Queer Longing

Look before you ask, yes, we have had a glass of wine. Join us for this BUMPER episode where we let you know all about what we've been up to! From Barbie excitement (yes this episode was recorded before the big Barb release), some top pick books we've read recently and some gorgeous trips we've galavanted on. Then we go IN on 'A Little Life', and whether or not we agree with the stage adaptation and maybe, actually, it's existence altogether. And don't worry we also then have a LOT to say about the return of 'And Just Like That'...anyone else worried about Miranda's queer awakening? Also, trust me, TRUST me you are going to want to listen right to the end to hear the outro where we truly lost our minds. Look. We know it's long. Listen in two parts. Listen in four. Listen all in one go. Don't listen at all. Who cares? Tracks of the Week Barbie World (with Aqua), Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab0jkwsxDug&ab_channel=PopularSongs Rush, Troye Sivan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b53QJYP-lqY&ab_channel=TroyeSivanVEVO

Oh we're feeling a very specific silly on this one everybody! Climb on board for very important chats regarding jumpers, Lucy as an avatar through time and Depression Clothes (don't worry we've decided to pack them away). We rec the great Derek Jarman exhibition here in our v own Manchester and talk for way too long about Wordle and the dream that is doing something once a day and once a day only. The we obviously debrief the absolute ride, and ultimate disappointment, that was 'And Just Like That' before going in on the first half of the new season of 'Euphoria'. Spoiler alert: we love it...mostly. Tracks of the Week: Autonomy (feat. Cooper B Handy) , Boy Harsher and Lucy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVQm-HEC4M8&ab_channel=BoyHarsher Just a Waste, Pink Pantheress https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwtlDNCxad4

Oh hey it's a new podcast one week after the last! Hold ur horses bbz this is 2022! First things first we go hard on taking January back to the drawing board and rebranding it big time! Forget hibernating- get out there and soak up your life! We're feeling v analytical this week and do a deep dive of The Matrix Resurrections: what we really liked about it (see: Simulatte) and what we weren't so keen on (more drama, more overt queerness pls). For the review Lucy mentions see here: http://www.reverseshot.org/reviews/entry/2890/matrix_res We recap the ongoing queer elements of And Just Like That aka losing our minds at Miranda's 'daydreaming' sequence and not agreeing with the writers losing the balance of allowing a queer awakening without demonising cherished characters. Plus, we talk mentioning the pandemic in media and why it gives us the ick and we critique the critics- which we absolutely are within our rights to do. Tracks of the Week: Dead of Night, Orville Peck https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3esGD6lcMM&ab_channel=SubPop Happy New Year, Let's Eat Grandma https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9R9qLldd7_U&ab_channel=LetsEatGrandmaVEVO

Well hello our little hot girl summers. How are we doing? It's been SIX WEEKS since our last confession/ podcast and we have missed you and it!  But needs must when the beach calls and the devil drives. We have lots to catch up on this week from summer holiday antics, Lucy's writing success (already picked out my room in her future McMansion), Olivia's Nancy Meyer's obsession and an in-depth review of Lauryn Redding's amazing one-woman show 'Bloody Elle' at the Royal Exchange Theatre, if you like early noughties lesbian nostalgia, big lols and big cries, this is an absolute must-see theatre experience. We review our latest queer TV favourites from Feel Good S2 to the final season of Shrill, discuss to club or not to club in a less-restricted world and debate the age old question, can you date your mates?  SUMMER, 2021! Tracks of the Week: DJ Sammy Feat. Yanou & Do, 'Heaven': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbwpU2TywB8  Cascada, 'Evacuate The Dancefloor': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A68j28KQaik

This week we talk our adventures in the first of the 2021 sun, the beauty of historical photography and writing re the queer community and we look forward to a couple of great queer virtual events. We've been through a bunch of great books and recommend the following: The chaotic and nostalgic 'Boy Parts' by Eliza Clarke; the undeniably powerful 'Hunger' by Roxane Gay; being complicit during the height of the AIDS crisis in 'People in Trouble' by Sarah Schulman and queer cowboys in 'Outlawed' by Anna North. Olivia gives a glowing review of 'I Care A Lot', starring the stunning Rosamund Pike, and reads from a great article about Celine Dion's influence in Nigeria, read it here: https://www.vice.com/en/article/epd8v4/celine-dion-cross-generation-nigeria. Oh and there's a sneaky special segment sliced in for your aural pleasure all about how we deal with bad drivers when we're out on the road. Don't want to swear in the car anymore? Olivia's got you covered. Tracks of the Week: Trixie Mattel, Blister in the Sun https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jH6HZr6gt3o&ab_channel=TrixieMattel Pale Waves, You Don't Own Me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xR2VDHpjUq4&ab_channel=PaleWavesVEVO Events to check out: Suffragette City https://tinyurl.com/4psn7ckf Queer Contact https://contactmcr.com/festival/queer-contact-2021/

Why hello there sweet angels. Can you feel the days getting longer yet? Can you? CAN YOU? We hope so. This week we talk Supergroups, lesbian representation in Riverdale and February 7th 10:20pm- the day of Lucy's reckoning. Yikes!  We're all over the newest Tik Tok hype, 'Sylvanian Dramas' and Trixie Mattel's new gay club acquisition, 'This is It!' We dive into an ode to queer spaces on 'Them': https://www.them.us/story/queer-spaces-lost-covid-19 and talk about the outrageous Golden Globes snub for Michaela Coel and 'I May Destroy You': https://www.vogue.com/article/i-may-destroy-you-golden-globes  We cover the new Martin Scorsese series starring Fran Lebowitz, 'Pretend It's A City' and drop a wealth of podcast recs from the new Bon Appetit mini-series on 'Reply-All' and 'History is Gay.'  We also take a look back at the masterpiece that was 'It's A Sin' and feature a gorgeous poem from Josh Willacy.  Tracks of the Week: SOPHIE: 'Immaterial' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kv3yIv9nwf8 YUNGBLUD: 'Cardigan' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YO-uOaaVETg

Oh hiya! Hope you're ready for a bumber load of recs this week because truly, honestly, what else is there to do but watch telly, read books and listen to stuff! We've got pod recommendations coming out our ears this week! From Sofie Hagen dissecting true crime in 'Bad People', to exploring sex and relationships with Nicole Byers on 'Why Won't You Date Me?'. Plus, gorgeous food writer and gay dad Yotam Ottolenghi talks about growing up in Jerusalem and finding solace in food during lockdown on 'How I Found My Voice'. Our reading tallies have been totting up so we bring you a round up of the best queer related books we've consumed from dystopian 'Blue Ticket', to the source of five star lesbian film 'Carol', Patricia Highsmith's 'The Price of Salt', and exploring identity and survival during the gold rush in 'How Much of These Hills is Gold'. We also dive into the special Euphoria episode centring around Jules, discuss the disappointing disparity in newspaper depictions of straight vs. gay sex and talk social media clapbacks from huns JoJo Siwa and Trixie Mattel. Re #CelineWatch, here she is in all her Madonna glory: https://twitter.com/RyanJamesDee/status/1354141824021983233?s=08. Track of the Week:Antibodies (Do You Have The), Nicholas Braun https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wU_Fom02PIw&ab_channel=NicholasBraun

