight Not Found
    Mar 4 2026

    It's the 90's, baby! And the queer community is evolving thanks to a little thing called "The Internet." Join Dany and Claire in a corner internet cafe as they learn all about the (queer) history of the internet and why the modern queer community wouldn't exist without it.

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    46 mins
  • Episode 22 - (Gender)Fucking Peasant Revolts
    Feb 18 2026

    It’s festival season in Medieval Europe, and for the first episode of season 2, Dany and Claire take a moment to see how queerness and class struggle are inherently linked. Because history shows that when hierarchies get restrictive, gender gets weird.

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    38 mins
  • Episode 21 - Time to ACT UP: The AIDS Crisis (Part 4)
    Dec 31 2025

    In the final part of our deep dive into the AIDS crisis, Dany & Claire explore the life and legacy of New York activist Larry Kramer and ACT UP—the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power—and how direct action transformed collective grief into lasting change.

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Episode 20 - Organize to Survive: The AIDS Crisis (Part 3)
    Dec 24 2025

    Dany and Claire explore how queer communities became caregivers, researchers, pharmacists, smugglers, lawyers, activists, and even nuns to survive a global plague in an era of political apathy and moral condemnation. This inspiring episode highlights the mutual aid networks that held up a generation.

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    58 mins
  • Episode 19 - From Mystery to Breakthrough: The AIDS Crisis (Part 2)
    Dec 17 2025

    In part two of this four-part miniseries, Dany and Claire step into the chaotic early 1980s to uncover how doctors like Anthony Fauci unraveled one of the most mysterious medical crises in modern history. From the discovery of retroviruses to the race for treatment, we explore the scientific breakthroughs that transformed HIV/AIDS from an inexplicable killer into a treatable chronic condition.

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    37 mins
  • Episode 18 - Making a Silent Massacre: The AIDS Crisis (Part 1)
    Dec 10 2025

    On a stormy afternoon in 1982, Dany and Claire take an overarching look at the AIDS Crisis of the 1980s and the political environment that created a silent massacre in the first part of this four-part miniseries for HIV Awareness Month.

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Episode 17 - The Enigma of Alan Turing (Part 2)
    Nov 19 2025

    In the aftermath of World War II, Alan Turing pioneered artificial intelligence and modern biology—only to be persecuted for being gay. Dany and Claire explore his final years, his tragic death, and how his legacy endures as a symbol of queer brilliance and resilience.

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    36 mins