Queer Longing

Oh she's a goodie this week bebs! 

We take you through all our thoughts and feelings via a deep dive into our new TV obsession 'Euphoria' and also chat about the sublime nothingness that is 'Big Little Lies'. 

It's not all about TV this week as we chat about great podcast listens from Beanie Feldstein on 'Armchair Expert' through to Christian Holden of The Hotelier on The E Word Podcast. 

We also have time to answer the questions we know you're dying to have answered, namely: what are our favourite Taylor Swift and Taking Back Sunday songs? Prayers answered huns. 

Plus we discuss who would be on the Queer Longing Festival line-up. Oh, and Olivia trolls Lucy all the way through her track of the week. Speaking of which...

Tracks of the Week:

Worthy- Palehound https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W227QBuX7o

Keep On Loving You- Cigarettes After Sex https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDJPpG8e4n4

Good 'morrow podcast huns! It's us, your ever-faithful, but ever so slightly absent podcast hosts! Did you miss us during the fallow week?! We missed you! 

 

This week we're talking Manchester Pride, Fleabag and why it's impossible not to host a queer event NOT in a basement. We finally get 'round to chatting about Queer Longing Live! face to face as well as a bumper consumables section featuring the likes of 'Can You Ever Forgive Me? and 'Fried Green Tomatoes.' We also discuss our most recent summertime reads, all-new Queens from Ru Paul's Drag Race UK and the ALL NEW trailer for The L Word- Bette for President!

Tracks of the week:

Cruel Summer, Taylor Swift: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ic8j13piAhQ

Hand Solo, Marika Hackman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSmBVNjQOp0

The L Word trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7wDg_G9GMU

Olivia has taken a sojourn back to her birthplace and so we bring you a fun lil blooper episode this week! We've also included some extra bits of the pod which never made it to air- ooh aren't you a lucky bunch of huns!

We hope you enjoy and we'll be back after a weeks break with a regular full episode. 

Stay safe angels xoxoxo

You came, we talked at you, it was a nice time! 

This week's episode is our first ever live show in all it's glory. In this extra special pride episode, in collaboration with B Works, we talk what pride means to us and are also joined by some stunning guests to discuss their projects and their experiences of pride. 

Our amazing guests were Felix McNulty representing Books Beyond Bars (@beyondbarsuk), who gave us an insightful and important chat about connecting with LGBTQIA+ prisoners.

We also heard from Rebecca Swarray (@rebecca.never.becky), superstar DJ of Manchester's RebeccaNeverBecky, to talk all things music, pride and the importance of representing up and coming artists.

Finally, we were joined by Caitlin Benedict (@caitlinbenny) who talked us through their acclaimed podcast, NB: My Non-binary Life, and what pride means to them. 

We also just about had time for our first ever audience led I Don't Agree With It and a very special pride version of CELINE WATCH. 

Tracks of the Week:

Bizarre Inc- I'm Gonna Get You https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhRlAbJvVDc

Tiesto, Jonas Blue & Rita Ora- Ritual https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ontU9cOg354

girl in red- i wanna be your girlfriend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COOBN-cdJbo

Happy pride huns! We hope to bring you more live shows very soon! xoxoxo

Well hello our sweet, sweet pod-angels! It's us, Olivia and Lucy, here for all things queer and pop culture. Guess what, if you're listening as soon as this lil' bbi comes out, it's ONE DAY before QUEER LONGING LIVE! OMGGGGGGGG!

In the past us hope it goes well for in the future us! 

This week we're talking Lucy's wildly successful DJ set at Friend Zone, Partisan Collective and we lament the many White Parties and Ibiza Yachts that will soon compose her entire existence. 

We discuss Blue Dot Festival, Pulsars, and classic horror as we take a deep-dive into the queer cult classique 'Knife + Heart' but not before taking a moment to appreciate Olivia's mum's matchmaking skills- anyone know Suzi Ruffell?

Not to be out of step with the mood of the nation we, in true Brit fashion, lament the soupy weather we've been having and Olivia gives her best fan recommendation- important work.

Book rec: Hot Milk by Deborah Levy

Pod recs:

Kim Petras on JVN's Getting Curious

Radio 4 Megan Rapinoe Profile

Pod Save America: Megan Rapinoe

Track of the week: 

Angie McMahon: Pasta https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIaqLjLEoc4

Tegan and Sara: I'll Be Back Someday https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUBpeG9V_r8 

New York Times Article: It's Time for They: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/10/opinion/pronoun-they-gender.html 

GO FORTH AND POD!

Oh hiya huns! This week we had a bit of an unfortunate recording session where we unknowingly lost a few chunks of the pod to the black hole of 'technical difficulties'. Never fear, we pieced together what remained and created this stunning lil baby Frankenstein ep for you! 