Gee whiz, here we are again! It's been a veritable feast of queer cultural highlights this past so stay tuned while we dive into inaugeration entertainment (space Demi, we see you and we love you), JLO getting loud as only she can and Lady Gaga turning a look that's straight from the Hunger Games Capitol itself, we love to see it (and hear it). Plus we talk about new queer film releases on the big and small screen (I mean, everything is small-screen these days, right?) From Ammonite, to The World to Come to My Grandma's A Lesbian.' Ever heard a more iconic film title?! We'll wait. Plus we couldn't let the podcast go by without giving our (rather in-depth) first impressions of Russell T. Davies'  limited series, 'It's A Sin.' As we step back in time to see what life was like for queer communities during the AIDS crisis of the 1980s. We also have some hot goss straight from the news desk as we lament the lack of queer CEOs in the FTSE 100 and move onto the topic on everyone's lips right now... lesbian bunnies. So press play on your favourite podcast app and hop to it!  Tracks of the week:  'Big Lie', Joyce Manor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Spr2jer8JP8 'Enola Gay', Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4mqwJ569_M

FOR AULD LANG SYNE MY QUEERS! FOR AULD LANG SYNE!Welcome all huns to a new year (apparently)! We're starting the year off with manifesting our intentions for the year ahead. Big reveal, it's mainly moisturising. We give you the low down on the gorgeous standalone 'Euphoria' episode, mesmerising new series from Luca Guadagnino 'We Are Who We Are' and regency romp 'Bridgerton'. Plus we give our thoughts on the brand new US series of RuPaul's Drag Race and we begin 2021 with a corker of a #CelineWatch! Tracks of the Week: Panini, Vitamin String Quartet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Py1xhDSeVzA&ab_channel=VitaminStringQuartet-TopicAbsolute Beginners, David Bowie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCJLOXqnT2I&ab_channel=DavidBowie

Hello our sweet angels a top the 'ole Christmas tree!  Hope you're hanging in there, not long now before we can shake all this 2020 dust from our wings and fly into what is (hopefully) a brighter and more sociable 2021- we know we're ready!  This week we take stock of the most bizarre and tumultuous year in living memory as well as giving you hefty helpings of all your favourite podcast, book and TV recs, so start peeling the spuds for the roasties and get listening!  Tracks of the week: Cowboy Like Me, Taylor Swift: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPlNBb6I8qU  Can't Stop Christmas, Robbie Williams: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4BTaYbsX-s

In the words of gorgeous farmer and sweet hun of the 00’s, JB Gill… MERRY CHRISTMAS!   The main event of this stunning ep is a deep dive debrief of new queer holiday film ’Happiest Season’. We have a lot to say about both the toxic narrative and the overwhelming energy of Aubrey Plaza. So buckle in huns, it’s going to be a wild ride.   We also talk the disheartening news from the high court’s recent ruling regarding puberty blockers for trans individuals. The link to the great video from mega hun Shon Faye can be found here: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CIQzBwQFkFl/?hl=en.   Plus we chat about the coming out of Elliot Page, the stunning Elle cover from Aweng Ade-Chuol (and wife) and our feelings re Spotify Unwrapped- a QL nation divided.   Tracks of the Week:   Space Girl, Frances Forever https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5IoQuWoP_E&ab_channel=FrancesForever-Topic   Thunder Thighs, Moonlight Sanelly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4PM3ZXd74w&ab_channel=MoonchildSanelly

Jingle Bell Rock it's a brand new ep! This week we look forward to 2022, which we have collectively hailed as, 'The Year of All the Bits.' We discuss the great news following Scotland's recent announcement of free period products for all, queer Grammy noms, the new album from the Frock Destroyers' and the cheering news that there's a Christmas bauble for quite literally, anything. We talk brand new Sky Atlantic series 'The Undoing' and new canon lesbian Christmas film 'A New York Christmas Wedding' plus iconic performances in 'Mama Mia 2: Here We Go Again' and a whole host of podcast recs to keep you going for weeks. Fasten your seatbelts and jump aboard our Christmas sleigh!  Tracks of the week: 'Big Gay Hands'- Partner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hxWLlmQYVY 'Happiness'- Little Mix: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSMn9thX-yw

Oh hiya- two pods in a row, aren’t you a lucky bunch?   Join us as we try to figure out what the date is, chat funny GCSE tutors and finding solace in games during lockdown.   We get in the festive spirit with gorge vaccine news from Dolly Parton, the importance of Christmas day outfits and we go ham for the new holiday track from our lord and saviour Lil Nas X.   There’s a bumper bunch of poddy recs from exploring the troubled history of big queer names in ‘Bad Gays’, rethinking the past in ‘You’re Wrong About’ and creating community with our new shared obsession, YUNGBLUD.    Track of the Week:   Holiday, Lil Nas X https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vMLTcftlyI&ab_channel=LilNasXVEVO

Step into podcasts, step into podcasts, we can watch the eps fall forever and everrrrr. Well hello, and WELCOME to another episode of Queer Longing. It's offically Lockdown 2: The Streets and we all know that the sequel is always so, so much worse. (Except for Grease 2 which is honestly iconic). This week, we chat life in lockdown lane, being a Christmas purist and the sweet sweet alure of those Channel 5 Christmas Movies. Mrs. Miracle 2: Miracle in Manhatten, anyone? We discuss the latest pop culture goss with Nicola Adams' unfortunate departure from Strictly Come Dancing, the brand new trailer for the lesbian Christmas movie 'Happiest Season', queer coding in Frozen 2 (or as Lucy's nephew calls it, 'Fro Fro') and a hearty dollop of music and book recs. We're here, we're queer, and heck, it's almost Christmas.  Tracks of the week: BTS, 'Dynamite': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZLi9oWNZg Biffy Clyro, 'WAP' Live Lounge Cover: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5ghS8JJPpU

This week we had the absolute pleasure of being joined by friend of the pod, historian extraordinaire and dabbler of the occult, Laura Alston.   Laura joins us as a ghost enthusiast to talk all things spooky this season in our very special Halloween episode. We chat about our own experiences with ghosts and Laura takes us through some of the different explanations for those spooky sensations we all experience. Mostly, Laura helps to remind us that most ghosts don’t want to cause harm and we can learn a thing or two about life and what lies beyond it by approaching the veil between worlds.   We talk queer ghost stories and Laura reads us the history of the ladies of Llangollen from stunning book, ‘Queer Hauntings’ by Ken Summers. We discuss the phenomenon of Halloween often being described as Gay Christmas and the dangerous notion of queerness being displayed as otherness.   Plus, we get a sneak peek into the world of Laura’s pendulum and the importance of channelling your own energy to garner answers to questions in your life.   We also have time to cover the latest adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s ‘Rebecca’ from Netflix, with it’s notorious queer coding of Mrs. Danvers and the true gay icon of the film- Rebecca’s bedroom.   Tracks of the Week: Dusty Springfield, Spooky https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7QzxYAjgNc&ab_channel=nicholasmark Black Sabbath, Mr Crowley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0RE230PlX4&ab_channel=OzzyOsbourne-Topic Rocky Horror Picture Show, Toucha Toucha Touch Me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNACNewvhq0&ab_channel=KristineKristensen Happy Halloween huns! Remember to have a chat with some spiritual pals this week, dress as queer as poss and keep spookin’! xoxo

Come one, come all to an in-depth discussion of the joy of sausage rolls. That’s right, we may be talking Christmas food a lil early but honestly what is time any more and we all need something to look forward to, don’t we huns?   We take a trip down old friend Sporty Spice Lane this episode by having a look at the San Diego Loyal’s recent walk off before we have an impromptu therapy session when we discuss the ever important nature of friendships through lockdown.   Plus, we’ve got pod recs galore from super lesbian fun chat on ‘Dyking Out’, to the newest outfit from Trixie Mattel and Katya Zamolodchikova, aptly named ‘The Bald and The Beautiful’ and a raw and deeply personal episode of ‘Armchair Expert’.   Oh and we talk about what hat we are and the complete demise of advertising- truly, stop it.   Tracks of the Week:   Romy, Lifetime https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZRnk971u4M&ab_channel=Romy   Frank Ocean, Self Control https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BME88lS6aVY&ab_channel=Blonded   Don’t be shy, come say hi xoxo

