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The loneliest beings are often found in large stratus clouds. Beings, because we are not humans, we are ghosts, drifting through the realm of the living, never really belonging.
[ID: A sad ghost (those that are just a sheet with eyes) is reaching out, across from there is a verse that goes: "We are ghosts, drifiting through, the realm of the living, never fully belonging)
This Tumblr will make entries with details about queer podcasts, for your queer podcast needs. For the full, but to-be-updated list, check out our existing list at our website, Out On The Shelf, here.
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Fiction:
Actual Play, Anthology, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy/Sci-fi, Horror
Non-Fiction:
Arts and Culture, History, Interview, Lifestyle/Opinion, News
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Is your favourite queer podcast not present? This is an ongoing effort, so put it in the replies or tags and I’ll make it an entry!
Cast: Clarisa Cherie Rios, Marsha Harman, Michael Turrentine, Kathleen Hoil, Joshua K. Harris, Amelia Bethel, Isa Ramos, Pat King, Krista D'Agostino, Mark Soloff, Sebastian Orr, Ele Matelan, LaQuin Grove, Bethany Hart, Clint Worthington, Anuja Vaidya, Hilary Williams, Symphony Sanders, Matt Young, José Angel Donado
Queer Creators: Yes
Accessibility: Content warnings and transcripts linked in episode descriptions, and can be found on their website here.
Summary: Lillian Harper moves to the small town of Mt. Absalom, Ohio, to care for her estranged mother Dorothy after an injury. Living in the town's boarding house which has been run by her family for generations, she discovers conspiracies, ghosts, and a new family in the house's strange assortment of residents.
Tags: queer main character, queer woman, nonbinary or genderqueer character
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Core Cast: Brennan Lee Mulligan, Emily Axford, Zac Oyama, Siobhan Thompson, Lou Wilson, Ally Beardsley, Brian Murphy (with guest seasons)
Queer Cast Member: Yes
Accessibility: Captions on YouTube and Dropout, fan transcripts available.
Summary: Welcome to Dimension 20, where comedians, improvisers, and all assortments of goofs play D&D! Led by Game Master Brennan Lee Mulligan, each season of Dimension 20 will bring you to a new world, filled with new characters and new dangers. Sign up for dropout.tv for the full experience!
Fantasy High
Cast: Brennan Lee Mulligan, Emily Axford, Zac Oyama, Siobhan Thompson, Lou Wilson, Ally Beardsley, Brian Murphy
Tags: lesbian PC, bisexual woman PC, asexual man PC, queer man guest PC, lesbian NPC, bisexual man NPC, gay man NPC, queer woman NPC, non-binary NPC, multiple LGBTQ+ NPC,
Escape from the Bloodkeep
Cast: Brennan Lee Mulligan, Amy Vorpahl, Mike Trapp, Matthew Mercer, Erika Ishii, Rekha Shankar, Ify Nwadiwe
Tags: queer PC
The Unsleeping City
Cast: Brennan Lee Mulligan, Emily Axford, Zac Oyama, Siobhan Thompson, Lou Wilson, Ally Beardsley, Brian Murphy
Tags: trans man PC, non-binary NPC, multiple gay men NPC,
Tiny Heist
Cast: Brennan Lee Mulligan, Justin McElroy, Clint McElroy, Jess Ross, Lily Du, Griffin McElroy, Travis McElroy
Tags:
A Crown of Candy
Cast: Brennan Lee Mulligan, Emily Axford, Zac Oyama, Siobhan Thompson, Lou Wilson, Ally Beardsley, Brian Murphy
Tags: asexual man PC, lesbian NPC, queer woman NPC
Pirates of Leviathan
Cast: Brennan Lee Mulligan, Matthew Mercer, Marisha Ray, Aabriya Iyengar, B. Dave Walters, Carlos Luna, Krystina Arielle
Tags: non-binary NPC, queer NPC,
Mice & Murder
Cast: Brennan Lee Mulligan, Ally Beardsley, Raphael Chestang, Grant O’Brien, Rekha Shankar, Sam Reich, Katie Marovitch
Details and/or Spoilers: Kristen comes to terms with her sexuality in the first season, begins dating Tracker, Fig begins dating Ayda in the second season, Riz comes out as ace in the second season, Shellford and Torek are in the LGBT alliance at their school
Escape from the Bloodkeep
ID tags: Leiland (PC): queer
Details and/or Spoilers: Leiland used to be in love with Zaul'Nazh
The Unsleeping City
ID tags: Pete Conlan (PC): trans man, Nod (NPC): non-binary, Perry Pidgeon (NPC): gay, Orlando (NPC): gay, Rovias (NPC): gay,
Details and/or Spoilers: Orlando and Rovias are lion statue boyfriends, Perry is a pigeon in love with Kugrash, who leads him on.
