Queerly Popular
A podcast talking about queerness in pop culture. We will look at tv shows, movies, and books that have queer characters; why queer representation is important; why it is best to hire queer actors to play queer characters; and other issues.
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Single All the Way
12/18/2025
Single All the Way
Welcome to the season finale of season 4 of Queerly Popular! Today, we are talking about the 2021 Netflix film Single All the Way. The movie stars Michael Urie, Philemon Chambers, Luke MacFarlane, Kathy Najimy, Jennifer Coolidge, and Barry Bostwick. It is quite the fun film and it is also a holiday rom-com filled with rom-com tropes. I highly recommend this film if you enjoy holiday rom-coms. The fact that the three romantic leads are all queer really helped the film out. We will be back in February with season 5! The schedule will come out in January, but I know we will be talking about I Wish You All The Best (film), Twinless, Wicked: For Good, and Boots. We'll probably talk about Heated Rivalry at some point, but I'm not sure when. As always, please rate and review the podcast on whatever platform you listen to it on. You can follow the podcast on Instagram or Threads (@queerlypopular) or Bluesky (@queerlypopular.bsky.social). You can also send questions or comments to queerlypopular@gmail.com.
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Let It Snow
12/04/2025
Let It Snow
Welcome to today's episode of Queerly Popular! Today, we'll be talking about the 2019 Netflix movie Let It Snow. This movie is a fun and fluffy Christmas teen rom-com filled with stereotypes and tropes, but don't let that discourage you from watching and enjoying it. Is it original? Nope, but it is fun and relaxing, so enjoy it for what it is. It also has a bunch of actors who were sort of big at the time, listen to find out which of them I knew instantly and which it took me a bit longer to recognize. We will be back on December 18th when we will talk about the Netflix movie SIngle All the Way. As always, please rate and review the podcast on whatever platform you listen to it on. You can follow the podcast on Instagram or Threads (@queerlypopular) or Bluesky (@queerlypopular.bsky.social). You can also send questions or comments to queerlypopular@gmail.com.
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Icing On the Cake
11/13/2025
Icing On the Cake
Welcome to today's episode of Queerly Popular! Today we are talking about the 2025 book Icing On the Cake by Christopher J. Brice. It is quite the fun romance book about a grumpy librarian and a hockey star on a college campus. As a warning, this book talks frequently and explicitly about sex, penises, butts, kinks, and admiration for those (and other) body parts. This episode will also make frequent references to those things, so if that bothers you, please listen carefully. The book is lovely and really enjoyable, so I hope the frank discussions of sex won't dissuade you from reading the book. It does appear to be the first book in a potential series, so I am waiting to hear more about that. We will be back on December 4th when we will talk about the Netflix movie Let It Snow. As always, please rate and review the podcast on whatever platform you listen to it on. You can follow the podcast on Instagram or Threads (@queerlypopular) or Bluesky (@queerlypopular.bsky.social). You can also send questions or comments to queerlypopular@gmail.com.
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Beautiful Thing
10/30/2025
Beautiful Thing
Welcome to today's episode of Queerly Popular! Today, we are talking about the 1996 movie Beautiful Thing. The movie is about two teens in London who fall in love. It is a lovely and fun film with a great soundtrack that consists mostly of music from Mama Cass and the Mamas & Papas. The film is very much a product of its time, which is not a bad thing. That being said, there are definitely elements of the movie that would still be a part of movies that are made today. In the episode artwork, you will see Jamie and Ste (left to right). I talk about why I used this photo in the episode. We will be back on November 13th when we will talk about the book Icing on the Cake. As always, please rate and review the podcast on whatever platform you listen to it on. You can follow the podcast on Instagram or Threads (@queerlypopular) or Bluesky (@queerlypopular.bsky.social). You can also send questions or comments to queerlypopular@gmail.com.
