My guest this week is Justin Sayre, whom you may know from the excellent Sparkle and Circulate podcast, or his delightful live show The Meeting of the International Order of the Sodomites. He always k...
2017-06-15 06:00:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Have you ever proved yourself wrong? My guest this week is actor Tom Lenk, who appeared as Andrew on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Tom was convinced for years that he lacked the skills that seemed to come...
2017-06-08 13:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
What did you rebel against when you were a teenager, and are you still rebelling today? This week's guest is Hamed Sinno, whose Lebanese upbr...
2017-06-01 13:01:22 +0000 UTC View Post
How do you make up for lost time after spending years in the closet? My guest this week is journalist Adam Smith, who avoiding coming out for years because he felt that he needed to maintain a sort of...
2017-05-25 13:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Have you ever been lucky enough to enjoy the sensation of villainy? My guest this week is Anthony Olivera, who you might also know for his incisive tweeting as Meakoopa. Anthony's always felt a sympat...
2017-05-18 13:00:42 +0000 UTC View Post
My guest this week is Dave Holmes, who you might know from the podcast International Waters, or his articles in Esquire, or his book Party of One. I first saw Dave on MTV, in a proto-reality show comp...
2017-05-11 13:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Have you ever surprised yourself with what you were able to get away with? This week's guest is writer and comedian Bruce Vilanch, who's been slipping sly queer jokes into our entertainment since befo...
2017-05-04 13:01:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Last week's guest was Jeffery Self, a relatively young actor and writer who's broken into the entertainment industry often on his own terms. This week, I'm speaking with Randy West, an industry vetera...
2017-04-27 13:00:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Do you have an inner performer lurking just below the surface -- or has your inner performer burst above the surface, resolutely refusing to ever be ignored? My guest this week is the fantastic Jeffer...
2017-04-20 13:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
If making others happy makes you happy, what do you do when their happiness puts you in danger? My guest this week is Gordon Bellamy, one of the kindest and friendliest people I've ever met. For years...
2017-04-13 13:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
How much thought have you given to what your secret identity would be if you were a superhero? My guest this week is Glen Weldon, host of NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour -- a lively chat about books, mus...
2017-04-06 13:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Why is "gay" the word that the world seems to have picked to describe us? My guest Guy Branum has some thoughts on the topic, and on many more. You can see Guy as the host of "Talk Show the Game Show,...
2017-03-30 13:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Longtime listeners may remember way back in episode 4 of The Sewers of Paris, my guest Greg talked about picking up copies of an unofficial queer opera zine called Parterre Box in the men's room of th...
2017-03-23 13:05:00 +0000 UTC View Post
How do you know when you're home? Is home a place you find, or a place you make? My guest this week grew up in the US, but never quite felt like he belonged. That all changed after a chance film scree...
2017-03-16 13:00:44 +0000 UTC View Post
My guest this week started his musical career at a neighborhood friend's piano, hanging out and playing showtunes. These days he's doing pretty much the same, but he's accompanying Broadway stars and ...
2017-03-09 14:00:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Imagine this riskiest thing you could do -- and then imagine what would happen if you did it. My guest this week knows something about taking a chance -- Kevin Allison is the host of the Risk podcast,...
2017-03-02 14:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Most gay men have had the experiencing of needing to decide just how open and honest we're going to be about our lives, even when that openness is difficult for some people to hear. This week's guest ...
2017-02-23 14:00:14 +0000 UTC View Post
How do you cope when everything seems sad? And how do you move on and find happiness? My guest this week is Jason DeRose. His background in divinity school taught him pastoral care, and his career as ...
2017-02-16 14:00:52 +0000 UTC View Post
If, like me, you are a huge fan of Dan Savage's work, you've probably heard him speak at length about sex and love and news and politics -- but this conversati...
2017-02-09 14:00:38 +0000 UTC View Post
To what lengths are you willing to go to prove yourself? My guest this week is Caleb Nelson, who's had a lifelong fascination with game shows as a way to prove mastery and skill. As he got older, he d...
2017-02-02 08:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostHi Sewers of Paris patrons! Thanks once again for keeping the show going -- it means so much to me that you believe in the show and support it.
I'd like to get your thoughts on something pretty impo...
2017-01-30 22:26:41 +0000 UTC View Post
How will you make it on your own? This week's guest is Chris Schleicher, who moved to a big city all by himself with some dreams, some talent, and a determination to stop living for other people. He s...
2017-01-26 08:01:50 +0000 UTC View Post
My guest this week is Joshua Grannell, but you may know him as Peaches Christ -- the host of San Francisco's wild midnight mass shows and creator of outlandish drag exploitation films. Even as a kid, ...
2017-01-19 08:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
How far up your family tree would you have to go before the way your family lives became unrecognizable? My guest this week is Fazaad Feroze, whose parents grew up in shack in Guiana before moving to ...
2017-01-12 08:01:04 +0000 UTC View Post
When you look back on your life, who are the adults who were wiser than you realized at the time? My guest this week is NPR's Sonari Glinton. He grew up in Chicago, surrounded by amazing artists and c...
2017-01-05 14:00:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends, and welcome to a special year-end edition of the Sewers of Paris. On this episode, I've invited some of my favorite gay podcasters to recommend their favorite entertainment of the year,...
2016-12-29 14:00:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Have you ever experienced a Christmas miracle? My guest this week has. His whole life, Jose longed to experience a magical snowy wonderland like he saw on American TV specials -- not exactly an easy t...
2016-12-22 14:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Growing up as in atheist home, December was the closest I ever came to having a religious experience -- not because of actual religion, but the be...
2016-12-15 14:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
How do you think you'd come across if someone made your life into a reality show? My guest this week is Ross Semple, who grew up in a sort of fishbowl where the presence of family was constant and pri...
2016-12-08 14:00:26 +0000 UTC View Post
When it comes to costumes, some of us have a greater-than-average appreciation for layering. My guest this week is writer Steven Rowley, whose debut novel Lily and the Octopus is touchin...
2016-12-01 14:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post