Making Gay History is an oral history podcast on the subject of LGBT history, featuring trailblazers, activists, and allies. Most episodes draw on the three-decade-old audio archive of rare interviews conducted by the podcast's founder and host Eric Marcus in the late 1980s and 1990s.
Marcus began interviewing notable figures in the LGBTQ civil rights movement in the late 1980s while writing an oral history of the movement. The first edition of the book, published in 1992 under the title Making History: The Struggle for Gay and Lesbian Equal Rights, 1945-1990,[1][2] was a Stonewall Book Award winner in 1992 and was described by acclaimed oral historian Studs Terkel as "[o]ne of the definitive works on gay life." In the late 1990s, Marcus undertook another round of interviews for the updated second edition of the book, which was titled Making Gay History (2002).
In 2016, Marcus revisited the archive of his original recordings, which had since been digitized by the New York Public Library, along with executive producer Sara Burningham, who suggested that the interviews be used as the basis for a podcast.[3][4]
For the eighth season of the podcast, Marcus partnered with the Studs Terkel Radio Archive to release interviews conducted by the legendary radio host and oral historian Studs Terkel. Marcus cites Terkel and his work as inspiration for his own.[12]
The podcast's ninth season, "Coming of Age During the AIDS Crisis," is an audio memoir exploring Marcus's memories of the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s.[14]
Awards and honorsedit
In September 2017, NBC Out polled its constituents about their "favorite LGBTQ-inclusive podcasts," and Making Gay History was voted #2 out of 11 ranked.[15]
In October 2017, the Oral History Association honored Making Gay History with its Oral History in a Nonprint Format Award.[16]
On December 27, 2019, The Atlantic named Making Gay History's Stonewall 50 season one of the best podcasts of 2019.[17]
^Marcus, Eric. (2018). Making history : the struggle for gay and lesbian equal rights, 1945–1990. London: HarperImpulse. ISBN978-0-06-284826-0. OCLC 1041619749.
^"Nonfiction Book Review: Making History: The Struggle for Gay and Lesbian Equal Rights, 1945-1990: An Oral History by Eric Marcus, Author HarperCollins Publishers $25 (532p) ISBN 978-0-06-016708-0". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
^"Earliest Known Recording of Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera Found". www.advocate.com. December 29, 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
^"Gay history podcast has new host: Studs Terkel – LGBT News – Windy City Times". www.windycitymediagroup.com. September 29, 2020. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
^"NYU Steinhardt's Educational Theatre Production 'Making Gay History: Before Stonewall' Turns the Popular Podcast into a Play". New York University. February 19, 2020.
^Shapiro, Ari; Brown, Ashley; Caldwell, Noah (October 7, 2021). "Host of 'Making Gay History' reflects on coming of age during the AIDS crisis". NPR. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
^"11 LGBTQ-Inclusive Podcasts You Should Know". Nbcnews.com. September 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
^"Oral History Association Gives MGH 2017 Award!". Making Gay History. October 5, 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
^"The 50 Best Podcasts of 2019". TheAtlantic.com. December 27, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
^"Episode 02 — Wendell Sayers". Making Gay History. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
External linksedit
Official website
January 01, 1970
