Queer as a Five-Dollar Bill: The Podcast
by Lee Wind
Welcome to QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL: THE PODCAST with author and host Lee Wind. Join me each Thursday in June as I share my award-winning novel, Queer as a Five-Dollar Bill, chapter by chapter, in its entirety, to empower Queer teens and their allies with the real-world information that would have changed my life – because stories – especially our Queer stories and history – should be available for all.
Episodes
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Episode 37 - Crowdfunding for Authors (even if you're traditionally published)
I'm in the middle of my second crowdfunding campaign, and I've learned some things that I hope can help other authors. My first crowdfunding campaign was in 2018 for "Queer as a Five-Dollar Bill," a book that I author published, meaning when the campaign was successful I hired a team of people to...
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Bonus Episode 36: A Sneak Peek at the Introduction to THE GENDER BINARY IS A BIG LIE
THE GENDER BINARY IS A BIG LIE: Infinite Identities Around the World publishes in April 2024 from Zest Books/Lerner Publishing Company. This is a sneak peek at the book’s introduction. Content Advisory: THE GENDER BINARY IS A BIG LIE is intended for listeners (and readers) ages 11 and up....
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Bonus Episode 35: The Lincoln chapter from NO WAY, THEY WERE GAY?
The world-premiere audio of the Lincoln chapter, with all the evidence of Abraham Lincoln loving another man, from Lee Wind’s award-winning nonfiction book NO WAY, THEY WERE GAY? Hidden Lives and Secret Loves. Content Advisory: NO WAY, THEY WERE GAY is intended for listeners (and readers) ages 11...
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Bonus Episode 34: Author Interview
Lesléa Newman interviews Lee Wind about the YA novel Queer as a Five-Dollar Bill. Content Advisory: QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL is intended for listeners (and readers) ages 13 and up. The main character experiences moments of bullying and homophobia – as well as support and pride – on a journey...
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Chapter 33 and the Epilogue
The parade and its aftermath… Content Advisory: QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL is intended for listeners (and readers) ages 13 and up. The main character experiences moments of bullying and homophobia – as well as support and pride – on a journey that’s life-changing and empowering. Additional…
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Chapter 32
A staged trial of Lincoln with hundreds of Civil War reenactment soldiers is where Wyatt, Von Lawson, and Jonathon have their final showdown. Content Advisory: QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL is intended for listeners (and readers) ages 13 and up. The main character experiences moments of bullying…
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Chapter 31
Sabotage the morning of the parade. Content Advisory: QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL is intended for listeners (and readers) ages 13 and up. The main character experiences moments of bullying and homophobia – as well as support and pride – on a journey that’s life-changing and empowering. Additional...
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Chapter 30
Wyatt is stunned when Martin is suddenly gone. And doubly so when Mackenzie’s secret is revealed. Content Advisory: QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL is intended for listeners (and readers) ages 13 and up. The main character experiences moments of bullying and homophobia – as well as support and pride…
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Chapter 29
Mackenzie joins Wyatt and Martin to try and bring a new kind of parade to their town. Content Advisory: QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL is intended for listeners (and readers) ages 13 and up. The main character experiences moments of bullying and homophobia – as well as support and pride – on a…
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Chapter 28
Wyatt reveals his personal secret online and freaks out. Content Advisory: QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL is intended for listeners (and readers) ages 13 and up. The main character experiences moments of bullying and homophobia – as well as support and pride – on a journey that’s life-changing and...
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Chapter 27
Wyatt and Mackenzie reconcile... but not everything comes out on the table. Content Advisory: QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL is intended for listeners (and readers) ages 13 and up. The main character experiences moments of bullying and homophobia – as well as support and pride – on a journey that’s...
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Chapter 26
Drowning in guilt, Wyatt discovers the town's parade has been cancelled – and they'll lose the B&B for sure. But then support comes from an unexpected source... Content Advisory: QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL is intended for listeners (and readers) ages 13 and up. The main character experiences...
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Chapter 25
Wyatt is determined to not have his own truth be erased anymore. Content Advisory: QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL is intended for listeners (and readers) ages 13 and up. The main character experiences moments of bullying and homophobia – as well as support and pride – on a journey that’s…
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Chapter 24
Mackenzie’s in crisis, and Wyatt and Martin help her hold a séance that doesn’t go the way anyone expects. Content Advisory: QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL is intended for listeners (and readers) ages 13 and up. The main character experiences moments of bullying and homophobia – as well as support…
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Chapter 23
Wyatt and Martin team up to open another front in the culture war. Content Advisory: QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL is intended for listeners (and readers) ages 13 and up. The main character experiences moments of bullying and homophobia – as well as support and pride – on a journey that’s...
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Chapter 22
Wyatt learns Lincoln was more complicated than he thought; Mackenzie reaches out; and Wyatt squelches his feelings for Martin. Content Advisory: QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL is intended for listeners (and readers) ages 13 and up. The main character experiences moments of bullying and homophobia –…
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Chapter 21
Wyatt's tipped off (by Mackenzie) that Jonathon's a guest on the Von Lawson Report again. Content Advisory: QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL is intended for listeners (and readers) ages 13 and up. The main character experiences moments of bullying and homophobia – as well as support and pride – on a...
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Chapter 20
Things get more complicated – the backlash on Wyatt comes fast and furious, while his time spent with Martin feels like a safe harbor in the storm. Content Advisory: QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL is intended for listeners (and readers) ages 13 and up. The main character experiences moments of...
