
S4E40: Season Epilogue / How Gay Erotica Changed the World
Send us a text In the 1970s, gay erotica was just coming in to its own and it was revolutionary. Bold, new ideas from filmmakers and underground studios transformed the landscape of sexuality, freedom, and representation. From the rise of artistic adult cinema to the creation of openly gay narratives, discover how these trailblazers helped shift culture, challenge censorship, and change the way the world saw love and identity. *Video Podcast of this episode premieres on Thursday October...
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S4E39: Toby Ross | Do Me Evil | Bill Eld
Send us a text The early days of making porn films were a grey zone which was very vast and unexplored. You could tell a story while making a hardcore film. In 1974 legendary filmmaker Toby Ross made his first film. Chances are… you’ve never heard of him. But he was filming gay stories when Hollywood didn’t even acknowledge we existed. Ross was known for playful, sexy films—but there is one film in his collection that is something else entirely. Part art film, part psychodrama, part vintage p...
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S4E38: Arthur J. Bressan Jr. | Passing Strangers | Johnny Dawes
Send us a text Arthur J Bressan Jr. was of the few iconic filmmakers in the history of gay erotic cinema that saw the importance of weaving and capturing our history while at the same time making it okay to watch educational stuff with your porn. Arthur J. Bressan's gay erotic feature film, Passing Strangers, was a departure from the gay erotic film genre and is one of the first notable examples of his unique tendency to integrate erotic sequences into conventional queer narrative...
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S4E37: Chuck Holmes/The Other Side of Aspen/Al Parker
Send us a text Chuck Holmes was a gay adult film pioneer and gay rights activist who founded Falcon Studios in the early 1970s and reshaped the golden age of gay porn into the industry it is today. Widely acknowledged as the best erotica gay video for all time, The Other Side of Aspen, Falcon’s 1978 hit became an instance classic, spawned several sequels and remains a best seller. If there was ever a superstar that is well-known, much loved and remembered today from the golden g...
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S4E36: Pat Rocco / Come of Age / Rick Cassidy
Send us a text A pioneering filmmaker and activist, Pat Rocco produced and exhibited the first openly gay erotic films and gay related newsreels in the 1960's that were widely embraced by the gay community and mainstream press. Come of Age was directed by a man named Brad Kingston. It is a side note entry in the history of gay erotic cinema. BUT it becomes an interesting subject piece when you discover that Brad Kingston was actually Pat Rocco. Rick or Jim Cassidy was one of...
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S4E35: The 4th Joel Someone Interview
Send us a textPerennial guest and porn star Joel Someone is in New York and I took the opportunity to sit down and catch up. From the Gayvn Awards, garbage picking in New York to his father’s passing; we go deep. We then attempt to read mean comments about Joel, but get into a conversation about dealing with online trolling and the importance of accepting criticism. Support the show
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S4E34: Shan Sayles / Song of the Loon / Roger
Send us a text Described as gay Louis B. Mayer, the big producer during the golden age of Hollywood, Shan Sayles was a big, boisterous man who owned movie theaters, produced films and cemented his mark on the early days of all erotic film. It was a legendary production at the time of its release. Both for its subject matter and the various rumors and circumstances that surround the production. A beautifully chiseled body, gorgeous face and that damn mustache. A one-named wonder of gay ...
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