So, more crappy news which I don't even want to dignify by posting

[conuly]

Like, seriously, fuck this shit.

But after I moped about today's news a bit I listened to Additional Postage Required and - listen, I don't know if I've said this to all of you, but audiodrams are the absolutely gayest and trans-est media I've ever consumed. You can hardly throw a stone with - no, let's pick a different metaphor. You can hardly turn around without another character just casually being themself, and donations to appropriate charities abound in the credits. Half the shows I listen to can probably be summed up as "Everybody's queer while fighting fascism in space".

So, you know, if you need something to do while not reading the news, I can make a few recommendations.

Comments

[jessie_c]

I wonder how difficult it would be to make a backup which constantly restores the old version whenever Repugnants try and erase us from websites?

[siliconshaman]

Seriously, if it were any other group, what they're trying to do would be called ethnic cleansing or genocide and be considered a war crime...

Actually, strike that, I think it might meet the U.N's criteria for it anyway. There might be a case to be made that Trump et al are guilty of attempting genocide.

[conuly]

About which the UN will do approximately bupkis. Who wants to take on Godzilla?

[jessie_c]

They agree with you. Genocide is exactly what they want to do.

[jessie_c]

Evidence. They want us erased. And they don't care how much they have to hurt us. More is better for them.

[chanter1944]

Ever listen to the podcast Find Us Alive? Everybody's queer or queer-adjacent, and possibly neurodiverse, while fighting fascism in an alternate dimension. :D

[conuly]

Not yet, but it’s on my list.

[silveradept]

I know there's a lot of casual queerness in many of the audiodramas that I've listened to, but a few more recs probably wouldn't hurt, if for having other things to listen to in between my news podcasts.

[conuly]

Sure, what have you previously liked?

[silveradept]

Mostly what I've listened to is the Night Vale Network, and of those, I have particularly liked Within the Wires and It Makes A Sound. (Alice Isn't Dead and Adventures In New America weren't bad.)

And it was funny to hear Chuck Tingle works read aloud when they did that.

So there's a pretty wide swath of possibilities to work with.

[conuly]

We have no overlap, so I have no idea if my likes will line up with yours! Gimme a minute, I gotta look at my phone. (This always involves going down the entire list for some reason....)

[delphi]

I'd love some recs, especially anything featuring middle-aged or older characters!