Thom Gunn: Poet Laureate of the AIDS Epidemic (feat. Michael Nott)
“I wake up cold, I whoProspered through dreams of heatWake to their residue,Sweat, and a clinging sheet.”(The Man with Night Sweats, Thom Gunn, 1992)Never heard of Thom Gunn? Me neither!That's because...
3 Okt 20241h 19min
"Kinaidoi," Forgotten F*ggots of Classical Antiquity? (feat. Prof. Tom Sapsford)
"'Cosmus is a great big cinaedus. He keeps his legs apart and sucks d!ck.' ... I believe that's almost a direct paraphrase."– Professor Tom Sapsford, quoting Ancient Roman graffiti about my biological...
19 Sep 20241h 23min
Samurai Sissies: Getting Railed In Medieval Japan (feat. Dylan Adler)
“Who knows how many holes actually started wars in Japan…I’m sure many.”– Dylan Adler, Japanese-Jewish comedian to the stars!Join us this week on a rip-roaring ride through Japan's hole-tighteningly g...
5 Sep 20241h 11min
Virginia Woolf Invented Lesbian Love Letters (Summer Repeat)
I've been talking about gay men for FAR too many episodes recently, so please enjoy this summer repeat of one of my favorite episodes ever from Season 1, with my former co-host Donal Brophy.Virginia W...
22 Aug 202457min
Hadrian & Antinous: Toxic Boyfriends of the Roman Empire (feat. Neil D'Astolfo)
Is it toxic for a Roman emperor to steal a child from his home, give him all the riches of the world, groom him, and then maybe ask him to kill himself so that he can live?That is what we seek to unco...
8 Aug 20241h 29min
The Symposium a.k.a. Let's Have An Ancient Greek Kiki (feat. Cosima Carnegie)
Get in b*tch, we're having an Ancient Greek kiki!We're back, baby! Join us as we navigate the wine-dark and wine-soaked symposia of Ancient Greece, to discover what exactly was so gay about these all-...
25 Juli 20241h 15min
Mademoiselle Raucourt, Priestess of Parisian Lesbos (Summer Repeat)
Historical Homos is celebrating its one year anniversary!Like any Mother worth her salt, I forgot my child was turning 1 last month.It's been one year of Historical Homos, and there have been so many ...
11 Juli 20241h 5min
Gad Beck: The Gay Jew Who Lived (feat. Andrew Lear)
For more from Historical Homos, you can join our cult at www.historicalhomos.com and follow us on Instagram and TikTok.If you like what you hear, please leave us a five star rating on Apple or Spotify...
27 Juni 20241h 32min