Why hello one and all and welcome to what is truly an AUTUMNAL episode!  Sadly, we're not going back to school and no one in QL Towers has a new pencil case but rest assured this episode is as moreish as a pumpkin-spiced latte on Halloween!  This week, we talk UK staycations, the allure of a good logburner and as ever, our failed clotted lobster pursuits.  As the nights draw in, we give you a whole host of entertainment delectables to warm the cockles of your heart, from BBC Four's Soul Night to Mrs America to the return of the warmest cockle of all- BAKE OFF, you're going to hear it all.  This week also boasts a bumper podcast segment where we reminisce re old favourites i.e. 'My Brother, My Brother and Me' and discover new favourites from 'Help, I Sexted My Boss' to 'Out by Suzi Ruffell (Olivia's Mum's favourite).  We dive in to tensions in the feminist movement and explore the concept of 'queer gatekeepers' inspired by Danielle Vanier's recent Instagram post. We also talk untold stories of black Britons with the universally beloved Alison Hammond and finish off with a poetry reading from QL Towers' resident poet laureate, Lucy. Honestly, what more could you want!  Tracks of the week: Sufjan Stevens, Videogame: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fCdZzsP4U0 Kylie Minogue, Say Something: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l73FJBnjp28  Alison Hammond Article: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/sep/28/this-mornings-alison-hammond-i-had-to-educate-myself-on-black-history  Judith Butler article: https://www.newstatesman.com/international/2020/09/judith-butler-culture-wars-jk-rowling-and-living-anti-intellectual-times

Join us this time for thrilling convo re being alone and eating an after school tea- think baked beans and any frozen potato product. Plus, we reveal the truth about exercise- turns out it's good.  We've got great book recs from the heartwarming (and breaking) '10 Minutes 38 Seconds In This Strange World' to the second instalment of 'The Bi-ble: Essays and Narratives About Bisexuality'. Plus, pod recs in the form of 'Sex, Lies and DM Slides', a fun exploration of the social media dating landscape and a historical look at being LGBT+ in the UK from 'The Log Books'. We've watched a couple of intriguing documentaries: 'The Work' about intensive therapy in prison and 'This Is Paris' which pulls back the curtain on OG hun Paris Hilton. Oh, and then we catch up with Jane McDonald, of course. Tracks of the Week: Music For Chameleons, Gary Numan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_586NoZSr-Y&ab_channel=fireballxl1920 Bend and Snap, Legally Blonde: The Musical https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h41oYYO8CGY&ab_channel=TheatreWorldUK

Why hello our huns it's September and we are BACK-TO-SCHOOL!  In this week's bumper ep, we discuss upcoming queer flick, 'Ammonite', and the discourse around lesbians period dramas. We also explore the compulsive reality series 'Selling Sunset' and look back on 21 seasons of 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians.'  We go through some new book recs: Three Women Valencia  Back Wave Evening Primose  The Terrible ... and we tackle the power of speaking up for what's right against authority and most importantly, the intellectualisation of Playboy.  Come on bunnies, hop on in!  Tracks of the week: Pillow Queens, Holy Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvHd0vId3uo  Fast Slow Disco, St Vincent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNm0b2SCXxY

Ooh it's hot out hunnis, hope you're keeping cool sipping on margs and slapping on the SPF!  This week we talk all our hot girl summer activities, from the complete and utter adulting move of chartering your own boat to swimming in any puddle we can find. We talk good book recs 'Ordinary People' by Diana Evans and 'Swimming Home' by Deborah Levy, the newest season of fun time crime caper 'Good Girls' and stunning queer coming of age film 'Pariah'. Oh, and here's the link to the piece we discuss by Rebecca Solnit concerning the threat of trans exclusionary ideology: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/aug/10/trans-rights-feminist-letter-rebecca-solnit Tracks of the Week Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion, WAP https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsm4poTWjMs Halsey, Alanis Morissette, Alanis' Interlude https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEYtIIjsEqQ SAINt JHN, Roses (Imanbek Remix) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zToEPpFEN8   Keep cool, keep queer xoxo

Hello and welcome to Rydell High - I mean, QL Towers! It's another week and Grease is the word! This week, we talk drive-in cinemas, the return on Unhhhh, new music by Lil' Nas X and the absolute flex of handing in your notice in lockdown!  We discuss the ever-developing story around The Ellen Deneneres Show, Jack Monroe's excellent essay on food poverty and Bernadine Evaristo's appearance on the 'How to Fail' podcast with Elizabeth day.  Come to our window! Jack Monroe's essay: https://cookingonabootstrap.com/2020/07/30/the-price-of-potatoes-and-the-value-of-compassion/ Tracks of the week: Fletcher, Bitter with Kito: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aetZC3Hwdkw  Whiteney, Take Me Home, Country Roads ft Waxahatchee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVGhLIUBPZI

Oh hiya! This week we are living and longing for lots of juicy bits.    We talk the history of gender binaries, the legacy of Naya Rivera and the overlooked huns of 'Pose' re the Emmy noms. We've watched a banging season of 'All Stars 5', a touching tribute to the last season of 'Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown' and our basic love of true crime re 'Dirty John' and 'Unsolved Mysteries'.    Plus, new segment Lucy Reads Three Booker Nominations from 2018 and we live, love and long over new surprise offering from Taylor Swift, 'folklore'.  Tracks of the Week:   Taylor Swift, exile (feat. bon iver) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osdoLjUNFnA Taylor Swift, august https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nn_0zPAfyo8 This podcast is charming, if a little gauche xoxo

Why hello sweet little poppets- how are you coping? Life's really a trip right now, isn't it? This week, we talk about I May Destroy You (again), the joy of eating peas from your own garden and how you can absolutely learn the universe.    We also chatted Hustlers, the joy of Who Wants to be a Millionnaire (the Tarrant years, obvs), The Talented Mr. Ripley and queer loneliness.  Plus a review of Mrs. Fletcher and general gushiness around the absolute dreaminess of Kathryn Hahn.    Don'tcha wish your girlfriend was hot like us?   @queerlonging queerlonging@gmail.com

It's a big old round up this week after our little QL annual leave. Buckle up bbis! Join us as we recommend everything ever, from new books 'Exciting Times', 'Where the Crawdads Sing' and 'Milkman' to great podcasts 'Innermost' and a particularly good ep of 'Busy Being Black', which details the history of the eight striped pride flag- we love to see it! There's also another rendition of queer cinema corner in which we recommend tender af 'Tomboy', funny and smart 'The Watermelon Woman' and average but sweet 'The Half of It'.  Plus chat about the new Hannah Gadsby special 'Douglas' and stunning new discovery 'The Big Flower Fight'. Tracks of the Week: Jessie Ware, Remember Where You Are https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfiGH2fO7Ok The Gaslight Anthem, Blue Dahlia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5mAiGHHqc4 It's nice to nice to know ya, let's do it again xoxo

Hello bbi angels, it's us... again! This week, we talk all the small things, from that feeling you get when you finally clean your make-up brushes, to the satisfaction of freshly washed bedsheets. In true lockdown fashion, we're also discussing the weather ad-nauseum and our utter beguilement with the recent storms- thunder and lightning, very very frightening! We discuss the latest in trans rights news, as well as our ongoing reviews of the AMAZING 'I May Destroy You' and 'Homecoming.' Tracks of the week: 'Stranger', Trixie Mattel:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZGveO3XRO8 'Nothing Sacred/All Things Wild', Kevin Morby: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-GDoK1LK6Q