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Paris Daillencourt Is About To Crumble
10/16/2025
Paris Daillencourt Is About To Crumble
Welcome to today's episode of Queerly Popular! Today, we are talking about the book Paris Daillencourt Is About To Crumble, which is a book about a man (Paris) with generalized anxiety disorder (diagnosed late in the book) who is taking part in a baking competition and meets Tariq Hassan. It's a fun book, but not one of my favorites. I enjoy the characters and definitely feel for Paris, but it's not a book I'm returning to over and over again. We start by talking about the structure of the book before getting into the story. I also spend some time talking about how Tariq did (and did not) handle Paris' anxiety well over the course of the book. This book is part of a series, but each book seems to be a standalone book and I haven't read any others, so I can't tell you anything about them. We will be back on October 30th when we will talk about the movie Beautiful Thing. As always, please rate and review the podcast on whatever platform you listen to it on. You can follow the podcast on Instagram or Threads (@queerlypopular) or Bluesky (@queerlypopular.bsky.social). You can also send questions or comments to queerlypopular@gmail.com. Podcast theme music by . Learn here.
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The Haunting Between Us
10/02/2025
The Haunting Between Us
Welcome to today's episode of Queerly Popular! Today, we are going to be talking about the 2025 book The Haunting Between Us by Paul Michael Winters, the author of Together in a Broken World, which we talked about in June. This book is a YA romance about 2 boys and a haunted house. It also has horror/suspense aspects to it, but at its heart it is a romance between 2 boys. I found the book to be quite fun and quite enjoyable. Even if you don't particularly like horror or suspense, I think you will enjoy the book. Our next episode will be on October 16 and will be about the book Paris Daillencourt is About to Crumble by Alexis Hall. As always, please rate and review the podcast on whatever platform you listen to it on. You can follow the podcast on Instagram or Threads (@queerlypopular) or Bluesky (@queerlypopular.bsky.social). You can also send questions or comments to queerlypopular@gmail.com. Podcast theme music by . Learn here.
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Most Ardently: A Pride & Prejudice Remix
09/18/2025
Most Ardently: A Pride & Prejudice Remix
Welcome to today's episode of Queerly Popular! Today, we are talking about the 2024 book Most Ardently: A Pride & Prejudice Remix by Gabe Cole Novoa. Most Ardently is a remix of Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen where Elizabeth Bennet is now a trans boy named Oliver. I quite love this book and have realized it will be one of my books I listen to quite often, an honor shared with Red, White, and Royal Blue, I Wish You All The Best, and The Sky Blues. I cannot recommend this book highly enough. It got me interested enough to choose to listen to the audiobook (a version read by Rosamund Pike) of Pride & Prejudice after reading the book left me bored to tears. Our next episode will be out on October 2 and will be about the book The Haunting Between Us by Paul Michael Winters (author of Together in a Broken World, which we talked about on June 5th). As always, please rate and review the podcast on whatever platform you listen to it on. You can follow the podcast on Instagram or Threads (@queerlypopular) or Bluesky (@queerlypopular.bsky.social). You can also send questions or comments to queerlypopular@gmail.com. Podcast theme music by . Learn here.
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A Tale of Two Princes
09/04/2025
A Tale of Two Princes
Welcome to today's episode of Queerly Popular! Today, we are talking about the 2023 book A Tale of Two Princes by Eric Geron. The book is about twin princes who are separated at birth. It's a very fun book that is slightly reminiscent of Gossip Girl (the original, not the reboot!). One potential issue: the connection to the internet kept going in and out while I was recording, so there may be some issues with the audio. Our next episode will be on September 18th and will be about the book Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa. It's part of a series of books that are remixes of classics. This remix is based off of Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen. As always, please rate and review the podcast on whatever platform you listen to it on. You can follow the podcast on Instagram or Threads (@queerlypopular) or Bluesky (@queerlypopular.bsky.social). You can also send questions or comments to queerlypopular@gmail.com. Podcast theme music by . Learn here.
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All That's Left In the World/The Only Light Left Burning
08/21/2025
All That's Left In the World/The Only Light Left Burning
Welcome to today's episode of Queerly Popular! Today, we are talking about the dystopian duology All That's Left In the World and The Only Light Left Burning by Erik J. Brown. These books follow Andrew and Jamie as they survive in a post-pandemic America, I found these books quite enjoyable, particularly because I enjoy dystopian fiction like The Hunger Games and Maze Runner. If you enjoy these type of books, I think you'll really love these. And if anyone has any suggestions for other queer dystopian books, please let me know. Our next episode on September 4 will be about the book The Tale of Two Princes. As always, please rate and review the podcast on whatever platform you listen to it on. You can follow the podcast on Instagram or Threads (@queerlypopular) or Bluesky (@queerlypopular.bsky.social). You can also send questions or comments to queerlypopular@gmail.com. Podcast theme music by . Learn here.