Details and/or Spoilers: Liam comes out as ace, the Queen is revealed to have previously been in love with woman,
Pirates of Leviathan
ID tags: Garthy O’Brien (NPC): non-binary, Ayda Aguefort (NPC): queer
Details and/or Spoilers: Garthy and Jack have a platonic one-night stand (x|m)
Mice & Murder
ID tags: Lars Vandenchomp (PC): non-binary, Jeremy Brockhollow (NPC): gay man, Osmond Sheffield (NPC): gay man, Millie Molton (NPC): queer women, Molly Milton (NPC): queer woman, Lady Calliope Fawnbrook (NPC): queer, Lady Tabitha Fawnbrook (NPC): queer
Details and/or Spoilers: Jeremy and Osmond are married, Millie and Molly are married, Calliope and Tabitha are married,
The Seven
ID Tags: Sam Nightingale (PC): pansexual trans woman, Ostentatia Wallace: fluid sexuality, Danielle Barkstock: sexuality is “yes”, Antiope Jones: queer,
Shriek Week
ID Tags: Seven (PC): lesbian, Megan (PC): poly lesbian, Cleetus (NPC): trans man, Drusille (NPC): poly lesbian, Yui (NPC): poly lesbian, Vander Van Helsing (NPC): non-binary, queer,
A Starstruck Odyssey
ID Tags: Margaret (PC): queer, Riva (PC): non-binary
Writers and Co-creators: Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor
Cast: Cecil Baldwin, Meg Bashwiner, Dylan Marron, Symphony Sanders, Kevin R. Free, Kate Jones, Jasika Nicole, Hal Lublin, Janet Varney, Mara Wilson, Maureen Johnson, Lauren Sharpe, Jackson Publick, Mark Gagliardi, Retta, Desiree Burch, Emma Frankland, Tina Parker, Wil Wheaton, James Urbaniak, Marc Evan Jackson, Molly Quinn, Felicia Day, Jason Webley, Annie Savage, Joseph FInk, Aliee Chan, Dessa, Hunter Canning, Lusia Strus, Flor De Liz Perez, Jeffrey Cranor, TL Thompson, Rob Neill, Robin Virgine, Julia Morizawa, Andrew WK, James Urbaniak, Erica Livingston and Christopher Loar
Queer Creators: No
Accessibility: Transcripts are available on their website here.
Content Warnings: Unreality, body horror and existentialism are major themes.
Summary: Twice-monthly community updates for the small desert town of Night Vale, where every conspiracy theory is true. Turn on your radio and hide. Never listened before? It’s an ongoing radio show. Start with the current episode, and you’ll catch on in no time. Or, go right to Episode 1 if you wanna binge-listen.
Tags: mlm main character, multiple mlm and wlw characters, multiple non-binary characters, bisexual character, lesbian character
More character and relationship details under the break.
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ID tags: Cecil Palmer: mlm, Carlos The Scientist: mlm, Sam The Sherrif: Non-Binary. Maureen: wlw, Michelle: wlw, Alicia: Non-Binary, Kevin: Mlm, Basmia Bashara: Lesbian, Joahnna: wlw, Josh Crayton: Bisexual
Details and/or Spoilers: Cecil and Carlos are married, Maureen and Michelle are in a relationship without labels, Alicia and Doug are dating,
Check out our other queer podcast recommendations here.
Please feel free to offer suggestions and updates!
Status: Complete, with spinoffs The AM Archives (ongoing) and The College Tapes (complete) continuing in their feed.
Creator: Lauren Shippen
Cast: Julia Morizawa, Lauren Shippen, Briggon Snow, Anna Lore, Charlie Ian, Ian Mcquown, Alex Gallner, Andrew Nowak, Alex Marshall-Brown, Phillip Jordan, Alanna Fox, Reyn Beeler, Elizabeth Laird,
Queer Producers: Yes
Accessibility: Content warnings in episode description, transcripts available on their website here.
Summary: Start with episode 101. The Bright Sessions is a science fiction podcast that follows a group of therapy patients. But these are not your typical patients - each has a unique supernatural ability. The show documents their struggles and discoveries as well as the motivations of their mysterious therapist, Dr. Bright.
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ID tags: Caleb Michaels: mlm, Chloe Turner: asexual, panromantic and polyamorous, Damien Gorham: mlm, Adam Hayes: gay, Mark Bryant: bisexual, Rose Atkinson: lesbian, Emily Rodreiguez: wlw,
Details and/or Spoilers: Caleb Michaels and Adam Hayes are dating, Rose is romantically interested in Emily Rodriguez, Agent Green is the only canonically straight character
Creators and Co-Producers: Harley Takagi Kaner, Kevin Vibert
Cast: Anjimile, Kat Buckingham, Chloe Cunha, Leslie Drescher, Marge Dunn, Sarah Gazdowicz, Joshua Ilon, Kate Jones, Simon Moody, Glen Moore, Stefano Perti, William Schuller, Noah Simes, Alexander Stravinski, Harley Takagi Kaner,
Queer Creators: Yes
Accessibility: Content warnings in episode descriptions, transcripts linked on their website, and available here.
Summary: At the Penumbra, you might follow Juno Steel, a brooding, sharp-witted private eye on Mars, as he tangles with an elusive homme fatale, tracks dangerous artifacts of an ancient alien civilization, and faces his three greatest fears: heights, blood, and relationships.
