Ah bonjour, and welcome to the Sewers of Paris! I’m Matt Baume, and I’ve started a brand new podcast about the entertainment that changed the lives of gay men.
We all have a story to tell about the book, the show, the song, the film that made us who we are. And that’s what this podcast is about. Each week, my guest plucks a piece of entertainment from their past, and answers the question: how did it change your life?
Back in the 70s, The Sewers of Paris was a gay bar in Southern California. Their signature drink: the manhole cover. Like its namesake, The Sewers of Paris podcast is a space for gay men to come together between high culture and low culture. Glitz and glamour above, filth and sleaze below. It all blends together into strange, wonderful stories on the show.
Each episode ends with recommendations, so whether it’s a piece of culture you already love, or something you haven’t discovered yet, you’ll hear amazing stories and maybe come away with a new favorite that could change your life, too.
Together we explore such formative entertainments as Oscar Wilde’s opera Salome, the classic sitcom Soap, the erotic Pink Narcissus, camp comedians of BBC radio, The Wizard of Oz, Queer as Folk, Eurovision, Anne Rice, Ru Paul, and so much more.
Each episode ends with recommendations, so whether it’s a piece of culture you already love, or something you haven’t discovered yet, you’ll hear amazing stories and maybe come away with a new favorite that could change your life, too.
You can subscribe to the Sewers of Paris right now, for free. Get each new episode automatically by subscribing to The Sewers of Paris on the iTunes store, Stitcher, Overcast, or wherever you like to hear podcasts.
And if you enjoy the show, please rate and review — those ratings are so important, and your support right now can make a huge difference.
I hope you’ll join me down here in the sewers. Head over to SewersOfParis.com to listen and subscribe. Until we meet again mon cheri… croissant.
Music:
Parisian Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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