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Eating Out Series
08/07/2025
Eating Out Series
Welcome to today's episode of Queerly Popular. Today, we are going to talk about the Eating Out movie series. The series is 5 movies that came out between 2004 and 2011. They are fun movies to watch, but there is not a whole lot of substance to any of them. Something to keep in mind is that the movies are meant for adults and have a lot of nudity (including full frontal nudity in every movie) and language. Before we talk about the movies, I talk about why I do not like the phrase "guilty pleasure" and why these movies are as close to being a "guilty pleasure" as far as I am concerned. Our next episode will be about the books All That's Left of Us and The Only Light Left Burning, a dystopian duology. As always, please rate and review the podcast on whatever platform you listen to it on. You can follow the podcast on Instagram or Threads (@queerlypopular) or Bluesky (@queerlypopular.bsky.social). You can also send questions or comments to queerlypopular@gmail.com. Podcast theme music by . Learn here.
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Cinderella Boy
06/19/2025
Cinderella Boy
Welcome to today's episode of Queerly Popular! Today, we are going to talk about the 2018 book Cinderella Boy by Kristina Meister. And in something new, I am also going to talk about the audiobook read by David M. Nadalini because I had some issues with the reading. I also see it was the only audiobook he did, and I thank God for that. Listen to the podcast to hear what my issues were. The book is about a 16-year old, Declan, who is gender-fluid and sometimes dresses up as "Layla". Layla meets Carter Aadensen and they fall for each other. Layla leaves and Carter searches for her. Meanwhile, the administration at the school Carter and Declan go to shows tremendous bigotry and they fight back. It really is a fun story and I think you'll really enjoy it. After today, we will be on break until early August. Keep an eye out on our social media platforms for what we will be looking at this fall and when we will be back. As always, please rate and review the podcast on whatever platform you listen to it on. You can follow the podcast on Instagram or Threads (@queerlypopular) or Bluesky (@queerlypopular.bsky.social). You can also send questions or comments to queerlypopular@gmail.com. Podcast theme music by . Learn here.
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Together In A Broken World
06/05/2025
Together In A Broken World
Welcome to today's episode of Queerly Popular! Today, we are going to talk about the 2024 book Together In A Broken World by Paul Michael Winters. This is a dystopian YA romance set in the US in the not too distant future after society has collapsed and a virus has started running rampant around the world. It is about 2 teenagers, Zach and Aiden, who meet in a small town in Montana and travel together to Seattle where Aiden is headed to deliver a silver box and Zach is going to look for his family. I love this genre, so I really got into this book. If you enjoy this genre, I also recommend All That's Left In The World and The Only Light Left Burning by Erik J. Brown. I will be talking about these soon, probably this fall, but maybe near the beginning of next season. Our next episode comes out on June 19 and is about the book Cinderella Boy. As always, please rate and review the podcast on whatever platform you listen to it on. You can follow the podcast on Instagram or Threads (@queerlypopular) or Bluesky (@queerlypopular.bsky.social). You can also send questions or comments to queerlypopular@gmail.com. Podcast theme music by . Learn here.
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Reach
05/22/2025
Reach
Welcome to today's episode of Queerly Popular! Today, we are going to talk about the 2018 movie "Reach" starring Garrett Clayton and Jordan Doww. As much as I like both Jordan and Garrett, I cannot say that I particularly liked this film. While the acting was good, the story itself was not great. It felt like they were trying to cram a bunch of tropes together and it left way too many plot points dangling or questions unanswered. It was an ok film, but not one I feel like I could particularly recommend. If you watch it and enjoy it, I would honestly love to hear about why and would be delighted to have you one here to see if you can change my mind about the movie (it has happened before). I also talk about the rest of the first half of the season and some thoughts about future topics on the show. Our next episode comes out on June 5 and is about the book "Together In a Broken World". As always, please rate and review the podcast on whatever platform you listen to it on. You can follow the podcast on Instagram or Threads (@queerlypopular) or Bluesky (@queerlypopular.bsky.social). You can also send questions or comments to queerlypopular@gmail.com. Podcast theme music by . Learn here.
