Rainbow Records is a powerful oral history project preserving the stories of the queer community. Its premiere season focuses on Los Angeles during the AIDS crisis, uplifting voices that are often overlooked. The stories shared provide valuable insights into the past, as well as important messages for the present.
In this episode of Rainbow Records, Eugene La Pietra discusses the impact of the AIDS Crisis on his life and his club. This is a Handball Court Radio Production. Check out the Handball Court Radio website: https://www.handballcourtradio.com/ Follow HCR on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/handballcourtradio.bsky.social Created and edited by Analisa Venolia Animation by Ethan Walsh and directed by Sarah Livings-Walsh
13 Aug 2026
Episode 6: Eugene La Pietra
In this episode of Rainbow Records, Eugene La Pietra shares his experiences as a gay man in the military, meeting his partner Ed, and founding the iconic LA queer club Circus. This is a Handball Court Radio Production. Check out the Handball Court Radio website: https://www.handballcourtradio.com/ Follow HCR on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/handballcourtradio.bsky.social Created and edited by Analisa Venolia
8 Jul 2026
Episode 5: Keegan and Lloyd Part 2
In this episode, Tom Keegan and Davidson Lloyd continue sharing their story, their experiences during the AIDS Crisis, and some valuable advice for the current moment. This is a Handball Court Radio Production. Check out the Handball Court Radio website: https://www.handballcourtradio.com/ Follow HCR on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/handballcourtradio.bsky.social Created and edited by Analisa Venolia
3 Jun 2026
Episode 4: Tom Keegan and Davidson Lloyd
In this episode of Rainbow Records, artists Tom Keegan and Davidson Lloyd, also known as Keegan and LLoyd, discuss how they began creating art and how they met, and their early performance pieces. This is a Handball Court Radio Production. Check out the Handball Court Radio website: https://www.handballcourtradio.com/ Follow HCR on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/handballcourtradio.bsky.social Created and edited by Analisa Venolia
6 Mar 2026
Episode 1: Michele Chenelle
In the premiere episode of Rainbow Records, Michel Chenelle shares her experiences as a coronary observation unit clerk at the hospital where AIDS was discovered in 1981. She talks about her perspective as a lesbian during the AIDS crisis and offers some meaningful insights on the importance of taking action against injustice. This is a Handball Court Radio Production. Check out the Handball Court Radio website: https://www.handballcourtradio.com/ Follow HCR on Bluesky: https://bs...
14 Jan 2026
Death, Power, and AIDS
In this episode of Rainbow Records, Analisa Venolia continues her discussion of the theories that informed this project. This is a Handball Court Radio Production. Check out the Handball Court Radio website: https://www.handballcourtradio.com/ Follow HCR on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/handballcourtradio.bsky.social Created and edited by Analisa Venolia
10 Dec 2025
Power, Knowledge, and Resistance
In this episode of Rainbow Records, Analisa discusses the theories that informed this oral history podcasting project. This is a Handball Court Radio Production. Check out the Handball Court Radio website: https://www.handballcourtradio.com/ Follow HCR on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/handballcourtradio.bsky.social Created and edited by Analisa Venolia
8 Dec 2025
A Modern Queer History of Los Angeles
In this mid-season interlude of Rainbow Records, Analisa goes over the modern queer history of LA, starting in the early 1900s and ending in 1981. This is a Handball Court Radio Production. Check out the Handball Court Radio website: https://www.handballcourtradio.com/ Follow HCR on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/handballcourtradio.bsky.social Created and edited by Analisa Venolia
13 Aug 2025
Episode 3: Tim Miller
In this episode of Rainbow Records, Tim Miller discusses life as an artist during the AIDS Crisis and his experiences organizing with ACT UP NY and ACT UP LA. Produced by Analisa Venolia Handball Court Radio's website Follow us on Bluesky
9 Jul 2025
Episode 2: Judy Sisneros
On this episode of Rainbow Records, Judy Sisneros discusses her experiences as a member of ACT UP LA. She shares how she joined the organization and what it was like to be a woman in that space, providing a testimony that preserves valuable history. Handball Court Radio's website Produced by Analisa Venolia
13 Jun 2025
Episode 1: Michel Chenelle
Michel Chenelle recounts her time as a coronary unit clerk during the AIDS crisis, providing a unique perspective as a lesbian and emphasizing the need to fight injustice in this interview episode.
30 May 2025
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