Gay Men’s Catnip (Ep 496 – The Wizard Of Oz/Josh)

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Before we get to this week s episode I have a question for you And that question is do you have any questions for me I ask because we re coming up on the 500th episode of The Sewers of Paris next month and to celebrate I m going to be doing a special Q amp A episode where I answer questions from listeners So if you have anything you d like to ask whether it s about the show or for recommendations or about pop culture and queer history please send it along to at matt mattbaume com Also a head s up that may be of interest This week sees the release of Part 1 of Wicked a musical inspired by The Wizard of Oz And although when I initially heard about the film years ago my first reaction was oh there s no way that ll be any good folks I ve seen it and it is in fact very good So to mark the movie s release I m releasing special episode of my companion podcast Matt s So-Cast Pod where we talk about the strange parallels between the musical Wicked and the TV show My So-Called Life both written by the same woman Winnie Holzman And also on this week s Sewers of Paris we re diving deep into the archives for a chat about why The Wizard of Oz has had particular resonance for gay men ever since the book was first published over a hundred and twenty years ago My guest is Josh Trujillo who was so obsessed with Oz that as a kid he attended Oz conventions and discovered that they served as a sort of meeting-place for older closeted gay men who felt unable to meet in public or in bars We spoke back in 2015 it was the third-ever episode of this podcast So my apologies that the audio quality is at times a little peaky Nevertheless I hope you ll enjoy this trip back in time Click here to visit this podcast episode
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