Loose: A Podcast About the History of Sex and Vice

A brief history of witchcraft with a bit of sex history, a tarot reading, a discussion of climate and a bit of theorizing about why men are like this with my good friend Taylor.To get in touch, you can follow me a @quinnlarouxdrag on instagram or @quinnlaroux on twitterTo support Loose please check out patreon.com/loosepodcast where you can find extra contentMusic provided through Epidemic Sound included Time For a Riot by HoneycuttsSources used in this week's episode included:Caliban and the Witch by Silvia FedericiWitches. Sluts, Feminists: Conjuring the Sex Positive by Kristen J Sollethttps://www.bitchmedia.org/article/witchcraft-penis-snatchers-history

Few times I been over yonder, and I ain’t no holler back girl. We take it back to my roots today to talk a little bit about the history of moonshine and the women who ran the streets, seas, and the roads back in Prohibition days and before.To get in touch, you can follow me a @quinnlarouxdrag on instagram or @quinnlaroux on twitterTo support Loose please check out patreon.com/loosepodcast where you can find extra content and snippets from conversations in this weeks episodeMusic provided through Epidemic Sound included Bluegrass Bean by The UndertownsSources used in this week's episode included:What You are Getting Wrong About Appalachia by Elizabeth CatteWhite Trash: The 400 Year Untold History of Class in America by Nancy Isenberghttps://www.historycolorado.org/story/2020/03/12/openly-and-gusto-how-women-moonshiners-led-denvers-first-female-cophttps://www.homestead.org/homesteading-history/women-bootleggers/

“You have to be a messy queen to change the world”. Join Quinn and Daria Kucher as we follow Cancer queen and radical anarchist Emma Goldman through her dating life reminding all of us out there in the fight for a better world that it’s okay to like flowers, dancing, and boys at the same time.To get in touch, you can follow me a @quinnlarouxdrag on instagram or @quinnlaroux on twitterTo support Loose please check out patreon.com/loosepodcast where you can find extra content and snippets from conversations in this weeks episodeMusic provided through Epidemic Sound included Time for a Riot by HoneycuttsSources used in this week's episode included:Living My Life by Emma Goldman

WAPs, Dirty Blues, The Filthy Speech Movement and more. Camille and I cover all the embarrassing movements of people fighting for the right to swear and talk through respectability politics. The only acceptable WAP thinkpiece.Sources used in this weeks episode were:Make Love, Not War by David AllynHow to Hide an Empire by Daniel Immerwahr“Shave Em Dry” by Lucille Boganhttp://texts.cdlib.org/view?docId=kt687004sg&doc.view=frames&chunk.id=d0e8112&toc.id=d0e353Music was Time for a Riot by HoneycuttsExtra content is available on patreon at patreon.com/loosepodcastNola Drag Tours booking is available at noladragtours.com

Worried the gays might spill the tea to the Russians, the US Government spent most of the Red Scare not finding communists and ruining the lives of gay men and lesbians living in Washington DC, until the Mattachine Society of Washington finally fought back. With special guest Evan Spigelman.To get in touch, you can follow me a @quinnlarouxdrag on instagram or @quinnlaroux on twitterTo support Loose please check out patreon.com/loosepodcast where you can find extra content and snippets from conversations in this weeks episodeMusic provided through Epidemic Sound included Time for a Riot by HoneycuttsSources used in this episode were:The Lavender Scare: The Cold Ware Persecution of Gays and Lesbians in the Federal Government by David K JohnsonSex and the Office by Julie Berebitsky

Episode contains homophobic slurs.Well at least it’s a fruit pie. The original poor innocent cancelled free speech warrior Anita Bryant, the movement, and the myth. The story of how a hateful bigot galvanized two opposite movements and gay people stopped drinking orange juice.There will be a one week break between episodes to put together some fascinating new projects.Consider supporting Loose on Patreon at patreon.com/loosepodcastGet in touch with me at @quinnlarouxdrag on instagram or @quinnlaroux on twitter.Sources:Youtube Clips of Anita Bryant in Interviewshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fABwascm12shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX6i5Y6t1nI&t=130sFuck Anita Bryanthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBe2Bq4jYPAJohn BirdsallThe Orange Juice Boycott That Changed Americahttps://www.myrecipes.com/extracrispy/the-orange-juice-boycott-that-changed-americaEmily Johnson, The myth that has shaped the Christian Right and the LGBTQ rights movement for four decadeshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/06/21/myth-that-has-shaped-christian-right-lgbtq-rights-movement-four-decades/