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The Last Boyfriends Rules For Revenge
05/08/2025
The Last Boyfriends Rules For Revenge
Welcome to today's episode of Queerly Popular! Today, we are going to talk about the 2024 book The Last Boyfriends Rules For Revenge by Matthew Hubbard. It is a book about 3 high schoolers who start off trying to get revenge on their ex-boyfriends and end up fighting against an oppressive system set up by their homophobic school superintendent. It is a very fun book and is well worth reading. That being said, I do spend quite a bit of time on a few things that annoy me because this book happens to have a few things which are common to teen dramas that seriously irk me. Listen to get all the details. I also spend some time talking about the ending and why I think the book ended the way it was. I do hope everyone gives this book a read because it really is a great book. It just happens to push a few of my buttons. Our next episode will be on June 22 and will be about the 2018 movie Reach which stars Garrett Clayton and Jordan Doww. As always, please rate and review the podcast on whatever platform you listen to it on. You can follow the podcast on Instagram or Threads (@queerlypopular) or Bluesky (@queerlypopular.bsky.social). You can also send questions or comments to queerlypopular@gmail.com. Podcast theme music by . Learn here.
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The Darkness Outside Us and The Brightness Between Us
04/24/2025
The Darkness Outside Us and The Brightness Between Us
Welcome to today's episode of Queerly Popular! Today, we are going to talk about the books The Darkness Outisde Us (2021) and The Brightness Between Us (2024) by Eliot Schrefer. They are a duology that is a mix of science fiction, romance, and dystopian fiction. I find them both to be fascinating books and well worth the read. But before we talk about the books, I talk for a few minutes about the announcement about the future of Heartstopper and a couple of mistakes I made in the episode about Babylon 5. Because of these, the episode is a touch longer than normal. Our next episode on May 8 will be about the book The Last Boyfriend's Rules for Revenge. As always, please rate and review the podcast on whatever platform you listen to it on. You can follow the podcast on Instagram or Threads (@queerlypopular) or Bluesky (@queerlypopular.bsky.social). You can also send questions or comments to queerlypopular@gmail.com Podcast theme music by . Learn here.
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Babylon 5- Some Parallels We Can Draw to the Situation We Are Currently In
04/03/2025
Babylon 5- Some Parallels We Can Draw to the Situation We Are Currently In
Welcome to today's episode of Queerly Popular! Today, we are having a special episode which will air on both Queer PoliFaith and Queerly Popular. We are talking about the 1993-1998 sci-fi series, Babylon 5. It was an awesome series, one of the best in my opinion, and very different from Star Trek, which was in its heyday during this time. I love both, but I believe that Babylon 5 is better. We start off with by placing Babylon 5 within the context of its time in relation to Star Trek and the various shows and movies that aired while Babylon 5 was on. I talk about the plot in general and spend most of the episode showing how it is relevant and parallels current events in the United States. Here are some scenes from the show I mentioned: (the relevant part starts at 1:00, if the link doesn't go there automatically) Our next episode will be on April 24th and will be about the books The Darkness Outside Us & The Brightness Between Us. As always, please rate and review the podcast on whatever platform you listen to it on. You can follow the podcast on Instagram or Threads (@queerlypopular) or Bluesky (@queerlypopular.bsky.social). You can also send questions or comments to queerlypopular@gmail.com Podcast theme music by . Learn here.
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Wicked, Part One
03/20/2025
Wicked, Part One
Welcome to today's episode of Queerly Popular! Today, we are going to talk about the 2024 film Wicked, Part One. It is based off of the first half of the 2003 musical which is based off of a 1995 book that tells the story of how Elphaba becomes the Wicked Witch of the West from The Wizard of Oz. We start with a talk about the background of the film and musical. We then move to the characters and plot. We then talk about the queer themes present in the movie and how the movie speaks to the situation we find ourselves in today. Here are my favorite songs (I'll be honest, it's most of them): Our next episode will be on April 3 and will be about Babylon 5. This episode will be a joint episode for this show and Queer PoliFaith, so it will focus on the plot and characters and how it relates to our current political time. As always, please rate and review the podcast on whatever platform you listen to it on. You can follow the podcast on Instagram or Threads (@queerlypopular) or Bluesky (@queerlypopular.bsky.social). You can also send questions or comments to queerlypopular@gmail.com Podcast theme music by . Learn here.