Join us this week for conversations ranging from becoming green fingered to catching up on what Olivia’s Sims are up to and everything in between.   We talk the further toxicity of JK Rowling as a TERF and if her hatred can be reconciled with a love of Harry Potter. For the Twitter thread Lucy mentions which debunks the myths and lies of her blog post, please see here: https://twitter.com/Carter_AndrewJ/status/1270787941275762689?s=20. There’s also good news re top hun Munroe Bergdorf and L’Oreal as we see them u-turn on their previous stance.   We then do a big ole round up of all the things we’ve been watching, reading and listening to. From queer films ‘My Own Private Idaho’ & ‘Love, Simon’ to important watches in the wake of the rise of the BLM movement ‘American Son’ and ‘Fruitvale Station’. We shoutout Lucy’s favourite podcast FANTI, again, for having clear and concise queer Black voices and new find from Olivia ‘Family Secrets’, dishing you the dirt on strangers for all the hot goss you may be missing.   Plus, we talk stunning new show from Michaela Coel, ‘I May Destroy You’ which tackles modern day dating and consent with honesty and hilarity, definitely not one to miss!   Tracks of the Week:   The Aces, Kelly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waP3eQxyN2I Novelist, Stay With Me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y14Abk6dYVU   We hope you’re all keeping safe sweet huns xoxo

Hello all you little monsters!  Wowee. As we all know, Queen Lady Gaga released her brand new album 'Chromatica' a few weeks ago and it is EVERYTHING. We wanted to give the album the love it deserves, as well as giving ourselves the opportunity to really GO IN on the album with all of you!  We first talk generally about Gaga and then the album itself before diving in. For maximum fun, we suggest you listen along to each song one by one as we go along so you can play too!  Get in touch! Tell us what you think of the album, your official track rankings and any other business- we love to hear from you! @queerlonging queerlonging@gmail.com Love from us x

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Greetings from lockdown sweet huns! Welcome back to another glimpse at what we’ve been living and longing.   This week we talk new podcast recs, from Fanti discussing the in’s and out’s of being a fan of RuPaul to Marc Maron’s heartbreaking dedication to his girlfriend Lynn Shelton.   We also talk Netflix’s new season of ‘Dead To Me’, now with added Gay Rights! and discuss ‘Hollywood’, the newest release from queer power partnership Ryan Murphy/Janet Mock. Don’t miss out no the razzle dazzle!   Plus, we talk what it takes to be a queer icon and we finally introduce you to Joanna and pitch Joanna: The Documentary, a stunning future piece about art, permanence and finding shit on the streets.   Tracks of the Week:   Charli XCX- Forever https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbJE-KVZvTA Carly Rae Jepsen- Comeback https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxI5C4Hel1o   Stay safe, stay queer xoxo

Hello precious angels!  Well here we are again, and this time we're seniors, and we're gonna ruleeeee the schooool. (Name that movie).  This week, we talk about the legacy of queer legend Little Richard, Lucy's cat-lover documentary rec, 'Kedi', Olivia's review of Booker Prize 2019 winner 'Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo and an emotional review of the final series of Schitt's Creek. Come on in, the water's fine! Little Richard article: https://www.them.us/story/queer-icon-little-richard-remembered-by-janelle-monae-john-waters How Pandemics End: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/10/health/coronavirus-plague-pandemic-history.html  Kedi Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpG0z-npFIY  Tracks of the Week:  Honey Harper, Secret: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB5OwO2M62Y Kim Petras, Malibu: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLmn8qkqzJI Follow us on all these bits! @queerlonging (Instagram and Twitter) queerlonging@gmail.com LOVE YOU.

It's week 17,436 of lockdown angels and we're back to bring you a big gulp of what we've been up to.    This week we talk managing the Corona rage- whether it be by watching pots get smashed or growing marigolds on a windowsill. Plus, the cult of Joe Exotic and whether we're maybe, basically, over it.    We deep dive the stunningly realised TV series of 'Normal People' and talk all our #thoughtsandfeelings about being seen by a piece of work. Special shoutout to Connell's chain, again.    We've also got time to unpack Netflix's insightful drama 'Unorthodox' and Lucy gives a scathing review of 'Midsommar'.    Tracks of the Week:   Delta 5- Mind Your Own Business https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a38HYryTiUA   Haim- The Steps https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2O_xa8cems

Well hello to all of our favourite lockdown bbis! We are SO excited to bring you this week's episode as we are joined by very a very special guest, the wonderful, Carrie Lyell! Carrie is the Editor-in-Chief at DIVA, Europe's leading magazine for queer women and we are very lucky to have her join us on the podcast. Not only is she a very accomplished writer and editor but she has lots of insightful, funny and quite honestly, GAFTA-winning things to say on this episode- we are all very bless-ed. Carrie sheds light on her own queerantine experience and we cover everything from LGBTQ+ history, the art of the lesbian diarist, the timeless beauty of the ITV drama 'Bad Girls' and what it was like meeting Ellen Degeneres! Come join!  Diva Community Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/divacomm/ Tracks of the Week: Dua Lipa BBC News Remix, Ben H: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skK3WoK5Z8A Light of a Clear Blue Morning, Dolly Parton: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BaVb8LTooU  I'm Ready, Sam Smith and Demi Lovato: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glD1M418bC0  Diva Cover Artist: @archer_eve More Carrie: @seej  @divamagazine https://uk.linkedin.com/in/carrie-lyell-1007b8b8

Oh hey all you gorgeous at home stunners. We hope you are the most well and safe!  This week we chat what we've been up to aka playing The Sims. The obsession is real and we discuss the virtues and pitfalls of The Sims 4 vs The Sims 2 plus the many, stunning and iconic graces of true Sim-Stan, Juno Birch.  We've mainly been watching Netflix's newest ridiculous, yet heart-warming, reality show 'Too Hot To Handle', which sees dating take on an eerily prophetic distancing twist. Plus Olivia rewatches 'The Sound of Music' and recommends several podcasts including 'All The Way With...' which has amongst it's guests the gorgeous Danielle Vanier.  Tracks of the Week:  New Rules- Pasta https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ns3KGv-X68 Mark Ronson ft. Angel Olsen- True Blue https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuJ2yitJI_U Bonus Track! Fiona Apple/CRJ Mash-up: https://clyp.it/f3tygxmv Love you loads!

