Karen, M, and Remy talk about the homophobic policies for blood donations. Why won't blood drives let gay men donate? Is there science there or fear of our precious rainbow blood? Is it valid or should they just shut up and take the blood already?  CW: AIDS, Homophobia, Transphobia, Death, Blood, Eugenics Music provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License]

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Remy, M, and Karen discuss the difficulties of clownbirth, and also what do eggs have to do with it? Jokes aside, we discuss a bit of clown history— where did they come from? Where are they now? How are they dealing with a world that has decided to dislike and fear them? Maybe we actually like and appreciate clowns. Maybe we've all got a little bit of clown inside of us. CW: Clown, Scary Clowns Music provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License]

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Just men being friends. Join M, Remy, and Karen for part 2 of our discussion of Sherlock Holmes and the queercoding Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wove into his stories. We've got a spicy (for the Victorians) scene to read and plenty of evidence that Sherlock and Watson were much more than just roommates. 
CW: Homophobia, Gunshot Wounds Music provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License]

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In this episode, Remy, M, and Karen talk about the difference between queercoding and queerbaiting and how both are used before diving into an in an in-depth look at queerbaiting in the BBC's Sherlock series. In this part one of two Sherlock episodes, we'll explore what rewrites of the beloved detective get wrong. Make sure to come back next week to hear how well Sir Arthur Conan Doyle queercoded the famous pair! CW: homophobia, JK Rowling Music provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License]

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Drag Balls is not a euphemism... or maybe it is? CW: Human Excrement (brief), Transphobia, Homophobia Drag is for everyone and goes back way longer than we were aware of. Join Karen & M as Remy leads them through the rich and fabulous history of drag, cross-dressing, and the career of film maker John Waters and drag queen Divine. Music provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License]

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Hiding in Plain Sight Happy Pride Month everyone! Today we discuss the language of Polari and its use in the UK before the decriminalization of homosexuality, as well as discuss queer flower symbolism used to communicate in subtle or not-so-subtle ways.  This episode features a small sample of audio from Putting on the Dish by Brian and Karl on Youtube that we are using as an educational demonstration of Polari. We will link the video on our resource page for you all to watch and enjoy.   CW: Police Violence Music provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License]

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More Like Rainfaux Party! Internet trends aren't unique in the oddness. Turns out people have been doing things like this for a long time! History repeats itself in surprising ways. Music provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License]

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The crew want to know: what was the first internet trend? Not memes, but challenges. We talk about things like the Cinnamon Challenge, or the Sprite Challenge, or eating crackers really fast and being bad at them! Plus some weirder things you might not have heard of. We challenge you to check out this upcoming episode, and to be safe with your next weird internet trend.  CW: Bees, Hospitalization/Personal Injury  Music provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License]

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Tastes Like Fritos. CW: Food Talk, Entomophagy, Insects, infection talk The gang discusses the matter of culinary maggots, the pros and cons of consuming the wiggly rice, and how the little fly babies, both eating them and other uses, could be our future. Music provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License]

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Not Everyone Has Access To It CW: Food Talk In this one, Karen, M, and Remy talk about the century long struggle for umami to take its rightful place on our tongues, the history of our obsession with MSG, and scientists proposals for a sixth taste. Music provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License]

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