Queerly Popular

Welcome to this week's episode of Queerly Popular. Today, we are going to talk about the 2021 book The (Un)Popular Vote. It's a story about a trans guy who decides to run for student council president and the various complications that come up because he is the son of a transphobic congressman.

It is a really fun book, but do note that there is homophobia and bullying and that Mark's dad is a transphobe who deadnames and misgenders Mark consistently. There is also a certain amount of religious trauma involved in the story. In fact, I take several minutes to discuss a particular passage that is about religious trauma.

Our next episode will be on November 19th and will be about the movie Being Charlie.

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Welcome back to today's episode of Queerly Popular! Today, we are going to talk about the 2025 book Crash Test which is about 2 race car drivers who meet and fall in love. This episode will be a little different in that I look at the events in chronological order, not the order that they are presented in the book, which includes flashbacks. I promise, you'll understand why I did it this way.

Our next episode will be on November 5th and will be about the book (Un)Popular Vote.

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Welcome to today's episode of Queerly Popular! Today, we are talking about the 2024 book The Rules of Royalty by Cale Dietrich. The book is about two boys, Jamie and Erik, who meet when Erik is asked to teach Jamie how to be a prince. It's a really fun book and I think you'll really enjoy it.

Our next episode will be about the book Crash Test.

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Welcome back to Queerly Popular! Today, we are talking about the book Father Material, which is the third book in the series which includes Boyfriend Material and Husband Material which we talked about a little over 3 years ago. The book is about Lucien and Oliver completely settled down and living their lives together. The book really is the perfect ending to the series.

I forgot to mention this in the episode, but the narrator of the audiobook is Joe Jameson, who was Charlie in the audiobooks of Nick & Charlie and This Winter.

Our next episode will be about the book The Rules of Royalty.

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Welcome to today's episode of Queerly Popular! Today, we are going to talk about the 2026 film Masters of the Universe.

This film does not have queer characters, but there is a lot of homoeroticism in it and other queer elements, including a systematic critique of toxic masculinity. It is a fun and lovely film that does not take itself too seriously. It is cheesy and it knows it. It embraces the cheese and is all the better for it. I really cannot recommend this movie highly enough.

Skeletor's "Crescendo" speech- https://youtu.be/ggJ7UtddIvo?si=TXr0MGCyQyZ_vox_

He-Man beats Skeletor- https://youtu.be/0v0UdH67ezo?si=yJd2Na0c7awPJrSn

Adam transforms into He-Man- https://youtu.be/VQKuTjpTN-s?si=Ni9DWRR3414qjewN

Our next episode will be out on September 24th and will be about Father Material.

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Hello everyone and welcome to this week's episode of Queerly Popular! Today, we have a conversation between myself, Katrina, Jacob, and Glen about Heartstopper, what it has meant to us, favorite characters, and so much more. This is a really fun conversation and I know you will enjoy it.

Katrina has a webtoon called "Chaotic Good and the Banned Bookmobile" which you can read here.

Jacob is a film director and has a short film called "My Dear Watson" (@mydearwatsonfilm) which will be released to the public in December. He is also the director of "Oil & Water", a short film starring Jordan Doww (from Ganymede) which will be headed out to festivals soon.

To hear Elvis's Heartstopper music (and his non-Heartstopper music!) go here.

Our next episode will be out on September 10th and will be about Masters of the Universe (2026).

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Welcome back to Queerly Popular! Today, we are going to talk about the movie Heartstopper Forever which closes out the Heartstopper saga. Because this is a movie and not a series of a tv show, the review will be shorter than previous Heartstopper episodes.

Please do stick around after I say good-bye because I recorded some thoughts that I added onto the end of the episode reacting to reviews of the movie from other podcasts.

You can read my written reaction here.

Our next episode will be my conversation about Heartstopper with Katrina, Glen, and Jacob. It was quite fun and I know y'all will really enjoy it!

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Welcome to the mid-season finale of Queerly Popular! Today, we are going to talk about the 2022 book And They Lived.... by Steven Salvatore. The book is about 2 college freshmen who meet and how they change each other's lives. It is quite a good book, but I do want to issue the following warning:

There is homophobia, fat shaming, mental health issues, descriptions of eating disorders, body dysmorphia, and suicidal ideation in the book. It is still quite good, but it may be triggering for some people.

Our next episode will be in early August. Please keep an eye on social media to see the schedule for the fall and when we will be back.

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Welcome to today's episode of Queerly Popular. Today, we are going to talk about the book The Wicked Bargain by Gabe Cole Novoa. It is a book about a non-binary teen pirate who finds out that their father made a deal with El Diablo and ends up working with another teen pirate and a demonio to free their father's soul as well as the crew of the other pirate's ship.

It is quite the fun book and has a second book in the series, The Diablo's Curse, which talks about the further adventures of the demonio from this book. I highly recommend you read both if possible. I will be talking about The Diablo's Curse at a future date.

Our next episode will next week and will be will be about the book And They Lived.... by Steven Salvatore. After that, we will go on break until early August when we will come back for the second half of the season.

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Welcome to today's episode of Queerly Popular! Today, we're going to be talking about the book Out of the Blue by Jason June. It is about a merperson (Crest/Ross) who becomes human and meets a teen boy (Sean) and they fall in love. It is a very fun and very cute book that I really enjoyed.

Our next episode will be on June 18th and will be about the book The Wicked Bargain by Gabe Cole Novoa.

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