If I can’t wear jeggings and a crop top, I don’t want to be a part of your revolution. Were there trans and nonbinary people in the past? Spoiler alert: Yes. This episode is a crash course in the deep and rich history of gender variance and the rise of the gender binary.Sources for this episode listed on loosepodcast.comTo get in touch, find me on instagram @quinnlarouxdrag or on twitter @quinnlarouxI am trying to get better at both.Support Loose on patreon at patreon.com/loosepodcast

Physique Pictorials, the fight to print gay smut, daddy culture, and terribly cringey old gay photos reviewed with critically aclaimed comedian Roman Ellis.Photos Discussed in this episode can be found on:https://www.advocate.com/media/2017/8/08/short-lurid-history-physique-pictorial-36-pics#slide-0We specifically discussed slides: 10, 14, 16, 18, and 26To get in touch, you can follow me a @quinnlarouxdrag on instagram or @quinnlaroux on twitterTo support Loose please check out patreon.com/loosepodcast where you can find extra content and snippets from conversations in this week's episodeMusic provided through Epidemic Sound included Time for a Riot by HoneycuttsAs well as the initial image appearing on Coitus magazine: https://coitusmagazine.com/Sources used in this week's episode included:Buying Gay: How Physique Entrepenuers Sparked a Movement by David Kyle Johnsonhttps://www.advocate.com/media/2017/8/08/short-lurid-history-physique-pictorial-36-pics#slide-0Perversion for Profit (1965) Available on Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=om4kMTw-R6o

The deeply hidden history of that one time the US government rounded up all the promiscuous women and forced them into quarantine camps. If you patriotutes needed one more reason to feel weird about celebrating the fourth of July you found it. Stalking, profiling, bad science, and most importantly, resistance.With special guest, comedian, and country club girl Camille Roane.To get in touch, you can follow me a @quinnlarouxdrag on instagram or @quinnlaroux on twitterTo support Loose please check out patreon.com/loosepodcast where you can find extra content and snippets from conversations in this weeks episodeMusic provided through Epidemic Sound included Time for a Riot by HoneycuttsSources used in this week's episode included:The Trails of Nina McCall: Sex, Surveilance, and the Decades Long Plan to Imprison “Promiscuous” Women by Scott Sternhttps://www.history.com/news/chamberlain-kahn-act-std-venereal-disease-imprisonment-womenCrimes Against Nature Fact Sheethttps://ccrjustice.org/home/get-involved/tools-resources/fact-sheets-and-faqs/louisiana-s-crime-against-nature-law-modern

Lesbians lusting for power, separating, and eating fire, this week we remembers some lesbian movements throughout the 70s, 80s, and 90s. This week we are joined by special guest Amanda G, Host of Near and Queer to My Heart. Be sure to check out Near and Queer to My Heart https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/near-and-queer-to-my-heart/id1330013683 To support Loose on Patreon go to patreon.com/loosepodcast To get in touch with me you can find me on instagram @quinnlarouxdrag or on twitter @quinnlaroux Music provided through Epidemic sound includes: Time for a Riot by Honeycutts  Sources Used in this week’s episode included:  http://www.lesbianavengers.com/about/history.shtml Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers by Lillian Faderman  Female Chauvinist Pigs by Ariel Levy A History of US Feminisms by Rory Dicker

A lil history of Rainbow Capitalism, corporate boycotts, badass coalition and the hokey pokey style of liberation with special guest Jenna Siegel @capitalismisgross To support the show on patreon: patreon.com/loospodcast Get in touch with Quinn: @quinnlarouxdrag on instagram @quinnlaroux on twitter Sources for this weeks episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hn1JLv7zeNg&t=11s The Queering of Corporate America: How Big Business Went from LGBTQ Adversary to Ally by Carlos A. BallMusic provided through epidemic sound: Time for a Riot by Honeycutts

Get ready for a brand new season of Loose. If you are feeling as rebellious as I am, get ready for a whole seasons of the history of rebellious sex radicals, queers, and everybody not quite willing to follow the rules. Music used in this teaser was Time for a Riot by Honeycutts provided through Epidemic Sound

