Queers Gone By with Kate Butch and Caitlin Powell

What do you get if you multiply the worst one from MI High by three? Totally Spies! In this incompetent answer to Charlie's Angels, we discuss that German TikTok kid, Auntie Mabel, and Kate goes on about another cult 80s film.   We're not sure why either.   Don't forget to subscribe and review the podcast! Follow us! @queersgoneby on IG and Twitter @katebutch1 on IG, Twitter and FB @caitlinrpowell...

Picture the scene. You're cruising on down main street. You're relaxed and feeling good. Next thing that you know you're seeing...   THE BEST AND QUEEREST TEACHER YOU EVER HAD!   Join us as we jet off into space to learn about planets, meteors, and lesbians. Fasten your seatbelt...   Don't forget to subscribe and review the podcast! Follow us! @queersgoneby on IG and Twitter @katebutch1 on IG, Twi...

When it comes to the Dumping Ground, we just can't keep away! We're back with the Beaker for two more episodes of the classic TV Series, and we've got all your favourites - Cockney children, Peter and his nan, renowned Pain Elaine and, of course, Queer Icon Justine Littlewood.   Don't forget to subscribe and review the podcast! Follow us! @queersgoneby on IG and Twitter @katebutch1 on IG, Twitter...

Hey now, hey now. This week, we're visiting uncoordinated icon Hilary Duff as she takes us across the globe to Italy in the seminal classic The Lizzie McGuire Movie. We've got everything: a fashion montage, an obnoxious chihuahua, lip-sync based gaslighting, and that's just the start! This really is what dreams are made of.   Don't forget to subscribe and review the podcast! Follow us! @queersgone...

It's everybody's favourite evil mice, doing some kind of plot with crabs and frogs! And Britney is also there, for some reason. Honestly, recording this episode was a blur... Don't forget to subscribe and review the podcast! Follow us! @queersgoneby on IG and Twitter @katebutch1 on IG, Twitter and FB @caitlinrpowell on IG, @caitlinpwll on Twitter Music: Disco Sting Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)...

This week, we're exploring the awful, awful romance that swept the world - TWILIGHT! This movie has everything: gaslighting, superhuman strength, mirrors - what's not to love? Well... Don't forget to subscribe and review the podcast! Follow us! @queersgoneby on IG and Twitter @katebutch1 on IG, Twitter and FB @caitlinrpowell on IG, @caitlinpwll on Twitter Music: Disco Sting Kevin MacLeod (incompet...

Do not react - YOU are the saboteur! This week, we're heading off to a mystical island to play some spooky games at the behest of a mysterious voice. Confused? Don't worry, we will guide you through your whisper clip... Don't forget to subscribe and review the podcast! Follow us! @queersgoneby on IG and Twitter @katebutch1 on IG, Twitter and FB @caitlinrpowell on IG, @caitlinpwll on Twitter Music:...

This week, we can show the things we know on The Shiny Show! We also learn a lot about swimming pools and ASMR. We're not sure how we got here either. Regardless, we were distracted by shiny things and were lucky enough to hear a new song! Don't forget to subscribe and review the podcast! Follow us! @queersgoneby on IG and Twitter @katebutch1 on IG, Twitter and FB @caitlinrpowell on IG, @caitlinpw...

Every day when you're walking down the street, there's a chance that you'll be accosted by queer anthropomorphic animals. They'll steal your bike, kick a bowling ball, marry your sister - what a wonderful kind of day. #CanAardvarksBeRacist Don't forget to subscribe and review the podcast! Follow us! @queersgoneby on IG and Twitter @katebutch1 on IG, Twitter and FB @caitlinrpowell on IG, @caitlinpw...

It's the start of something new, and we're seeing in 2020 with a trip back to High School. A film standing at the intersection of sports, science, and theatre. A paragon of musical innovation and basketball excellence. All bangers, no mash. And bumspray. Don't forget to subscribe and review the podcast! Follow us! @queersgoneby on IG and Twitter @katebutch1 on IG, Twitter and FB @caitlinrpowell on...

Merry Boxing Day! We're finishing up 2019 with another visit to Kate's VHS childhood - The Road to El Dorado! Featuring the fittest three people in animation history, a completely queer leading cast, and the music of Elton John, what's not to love? Well, Kenneth Branagh... Don't forget to subscribe and review the podcast! Follow us! @queersgoneby on IG and Twitter @katebutch1 on IG, Twitter and FB...

This week, Kate's making it all about herself (again) with Barbie in the Nutcracker! Tchaikovsky in plastic - it's fantastic! Don't forget to subscribe and review the podcast! Follow us! @queersgoneby on IG and Twitter @katebutch1 on IG, Twitter and FB @caitlinrpowell on IG, @caitlinpwll on Twitter Music: Disco Sting Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3...