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Chapter 19
Business at the B&B gets worse. Martin and his mom, civil rights attorney Rhonda Sykes, show up to help Wyatt. Content Advisory: QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL is intended for listeners (and readers) ages 13 and up. The main character experiences moments of bullying and homophobia – as well as…
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Chapter 18
Wyatt’s parents’ B&B is failing, and Wyatt can't stop the ‘Lincoln was gay’ story going viral. Wyatt confronts Mr. Clifton, the librarian who gave him the book. Content Advisory: QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL is intended for listeners (and readers) ages 13 and up. The main character experiences...
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Chapter 17
Wyatt appears on the Earnest Von Lawson TV talk show and is side-swiped by a surprise guest. Content Advisory: QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL is intended for listeners (and readers) ages 13 and up. The main character experiences moments of bullying and homophobia – as well as support and pride – on…
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Chapter 16
Under threat of losing their business, Wyatt’s parents encourage him to accept a TV show interview to deny Lincoln was gay. Content Advisory: QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL is intended for listeners (and readers) ages 13 and up. The main character experiences moments of bullying and homophobia – as...
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Chapter 15
Wyatt’ school administration lashes out to bury the story of Lincoln being gay. Content Advisory: QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL is intended for listeners (and readers) ages 13 and up. The main character experiences moments of bullying and homophobia – as well as support and pride – on a journey...
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Chapter 14
Wyatt discovers Martin has helped his blog post outing Lincoln go viral. Content Advisory: QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL is intended for listeners (and readers) ages 13 and up. The main character experiences moments of bullying and homophobia – as well as support and pride – on a journey that’s...
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Chapter 13
Things with Wyatt and Mackenzie blow up in the most public and humiliating way Wyatt can imagine. The Q Satellite Radio story outing Lincoln gets traction. Content Advisory: QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL is intended for listeners (and readers) ages 13 and up. The main character experiences moments…
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Chapter 12
Wyatt posts an annotated Lincoln letter on his blog – proof that Abraham Lincoln was in love with Joshua Fry Speed. Content Advisory: QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL is intended for listeners (and readers) ages 13 and up. The main character experiences moments of bullying and homophobia – as well as...
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Chapter 11
Wyatt is threatened with suspension and a lawsuit. He reaches out to a civil rights organization for help, and meets Martin, the civil rights attorney's son. Content Advisory: QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL is intended for listeners (and readers) ages 13 and up. The main character experiences…
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Chapter 10
Wyatt is interviewed about Lincoln for a satellite radio program. He's pretty sure it's safe. After all, his parents don't listen to Q Satellite Radio: News for the LGBTQ Community. Content Advisory: QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL is intended for listeners (and readers) ages 13 and up. The main...
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Chapter 9
Jonathon slams Wyatt in a blog post, Mackenzie demands Wyatt stop saying Lincoln was gay, and their teacher Mr. Guzman calls Wyatt and Jonathon out on their online flame war. Content Advisory: QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL is intended for listeners (and readers) ages 13 and up. The main character...
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Chapter 8
Wyatt's grilled by his parents, who don’t believe him about Lincoln. Is there something he needs to tell them about himself? Content Advisory: QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL is intended for listeners (and readers) ages 13 and up. The main character experiences moments of bullying and homophobia – as...
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Chapter 7
Wyatt faces pushback on saying Lincoln was in love with another guy -- which makes him more determined than ever to prove it really happened. Only now, his parents have found out... Content Advisory: QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL is intended for listeners (and readers) ages 13 and up. The main...
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Chapter 6
Holding his own secret tight, Wyatt spills the big historical secret – he blogs about Abraham Lincoln being in love with another guy. Content Advisory: QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL is intended for listeners (and readers) ages 13 and up. The main character experiences moments of bullying and...
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Chapter 5
Wyatt's first "date" with Mackenzie is cut short, and when he finally cracks open his book on Lincoln for his book report, his world is rocked – primary source letters reveal that Abraham was in love with Joshua! Content Advisory: QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL is intended for listeners (and…
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Chapter 4
Wyatt gets assigned a peculiar book for his President Abraham Lincoln book report. Meanwhile, he discovers his family might lose their Lincoln Slept Here Bed and Breakfast. Content Advisory: QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL is intended for listeners (and readers) ages 13 and up. The main character...
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Chapter 3
Wyatt makes the painful decision to go along with Mackenzie's Plan B... Mackenzie and Wyatt's parents are thrilled, but for Wyatt, the secret he’s guarding keeps getting harder to keep. Content Advisory: QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL is intended for listeners (and readers) ages 13 and up. The main...
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Chapter 2
When Wyatt's nemesis – Jonathon – is about to clobber him, Mackenzie saves the day... But in a way that makes things even MORE complicated. Content Advisory: QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL is intended for listeners (and readers) ages 13 and up. The main character experiences moments of bullying and...
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Chapter 1
High School Freshman Wyatt, who lives with his parents in the ‘Lincoln Slept Here Bed and Breakfast’ in small-town Lincolnville, Oregon HAS A SECRET. He’s about to discover an even bigger secret that will change everyone’s life around him, including his best friend, Mackenzie. Content Advisory:...
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Introducing Queer as a Five-Dollar Bill: The Podcast
Welcome to QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL: THE PODCAST with author and host Lee Wind. Join me each Thursday in June as I share my award-winning novel, Queer as a Five-Dollar Bill, chapter by chapter, in its entirety, to empower Queer teens and their allies with the real-world information that would...
About this show
Welcome to QUEER AS A FIVE-DOLLAR BILL: THE PODCAST with author and host Lee Wind. Join me each Thursday in June as I share my award-winning novel, Queer as a Five-Dollar Bill, chapter by chapter, in its entirety, to empower Queer teens and their allies with the real-world information that would have changed my life – because stories – especially our Queer stories and history – should be available for all.
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Lee Wind