Too Hot to Handle mixed with a quick history of St. Augustine, the spice trade, the colonization of India, and anti-sex feminismWhat does a reality show about chastity in 2020 say about us and our past? Listen to a discussion about religion, Orientalism, and feminism’s history with chastity and intimacy though the context of a mess of a reality show. with special guest Ashley Charest.Support for Loose comes from listeners like you through Patreon. You can support the show at patreon.com/loosepodcast.Loose is an independent podcast produced by Quinn Laroux who you can find on Instagram @quinnlarouxdragSources for this weeks episode include but were certainly not limited to:I Don’t: A Contrarian History of Marriage by Susan SquireBlessed by Kate BowlerHer Own Hero by Wendy RouseGoverning Gender and Sexuality in Colonial India by Jessica HinchyOpium: How an Ancient Flower Shaped and Poisoned Our World by John H Halpern

This week we continue our coverage of strip clubs and the law. This week I’ll be reporting on a longstanding historical strategy to get rid of strip clubs by creating the myth that they are more dangerous and bring to light one of the modern villains suppressing viceLoose is an independent production by Quinn Laroux. If you would like to get in touch you can find her on Instagram @quinnlarouxdragLike the show? Support it on Patreon at patreon.com/loosepodcastThe Strip club in Oregon running while social distancing: https://www.insider.com/oregon-strip-club-drive-thru-show-and-takeout-food-coronavirus-2020-4Sources and Resources used in this episode include:Behind the Burly Q by Leslie Zemeckishttps://garage.vice.com/en_us/article/59v9x3/sex-scenes-times-squarehttps://www.nytimes.com/1998/10/11/nyregion/shuttered-clubs-scrambled-lives.htmlhttps://www.ambushmag.com/rawhide-phoenix-an-investigation/https://thelensnola.org/2019/02/01/the-case-for-cameras-a-smart-way-to-regulate-nuisance-bars-and-strip-clubs/https://www.nola.com/news/business/article_43add0bc-e547-11e9-a8d5-fb61d5191f2f.htmlhttps://www.nola.com/news/politics/article_33d94f3e-fb21-53e0-aa66-9b5ac85ad49e.htmlhttps://www.projectq.us/atlanta/City_of_Atlanta_hires_anti-gay_attorney_to_fight_Tokyo_ValentinoCity of Erie v. Pap's A.M. and the Future of Sexually Oriented Business Regulation, 41 Municipal Lawyer 6 (Sept/Oct 2000)http://adultbusinesslaw.com/downloads/MLSeptOct02scancopy.pdfhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2UdyOLQAkQhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-v2hnA0GtJk

The Small Business Association has denied pandemic relief to every strip club in the US, begging the question, why? The first of two episodes on strip clubs, we are covering stripper unions, bumping and grinding, and a recent discussion on the Lousiana State House of Representatives.Loose is hosted and produced by Quinn Laroux who you can get in touch with on instagram or through email at @quinnlarouxdrag or quinnlarouxdrag@gmail.comSupport for Loose comes from patrons at patreon.com/loosepodcastSources for this week’s episode include:Behind the Burly Q by Leslie Haret ZemeckisMake Love, Not War by David Allynhttps://www.cnn.com/2020/04/14/politics/lobbyists-strip-clubs-stimulus-loans/index.htmlhttps://www.thebillfold.com/2016/09/why-an-exotic-dancer-is-financially-just-like-your-hairdresser/

For several reasons, Loose is taking a one week break. We'll be back next week with a brand spanking new format that tackles current news using the history we've been talking about.

Queerness and pro-wrestling have a long and fascinating history. Today we cover everyone from Dizzy Davis, to Gorgeous George, to Goldust. Learn about dick flips, Exoticos, and more with special guest, local drag queen and wrestling enthusiast Dolly Pardon? (@dragimprov and @dollypardondrag)Be sure to also check out local New Orleans Drag Wrestling Chokehole @choke.holeLoose is produced and hosted by Quinn Laroux (@quinnlarouxdrag)Support for Loose comes from listeners like you through patreon at patreon.com/loosepodcastSources and further reading for this weeks episode include but are not limited to:Wrestling’s Gay History and Fabulous Future by Christa Paglieihttps://prowrestlingstories.com/pro-wrestling-stories/wrestlings-gay-history-and-fabulous-future/Not Gay: Sex Between Straight White Men by Jane WardBuying Gay: How Physique Entrepreneurs Sparked a Movement by David K JohnsonWrestlers Mentioned:Dizzy DavisGorgeous GeorgePaul and Ron DupreeChris ColtPat PattersonGoldustThe West Hollywood BlondesBilly and ChuckJoey RyanSonny KissNyla RoseEffy