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Making Gay History is an oral history podcast on the subject of LGBT history featuring trailblazers activists and allies Most episodes draw on the three decade old audio archive of rare interviews conducted by the podcast s founder and host Eric Marcus in the late 1980s and 1990s Making Gay HistoryPresentationHosted byEric MarcusGenreLGBTQ oral historyLanguageEnglishUpdatesWeeklyProductionAudio formatPodcast via streaming or downloadable MP3 No of seasons12PublicationOriginal releaseOctober 5 2016 2016 10 05 RelatedWebsitemakinggayhistory wbr com Contents 1 Background 2 Awards and honors 3 Seasons and episodes 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksBackground editMarcus began interviewing notable figures in the LGBTQ civil rights movement in the late 1980s while writing an oral history of the movement The first edition of the book published in 1992 under the title Making History The Struggle for Gay and Lesbian Equal Rights 1945 1990 1 2 was a Stonewall Book Award winner in 1992 and was described by acclaimed oral historian Studs Terkel as o ne of the definitive works on gay life In the late 1990s Marcus undertook another round of interviews for the updated second edition of the book which was titled Making Gay History 2002 In 2016 Marcus revisited the archive of his original recordings which had since been digitized by the New York Public Library along with executive producer Sara Burningham who suggested that the interviews be used as the basis for a podcast 3 4 Since its launch in October 2016 the podcast has featured interviews with transgender rights icon Sylvia Rivera 5 pioneering lesbian writer Edythe D Eyde aka Lisa Ben 6 American comedian talk show host and actress Ellen DeGeneres 7 popular advice columnist and LGBT advocate Pauline Phillips Dear Abby 8 and others It has also drawn on other audio archives to highlight the contributions of activists like Ernestine Eckstein and Bayard Rustin and has used contemporary interviews to chronicle the life and work of Magnus Hirschfeld and Reed Erickson 9 10 In December 2019 they released the earliest known recording of Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P Johnson 11 For the eighth season of the podcast Marcus partnered with the Studs Terkel Radio Archive to release interviews conducted by the legendary radio host and oral historian Studs Terkel Marcus cites Terkel and his work as inspiration for his own 12 In February 2020 Making Gay History was adapted for the stage at New York University s Steinhardt School of Culture Education and Human Development 13 The podcast s ninth season Coming of Age During the AIDS Crisis is an audio memoir exploring Marcus s memories of the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s 14 Awards and honors editIn September 2017 NBC Out polled its constituents about their favorite LGBTQ inclusive podcasts and Making Gay History was voted 2 out of 11 ranked 15 In October 2017 the Oral History Association honored Making Gay History with its Oral History in a Nonprint Format Award 16 On December 27 2019 The Atlantic named Making Gay History s Stonewall 50 season one of the best podcasts of 2019 17 Seasons and episodes editSeason 1 Episode Episode 1 Sylvia Rivera Part I Episode 2 Wendell Sayers called Paul Phillips in the book Making Gay History 18 Episode 3 Edythe Eyde Episode 4 Dr Evelyn Hooker Episode 5 Frank Kameny Episode 6 Jeanne and Morty Manford Episode 7 Chuck Rowland Episode 8 Pauline Phillips Dear Abby Episode 9 Barbara Gittings and Kay Tobin Lahusen Episode 10 Vito Russo Season 2 Episode Episode 1 Marsha P Johnson and Randy Wicker Episode 2 Shirley Willer Episode 3 Hal Call Episode 4 Jean O Leary Part I Episode 5 Jean O Leary Part II Episode 6 Morris Foote Episode 7 Herb Selwyn Episode 8 Barbara Gittings and Kay Tobin Lahusen Episode 9 Evander Smith and Herb Donaldson Episode 10 Joyce Hunter Episode 11 Tom Cassidy BONUS Love is Love Season 3 Episode Episode 1 Sylvia Rivera Part II Episode 2 Perry Watkins Episode 3 Ellen DeGeneres