My guest this week left his old life behind to chase dreams of freedom with the love of his life. Buck Jones was working a corporate job with a homophobic boss when he and his then-boyfriend, now-husband sold their home and moved overseas to open a little cafe in Paris. It was the culmination of a lot of childhood dreams, informed by Buck’s love of classic mid-century sitcoms — but it was also the start of a lot of work, and a gigantic culture shock.
We’ll have that conversation in a minute. First, a reminder to head over to mattbaume.com to subscribe to my newsletter — this week I have a story about the movie Twilight and its connection to squids.
Also take a look at my YouTube channel for videos about film and TV history. I just posted a video about the conflict over the sitcom Soap that engulfed America in the summer of 1977. And head over to my Patreon to support The Sewers of Paris and watch hours of bonus videos, including an interview with Marsha Posner Williams, producer of The Golden Girls and Soap and many other shows.
You and Your Peacocks are Ridiculous (Ep 430 - Salome/Ben Miller)
Gay Guy Seeking Lesbian to Live a Lie (Ep 429 - Big Valley/John)
Stripping Floral (Ep 428 - Margaret Atwood/Kevin)
The Eight-Year Audition (Ep 427 - Into the Woods/Alexis Michelle)
My Favorite Fairy (Ep 426 - Fairy tales/Trip)
The Fantasy That They Sold Us (Ep 425 - International Male/Jesse)
Talking About Pleasure (Ep 424 - Madonna/Shantel & Trevor)
Do I want him or do I want to be him? (Ep 423 - Manuel/Disney films)
Tough on the Outside, Nice on the Inside (Ep 422 - Pokémon/José)
All of Your Passions Together (Ep 421 - Max Miller/Tasting History)
Comrades and Bedfellows (Ep 420 - Walt Whitman/Andrew)
Enemies to Lovers (Ep 419 - Christopher Rice/Gay romance novels)
Where the Action Was (Ep 418 - Harvey Brownstone/Making Love)
Excited and Scared (Ep 417 - Ari Shapiro/Stephen Sondheim)
Punks Versus Hippies (Ep 416 - David/FM Radio)
It Was Completely Weird (Ep 415 - David/Grateful Dead)
West Coast 60s Psychedelic Culture (Ep 414 - David/Jimi Hendrix)
Never Saying No to Anything (Ep 413 - Andrew/Monty Python)
The Sewers of Paris Holiday Special Special
Fandom Acts of Kindness (Ep 412 - Kaela Joseph and Tanya Cook)
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