Hello all of you gorgeous socially distant huns, it's only us, here with another hefty dollop of queer goss and quarantainment!  This week we chat about Lucy's independent film festival success (spoiler: you'll be craving maple syrup after listening), Killing Eve, the latest on Ru Paul's Drag Race season 12 and Olivia's new muse... Zac Efron! Tracks of the week:  Tiny Dancer, Elton John: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYcyacLRPNs Miami Memory, Alex Cameron: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0BtytpbJCU The Renegades: (The New York Times): https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/04/13/t-magazine/butch-stud-lesbian.html?smid=fb-share TikTok article:https://www.them.us/story/queer-teens-are-using-jason-derulo-song-to-come-out-tiktok

We've hit week four of lockdown sweet bebbis! We hope you are all doing okay and ready for some queer recs! First, we talk through what we've been consuming from 'Trigonometry' to 'Ozark', via 'Table Manners' and 'A Little Life'.  Plus this week we do a lot of looking forward and give you some stunning recommendations for where you can watch great queer TV and film online. The BFI Player can be found here, https://player.bfi.org.uk/, check out the releases from Flare (the annual LGBTQ+ film festival) for some great looking queer films at very reasonable prices. Lucy highly recommends, 'A Fantastic Woman', you won't regret watching it!  Lucky for us all, a bunch of the world's best drag queens were asked for their lockdown recommendations. We talk through some of the best, you can find the full list here: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/apr/08/from-pose-to-euphoria-ru-pauls-drag-race-favourite-tv. Tracks of the Week:  Summertime- Orville Peak https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSb8WFYSyGw You Look Good in Neon- Mike and The Moonpies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G02P-mqZ5kM Stay safe huns! Keep loving and longing for each other xoxo

Hello our sweet lockdown angels! How goes it? We promised we'd be doing something over these next few freaky months and we aren't ones to disappoint! Welcome to our mini-series, 'Queer in the Time of Covid' where we talk about all of our usual stuff, but with a pandemic twist! It's been important for us to have some time to switch off and talk Netflix, books and dumb news, but we don't want to ignore the elephant in the room either, and it's clear this is a super-stressful, weird time for lots of us, so we hope to bring you some levity AND some real-talk cos like, why choose?  This week we take you through our respective 'journeys' with Corona so far, chat about you know, like, the state of the world and stuff, and then dive in to all our usual topics, like book recs, TV, queer news and our angel on earth, Celine.  Go on, press play!  p.s. Like we've said at the end of the pod, it's right weird right now, and if you want someone to talk to, you know where we are!    Olivia and Lucy xxxx

Hope you're all hanging in there sweet huns? Whilst we figure out a way to bring you the pod in some form of it's full glory we thought we'd send out some lil lols and bring you some bloops from the past few months.  So if you've been missing our voices never fear! Here we are making mistakes and laughing a LOT about it!  We hope you are all staying safe and healthy. Longing 4 u always xoxo

Another day, another pod. This week we're celebrating Olivia's burgeoning career as an unboxing influencer. Thank you to #mygoodfriendsatg*usto. We review stunning new film 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' and Lucy is reminded of brilliant lesbian artist Gluck, who's painting 'YouWe' can be explored further here: https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/article/magazine-gluck-brighton-museum-art-gallery-diana-souhami. Also for the mentioned New Yorker article, click here: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/portrait-of-a-lady-on-fire-is-more-than-a-manifesto-on-the-female-gaze. Olivia's read a couple of books including the lesbian answer to Bridget Jones, 'In At The Deep End' from Kate Davies. Plus, we weigh in on the very disappointing and positively transphobic 'opinion' piece written by Suzanne Moore. We also recap the rest of gob-smacking television 'Love is Blind' and have a brief word on the first couple eps of the new season of 'RuPaul's Drag Race'. Tracks of the Week:  L Devine- Naked Alone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqfb3uaigwY Doja Cat- Say So https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pok8H_KF1FA

Hello beauties, it's another flipping week isn't it?! This week, we discuss our favourite spices (I know, you've been dying for such hot goss), our ranking of the best ever slogan t-shirts and bumper stickers we've ever seen and the latest news from our Wakefield belle, Jane McDonald Plus, all the latest music bits from our OBSESSION with Lady Gaga's latest single 'Stupid Love', the UK'S Eurovision music entry, Stormzy's Gregg's Black Card and Christine and the Queens brand new EP. Plus we go IN on the Netflix phenomenon 'Love is Blind' and review 'Next in Fashion. Track of the week: 'Stupid Love'- Lady Gaga, obvs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5L6xyaeiV58 LOVE YOU, MISS YOU, JUST WANNA KISS YOU.

Another week, another stunning pod. Join us as Lucy gets over excited by the biggest boyband news this side of 2016 and we introduce you to the concept of ‘fifth member’.  We’ve been cultured huns at the cinema this week so we happily bring you our glowing reviews of ‘Parasite’ and ‘Queen and Slim’- two films you MUST see. We give you our rundown of the Brits in a quick ‘Britique’, before we lend our thoughts to the tragic news of Caroline Flack’s death and what it says about our relationships with people in the public eye. For the link to her memorial fund, and to donate to amazing charity Mermaids, click here: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/carolineflackmemorialfund Tracks of the Week:  La Roux, Automatic Driver https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZ2Wsgm_Cjg JLS, One Shot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r2Q9S4PLkQ  Oh and p.s. Celine’s having the hummus. xoxo

Hello podcast fans!  This week, we wax lyrical about how BLOWN away we were by Kim Petras when we saw her on her Clarity Tour, OMG! We also talks trips to Blackpool, Olivia'a gambling prowess and chip shop recommendation, plus all the updates on Schofe and Jameela Jamil.  We talk the beauty of the Independant Spirit Awards (and the universal queer love that exists for Laura Dern) as well as the latest news from Dwayne Wade and Nikkie Tutorials.  We review Fortune Feimster's new Netflix special, 'Sweet and Salty' as well as Lucy's brand new podcast rec, 'Fanti.'  Track(s) of the week:  People, I've been sad, Christine and the Queens Meet the Parents, Kim Petras  Love you.

Welcome huns! Join us as we talk about the stunning time we had at Carly Rae Jepsen, the return of the love sausage and our continued beef with bad gig etiquette.  We take a brief look at the boggling Netflix drama ‘The Stranger’, recap ‘Queenie’ by Candice Carty-Williams and recommend Russell Tovey’s podcast ‘Talk Art’. We take a look at what’s going on with Jameela Jamil’s coming out in the wake of being made a judge of new ballroom show ’Legendary’ (comprehensive article here: https://www.indy100.com/article/jameela-jamil-hbo-legacy-ballroom-lgbtq-queer-coming-out-9320946) and give a lil nod to Philip Schofield too. Tracks of the Week: Ider- Does She Even Know? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQCTbN8PdWk Carly Rae Jepsen- Cut To The Feeling https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qlsu7RhOnsQ Want to find out more about LGBT history month events near you? Take a look here: https://lgbtplushistorymonth.co.uk/ To read the article from The Guardian with Gilly Flaherty, click here: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/feb/06/west-ham-gilly-flaherty-interview

Hello sweet bebs! This week we're talking the delights of Pasta Grannies, our upcoming queer music weekender and the new Taylor Swift Documenary, 'Miss Americana'- slide on in!  Tracks of the week: Georgia, 'About Work the Dancefloor' Edit:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4Y9V07wry4 Clairo, 'Sophia': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9l8zCOwEII  Queer-Friendly barbers approved by you!  Matu Barber Company: @matubarbercompany  Palace Barbers, Afflecks Palace:  https://www.afflecks.com/shops/palace-barbers/ RPB: https://rpbnq.com/ Remember to subscribe and to leave a lovely 5* review, love ya!

