My guest this week is Josh Weed, who ten years ago became a minor online celebrity after writing a blog post about how he was gay, Mormon, and happily married to a woman. Well, things have changed a bit since then. In 2018, Josh and his now ex-wife decided that it just wasn’t working, and they parted ways to pursue new relationships. Since then, they’ve both re-married, and remain close friends. And Josh has had some space to reflect on the cultural forces that gave them a distorted view of human sexuality … and those that helped them break free, including a handful of unexpected films.
We’ll have that conversation in a minute. First, a reminder that I’ve got a book coming out next year about queer sitcoms! It’s called Hi Honey, I’m Homo, and pre-orders are open — head over to gaysitcoms.com to get all the details.
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Don't Ask Me Out Again Until You've Written Chapter Two (Ep 468 - Steven Rowley/Tootsie)
There Was a Rage (Ep 467 - Star Wars/Karl Dunn)
Lucy Would Not Take This Down (Ep 466 Lucille Ball/Eli McCann)
Living a Superhero Lifestyle (Ep 465 - Scooby Doo/Tim Fish)
Gay Male Student #1 (Ep 464 - Carol Burnett/Justin Root)
I Love F***-Ups (Ep 463 - Another World/Rasheed Newson)
Loners & Misfits (Ep 462 - Silence of the Lambs/Monty Wolfe)
Sci-Fi, Soaps, and Sports (Ep 461 - Jesse/All My Children)
I Don't Know When I Lost My Sense of Shame (Ep 460 - Dayspring/Anthony Oliveira)
Legendary Slumber Parties (Ep 459 - Robert Patrick/Greenwich Village)
The Silver Age of Queer Cinema (Ep 458 - Tyler/It's a Sin)
People Who Have Real Magic (Ep 457 - Ryan/Dune)
Very Powerful Women (Ep 456 - Paul/The Eyes of Laura Mars)
A Writer's Job (Ep 455 - Wicked/Gregory Maguire)
If I Drown Myself in my Bathtub for my Art, so Be it (Ep 454 - Sam/Pushing Up Daisies)
I Didn't Know I Could Love Someone Like That (Ep 453 - Mark/Rent)
How Much Can We Get Away With? (Ep 452 - David/The Muppets)
I Live My Life Like Performance Art (Ep 451 - Dean FM/That's So Raven)
Everything but the Snakes (Ep 450 - Joseph/Worship songs)
It's Worthwhile to Fall in Love (Ep 449: Jin/Tales of the City)
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