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James Kirchick on ‘Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington’

Quillette Podcast

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Politics, Science, Society & Culture, News, News Commentary

4.4929 Ratings

🗓️ 6 July 2022

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay talks to author James Kirchick about the closeted lives of gay men living and working in America's capital during the Cold War. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Colette Podcast. My name is Claire Lehman and I am editor and chief of Colette.

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Colette is where Free Thought lives. We are an independent grassroots platform for heterodox ideas and fearless commentary.

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Our podcast is a team effort and is jointly hosted by myself and Canadian editor Jonathan Kay.

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becoming a monthly patron you'll also receive our weekly newsletter.

0:30.8

I had a very strange phone call, Brig.

0:35.0

Strange?

0:36.0

Who was it?

0:37.0

I don't know, a man.

0:38.0

He said to tell you, before you go on with a Leffingwell matter, you ought to remember what happened in Hawaii and he hung up

0:45.0

what happened in a Hawaii great what was the voice like was crawly He made it sound like he knew some kind of nasty secret.

0:57.0

Well, I've been on the front pages the past few days and bound to get some crack-by calls.

1:02.0

Just hang up if you get any more.

1:05.0

Are you sure you're doing the right thing about laughing well, brave?

1:08.0

Yes, darling, I'm sure.

1:10.0

Don't worry about it.

1:12.0

What did you mean about Hawaii.

1:13.0

Hawaii.

1:14.0

I was stationed there when I was in the army, but I don't see what that would have to do with

1:19.2

Leffingwood.

1:21.0

Just some crackpot, darling darling that's all.

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