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Mutable ImmutablesScotty and the Secret History of HollywoodWould you believe us if we told you the old Hollywood version of Tinder was a tiny gas station run by a lil guy named Scotty? Would you believe us if we told you he spent his entire life ~matchmaking~ for celebrities? Would you believe us if we told you there’s a documentary about him that you can watch right now?? Whether you think we’re liars or not, join us this week as we talk about Scotty Bowers and his biographical documentary Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood! (Available to watch on Hulu and Tubi; discretion advi...2023-06-221h 00Mutable ImmutablesWhatever Happened to Baby Jane?Have you ever lied awake at night, cold sweat running down your neck, unsettling your senses, making your tongue tingle with the question you’ve been dying to know, but not brave enough to ask: whatever happened to baby Jane? Folks, we are here to answer that for you today. You’re welcome. Also, spoiler alert, not for this 60 year old film, but for Drag Race All Stars 8!
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Also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Goog...2023-05-251h 06Mutable ImmutablesNew York Episode 6: The End of WWIIIs life at sea just inherently gay? Short answer: yes >:) Tune in to this week’s episode to find out why as we wrap up our discussion of historical events that led to New York being Just So Gay. Also, we get back to our Drag Race roots, so be warned: spoilers ahead!
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Gay New York by George Chauncy
WWII & NYC: Staging Soldier Shows from Burma to Broadway (https://youtu.be/yN1C_bPC4tc)
Gay Soldiers in WWII (https://youtu.be/3XlTsqz00LM)
LGBT+ Hist...2023-05-0753 minMutable ImmutablesNew York Episode 5: The WarWhat do sailors and prisoners have in common? They like to get gay married! Join us this week as we continue our discussion of the war and the role it played in gay history!
Sources:
Gay New York by George Chauncy (sp?)
Fighting WWI on the Streets of New York by Ross J. Wilson (https://www.gothamcenter.org/blog/fighting-world-war-one-on-the-streets-of-new-york)
WWI Historical Museum YT Channel (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1OLsQ_f7YPfC_0WHILGxX7A_UF5nYna_)
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Instagram: @mut...2023-04-1452 minMutable ImmutablesNew York Episode 4: Variety Shows, Times Square, and BroadwayTake me to the Great White Way! Or is it the Thieves Lair? Or is it Times Square? Broadway? Who knows! Find out in this week’s episode as we continue our discussion of gay New York at the turn of the 20th century!
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Kaz Rowe on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/p2bsnqtc7xE
https://youtu.be/UL58NjABPVo
https://www.artofmanliness.com/character/knowledge-of-men/history-of-the-american-bachelor-post-civil-war-america/
https://www.vice.com/en/article/gqmym3/how-the-mafia-once-controlled-the-new-york-gay-scene-616
...2023-03-2355 minMutable ImmutablesNew York Episode 3: War, Mafia, Depression, TheaterBroadway, the Mafia, the Roaring Twenties. What do these all have in common? They played a role in queer history, and we’re here to talk about it!
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Kaz Rowe on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/p2bsnqtc7xE
https://youtu.be/UL58NjABPVo
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/gay-and-lesbian-service-members
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YouTube: @mutableimmutables2023-03-0654 minMutable ImmutablesWe're Back (: An InterludeHiiiiieeeeee! Your favorite quibbling queers are back! Our unexpected hiatus has come to an end and we’re back in the saddle ready to gaily gab! Join us for a cozy and casual little chat before we dive back into our irregularly scheduled programming!