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Escape To Witch Mountain and Return From Witch Mountain
03/06/2025
Escape To Witch Mountain and Return From Witch Mountain
Welcome to today's episode of Queerly Popular. It's my birthday, so I am talking about two of my favorite movies growing up: Escape To Witch Mountain (1975) and Return From Witch Mountain (1978). I also talk about the books of the same name (1968 and 1978) and how the books differ from the movies. I do have a deep love of both movies, but particularly of Return From Witch Mountain which I watched all the time when I was younger. I do also talk a little about subsequent movies, neither of the ones I saw which held a candle to the originals (saw 2 out of 3). You can watch them on Disney+ or you can get them on Amazon or Google Play streaming and you may be able to find them on DVD or BluRay. As I mention in the episode, Ike Eisenmann was the first guy I remember feeling any attraction to, so I have a picture of him in the scene that had me attracted to him as the art for the episode. He is the shirtless teen. Christopher Lee (Dr. Victor Gannon) is on his right and Bette Davis (Letha Wedge) is on his left. Our next episode on March 20 will be about Wicked, Part One. As always, please rate and review the podcast on whatever platform you listen to it on. You can follow the podcast on Instagram or Threads (@queerlypopular) or Bluesky (@queerlypopular.bsky.social). You can also send questions or comments to queerlypopular@gmail.com Podcast theme music by . Learn here.
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Asexuality in Heartstopper
02/20/2025
Asexuality in Heartstopper
Welcome to this week's episode of Queerly Popular! Today, I am talking with my friend Caitlin about asexuality in Heartstopper. In other words, we're talking about Isaac's journey and her thoughts about that journey. We also talk a little bit about Agatha All Along. During the episode, we mainly end up looking at various scenes of the show that highlight Isaac and his journey. Here are those clips. These clips are from the YouTube account , which is an account that has videos of various characters and ships from various tv shows. They break everything down into playlists based on character/ship, so there are a couple in here labelled "Narlie" because that is the only place I could locate any season 3 video clips on their site. You'll need to search through to find the Isaac scene, but it's all there. I will see if I can get the clip to start at the right moment, but I've never tried that before, so no promises. Our next episode will be on March 6 (my birthday!) and will be about the books and movies Escape to Witch Mountain and Return From Witch Mountain. As always, please rate and review the podcast on whatever platform you listen to it on. You can follow the podcast on Instagram or Threads (@queerlypopular) or Bluesky (@queerlypopular.bsky.social). You can also send questions or comments to queerlypopular@gmail.com Podcast theme music by . Learn here.
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Agatha All Along
02/06/2025
Agatha All Along
Welcome to season 4 of Queerly Popular! We're starting the season off with an episode about the MCU series on Disney+, Agatha All Along. Before we get into the show, I talk a little about some different things I am doing this season. Then, I talk about why I stopped watching things in the MCU and why I watch this show. Then we talk about the episodes and my thoughts about the characters and how queerness is present in it. Here are some of the clips I talked about: Our next episode will be on February 20 and will be a conversation with my friend Caitlin about asexuality in Heartstopper. As always, please rate and review the podcast on whatever platform you listen to it on. You can follow the podcast on Instagram or Threads (@queerlypopular) or Bluesky (@queerlypopular.bsky.social). You can also send questions or comments to queerlypopular@gmail.com Podcast theme music by . Learn here.
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The Christmas Setup
12/12/2024
The Christmas Setup
Welcome to the season finale of Queerly Popular! Today, we are talking about the 2020 Lifetime holiday film The Christmas Setup. 2020 was a pretty big year for queer films because it had several major networks/streamers release holiday films with queer main characters, which I talk about near the end of the podcast. It was also taped during the beginning of the pandemic, which shows in the reduced number of characters present. The movie stars a married couple (Ben Lewis and Blake Lee) who remeet after not seeing each other for years and are pushed together by Hugo's (Ben Lewis) mom played by Fran Drescher. In addition to talking about the plot and characters, I also talk about how refreshing it is to have a romance film without a whole lot of drama. It's not a classic, but it is fun and refreshing and I appreciate it for coming out when it did. We will be back with the new season on February 6, 2025. Please be sure to pay attention to social media because I will be posting an announcement there about the schedule for the first half of 2025. As always, please rate and review the podcast on whatever platform you listen to it on. You can follow the podcast on Instagram or Threads (@queerlypopular). You can also send questions or comments to queerlypopular@gmail.com Podcast theme music by . Learn here.
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Make the Yuletide Gay
12/05/2024
Make the Yuletide Gay
Welcome to today's episode of Queerly Popular! Today, we're going to talk about the 2009 film, Make the Yuletide Gay. It is a movie that is very much a product of its time and is definitely dated in some fairly obvious ways. That said, it is a fun movie and one that is worth watching. I start off with some thoughts about the necessity of telling coming out stories, while also making sure we are telling the stories of people who are already out. I think both are needed at this time. I also talk about a couple aspects of the movie that annoy me. And watch the video below for what I think is the greatest scene in the movie. Our next episode will be coming out either the 12th or the 19th and will be about the movie The Christmas Setup. Look for an announcement on the podcast's social media pages. As always, please rate and review the podcast on whatever platform you listen to it on. You can follow the podcast on Instagram or Threads (@queerlypopular). You can also send questions or comments to queerlypopular@gmail.com Podcast theme music by . Learn here.
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Bottoms
11/21/2024
Bottoms
Welcome to Queerly Popular! Today, we are talking about the 2023 film Bottoms. This film has the distinction of being the first (and possibly only) piece of pop culture that will be featured on here that I did not like. While I do not hate the movie the way I do Brokeback Mountain and Call My By Your Name, the humor and violence in the movie is not something I like. But, I can see why people do enjoy it and there were parts that I enjoyed, so here we are. I start off explaining (in more detail) why I am doing this film before talking about the plot and then the characters. Mostly a fairly normal episode. Here are a few YouTube videos to enjoy: Our next episode will be on December 5th and will be about the movie Make the Yuletide Gay. As always, please rate and review the podcast on whatever platform you listen to it on. You can follow the podcast on Instagram or Threads (@queerlypopular). You can also send questions or comments to queerlypopular@gmail.com Podcast theme music by . Learn here.
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Fair Haven
11/14/2024
Fair Haven
Welcome to today's episode of Queerly Popular! Today, we are going to talk about the 2016 film Fair Haven. It is a relatively short movie at 90 minutes and is overall a decent film. I am not fond of the ending for reasons discussed in the podcast. Listen to get the details. Overall, the movie is not one of my favorites, but it is not a bad movie either. Next week, we will be talking about the movie Bottoms with Nicholas Galitizine. As always, please rate and review the podcast on whatever platform you listen to it on. You can follow the podcast on Instagram or Threads (@queerlypopular). You can also send questions or comments to queerlypopular@gmail.com Podcast theme music by . Learn here.
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Heartstopper Season 3
10/24/2024
Heartstopper Season 3
Welcome to today's episode of Queerly Popular. Today's very long episode is all about Heartstopper season 3. This episode is 1 hour and 53 minutes long, which is by far the longest episode I have done to date. I enjoyed making it and hope you enjoy listening to it. This is a very heavy season and the episode talks about mental health issues, self harm, transphobia, and other things that may be triggering. Please listen with care. Here are a few video clips you may enjoy. I am sure you can find others: Our next episode, on November 7, will be about the movie Fair Haven. As always, please rate and review the podcast on whatever platform you listen to it on. You can follow the podcast on Instagram, Twitter, or Threads (@queerlypopular). You can also send questions or comments to queerlypopular@gmail.com Podcast theme music by . Learn here.
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Boys (Jongen)
10/10/2024
Boys (Jongen)
Welcome to today's episode of Queerly Popular! Today, we will be talking about the 2014 TV movie Boys (Jongen in Dutch). The movie was first broadcast on Dutch TV and does have English subtitles. This is a short episode. That's because the movie is fun and enjoyable, but it is a story that has been told quite often, and this version doesn't bring a whole lot new to the table. That said, it is not a bad film, just one that can be enjoyed and then is rather quickly forgotten. The movie itself is also short (77 minutes), so there's not a ton to say about the movie itself. After the movie, I talk a little about the two review episodes of Heartstopper that have been on this podcast and my written reviews which can be read . I do this because our next episode, on the 24th, will be about Heartstopper season 3 and I fully expect it to be at least 90 minutes. It might very well be 105-120 minutes. I'm obviously not sure yet (it won't be recorded until the 21st or 22nd), but based on the numbers, that is my suspicion. Listen for more about that. As always, please rate and review the podcast on whatever platform you listen to it on. You can follow the podcast on Instagram, Twitter, or Threads (@queerlypopular). You can also send questions or comments to queerlypopular@gmail.com Podcast theme music by . Learn here.
