Mutable Immutables

By Carolyn Meyers and Maxwell Roberts

Just a couple of quibbling queers. Join Carolyn and Maxi every week as we engage in pleasantries and share our unsolicited opinions on everything from gender identity to aging out of the zeitgeist.... more

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The podcast currently has 29 episodes available.

Mutable Immutables episodes:

June 22, 2023 Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Would you believe us if we told you the old Hollywood version of Tinder was a tiny gas station run by a lil guy named Scotty? Would you believe us if we told you he spent his entire life ~matchmaking~ for celebrities? Would you believe us if we told you there’s a documentary about him that you can watch right now?? Whether you think we’re liars or not, join us this week as we talk about Scotty Bowers and his biographical documentary Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood! (Available to watch on Hulu and Tubi; discretion advised.)

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1h 1min
May 25, 2023 Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?
Have you ever lied awake at night, cold sweat running down your neck, unsettling your senses, making your tongue tingle with the question you’ve been dying to know, but not brave enough to ask: whatever happened to baby Jane? Folks, we are here to answer that for you today. You’re welcome. Also, spoiler alert, not for this 60 year old film, but for Drag Race All Stars 8!

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1h 7min
May 07, 2023 New York Episode 6: The End of WWII
Is life at sea just inherently gay? Short answer: yes >:) Tune in to this week’s episode to find out why as we wrap up our discussion of historical events that led to New York being Just So Gay. Also, we get back to our Drag Race roots, so be warned: spoilers ahead!

Sources:
Gay New York by George Chauncy
WWII & NYC: Staging Soldier Shows from Burma to Broadway (https://youtu.be/yN1C_bPC4tc)
Gay Soldiers in WWII (https://youtu.be/3XlTsqz00LM)
LGBT+ History by the Decades: The World at War (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuD1Jxc3UXFN5G4do9CwaM-YBvf_Pz4GK)

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54min
April 14, 2023 New York Episode 5: The War
What do sailors and prisoners have in common? They like to get gay married! Join us this week as we continue our discussion of the war and the role it played in gay history!

Sources:
Gay New York by George Chauncy (sp?)
Fighting WWI on the Streets of New York by Ross J. Wilson (https://www.gothamcenter.org/blog/fighting-world-war-one-on-the-streets-of-new-york)
WWI Historical Museum YT Channel (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1OLsQ_f7YPfC_0WHILGxX7A_UF5nYna_)

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53min
March 23, 2023 New York Episode 4: Variety Shows, Times Square, and Broadway
Take me to the Great White Way! Or is it the Thieves Lair? Or is it Times Square? Broadway? Who knows! Find out in this week’s episode as we continue our discussion of gay New York at the turn of the 20th century!

Sources:
Kaz Rowe on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/p2bsnqtc7xE
https://youtu.be/UL58NjABPVo

https://www.artofmanliness.com/character/knowledge-of-men/history-of-the-american-bachelor-post-civil-war-america/

https://www.vice.com/en/article/gqmym3/how-the-mafia-once-controlled-the-new-york-gay-scene-616

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56min
March 06, 2023 New York Episode 3: War, Mafia, Depression, Theater
Broadway, the Mafia, the Roaring Twenties. What do these all have in common? They played a role in queer history, and we’re here to talk about it!

Sources:
Kaz Rowe on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/p2bsnqtc7xE
https://youtu.be/UL58NjABPVo
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/gay-and-lesbian-service-members

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55min
February 22, 2023 We're Back (: An Interlude
Hiiiiieeeeee! Your favorite quibbling queers are back! Our unexpected hiatus has come to an end and we’re back in the saddle ready to gaily gab! Join us for a cozy and casual little chat before we dive back into our irregularly scheduled programming!
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45min
September 22, 2022 New York Episode 2: Pre-Gay Rights Movement
No, they’re just roommates, I promise! Is that pianist a man or a woman? There’s a buffet in this house?? Join us as we answer these questions and more in our second episode looking through New York’s gay gay gay history!
Sources: Gay New York by George Chauncey
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1h 5min
August 17, 2022 New York Episode 1: Intro to Gay New York
Do you sing for the choir? Are you a friend of Dorothy’s? Are you a Horticultural Lad like Maxi? Join us as we kick off Season 2 of Mutable Immutables with an intro to our first city, the big slutty apple!
Sources:
Gay New York by George Chauncey
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49min
August 01, 2022 20 – One Band, One Dream, One Direction
Who’s breaking the tables? Who hates spoons, who loves carrots, how many nipples, and what, specifically, makes you beautiful? That’s right girls gays and theys, the time has come. Let’s stay up all night and talk about it. Take me home and let’s make some midnight memories. Four, to be exact, and they’ll all be made in the am. One band. One dream. One direction.
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1h 45min

FAQs about Mutable Immutables:

How many episodes does Mutable Immutables have?

The podcast currently has 29 episodes available.