Today we're talking all things Alexander the G(ay)reat! One of the most successful military leaders in history and a figure who continues to fascinate thousands of years later - join us as we cut through the debates around his sexuality like a sword through the Gordian knot…

This week's object is a mosaic from Pompeii, thought to date from around 120-100 BCE. Currently at Naples Archaeological Museum, image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

Content Warnings: this episode contains adult themes and discussions or mentions of sex, violence, homophobia, death, war, colonization, human sacrifice and swearing.

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Today we are chatting about an educated, adventurous, elitist lesbian landowner from the Georgian period - Anne Lister, aka Gentleman Jack - who left us an incredible, unparallelled record of her life and her loves.

Content Warnings: this episode contains adult themes and discussions or mentions of sex, religion, racism, alcoholism, mental illness and swearing.

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Mitra-Varuna are two Hindu deities who were so close that they are referred to as one, and their name is the root for the sanskrit word for “friend”. Just two bros being bros, riding crocodiles and ejaculating into clay pots together.

Content Warnings: this episode contains adult themes and discussions or mentions of sex, religion, colonialism, transphobia and swearing.

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2,600 years ago, a Greek poet was so iconically gay that her very name now describes love between women, today we're talking Sappho!

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Dr. James Barry rose from poverty in the 19th century to become a doctor, travel the world and start beef with Florence Nightingale. He was also almost certainly a trans man, come explore his life with us!

Content Warnings: this episode contains adult themes and discussions or mentions of sex, violence, death, transphobia and swearing.

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Today, we're diving into the many layers of queer subtext in Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale The Little Mermaid - and chatting Disney to boot!

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One of the oldest stories ever told has at its core two men, equal and opposite, sharing a profound love for one another. Today we're talking about The Epic of Gilgamesh!

Content Warnings: this episode contains adult themes and discussions or mentions of sex, violence, death, brief references to alcohol use and swearing.

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Listen, I pray thee - to our tale of the bard himself, William Shakespeare - who is way gayer than the British school system ever led us to believe.

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Sometimes we all need a friend, this episode we're talking about the Publick Universal Friend: a non-binary spirit of God who left their gender behind after a near-death experience during Hamilton time.

Content warnings: this episode contains adult themes and discussions or mentions of homophobia, transphobia, misogyny, death, religion and swearing.

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We dive into 14th Century Florence to understand the gay gay history behind Donatello’s David, or as it’s known by Harriet specifically, “Donatello’s Bronze Twink”.

Content warnings: this episode contains adult themes and discussions or mentions of sex, nudity, pederasty, pedophilia, unhealthy relationship dynamics, death, homophobia and swearing

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