Vintage Lesbians
42 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsA personal journey of friendship and queer history, where we try to set the record a little less straight.
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40. Rose Cleveland
October 29, 2021 22:09 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBThis week, Shan teaches Alison about Rose Cleveland, the First Gay First Lady of the USA! (She would probably rather be remembered for her academic work.) Support us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/vintagelespod Send us an email: [email protected] Follow us on social media: https://twitter.com/VintageLesPod https://www.instagram.com/vintagelespod/ https://www.facebook.com/VintageLesPod/
39. Louisa May Alcott
July 15, 2021 22:21 - 39 minutes - 36.9 MBThis week, Alison teaches Shan about Louisa May Alcott, author of Little Women and many other notable works. Support us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/vintagelespod Send us an email: [email protected] Follow us on social media: https://twitter.com/VintageLesPod https://www.instagram.com/vintagelespod/ https://www.facebook.com/VintageLesPod/
38. Christina of Sweden
December 09, 2019 08:00 - 56 minutes - 21 MBThis week, Alison teaches Shan about Queen Christina, the King of Sweden! Support us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/vintagelespod Send us an email: [email protected] Follow us on social media: https://twitter.com/VintageLesPod https://www.instagram.com/vintagelespod/ https://www.facebook.com/VintageLesPod/
37. Dusty Springfield
November 19, 2019 01:34 - 46 minutes - 18.8 MBThis week, Shan teaches Alison about 60's icon Dusty Springfield! Support us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/vintagelespod Send us an email:[email protected] Follow us on social media: https://twitter.com/VintageLesPod https://www.instagram.com/vintagelespod/ https://www.facebook.com/VintageLesPod/
36. John Laurens 2: 2 John 2 Laurens
November 05, 2019 05:47 - 51 minutes - 25.7 MBOur friend August comes back and schools us on John Laurens' college boyfriend! Follow Augie on instagram and twitter! https://www.instagram.com/thatqueerbird/ https://twitter.com/thatqueerbird
35. Rainbow Capitalism
October 29, 2019 01:47 - 28 minutes - 12.4 MBThis week Alison teaches Shan about David Bowie! Support us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/vintagelespod Send us an email:[email protected] Follow us on social media: https://twitter.com/VintageLesPod https://www.instagram.com/vintagelespod/ https://www.facebook.com/VintageLesPod/
34. David Bowie
October 21, 2019 07:00 - 56 minutes - 38.6 MBThis week Alison teaches Shan about David Bowie!
33. Freddie Mercury
October 11, 2019 07:01 - 30 minutes - 13.6 MBThis week, Shan teaches Alison about Queen frontman and rock legend, Freddie Mercury! Support us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/vintagelespod Send us an email:[email protected] Follow us on social media: https://twitter.com/VintageLesPod https://www.instagram.com/vintagelespod/ https://www.facebook.com/VintageLesPod/
Minisode 1: Season 2 Announcement!
September 17, 2019 23:20 - 4 minutes - 2.49 MBWe're taking a short break and will be back with Season 2 in October. Thanks! We love you! Drink some water!
32. Esther Eng
September 02, 2019 07:21 - 32 minutes - 15.7 MBThis week, Alison teaches Shan about filmmaker and restaurateur Esther Eng!
31. Dr. Georgiana Jagiello
August 26, 2019 07:58 - 25 minutes - 11.6 MBThis week, Shan teaches Alison about Dr Georgiana Jagiello! Support us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/vintagelespod Send us an email:[email protected] Follow us on social media: https://twitter.com/VintageLesPod https://www.instagram.com/vintagelespod/ https://www.facebook.com/VintageLesPod/
30. Ursula Nordstrom
August 05, 2019 07:00 - 48 minutes - 28.9 MBThis week, Alison teaches Shan about children's book publisher, Ursula Nordstrom! If you have ever enjoyed reading a book as a child then this episode is for you.
29. Tove Jansson and Tuulikki Pietilä
July 22, 2019 06:15 - 32 minutes - 13.7 MBThis week Shan teaches Alison about the Tove Jansson and Tuulikki Pietilä! Support us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/vintagelespod Send us an email:[email protected] Follow us on social media: https://twitter.com/VintageLesPod https://www.instagram.com/vintagelespod/ https://www.facebook.com/VintageLesPod/
28. Louise Fitzhugh and Harriet the Spy
July 15, 2019 06:40 - 34 minutes - 20.1 MBThis week, Alison teaches Shan about the artist and author, Louise Fitzhugh! We also discuss her best known novel, Harriet the Spy, and its impact on queer kids from the 60s-today.
