Living for the Dead Queers the Ghost-Hunting Genre

Living for the Dead Queers the Ghost-Hunting Genre

Author: Slate Podcasts October 25, 2023 Duration: 43:32

The spooky season is upon us, so hosts Christina Cauterucci, Jules Gill-Peterson, and Bryan Lowder discuss Living for the Dead, the new queer ghost-hunting reality show from the creators of Queer Eye. The show, now streaming on Hulu, is narrated by the disembodied voice of Kristen Stewart, a haunting many of us would welcome. The hosts end the show, as always, with some new additions to the Gay Agenda.


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Items discussed in the show:

Trans Data Library

Living for the Dead, on Hulu


Gay Agenda


Christina: Autostraddle’s coverage of Ashlyn Harris and Ali Krieger’s divorce

Jules: JewishCurrents’ “Dispatches From Gaza

Bryan: Queer witch @Riotaddams


This podcast was produced by Palace Shaw and June Thomas.


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