Saint Sebastian: Rise of the Renaissance Twink (feat. R. Eric Thomas)

from Historical Homos · host Sebastian Hendra

"Saint Sebastian is really just a Bored Office Twink." – R. Eric Thomas (April 2024)Welcome to the wildly erotic, superheroic world of Saint Sebastian, who was initially martyred as a rugged Roman soldier before he blossomed into the lithe, Lana-Del-Rey-loving twink we cherish today.Scientists now know it was the extremely gay Italian Renaissance that decided Saint Sebastian should ALWAYS be painted with skimpy loincloths and penetrative arrows, leaving 80% of any canvas to be devoted entirely to his exposèd flesh.Along the way, Saint Seb – and the name Sebastian itself – has become a byword for "definitely gay maybe also kinky vibes" (a clunky phrase that needed a byword – thanks for that, Seb!). But how did this association with homosexuality develop?Join our hysterically homosexual guest, R. Eric Thomas, as we uncover the truth about the OG Sebastian; his Middle Age superpowers that totally didn't stop the plague; making the career jump from Patron- to Pin-Up Saint; and finally, his reception amongst modern gays today.Click on the paintings we discuss to follow along:7th century Saint SebastianGiovanni del Biondo - Sebastian (1350s)Saint Sebastian praying to Jesus (1490s)Andrea Mantegna - Saint Sebastians (1450s)Sandro Botticelli - Saint Sebastian (1474)Il Sodoma - Saint Sebastian (1525)Guido Reni - Saint Sebastian (1615)Gianlorenzo Bernini - Saint Sebastian (1618)Nicolas Regnier - Saint Sebastian (1620)Keith Haring - Saint Sebastian (1984)For more from Historical Homos, you can join our cult at: www.historicalhomos.comAnd follow us on Instagram and TikTok. Do it. Yeahhhhhh just like that.If you like what you hear, please give us an extremely high rating on Apple or Spotify (FIVE STAR ONLY). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Episode metadata supplied by the publisher feed · Published May 2, 2024

Embed this episode

Attribution link and audio player

NOW PLAYING

Saint Sebastian: Rise of the Renaissance Twink (feat. R. Eric Thomas)

0:00 1:24:39

1×

No transcript for this episode yet

We transcribe on demand. Request one and we'll notify you when it's ready — usually under 10 minutes.

Share this episode

Similar Episodes

No similar episodes found.

Similar Podcasts

Conflicted: A History Podcast Evergreen Podcasts Untangling history’s greatest controversies. Every month, we take a hard look at the historical conflicts that raise difficult questions, stoke controversy, and send our moral compasses spinning. Explicit Lunatics Radio Hour: The History of Horror The Lunatics Project Lunatics Radio Hour is a non-fiction history podcast about the history of horror and the horror of history. Each episode explores real, documented events where fear, violence, survival, and the unknown shaped human lives and cultures. The show also traces how historical events influenced film, examining how real-world horrors became the stories and images that appear on screen.Topics include dark history, psychological phenomena, folklore rooted in fact, and the historical roots of horror cinema. Most episodes focus on researched historical subjects. Occasional short fiction stories are included and clearly labeled.If you’re drawn to the darker side of history and the real events behind horror films, Lunatics Radio Hour explores where history, fear, and cinema intersect. Explicit Harlem Queen Yhane Washington Smith Harlem Queen is an award-winning Black historical fiction audio drama based on the true story of Madame Stephanie St. Clair, the bold, brilliant "Numbers Queen" who built a Harlem empire during the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s.Written, produced, and directed by Yhane Washington Smith, an A'Leila Bundles Scholar at Columbia University, this five-season series brings Madame St. Clair's world to vivid life through original music, meticulous sound design, and a full cast of characters. Jazzy, glamorous, and unflinching about what it meant to be a Black woman in America in the 1920s.As featured on ABC's primetime documentary The Story of Soaps. History this rich deserves to be heard.You can follow on Instagram: @Yhane.Writes, our web site: YhaneWashingtonSmith.com, email: [email protected]. or our newsletter: https://harlemqueen.substack.com/Thank you for listening! Explicit Chronic Victory Podcast David Manthey A powerful podcast that provides Hope, aims to reduce suffering and analyzes living with chronic illness, pain, PTSD and daily life, by using real life experiences, Christianity, Stoic Philosophy, historical lessons, books, guests and more! Explicit

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is this episode of Historical Homos?

This episode is 1 hour and 24 minutes long.

When was this Historical Homos episode published?

This episode was published on May 2, 2024.

Can I download this Historical Homos episode?

Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.

URL copied to clipboard!