The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast

Hey Hollywood! Historic Couples who would Make Great Happy Movies The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 197 with Heather Rose Jones A tour through the lives of some f/f couples in history who would make great “happily ever after” movies and tv shows Find more information about the primary couples discussed in this show at the following links: Isabella de Luna Mary Kendall and Catharine Jone...

On the Shelf for March 2021 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 196 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction. In this episode we talk about: The topics that historical fiction flinches away from Stories picked for the 2021 Fiction Series Recent and upcoming publications covered on the blog Choquette, Leslie. 2001. “’Homosex...

Madame de Murat: Author of Fairy Tales, Lover of Women The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 195 with Heather Rose Jones In this episode we talk about: The social background of the French salons and court in late 17th century France Madame de Murat as author and gadfly De Murat’s personal and romantic entanglements The legal persecution of Madame de Murat by King Louis XIV The most useful s...

On the Shelf for February 2021 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 194 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction. In this episode we talk about: The 2021 Fiction Series submissions. Recent and upcoming publications covered on the blog Hinds, Leonard. 2001. “Female Friendship as the Foundation of Love in Madeleine de Scudéry’...

A Soldier in the Army of Love by Diane Morrison The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 193 with Heather Rose Jones This quarter’s fiction episode presents “A Soldier in the Army of Love by Diane Morrison, narrated by Laura Pinson. Content Note: This story contains graphic descriptions of war and its aftermath, including sexual assault (though not of the protagonist). A transcript of this pod...

Anne Lister’s Courtship Scripts The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 192 with Heather Rose Jones A guided tour through the relationships of a Regency-era lesbian. In this episode we talk about: The context of Anne Lister’s life Flirtations, courtships, and sexual relationships A detailed chronology and progression of Anne’s relationship with Mrs. Barlow in Paris Sources mentioned Whitbread...

On the Shelf for January 2021 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 191 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction. In this episode we talk about: Call for submissions for the 2021 LHMP audio short story series. See here for details. Recent and upcoming publications covered on the blog Vicinus, Martha. 2004. Intimate Friends: W...

So You’re Writing a Sapphic Historical Romance: Questions to Consider The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 190 with Heather Rose Jones In this episode we talk about the questions to ask about sapphic relationships and how they are perceived in your story’s setting: How easy is it to live outside of the heterosexual marriage paradigm? What are the economic, legal, and religious constraints...

Book Appreciation with Diana Pinguicha The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 189 with Heather Rose Jones In the Book Appreciation segments, our featured authors (or your host) will talk about one or more favorite books with queer female characters in a historic setting. Books mentioned The Handmaiden (movie) Passing Strange by Ellen Klages That Could Be Enough by Alyssa Cole The Seven Husba...

Interview with Diana Pinguicha The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 188 with Heather Rose Jones A series of interviews with authors of historically-based fiction featuring queer women. In this episode we talk about: The myth of the “enchanted Moura” Social, political, and sexual dynamics around the Reconquista Medieval and modern resonances around eating disorders and self-harm Dipping int...

On the Shelf for December 2020 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 187 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction. In this episode we talk about: Lessons from history for the current times Recent and upcoming publications covered on the blog Vicinus, Martha. 2004. Intimate Friends: Women Who Loved Women, 1778-1928. University...

Poetry about Love between Women from the 18th Century The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 186 with Heather Rose Jones A tour through various poems of the 18th century that touch of different aspects of love between women. In this episode we talk about: Anne Finch “Friendship between Ephelia and Ardelia” (1713) Mary Chudleigh “To Lerinda” (1703) Elizabeth Thomas “To Clemena” (1722) John Ho...

Book Appreciation - Sapphic Historic Fantasy in Asian Settings The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 185 with Heather Rose Jones A tour through some sapphic historic fantasy in various Asian cultures by authors with roots in those cultures. Books mentioned The True Queen by Zen Cho Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust The Empress of Salt and Fortune (The Singing Hills Cycle Book 1) b...

Interview with Jane Walsh The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 184 with Heather Rose Jones A series of interviews with authors of historically-based fiction featuring queer women. In this episode we talk about: Writing the sexually-experienced romance heroine The novels that made Jane fall in love with historic romance Salon culture as a place to meet women The complications of showing a H...

On the Shelf for November 2020 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 183 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction. In this episode we talk about: The LHMPodcast’s move and format changes New podcast distribution links for all your favorite podcatchers How you can participate in the LHMPodcast community Check out the Sweetbitt...

Give Us This Day by Jennifer Nestojko The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 182 with Heather Rose Jones The fourth story in our 2020 fiction series Call for submissions for the 2021 LHMP audio short story series. See here for details. A transcript of this podcast is available here. Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Project Online Website: http://alpennia.com/lhmp Blog: http://alpennia.com...

The Anandrine Sect The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 181 with Heather Rose Jones A look at the motif of the 18th century French “Anandrine Sect” purported to be a lesbian sex club. In this episode we talk about: The political context of late 18th c. France Pamphlet culture and secret societies Prominent women rumored to have lesbian relations The “Lodge of Lesbos” The Anandrine Sect A s...

Book Appreciation with Samantha Rajaram The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 180 with Heather Rose Jones In the Book Appreciation segments, our featured authors (or your host) will talk about one or more favorite books with queer female characters in a historic setting. In this episode we talk about: Books mentioned Zami by Audre Lorde My Story by Kamala Das anything by James Baldwin A tra...

Interview with Samantha Rajaram The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 179 with Heather Rose Jones A series of interviews with authors of historically-based fiction featuring queer women. In this episode we talk about: How the anti-miscegenation policy of the Dutch East India Company inspired the story Starting with characters and finding their stories The experience of finding your place in...

On the Shelf for October 2020 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 178 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly update on what the Lesbian Historic Motif Project has been doing. In this episode we talk about: Setting up the new podcast site, links for subscribing via your favorite podcatchers . The tedium of quarantine Recent and upcoming publications covered on the blog Wahl, Elizabeth Susan....

17th c Poet Katherine Philips The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 177 with Heather Rose Jones A biography of poet Katherine Philips with a tour through some of her works. In this episode we talk about: An overview of Philips’ life The poems of friendship Other poetic themes The neo-platonic tradition Reputation and legacy Did Philips write “lesbian poetry”? Poems included Rosania Shadowed...

Book Appreciation: 17-18th century Stories in England and France The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 50c with Heather Rose Jones In the Book Appreciation segments, our featured authors (or your host) will talk about one or more favorite books with queer female characters in a historic setting. In this episode we talk about: Books set in 17-18th century France or England that have sapphic...

Interview with Nyri Bakkalian The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 175 with Heather Rose Jones An interview with Dr. Nyri Bakkalian about her historical research and her cross-time novel. In this episode we talk about: What part time travel plays in Grey Dawn Representing a variety of gender experiences in historical fiction The challenges and pleasures of being a historian writing fiction...

 On the Shelf for September 2020 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 174 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly update on what the Lesbian Historic Motif Project has been doing. In this episode we talk about: The LHMPodcast is going independent! Call for submissions for the 2021 LHMP audio short story series. See here for details. Recent and upcoming publications covered on the blog Hatem,...

“Your Fingers Like Pen and Ink” by Jeannelle M. Ferreira The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 173 with Heather Rose Jones The LHMPodcast fiction series presents a story by Jeannelle M. Ferreira, set in a late 19th century Russian Jewish community. Jeannelle is also the author of The Covert Captain: or, A Marriage of Equals. The story is narrated by Violet Dixon, who also recorded the audio...