Welcome to Queer Air! Season 1 hosts Carol and Kate are two buds who met during orientation for their graduate degree. Season 2 hosts Challen and Karen are also queer grad students. While they’re different kinds of queer, they’re both fiercely committed to queerifying the library + archives world, in order to make it more equitable and inclusive for everyone. This podcast is a final capstone project needed to obtain their MLIS degree; a thesis of sorts.
In our final episode, we reflect on what we've learned from hosting Queer Air, where we're going next, and what we hope listeners have gained from Season 2! Thanks everyone for supporting us - it's been a fantastic way to conclude our MLIS degrees!
A transcript of this episode can be found here (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p8UNTaFinsLtaH0LKawlPzsgX6D5LElHb_mwdf_LUoc/edit?usp=sharing).
Check out our website at bit.ly/QueerAir (//bit.ly/QueerAir)
30 May 2021
Season 2 Ep 4: Alice B. Theatre’s Hidden History
In episode 4, Karen and Challen book club it up with the script of one of the last plays put on by Alice B. Theatre, a gay and lesbian theater company that operated from 1986-1997. The play is "Hidden History: True Stories from Seattle's Gay and Lesbian Elders," which is indeed based on five oral histories.
For more episodes, check out our website: bit.ly/QueerAir (http://bit.ly/QueerAir)
A heads up that there is mention of suicide and other sensitive content from around minute 48 to 49:30.
The collections we discussed this episode are the Alice B. Theatre records (http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv37939), Tamara Turner papers (http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv369201), and the Stephen R. Blair Papers (http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv58838/).
To see photos of the cast of "Hidden History," as well as related ephemera, click here (http://specialcollections.ds.lib.uw.edu/queerairpodcast/photo-gallery-of-hidden-history-ephemera/).
To see the photo of the protestors that Challen mentions, click here (https://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/digital/collection/imlsmohai/id/11194).
Click here (https://native-land.ca/) to check out what native land you're on!
To support the Duwamish Tribe, check out Real Rent Duwamish (https://www.realrentduwamish.org/) and their related resources.
A transcript of this episode can be found here (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AvnHwkgqRSq9EpusPU03JAFKkNQLD5L4/view?usp=sharing).
20 May 2021
Season 2 Ep3: Archiving Queerness with UW MLIS Alum Abbey
In this episode, we chat with season 1 guest host and UW MLIS Alum Abbey! We chat about queerness, community, archival issues, and the future of queer archives. For more episodes, check out our website bit.ly/QueerAir (http://bit.ly/QueerAir). Thanks for listening!
Transcript can be found here (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rDDa67z2ydjW_5GYOz1hu7QQnDaFi9HG/view?usp=sharing). (https://drive.google.com/file/d/17QePNfU71U7LnDkvIXR6zF793ru3tM56/view?usp=sharing)
10 May 2021
Season 2 Ep 2: Crossdressing & Gay Bars & Snakes, Oh My!
In Episode 2, Challen and Karen explore drag - or rather, female impersonation, as it was known - in the archives! This episode covers the WWI touring show The Pink Stocking and Seattle's various bars and drag queens.
This episode's collections: the Stephen R Blair papers (http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv58838/), the Stephen Blair photograph collection (http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv25177/), the Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection (http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv08840), and the Don Paulson papers (http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv02062/).
Click here (http://specialcollections.ds.lib.uw.edu/queerairpodcast/frank-photo-gallery/) to view photos of Frank McCormick and the cast of The Pink Stocking.
Want to know more about Seattle's historic gay and lesbian bars? Check out this StoryMap (https://uploads.knightlab.com/storymapjs/2bb6461630a830837520bb428784990e/historic-seattle-gay-lesbian-bar-hop/index.html) for a virtual walkthrough of several iconic venues!
Curious what legends look like? Here's a digitized photo of Hotcha Hinton (https://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/digital/collection/social/id/6400/rec/25), the performer renowned for performing with snakes.
Want to see some female impersonators that put on drag throughout their lives? Check out this link (https://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/digital/collection/social/id/6343/rec/39) to a collage of Francis Blair... and these links to see a queen named Johnnie in her youth (https://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/digital/collection/social/id/6381/rec/2), (https://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/digital/collection/social/id/6381/rec/2)and as a self-dubbed "old broad." (https://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/digital/collection/social/id/6382/rec/28)
Check out our website bit.ly/QueerAir (//bit.ly/QueerAir) as well, where you can find all of these resources and more!
A transcript of this episode can be found here (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lPMO7LuqNbiZ09EDG3CBNPpCPhiniYpL/view?usp=sharing).
