15. My Love Is Better Than Your Love. [Anthony Oliveira.]

Anthony Oliveira on Jim Henson [as Ernie], Bonnie Tyler, Beck, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, and Estelle [as Garnet].

Anthony Oliveira is a writer, cultural
commentator, and trash raccoon with a PhD. He can be found on Twitter at
@meakoopa, where he tweets (incessantly) about
the arts, politics, and LGBTQ culture, or on his podcast, The Devil’s
Party, where he's giving Milton’s Paradise Lost
the queer reading it has long been wanting.

Anthony and Michael discuss the ideology of the Muppets, liking ‘girl music’,
Catholic school, the superiority of queer love, and the value of kindness.

I Don't Want to Live on the
Moon by Jim Henson [as Ernie].
Total Eclipse of the Heart
by Bonnie Tyler.
Lost Cause by Beck.
The Origin of Love from
Hedwig and the Angry Inch.
Stronger Than You by
Estelle [as Garnet].

Show Notes.

Anthony’s website, including links to his
writing, and his must-follow @meakoopa twitter
account.

Anthony’s essay “Death in the Village”, about the serial killer who targeted gay men over the past decade
in Toronto's Church and Wellesley Village.

“Failed Mystics”, episode 114 of The
Sewers of Paris podcast, on which
gay men talk about the culture that shaped them. Anthony talks about Buffy the
Vampire Slayer, X-Men, He-Man, and Lwaxana Troi.

This is Your
Playlist!
Every song we’ve featured on every episode, in order (...if they’re on
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