She's here, she's queer, she's a brand new ep.  Join us this week for our lowdown on the Grammys (mainly obsessing over anyone who is a queer cowboy), our reviews of films 'Rafiki' and 'Bombshell' and a little dive into the world of Nigella and Nigel- I'm sure you know who we're talking about.  We also chat the coming out of NikkieTutorials, the rise of the Tradwife and give you a good bumper haul of queer book news.  There's a big old deep dive into season two of 'Sex Education' and we also cover 'AJ & The Queen' and the new Trixie Mattel documentary, 'Moving Parts'. Tracks of the Week:  God Only Knows - The Beach Boys (but really the version from Shrill) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWPo5SC3zik Take You Back (The Iron Hoof Cattle Call) - Orville Peck https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofJiqL3NT64

Hunnies we're home! It's 2020 and the year of our reckoning! It's so fab to be back after a short bbi podcast hiatus and OH how we've missed you! Some might even say that we've lived and longed for this moment?!  This week we take a look back at the decade that was, the decade that is, re-capped Olivia's 30th birthday bonanza (it finally happened everyone) and marvelled at the advent of Lucy's signature lip. 2020 is shaping up to be a big'un already and we love to see it!  Track of the week: Music, Madonna: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sdz2oW0NMFk Heart to Break: Kim Petras: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CPeHQHAQyo

Join us this week for a stunning holiday feast of an ep as we make the yuletide gay! Starting off we take you through a very festive round up of feel good news bits including dogs in Christmas jumpers- obv!  Then we move on to give our rave reviews of Netflix's new Christmas films from cute, high-school romance 'Let It Snow' to wonderfully twee and questionable 'The Knight Before Christmas'. We also talk our favourite Christmas songs, what we don't agree with during the festive period and our fave hun, Celine, has a very special festive message for us all.  Also, stay tuned to the end of the ep for a lil pop punk festive treat! Tracks of the Week:All I Want For Christmas Is A Work Email- Self Esteem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGZOFny_OfU Darkest Night- Robbie Williams https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTCrcri5O3s Have a bloody merry festive season sweet angels xoxo

Hello you lil’ bbi angels on top of the Christmas tree! We’re here, refreshed and revived off the back of a YouTube guided meditation video, ready to bring you all your favourite Queer Longing BITS! And much like Xena and Gabrielle in that bath scene, we too are cleansing you of your worries and taking you on a journey of rejuvenation and discovery through Dolly Parton’s America, Pose Season 2, the latest in Christmas movie offerings and how it all, inevitably, ends in Fleetwood Mac.   Track(s) of the week:   Body, Syd: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7kW3Q46UUc   Wake Me, Bleachers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhOLY14nXJ0   All Best,   Us.

We are joined this week by gorgeous guest and lovely, great human Sophie Galpin! Sophie is a super talented multi-instrumentalist who currently performs with two of our favourite acts SOAK and Self Esteem all over the world! Aside from that she is also involved in all manner of exciting projects from theatre productions to creating solo tracks. Sophie joined us for a great chat about all the bits she's been up to and gave us some insights into the life of a touring musician. We talked balancing your mental health and fun party times, the transition from being in a band to becoming a session musician and we looked back at Sophie's highlights from 2019 and her hopes for 2020.  We also talked about the gateway wine, pinot grigio aka marijuwine-a, the weirdest fry up anyone has ever encountered and the patriarchy, duh.  Sink your teeth into this one huns, it's a golden delicious.  Tracks of the Week:  Blood Orange- Champagne Coast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nO6y1-erVEwHAIM- Hallelujah https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpfJFotlENkNimmo- The Power https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DpQMK5vUYU Crazy P- Cruel Mistress https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9CnSeGkceM

What's that you hear bbis? That's right it's the sweet sound of jingle bells! We're swinging right into the festive season, albeit a lil early, on the poddy this week as we bring you our review of the astounding new film 'Last Christmas'. Buckle in for some right feelings about it.  We also talk our round up of 'Atypical' season 3 with all the great queer bits and friendship bits, have a chat about the new season of 'The Crown' and weigh in on the utterly bemusing interview given by Prince Andrew.  There's also time for a review of the stunning 'RuPaul's Drag Race UK' finale and the crowning of the UK's first Drag Race queen! We go over all the highs and lows of what has been a banging first outing for the UK iteration of the show.  To watch our Celiney singing karaoke in a drag bar, click here! You WON'T regret it! https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/celine-dion-karaoke-drag-bar-club_uk_5dcfbe40e4b0294748179dc0 Tracks of the Week: Last Christmas- Lucy Dacus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE9EcY6iJEI Still The One- One Direction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shHXJCTnL3Q

We're back bebes! Lucy has just about enough voice to get back in the podcast saddle and get an ep out but as you'll hear she's extra croaky. So soz, not soz about that.  In this glorious ep we talk the new BBC adaptation of 'His Dark Materials', in which Lucy has a nerdy freak out about it not being wholly bad. We also talk the exciting news of the upcoming 'Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show', Russell T Davies' emotive appearance on 'Desert Island Discs' and we discuss Emma Watson's new phrase 'self-partnered' i.e. single.  We do a deep dive on the new series of a shared favourite, 'Atypical' including having a look at the burgeoning queer storyline of Casey! Plus we talk about 'Modern Love', a great tv series based on the weekly column from The New York Times.  Tracks of the week:  Break Up (Bye Bye) - The Frock Destroyers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-ASNOvzofU Phase - Pinegrove https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ad8BabV7oLg Check out our playlist on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2ZWeC03BJBVBPJAhAyJjF8?si=wr42Pu6FQ2CaDHNoxVnvuQ Love u huns xoxo

Ah sweet huns- unfortunately this weekend Lucy lost her voice just before our planned recording sesh in some unknown bout of illness via a raucous wedding dance floor.  However, before she was completely silenced (a tragedy, we know) we recorded this short note whilst hanging out in a haunted cloakroom. You can tell from this recording that Lucy's voice was not long for this world (RIP). We thought we'd release this because, why not (take a crazy chance)? We hope to be back to normal service ASAP! xoxo Gossip QL

THIS IS HALLOWEEN. THIS IS HALLOWEEN. HALLOWEEN. HALLOWEEN. THIS IS HALLOWEEN. BOO! Welcome to a very special SPOOKY EP of Queer Longing!  Halloween is basically queer Christmas so it would be remiss of us not to indulge, right? This week we serve you all our spookiest recs from films to podcasts, plus we have A REAL LIFE spooky STORY TIME! Hold on to your berets.  We also give you our reviews of Jonathan van Ness' show at Manchester Apollo as well as a rave review (as per usual) of our dream hun band Self Esteem. We also celebrate the legalisation of same-sex marriage and abortion in Northern Ireland, as well as the latest in period politics and a brand new menopause policy from Channel 4.  Spooky links: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/oct/19/apocalypse-thrillers-and-afrofuturistic-epics-2019s-best-dramatic-podcasts Podcasts: The Horror of Dolores Roach: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-horror-of-dolores-roach/id1437288075  Deadly Manners: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/deadly-manners/id1289105780  Two Girls One Ghost Podcast: https://twogirlsoneghostpodcast.com/  This American Life (Spooky Ep): https://www.thisamericanlife.org/319/and-the-call-was-coming-from-the-basement  Films: Get Out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRfnevzM9kQ  Heavenly Creatures: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJ2yZjnPwQc  Track(s) of the Week!  The Weakerthans, 'Sun in an Empty Room': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u75nHvSvxO8  Harry Styles, 'Lights Up': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NZvM1918_E  LISTEN, IF YOU DAREEEEEEEEEEE.

