Sapphic Culture Club

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**Sapphic Culture Club**

An exploration of lesbian themes in movies, TV, books, music, and more. (Formerly Podcast of a Lady on Fire.)

Latest Episodes:

Q&A with Laura: Part I - Sappho, Sea Urchins, Sinister Hands and More Mar 12, 2021

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Our resident historian Laura is back to answer your questions!

What's the significance of Héloïse bathing in the sea?
Why is page 28 on the right side of their book?
Why did Céline let Héloïse be left-handed?
Were there any known lesbian couples in 18th century France?
What's the oldest record of lesbian activity?
How did Sappho's work get lost, and was she accepted in her time?
Why did matriarchal societies switch to patriarchal ones?
Who is a woman from ancient history or mythology you'd like to have a conversation with?
What's your favourite little known LGBTQ+ fact?

Further reading:

More about Mademoiselle Raucourt: http://www.williamapercy.com/wiki/images/Raucourt.pdf

Laura on Twitter twitter.com/labhistorical

Laura's history podcast https://anchor.fm/labhistorytime

Our Child Is Dead and the Potatoes Are Frozen: the World to Come with Valerie Complex Mar 05, 2021

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There's another lesbian/bi period movie out, and you know what that means! It means we get to talk to Valerie Complex! So, hike up those britches, bitches. We're going to learn about the power of imagination!

Links from the show:

The World to Come: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-world-to-come
Valerie's interview with Vanessa Kirby and Katherine Waterston: https://www.pride.com/movies/2021/2/12/world-come-puts-queer-womens-emotional-journeys-front-center
Valerie's review of the film: https://consequenceofsound.net/2021/02/sundance-review-the-world-to-come/
valeriecomplex.com
twitter.com/valeriecomplex
instagram.com/valerie_complex

Our Ears Are Burning Vol. 8: Marianne Isn't Sad, Héloïse Is a Sleepy Girl, a Heartbeat in the Armpit Scene(???) and More! Feb 26, 2021

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Here's what we pulled out of mailbag #8!

Why does Marianne say she isn't sad anymore?
When did Héloïse fall asleep in the kitchen?
Are you a sleepy girl or do you want to be with a sleepy girl?
Do Americans really dislike subtitled movies?
Is there a heartbeat sound in the armpit scene?

We also got some book recommendations from Julia!

The Empress of Salt and Fortune https://nghivo.com/wp/index.php/the-empress-of-salt-and-fortune/
When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain https://nghivo.com/wp/index.php/when-the-tiger-came-down-the-mountain/

Don't forget, you can leave us an audio message! https://anchor.fm/poalof/message

LIVE: Other Fave Céline Sciamma Films, Fave Queer Films, Top 3 Films, and Do We Like Sushi? Feb 19, 2021

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A lightly edited audio version of our Feb. 13 livestream (Video: https://www.instagram.com/p/CLP4xihAlfq/). Also, our apologies! We had some issues with sound in this episode, which we've tried to repair as best we can and will hopefully be able to fix by the next livestream.😬🙇🏽‍♀️

Have questions you'd like us to answer live?

Comment or DM us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/podcastofaladyonfire/
Email us at podcastofaladyonfire at gmail.com

Also, for anyone curious, this is our list of favorite queer films, in no particular order, including our honorable mentions (and one we didn’t mention in the livestream but should’ve 😗):
-Kajillionaire
-Moonlight
-Carol
-The Way He Looks
-Thelma
-Booksmart
-Paris Is Burning
-Celluloid Closet
-Tangerine
-Hedwig and the Angry Inch
-Bound
-Watermelon Woman
-Mulholland Drive
-The Miseducation of Cameron Post
-Disobedience
-D.E.B.S.
-120 BPM
-Terminator: Dark Fate (yeah we said it)
Faves from the chat:
-Pariah
-Summerland
-But I'm a Cheerleader
-Imagine Me & You
-When Night Is Falling
-Saving Face
-The Handmaiden
-Priscilla Queen of the Desert
-Too Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
(OMG did we miss any?? You brought up so many!)

Happy US Theatrical Wide Releaseaversary: 28 Things we LOVE Feb 12, 2021

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One year ago, Portrait of a Lady on Fire made its way into theaters across the States, introducing US Womanz to armpit drugs, retourne-toi, and one hundred nineteen breathtaking minutes of the female gaze. And we haven’t been the same since. From Portrait Nation to armpits and spit strings, join us as we celebrate this anniversary in typical podcast fashion - by sharing 28 things we L O V E about POALOF.

