Reel Charlie Speaks

Episodes

1. 21

   Beautiful Thing (1996) (S3 E7)

   Welcome. You’re listening to Reel Charlie Speaks, an LGBTQ podcast spin-off of the film and television review blog, Reel Charlie looking at movies and TV from a gay male perspective since 2009. I'm your host, Philip Bahr. Each month I select a classic queer film, television series, or creator. I...

   Feb 18, 2024

   34 min
2. 20

   The Birdcage (1996) (S3 E6)

   Welcome. You’re listening to Reel Charlie Speaks, an LGBTQ podcast spin-off of the film and television review blog, Reel Charlie looking at movies and TV from a gay male perspective since 2009. I'm your host, Philip Bahr. Each month I select a classic queer film, television series, or creator. I...

   Jan 14, 2024

   31 min
3. 19

   Queer as Folk (2000) (S3 E5)

   Welcome. You’re listening to Reel Charlie Speaks, an LGBTQ podcast spin-off of the film and television review blog, Reel Charlie looking at movies and TV from a gay male perspective since 2009. I'm your host, Philip Bahr. Each month I select a classic queer film, television series, or creator. I...

   Dec 16, 2023

   40 min
4. 18

   Maurice (1987) (S3 E4)

   Welcome. You’re listening to Reel Charlie Speaks, an LGBTQ podcast spin-off of the film and television review blog, Reel Charlie looking at movies and TV from a gay male perspective since 2009. I'm your host, Philip Bahr. Each month I select a classic queer film, television series, or creator. I...

   Nov 19, 2023

   46 min
5. 17

   Metrosexuality (2001) (S3 E3)

   Welcome. You’re listening to Reel Charlie Speaks, an LGBTQ podcast spin-off of the film and television review blog, Reel Charlie looking at movies and TV from a gay male perspective since 2009. I'm your host, Philip Bahr. Each month I select a classic queer film, television series, or creator. I...

   Oct 22, 2023

   48 min
6. 16

   Hairspray (1988) (S3 E2)

   Welcome. You’re listening to Reel Charlie Speaks, an LGBTQ podcast spin-off of the film and television review blog, Reel Charlie looking at movies and TV from a gay male perspective since 2009. I'm your host, Philip Bahr. Each month I select a classic queer film, television series, or creator. I...

   Sep 4, 2023

   37 min
7. 15

   Come Back to the Five & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982) (S3 E1)

   Welcome. You’re listening to Reel Charlie Speaks, an LGBTQ podcast spin-off of the film and television review blog, Reel Charlie looking at movies and TV from a gay male perspective since 2009. I'm your host, Philip Bahr. Each month I select a classic queer film, television series, or creator. I...

   Aug 6, 2023

   38 min
8. 14

   Best in Show (2000) (S2 E7)

   Welcome. You’re listening to Reel Charlie Speaks, an LGBTQ podcast spin-off of the film and television review blog, Reel Charlie looking at movies and TV from a gay male perspective since 2009. I'm your host, Philip Bahr. Each month I select a classic queer film, television series, or creator. I...

   Jul 16, 2023

   42 min
9. 13

   Edward II (1991) (S2 E6)

   Welcome. You’re listening to Reel Charlie Speaks, an LGBTQ podcast spin-off of the film and television review blog, Reel Charlie looking at movies and TV from a gay male perspective since 2009. I'm your host, Philip Bahr. Each month I select a classic queer film, television series, or creator. I...

   Jun 19, 2023

   38 min
10. 12

    All About My Mother (1999) (S2 E5)

    Welcome. You’re listening to Reel Charlie Speaks, an LGBTQ podcast spin-off of the film and television review blog, Reel Charlie looking at movies and TV from a gay male perspective since 2009. I'm your host, Philip Bahr. Each month I select a classic queer film, television series, or creator. I...

    May 7, 2023

    30 min
11. 11

    The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) (S2 E4)

    Welcome. You’re listening to Reel Charlie Speaks, an LGBTQ podcast spin-off of the film and television review blog, Reel Charlie looking at movies and TV from a gay male perspective since 2009. I'm your host, Philip Bahr. Each month I select a classic queer film, television series, or creator. I...

    Apr 8, 2023

    40 min
12. 10

    Hitchcock (S2 E3)

    Welcome. You’re listening to Reel Charlie Speaks, an LGBTQ podcast spin-off of the film and television review blog, Reel Charlie looking at movies and TV from a gay male perspective since 2009. I'm your host, Philip Bahr. Each month I select a classic queer film, television series, or creator. I...

    Mar 12, 2023

    36 min
13. 9

    Making Love (dir. by Arthur Hiller, 1982) (S2 E2)

    Welcome. You’re listening to Reel Charlie Speaks, an LGBTQ podcast spin-off of the film and television review blog, Reel Charlie looking at movies and TV from a gay male perspective since 2009. I'm your host, Philip Bahr. Each month I select a classic queer film, television series, or creator. I...

    Feb 12, 2023

    38 min
14. 8

    The Watermelon Woman (dir. Cheryl Dunye, 1996) (S2 E1)

    Welcome. You’re listening to Reel Charlie Speaks, an LGBTQ podcast spin-off of the film and television review blog, Reel Charlie looking at movies and TV from a gay male perspective since 2009. I'm your host, Philip Bahr. Each month I select a classic queer film, television series, or creator. I...

    Jan 9, 2023

    20 min
15. 7

    Favorite Holiday Films (S1 E7)

    In episode 7 of Reel Charlie Speaks, the podcast spin-off of Reel Charlie, a film and television review blog, I explore all things holiday films and television episodes. Starting from the present and working my way backwards, I end up in the mid-20th Century asking that age old Reel Charlie…

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    Dec 4, 2022

    37 min
16. 6

    Louise Hay’s You Can Heal Your Life (S1 E6)

    In episode 6 of Reel Charlie Speaks, the podcast spin-off of Reel Charlie, a film and television review blog, I explore all things Louise Hay focusing on her seminal book, You Can Heal Your Life which transformed the way I look at my life and the world. I discuss my own spiritual journey from...

    Nov 7, 2022

    40 min
17. 5

    Reluctant Halloween (S1 E5)

    In episode 5 of Reel Charlie Speaks, the podcast spin-off of Reel Charlie, a film and television review blog, I explore all things Halloween from the perspective of someone who’s not a huge Halloween lover, nor am I a huge viewer of gore and violence. So this episode reveals some of the best…

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    Nov 7, 2022

    25 min
18. 4

    Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City (S1 E4)

    In Episode 4 of Reel Charlie Speaks, I explore everything Amistead Maupin including a deep dive into his 9-part book series, Tales of the City. Maupin’s book and particularly the Tales series has made a lasting impact on my life and his character of Anna Madrigal is my favorite fictional…

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    Nov 7, 2022

    34 min
19. 3

    Coming Out (S1 E3)

    In Episode 3 of Reel Charlie Speaks, I explore my own coming out. What made it brave for 1978. How fortunate I was to be in a family who never fought back and never abused me. How most everyone came around over the years. Fortunate is an understatement. And how different it was from all the ways...

    Nov 7, 2022

    27 min
20. 2

    HIV AIDS Films (S1 E2)

    It took two months instead of one, but I am publishing the second Reel Charlie Speaks podcast. In Reel Charlie Speaks, I focus on a classic piece of work and discuss what it meant to me when I first discovered it and how it has stood the test of time. Today I reflect upon six HIV AIDS films from…

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    Nov 7, 2022

    27 min
21. 1

    Dancer From The Dance (S1 E1)

    Reel Charlie introduces a new monthly audio program – a podcast which explores one work from the past. I discuss the story, and what I thought the first time I watched/read/saw it, and now today what I think. Reel Charlie Speaks inaugural Episode 1 highlights Andrew Holleran’s 1978 seminal gay…

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    Nov 6, 2022

    30 min