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Outward: Lesbians in Paris … and in Period Dramas

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🗓️ 21 April 2021

⏱️ 72 minutes

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This month, Christina, Bryan, and Rumaan are first joined by Diana Souhami, whose new book, No Modernism Without Lesbians, tells the story of Sylvia Beach, Bryher, Natalie Barney, Gertrude Stein, and the artistic community they built in Paris between the wars. Then June Thomas joins them for a discussion of the recent spate of period dramas featuring women in love. Why can’t the women in these films get a little electricity or running water? Items discussed on the show:  Dan D’Addario on Colton Underwood’s coming out, in Variety Daniel Schroeder on what Underwood’s coming out revealed about the Bachelor franchise, in Slate “Transgender Childhood Is Not a ‘Trend’,“ by Jules Gill-Peterson in the New York Times  No Modernism Without Lesbians, by Diana Souhami Saturday Night Live’s take on lesbian period dramas Ammonite Carol Portrait of a Lady on Fire (and Slate Spoiler Special episode) The World to Come Gay Agenda Bryan: The Lady and the Dale on HBOMax Rumaan: Julie Mehretu’s exhibit at the Whitney Museum, and the New York Times T Magazine conversation between Mehretu and her former partner Jessica Rankin June: The audiobook Hoosier Daddy, by Ann McMan and Salem West, and Not the Real Jupiter, by Barbara Wilson Christina: Eye to Eye: Portraits of Lesbians, by JEB, and June’s interview with JEB on Slate’s Working podcast about the making of the book This podcast was produced by Margaret Kelley. Please send feedback, topic ideas, and advice questions to outwardpodcast@slate.com. Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hello and welcome to the April 2021 edition of Outward.

0:46.2

I'm Brian Louder, Editor of Outward, and I have a ruling from the Queer Council to

0:51.9

deliver.

0:52.9

Yes, very important, which is that while regular daffodils are exempt from identity politics,

0:59.7

these ones with the insane gaudy orange centers are officially gay.

1:04.4

It's honestly far, far too much, and we love you for it.

1:07.0

Thank you, orange daffodils.

1:08.6

I've always wondered why I was attracted to those daffodils.

1:12.6

I'm Christina Kutterucci, a senior writer at Slate, and because I preach the gospel of

1:19.5

Lil Nas X, I'll be spending the last few weeks of my post-vaccination life practicing

1:25.8

the lap dance that I'll use to seduce Ann Murder, Satan himself.

1:30.2

I don't know about you guys.

1:35.2

I'm Ramon Alam.

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I am a co-host of this show and of Slate's working, and I have very little to say right now

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