Outward: Lesbians in Paris ... and in Period Dramas
This month, Christina, Bryan, and Rumaan are first joined by Diana Souhami, whose new book, No Modernism Without Lesbians, tells the story of Sylvia Beach, Bryher, Natalie Barney, Gertrude Stein, and the artistic community they built in Paris between the wars. Then June Thomas joins them for a discussion of the recent spate of period dramas featuring women in love. Why can\u2019t the women in these films get a little electricity or running water?\nItems discussed on the show:\xa0\nDan D\u2019Addario on Colton Underwood\u2019s coming out, in Variety\nDaniel Schroeder on what Underwood\u2019s coming out revealed about the Bachelor franchise, in Slate\n\u201cTransgender Childhood Is Not a \u2018Trend\u2019,\u201c by Jules Gill-Peterson in the New York Times\xa0\nNo Modernism Without Lesbians, by Diana Souhami\nSaturday Night Live\u2019s take on lesbian period dramas\nAmmonite\nCarol\nPortrait of a Lady on Fire (and Slate Spoiler Special episode)\nThe World to Come\n\nGay Agenda\nBryan: The Lady and the Dale on HBOMax\nRumaan: Julie Mehretu\u2019s exhibit at the Whitney Museum, and the New York Times T Magazine conversation between Mehretu and her former partner Jessica Rankin\nJune: The audiobook Hoosier Daddy, by Ann McMan and Salem West, and Not the Real Jupiter, by Barbara Wilson\nChristina: Eye to Eye: Portraits of Lesbians, by JEB, and June\u2019s interview with JEB on Slate\u2019s Working podcast about the making of the book\n\nThis podcast was produced by Margaret Kelley.\nPlease send feedback, topic ideas, and advice questions to outwardpodcast@slate.com.\nSlate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices