In this episode we sit down to talk with Tenika Watson, author of the memoir "My Life Is No Accident." Tenika has been part of the LGBTQ scene in Philadelphia since the 1970s, and was cast in infamy when she caught a ride with singer Teddy Pendergrass one fateful night in 1982. Outed, deadnamed, shamed, and blamed for the accident, Tenika has only recently been able to reclaim the narrative of who she is and the true value of the life she's lived. 

In the third episode of Queer Atlas we finish up our interview with Nicole and Nicole of South Street Art Mart, discussing the oat milk debacle that went down in April of 2021. We also talk about how individual artists negotiate the rules and algorithms of those corporations that own the platforms necessary for their continued existence. In the final segment, Leeb and Katharine discuss Assata Shakur’s biography, “Assata,” on her activism and escape from the United states, and the new queer fantasy “The Jasmine Throne” from Tasha Suri. 

The second episode of Philly AIDS Thrift @ Giovanni’s Room’s Queer Atlas. On this episode, we are breaking the seal early and doing a two parter! Join Leeb & Katharine as they chat with Nicole & Nicole from the South Street Art Mart.

Books Mentioned In This Episode:
queerbook
The Pull of the Stars

Credits:
Special Guests: Nicole Wiegand (Night Owl Designs) & Nicole Krecicki (Taped Off TV)
Hosted by Khalib Owen & Katharine Milon
Theme song “Inner City Tumbleweed” by Khalib Owen
Audio engineers – Khalib Owen, Alan Chelak
Research & Scripting – Katharine Milon
Created & Produced by Khalib Owen, Katharine Milon, and Alan Chelak

This is the inaugural episode of Philly AIDS Thrift @ Giovanni's Room's Queer Atlas. On this episode, meet your hosts Katharine & Leeb and come with them as they venture outside of the store to chat with writer, editor, translator and Executive Direct of the Asian Arts Initiative, Anne Ishii.

Credits:
Special Guest: Anne Ishii
Hosted by Khalib Owen & Katharine Milon
Theme song "Inner City Tumbleweed" by Khalib Owen
Audio engineers - Khalib Owen, Alan Chelak
Research & Scripting - Katharine Milon
Created & Produced by Alan Chelak, Khalib Owen, and Katharine Milon