[Preview] Xena (& Gabrielle) The Warrior Princess (with Sara Century)

30 min Preview! Tune in for the full Part 1 of our Xena (& Gabrielle) The Warrior Princess deep dive later this week!A Queer Retrospective of Xena The Warrior Princess (& Gabrielle)Ringing in September with the long awaited Xenasode! I'm joined by returning guest Best Issue Ever's Sara Century!This 30(ish) min preview includes discussion of:A brief history of television lesbiansRural Queers and televisionA queer history of 90s television Syndication, serialisation, long form storytelling, spin offs.Kevin Sorbo keeps floppingHagspolitation -evil nannyElizabeth TaylorLord of the RingsBuffy the Vampire Slayer/Xena comparisonContext v subtext or Subtext in contextThe glee effect FRIENDSthe 'problematic'+ Check out the official unofficial part 1of this crossover on Best Issue Ever where I talk to Sara about my favourite lesbian couple in comics Check out Sara Century and Alex Segura's The Forgotten Five!Original podcast Artwork by Valentine M. Smith. Follow Khaliden @alsopurp everywhereSubscribe to Best Issue Ever everywhere you get your pods!Follow @saracentury on instagram!Video Production by Victor Alexander (@Ugly_knees on insta and @clevvergirl on Tiktok)Subscribe to our Youtube Page!https://youtube.com/@referentialpodMore at www.alsopurple.comThank you Layla for the help with this edit!___________Thank you for listening! Don’t forget to leave a 5 star rating and review to help people find the podcast!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy