Chicago Queer & Now is a podcast hosted by Chicago Reader staffers Adam M. Rhodes (they/them) and Taryn Allen (she/her) who are exploring Chicago's queer culture through guest interviews, dives into the Reader archives, and conversations about current queer events, pop culture, identity, and more.
The show is hosted by Adam Rhodes and Taryn Allen, produced by Brianna Wellen, and edited by Adam Rhodes. It features original theme music by Richard Brasseale, voice work by Kirk Williamson, and show logos by Taryn Allen. Reach out to us at CQN@chicagoreader.com, follow us on Twitter @chicagoqueernow, and support this podcast and the rest of the Chicago Reader team by going to chicagoreader.com/donate.
This show is brought to you in part by the “RISE UP: Stonewall and the LGBTQ rights movement” exhibit opening October 17 at Illinois Holocaust Museum in Skokie. Find out more at ILHolocaustMuseum.org.
This week Taryn and Adam get into Lil Nas X’s iconic debut album and their own musical pasts then talk tattoos and creative expression.
Have a question for Adam and Taryn? Want to share your queer pick of the week? E-mail cqn@chicagoreader.com or tweet @chicagoqueernow to hear your question answered on the pod!
Stay queer, Chicago!
Related Reader stories:
Lil Nas X embraces his role as queer hero by Adam M. Rhodes
#QTTRs make their mark by Taryn Allen
Chicago’s gay grandaddy of tattooing by Micco Caporale
Links to people, places, and things mentioned in today’s ep:
Montero by Lil Nas X
“Lucky” by Britney Spears
Hayley Kioko
Troye Sivan
@lucyarbeit
@scratch.pepper
Tom of Finland
@wild_coma
@doe.parker
The Great British Baking Show
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