Dirty, Sexy History is already a terrific way to burn lots of time, but have you ever wished you could listen to it while you’re cleaning, driving, or pretending to work? (It’s called being efficient, thanks)

We’ve got your back. For our readers who prefer to listen to their history, DSH has a brand new podcast streaming now where we talk about all the same things we cover here, with added segments drawing parallels between current events and things that happened in the past. 

We’ll still be posting new articles here, of course! But the podcast is a companion to the blog with a slightly different angle (and a mellow Midwestern accent), so we do hope you’ll check it out. 

Listen and subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, Breaker, Anchor, Pocket Casts, Scribd, and RadioPublic. 

You can also listen to it here: 

Doris Fish and the Rise of Drag – Dirty Sexy History

This week, we talk to Craig Seligman about the history of drag in the US and Australia and look at the extraordinary life of artist, filmmaker, and drag icon Doris Fish. We’re talking drag shows, drugs, glitter, Vegas in Space, and how San Francisco battled the AIDS epidemic of the 1980s. Craig’s new book is Who Does That Bitch Think She Is? Doris Fish and the Rise of Drag.

1. Doris Fish and the Rise of Drag 54:00
2. Episode 2.17. Pink Triangle Legacies: From Imprisonment to Gay Liberation 58:56
3. Episode 2.16. Pamela Colman Smith and the Golden Dawn 43:01
4. Episode 2.15. Queer Suffragists with Dr. Wendy Rouse 48:24
5. Episode 2.14. Monstrous Women with Dr Nicole Dittmer 51:08

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