Bad Gays

A podcast about evil and complicated queers in history. Why do we remember our heroes better than our villains? Hosted by Huw Lemmey and Ben Miller. Learn more: www.badgayspod.com

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Episodes

Episode 4: James VI and I

Tuesday Apr 09, 2019

Tuesday Apr 09, 2019

If you liked Yiorgos Lanthinos' court psychodrama The Favourite, you'll love this exploration of the complicated life of James VI and I – a king who united Scotland and England, persecuted witches, and granted his male favorites extraordinary power and privilege. Come for the court drama and stay for in-depth discussions of primitive accumulation and the question of whether using the word 'gay' to describe a 16th-century monarch makes any sense at all. 

Episode 3: Lawrence of Arabia

Tuesday Apr 02, 2019

Tuesday Apr 02, 2019

We take a look at the fascinating life of T. E. Lawrence: poet, archaeologist, sadomasochist, and agent of Arab self-determination and British colonial rule. 

Episode 2: Bosie

Tuesday Mar 26, 2019

Tuesday Mar 26, 2019

We profile Lord Alfred Bruce Douglas, the beautiful and dissolute poet, publisher, and lover of Oscar Wilde–who helped bring Wilde to ruin, became an antisemite, and generally personifies the term "evil twink energy." 

Episode 1: Ernst Röhm

Tuesday Mar 19, 2019

Tuesday Mar 19, 2019

A discussion of the life and ideology of Ernst Röhm, the world's first openly gay politician: and a Nazi. 

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