When God Was Queer

In Amphorisode XV, we do a deep dive into the wide world of ascetics and anchorites, hermits and holy fools, monks and martyrs and the many among their ranks who seemed to live and love just like us. Learn about the saint who was a bearded lady, that time the Pope gave birth in the middle of the street and the saints who had vipers and/or cats for best friends!

Wrap up Pride Month with tales of the rebel saints and holy heretics who came before us!

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In Episode XIX, we finally take on the Queen of the Night: Hekate! Join us as we talk necromancy, dogs, crossroads, keys, torches, serpents, the moon, the night, the darkness and more! Learn about her potential origins, her mysterious name and nature and how her worship has evolved over the millennia!

Also, cameos from Oona & Handsome of the Black Cat Death Squad and Otis of Hekate’s Hounds!

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In Amphorisode XIV, we take the primal descent into the Underworld back to its mythical origins: the Descent of Inanna. Join us for this very special, extended Pride Edition of WGWQ as Dakota tells their favorite myth of all time and it sparks a conversation which covers massive ground from systemic racism and rainbow capitalism to double consciousness and gender nihilism. We laugh, we cry (actually just Dakota but don't mention it), we get deep and we admit the truth: we're all just gay and tired. Plus we finally ask: what do Earth and Water signs actually *do*?

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In Episode XVIII, it's poppies and pomegranates and patriarchy (oh my) as we tackle Persephone in all her glory! In this very special episode we will finally tell the story of the Abduction of Persephone/The Origin of Winter! Join us as we look into this multifaceted figure: pick flowers with the Goddess of Spring, descend into the Underworld to visit the Dread Queen and delve into the many possible origins for this complex goddess! Plus, a lengthy discussion about her marriage to Hades! Tune in for albino girl peekaboo, Cleopatra 2020, the craziest thunderclap of all time and why the discus was just a deadly frisbee!

Also, hear about the time she got into it with Aphrodite over Adonis!

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In Amphorisode XIII, we do a deep dive into the Eleusinian Mysteries! Learn about the Lesser and the Greater Mysteries and the sacred rites and rituals performed by this ancient mystery cult dedicated to Demeter and Persephone! Join us for animal sacrifices and an ergot induced descent into the Underworld! Plus, we talk boxes, chests and baskets full of mystery objects, Greece's one paved road, what makes someone a barbarian and a cameo from team mascots Baubo and Iambe!

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In Episode XVII, we do a dig deep to uncover the Great Goddess Demeter! Join us as we look at her origins, her purview, her sacred offerings (oink, oink) and tell some of her lesser known myths! We also take a look at her many alleged children aside from dear Persephone, like Arion the talking horse and Akakallis, the boy everyone called "the Daffodil". Tune in for babies on fire, talking vaginas, dirty limericks and dragon-drawn chariots! Plus, learn all about her many roles in Rome as Ceres and the festivals of the Dead! 

Also, we talk Resident Evil: Village, Saturnian connections and Seasonal Affective Disorder!

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In Amphorisode XII, we look at one of the most infamous stories of Demeter's legendary vengeance. Join us as we look at what happens when you cut down her sacred trees. We also talk cults, communes, suspicious ditches and communism! Stay tuned for shoutouts to everyone who sent us fanmail so far!

Plus, Dakota admits to their Juul use, Vince takes another shot at subliminal messaging and Daphne gets lit on Rosé!

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In Episode XVI, WGWQ is host to the first annual Non-Binary Summit where the co-hosts swap stories and share experiences around their individual identities and how they came to understand themselves.

Join us as we tackle everything from the good, the bad and the ugly of masculinity, femininity and androgyny. Plus queercoding villains, sex, magnets, movie recommendations, the anti-hero, Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer, listener shout out’s, monogamy, gender euphoria & dysphoria, pronouns, our partners (past and present) and default settings!

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In Amphorisode XI, we tackle one of history's most legendary warrior women (if she was indeed a woman) St. Joan of Arc! We examine her ecstatic experiences, her victories in war, her persecution and execution and how she seems a perfect blend of Ares, Aphrodite and Hermes. We also touch on figures such as Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth and W.E.B. DuBois! Plus, Dakota lisps their way through the episode due to an Invisalign Adventure (not sponsored).

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In Episode XV, we strap on our winged sandals and take off to meet Hermes, the Etruscan Turms, the Roman Mercury and the mysterious Hermes Trismegistus! We talk lovers and children of all genders, the liminality and androgyny of the messenger god and his dual nature plus the intersection of astrology, alchemy, purview and domain. Join us for Dr. Bronner's labels, "Growing Up Olympus", why Pluto has ALWAYS been a planet and yet another heated debate on the intelligence of birds!

Also, another cameo by Otis the Wonder Dog!

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