Lou Barrett

Queer Discourse

Arts EN ↓ 14 episodes

Queer Discourse is a podcast about queer books and queer ideas. purplepalmpress.substack.com

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Lou Barrett

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S3E5 Afterlife of a Kept Boy w/ Author, Dale Corvino 27.08.2025 1:20:32

Dale Corvino discusses his book, Afterlife of a Kept Boy. Available on our bookshop at purplepalmpress.com/shop Hosted by Lou Barrett. Produced by Purple Palm Press (www.purplepalmpress.com) Follow Dale Corvino’s work on Instagram at @dalecorvino Podcast merch available at bonfire.com/store/purple-palm-press/ Support us on Substack at purplepalmpress.substack.com Sound Editor: Coly Puzzuoli Theme...

S3E4 Entwined w/ Author, Alex Alberto 07.05.2025 1:24:46

Alex Alberto discusses their book, Entwined. Available on our bookshop at purplepalmpress.com/shop Hosted by Lou Barrett. Produced by Purple Palm Press (www.purplepalmpress.com) Follow Alex Alberto’s work on Instagram at @thatalexalberto Podcast merch available at bonfire.com/store/purple-palm-press/ Support us on Substack at purplepalmpress.substack.com Sound Editor: Coly Puzzuoli Theme Song: Sam...

S3E3 Tweakerworld w/ Author, Jason Yamas 23.04.2025 1:20:46

Jason Yamas discusses his book, Tweakerworld. Available on our bookshop at bookshop.org/shop/purplepalmpress Hosted by Lou Barrett. Produced by Purple Palm Press (www.purplepalmpress.com) Follow Jason Yamas’s work on Instagram at @jasonyamas Check out the podcast we discussed about Matthew Shephard’s death: Podcast merch available at bonfire.com/store/purple-palm-press/ Support us on Substack at p...

S3E2 House Of Our Queer w/ Author, Bex Mui 16.04.2025 1:03:46

Bex Mui discusses her book, House Of Our Queer: Healing, Reframing, and Reclaiming Your Spiritual Practice. Available on our website at purplepalmpress.com/shop Hosted by Lou Barrett. Produced by Purple Palm Press (www.purplepalmpress.com) Follow Bex Mui’s work on Instagram at @houseofourqueer Podcast merch available at bonfire.com/store/purple-palm-press/ Support us on Substack at purplepalmpress...

S3E1 Stag Dance w/ Author, Torrey Peters 09.04.2025 1:16:26

Torrey Peters discusses her new book, Stag Dance: A Novel & Stories. Available on our bookshop at bookshop.org/shop/purplepalmpress Hosted by Lou Barrett. Produced by Purple Palm Press (www.purplepalmpress.com) Follow Torrey Peters on Instagram at at @torreyadora Podcast merch available at bonfire.com/store/purple-palm-press/ Support us on Substack at purplepalmpress.substack.com Sound Editor: Col...

S2E4 Polysecure w/ Elizabeth "fig" Harris AKA Bella Figlia Orig. Date 06/30/2022 05.03.2025 1:14:56

Lou and Elizabeth discussed Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy by Jessica Fern. They talked about their own poly lives and the ways Polysecure helped them in their relationships. Hosted by Lou Barrett. Produced by Purple Palm Press (www.purplepalmpress.com) Find more about Elizabeth Harris and her music on Instragram (@bellafiglia777) Listen to her album, Soft Animal, on Spo...

S2E3 Pam & Tommy with Jason Haaf Orig. Date 04/06/2022 26.02.2025 1:16:59

Jason Haaf and Lou Barrett discussed the Pam & Tommy TV show. Hosted by Lou Barrett (@louthebarrett) Follow what Jason Haaf is doing on Instagram @haafwit and look out for his debut book, Harsh Cravings. Produced by Purple Palm Press (www.purplepalmpress.com) Support us on Substack at purplepalmpress.substack.com Podcast merch available at www.purplepalmpress.com/shop Sound Editor: Coly Puzzuoli T...

