New York Episode 3: War, Mafia, Depression, Theater

Would you believe us if we told you the old Hollywood version of Tinder was a tiny gas station run by a lil guy named Scotty? Would you believe us if we told you he spent his entire life ~matchmaking~ for celebrities? Would you believe us if we told you there’s a documentary about him that you can watch right now?? Whether you think we’re liars or not, join us this week as we talk about Scotty Bowers and his biographical documentary Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood! (Available to watch on Hulu and Tubi; discretion advised.) Follow us! Instagram: @mutableimmutables Twitter: @immutablespod YouTube: @mutableimmutables Also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts

Have you ever lied awake at night, cold sweat running down your neck, unsettling your senses, making your tongue tingle with the question you’ve been dying to know, but not brave enough to ask: whatever happened to baby Jane? Folks, we are here to answer that for you today. You’re welcome. Also, spoiler alert, not for this 60 year old film, but for Drag Race All Stars 8! Follow us! Instagram: @mutableimmutables Twitter: @immutablespod YouTube: @mutableimmutables Also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts

Is life at sea just inherently gay? Short answer: yes >:) Tune in to this week’s episode to find out why as we wrap up our discussion of historical events that led to New York being Just So Gay. Also, we get back to our Drag Race roots, so be warned: spoilers ahead! Sources:  Gay New York by George Chauncy  WWII & NYC: Staging Soldier Shows from Burma to Broadway (https://youtu.be/yN1C_bPC4tc) Gay Soldiers in WWII (https://youtu.be/3XlTsqz00LM) LGBT+ History by the Decades: The World at War (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuD1Jxc3UXFN5G4do9CwaM-YBvf_Pz4GK) Follow us! Instagram: @mutableimmutables Twitter: @immutablespod YouTube: @mutableimmutables Also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts

What do sailors and prisoners have in common? They like to get gay married! Join us this week as we continue our discussion of the war and the role it played in gay history! Sources:  Gay New York by George Chauncy (sp?) Fighting WWI on the Streets of New York by Ross J. Wilson (https://www.gothamcenter.org/blog/fighting-world-war-one-on-the-streets-of-new-york)  WWI Historical Museum YT Channel (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1OLsQ_f7YPfC_0WHILGxX7A_UF5nYna_)  Follow us! Instagram: @mutableimmutables Twitter: @immutablespod YouTube: @mutableimmutables Also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts

Take me to the Great White Way! