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
74 episodes
Queering clothes, grief and sports with Madison T. Clark
Mads is a Kansas City based community staple, organizer and entrepreneur. We talk about their company Grief Cards, their community initiative Gender Affirming Closet and Stonewall sports.
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Keeping the party going with Dez Jones
We talk about her DJ career (she recently DJed at one of the 3 Chappell Roan tour stops!!), being a Black lesbian in the midwest, food, politics and media. And her new girlfriend (we love new girlfriend energy).
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Divorcing Comphet with Alena Pollitt
Alena and I talk about our shared experiences with being in decade long heteronormative relationships before coming out and ultimately divorcing our entire lives to create our joyful, queer futures. Spoiler: it was hard and sad and so very wort...
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We got married! Revisiting the Channon episode
We got hitched this weekend and it was perfect. I'll have to do a whole episode on just that. But first, a revisit of our love story and how we stay so damned content.
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How to spot a lesbian with Pure XTC
We talk about their coming out experience, instagram dating, uhauling, how to spot a lesbian in different parts of the country, jorts and more. You can find Pure XTC here.
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First timer scaries with Eva Bloom
We talk about style, sex, community and cultural differences that come up when people begin to come into their queer identities. Eva is a queer sex educator and coach whose work mostly focuses on later in life queer and trans people.
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Lezzing out at the gym with Izzy Wagner
We talk about how Izzy got into fitness, why she trains queer women specifically and what fitness does for both of us in and out of the gym. Also we both love muscle cars, it's a bit of a bro out, lol.
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De-santizing queer with Cat Yezbak
This episode was one of those “we could go on forever” conversations. We talk about lesbian representation, being dykes, not being into love is love, our different experiences with gender, a little on perimenopause. Something for everyone. ...
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On being a Black Femme Menace with Doctress Kaila Story
We talk about femme identity, policing of queerness, trad wives, LGBTQ+ history and the lack of inclusion in queer spaces. That's honestly reductive, this is a great conversation and that's just the tip of the iceberg. If you don't know Doctres...
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Happier ever after "The Ultimatum: Queer Love" with Marita Prodger
Marita and I talk about her experience on and off The Ultimatum: Queer Love, what it was like behind the scenes and what she looks forward to as she moves on with the story that is all her own now. (Spoiler: a new show and other creative projec...
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[Encore episode] Body politics, body image and desire with Dr. Kelly Rafferty
In one of the most popular episodes to date, we talk about our shared history in fitness, the politics of bodies and understanding desire outside of cultural expectations.You can find Kell...
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Divorce, Uhauls and Access to Abortion with Kelsey Rhodes
We talk about Kelsey's journey from a long term heteronormative relationship and marriage to her queer awakening and Uhaul scenario. As well as her work in abortion advocacy and recent initiatives around guiding community conversations on self ...
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"What do we owe each other?" with Sydney King
Sydney King and I discuss what it means to be a part of a community. Why they believe so strongly that you should inconvenience your friends. Thoughts on un-friending with integrity and the importance of offline connection.
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Chapstick Magazine with Hannah Shahidi and Isabel Anayaji
Talking with founders of Chapstick Magazine about the lesbian culture, the importance of lesbian spaces and their growing project. You can find Chapstick Magazine here.&nb...
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Lezzy summer book recommendations with Tamara Anderson
Tamara is back and we talk through a vampire book we read together as well as several other sapphic books we recommend. We do our best to not give anything away and give solid recs from across genres.
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Power Bottoming with Emory Parker
Emory Parker (known widely for her power bottom take on Chappell Roan's The Giver) and I talk about making queer art, the representation she grew up with, the creative process and the freedom inside of being queer.
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Dyke discourse with Nelly Papazian
We talk about the on and offline lesbian discourse that irks us, ways we maybe stand to communicate with each other better and an assortment of intracultural hot takes. You...
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From The L Word to SoulCycle with Jess Rothschild
Jess and I talk about her experiences in the early 2000s at Autostraddle, my Roman Empire of celesbian gossip and her recent deep dive into the Cult of SoulCycle.You can find Jess and all he...
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The sapphic Fletcher controversy with Kat Nardizzi
So a sapphic pop singer started dating a man and launched it during pride and the internet around her fandom erupted with a multitude of reactions and we're talking about that. I also read a comment about the whiteness of it all tha...
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Don't call me a late bloomer with host Erin Brown
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: Red Hare Leather &
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Celesbian Gossip with Kat Nardizzi
Kat and I discuss recent lesbian celebrity gossip.You can find Kat here.
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Womontown: The radical lesbian neighborhood with founders Drea Nedelsky and Mary Ann Hopper
Send us a textWomontown sought to establish a community where queer women could find financial security, support, and acceptance. Womontown attracted women fr...
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Bad (perimenopausal) bitches with Whitni Miller
Body changes, better sex, clearer boundaries, and mostly the joys of being older. You can find Whitni here.*The movie I was trying to remember was Go Fish and Guinevere Turner-- icon.*
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