We're rounding out our Raymond Briggs double bill, and learning all about the xenophobic nonsense Santa gets up to outside of December. Plus: listen out for the return of Sexy Nondescript Feline Woman (TM)! Don't forget to subscribe and review the podcast! Follow us! @queersgoneby on IG and Twitter @katebutch1 on IG, Twitter and FB @caitlinrpowell on IG, @caitlinpwll on Twitter Music: Disco Sting...

Join us on another festive experience, as we explore sub-zero kidnapping, set to the angelic voice of Aled Jones - that's right, it's THE SNOWMAN! Raymond Briggs' classic is brought to life before our eyes, before (spoiler alert) melting in a puddle of disappointment and knitwear. Don't forget to subscribe and review the podcast! Follow us! @queersgoneby on IG and Twitter @katebutch1 on IG, Twitte...

Let's get ourselves back in that wardrobe, but this time, let's meet TILDA SWINTON. The androgynous icon tries to stop global warming, but is foiled by four posh/queer children (wait til you find out what Edmund's up to now), there's a lion, etc. etc. You know the story, but this time - there's a budget! #CairParallel Don't forget to subscribe and review the podcast! Follow us! @queersgoneby on IG...

This week we're stepping through the wardrobe to the magical land of Narnia...twice! First up we're going all the way back to the 80s with the BBC's adaptation, starring a fabulous Kate Bush impersonator as the White Witch, and a chipmunk as Lucy. Learn about Kate's fear of wolves, and hear the word 'Glossop' said far too many times. Don't forget to subscribe and review the podcast! Follow us! @qu...

Wherever you find love, it feels like another Christmas episode of Queers Gone By! Today we're revisiting the festive classic, Michael Caine Gets Terrorised by Felt. With a banging soundtrack, stellar performances, and Miss Piggy in a mobcap, what's not to love? Well, the fact that this isn't Muppets Wizard of Oz... Don't forget to subscribe and review the podcast! Follow us! @queersgoneby on IG a...

It's CHRIIIIISTMAAAAAS! Kicking off our first foray into festive fuckery, we're visiting the Tweenies' Enchanted Toyshop! We ask which Tweenies we identify as, meet some fabulous mice, and sing along to the greatest Christmas banger ever written. Don't forget to subscribe and review the podcast! Follow us! @queersgoneby on IG and Twitter @katebutch1 on IG, Twitter and FB @caitlinrpowell on IG, @ca...

Would you look at that - it's our first film! This week we're looking back on that magical gal, Matilda, but mainly on her fabulous mum. And tbh Miss Trunchbull is amazing too. Don't forget to subscribe and review the podcast! Follow us! @queersgoneby on IG and Twitter @katebutch1 on IG, Twitter and FB @caitlinrpowell on IG, @caitlinpwll on Twitter Music: Disco Sting Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com...

We're finishing our trip to the Whoniverse with the show we definitely shouldn't have watched at the age of 10 but did anyway: it's Torchwood! This week, we meet a big bisexual cloud, lust after Captain Jack, and try and work out the administrative structure of this secret organisation. Also featuring an iconic nostalgic snack AND a merchandise surprise! Don't forget to subscribe and review the po...

This week we're heading off in our TARDIS to the wonderful world of Doctor Who, where we play the Weakest Link, learn What Not To Wear, and try not to swear on Big Brother. Featuring in-depth analysis of the exact moment millions of eight-year-olds sat up from their sofas and whispered: "so that's what I am..." Don't forget to subscribe and review the podcast! Follow us! @queersgoneby on IG and Tw...

This week on QGB, we're kicking off a little miniseries for your listening pleasure! We're dipping into the holy trinity of the Whoniverse (sorry, iPlayer's Class) for the next three weeks, and analysing how they made us queer. Spoiler alert: it's a lot. We begin with CBBC's The Sarah Jane Adventures, or: Travels with a Middle-Aged Lesbian. With apologies to the estate of Elisabeth Sladen. Don't f...

Happy Halloween! This week we're getting into the spooky spirit with the scariest thing of all: PLAGIARISM. Listen as Caitlin and Kate delve into the world of magical boarding schools, with broomsticks, toads, and kindly headteachers. Sound familiar? That's right, it's the Worst Witch! Fuck you, JK Rowling. Don't forget to subscribe and review the podcast! Follow us! @queersgoneby on IG and Twitte...

This week we watch a slightly more modern show - and one that Kate has never seen! Ignoring the similarities between two losers putting random nonsense on the internet, Kate and Caitlin visit iCarly and her far better friend Sam, to learn about creating YouTube content when you have no charisma or talent. We also talk about Mr Moseby from Suite Life. A lot. Don't forget to subscribe and review the...

This week, we're joined by a very special guest, our drag mother Crudi Dench! She joins us to discuss psychedelic favourite, Tots TV! We ask: where did that wheelbarrow come from? Why is one of them French? And did those two goblins just fuck?? Please subscribe and review the podcast! Follow us! @queersgoneby on IG and Twitter @katebutch1 on IG, Twitter and FB @caitlinrpowell on IG, @caitlinpwll o...