Queer Discourse with Lou Barrett

Lou and Elizabeth discussed Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy by Jessica Fern. They talked about their own poly lives and the ways Polysecure helped them in their relationships.Hosted by Lou Barrett. Produced by Purple Palm Press (www.purplepalmpress.com)Find more about Elizabeth Harris and her music on Instragram (@fignewtunes) Listen to her new album, Soft Animal, on Spotify.Podcast merch available at www.purplepalmpress.com/shopPolysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy by Jessica Fern was published by Thorntree Press. You can purchase it at https://bookshop.org/shop/purplepalmpressSound Editor: Coly PuzzuoliTheme Song: Samantha GraceCover Art Illustration: Noelle RichardCover Art Design: Lauren McAndrews

Jason Haaf and Lou Barrett discussed the Pam & Tommy TV show.Hosted by Lou Barrett (@louthebarrett) Follow what Jason Haaf is doing on Instagram @haafwit and look out for his debut book, Harsh Cravings.Produced by Purple Palm Press (www.purplepalmpress.com)Podcast merch available at www.purplepalmpress.com/shopSound Editor: Coly PuzzuoliTheme Song: Samantha GraceCover Art Illustration: Noelle RichardCover Art Design: Lauren McAndrews

Justin Woody AKA Onya Nurve and Lou Barrett discussed Dave Chappelle's most recent special, The Closer.Hosted by Lou Barrett (@louthebarrett) Follow what Justin Woody is doing on Instagram @onyanurveProduced by Purple Palm Press (www.purplepalmpress.com)Podcast merch available at www.purplepalmpress.com/shopSound Editor: Coly PuzzuoliTheme Song: Samantha GraceCover Art Illustration: Noelle RichardCover Art Design: Lauren McAndrews

Lucie Fielding and Lou Barrett discussed Lucie's book, Trans Sex: Clinical Approaches to Trans Sexualities and Erotic Embodiments.Hosted by Lou Barrett (@louthebarrett) Follow what Lucie Fielding is doing on Instagram @luciefielding Produced by Purple Palm Press (www.purplepalmpress.com)Podcast merch available at www.purplepalmpress.com/shopTrans Sex was published by Routledge. You can now get it through Penguin Random House at https://bit.ly/LucieFielding or support a local bookstore and buy it from One More Page Books in Virginia at https://www.onemorepagebooks.com/ or at our Bookshop page at https://bookshop.org/shop/purplepalmpressSound Editor: Coly PuzzuoliTheme Song: Samantha GraceCover Art Illustration: Noelle RichardCover Art Design: Lauren McAndrews

Siaara Freeman and Lou Barrett discussed ZAMI of Audre Lorde. Together they run The Outsiders Queer Midwest Writing Retreat. They had their first retreat in November 2019. Hosted by Lou Barrett (www.loubarrett.com) Follow what Siaara Freeman is doing on Instagram @shesabadmamajamma Watch her perform Orange is the New Blood: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxPpYCg0m6gProduced by Purpled Palm Press (www.purpledpalmpress.com)Support the podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/loubarrettPodcast merch available at www.purpledpalmpress.com/shopZAMI was first published by Persephone Press. You can now get it through Penguin Random House at https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/198090/zami-a-new-spelling-of-my-name-by-audre-geraldine-lorde/ or support a local bookstore and buy it from Mac's Backs Books on Coventry at https://www.macsbacks.com/book/9780895941220Sound Editor: Coly PuzzuoliTheme Song: Samantha GraceCover Art Illustration: Noelle RichardCover Art Design: Lauren McAndrewsAds by Coly Puzzuoli

Rhodes and Lou discussed We Both Laughed in Pleasure: The Selected Diaries of Lou Sullivan. They talked about reality TV, gender performance, and the differences in work culture in Lou's time and ours. Hosted by Lou Barrett (www.loubarrett.com) Produced by Purpled Palm Press (www.purpledpalmpress.com)Support the podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/loubarrettPodcast merch available at www.purpledpalmpress.com/shopWe Both Laughed in Pleasure: The Selected Diaries of Lou Sullivan was published by nightboat books. You can purchase it at https://nightboat.org/book/we-both-laughed-in-pleasure-the-selected-diaries-of-lou-sullivan/or support a local bookstore and buy it from Mac's Backs Books on Coventry at https://www.macsbacks.com/book/9781643620176Sound Editor: Savannah TracyTheme Song: Samantha GraceCover Art Illustration: Noelle RichardCover Art Design: Lauren McAndrewsAds by Coly Puzzuoli

Asia and Lou discussed Pleasure Activism by adrienne marie brown. They went down a lot of rabbit holes about sex, food, etc. You can find out more about Asia's work at https://www.rootedgroundhealing.comHosted by Lou Barrett. Produced by Purpled Palm Press (www.purpledpalmpress.com)Support the podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/loubarrettPodcast merch available at www.purpledpalmpress.com/shopPleasure Activism by adrienne marie brown was published by AK Press. You can purchase it at https://www.akpress.org/pleasure-activism.html or support a local bookstore and buy it from Mac's Backs Books on Coventry at https://www.macsbacks.com/book/9781849353267Sound Editor: Mae BrandoTheme Song: Samantha GraceCover Art Illustration: Noelle RichardCover Art Design: Lauren McAndrewsAds by Coly Puzzuoli

Lou and Lee discussed Original Plumbing edited by Amos Mac and Rocco Kayiatos. They talked about the different ways they were impacted by the Original Plumbing collection. Their main takeaway was... don't eat the cereal!Hosted by Lou Barrett. Produced by Purpled Palm Press (www.purpledpalmpress.com)Support the podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/loubarrettPodcast merch available at www.purpledpalmpress.com/shopOriginal Plumbing was published by Feminist Press. You can purchase it at https://www.feministpress.org/books-n-z/original-plumbing?rq=original%20plumbing or support a local bookstore and buy it from Mac's Backs Books on Coventry at https://www.macsbacks.com/book/9781936932597 Sound Editor: Savannah TracyTheme Song: Samantha GraceCover Art Illustration: Noelle RichardCover Art Design: Lauren McAndrewsAds by Coly Puzzuoli

Lou and Elizabeth discussed Pleasure Activism by adrienne marie brown. They talked about their own pleasure routines, and their favorite parts of the book. They've each had their own pleasure journeys so it was fun discussing the overlap as well as differences.Hosted by Lou Barrett. Produced by Purpled Palm Press (www.purpledpalmpress.com)Find more about Elizabeth Harris and her music on Instragram (@fignewtunes) Listen to her new single Pomegranate on Spotify.Support the podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/loubarrettPodcast merch available at www.purpledpalmpress.com/shopPleasure Activism by adrienne marie brown was published by AK Press. You can purchase it at https://www.akpress.org/pleasure-activism.html or support a local bookstore and buy it from Mac's Backs Books on Coventry at https://www.macsbacks.com/book/9781849353267Sound Editor: Mae BrandoTheme Song: Samantha GraceCover Art Illustration: Noelle RichardCover Art Design: Lauren McAndrewsAds by Coly Puzzuoli

Queer Discourse with Lou Barrett is a podcast all about finding our commonalities through our differences. Each episode has a different queer guest alongside cohost Lou Barrett. Together they explore a different book by a queer writer and discuss the ways it made them feel, the ways it challenged them, and what they want to do with that information. Podcast starts October 21st, 2020!