Isnt It Queer

Stacy and Jonny interview Danette Patton about her research into Blues Women, African American's in the music industry, and queer presence, therein. Stacy also previews the upcoming Big Muddy Film Festival.

Jonny and Stacy discuss the State of the Union address, MLK Day, Civil Rights, Marriage Equality and the Supreme Court, and Pope Francis's latest comments about marriage. Apologies for the technical difficulties we've been having with the podcast. We seem to have fixed the microphone pops only to have level issues with Stacy's mic. We continue to work to fix these problems.

Jonny is joined by his partner and husband, Craig Gingrich-Philbrook, to discuss NPR's reporting on a "same sex attracted" pastor who is married, his gay brother's response to the news coverage, and TLC's special "My Husband's Not Gay."

Jonny and Stacy review a few lists of resolutions and hopes for 2015 from LGBTQ and feminist activists. They also discuss TLC's upcoming special, "My Husband is Not Gay" and its links to ex-gay therapy organizations. Finally, a discussion of some current media representations of queer characters.

Jonny and Stacy do a recap of major LGBTQ stories from 2014 and make some hopeful predictions for 2015.

Stacy and Jonny discuss a series of stories about the need for an inclusive LGBT Nondiscrimination/Rights bill in the wake of the failure of any movement on ENDA. They also discuss connections between LGBT rights and the #BlackLivesMatter protests across the country.

Matt Limb joins Jonny to discuss queer art, activism, and a variety of recent news items.

Stacy and Jonny check in on the holiday season kick-off, discuss World Aids Day, and cover a series of stories dealing with blood.

Jonny and Stacy discuss the local responses to the Grand Jury decision not to indict Darren Wilson for the shooting of Michael Brown. Other topics covered included President Obabma's immigration executive order, ranking the worst cities and states in the US for LGBT people, the latest shenanigans of Kirk Cameron, and a check-in on recent developments in the push for nation-wide marriage equality.

Stacy and Jonny discuss the potential schism emerging in the Catholic Church over Pope Francis's liberal theology, the Advocate's Person of the Year selection, global trends in LGBT acceptance, and the anniversary of Pedro Zamora's death.

Stacy and Jonny make sense of the 2014 Midterm Election results. [Note: this should be the last of our buzzy podcasts. New recording tech is finally working in the studio, although we were unable to use it for today's podcast.]

Jonny and Stacy review Halloween week events in Carbondale, city ordinance violations at "The Pony Cabaret," closings of LGBT venues locally and around the country, and new LGBT film and television projects in the works.

Jonny discusses advances in Marriage Equality in October. He also plays and discusses brief documentaries on what the word "queer" means and why some LGBTQ identified people embrace a Christian identity as well. Finally, he ends with a plea to all listeners who are able to vote in the midterm elections.

Jonny and Stacy interview Dr. Stacy Holman Jones about her residency and upcoming talk as part of the SIU LGBT History Month. Dr. Stacy discusses the importance of autoethnography and queer storytelling. Jonny and the Stacy's then discuss the recent Supreme Court (non)decision about Marriage Equality, the My2024 online game/discussion about the future, other local LGBTQ History Month events, and "Transparent" starring Jeffrey Tambor.

Jonny interviews Sandy Pensoneau-Conway about the Rainbow Cafe, a local organization for LGBTQ youth. Sandy and Jonny then review the calendar of upcoming events for LGBTQ History Month. Jonny conducts an interview with Michael McNight about his upcoming cabaret performance, "Barbies Dream Funeral."

In this episode, Stacy and Jonny discuss a number of news items, including: an upcoming campus visit from new Federal District Judge for Southern Illinois, Judge Staci Yandle, who is an out lesbian of color; Bi Pride week; Alison Bechdel's MacArthur Fellowship; queer presence on new Fall TV shows; and the Facebook policy on enforcing the use of legal names.

Our field report of the 6th Annual Carbondale Pride Picnic. Plus, Stacy interviews Michelle Alexander and Teresa Dowell-Vest.

Jonny conducts a phone interview with performance artist Thao P. Nguyen (http://www.thaosolo.com/) about her upcoming performance of "Fortunate Daughter" in the Kleinau Theatre on September 12. Stacy and Jonny also briefly review recent LGBTQ news items and remind folks about the 6th Annual Carbondale Pride Picnic Sunday, September 14, 1-5 P.M.

Wil Davis stops by the studio to share information about the upcoming 6th Annual Carbondale Pride Picnic on September 14 from 1-5. Stacy and Jonny discuss the recent cutting of Michael Sam from the St. Louis Rams.

Stacy and Jonny discuss creating and maintaining LGBTQ inclusive classrooms. We also continue to solicit financial support for our hosting radio station, WDBX. If you value this podcast, please consider making a donation at http://www.gofundme.com/cset1c or http://www.wdbx.org/. Help us keep WDBX on the air.