It's long overdue...today Will takes the reins the talk about icon and monumentally important Hollywood history gay, Rock Hudson. Was he in the closet? Kind of but also not really. However, his diagnosis and later revelation that he had AIDS forever changed not just Hollywood but the world. Plus, the making of the iconic film "Giant!"

Rock Hudson and Giant - Queer Cinema History Movie Club

Let's be honest. History is full of f*cked up sh*t. But what are we gonna do, pretend like it never happened? Have a drink with your host, actor and writer Will Sterling, and his more qualified former Presidential Speechwriting co-host, Dr. Craig Smith. They unpack the silly, salacious, scandalous, and serious stuff in history. If we don't learn from the past, we're doomed to repeat it. So let's at least try to do it with honesty and, wherever possible, a laugh.

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