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The Curiosity of Chance
09/26/2024
The Curiosity of Chance
Welcome to today's episode of Queerly Popular. Today, we are going to talk about the 2006 film The Curiosity of Chance. It's a fun, fluffy film that is about a out, gay high school boy in a school in Europe in the 1980s. There is some humor that is dated, so know that. My main issue is that the movie feels like it's a fluffy movie trying to be serious and it doesn't quite work. But if you just watch it and enjoy it for what it is, I think it will be a fun experience. Our next episode, on October 10, will be about the movie Boys. As always, please rate and review the podcast on whatever platform you listen to it on. You can follow the podcast on Instagram, Twitter, or Threads (@queerlypopular). You can also send questions or comments to queerlypopular@gmail.com Podcast theme music by . Learn here.
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Princess Diaries and Princess Diaries 2
09/12/2024
Princess Diaries and Princess Diaries 2
Welcome to today's episode of Queerly Popular. Today, we are talking about The Princess Diaries and The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement. They came out in 2001 and 2004 and starred Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews. The movies are about Mia Thermopolis, a 15-year old San Franciscan, who finds out she is the princess of a small European country called Genovia. The movies are based off of characters from a series of books by Meg Cabot (which I haven't read). After going through the plot (relatively briefly), I talk about a couple of issues I have with the movies, although both are more with the way people at the time (and to a certain extent now) do things than the movies themselves. I also talk about why I consider Mia's story to be a trans story and read a post I wrote about the topic. Here are some fun scenes from the movies: Princess Diaries (I hate that this is done, but the scene is fun) (her "coming out" so to speak) Princess Diaries 2 Our next episode, on September 26, will be about the movie The Curiousity of Chance. As always, please rate and review the podcast on whatever platform you listen to it on. You can follow the podcast on Instagram, Twitter, or Threads (@queerlypopular). You can also send questions or comments to queerlypopular@gmail.com Podcast theme music by . Learn here.
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Ganymede
08/29/2024
Ganymede
Welcome to this week's episode of Queerly Popular. Today we are talking about the 2024 movie Ganymede starring Jordan Doww and Pablo Castelblanco, directed by Colby Holt and Sam Probst and written by Colby Holt. I start the episode explaining why I watched this movie (which is very different from other movies I watch) and then talk about the plot. After that, most of the rest of the episode is spent talking about how my upbringing was similar to what Lee (Jordan's character) went through and how I identify so much with the character. This part (and the plot description) may be triggering for some people, so if you think it might be for you, please take care of yourself and stop as frequently as needed. Our next episode is about Princess Diaries and Princess Diaries 2 and why I consider Princess Diaries to be a trans story. Ganymede is also available on Google TV. Not sure what other streaming services though. As always, please rate and review the podcast on whatever platform you listen to it on. You can follow the podcast on Instagram, Twitter, or Threads (@queerlypopular). You can also send questions or comments to queerlypopular@gmail.com Podcast theme music by . Learn here.
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Star Trek and Queerness
08/15/2024
Star Trek and Queerness
Welcome to today's episode of Queerly Popular! Today, I am sharing a great conversation I had with my friend Mycroft Masada about Star Trek. We focus a lot on queer coded characters, but we also touch on a lot of other things that show how Star Trek was always "woke". We do focus exclusively on DS9, Next Generation, Voyager, and the Original Series because that is what we have seen. Neither of us has seen any of the newer series. We do briefly mention some queer characters, but we don't talk about them. If you want to come on to talk specifically about those characters, please let me know. This is also a longer than normal episode at almost 82 minutes. I think you'll enjoy the entire thing, I know I did. If you want to see the meme Mycroft talks about (Kor and Jadzia), click . Mycroft is on Twitter (@mycroft_masada) and Instagram (@mycroft_masada). They are also on as is . Please give them a follow. As always, please rate and review the podcast on whatever platform you listen to it on. You can follow the podcast on Instagram, Twitter, or Threads (@queerlypopular). You can also send questions or comments to queerlypopular@gmail.com Podcast theme music by . Learn here.
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