LIVE: Portrait Tattoos, Coming Out Stories, French Bulldogs or Golden Retrievers, and Which Episode(s) Céline Should Listen to 🙈 Feb 05, 2021

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A lightly edited audio version of our Jan. 30 livestream! If you'd like to watch the video version, you can find it here: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CKrzlPug9Jl/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

2020 Sapphic Summary Jan 29, 2021

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We finally got around to doing a lesbian look-back at all the wlw-themed and -adjacent media we consumed in 2020! (Honestly, not the easiest feat in a year that felt like a decade.) We loved some stuff and didn't love others, but overall we're grateful that we have so many options to choose from. Here are some of our faves:

Movies

Portrait https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/portrait-of-a-lady-on-fire
Kajillionaire https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/kajillionaire
Steam! https://thebarn.la/productions/steam

The Haunting of Bly Manor https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/the-haunting-of-bly-manor
Killing Eve https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/killing-eve
Twenties https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/twenties
The L Word: Generation Q https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/the-l-word-generation-q
The Wilds https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/the-wilds
Euphoria https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/euphoria

Podcasts

Rachel Maddow https://art19.com/shows/msnbc-rachel-maddow
Don’t Ask Tig https://www.dontasktig.org/about
Pants https://shows.acast.com/pants
Queery https://www.earwolf.com/show/queery/
Still Processing https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/still-processing/id1151436460
Nancy https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/nancy
Making Gay History: Lorraine Hansberry episode https://makinggayhistory.com/podcast/lorraine-hansberry/
Making Gay History: Larah Helayne & Jean O’Leary episode https://makinggayhistory.com/podcast/revisiting-the-archive-episode-13-larah-helayne-jean-oleary/

Music

Janelle Monae’s Turntables: https://youtu.be/8CFrCk6_0rM
Lionstorm’s WTJMDZ: https://youtu.be/GjwTczjUnNk
Brandi Carlile’s cover of black hole sun: https://youtu.be/n10KfpmKen4

Lesbian Lit

A Song For You: My Life w/Whitney Houston https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781524742850
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781626722590
Golem Girl https://bookshop.org/books/golem-girl-a-memoir/9781984820303
Plain Bad Heroines https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780062942852

LIVE: Impactful Movies, Advice for WLW and baby gays, Dinosaurs Jan 22, 2021

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As we mentioned in the last episode, we're trying out new things to make the podcast production more sustainable, and this is one of those things! We answered some of your questions over Instagram Live including what other movies have impacted us nearly as much as Portrait of a Lady on Fire, what advice we have for WLW and baby gays, what our favorite dinosaurs are and more. This episode is an audio version of that livestream, mildly edited so it's a little more listenable.

Video: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CKKWFWUo-Ct/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Motherland: Fort Salem Watchalong! Jan 15, 2021

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Here in the U.S. a LOT is happening at the moment, and sometimes in order to push through a distant but ever-present danger, you just have to soak your tired gay brain in a TV show about a newly conscripted army of young witches in an alternate America. Join us as we watch Motherland: Fort Salem!

Some sync time stamps in case you get a bunch of ads:

- We hit play at 6:28 in the podcast. So, if you ever get un-synced, just move the podcast to 6:28 past the timestamp on the show.

- For example, 10:00 in Motherland is 16:28 in the podcast. About 4 seconds later, Audrey says, "What is that? I can't see very well...".

- 15:00 in Motherland is 21:28 in the podcast. About 4 seconds later, Laurel snickers and Audrey says, "Oh my goodness."

- 20:00 in Motherland is 26:28 in the podcast.

- 25:00 in Motherland is 31:28 in the podcast.

- Etc.

Motherland: Fort Salem on Freeform: https://www.freeform.com/shows/motherland

Additional options for watching: https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/motherland-fort-salem

Our Ears Are Burning Vol. 7: Speaking Italian, Stunt Doubles, and Which Characters We Resonate with the Most Jan 08, 2021

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We're haulin' out the mailbag and doing our best to answer your questions about...

1. Why the countess and Marianne flip back and forth between Italian and French

2. Who we think Sybille Blouin is the stunt double for

3. Which characters we resonate with the most

4. What other books we'd recommend
Books:

Woman World by Aminder Dhaliwal https://drawnandquarterly.com/woman-world

Spinning by Tillie Walden https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781626729407

Fun Home by Alison Bechdel https://dykestowatchoutfor.com/fun-home-2/

Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters https://www.sarahwaters.com/titles/sarah-waters/tipping-the-velvet/9780748129324/

Fingersmith by Sarah Waters https://www.sarahwaters.com/titles/sarah-waters/fingersmith/9781860498831/

Odd Girls & Twilight Lovers by Lillian Faderman https://cup.columbia.edu/book/odd-girls-and-twilight-lovers/9780231074896

Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments by Saidyia Hartman https://bookshop.org/books/wayward-lives-beautiful-experiments-intimate-histories-of-riotous-black-girls-troublesome-women-and-queer-radicals/9780393357622

On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden https://www.onasunbeam.com/

What Can a Body Do? by Sara Hendren https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/561049/what-can-a-body-do-by-sara-hendren/

Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780525510567

Caste by Isabel Wilkerson https://www.isabelwilkerson.com/retailers

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