We’re careening towards Thanksgiving, and you know what that means — an onslaught of holiday specials on the horizon. One that I’m particularly looking forward to is Santa Inc, a stop-motion special featuring the voice of comedian Joel Kim Booster. I spoke with Joel back in 2017, and this week we’re diving into the Sewers of Paris archive to revisit that conversation in preparation for the holidays.
Joel grew up in a household where his parents tried to control every aspect of his life — until he came out, at which point he found himself homeless, and then taken in by a family he barely even knew.
We’ll have that conversation in a minute. First a reminder to check out my YouTube channel where I post videos about queer pop culture. I’ve got one coming up about Jim Nabors, the Andy Griffith Show, and a scandalous fake marriage that nearly ended two closeted actors’ careers.
And you can also head over to my Patreon to watch hours of bonus videos featuring stories of TV and film history.
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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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