XOXO Victoria Woodhull. The original Gossip Girl, notable spiritualist, free love advocate, and first woman to run for President, was also involved in blowing one of the biggest sex scandals in US History. Live, Laugh, Free Love.Loose is an independent podcast by Quinn Laroux. Get in touch at @quinnlarouxdrag on instagram or through quinnlarouxdrag@gmail.comSupport for Loose comes from listeners like you, if you like to support an gain access to more content. Loose is on patreon at patreon.com/loosepodcastSources for this weeks episode include but were not limited to:Lust on Trail by Amy Beth WerbelThe Beecher-Tilton Affair by Robert Shaplen https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1954/06/12/the-beecher-tilton-case-iiMost of Victoria Woodhull’s speeches are public domain and available online if you would like to understand why she thought the way she did

Epcot, but it’s brothels. Today we’re talking about sexual performances, “exotic” dance, “fancy foreign girls”, and the French Shows. We’re talking Orientalism oyster dancing, and creating all kinds of incriminating soundbites.For an example of the kind of dance imitated by Victorian Burlesque girls:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nd5NLbUu44Loose: A History of Sex and Vice is produced and hosted by Quinn Laroux. If you would like to get in touch you can find her at @quinnlarouxdrag and at quinnlarouxdrag@gmail.comSupport for Loose comes from listeners like you on patreon. If you would like to support Loose, you can at patreon.com/loosepodcastSources for this weeks episode include but are not limited to :Storyville, New Orleans by Al RoseEmpire of Sin by Gary KristGuidebooks to Sin by Pamela ArseaneauxDesiring Arabs by Joseph A MassadPleasure Bound by Deborah Lutz

Which came first the baby or the baby? A lengthy discussion about the Baby Dolls, a Mardi Gras tradition started by black sex workers in the Storyville Era with special guest Camille Roane, New Orleans based Comedian and woman about town (@camiloren).You can get in touch with Quinn at @quinnlarouxdrag or through email at quinnlarouxdrag@gmail.comSupport for Loose comes from listeners like you. You can support Loose on Patreon at patreon.com/loosepodcastMusic for this week’s episode was Taste of New Orleans by Golden Age Radio provided through Epidemic Sound.Sources for this episode include but were not limited to:The “Baby Dolls” Breaking the Race and Gender Barriers of the New Orleans Mardi Gras Tradition by Kim Marie Vazhttps://www.npr.org/2013/02/16/172165237/the-baby-dolls-of-mardi-gras-a-fun-tradition-with-a-serious-side

Lies, drama, and mostly, more lies. This week’s episode profiles Lulu White’s more… complicated behavior over her time reigning as the Diamond Queen of New Orleans’ red light district Storyville.My special guest this week is Billie Jean, @billiexojeanGet in touch with me @quinnlarouxdrag or quinnlarouxdrag@gmail.comMy Patreon is patreon.com/loosepodcastMusic for this weeks episode is provided through Epidemic Sound. This week’s song is Strolling Through Town by Ofelia MooreSources for this weeks episode include but are not limited to:Spectacular Wickedness:Sex, Race, and Memory in Storyville New Orleans by Emily Epstein LandeauThe Great Southern Babylon by Alecia P. LongStoryville, New Orleans by Al RoseFor a more general overview of the creation of the district, I recommend Empire of Sin by Gary Krist

