0.10. More on the OG Lesbian and Exploring Sappho with Sweetbitter Podcast
History is Gay
Leigh Pfeffer
4.6 • 536 Ratings
🗓️ 15 December 2020
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
It's been one heck of a year, huh queerlings? This month, while we're not able to bring you a regular episode of History is Gay, we are treating you to a special delight in the form of our fantastic conversation with the wonderful minds and gayness behind the brand new (or at least it was when we recorded this) Sweetbitter Podcast, all about Sappho!
Created by Ellie Brigida, Leesa Charlotte, and Alyse Knorr, Sweetbitter is an investigative podcast that delves into the truth and controversy of Sappho's life, the Isle of Lesbos and homosexuality in ancient Greece. Was Kerkylas of Andros (translation: "Penis of Mansville") Sappho's husband, or a wink to her known love of women? Did she really have a daughter named Kleos or was she her young lover?
Collaborating with experts in the fields of poetry, queer studies, theatre and Ancient Greece, Sweetbitter untangles the life of Sappho including the importance of her work and sexuality in modern times.
Leigh spoke with Leesa and Alyse back in October while they were gearing up to launch the show, and now you can hear five of their episodes everywhere you listen to podcasts, and check them out at www.sweetbitterpodcast.com!
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, queerlings, Lee here up in the intro. Just wanted to give you a little heads up about this |
| 0:06.8 | episode. It's not a regular episode. It's kind of an extra. I originally recorded this back in the |
| 0:13.7 | beginning of October with my wonderful guests that you're about to hear, Elise Knorr and Lisa |
| 0:20.5 | Charlotte. |
| 0:21.9 | And it was to promote their upcoming Sweet Better podcast, which is an investigative |
| 0:28.3 | show deep diving into the life and loves and history of Sappho. |
| 0:35.3 | And everything in the world kind of got very busy and unfortunately I wasn't |
| 0:43.0 | able to get it out before their show. But I am bringing it to you today now. So I hope that you |
| 0:50.4 | get a chance to listen to their show. They premiered October 15th, so they've got some episodes out, and it's a really lovely, |
| 0:59.0 | wonderful listen, and I hope that you enjoy the conversation that we had, and we will have |
| 1:04.0 | another regular episode for you in January. |
| 1:07.5 | Stay safe, stay healthy, I hope that all of your holidays are wonderful and everyone is doing well. |
| 1:14.6 | Bye. |
| 1:16.7 | We've always been here every single year from ancient gays right up to today's see history is queer. |
| 1:31.2 | Some think it's a new way, but we've got something to say. |
| 1:39.2 | History is very, very, very, very, very gay. |
| 1:47.4 | Hello, everybody. |
| 1:49.2 | Lee here in your earholes for yet another bonus episode. |
| 1:53.5 | I have today with me two wonderful folks |
| 1:56.6 | that I have become wonderful friends with |
| 1:58.6 | through nerdiness and queer history shit. |
| 2:02.2 | I am talking to two of the folks behind a brand new podcast called Sweetbitter, which is an |
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