5 Apr 2021
Season 2 Ep 1: Interview with Season 1 Hosts Carol & Parker
Welcome to the first episode of Queer Air Season 2. During this episode, we catch up with Season 1 hosts Carol Fisher and Parker Miller. We ask them about what they've been up to post-graduation and get to hear more of their thoughts about queer issues and archives. Thanks for coming back, Carol and Parker!
Check out our bit.ly/QueerAir (//bit.ly/QueerAir)
Transcript can be found here (https://drive.google.com/file/d/119qPFqsC8wQwh0aC6bBfhDHyRpB74CA-/view?usp=sharing).
Opening sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com. Music: “Gravy” by Podington Bear from Free Music Archive, CC-BY-NC
27 Feb 2021
Season 2: New Season, New Hosts, New Trailer!
Welcome to Queer Air Season 2! In this trailer, get to know Queer Air's new hosts Karen Wang and Challen Wright as they bring their own take on this show. Karen and Challen are Library and Information Science graduate students at the University of Washington, and are working on this project for their Capstone. This season, your hosts will be talking with a few archivists in the field and exploring some other archival collections within UW's Special Collections department.
Check out our website (http://specialcollections.ds.lib.uw.edu/queerairpodcast/podcasts/season2-trailer/).
Transcript can be found here (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xewyOrZsccnZJ46KYF4C__cH4vMoOSA5/view?usp=sharing)!
Opening sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com. Music: “Gravy” by Podington Bear from Free Music Archive, CC-BY-NC
12 May 2020
Episode Five: Geraldine Cole
Welcome to the final episode of Queer Air! Thank you so much for your support throughout this project, we really appreciate it. While this is the last episode for our capstone, stay tuned for any future projects involving the Queer Air subject material. During this episode, we had the opportunity to speak with Geraldine V. Cole, a founding member of the Lesbian Mothers National Defense Fund. We chatted with Geraldine in her Seattle home and spoke about everything ranging from coming out stories to queer art, to Seattle's first pride festival in addition to the KRAB FM original broadcasts. During this episode, we also feature a recording of Geraldine on the original KRAB FM broadcast from 1974.
Transcripts of this episode will be made available soon. Thanks for listening!
Geraldine V. Cole Papers (http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv48901#overview)
KRABFM Archive (http://www.krabarchive.com/)
KRAB FM Lesbian-Feminist Radio Program Recordings @ UW Special Collections (https://content.lib.washington.edu/krabfmweb/index.html)
Overview of the Collection @ UW (http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv69396)
8 May 2020
Episode Four: Abbey
Welcome to the newest episode of Queer Air! During episode four, we chat with Abbey M, a fellow library worker, MLIS student, and a dear friend. We also feature a bit from the original KRAB FM broadcasts where they discuss the original split of the radio collective. Enjoy!
Transcripts of the episode will be available soon!
KRABFM Archive (http://www.krabarchive.com/)
KRAB FM Lesbian-Feminist Radio Program Recordings @ UW Special Collections (https://content.lib.washington.edu/krabfmweb/index.html)
Overview of the Collection @ UW (http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv69396)
29 Apr 2020
Episode Three: Anne & Anna Part II
Welcome to part II of our interview with Anne & Anna from back in February 2020. During this episode, we had the chance to speak with Anne Jenner, the Pacific Northwest Curator at the University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections, and Anna Hurwitz, an alum of the iSchool and current employee of the Gates Archive. Both Anne & Anna have previously worked with the KRAB FM Lesbian-Feminist Recordings, and they provide some great insight into the history and importance of this collection.
Transcripts of the episode will be available soon!
29 Apr 2020
Episode Two: Anne & Anna Part I
During this episode, we had the chance to speak with Anne Jenner, the Pacific Northwest Curator at the University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections, and Anna Hurwitz, an alum of the iSchool and current employee of the Gates Archive. Both Anne & Anna have previously worked with the KRAB FM Lesbian-Feminist Recordings, and they provide some great insight into the history and importance of this collection. Stay tuned for Part II!
29 Apr 2020
Episode One: An Introduction to Queer Air
During this episode, Carol & Kate talk about who they are, why they’re doing this, and what to expect over the course of the podcast. Transcripts of the podcast will be available soon. More information about KRAB FM and the KRAB FM Lesbian-Feminist Radio Broadcast Collection can be found below!
Queer Air Website (https://tinyurl.com/queerair2020)
KRABFM Archive (http://www.krabarchive.com/)
KRAB FM Lesbian-Feminist Radio Program Recordings @ UW Special Collections (https://content.lib.washington.edu/krabfmweb/index.html)
Overview of the Collection @ UW (http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv69396)
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