The Lesbian Peep Show
An unapologetic archive of lesbian, sapphic, and dyke life curated by author, ghostwriter, and Midwestern lesbian Erin Brown. Part cultural critique, part personal canon—exploring queer history, media dissection, identity formation, body politics, and the relationships that shape us. Less rainbow-washed pride, more lesbian praxis.
Episodes
116 episodes
Who is Lesbian Porn For? With Ophelia Fae
Lesbian porn star Ophelia Fay joins me to talk about what lesbian porn actually looks like when the women making it are queer, why authenticity and pleasure aren’t necessarily at odds with performance, and what it means to build a career withou...
Heavy on the Sapphic With Tiffany Watts.
Tiffany Watts is back on The Lesbian Peep Show to talk about building SapphicCon, a new creative festival centering sapphic culture, art, community, and connection. We get into why queer life needs spaces beyond the internet, the often...
The Butch Army with Kade Kasper
Erin talks with personal trainer and certified gay person on the internet Kade Kasper about butchness, gender, masculinity, and figuring out who you want to be when the examples you’ve been handed don’t quite fit. They get into building a mascu...
Hoochie Daddies Have More Fun with Pretty Nasty
Pretty Nasty joins The Lesbian Peep Show to talk about life as a masc erotic dancer, becoming unexpected eye candy for studs, and what happens when queer attraction gets to go off script. We get into performance, objectification, conse...
Faking it For Men
Erin talks about all the ways women learn to fake it for men—and how often we’re taught to mistake that performance for who we actually are. From playing smaller and managing men’s perceptions to performing pleasure, she looks at what happens w...
From Womontown to Finding Love at Again at 69 with Sue Moreno
Erin sits down with Sue Moreno, one of the women behind Kansas City’s historic lesbian intentional community Womontown, to talk about what lesbian community has meant across generations—and what we risk losing when we no longer believe we need ...
Does my chart say I'm a lesbian? with ET Shipley
Today we're learning from lesbian astrologer ET Shipley: Why is astrology a lesbian religion? Does my chart say I'm queer? What's the best way to use a chart to flirt well? Unfortunately we weren't recording anymore when she said that my chart ...
Who does she think she is?
Life updates, DJ BIG PERM, and an intro to the new big sister to the podcast "Who does she think she is" which just launched with "001 FAKING IT FOR MEN."You can find the substack here. <...
What Queer art makes possible with Be Steadwell
Be Steadwell joins me for a conversation about making art, telling specific stories and creating the representation you wished you'd had growing up. We talk about creative practice, peaceful relationships, queer joy and why making things still ...
Sapphic burlesque with Ivy Les Vixens
Erin talks with Ivy Les Vixens about building queer women-centered burlesque and nightlife spaces that are sexy, safe, and community-driven. Ivy shares how Les Vixens grew from a need for representation into a thriving troupe and event series t...
The little things that make a big difference in our relationship
I’m sharing the relationship guidelines that make a huge difference in our lives, and create ease between us. These aren't a guide for all people in all relationships, but rather useful listen if you're refining your own wants and needs....
Miles Apart, Thick as Thieves: How (and why) to cultivate long distance friendship
Long-distance friendships can be some of the deepest, most enduring relationships we have; especially in queer community. In this episode, I talk about why so many queer friendships span cities, states, and countries, what makes them work, and ...
Reimagining "the first dance" with Elaine Anderson
This week queer wedding dance instructor Elaine Anderson talks about creating first dances that feel authentic, connected, and free from traditional gender roles. From ballroom competitions to helping more than 200 queer couples find their foot...
The femme tax with Christabel Mintah Wetwo
We answer questions from listeners about how to flag as femme, how to "get out there" and relational skills for building community.You can find Christabel here. <...
Lesbian Dating Q & A
Recent questions from my DMs that I answered because I am opinionated and you asked. Sometimes spicier/sometimes more vulnerable episodes will be monthly now on Patreon. You can find that he...
Don't call me a late bloomer (reprise) with Erin Brown
The most downloaded episode of all time. *This is a solo episode where I talk more about my own story, answer listener questions and am generally elated to be queer. Happy pride! XOXOMentioned:
The Lesbian Bar Project with co-creators/directors Erica Rose & Elina Street
We talk about how The Lesbian Bar Project came about, the cultural significance of lesbian bars, and the importance of irl community for learning and relationships. But also tear up about queer friendship, mentors and finding a home in queernes...
Sapphic storytelling & being queer in the algorithm with Yen Tan of Cherry Letter Club
Yen Tan is the founder of Cherry Letter Club, an innovative approach to creating and distributing sapphic fiction through handwritten letters. They share their passion for queer history, tactile storytelling and independent art. We also spend s...
We Had One Thing with Amy Rosa Hough (On the cancellation of I Kissed A Girl)
A conversation about why queer representation is never “just a TV show.” Erin sits down with Amy Rosa Hough, the organizer behind the viral petition to save I Kissed a Girl, to talk about lesbian visibility, media erasure, queer cultur...
The lesbian welcome wagon with Lori Lindsey
We talk about Lori's experience being a part of the US women's national team and all 3 women's pro soccer leagues, her relationships on the teams and the ways they championed one another on and off the field. As well as the progress in women's ...
Masculinity, Misrecognition, and Queer Legibility with JASPER
We talk about masculinity, softness, and what gets lost when people try to read each other too quickly. It’s part gender theory, part dyke banter, part designer testosterone? ...
Queer Identity Development Theory
I was asked to create a class around the Queer Identity Development Theory I created for a University sexology course and I'm sharing that with you as well! The teacher loved it, I hope you do too! Much of the queer identity models that exist w...
The "boy crazy" to lesbian pipeline with Natalie Kelley
Natalie Kelly shares her journey of discovering her lesbian identity, the boy crazy to lesbian pipeline, and navigating relationships, gender expression, and societal expectations.You c...