<description>&lt;p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;You might’ve seen this week’s guest, Andrew Gurza, in the news lately. An activist and advocate for people with disabilities, he recently drew headlines for talking openly about how sex workers have changed his life, and why he believes the government should pay for them. Andrew has a new book coming out this month called &lt;a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://us.jkp.com/products/notes-from-a-queer-cripple"&gt;Notes from a Queer Cripple: How to Cultivate Queer Disabled Joy (and Be Hot While Doing It!)&lt;/a&gt;. And for this week’s &lt;em&gt;Sewers of Paris&lt;/em&gt;, we’re diving into the archives to revisit my conversation with Andrew from 2017. At that time, he was hosting a podcast called &lt;em&gt;Disability After Dark&lt;/em&gt;, and had recently organized a successful accessible sex party in Toronto. Now, his mission has continued: To demolish cultural taboos around disability and sex.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Narnia, Labyrinth, and David Bowie's Lazarus

You might’ve seen this week’s guest, Andrew Gurza, in the news lately. An activist and advocate for people with disabilities, he recently drew headlines for talking openly about how sex workers have changed his life, and why he believes the government should pay for them. Andrew has a new book coming out this month called Notes from a Queer Cripple: How to Cultivate Queer Disabled Joy (and Be Hot While Doing It!). And for this week’s Sewers of Paris, we’re diving into the archives to revisit my conversation with Andrew from 2017. At that time, he was hosting a podcast called Disability After Dark, and had recently organized a successful accessible sex party in Toronto. Now, his mission has continued: To demolish cultural taboos around disability and sex.

Where's the Coming-Out Advice for Somebody in a Chair? (Ep 514 - Narnia/Andrew)

<description>&lt;p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;As you might’ve heard, I have &lt;a href="https://youtu.be/PxJcE4QjlTw"&gt;a new video up on YouTube about the film &lt;em&gt;Dog Day Afternoon&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, and a queer bank robber who stunned New York way back in the 1970s. For this week’s episode, we’re diving into the &lt;em&gt;Sewers of Paris&lt;/em&gt; archives to explore queer life (and, occasionally, crime) in New York of the ‘70s. Back in the spring of 2020 I spoke with a man who remembered that era well; he earned the nickname Tree thanks to his six-foot-five stature, and he’s been a part of New York’s gay community going back to the fifties, when he didn’t even know a community existed. Tree’s been a member of Brooklyn street gangs, worked with the mob, and counted among his friends Buddy Holly, Bea Arthur, and Rock Hudson.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Stonewall uprising and gay gangs of New York

As you might’ve heard, I have a new video up on YouTube about the film Dog Day Afternoon, and a queer bank robber who stunned New York way back in the 1970s. For this week’s episode, we’re diving into the Sewers of Paris archives to explore queer life (and, occasionally, crime) in New York of the ‘70s. Back in the spring of 2020 I spoke with a man who remembered that era well; he earned the nickname Tree thanks to his six-foot-five stature, and he’s been a part of New York’s gay community going back to the fifties, when he didn’t even know a community existed. Tree’s been a member of Brooklyn street gangs, worked with the mob, and counted among his friends Buddy Holly, Bea Arthur, and Rock Hudson. 

We Were Too Busy Being Gay (Ep 513 - Tree/Stonewall)

<description>&lt;p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;My guest this week is author and architect &lt;a href="https://www.robertraasch.com/"&gt;Robert Raasch&lt;/a&gt;, whose recent debut novel &lt;em&gt;The Summer Between&lt;/em&gt; is a coming-of-age adventure set in Greenwich Village of the late 1970s. It’s a topic that Robert knows well, having lived through that time himself — making the most of the thrilling disco and loft parties and sexual exploration it had to offer. And now his book offers a glimpse back at the best of those years, and maybe some inspiration for recapturing that energy of liberation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;We’ll have that conversation in a minute. First, if you’re enjoying &lt;em&gt;The Sewers of Paris&lt;/em&gt;, I hope you’ll consider &lt;a href="http://patreon.com/mattbaume"&gt;supporting the show on Patreon&lt;/a&gt;. You may also enjoy my &lt;a href="http://youtube.com/mattbaume"&gt;YouTube videos&lt;/a&gt; about the making of iconic movies and TV shows. And check out my weekly livestreams &lt;a href="http://twitch.tv/mattbaume"&gt;on Twitch&lt;/a&gt;, my book &lt;a href="http://gaysitcoms.com"&gt;Hi Honey, I’m Homo!&lt;/a&gt;, and my free email newsletter. There’s links to all that in the episode shownotes, and at &lt;a href="http://mattbaume.com"&gt;MattBaume.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

the novels Siddhartha and The Front Runner

My guest this week is author and architect Robert Raasch, whose recent debut novel The Summer Between is a coming-of-age adventure set in Greenwich Village of the late 1970s. It’s a topic that Robert knows well, having lived through that time himself — making the most of the thrilling disco and loft parties and sexual exploration it had to offer. And now his book offers a glimpse back at the best of those years, and maybe some inspiration for recapturing that energy of liberation.

