We Did the Reading
26 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsThe Homo Pomo Podcast where we’re smart about dumb and dumb about smart. 📚🌈
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17. Tangerine: Participation Rather Than Observation
October 03, 2021 20:05 - 48 minutes - 88.3 MBiPhones. This movie has everything: trans women, Christmas carols, donuts, meth, and prisons and your father’s making! What does it mean for a white cis guy to make a film about black trans women and Is it possible to tell others’ stories ethically through collaboration? What’s so appealing about DIY projects? What is the difference between observation and participation? And why is this called Tangerine anyway? Listen to Pia bully Clementine about their (objectively ridiculous) name. Addit...
16. SCUM Manifesto: The Perfect Gay Storm
September 18, 2021 21:25 - 49 minutes - 91.1 MBWe’re talking about our favorite anti-male pump up jam, SCUM Manifesto. This controversial and iconic essay was written by Valerie Solanas, founder and singular member of SCUM (the Society for Cutting Up Men) and failed assassin of pop art darling Andy Warhol. Werk! We dig into this manifesto, break down the perfect gay storm that lead to Andy Warhol’s shooting, and celebrate the performance art of Solanas & Warhol’s relationship. Could this text be contemporary if we replaced the word “men...
15. Crisis Zone: The Perverted COVID Narrative We Deserve
August 29, 2021 15:47 - 57 minutes - 104 MBIn 2020 while the world was literally falling apart, comic icon Simon Hanselmann stepped up as the hero we needed. Publishing daily to instagram, Hanselmann showed in real time how the cast of his cult classic series Megg and Mogg were coping in the quarantine. In our opinion, it’s the best piece of COVID media ever made, and possibly also the only good piece of COVID media ever made. It won an Eisner award for Chirst’s sake! We talk about the catharsis of media by and for the people, the f...
14. The General Cultural Phenomenon of Sex and the City
August 01, 2021 19:32 - 54 minutes - 99.7 MBSurprise, bitch! I bet you thought you’d seen the last of me! It’s our first episode back in New York so obviously we drank a bottle of rosé and talked about Sex and the City. And as we recorded this episode, we couldn’t help but wonder if all lesbians are Mirandas by default or if there’s a more nuanced choice for each of us. Extra Credit: Follow us at @wedidthereading 📚🌈 Read more of Clementine’s words at @clementinevonradics See more of Pia’s drawings at @pia_marchett Thanks to Mirin...
13. Mommie Dearest: Coping through Camp
May 24, 2021 03:13 - 1 hour - 113 MBWe’re discussing the iconic camp film, Mommie Dearest, starring Faye Dunaway as Joan Crawford. It’s our first ever episode in the same room! We discuss camp entertainment as therapy, the behinds the scenes gossip of both the making of Mommie Dearest and the life of Joan Crawford herself. Why are the gays so good at irony? What defines camp? Be honest, how devastating are Joan Crawford’s eyebrows? Joan us for this love letter to a film that truly broke our brains.
12. Montero (Call Me By Your Name) by Lil Nas X: Hell is Gay Now
April 11, 2021 23:31 - 1 hour - 149 MBWe’re discussing the music video for “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” by Lil Nas X, examining the referential nature of queer art, the influence of memes on pop music, and whether or not one can successfully masturbate using a peach. Does Clementine look like Khloé Kardashian if she read queer theory? Who’s the Trish and who’s the Ethan? What is Pia’s favorite horse song? Join us for this dick-positive episode. #topscelebratingbottoms Additional Reading: Cellophane by FKA Twigs Extra Cre...
11. Please Come Off-Book: Interviewing Kevin Kantor
March 24, 2021 20:36 - 1 hour - 142 MBWe interview Kevin Kantor about their new poetry collection, Please Come Off-Book. Using their personal experience as an actor, Kevin explores gender, family, and art-making (all the good stuff) through the lens of the American theatre tradition. We talk to Kevin about the complicated aftermath of going viral from a traumatic poem, the nuances of being a trans non-binary theatre maker, and why we’re over straight actors playing queer (@ Timothée Chalamet). We also discuss our shared love of...
10. The Possible Canonic Bisexuality of Taylor Swift
March 01, 2021 01:51 - 54 minutes - 99.9 MBOur very first guest, long time friend and fellow gay goblin Aurelia Grierson joins us to preach the gospel that Taylor Swift is bisexual. We look at all the bisexual clues presented in T-Swift’s canon, especially on sister records Folklore & Evermore. Is Taylor Swift bisexual? Does it even matter if she writes bisexuality authentically? Why do we as queer people search for and create queer narratives? Where is the line between T-Swift and Talyor? Do we ship trans Severus Snape and Taylor S...