On this week's stunning episode Olivia and Lucy give you a full review of the outstanding time they had at HearHer Festival 2019. To learn more about the festival check out their website https://www.hearherfestival.com and get down to next years fest! They are ever expanding and if you want a weekend full of likeminded, gorge huns this is not one to sleep on.  In other news, RuPaul's Drag Race UK has started! We digest what we love about the series' UK offering and also take a quick look at what we think they could work on to create a more harmonious series.  We also talk more about 'Girls' as Lucy makes her way through the acclaimed series and Olivia recaps Netflix's 'Unbelievable'.  There's time for a couple of podcast recs re J D Samson talking all things idendity on 'Queery with Cameron Esposito' and also lovely hun Antoni off of Queer Eye on 'Table Manners'.  OH and we introduce you to brand new, don't wanna miss it, concept awards- THE GAFTAS. Tracks of the Week:  Rooms- Self Esteem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9ThuQotPLM I Want You In My Room- Carly Rae Jepsen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foJQWoNEHkI

Why hello sweet angels! Another week, another chance to SPEAK. This week is all about the Transparent Musical Finale, Spooky Season and whether or not there is one unifying dream?!  We also discover our VERY FIRST TROLL (we honestly feel famuz now, thank u su much) and discuss our respective histories in the theatre, darling! Aimee Stephens article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/30/there-is-no-protection-case-of-trans-woman-fired-after-coming-out-could-make-history  Cool dreams: https://www.bbc.com/ideas/videos/whats-the-most-common-thing-we-all-dream-about/p06kzfyn?playlist=the-extraordinary-human-brain  Freddy McConnell legal battle: https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/09/25/freddy-mcconnell-trans-man-gave-birth-father-high-court-legal-battle/  Tracks of the week:  Touch and Go, Would You? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izBbP2kro-c  Sidney Gish, Presumably Dead Arm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtEFpVPhvco

Ever wanted to know what houseplant Olivia and Lucy are according to their lesbian characteristics? Well look no further. We discuss that incredibly important topic and many more in today’s episode.   We talk YA books that shaped us from ‘Sophie’s World’ to ‘His Dark Materials’ and Lucy gives you her review of ‘On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous’ and we therefore fancy ourselves as literary critics. Olivia takes us through her experience of ‘Carnival Row’ which ended with her actually watching ‘Disobedience’ (who can blame her?) and Lucy talks her first watch of ‘Girls’ and new love to hate TV show ‘Succession’.   We also talk about the glorious Emmy winning doc following Kai Shappley in ‘Trans In America: Texas Strong’ and the strong, positive message from Jonathan Van Ness.   Tracks of the week:   Lovesong- The Cure https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ks_qOI0lzho   Love My Way- The Psychedelic Furs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGD9i718kBU   Enjoy xoxo

Word up hunni bbis, how goes it?   This week, we discuss three of the most popular documentaries of the moment, find/watch them here:   Jessy Nelson: 'Odd One Out' https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p07lsr4d/jesy-nelson-odd-one-out  Gareth Thomas: HIV and Me: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0008yrh/gareth-thomas-hiv-and-me Hello, Privilege. It's Me, Chelsea.: https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/80244973  DailyDot review: https://www.dailydot.com/upstream/hello-privilege-its-me-chelsea-review-netflix/  We practice our best ASMR voices as well as exploring the allure of escape rooms, plus we discuss BRAND NEW MUSIC FROM QUEEN CELINE!    Tracks of the week:  Flying on my Own, Celine Dion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ts0d_me8JQs UFO Lighter, Camp Cope: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ca3PCcA_oNY&list=PL-FJtymb9bTxOZrg6aHsufZptUHihwDj7  Sam Smith CBBC Article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/49699790  Taylor Swift in Rolling Stone: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/taylor-swift-rolling-stone-interview-880794/    Enjoy sweet angels!

This week we bring you a recap of the most stunning weekend we had in Margate celebrating a friends 30th. We discuss the golden rule of holiday destinations i.e. one gay bar and one gay bar only, and talk about trifle shots and glorious drag queens at Margate's answer to this rule- Sundowners.  Lucy let's you know all about her family's obsession with games and quiz shows as well as opening up her heart re her lifetime love of One Direction.  We gush some more over Schitt's Creek and give a big metaphorical hug to Cameron Esposito after publishing this article in the NYT about her divorce- https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/13/style/modern-love-cameron-esposito-divorce.html. There's also time for our first ever LIVE CELINE WATCH from the streets, so stay tuned cus you don't wanna miss it! You can listen to the #QueerAF podcast about internalised homophobia here: https://play.acast.com/s/studentpride/2f31ef37-4c27-4999-8ea5-f0cd712e32d8 Tracks of the Week: Can't Take My Eyes Off You- Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcJm1pOswfM Stayaway- Muna https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdCSmdJYKGY

We power through a gorgeous episode this week and hit all the sweet queer spots you could wish for.  There's chats re stunning lez character Dr Carr on 'Mindhunter', Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird being 10/10 couple goals for their piece in InStyle magazine and Kristen Stewart holding hands with her gf no matter what.  Olivia watches 'Call Me By Your Name' at the same time Lucy reads it and we hear all about Olivia's latest wild dream where her and Lucy escape a murderous friend to go watch brilliantly apt cover band, 'The Prorogues'.  We also have a chat about new legislation to teach kids in British schools about different kinds of families and have a laugh about the LGBT, or lack thereof, education that we had at school.  Plus we have time to mourn the retirement of the late, great Nicki Minaj. RIP Roman. (Listen to Make A Baby here, you won't regret it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSEFW0_z0Mo) Tracks of the Week: Kids In The Dark- Bat For Lashes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qm3Xg289qTM Moment- Pinegrove https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoABgUGbq1Y

Oh she's a goodie this week bebs!  We take you through all our thoughts and feelings via a deep dive into our new TV obsession 'Euphoria' and also chat about the sublime nothingness that is 'Big Little Lies'.  It's not all about TV this week as we chat about great podcast listens from Beanie Feldstein on 'Armchair Expert' through to Christian Holden of The Hotelier on The E Word Podcast.  We also have time to answer the questions we know you're dying to have answered, namely: what are our favourite Taylor Swift and Taking Back Sunday songs? Prayers answered huns.  Plus we discuss who would be on the Queer Longing Festival line-up. Oh, and Olivia trolls Lucy all the way through her track of the week. Speaking of which... Tracks of the Week: Worthy- Palehound https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W227QBuX7o Keep On Loving You- Cigarettes After Sex https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDJPpG8e4n4

Good 'morrow podcast huns! It's us, your ever-faithful, but ever so slightly absent podcast hosts! Did you miss us during the fallow week?! We missed you!    This week we're talking Manchester Pride, Fleabag and why it's impossible not to host a queer event NOT in a basement. We finally get 'round to chatting about Queer Longing Live! face to face as well as a bumper consumables section featuring the likes of 'Can You Ever Forgive Me? and 'Fried Green Tomatoes.' We also discuss our most recent summertime reads, all-new Queens from Ru Paul's Drag Race UK and the ALL NEW trailer for The L Word- Bette for President! Tracks of the week: Cruel Summer, Taylor Swift: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ic8j13piAhQ Hand Solo, Marika Hackman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSmBVNjQOp0 The L Word trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7wDg_G9GMU

Olivia has taken a sojourn back to her birthplace and so we bring you a fun lil blooper episode this week! We've also included some extra bits of the pod which never made it to air- ooh aren't you a lucky bunch of huns! We hope you enjoy and we'll be back after a weeks break with a regular full episode.  Stay safe angels xoxoxo

You came, we talked at you, it was a nice time!  This week's episode is our first ever live show in all it's glory. In this extra special pride episode, in collaboration with B Works, we talk what pride means to us and are also joined by some stunning guests to discuss their projects and their experiences of pride.  Our amazing guests were Felix McNulty representing Books Beyond Bars (@beyondbarsuk), who gave us an insightful and important chat about connecting with LGBTQIA+ prisoners. We also heard from Rebecca Swarray (@rebecca.never.becky), superstar DJ of Manchester's RebeccaNeverBecky, to talk all things music, pride and the importance of representing up and coming artists. Finally, we were joined by Caitlin Benedict (@caitlinbenny) who talked us through their acclaimed podcast, NB: My Non-binary Life, and what pride means to them.  We also just about had time for our first ever audience led I Don't Agree With It and a very special pride version of CELINE WATCH.  Tracks of the Week: Bizarre Inc- I'm Gonna Get You https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhRlAbJvVDc Tiesto, Jonas Blue & Rita Ora- Ritual https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ontU9cOg354 girl in red- i wanna be your girlfriend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COOBN-cdJbo Happy pride huns! We hope to bring you more live shows very soon! xoxoxo