We talk about Lucy's upcoming DJ set at Friendzone- held at pod favourite space, Partisan. More details here: https://www.facebook.com/events/692133427908184/ Come on down for a banging night of pop bops! 

We do a full on deep dive into the newest season of 'Stranger Things' and gush over the brilliant character developments and heart-wrenching story lines. 

Olivia recommends Sofie Hagen's pod via Radio 4, 'The Unexpected History of Clean Eating' and also Alok's great guest spot on JVN's 'Getting Curious'. 

We also managed to salvage our chat re all the queer Emmy nominations and our expert dissection of the new video from Charli XCX and Christine and the Queens. 

Tracks of the Week: 

Gone- Charli XCX/Christine and the Queens https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chSZCtLrgz8

All For You- Janet Jackson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvkblzKP29g

Oh and we're doing a live show don't ya know! Here's the link to the event: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/queer-longing-live-tickets-65168111576

Please sign up for tickets if you are planning on coming! We cannot wait to see all your gorgeous queer (and queer adjacent) faces! xoxoxoxo

Hello you gorgeous queers!

It is us, your ever-faithful podcast hosts, Olivia and Lucy, and it's July, the summer of LURVE. 

Or platonic love anyway, as Olivia tells all about life-altering meet-cute with a stranger on a train as well as all the details from our fab weekend at London Pride. 

We give a deep analysis of that dinner party scene in Netflix's Tales of the City and discuss some of our favourite queer films of old. 

We discuss the power of positive news and the latest New York magazine- 'An Entire Issue With Nothing About Trump!'

Lucy gives her review of 'Crudo by Olivia Laing and Olivia tells all after finishing 'A Queer and Pleasant Danger.'

AND...at risk of burying the lead, we finally break the exciting news at Queer Longing is doing a LIVE SHOW on August 1st!

Head here to book your tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/queer-longing-live-tickets-65168111576 

All our love, 

Now and always,

Olivia and Lucy xo

Hiya huns! This week we continue gushing over our favourite Lioness huns as they bow out graciously from the World Cup and bring to your our idea for new hit cocktail the Long Tall Jill- get mixing stat for the hottest summer drink of 2019. 

We have a chat about Lil Nas X's coming out and the sad departure of Janet Weiss from Sleater-Kinney. In terms of consumables, we talk How To Fail with Elizabeth Day and gorge guests Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Nigel Slater. Plus Lucy gives the low down on the somewhat queer episode of Black Mirror, 'Striking Vipers'. (Check out the article mentioned here: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/jun/10/black-mirror-charlie-brooker-striking-vipers) 

Oh, and our Celine is back and bad at couture week in Paris. Stunning. 

Tracks of the Week:

C7osure (You Like)- Lil Nas X https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLgxYjZEflI

The Lionesses Official Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/18X3l3hnI7q4kAhfDTcAyA

Well hi, it's us! Your favourite lesbian podcast mums, and we've got a treat for you! (When don't we). 

This week we're talking Salford Pride, Olivia's best friend's wedding and her impassioned feelings on vegan cheese. 

We take a psychological deep-dive into the emotional connection between straight men and Joni Mitchell, the upcoming London Pride and the 50th Anniversary of The Stonewall Riots. 

Tracks of the week: Janelle Monáe - Screwed (feat. Zoë Kravitz)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLPV55zXwJM

Dario G - Sunchyme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFKhgF_vkgs  

BITS:

Underestimate the Girl (Kate Nash Documentary): https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p07ctstz/kate-nash-underestimate-the-girl

Buzzfeed Lesbian Cruise article: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/shannonkeating/lesbian-cruise

Drag SOS (The Family Gorgeous): https://www.channel4.com/programmes/drag-sos 

Stonewall Guardian Article: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/jun/19/stonewall-50th-anniversary-night-that-unleashed-gay-liberation 

ENJOY BEBIS!

It's a super special guest episode this week as we bring you the gorgeous chat we only went and had the pleasure of having with Heather Peace and KT Tunstall! We got the chance to talk to super huns KT and Heather at the inaugural Diva Music Festival and had chats all about women in the music industry and the joy of creating a female only line up festival. A huge thank you to them for taking time out of the busy fest to chat to us!

If you want to find out more about Diva Fest (which you should!) follow this link: https://www.divamusicfestival.com/ The next festival takes place in October of this year in Poole. So if you're looking for a stunning autumnal queer weekend away GET BOOKING. We can guarantee you will NOT regret it. 

We also have time to chat about our viewing developments re 'Tales of the City' and some delightful listeners let us know the scoop on the history behind the 'Gentleman Jack' theme tune.

Plus we dive into Lucy's weekend chockablock full of zombie films and do a first watch review of Taylor Swift's new video for 'You Need to Calm Down' and have a lot of feelings about it. 

Tracks of the Week: 

All I Want- Joni Mitchell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wq2jhs19_V8

Decoration/Currency- Girl Friday https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2j4jD2kDA0

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