10. The Possible Canonic Bisexuality of Taylor Swift feat. Aurelia Grierson
March 01, 2021 01:51 - 54 minutes - 99.9 MBOur very first guest, long time friend and fellow gay goblin Aurelia Grierson joins us to preach the gospel that Taylor Swift is bisexual. We look at all the bisexual clues presented in T-Swift’s canon, especially on sister records Folklore & Evermore. Is Taylor Swift bisexual? Does it even matter if she writes bisexuality authentically? Why do we as queer people search for and create queer narratives? Where is the line between T-Swift and Talyor? Do we ship trans Severus Snape and Taylor S...
9. Party Monster: A Movie Based On a Book Based on a Murder
February 21, 2021 19:49 - 54 minutes - 99 MBMurder! Drugs! Murder while on drugs! Life size humanoid rats as a narrative device to avoid a libel lawsuit! Macaulay Culkin! This movie has everything - and everybody - you’ve ever wanted to see committed to film. We talk about how this already homo/pomo text was adapted into an even more homo/pomo movie, and detail the truly outrageous cast which acts as a who’s who of queer cinema. James St. James: if you are free on Thursday we are also free on Thursday. Additional Reading: Party Mon...
8. Framing Britney Spears: The Emergency Episode
February 14, 2021 21:33 - 1 hour - 81.7 MBHear ye, hear ye! All girls, gays, and theys have been summoned to this emergency episode. The #FREEBRITNEY movement has finally garnered the attention of the heterosexuals due to The New York Times’ recent documentary about Britney’s conservatorship, bitch. We literally had to talk about it. We discuss the machine of sexism that set Britney up to fail, the inherent paradox of teen girl sexuality, and the three music videos that might offer insight into Britney’s 2007 state of mind. Also, C...
7. Disco Bloodbath by James St. James: The Fabulous and the Grotesque
January 30, 2021 20:27 - 1 hour - 62 MBWe’re talking about the “fabulous but true tale of murder in clubland,” Disco Bloodbath. Later re-printed as Party Monster, this non-linear, Ketamine-infused true crime novel paints an abstract picture of the Club Kids and details the horrific murder of Andre “Angel” Melendez by scene leader, Michael Alig. This book has absolutely everything you could want from a queer text... and also some things you might not want want. We talk about how we as queer people can integrate the fabulousness ...
6. Interview with the Vampire: The Future Liberals Want
January 16, 2021 22:02 - 1 hour - 75.3 MBWe’re sinking our teeth into the 1994 film adaptation of Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire. If an abundance of beautiful, long haired men making googly eyes at one another wasn’t enough to qualify this as a queer text, consider the vampire as a metaphor for queer sexualities and also that absolutely everyone in this movie is gay. Don’t believe us? Wait until we talk about Kirsten Dunst. We talk about the queer family unit, positive (and negative) queer mentorship, and the paradox of tech...
5. The Tragedy of Britney Spears
January 09, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 97.3 MBWe’re comparing and contrasting two articles profiling our queen: Rolling Stone’s 1999 cover story Britney Spears, Teen Queen: Inside the Heart and Mind (and Bedroom) of Britney and The Tragedy of Britney Spears from the same publication 9 years later. It's Britney, bitch. Additional Reading: Losing a Pop Legend to the Media - Britney Spears in 2007 by Deep Dive Miley Cyrus & The Social Distancers cover of Gimme More from Miley Cyrus Backyard Sessions Britney Spears & *NSYNC’s “Baby One...
4. Happiest Season: The Yuletide Caucasian Lesbian Get Out
January 03, 2021 01:08 - 1 hour - 98.9 MBEverybody’s talking about Happiest Season and so are we! Clea DuVall of But I’m a Cheerleader and we-knew-before-she-did fame writes and directs this traumatic lesbian coming out story decorated in festive rom-com wrapping paper. Also Kristen Stewart is there. Bottoms rejoice! We discuss queering a genre based in heteronormative tropes, valid reasons to break up with someone, and the Christmas Miracle that is Aubrey Plaza. Additional Reading: Saving Face (2004) Dir. Alice Wu Extra Credit...
4. Happiest Season
January 03, 2021 01:08 - 1 hour - 98.9 MBEverybody’s talking about Happiest Season and so are we! Clea DuVall of But I’m a Cheerleader and we-knew-before-she-did fame directs this traumatic lesbian coming out story decorated in festive rom-com wrapping paper. Also Kristen Stewart is there. Bottoms rejoice! We discuss queering a genre based in heteronormative tropes, valid reasons to break up with someone, and the Christmas Miracle that is Aubrey Plaza. Additional Reading: Saving Face (2004) Dir. Alice Wu Extra Credit: Follow u...