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Mutable ImmutablesNew York Episode 2: Pre-Gay Rights MovementNo, they’re just roommates, I promise! Is that pianist a man or a woman? There’s a buffet in this house?? Join us as we answer these questions and more in our second episode looking through New York’s gay gay gay history!Sources: Gay New York by George ChaunceyFollow us!Instagram: @mutableimmutablesTwitter: @immutablespodYouTube: @mutableimmutablesAlso available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts2022-09-221h 04
Mutable ImmutablesNew York Episode 1: Intro to Gay New YorkDo you sing for the choir? Are you a friend of Dorothy’s? Are you a Horticultural Lad like Maxi? Join us as we kick off Season 2 of Mutable Immutables with an intro to our first city, the big slutty apple!Sources: Gay New York by George ChaunceyFollow us!Instagram: @mutableimmutablesTwitter: @immutablespodYouTube: @mutableimmutablesAlso available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts2022-08-1748 min
Mutable Immutables20 – One Band, One Dream, One DirectionWho’s breaking the tables? Who hates spoons, who loves carrots, how many nipples, and what, specifically, makes you beautiful? That’s right girls gays and theys, the time has come. Let’s stay up all night and talk about it. Take me home and let’s make some midnight memories. Four, to be exact, and they’ll all be made in the am. One band. One dream. One direction. Follow us!Instagram: @mutableimmutablesTwitter: @immutablespodYouTube: @mutableimmutablesAlso available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts2022-08-011h 44
Mutable Immutables19 – Conspiracy TheoriesIs Tupac still alive? Are aliens and ghosts real? Ever heard of this underground group called the Illuminati? Join us, two queers who know nothing about conspiracy theories, as we talk about conspiracy theories. CW: fake news (probably).Follow us!Instagram: @mutableimmutablesTwitter: @immutablespodYouTube: @mutableimmutablesAlso available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts2022-07-111h 07
Mutable Immutables18 – SlaySLAAAAYYYYY! Join us this week as we ask each other silly questions! The only trigger warning this week is bad baby names! Slay!!!Follow us!Instagram: @mutableimmutablesTwitter: @immutablespodYouTube: @mutableimmutablesAlso available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts2022-07-041h 04
Mutable Immutables17 – First PrideHappy Pride! In the final episode of our pride series, we discuss the context and background leading up to the first Pride celebration(s) in the US. TW: police brutality, state violence/discrimination against queer people, mentions of recent SCOTUS-related decisions.Carolina Abortion Fund: https://www.carolinaabortionfund.org/Support your local abortion fund: https://abortionfunds.org/funds/ Follow us!Instagram: @mutableimmutablesTwitter: @immutablespodYouTube: @mutableimmutablesAlso available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts2022-06-2750 min
Mutable Immutables16 – Harvey MilkHe need some milk!!! Harvey Milk! This week, we’re discussing the life and career of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in the U.S. TW: suicide, police brutality, murder, and state violence/discrimination against queer people.Transgender District: https://www.transgenderdistrictsf.com/Sebastian Croft’s T-Shirt: https://everpress.com/queer-was-always-hereChoose Love: https://us.choose.love/Rainbow Railroad: https://www.rainbowrailroad.org/Follow us!Instagram: @mutableimmutablesTwitter: @immutablespodYouTube: @mutableimmutablesAlso available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts2022-06-2056 min
Mutable Immutables15 – The AIDS EpidemicHi gay! We're back with more Pride Programming! This week, we discuss the AIDS epidemic and the course it ran through the US. TW: discussions of death, institutional homophobia, and illness.AHF: https://www.aidshealth.org/Out of the Closet Thrift Stores: https://outofthecloset.org/Other sources/references:Life Before the Lifeboat (film, 2011): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOauL9VDpSkNPR interview with Cliff Morrison/Ward 5B: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/06/26/736060834/1st-aids-ward-5b-fought-to-give-patients-compassionate-care-dignified-deathsHIV/AIDS timeline: https://www.hiv.gov/hiv-basics/overview/history/hiv-and-aids-timelineCompton Cafeteria Riots: https://www.hiv.gov/hiv-basics/overview/history/hiv-and-aids-timelineAnd the Band Played On (film, 1993...2022-06-141h 13
Mutable Immutables14 – Pay It No MindHI GAY! It's Pride Month, and we, your friendly queer neighbors, are partnering with...history. This week, we're talking about some of the most iconic and influential queer figures in history: Marsha P Johnson and Sylvia Rivera. TW: discussions of death, violence (against queer people), and drug use. Transgender Law Center: https://transgenderlawcenter.org/trans-agenda-for-liberation?gclid=Cj0KCQjwqPGUBhDwARIsANNwjV5L9n8tJOAw6xypI2e9OviW-pVLKMe6xAHmRjmuKPUCFChca8VNvT8aAvWIEALw_wcB The Oldest Profession Podcast – Marsha P Johnson and Sylvia Rivera https://oldprosonline.org/marsha-p-johnson-and-sylvia-rivera/ Follow us! Instagram @mutableimmutables Twitter @immutablespod YouTube @mutableimmutablesAlso available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts2022-06-061h 25