Abandon yourself to the absolute limits of obscenity. Sex murders, early clubs, and a woman who is paid literally to act bored while sleeping with men. We’ll survey clubs and saloons from the roughly forty years following the Civil War and discuss #SHEroes like Kate Townsend, Gertie Livingston, Josephine Icebox, the women of Smoky Row, and so much moreNote: I forgot to mention the Great Southern Babylon as a major source for this week’s episode. Music for this weeks episode was Ragtime Afternoons by Rich in Rags available through Epidemic Sound.Get in touch with me @quinnlarouxdrag or through quinnlarouxdrag@gmail.comIf you would like to gain access to extra episodes and support the podcast, I am on patreon at patreon.com/loosepodcastResources used in today’s episode include but are not limited to:The Great Southern Babylon by Alecia P Long (Directly quoted in the episode)The Accident of Color by Danile BrookWayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments by Saidiya HartmanStoryville, New Orleans by Al RoseThe Making of Asian America by Erika LeeAmerica for Americans by Erika LeeMore info and photos can be found at:http://www.storyvilledistrictnola.com/kate_townsend.htmlMore info on use of word fat (It’ll come up a lot in more episodes in the future)https://www.huffpost.com/entry/8-women-on-why-they-are-reclaiming-the-word-fat_b_57eec8d0e4b0972364deb2e4

Let's get this bread. Today's episode takes a deeper look at sex and sex work during the civil war. We're talking General Order No 28, sex boats, bread riots, and really weird ideas about masturbation.Get in touch with Quinn @quinnlarouxdrag or at quinnlarouxdrag@gmail.comPatreon is patreon.com/loosepodcastMusic for today’s episode provided through Epidemic Sound and include:"The Star Spangled Banner (Marching Band Traditional)" Epidemic Sound "The Joyous and the Sad" by Nico Dickens Sources used in today's episode's research include but are not limited to:Sex and the Civil War: Soldiers, Pornography, and the Making of American Morality Judith GiesbergAn Evening with Venus: Prostitution during the American Civil War John GainesA History of American in Ten Strikes Eric LoomisStoryville, New Orleans Al Rose“(Mis)Remembering General Order No. 28”, Occupied Women Alciea P LongThe American Slave Coast Constance and Ned SubletteThe Great Southern Babylon Alicea P LongRevolt Against Chivalry Jacquelyn Dowd Hall

The Lorette Laws and the coalition of sex workers and their allies who beat them back in 1859. Victorian ideas, early Mardi Gras, and a rebellious sex worker protest on the middle of Canal Street. In part one we’ll dive into why the sex workers were able to have a booming economy, the laws that targeted them, and the court case they defeated, ending with the sex workers immediately reclaiming Mardi Gras back from the terrible white men. In part two, I review modern Mardi Gras parades, probably start some drama, and end with a discussion about who is allowed to be assumed as an artist. Loose is an independent podcast hosted and clumsily produced by Quinn Laroux @quinnlarouxdrag The website is loosepodcast.com and the patreon is at patreon.com/loosepodcast Pleasure Bound by Deborah Lutz Unmentionable by Therse Oneill  Sultry Climates by Ian Littlewood  Sex and the Civil War Judith Giesberg Lords of Misrule by James Gill An Evening with Venus by John Gaines Love in the Time of Victoria by Fracoise Barret-Durocq  The “Baby Dolls” by Kim Marie Vaz  The Trails of Nina McCall by Scott Stern Brothels, Depravity, and Abandoned Women by Judith Schafer Neworleanshistorical.org Reason for the local controversy I mentioned: https://www.ambushmag.com/rawhide-phoenix-an-investigation/

For the very first episode, we’ll set up the foundation for all of the New Orleans’ sex industry history we will cover over the next few months. Tune in for a crash course on everything from early syphilis (including mine), the first women of New Orleans, the Ursuline Nuns, placage, and the beginnings of our discussions of antebellum sex work all while sounding like I used a vacuum cleaner to record myself. Support Loose at patreon.com/loosepodcast for special bonus content starting next week. The political cartoon “A Peaceful Evening on Gallatin Street”: https://www.hnoc.org/peaceful-evening-gallatin-street Books and articles used for research today include” The Accidental City by Lawrence Powell  The Accident of Color by Daniel Brook Brothels, Depravity, and Abandoned Women by Judith Schafer Neworleanshistorical.org Bulbancha is Still A Place ( A zine by the POC Zine Project) Lords of Misrule by James Gill The “Baby Dolls” by Kim Marie Vaz  And The American Slave Coast by Constance and Ned Sublette  Logo designed by Corrine Doddenhoff https://www.corinnedodenhoff.com/

The history of sex and vice with an irreverent, shameless and uncensored tone. Loose is an independent podcast produced and hosted by Quinn Laroux. New Episodes every Tuesday starting on February 4th.