Panic True Queer Crime

Jeffrey Mundt and Joseph (Joey) Banis met, did lots of meth, and one night they invited an acquaintance over for some drug-fueled sex. The results of that night wouldn't be discovered for months to come. A domestic violence call from a historic house in Louisville, Kentucky, would bring an ill-fated relationship to an end. The body buried in the wine cellar would answer the question of where a mis...

A new episode starts on June 19. I created this true-crime channel to focus on the life and murders of LGBTQ+ people.  I called the channel Panic because for much more of the recorded history of LGBTQ+ folks there's been a panic.  By investigating everything from hate crimes to domestic violence murders and serial killers we'll gain insight into how societal views can affect the fight for justice....

In this episode the political life and times of Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer. Community organizer and civil rights activist Mrs. Hamer endured threats of violence and brutal physical harm to ensure poor black voters had the right to vote.  If you don't know who she is you'll be inspired hearing her tell her story in her own words.  

We'll look at some terrible apologies and a few public and private apologies and how to be better at it. 

Thanks for joining me for the first episode of season two of the podcast. I wanted to look at racism and what feels like a real moment of change. 

One of the things I forgot to mention in this episode is my favorite idiom use of the zipper is Zip it. As in, "Hey, you with the face, zip it." A slang version of Shut-up. I've only used it in jest but it's pretty satisfying.  

In 2019 the San Francisco police announced they had DNA evidence, a digitally aged photo and a $100,000 reward leading to the arrest and conviction of the 1970s serial killer The Doodler. Be sure to visit the Deeper Dive section for maps, photos and other details I couldn't fit in this episode. https://reggiedeepdive.com/adeeperdivepod/

In the digital age how much has scandal changed? Why are we so drawn to scandal? What if anything do scandals have to tell us about who we are and the things that matter to us? For more visit the website: https://reggiedeepdive.com/adeeperdivepod/  

"The poems introduce the girls to other kinds of people of color, other worlds. To adventure, and kindness, and cruelty. Cruelty that we usually think we face alone, but we don't. We discover that by sharing with each other we find strength to go on."  ―  Ntozake Shange

The history of men's clothes is colorful, bold and at times dangerous. Don't forget to check out the Deep Dive website for a deeper dive. www.reggiedeepdive.com

In this episode two Japanese films who use lust and desire to examines the human need for belonging and order even as it all vanishes right before our eyes.  Male/male love among the samurai is the facade for much larger themes. A muted beautiful film of a closed society destroyed from the inside out.  A Beautiful Mystery is an erotic comedy biting as it is drenched in the sweaty of muscled young...

Three works by one of the greatest playwright in the world writing about nearly every aspect of the human condition with humanity, humor and poetry.           

My love for the Newton J. Tharp Commercial School in San Francisco and the struggle to educate all of San Francisco's children before and after the 1906 earthquake. Visit www.reggiedeepdive.com  for photos, a program transcript and more. 

Often the story of natural disasters and their aftermath lump everyone's experience into one narrative but what about communities of color who survived the 1906 earthquake, what about their children, their education? In this episode, I share my love for the Newton J. Tharp School in San Francisco. Built in 1910 it survived a turbulent history only to be left frozen in time by an attempt to save it...

Two live recordings by Lena Horne one on New Years Eve 1956 at the Waldorf Astoria in New York and the other recorded in the Rat Pack's playroom, The Copa at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas over three nights in 1960 released in 1961 on the RCA Victor label.

Be sure to check out two part and the trial that helped put the gay and trans panic defense on the map.

If you haven't listen to part one please be sure to check out part one. https://reggiedeepdive.com/#gaypanic01