3. Golden Girls
December 19, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBWe’re comparing two episodes of iconic sitcom and cultural reset, The Golden Girls. We eat a cheesecake and discuss the two Very Special Episodes which track Blanche’s brother’s coming out arch: Scared Straight (S4E10) and Sisters of the Bride (S6E14). We talk about engaging with media with outdated politics, The Golden Girls as a Socratic circle, and gladiator movies. Additional Reading: Sex and the City “Boy, Girl, Boy, Girl...”(S3E04) The Golden Girls Gay Journey - From Coming Out to Ma...
3. The Golden Girls
December 19, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBWe’re comparing two episodes of iconic sitcom and cultural reset, The Golden Girls. We eat a cheesecake and discuss the two Very Special Episodes which track Blanche’s brother’s coming out arch: Scared Straight (S4E10) and Sisters of the Bride (S6E14). We talk about engaging with media with outdated politics, The Golden Girls as a Socratic circle, and gladiator movies. Additional Reading: Sex and the City “Boy, Girl, Boy, Girl...”(S3E04) The Golden Girls Gay Journey - From Coming Out to Ma...
3. The Golden Girls: Watching an 80s Coming Out Story in 2020
December 19, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBWe’re comparing two episodes of iconic sitcom and cultural reset, The Golden Girls. We eat a cheesecake and discuss the two Very Special Episodes which track Blanche’s brother’s coming out arch: (S4E10) "Scared Straight" and (S6E14) "Sisters of the Bride." We talk about engaging with media with outdated politics, The Golden Girls as a Socratic circle, and gladiator movies. Additional Reading: Sex and the City Boy (S2E04) "Boy, Girl, Boy, Girl..." The Golden Girls Gay Journey - From Comin...
2. Are You My Mother, Alison Bechdel
December 16, 2020 22:38 - 55 minutes - 51 MBWe’re diving into graphic memoir Are You My Mother, fittingly written by Pia’s literal biological mother Alison Bechdel. We talk about mom trauma, the “two genders” of color, and God. You know, the usual stuff. Does this episode pass the Bechdel test? And will your reading group pass the Bechdel test when discussing this episode? Does the Bechdel test pass the Bechdel test? Listen to find out. Follow us at @wedidthereading on Instagram because reasons. For extra credit, you can read more of ...
2. Are You My Mother by Alison Bechdel: A Constellation of Stars Which Look Like a Man
December 16, 2020 22:38 - 55 minutes - 51 MBWe’re diving into graphic memoir Are You My Mother, fittingly written by Pia’s literal (figurative) biological mother Alison Bechdel. We talk about mom trauma, the “two genders” of color, and God. You know, the usual stuff. Does this episode pass the Bechdel test? And will your reading group pass the Bechdel test when discussing this episode? Does the Bechdel test pass the Bechdel test? Additional Reading: The Essential Dykes the Watch Out For by Alison Bechdel Fun Home (A New Broadway M...
1. Crush, Richard Siken
December 05, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 60.9 MBIn our very first episode, we’re talking about contemporary classic Crush by Richard Siken. This award winning homo pomo poetry collection was the perfect place to dive in to the queer canon. We talk about male violence, reinventing the Bible in our own image, and David Lynch. What even is a poem? What even isn’t a poem? We investigate.
1. Crush by Richard Siken: Why Is Male Violence so Horny?
December 05, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 60.9 MBIn our very first episode, we’re talking about contemporary classic Crush by Richard Siken. This award winning homo pomo poetry collection was the perfect place to dive in to the queer canon. We talk about male violence, reinventing the Bible in our own image, and David Lynch. What even is a poem? What even isn’t a poem? We investigate. Additional Reading: Mulholland Drive (2001) Dir. David Lynch Without Protection by Gala Mukomolova Extra Credit: Follow us at @wedidthereading. Read ...
WE DID THE READING Trailer - 6 Reasons You Should Subscribe
December 04, 2020 20:42 - 8 minutes - 12 MBin which your hosts expound on the merits of this deeply queer podcast. Subscribe now! First episode December 5th.
Trailer - 6 Reasons You Should Subscribe to We Did the Reading
December 04, 2020 20:42 - 8 minutes - 12 MBIn which your hosts expound on the merits of this deeply queer podcast. Subscribe now! First episode December 5th.
6 Gay Reasons You Should Subscribe to We Did the Reading
December 04, 2020 20:42 - 8 minutes - 12 MBIn which your hosts expound on the merits of this deeply queer podcast.