My guest this week is Dean FM, a genderqueer rapper from Massachusetts. Dean was always a colorful kid and loved to escape into music — but never considered that it might become a career until a series of setbacks made him re-evaluate where he was living and what he was doing with his life. Dean just released a new album — there’s a link to that in the shownotes — and he has big dreams for what’s next.
We’ll have that conversation in a minute. First, a couple quick announcements, starting with a reminder that if you like this podcast, you’ll probably like my newsletter. Every week I share fun stories about the making of beloved movies and TV shows, as well as the fascinating people behind them. You can sign up at MattBaume.com.
Also, check out my YouTube channel for videos about the making of iconic pop culture — I just released a new one about the 2004 movie Straight Jacket, which made a big splash when it came out, then disappeared for mysterious reasons, and is finally poised for a triumphant return. That’s now live at YouTube.com/mattbaume.
And I hope you’ll join me for weekly livestreams over on Twitch every Sunday afternoon. That’s at twitch.tv/mattbaume. We’ll be watching Straight Jacket this weekend, as well as some of my favorite scenes from the drag camp classic Girls Will be Girls.
Also! If you haven’t yet, take a look at my book about the history of queer characters on American sitcoms, Hi Honey, I’m Homo! Available now wherever books are sold. Go to gaysitcoms.com for details and to get a signed copy.
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Sweaty Good Times (Ep. 235 - Dance Music/Ryan Whedon)
Fantasy Worlds with Quests and Wizards (Ep. 234 - Dungeons & Dragons/David Gaider)
The Psychology of Harry Potter (Ep 232 - Harry Potter/Victoria Lee)
A Musical Theater Teen Factory (Ep 231 - Peter Pan/Marc Snetiker)
My First Gay Gasp (Ep 230 - Gilmore Girls & Nico Lang)
Humans Trying to Make Sense of God (Ep. 229: The Good Place & Ross Murray)
The Last Person Who Was Taught to Cruise (Ep. 228 - Roger Rabbit & John Leavitt)
Buffy is How I Found Friends (Ep. 227 - Buffy & Ray Goldberg)
You're Going to Have a Lot of Feelings (Ep. 226: Tobin Low & the Tonys)
Consistently Lying (Ep. 225 - old-timey radio)
We Were Young and Having Fun (Ep. 224 - Miami Beach in the 1970s)
The Seven Minutes of Terror (Ep. 223 - Arthur C. Clarke)
Weird and Queered (Ep. 222 - Return to Oz)
Bonus Episode: A Show for all the Awkward Queers (Ep. 222 - Xena Warrior Princess)
Seek Queer People Out (Ep. 220 - My Gay Roommate)
Why Can't it be Me? (Ep. 219 - Shakespeare)
An Etch-a-Sketch for my Life (Ep. 217 - Clue)
Bonus Episode: Science is Queer (Ep. 218 - ASAP Science's Mitch and Greg)
Hypersaturated (Ep. 216 - Knitting & Dance)
Working on Something Big (Ep. 215 - Sci-Fi and Ham Radio)
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