Shim Sham is back from their spring/summer breakdown, and we're talking ways to mitigate the fear of living in America, fatness and body image, and Pride merch! Because there hasn't been enough discourse about Pride merch yet.

(Content Warnings: some talk of gun violence during the tarot section, and talk of weight/body image in the following section.)

(Originally recorded on 6/23/24)

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This week we're talking about "health" and "wellness" and our personal experiences with it, and Shim Sham debuts a new segment called Queer Questions!

(Content warnings: sex talk in the Queer Questions segment, you can skip to about 12:09 to skip that, and there is talk of dieting, weight loss, etc in the latter half.)

(Originally recorded on 5/5/24)

Links:

Ground News

Maintenance Phase

What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat and "You Just Need to Lose Weight" and 19 Other Myths About Fat People by Aubrey Gordon (Editor's note: these aren't mentioned in the episode but are good places to start if you're interested in this topic!)

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After a brief break, the queers are back at it with a light and breezy episode of *checks notes* Edgar Allen Poe, tuberculosis, and sleep paralysis/demons. Also some favorite things!

Links:

Edgar Allen Poe Tarot Deck (Editor's note re: the discussion of Poe's death, it's actually unknown what actually happened leading up to his death, here's the wikipedia article if you want do go down the rabbit hole yourself.)

Classic Horror Oracle

Vlogbrothers (Hank and John Green)

Matteo Lane's I Never Liked You podcast

Jewish Voice For Peace

Penzey's Spices

The Traitors on Peacock

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Here we go again with all the headlines fit to scream at! Or at least a few, there's too many for just one episode. . . oh dear.

(Content warning: there is discussion of the death of Nex Benedict, which includes violence against a queer person, transphobia, and suicide. Warnings are included before the discussion starts, as well.)

(Another editor's note: time ran short and we didn't get to a happy queer news story, so here's a couple Junko found, because we can all use a little hope to keep us going.)

"A Greek novelist and a lawyer are the first same-sex couple to wed at Athens city hall" (AP)

"Queer candidates won big on Super Tuesday" (LGBTQ Nation)

Articles mentioned:

"Trans Teen Nex Benedict Died by Suicide, Says Medical Examiner"

Links mentioned:

Anti-Trans Bill Tracker

Under the Desk News (TikTok) (Instagram)

Jewish Voice for Peace (Instagram)

(Originally recorded on 3/17/24)

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Junko's back as the gals tell each other more terrifying tales of totally true hauntings!

Sources:

The Wisconsin Road Guide to Haunted Places by Chad Lewis and Terry Fisk

Haunted Wisconsin (3rd Ed) by Michael Norman

Haunted Places by Dennis William Hauck

(Don't forget to check your local library, too!)

More Spooky References:

Ghost Island figure

Golden Fawn Lodge

Ghost Island location (Google Maps)

Public kayak/canoe landing (Google Maps)

Official Boat Landing (Google Maps)

Minneapolis courthouse

Links Mentioned:

5calls.org

Moon Palace Books

(Originally recorded on 2/18/24)

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Kay Jay & Shim Sham have a chat about fond (and not so fond) memories of Valentine's Days past, navigating the day as a queer person, and a brief history of the holiday.

And in what is now a tradition, about a week late. Enjoy!

Links mentioned in this episode:

5calls.org

(Originally recorded 01/28/24)

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Kay Jay & Shim Sham are back again with a check-in, reflections on 2023, and looking forward to 2024!

Links mentioned in this episode:

Ground News

Al Jazeera

(Originally recorded 01/14/24)

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Kay Jay and Shim Sham are back and ready to check - in!

They talk birthdays, current events, overcoming trauma and a host of other zig zagging topics in this off the cuff conversation. Enjoy!

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