27. The Loves of Lorraine Hansberry
July 01, 2019 15:27 - 32 minutes - 18.2 MBThis week we revisit Lorraine Hansberry, focusing on the people she loved in the New York lesbian dating scene of the late 1950s! Support us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/vintagelespod Send us an email:[email protected] Follow us on social media: https://twitter.com/VintageLesPod https://www.instagram.com/vintagelespod/ https://www.facebook.com/VintageLesPod/
26. It Feels Good to be Yourself (ft. Theresa Thorn!)
June 24, 2019 14:37 - 28 minutes - 17.9 MBThis week, Alison and Shan talk to podcaster and author Theresa Thorn about her wonderful children's book! Find more about Theresa and her new book, It Feels Good to be Yourself, on her website! https://theresathorn.com/ Support us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/vintagelespod Send us an email:[email protected] Follow us on social media: https://twitter.com/VintageLesPod https://www.instagram.com/vintagelespod/ https://www.facebook.com/VintageLesPod/
25. Lorraine Hansberry
June 17, 2019 07:11 - 31 minutes - 11.2 MBThis week Alison teaches Shan about the playwright, author, and activist, Lorraine Hansberry!
24. The Ladies of Llangollen
June 10, 2019 19:08 - 27 minutes - 11.1 MBThis week Shan teaches Alison about the Ladies of Llangollen! Support us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/vintagelespod Send us an email:[email protected] Follow us on social media: https://twitter.com/VintageLesPod https://www.instagram.com/vintagelespod/ https://www.facebook.com/VintageLesPod/
23. St. Hildegard von Bingen (ft. Jo McIntosh!)
May 28, 2019 05:26 - 41 minutes - 17.8 MBThis week Alison teaches Shan about St. Hildegard von Bingen. We're joined by Shan's girlfriend, Joe! Support us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/vintagelespod Send us an email:[email protected] Follow us on social media: https://twitter.com/VintageLesPod https://www.instagram.com/vintagelespod/ https://www.facebook.com/VintageLesPod/
22. Q and A!
May 13, 2019 21:35 - 41 minutes - 16.4 MBThis week, Shan and Alison answer all your questions! Support us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/vintagelespod Send us an email:[email protected] Follow us on social media: https://twitter.com/VintageLesPod https://www.instagram.com/vintagelespod/ https://www.facebook.com/VintageLesPod/
22. Q and A!
May 13, 2019 21:35 - 41 minutes - 16.4 MBThis week, Shan and Alison answer all your questions! Support us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/vintagelespod Send us an email:[email protected] Follow us on social media: https://twitter.com/VintageLesPod https://www.instagram.com/vintagelespod/ https://www.facebook.com/VintageLesPod/
21. The Mattachine and Other Queer Societies
May 06, 2019 22:15 - 26 minutes - 10.7 MBThis week, Shan teaches Alison about the earliest gay activism groups in the US! Support us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/vintagelespod Send us an email:[email protected] Follow us on social media: https://twitter.com/VintageLesPod https://www.instagram.com/vintagelespod/ https://www.facebook.com/VintageLesPod/
20. Chevalier d'Éon
April 22, 2019 07:00 - 27 minutes - 11.2 MBThis week, Alison teaches Shan about Charles-Geneviève-Louis-Auguste-André-Timothée d'Éon de Beaumont, an 18th century diplomat, spy, and openly trans woman!
19. Alvin Ailey
April 15, 2019 22:42 - 34 minutes - 14.4 MBThis week, Shan teaches Alison about dance legend Alvin Ailey! Support us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/vintagelespod Send us an email:[email protected] Follow us on social media: https://twitter.com/VintageLesPod https://www.instagram.com/vintagelespod/ https://www.facebook.com/VintageLesPod/
18. James Baldwin, pt. 2
April 08, 2019 23:24 - 31 minutes - 13.3 MBThis week Alison and Shan discuss the James Baldwin's work in Civil Rights and his later life! Support us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/vintagelespod Send us an email:[email protected] Follow us on social media: https://twitter.com/VintageLesPod https://www.instagram.com/vintagelespod/ https://www.facebook.com/VintageLesPod/
17. James Baldwin, pt 1
April 01, 2019 12:00 - 27 minutes - 9.89 MBAnother two-parter! This week Alison teaches Shan about James Baldwin's early years.
16. Audre Lorde, pt 2
March 26, 2019 21:28 - 33 minutes - 11.8 MBThis week Shan teaches Alison about Audre Lorde's career and legacy Support us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/vintagelespod Send us an email:[email protected] Follow us on social media: https://twitter.com/VintageLesPod https://www.instagram.com/vintagelespod/ https://www.facebook.com/VintageLesPod/
15. Audre Lorde, pt 1
March 18, 2019 21:41 - 32 minutes - 9.21 MBThis week Shan starts to teach Alison about Audre Lorde! Send us an email at [email protected]! Support us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/vintagelespod Send us an email:[email protected] Follow us on social media: https://twitter.com/VintageLesPod https://www.instagram.com/vintagelespod/ https://www.facebook.com/VintageLesPod/
14. Moms Mabley
February 04, 2019 05:46 - 32 minutes - 20.6 MBThis week Alison teaches Shan about the amazing comedian Moms Mabley! Support us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/vintagelespod Send us an email:[email protected] Follow us on social media: https://twitter.com/VintageLesPod https://www.instagram.com/vintagelespod/ https://www.facebook.com/VintageLesPod/
13. Edythe Eyde (Lisa Ben)
January 28, 2019 18:27 - 43 minutes - 14.4 MBThis week Shan teaches Alison about Edythe Eyde (also known by her pen name, Lisa Ben!) Support us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/vintagelespod Send us an email:[email protected] Follow us on social media: https://twitter.com/VintageLesPod https://www.instagram.com/vintagelespod/ https://www.facebook.com/VintageLesPod/
12. Sally Ride
January 06, 2019 03:09 - 46 minutes - 16.8 MBThis week Alison teaches Shan about the first American woman in space, Sally Ride! Sally Ride Science's website at https://sallyridescience.ucsd.edu/ https://blankonblank.org/interviews/sally-ride-space-shuttle-first-woman-space-nasa/
11. Gluck
December 27, 2018 08:00 - 34 minutes - 14.1 MBThis week Shan teaches Alison all about painter known as Gluck (no prefix, suffix or quotes.)
10. Asexuality and Elizabeth Wolstenholme-Elmy (with Leslie Martin!)
December 13, 2018 17:00 - 42 minutes - 14.1 MBSpecial guest Leslie Martin joins us in our tenth (!) episode! Come join us as we discuss asexuality and first-wave British feminist and suffragette, Elizabeth Wolstenholme Elmy!
9. Arnold Lobel
December 06, 2018 08:00 - 39 minutes - 12.7 MBGrab a warm beverage and curl up on the couch, because this week we're talking about Arnold Lobel, the author of the Frog and Toad books and possibly also the human embodiment of coziness and sunshine.
8. Josephine Baker
November 29, 2018 16:59 - 52 minutes - 30.6 MBThis week Alison talks to Shan about Josephine Baker! We ended up not including music clips in the podcast because it's technically "copyrighted" and "against the law," but you can check out the songs we mention on YouTube! Prove it On Me Blues - Ma Rainey J'ai Deux Amours - Josephine Baker La Conga Blicoti - Josephine Baker
7. Advice for Families and Allies!
November 22, 2018 08:00 - 59 minutes - 36.2 MBIt's time for a THANKSGIVING SPECIAL! This week, instead of talking about history we're giving advice to families and allies of queer kids and grown-ups alike! We also read listener stories and listen to voice memos that you sent us.
6. Miss Major Griffin Gracy
November 18, 2018 02:11 - 41 minutes - 15.7 MBThis week, Shan teaches Alison about trans activist and community leader, Miss Major Griffin-Gracy! Please donate to her retirement fund at fundly.com/missmajor
5. John Laurens (with August Eberlein)
November 18, 2018 02:06 - 47 minutes - 31.9 MBThis week we're talking about John Laurens! You know, from the hit broadway musical Hamilton? We're joined by our first guest, August Eberlein!
4. Stonewall
November 18, 2018 01:56 - 42 minutes - 28.3 MBThis week Shan teaches Alison about Stonewall! Also, we briefly get distracted by a cat. But it's mostly that good queer history that you've come to expect from your good friends Shan and Alison.
3. Sylvia Rivera
November 18, 2018 01:55 - 41 minutes - 15.5 MBThis week, Alison teaches Shan about trans activist Sylvia Rivera!
2. Marsha P Johnson
November 18, 2018 01:53 - 39 minutes - 23.2 MBThis week, Shan teaches Alison about one of the mothers of trans activism, Marsha P Johnson!
1. Sappho and Emily Dickinson
November 18, 2018 01:43 - 52 minutes - 32.1 MBIn our first episode of Vintage Lesbians, Shan teaches Alison about Sappho of Lesbos, Alison teaches Shan about Emily Dickinson, and they both teach the world about friendship. https://twitter.com/VintageLesPod https://www.instagram.com/vintagelespod/ https://www.facebook.com/VintageLesPod/