S2E2"Are Queer People Allowed to Like Dave Chappelle?" with Justin Woody AKA Onya Nurve Orig. Date 02/23/2022 19.02.2025 1:20:54

Justin Woody AKA Onya Nurve and Lou Barrett discussed Dave Chappelle's most recent special, The Closer. Hosted by Lou Barrett (@louthebarrett) Follow what Justin Woody is doing on Instagram @onyanurve Produced by Purple Palm Press (www.purplepalmpress.com) Support us on Substack at purplepalmpress.substack.com Podcast merch available at www.purplepalmpress.com/shop Sound Editor: Coly Puzzuoli Them...

S2E1 Author Lucie Fielding on Trans Sex Orig. Date 01/26/2022 12.02.2025 1:19:08

Lucie Fielding and Lou Barrett discussed Lucie's book, Trans Sex: Clinical Approaches to Trans Sexualities and Erotic Embodiments. Hosted by Lou Barrett (@louthebarrett) Follow what Lucie Fielding is doing on Instagram @luciefielding Produced by Purple Palm Press (www.purplepalmpress.com) Support us on Substack at: purplepalmpress.substack.com Podcast merch available at www.purplepalmpress.com/sho...

S1E4 We Both Laughed in Pleasure w/ Rhodes Rozman Orig. Date 12/02/2020 29.01.2025 1:39:40

Rhodes and Lou discussed We Both Laughed in Pleasure: The Selected Diaries of Lou Sullivan. They talked about reality TV, gender performance, and the differences in work culture in Lou's time and ours. Hosted by Lou Barrett (www.loubarrett.com) Produced by Purple Palm Press (www.purplepalmpress.com) Support the podcast on Substack: purplepalmpress.substack.com Podcast merch available at www.purple...

S1E5 ZAMI w/ Siaara Freeman Orig. Date 12/17/2020 27.01.2025 1:31:01

Siaara Freeman and Lou Barrett discussed ZAMI of Audre Lorde. Together they run The Outsiders Queer Midwest Writing Retreat. They had their first retreat in November 2019. Hosted by Lou Barrett (www.loubarrett.com) Follow what Siaara Freeman is doing on Instagram @shesabadmamajamma Watch her perform Orange is the New Blood: Produced by Purple Palm Press (www.purplepalmpress.com) Support the podcas...

S1E3 Pleasure Activism Part 2 w/ Asia Mapp, Orig Date: 11/04/2020 22.01.2025 1:27:50

Asia and Lou discussed Pleasure Activism by adrienne maree brown. They went down a lot of rabbit holes about sex, food, etc. You can find out more about Asia's work at https://www.rootedgroundhealing.com Hosted by Lou Barrett. Produced by Purple Palm Press (www.purplepalmpress.com) Support the podcast on Substack: purplepalmpress.substack.com Podcast merch available at www.purplepalmpress.com/shop...

S1E2 Original Plumbing w/ Lee Ordell, Orig. Date: 10/27/2020 15.01.2025 1:19:27

Lou and Lee discussed Original Plumbing edited by Amos Mac and Rocco Kayiatos. They talked about the different ways they were impacted by the Original Plumbing collection. Their main takeaway was... don't eat the cereal! Hosted by Lou Barrett. Produced by Purple Palm Press (www.purplepalmpress.com) Support the podcast on Patreon: purplepalmpress.substack.com Podcast merch available at www.purplepa...

S1E1 Pleasure Activism w/ Elizabeth "fig" Harris AKA Bella Figlia, Orig. Date: 10/20/2020 10.01.2025 1:21:53

Lou and Elizabeth discussed Pleasure Activism by adrienne marie brown. They talked about their own pleasure routines, and their favorite parts of the book. They've each had their own pleasure journeys so it was fun discussing the overlap as well as differences. Hosted by Lou Barrett. Produced by Purpled Palm Press (www.purpledpalmpress.com) Find more about Elizabeth Harris and her music on Instrag...