<p>I've been getting increasingly sappy with you recently, and I'm not sure whether that's because I'm just getting softer in my older years, or if there's just an accumulation of gratitude that's bubbling to the surface, but... well, either way, just giving you the heads up that this intro is a bit sappy!</p> <p><br /></p> <p>So, what am I sappy about? Well, I just love the network of stories that this podcast is building and how there's an overlap between experiences, perspectives, and memories. </p> <p><br /></p> <p>And, I love that I'm able to have these conversations and form a real sense about cities that I've never been to and decades that I wasn't alive for all thanks to the stories that my guests share and how they navigated and responded to what was going on for them at the time. And I also love how one conversation can lead to another, which then leads to another. </p> <p><br /></p> <p>Which brings me to the city of Edmonton, Canada. </p> <p><br /></p> <p>A few weeks ago, I spoke with <a href="https://episodes.fm/1484938210/episode/NWIzYWM3ZWMtYTk0NS00MWI1LWI1NDgtZWZlYmI5NDY1NjY5" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">singer-songwriter D’orjay about The Roost</a>, and during that conversation, they told me about another legendary space in the city—Flashback. It was dubbed the <em>Studio 54 of the Prairies</em> and recently became the subject of a documentary. </p> <p><br /></p> <p>So, of course I needed to go and find out more! </p> <p><br /></p> <p>That’s how I found Matthew Hays, who, along with his brother, made the documentary. We caught up to talk about sneaking into Flashback when he was underage, what it was like to revisit the past while making the film, and, of course, his favourite hobby at the time—husband hunting!</p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>Follow me</strong></p> <p>Instagram: ⁠⁠www.instagram.com/lostspacespod⁠⁠</p> <p>Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/lostspacespod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p> <p>TikTok:<strong> </strong><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@lostspacespod" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@lostspacespod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p>Sign up to the Queer Word newsletter: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/queerqueerword" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠https://queer-word.kit.com/3bf4af59cc</a></p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>Support me</strong></p> <p>Buy Me A Coffee: <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lostspacespod" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lostspacespod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>Follow my guest</strong></p> <p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/flashbackdocumentary/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/flashbackdocumentary/</a></p> <p>Website: <a href="https://www.flashbackdocumentary.ca/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.flashbackdocumentary.ca/</a></p> <p><br /></p>

Lost Spaces: Memories from Gay Bars, Lesbian Clubs, and LGBTQ+ Parties

lost queer spaces

'A Lot Of Gay Men Were Kind Of Rude' - with Matthew Hays

DEC 11, 202432 MIN
Lost Spaces: Memories from Gay Bars, Lesbian Clubs, and LGBTQ+ Parties

'A Lot Of Gay Men Were Kind Of Rude' - with Matthew Hays

DEC 11, 202432 MIN

Description

<p>I've been getting increasingly sappy with you recently, and I'm not sure whether that's because I'm just getting softer in my older years, or if there's just an accumulation of gratitude that's bubbling to the surface, but... well, either way, just giving you the heads up that this intro is a bit sappy!</p> <p><br /></p> <p>So, what am I sappy about? Well, I just love the network of stories that this podcast is building and how there's an overlap between experiences, perspectives, and memories. </p> <p><br /></p> <p>And, I love that I'm able to have these conversations and form a real sense about cities that I've never been to and decades that I wasn't alive for all thanks to the stories that my guests share and how they navigated and responded to what was going on for them at the time. And I also love how one conversation can lead to another, which then leads to another. </p> <p><br /></p> <p>Which brings me to the city of Edmonton, Canada. </p> <p><br /></p> <p>A few weeks ago, I spoke with <a href="https://episodes.fm/1484938210/episode/NWIzYWM3ZWMtYTk0NS00MWI1LWI1NDgtZWZlYmI5NDY1NjY5" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">singer-songwriter D’orjay about The Roost</a>, and during that conversation, they told me about another legendary space in the city—Flashback. It was dubbed the <em>Studio 54 of the Prairies</em> and recently became the subject of a documentary. </p> <p><br /></p> <p>So, of course I needed to go and find out more! </p> <p><br /></p> <p>That’s how I found Matthew Hays, who, along with his brother, made the documentary. We caught up to talk about sneaking into Flashback when he was underage, what it was like to revisit the past while making the film, and, of course, his favourite hobby at the time—husband hunting!</p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>Follow me</strong></p> <p>Instagram: ⁠⁠www.instagram.com/lostspacespod⁠⁠</p> <p>Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/lostspacespod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p> <p>TikTok:<strong> </strong><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@lostspacespod" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@lostspacespod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p>Sign up to the Queer Word newsletter: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/queerqueerword" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠https://queer-word.kit.com/3bf4af59cc</a></p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>Support me</strong></p> <p>Buy Me A Coffee: <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lostspacespod" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lostspacespod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>Follow my guest</strong></p> <p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/flashbackdocumentary/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/flashbackdocumentary/</a></p> <p>Website: <a href="https://www.flashbackdocumentary.ca/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.flashbackdocumentary.ca/</a></p> <p><br /></p>