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Stud Stories Podcast

by Stud Collective

San Francisco’s oldest queer bar, the Stud, opens its archives and shares its stories. The Stud opened in 1966 in a sea of leather bar. It was a gathering place during the White Night riots. It survived the AIDS epidemic, which shut many gay bars. It has hosted Etta James, Sylvester, Björk, and many others. It has been and continues to be a center of SF drag.

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Episodes

  1. Nicki JIZZ!

    From first lipsynchs to who's hotter: uber, lyft or taxi drivers. We get up close and personal with the Queen of Cummies, and San Francisco's Best Drag Queen Winner Nicki Jizz.

  2. S02E02 with Queer writer and podcaster Michelle Tea!

    On this episode, host VivvyAnne Forevermore speaks with Queer writer and legend, Michelle Tea! We hear about her wild times at The Stud in the 90s, about sobriety, aging and nightlife and about her new Tarot-centric mystical podcast, Your Magic. She also gives The Stud the read of her life- an...

  3. You make me feel Mighty Real with Vivvy and Kelly Lovemonster

    You make me feel Mighty Real! On this episode we’ve invited Kelly Lovemonster, ex Stud Collective member and international creative (curator, promoter, model, actor etc.) to talk all about Sylvester. We ended up talking a lot about family, queer and blood, logical and biological. Editing and...

  4. Politics with Honey Mahogany

    In this episode Honey Mahogany speaks with Carolina Morales, a Latina immigrant organizer dedicated to racial and economic justice advocacy in SF for over 16 years. Caro is currently an MSW student, a SF District Attorney Policy Fellow, and advisor for the Center for Political Education. Editing...

  5. Election SPECIAL!

    For a comprehensive and cute guide to California elections check out this one from KQUED

  6. Leather with Race Bannon

    You can find some photos of the 1964 Life Magazine article here

  7. The Co-Op

    Think Outside the Boss- Mandatory Stud Ownership reading.

  8. 1997 - The Lexington Club

    The Lexington Club - Your neighborhood Dyke and Queer Bar opened in 1997, and it all started at a the pool table at the Stud. We are joined by Lila Thirkild, owner of the Lexington Club which closed just a few years ago in San Francisco. It's a sweet episode talking about queer solidarity, recent...

  9. 1966 pt 2 with Honey Mahogany and Susan Stryker

    You can see a clip of Screaming Queens- Susan’s documentary about the Compton’s Cafeteria Riots here

  10. 1966 with Honey Mahogany and Aria Sa'id

    For more about the Transgender Cultural District.

  11. Punk with Brontez Purnell and John F*cking Cartwright

    This is a link to short Stud documentary featuring Larry LaRue You can hear LaRue’s mixes at the San Francisco Disco Preservation Society created by Jim Hopkins. This is a comprehensive Stud history article by Mark Freeman.

  12. Etta James with Honey Mahogany

    Article from the Bay Area Reporter Pictures of contracts with Etta James are on our website and our Patreon

  13. Preview-Stud Pin Archives

    Larry LaRue Playlist from 1981. Stud Pin Archives. Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. Atlanta’s Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children (2020)

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

San Francisco’s oldest queer bar, the Stud, opens its archives and shares its stories. The Stud opened in 1966 in a sea of leather bar. It was a gathering place during the White Night riots. It survived the AIDS epidemic, which shut many gay bars. It has hosted Etta James, Sylvester, Björk, and many others. It has been and continues to be a center of SF drag.

HOSTED BY

Stud Collective

Produced by Vivvy

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Stud Stories Podcast currently has 14 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.

What is Stud Stories Podcast about?

San Francisco’s oldest queer bar, the Stud, opens its archives and shares its stories. The Stud opened in 1966 in a sea of leather bar. It was a gathering place during the White Night riots. It survived the AIDS epidemic, which shut many gay bars. It has hosted Etta James, Sylvester, Björk, and...

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Stud Stories Podcast has 14 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.

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Stud Stories Podcast is created and hosted by Stud Collective.
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