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an oral history project about new orleans’ disappearing dyke bar scene. follow us at www.lastcallnola.org
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Thursday Jan 14, 2016
Thursday Jan 14, 2016
Charlene's was legendary. Open for 22 years on Elysian Fields, it was a community hub, a dance party and a training ground for budding activists. We go back to the fateful night that started it all. Featuring interviews with Dianne Schneider, Ellen Rabin, Mae Lizama, Liz Simon, Maxx Sizeler, and Alda Talley. Produced by Free Feral and Rachel Lee with music by Free Feral and Peter Bowling.
Monday Jan 04, 2016
Monday Jan 04, 2016
If you wanted to drink at Brady's, you had to play by the rules. This episode goes inside one of New Orleans' first dyke bars and introduces its founder Alice Brady, a butch lesbian in a skirt and ship'n'shore blouse. Featuring interviews with Mary Capps, Alda Talley, Mardi Youngblood, Liz Simon, Mae Lizama and Ellen Rabin. Produced by Free Feral and Rachel Lee with music by Free Feral and Peter Bowling.
Sunday Jul 12, 2015
Sunday Jul 12, 2015
In this episode we hear about the fear and excitement of entering into a dyke bar for the first time through the stories of two women. We ask: how does race shape our experience of social spaces? How did subtle and not-so-sublte interpersonal racism show up in lesbian bars? Do our intersecting identities create opportunities for solidarity across difference? Featuring the voices of: Juanita Pierre, Leslie Martinez, Alda Talley, Paula Kilbourne, Donna Bechet-Kilbourne. Produced by Free Feral and Rachel Lee with music by Free Feral and Peter Bowling
Monday Jun 29, 2015
Monday Jun 29, 2015
Remember when Pride didn't come with corporate sponsorship and gay liberation was about standing up, not fitting in? Restaurant owner Ellen Rabin remembers the first gay march in New Orleans and her own subversive action. Produced by Free Feral with interviewing by Rachel Lee and Bonnie Gabel. Music by Free Feral.
Sunday Mar 22, 2015
Sunday Mar 22, 2015
There were at least a dozen lesbian bars in New Orleans in the 1970s and 80s. These are the stories of five people who found their way into the thriving scene. At turns funny, surprising, and heartbreaking, these stories give new meaning to the quintessential queer narrative: the coming out story.
Featuring stories from: Mardi Youngblood, Maxx Sizeler, Diana Panera, Donna Bechet-Kilbourne, Juanita Pierre and Leslie Martinez.
Produced by: Peter Bowling, Free Feral, and Rachel Lee
with additional interviews by: Sara Pic, Bonnie Gabel, Sarah Spigelman, and Hannah Pepper Cunningham
Original Music Composed by: Peter Bowling and Free Feral
Friday Mar 06, 2015
Friday Mar 06, 2015
Here's a preview of our first episode which will be released in full on March 22, 2015. The clip features the beginning of Mardi Youngblood's story with music by Free Feral and Peter Bowling.