We’ll have that conversation in a minute. First, if you’re enjoying The Sewers of Paris, I hope you’ll consider supporting the show on Patreon. You may also enjoy my YouTube videos about the making of iconic movies and TV shows. And check out my weekly livestreams on Twitch, my book Hi Honey, I’m Homo!, and my free email newsletter. There’s links to all that in the episode shownotes, and at MattBaume.com.

Oddly Stimulating (Ep 512 - Robert/Siddhartha)

<description>&lt;p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;My guest this week is writer SW Kent, whose new novel is &lt;a href="https://swkentbooks.com/book/the-storyteller-from-balincia/"&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Storyteller from Balincia&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. He’s been a storyteller himself since he was a kid, but for the first act of his career he had to rest his fiction-writing muscles so that he could concentrate on his job, which largely concerned programs for diversity, equity, and inclusion. In that role, he helped people in marginalized communities tell their stories. Now it’s his turn to tell his own story, through his favorite genre of dark epic fantasy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;We’ll have that conversation in a minute. First, if you’re enjoying &lt;em&gt;The Sewers of Paris&lt;/em&gt;, I hope you’ll consider &lt;a href="http://patreon.com/mattbaume"&gt;supporting the show on Patreon&lt;/a&gt;. You may also enjoy my &lt;a href="http://youtube.com/mattbaume"&gt;YouTube videos&lt;/a&gt; about the making of iconic movies and TV shows. And check out my weekly livestreams &lt;a href="http://twitch.tv/mattbaume"&gt;on Twitch&lt;/a&gt;, my book &lt;a href="http://gaysitcoms.com"&gt;Hi Honey, I’m Homo!&lt;/a&gt;, and my free email newsletter. There’s links to all that in the episode shownotes, and at &lt;a href="http://mattbaume.com"&gt;MattBaume.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Last Unicorn, superheros, and dark 80s fantasy films

My guest this week is writer SW Kent, whose new novel is The Storyteller from Balincia. He’s been a storyteller himself since he was a kid, but for the first act of his career he had to rest his fiction-writing muscles so that he could concentrate on his job, which largely concerned programs for diversity, equity, and inclusion. In that role, he helped people in marginalized communities tell their stories. Now it’s his turn to tell his own story, through his favorite genre of dark epic fantasy.

We’ll have that conversation in a minute. First, if you’re enjoying The Sewers of Paris, I hope you’ll consider supporting the show on Patreon. You may also enjoy my YouTube videos about the making of iconic movies and TV shows. And check out my weekly livestreams on Twitch, my book Hi Honey, I’m Homo!, and my free email newsletter. There’s links to all that in the episode shownotes, and at MattBaume.com.

Epic Dark Sword and Sorcery (Ep 511 - The Last Unicorn/SW Kent)

<description>&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;We’re trying different for this week’s &lt;em&gt;Sewers of Paris&lt;/em&gt;. Instead of one guest, we have three — the cast of the new film &lt;a href="https://www.throuple.movie/"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Throuple&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. It’s a polyamorous romcom, a concert film, a coming-of-age story … and also a culmination of a long journey for Michael Doshier, Tommy Heleringer, and Stanton Plummer-Cambridge, who each individually struggled to find their place in the world before coming together for a movie that was extremely difficult to get made.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Throuple &lt;/em&gt;has its theatrical debut in New York and LA this week, and then it’ll be available online later this year.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;We’ll have that conversation in a minute. First, if you’re enjoying &lt;em&gt;The Sewers of Paris&lt;/em&gt;, I hope you’ll consider &lt;a href="http://patreon.com/mattbaume"&gt;supporting the show on Patreon&lt;/a&gt;. You may also enjoy my &lt;a href="http://youtube.com/mattbaume"&gt;YouTube videos&lt;/a&gt; about the making of iconic movies and TV shows. And check out my weekly livestreams &lt;a href="http://twitch.tv/mattbaume"&gt;on Twitch&lt;/a&gt;, my book &lt;a href="http://gaysitcoms.com"&gt;Hi Honey, I’m Homo!&lt;/a&gt;, and my free email newsletter. There’s links to all that in the episode shownotes, and at &lt;a href="http://mattbaume.com"&gt;MattBaume.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Rent, James Baldwin, and The Wizard of Oz

We’re trying different for this week’s Sewers of Paris. Instead of one guest, we have three — the cast of the new film Throuple. It’s a polyamorous romcom, a concert film, a coming-of-age story … and also a culmination of a long journey for Michael Doshier, Tommy Heleringer, and Stanton Plummer-Cambridge, who each individually struggled to find their place in the world before coming together for a movie that was extremely difficult to get made.

Throuple has its theatrical debut in New York and LA this week, and then it’ll be available online later this year.

We’ll have that conversation in a minute. First, if you’re enjoying The Sewers of Paris, I hope you’ll consider supporting the show on Patreon. You may also enjoy my YouTube videos about the making of iconic movies and TV shows. And check out my weekly livestreams on Twitch, my book Hi Honey, I’m Homo!, and my free email newsletter. There’s links to all that in the episode shownotes, and at MattBaume.com.

You Were Too Good (Ep 310 - Throuple)

Revealing stories about the books, movies, tv, music and more that have changed the lives of gay men. Each week, a guest plucks a piece of entertainment from their past, and answers the question: how did it change your life?

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