Queer at Last

Mar 02 2025 11 ep. 41 mins 7
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Two pals. One museum artefact. Millennia of queer history unlocked before your very ears

Podcast episodes released fortnightly

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Mitra–Varuna

Mar 02 2025 32 mins  
Mitra-Varuna are two Hindu deities who were so close that they are referred to as one, and their name is the root for the sanskrit word for “friend”. Just two bros being bros, riding crocodiles and ejaculating into clay pots together.Content Warnings: this episode contains adult themes and discussions or mentions of sex, religion, colonialism, transphobia and swearing. Hosted o

Sappho

Feb 16 2025 46 mins  
2,600 years ago, a Greek poet was so iconically gay that her very name now describes love between women, today we're talking Sappho!Content Warnings: this episode contains adult themes and discussions or mentions of sex and swearing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. James Barry

Feb 02 2025 41 mins  
Dr. James Barry rose from poverty in the 19th century to become a doctor, travel the world and start beef with Florence Nightingale. He was also almost certainly a trans man, come explore his life with us!Content Warnings: this episode contains adult themes and discussions or mentions of sex, violence, death, transphobia and swearing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

The Little Mermaid

Jan 19 2025 42 mins  
Today, we're diving into the many layers of queer subtext in Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale The Little Mermaid - and chatting Disney to boot! Content Warnings: this episode contains adult themes and discussions or mentions of sex, violence, death, suicide, mutilation and swearing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gilgamesh and Enkidu

Jan 05 2025 46 mins  
One of the oldest stories ever told has at its core two men, equal and opposite, sharing a profound love for one another. Today we're talking about The Epic of Gilgamesh!Content Warnings: this episode contains adult themes and discussions or mentions of sex, violence, death, brief references to alcohol use and swearing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

William Shakespeare

Dec 08 2024 37 mins  
Listen, I pray thee - to our tale of the bard himself, William Shakespeare - who is way gayer than the British school system ever led us to believe.Content Warnings: this episode contains adult themes and discussions or mentions of homophobia, transphobia, sex, violence, death and swearing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Publick Universal Friend

Nov 24 2024 39 mins  
Sometimes we all need a friend, this episode we're talking about the Publick Universal Friend: a non-binary spirit of God who left their gender behind after a near-death experience during Hamilton time.Content warnings: this episode contains adult themes and discussions or mentions of homophobia, transphobia, misogyny, death, religion and swearing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr

Donatello’s David

Nov 10 2024 40 mins  
We dive into 14th Century Florence to understand the gay gay history behind Donatello’s David, or as it’s known by Harriet specifically, “Donatello’s Bronze Twink”.Content warnings: this episode contains adult themes and discussions or mentions of sex, nudity, pederasty, pedophilia, unhealthy relationship dynamics, death, homophobia and swearing Hosted on Acast. See acast

Kit Marlowe

Oct 27 2024 39 mins  
Queer playwright, man of mystery and for legal reasons definitely not secretly Shakespeare, today we look at a portrait of Kit Marlowe.Content warnings: this episode contains adult themes and discussions or mentions of sex, murder, death, genitals, mutilation, homophobia and swearing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bacchus

Oct 13 2024 36 mins  
We’re chatting about Dionysus aka Bacchus - Ancient Greek god of theatre, wine, frenzy, debauchery and, perhaps most importantly, dildos… is there anything this guy can't do?!Content Warnings: this episode contains adult themes and discussions or mentions of genitals, sex, pregnancy, violence, death, dismemberment, immolation, animal death and swearing Hosted on Acast. See acas