Episode 4 J J Belanger Episode 5 Deborah Johnson and Zandra Rolon Amato Episode 6 Larry Kramer Episode 7 Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin Episode 8 Morris Kight Episode 9 Paulette Goodman Episode 10 Greg Brock Episode 11 Morty Manford BONUS Edythe Eyde s Gay Gal s Mixtape BONUS Kay Lahusen s Gay Table BONUS Farewell Dick Leitsch Season 4 Episode Episode 1 Introduction Episode 2 Magnus Hirschfeld Episode 3 Harry Hay Episode 4 Billye Talmadge Episode 5 Dorr Legg Martin Block and Jim Kepner of ONE Episode 6 Stella Rush who wrote under the pseudonym Sten Russell Episode 7 Reed Erickson Episode 8 Bayard Rustin Episode 9 Ernestine Eckstein Episode 10 Dick Leitsch Episode 11 Martha Shelley Season 5 Episode Episode 1 Prelude to a Riot Episode 2 Everything Clicked And The Riot Was On Episode 3 Say it Loud Gay and Proud Episode 4 Live from Stonewall BONUS Stonewall 50 Minisode Marsha P Johnson and Randy Wicker BONUS Stonewall 50 Minisode Morty Manford BONUS Stonewall 50 Minisode Barbara Gittings and Kay Lahusen BONUS Stonewall 50 Minisode Craig Rodwell Season 6 Episode Episode 1 Ruth Simpson Episode 2 Vernon E Copy Berg III Episode 3 Barbara Smith Episode 4 Nancy Walker Episode 5 Damien Martin BONUS From the Vault Sylvia Rivera amp Marsha P Johnson 1970 Season 7 Revisiting the Archive Episode Episode 1 Frank Kameny Episode 2 Edythe Eyde Episode 3 Wendell Sayers Episode 4 Shirley Willer Episode 5 Vito Russo Episode 6 Kay Lahusen s Gay Table Episode 7 Ellen DeGeneres Episode 8 Morris Foote Episode 9 Joyce Hunter Episode 10 Perry Watkins Episode 11 Larry Kramer Episode 12 Bayard Rustin Episode 13 Larah Helayne amp Jean O Leary Season 8 Studs Terkel Radio Archive Episode Episode 1 Christopher Isherwood Episode 2 Lorraine Hansberry Episode 3 John Falk Tomkinson Les Lee Episode 4 Quentin Crisp Episode 5 Mattachine Midwest Valerie Taylor Episode 6 Jill Johnston Episode 7 Leonard Matlovich Episode 8 Meg ChristianSee also editList of LGBT podcastsReferences edit Marcus Eric 2018 Making history the struggle for gay and lesbian equal rights 1945 1990 London HarperImpulse ISBN 978 0 06 284826 0 OCLC 1041619749 Nonfiction Book Review Making History The Struggle for Gay and Lesbian Equal Rights 1945 1990 An Oral History by Eric Marcus Author HarperCollins Publishers 25 532p ISBN 978 0 06 016708 0 PublishersWeekly com Retrieved December 20 2019 About Making Gay History Making Gay History Three podcasts that explore queer history identity and intimacy The Washington Post June 12 2017 Retrieved January 5 2020 Episode 01 Sylvia Rivera Making Gay History Episode 03 Edythe Eyde Making Gay History Ellen DeGeneres Making Gay History Episode 08 Dear Abby Making Gay History Magnus Hirschfeld Making Gay History Reed Erickson Making Gay History Earliest Known Recording of Marsha P Johnson Sylvia Rivera Found www advocate com December 29 2019 Retrieved September 19 2020 Gay history podcast has new host Studs Terkel LGBT News Windy City Times www windycitymediagroup com September 29 2020 Retrieved October 23 2020 NYU Steinhardt s Educational Theatre Production Making Gay History Before Stonewall Turns the Popular Podcast into a Play New York University February 19 2020 Shapiro Ari Brown Ashley Caldwell Noah October 7 2021 Host of Making Gay History reflects on coming of age during the AIDS crisis NPR Retrieved September 9 2023 11 LGBTQ Inclusive Podcasts You Should Know Nbcnews com September 2017 Retrieved January 5 2020 Oral History Association Gives MGH 2017 Award Making Gay History October 5 2017 Retrieved January 5 2020 The 50 Best Podcasts of 2019 TheAtlantic com December 27 2019 Retrieved January 23 2020 Episode 02 Wendell Sayers Making Gay History Retrieved January 5 2020 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Making Gay History amp oldid 1214277955, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,