Well hello our sweet, sweet pod-angels! It's us, Olivia and Lucy, here for all things queer and pop culture. Guess what, if you're listening as soon as this lil' bbi comes out, it's ONE DAY before QUEER LONGING LIVE! OMGGGGGGGG! In the past us hope it goes well for in the future us!  This week we're talking Lucy's wildly successful DJ set at Friend Zone, Partisan Collective and we lament the many White Parties and Ibiza Yachts that will soon compose her entire existence.  We discuss Blue Dot Festival, Pulsars, and classic horror as we take a deep-dive into the queer cult classique 'Knife + Heart' but not before taking a moment to appreciate Olivia's mum's matchmaking skills- anyone know Suzi Ruffell? Not to be out of step with the mood of the nation we, in true Brit fashion, lament the soupy weather we've been having and Olivia gives her best fan recommendation- important work. Book rec: Hot Milk by Deborah Levy Pod recs: Kim Petras on JVN's Getting Curious Radio 4 Megan Rapinoe Profile Pod Save America: Megan Rapinoe Track of the week:  Angie McMahon: Pasta https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIaqLjLEoc4 Tegan and Sara: I'll Be Back Someday https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUBpeG9V_r8  New York Times Article: It's Time for They: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/10/opinion/pronoun-they-gender.html  GO FORTH AND POD!

Oh hiya huns! This week we had a bit of an unfortunate recording session where we unknowingly lost a few chunks of the pod to the black hole of 'technical difficulties'. Never fear, we pieced together what remained and created this stunning lil baby Frankenstein ep for you!  We talk about Lucy's upcoming DJ set at Friendzone- held at pod favourite space, Partisan. More details here: https://www.facebook.com/events/692133427908184/ Come on down for a banging night of pop bops!  We do a full on deep dive into the newest season of 'Stranger Things' and gush over the brilliant character developments and heart-wrenching story lines.  Olivia recommends Sofie Hagen's pod via Radio 4, 'The Unexpected History of Clean Eating' and also Alok's great guest spot on JVN's 'Getting Curious'.  We also managed to salvage our chat re all the queer Emmy nominations and our expert dissection of the new video from Charli XCX and Christine and the Queens.  Tracks of the Week:  Gone- Charli XCX/Christine and the Queens https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chSZCtLrgz8 All For You- Janet Jackson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvkblzKP29g Oh and we're doing a live show don't ya know! Here's the link to the event: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/queer-longing-live-tickets-65168111576 Please sign up for tickets if you are planning on coming! We cannot wait to see all your gorgeous queer (and queer adjacent) faces! xoxoxoxo

Hello you gorgeous queers! It is us, your ever-faithful podcast hosts, Olivia and Lucy, and it's July, the summer of LURVE.  Or platonic love anyway, as Olivia tells all about life-altering meet-cute with a stranger on a train as well as all the details from our fab weekend at London Pride.  We give a deep analysis of that dinner party scene in Netflix's Tales of the City and discuss some of our favourite queer films of old.  We discuss the power of positive news and the latest New York magazine- 'An Entire Issue With Nothing About Trump!' Lucy gives her review of 'Crudo by Olivia Laing and Olivia tells all after finishing 'A Queer and Pleasant Danger.' AND...at risk of burying the lead, we finally break the exciting news at Queer Longing is doing a LIVE SHOW on August 1st! Head here to book your tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/queer-longing-live-tickets-65168111576  All our love,  Now and always, Olivia and Lucy xo

Hiya huns! This week we continue gushing over our favourite Lioness huns as they bow out graciously from the World Cup and bring to your our idea for new hit cocktail the Long Tall Jill- get mixing stat for the hottest summer drink of 2019.  We have a chat about Lil Nas X's coming out and the sad departure of Janet Weiss from Sleater-Kinney. In terms of consumables, we talk How To Fail with Elizabeth Day and gorge guests Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Nigel Slater. Plus Lucy gives the low down on the somewhat queer episode of Black Mirror, 'Striking Vipers'. (Check out the article mentioned here: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/jun/10/black-mirror-charlie-brooker-striking-vipers)  Oh, and our Celine is back and bad at couture week in Paris. Stunning.  Tracks of the Week: C7osure (You Like)- Lil Nas X https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLgxYjZEflI The Lionesses Official Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/18X3l3hnI7q4kAhfDTcAyA

Well hi, it's us! Your favourite lesbian podcast mums, and we've got a treat for you! (When don't we).  This week we're talking Salford Pride, Olivia's best friend's wedding and her impassioned feelings on vegan cheese.  We take a psychological deep-dive into the emotional connection between straight men and Joni Mitchell, the upcoming London Pride and the 50th Anniversary of The Stonewall Riots.  Tracks of the week: Janelle Monáe - Screwed (feat. Zoë Kravitz) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLPV55zXwJM Dario G - Sunchyme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFKhgF_vkgs   BITS: Underestimate the Girl (Kate Nash Documentary): https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p07ctstz/kate-nash-underestimate-the-girl Buzzfeed Lesbian Cruise article: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/shannonkeating/lesbian-cruise Drag SOS (The Family Gorgeous): https://www.channel4.com/programmes/drag-sos  Stonewall Guardian Article: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/jun/19/stonewall-50th-anniversary-night-that-unleashed-gay-liberation  ENJOY BEBIS!

It's a super special guest episode this week as we bring you the gorgeous chat we only went and had the pleasure of having with Heather Peace and KT Tunstall! We got the chance to talk to super huns KT and Heather at the inaugural Diva Music Festival and had chats all about women in the music industry and the joy of creating a female only line up festival. A huge thank you to them for taking time out of the busy fest to chat to us! If you want to find out more about Diva Fest (which you should!) follow this link: https://www.divamusicfestival.com/ The next festival takes place in October of this year in Poole. So if you're looking for a stunning autumnal queer weekend away GET BOOKING. We can guarantee you will NOT regret it.  We also have time to chat about our viewing developments re 'Tales of the City' and some delightful listeners let us know the scoop on the history behind the 'Gentleman Jack' theme tune. Plus we dive into Lucy's weekend chockablock full of zombie films and do a first watch review of Taylor Swift's new video for 'You Need to Calm Down' and have a lot of feelings about it.  Tracks of the Week:  All I Want- Joni Mitchell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wq2jhs19_V8 Decoration/Currency- Girl Friday https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2j4jD2kDA0 Instagram/Twitter: @queerlonging Email: queerlonging@gmail.com

It’s a big old pod this week full to the brim of juicy, scintillating queer bits! Pull up a pew and join us for chats about all the great new queer media we’ve been trying to get through! We cover the intense new series of ‘Killing Eve’, the sparkling joy of ‘Booksmart’ and the big warm hug that is ‘Tales of the City’. We also get excited by the kick off (pun intended) of the FIFA Women’s World Cup and the memoir coming later this year from Tegan and Sara entitled ‘High School’- right up our street. We also discuss the horrific attack of a queer couple on a London bus, the thoroughly disappointing fatphobic article from the Telegraph and the ridiculous treatment of Munroe Bergdorf by the NSPCC. In addition to all that we just about have time for our first ever, extra special #CelineWatch inspired listener email! Keep ‘em coming, we love to hear from you.   Tracks of the Week:  Praying- Sir Babygirl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wj3Ibzzlh1Y Play the Field- Partner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81gPPWA58m0 Instagram/Twitter: @queerlonging Email: queerlonging@gmail.com