Queer as Folklore

Charlotta Rosenberg, Arwen Meereboer, Marianne Robertsson

A folklorist, an ethnologist and a philosopher walk into a podcast. Welcome to a semi-academic hangout where the questions are more important than the answers. Hosted by Charlotta Rosenberg, Marianne Robertsson and Arwen Meereboer. Follow us on social media! @queerasfolklore on twitter, @queerasfolklorepodcast on instagram and subscribe via your podcatcher of choice! Queer as Folklore is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://queerasfolklorecast.wordpress.com/

Episodes

  1. 10/11/2019

    2.00: Season two!

    **New episodes coming soon!** A folklorist, an ethnologist walk into a podcast – This is Queer as Folklore! Welcome to a semi-academic hangout, where the questions are more important than the answers.     Music: Logan Nickleson Queer as Folklore is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://queerasfolklorecast.wordpress.com/

  2. 06/29/2019

    1.10: Pride and Power Moves

    We chat about Pride season and discuss episode eight of Queer as Folk, where we find many variations of power dynamics at play, as well as the dichotomy pride and shame. Vince slams the car door on commitment to Cameron, Stuart smashes the shop window... Read More Queer as Folklore is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://queerasfolklorecast.wordpress.com/

  3. 06/21/2019

    1.09: Crayons of Adulthood

    Our discussion keeps circling back to adulthood, or rather becoming an adult. What is our generation to do when we can no longer rely on, or afford, the markers of adulthood that were afforded to the generation before us, like cars and houses? Episode seven... Read More Queer as Folklore is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://queerasfolklorecast.wordpress.com/

  4. 05/01/2019

    1.08: All in the Chosen Family

    In 1999 in the faraway land of Manchester there are many ways to form family. What does episode six of Queer as Folk teach us about family? We found many opposites at work here: marriage/divorce, family of origin/chosen family and the spectrum between accepting and... Read More Queer as Folklore is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://queerasfolklorecast.wordpress.com/

  5. 03/07/2019

    1.07: A Well Defined Saxon Compound

    Queer + folklore = ❤ What does “queer” and “folklore” mean on this podcast? Is folklore queer? This is our first episode NOT discussing the tv-show Queer as Folk. This is, however, NOT a minisode even though we say so in the intro. In the... Read More Queer as Folklore is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://queerasfolklorecast.wordpress.com/

  6. 02/06/2019

    1.06: Stay here, stay queer, get used to it

    Strap in for a hands-on, pink, denim, fill-in-the-blank overview of episode five of Queer as Folk! Towards the end we lightly touch upon the concept of dating culture. Our discussion on adulting and gay archetypes was lost due to technical difficulties but the themes will... Read More Queer as Folklore is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://queerasfolklorecast.wordpress.com/

  7. 12/05/2018

    1.05: Come For the Funeral, Stay For the Cult

    Episode 4 of Queer as Folk: Death & Remembrance. We talk funeral rituals, queer death studies and masturbation folklore. Queer as Folklore is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://queerasfolklorecast.wordpress.com/

  8. 11/21/2018

    1.04: Good Things Come in Threes?

    Death, disease and drugs. Camp, queer and characterizations. Fat, food and phobias. Spaces, scenes and sex, notably threesomes. Episode three of Queer as Folk: It happened one night… Camp Alexander arrives in Manchester with his friend Dane and his boy toy Lee, and the rest... Read More Queer as Folklore is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://queerasfolklorecast.wordpress.com/

  9. 11/07/2018

    1.03: Liminal Closet Space part 2

    We get into queer history and sexual narratives. We open with a piece of local Finnish queer history that relates to Queer as Folk in a surprising way! Then we head off into some sex talk: specifically sex acts seen in Queer as Folk and... Read More Queer as Folklore is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://queerasfolklorecast.wordpress.com/

  10. 10/24/2018

    1.02: Liminal Closet Space part 1

    Coming out continues as a theme in episode two of Queer as Folk. We get into 00s fashion, boybands and queerbaiting, straight pubs and the gay scene. Also queer folk art, namely the AIDS Memorial Quilts. Stuart goes on a manhunt at work, teen Nathan checks... Read More Queer as Folklore is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://queerasfolklorecast.wordpress.com/

  • 10 Episodes

About

A folklorist, an ethnologist and a philosopher walk into a podcast. Welcome to a semi-academic hangout where the questions are more important than the answers. Hosted by Charlotta Rosenberg, Marianne Robertsson and Arwen Meereboer. Follow us on social media! @queerasfolklore on twitter, @queerasfolklorepodcast on instagram and subscribe via your podcatcher of choice! Queer as Folklore is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://queerasfolklorecast.wordpress.com/

Information

  • Creator
    Charlotta Rosenberg, Arwen Meereboer, Marianne Robertsson
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2019
  • Episodes
    10
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Show Website
    Queer as Folklore