Subtextual

Lizzie and Sam set off on an adventure with 90s epic, The Mummy, starring Rachel Weisz (longtime icon of the pod) and Brendan Fraser (the himbo of your dreams). We also consult The Mummy experts and friends of the pod Lauren (@lserver362) and Tishon Pugh (@tishyp_) to dive into what it means to unearth your own queerness, the importance of mythology, and to reckon with the sheer number of hot people and beetles in this film. 

Pic: Anck-Su-Namun made us question everything
Pic: Bernard Burns, American cutie pie
Clip: Camel racing is cute
Clip: Rick's crush on Evelyn

Here are some recent books on queer and trans history if you feel like a deep dive into the historical side of subtextuality!
Before we were Trans,  Dr. Kit Heyam
Female Husbands, Jen Manio
Transgender History, Susan Stryker
Bi: The Hidden Culture, History and Science of Bisexuality, Julia Shaw

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Subtextual is hosted by Lizzie Doria & Sam De La Fuente
Edited by Gerald Lee | Engineered by Lee Garcia
Produced by Lee Garcia & Gerald Lee & Bruno Doria
Music by DJKNEAUX

Sam and Lizzie had it coming with one of the most highly awarded musical adaptations of all time, CHICAGO starring Renee Zellweger, Catherine Zeta Jones, and Queen Latifah. This story celebrates 100 years of queer subtlety and we go through which queer characters have gone "straight" through the adaptations and which queer characters shine through from day one. We sort through about a dozen vocal stims and the entire history of vaudeville so sit back and enjoy the show!

Clip: Queen Latifah's "When You're Good to Mama"

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Subtextual is hosted by Lizzie Doria & Sam De La Fuente
Edited by Gerald Lee | Engineered by Lee Garcia
Produced by Lee Garcia & Gerald Lee & Bruno Doria
Music by DJKNEAUX

Lizzie and Sam join the royal family and acknowledge the miracle that is The Princess Diaries starring real life fairy godmother Julie Andrews and ultimate ally Anne Hathaway. We count a double digit number of queer-coded characters in this film and tease out several plot themes that speak to us subtextually. So thank you for being here today!

Clip: Garry Marshall & mystery producer
Photo: Helen, lesbian mom

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Subtextual is hosted by Lizzie Doria & Sam De La Fuente
Edited by Gerald Lee | Engineered by Lee Garcia
Produced by Lee Garcia & Gerald Lee & Bruno Doria
Music by DJKNEAUX

Sam and Lizzie cross over to the other side with toe-curling, supernatural-romancing, pottery-throwing classic GHOST starring Whoopi Goldberg, Demi Moore, and Patrick Swayze. There's so much queerness to uncover in this film, least of all the gender-swapping thrupple moment. Tissues needed!

Clip: Interview of Whoopi & Patrick
Clip: THE Pottery Scene
Clip: The Soul-Meets-Body Scene

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Subtextual is hosted by Lizzie Doria & Sam De La Fuente
Edited by Gerald Lee | Engineered by Lee Garcia
Produced by Lee Garcia & Gerald Lee & Bruno Doria
Music by DJKNEAUX

Lizzie and Sam are gonna need a gayer boat for this week's episode. The queer waters of Steven Spielberg's JAWS are rocking as we dive into harrowing tales from the making of this film and the surprising intimacy amongst all the blood in the water.

Clip: Sharing Scars

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Subtextual is hosted by Lizzie Doria & Sam De La Fuente
Edited by Gerald Lee | Engineered by Lee Garcia
Produced by Lee Garcia & Gerald Lee & Bruno Doria
Music by DJKNEAUX