Hi friends! We continue our Neon Genesis Evangelion watch with Episode 3! Is Shinji cringe and fail and a loser? Will he and the bully kiss? When will we see more PenPen? The adult women long for PenPen! Katie, Ada and Gia discuss this and much more, you should watch along with us!

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In the final installment of her miniseries, Rabia (of Suddenly: A Frank Sinatra Podcast) gives us a deep dive into the backstory of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, a film based on three actual Sydney drag queens: Cindy Pastel, Lady Bump, and Styrkermyer. How did this film come to be, and how did they get queer and trans life so wrong? This deep dive will change the way you think about Priscilla—and trans Australian history—forever.

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• “Fact sheet: The sorry rock phenomenon”, Uluru – Kata Tjuta National Park,
• “I Love the Nightlife” rehearsal footage with Cindy Pastel, Strykermeyer and Lady Bump – shot on camcorder, outtake from Ladies Please
• The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert DVD commentary track by Stephan Elliott
• Al Clark – Making Priscilla (1995)
• Birth of a Queen documentary on Priscilla DVD
• Footage of Priscilla premiere aftermath at Cannes 1994 including Stephan introducing “the people it was based on”
• “’Priscilla’ lets director Elliott indulge in his loves for disco and high camp”, Steve Murray, The Atlanta Journal, 26 August 1994
• “The drag queens behind Priscilla”, Wendy Tuohy, The Sydney Morning Herald, 25 May 1995
• Interview with Carlotta from Stations of the X, 1963
• Clip of Carlotta’s appearance on Number 96, 1976
• “Priscilla party boat, Sydney Harbour, Australia Day 2007” video
• Damien W. Riggs – Priscilla, (white) queen of the desert (2006)
• Stephan Elliott Q&A at Austrian Film Museum, 2019
• “The real life Priscilla Queen of the Desert”, 60 Minutes Australia
• “Putting Stamp on role”, Robert W. Butler, Syracuse-Herald Journal, 28 September 1994

Between a Frock and a Hard Place (2015)

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Join Katie, Ada and Gia as they discuss Neon Genesis Evangelion, specifically the second episode, also called The Beast. Robots fighting aliens! Disaster women in the military! Penguins!

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In the penultimate episode of Rabia's miniseries, Rabia (of Suddenly: A Frank Sinatra Podcast) and Henry discuss the 1995 Australian film All Men Are Liars, in which an egg dresses in drag and joins an all-female band...with complications. Are all men liars? Are all men eggs? Who is Bazza and why does everyone want to see him sing Perry Como covers?

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Rabia pays tribute to Imam Muhsin Hendricks.

ABC article referenced

Imam Muhsin Henricks Documentary

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Hi friends! Today we are launching our new mini (maxi?) series about the trans cultural touchstone Neon Genesis Evangelion. In this first episode, we discuss our backgrounds in anime, as well as the early career of creator Hideaki Anno, and the pilot episode, Angel Attack. Ada and Katie are joined by anime expert Gia, so all levels of anime knowledge are represented and welcomed. So watch along with us!

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Rabia of Suddenly joins us once again to explain why the 1996 romcom Dating the Enemy is a better trans film than Priscilla Queen of the Desert! This charming Guy Pearce vehicle imagines a trans romance with heart, humanity, and deeply saturated color.

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In this bit of something different, Ada Wish (@a-wish) talks about the power of telling stories in the battle for Truth against fascism.

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Read Dionu: The Unnamed Faith of the Named on Dionu.org or buy the book
Read Robert Evans' Essay

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