Mutable Immutables13 – AS7Did someone call for an ICON??? The moment we've all been waiting for is finally here...Drag Race All Stars 7 – All Winners! And we can't talk about anything else...Get ready for spoilers as we, your favorite amateur journalistas, talk about the first two episodes of AS7, including The Best Snatch Game Of All Time! Follow us! Instagram @mutableimmutables Twitter @immutablespod YouTube @mutableimmutablesAlso available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. This podcast is not affiliated with or endorsed by World of Wonder, RuPaul, VH1, or their affiliates in any way.2022-05-261h 21
Mutable Immutables12 – Drag Con!Well folx, we done conned the drag! Honestly, it was such a great time, and those House of Love Cocktails are no joke, which is evident in this ep. Also: we do not agree with or endorse the comments made by miss Gia Gunn; we recorded this two days before she read everyone at the con. Follow us! Instagram @mutableimmutables Twitter @immutablespod Also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts.This podcast is not affiliated with or endorsed by World of Wonder, RuPaul, VH1, or their affiliates in any way.2022-05-181h 15
Mutable Immutables11 – Female TroubleNo drag race! Which means we get to stumble over our words in an entirely (sort of) different realm of queer culture: John Waters! More specifically, his iconic 1974 film Female Trouble, starring Divine. Join us as we talk about the trashy tale of Dawn Davenport, the issues with wokeness and camp, and why Maxi doesn't fuck with Rocky Horror Picture Show. Follow us! Instagram @mutableimmutables Twitter @immutablespod YouTube @mutableimmutablesAlso available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts2022-05-0255 min
Mutable Immutables10 – Winner Winner Chicken DinnerAnd the winner is.....! Join your local drag sportscasters as we cover the finale of Drag Race US S14! As always, spoilers ahead! Follow us! Instagram @mutableimmutables Twitter @immutablespod YouTube @mutableimmutablesAlso available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts This podcast is not affiliated with or endorsed by World of Wonder, RuPaul, VH1, or their affiliates in any way.2022-04-251h 07
Mutable Immutables9 – Ru-unionWho doesn't love a family reunion? The sisters are fighting, the sisters are flirting, and we're the step-cousins in the back just happy to watch. As always, spoilers ahead for the most recent episode of RPDR! Follow us! Instagram @mutableimmutables Twitter @immutablespod Youtube @mutableimmutablesAlso available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. This podcast is not affiliated with or endorsed by World of Wonder, RuPaul, VH1, or their affiliates in any way.2022-04-181h 17
Mutable Immutables8 – Nuthin Butt RockLet's harken back...what was your first insta post? How did you start tumblr? Do you know what Butt Rock is? Hello. We're here to help. As always, spoilers ahead for the most recent episode of RPDR!Follow us!Instagram @mutableimmutablesTwitter @immutablespodYoutube @mutableimmutablesThis podcast is not affiliated with or endorsed by World of Wonder, RuPaul, VH1, or their affiliates in any way.2022-04-0459 min
Mutable Immutables7 – RudiculousnessIf there was ever a time to give us a pity listen.....it's now. We're back! Join us as we recap the dozen episodes of RPDR that happened in our absence. TW: strong opinions about things that Do Not Matter :)Follow us!Instagram @mutableimmutablesTwitter @immutablespodYoutube @mutableimmutablesThis podcast is not affiliated with or endorsed by World of Wonder, RuPaul, or VH1 or their affiliates in any way.2022-04-021h 30
Mutable Immutables6 – Club KidsWe're back to continue our discussion of the wonderfully weird club kids, this time without a horrible movie! TRIGGER WARNING: The Zivorce (don't ask us how it came up, we don't know). Follow us! Instagram @mutableimmutables Twitter @immutablespod Youtube @mutableimmutables2022-03-071h 00
Mutable Immutables5 – Party MonsterHave you ever seen a bad movie? Just like a really really trash garbage collection of moving images? Well we have, and we're here to tell you about it so you don't have to watch it. Please click play so our efforts won't be in vain.Follow us! Instagram @mutableimmutablesTwitter @immutablespodYouTube @mutableimmutables2022-02-281h 09
Mutable Immutables4 – Dot DotAre you ready for some real amateur audio?? Seems we got excited and couldn't stop beating our mics :// As always, spoilers for Drag Race UK vs. The World and US S14. Be sure to check out @ndlovuyouthchoir on TikTok!Follow us!Instagram @mutableimmutablesTwitter @immutablespodYouTube @mutableimmutables2022-02-2153 min
Mutable Immutables3 – ZillennialismDo you feel ancient and out of touch even though you're in your twenties? Do you remember the first time you saw an iPhone? Did you ever play Farmville? If so, you may be entitled to compensation, and we're here to give that to you. Join us as we talk about this week's Drag Race looks, and as we reminisce about our upbringing and the culture of Zillennialism!Follow us!Instagram @mutableimmutablesTwitter @immutablespodYouTube @mutableimmutables2022-02-141h 01
Mutable Immutables2 – RuCap 2CapWe're back! This week, we're talking about the latest episode of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 14, and the world premiere of UK vs the World! SPOILERS AHEAD! Follow us! Instagram @mutableimmutables Twitter @immutablespodYouTube @mutableimmutables2022-02-071h 00
Mutable Immutables1 – Paris Is BurningWelcome to Mutable Immutables! We're here to talk about queer culture and everything we love about it! For our inaugural episode, we thought it appropriate to discuss a formative classic of LGBTQ+ culture: Paris Is Burning. ***TRIGGER WARNING*** trans violence, sexual assault, racism.Follow us!Instagram @mutableimmutablesTwitter @immutablespodYoutube @mutableimmutables2022-01-3056 min