Or you might enter the world of the Second Citadel, where the merciless Sir Caroline must corral a team of emotionally distraught all-male knights to defend their city against mind-manipulating monsters...even the ones they’ve fallen in love with.
These audio dramas and more await you in the Penumbra, dear traveler. We hope you enjoy your stay.
Check out our other queer podcast recommendations here.
Juno Steel Story
ID tags: Juno Steel: Bisexual and Non-Binary, Peter Nureyev: queer man, Cecil Canegawa: Non-Binary, Rita: Pansexual, Julian DiMaggio: gay man, Valles Vicky: lesbian and genderfluid, Ingrid Lake: lesbian, Todd: Bisexual, Yasmin Swift: wlw, Pilot Pereyra: nonbinary, Alessandra Strong: mspec, Jet Siquliak: aromantic, asexual, Buddy Aurinko: wlw, Vespa Ilkay: trans woman, wlw, Puck Falco: non-binary
Details and/or Spoilers: Juno and Nureyev are in a relationship, Alessandra is in a relationship, Buddy and Vespa are married, Julian DiMaggio is married to a man, Valles Vicky is married to a woman, Creators have mentioned that Mick Mercury is the only straight man on Mars, so this list is incomplete,
Second Citadel Story
ID tags: Rilla: mspec, Sir Caroline: wlw, Sir Damien: mspec, Lord Arum: mspec, Quanyii: genderfluid lesbian, Sir Angelo: mspec, Sir Talfryn: aromantic, asexual,
Details and/or spoilers: Rilla, Sir Damien and Lord Arum are in a relationship, Sir Caroline and Quanyii are dating,
Standalone Ep 6: The Coyote of the Painted Plains
ID Tags: Chance Sequoyah: Lesbian and Non-Binary, Mary Anne Watkins: Lesbian
Details and/spoilers: Chance and Marry Anne are dating.
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Accessibility: No content warnings, unofficial transcripts available on @alicescripts Tumblr here.
General Content Warnings: Gore, unreality, physical attacks.
Summary: A truck driver searches across America for the wife she had long assumed was dead. In the course of her search, she will encounter not-quite-human serial murderers, towns literally lost in time, and a conspiracy that goes way beyond one missing woman.
Tags: lesbian main character, lesbian character, and a wlw character
More specific spoiler-free identity details under the break.
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Please feel free to offer suggestions and updates!
ID tags: Keisha: Lesbian, Alice: Lesbian, Laurel: Wlw
Details and/or Spoilers: Keisha and Alice are married
Cast: Jonathan Sims, Alexander J Newall, Ben Meredith, Sasha Sienna, Lydia Nicholas, Mike LeBeau, Alasdair Stuart, Jon Gracey, Paul Sims, Sue Sims, Frank Voss, Hannah Brankin, Lottie Broomhall, Jessica Law.
Queer Creators: Yes
Accessibility: Fan content warnings available on the wiki here, official content warnings available in later episode descriptions. Fan transcripts available on a Google Drive here, official transcripts available for free on Rusty Quill’s Patreon.
Summary: “Make your statement, face your fear.”
The Magnus Archives is a weekly horror fiction anthology podcast examining what lurks in the archives of the Magnus Institute, an organisation dedicated to researching the esoteric and the weird. Join new head archivist Jonathan Sims as he attempts to bring a seemingly neglected collection of supernatural statements up to date, converting them to audio and supplementing them with follow-up work from his small but dedicated team.
Individually, they are unsettling. Together they begin to form a picture that is truly horrifying because as they look into the depths of the archives, something starts to look back…
Cast: Mark Hulmes, Chris Trott, Kim Richards, Rhiannon Gower, Tom Hazell, Katie Morrison
Queer Creators: Yes
Accessibility: Captions on YouTube, fan transcript in progress here,
Summary: Welcome to High Rollers, a live-play Dungeons & Dragons campaign! Join Dungeon Master Mark Hulmes and his players as they explore the world of Aerois on Europe's biggest RPG Stream! Watch live every Sunday at 5pm UK Time on twitch.tv/highrollersdnd or catch up on missed episodes on youtube.com/highrollersdnd
Lightfall Campaign (Complete)
Tags: wlw PC, multiple lesbian characters
Aerois Campaign (Ongoing)
Tags: pansexual woman PC, asexual character, multiple trans character, mlm character, wlw character
Details and/or spoilers: Jiutou has an in-game relationship, Queen Shalana and Commander Payla are in a relationship
Aerois Campaign
ID tags: Nova V’ger: pansexual woman, Sentry: asexual, Solare Jamalia "Princess" Stonesworn: trans, Arcanist Faedris Elenasto: trans, Faeth: asexual, Howard: mlm, Captain Thalia Whisperwind: wlw, Reyn Talevir: trans man
Details and/or Spoilers: Nova shows attraction to people of multiple genders throughout the campaign, Howard was married to a man, Captain Thalia and Nova are dating
Curse of Strahd Campaign
ID Tags: The Mire (PC): non-binary
Details and/or spoilers: The Mire uses all pronouns
If you have any additions or changes, please feel free to leave them in the replies, tags, or send an ask!