Join host A. Elise Joy as she dives deep into sapphic history, representation in media and the incredible artists shaping queer culture today! Through intimate conversations with actors, writers, voice actors, drag kings, music artists and visual artists, we celebrate the non-linear paths, or "side quests," lesbians are navigating in their life, love and career!
New episodes every Friday!
In Awe of Women, the Power of Matriarchy, & Sapphic Vampires in Space: Author Polymorphous-Lee
Everybody has a secret k*nk, but have you considered clowns? Or maybe you’re more the “zombies who look like a certain orange politican who can only say 🐱” kind of person? What about sapphic vampires in space? Personally I think that’s exactly what 🌶️ sapphic literature is missing! Have I gotten your attention? Keep listening!
Follow Polymorphous Lee/Tara Velvet on social media:
⭐️ IG & Threads: @polly_morphouslee (https://www.threads.com/@polly_morphouslee) & @taravelvetsapphicauthor
⭐️ TikTok: @tara_velvet (https://www.tiktok.com/@tara_velvet)
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Sapphic Side Quest is an A. Elise Joy production, written, hosted, edited, and scored entirely by me. If this episode meant something to you, share it with someone who needs it, leave a review, and come find me wherever you hang out online. New episodes drop every Friday. I’ll see you on the next quest.
25 Mar 2026
Turning Pain into Power: MOTHERMARY
No, this isn’t about Anne Hathaway - we’re going straight to the source!
When twins Elyse & Danielle escaped their Mormon religious upbringing, they turned to music as a way of deconstructing their faith, flipping it on its head, and finding their power - while dressed in latex!
MOTHERMARY started in 2016 and delivers retro-futuristic electro pop while begging listeners to question what they worship and why. Named after the mother of Christ, the ultimate symbol of religious hypocrisy and the impossible expectations placed on women, Danielle and Elyse have made quite a name for themselves in the music industry. From Versace to Italians Do It Better, global tours and secret basement concerts, MOTHERMARY is the living embodiment of religious trauma turned rebirth.
Check out MOTHERMARY on Instagram/Threads and TikTok @mothermarymusic! And buy tickets, merch and stream their music videos at https://www.mothermary.band/ (https://www.mothermary.band/)
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6 Mar 2026
The Devil is in the Details: Bryn Silva, Lesbian Film Maker & Author
On today's episode, I sit down and chat with Bryn Silva, a lesbian fantasy author and aspiring film maker, as we discuss religious trauma, gender identity and the inspiration behind her upcoming film, "Demoness," a film about a woman who summons a demon to help escape her fundamentalist religious cult.
If you'd like to donate to the film's Kickstarter, visit http://kck.st/400QMbg (http://kck.st/400QMbg)
Follow Bryn Silva on Instagram & Threads at https://www.instagram.com/curious_storyteller (https://www.instagram.com/curious_storyteller)
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20 Feb 2026
Sappho: The 10th Muse (And OG Sapphic Icon)
When you hear the name Sappho, you probably think you already know the story.
Ancient Greek. Lesbian poet. The end.
But what if that’s just the headline version?
In this episode of Sapphic Side Quest, we’re going beyond the textbook summary and into the woman behind the myth — the icon, the exile, the innovator, the cultural force who shaped poetry forever and then somehow became a footnote.
We’re talking about what history remembers, what it erases, and why some voices survive only in fragments. And more importantly, what it means that hers did.
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13 Feb 2026
That’s the Good Stuff
In this first episode, I’m sharing my own journey — growing up queer, finding my identity, and realizing how often lesbian creators are overlooked, underestimated, or erased. I talk about why I started this podcast, what “side quest” really means, and how we’re flipping that narrative.
This show is about art, activism, community, and the beautiful, messy magic of loving women. It’s about building something bigger than algorithms and louder than silence.
We’re not a subplot. We’re the whole damn story.
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