"Is There Such A Thing As Too Gay?" (with Seth from Thanks For Coming! Podcast)

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02/23/22 • 32 min

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Lost Spaces: Memories from Gay Bars, Lesbian Clubs, and LGBTQ+ Parties

This week I am talking to Seth... no last name, just Seth... who is the former co-host of the Thanks for Coming! podcast, which recapped episodes of RuPaul's Drag Race whilst also covering queer pop culture. Alas, the show ended earlier in 2022.

Having lived in LA for a few years, Seth moved back to his college town of Bloomington, Indiana (where he had that weird experience of everything being exactly the same but also kind of different) and took the time and space to figure out his next moves. It was at this time that the gay bar Uncle Elizabeth's became so important to him, and gave him the space to become more confident in his queerness.

For some reason I try to bully Seth in to becoming a drag queen AND have sex in public during this episode... I'm not really sure why i felt the need to do that, but... well.. yeah... I sure was determined...

Let's find out how successful I was!

Do you have any memories of Uncle Elizabeth's, or clubbing from your own queer scene that you want to share? Well, if you have please get in touch - I want to create the biggest online record of people's memories and stories - go to www.lostspacespodcast.com and find the section 'Share a Lost Space' and tell me what you got up to! Bonus points for embarrassing photos!

You can also find me on Facebook (www.facebook.com/lostspacespod), Instagram (www.instagram.com/lostspacespod) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/lostspacespod)

Follow Seth on Twitter at https://twitter.com/homosethual, or listen to old episodes of Thanks for Coming wherever you listen to podcasts.

Let's find out how successful I was!

You can also find me on Facebook (www.facebook.com/lostspacespod), Instagram (www.instagram.com/lostspacespod) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/lostspacespod)

Follow Seth on Twitter at https://twitter.com/homosethual, or listen to old episodes of Thanks for Coming wherever you listen to podcasts.

Previous Episode

"You Can't Cry At A Drag Show" (with Jaimie Sherling)

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We’ve heard a few times on this show about the healing power of drag, and how important it has been on different guests journeys of self-discovery and recalibration... but that’s always been from the perspective of drag artists, and not the audience who find escape in their art....

Well, that's all about to change. On this week's episode we are talking to Jaimie Sherling, who has recently published her book 'From Queens to Queens: How the Madison Drag Community Saved My Life', which is all about her experience as a breast cancer survivor, and how the magic that she found in her local drag scene helped her to stay strong...

Jaimie tells me all about the drag scene in Wisconsin's capital Madison (which, much to my dismay, has nothing at all to do with the schlocky 90s romance The Bridges Over Madison County), and in particular Five Nightclub, a club that is still open and which Jaimie is a big fan of, and Prism/Plan B, a gay bar that closed in 2019, and which Jaimie is less keen on...

We talk all about the magic of drag, relationship breakdown, and having sexy time with your AirBnB guest....

Do you have any memories of the Prism, or clubbing from your own queer scene that you want to share? Well, if you have please get in touch - I want to create the biggest online record of people's memories and stories - go to www.lostspacespodcast.com and find the section 'Share a Lost Space' and tell me what you got up to! Bonus points for embarrassing photos!

You can also find me on Facebook (www.facebook.com/lostspacespod), Instagram (www.instagram.com/lostspacespod) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/lostspacespod)

Find out more about Jaimie by following her on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/jaimiesherling/).

You can also find her new book, From Queens to QUEENS, wherever you buy books online (more info here - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59001288-from-queens-to-queens)

Next Episode

"Bring Me The Gays! Bring Me Your Finest Homosexuals!" (with Craig Law)

This week we're welcoming back an old guest - Craig Law is a DJ and the host of the #InTheMix show on Gaydio, the world's biggest LGBT radio station.

The last time he was here he told me all about his early days of gay clubbing in his hometown Swansea, Wales. This time around we're visiting Manchester's gay village and the lost club Kiki, whose tagline was "A grown-up club for those who grew up clubbing"

Now, if you've ever listened to this show before you know that we do tend to sometimes maybe occasionally perhaps veer off topic, and this week I fear we may have outdone ourselves... So, as well as me learning about Craig's days drowning in paperwork as a defence paralegal, and how DJ-ing and the queer scene saved him, we also discuss... in no particular order.... the logistics of hooking up with strangers when you're staying in a hotel with key cards and security guards, getting your friends to set you up with their friends, bottom-shaming, the concept of camp, and my new business idea for pee-shyness coaching...

Do you have any memories of Kiki, or clubbing from your own queer scene that you want to share? Well, if you have please get in touch - I want to create the biggest online record of people's memories and stories - go to www.lostspacespodcast.com and find the section 'Share a Lost Space' and tell me what you got up to! Bonus points for embarrassing photos!

You can also find me on Facebook (www.facebook.com/lostspacespod), Instagram (www.instagram.com/lostspacespod) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/lostspacespod)

And, whilst you're at it - go and give Craig some love. You can listen to his mixes (www.mixcloud.com/djcraiglaw) and follow him on twitter (www.twitter.com/djcraiglaw)