Description

Pride month is edging to a close (sad), so host Emily Spindler-Carruthers gathered The Standard video editor and Switched On producer Aditi Kutty and media enthusiast Sigurd Apollo for a special episode on the good and the bad in queer media. Topics include queerbaiting, final episode queer reveals, and the 'bury your gays' trope. This episode contains descriptions of media that the guest may have found harmful; listener discretion is advised. 

A full list of media discussed, mentioned, or referenced: 

Films:

• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (Episode IX) (2019)
• The Little Mermaid (1989) 
• Hercules (1997)
• Aladdin (1992)
• The World to Come (2021)
• Brokeback Mountain (2005)
• The Half of It (2020)

Television:

• The Untamed (2019)
• The Owl House (2020—present)
• Kim Possible (2002—2007)
• Dragon Ball Z (1989—1996)
• BBC Sherlock (2011—2017)
• Merlin (2008–2012)
• Supernatural (2005—2020)
• The Legend of Korra (2012—2014)
• She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018—2020)
• Adventure Time (2010—2018)
• Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts (2020)
• The 100 (2014—2020)
• The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020)
• Game of Thrones (2011—2019)
• The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018–2020)
• Riverdale (2017—present)
• Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013—2022)

Video Games:

• Tell Me Why (2020)
• The Outer Worlds (2019)

Recommendations for media the guests and host really enjoyed are available on our instagram page. 

Switched on is an entertainment podcast by Swinburne University's The Standard. This episode was hosted and researched by Emily Spinder-Carruthers, edited by Jayne McLucas and produced by Aditi Kutty. Music is by Wataboi from Pixabay.

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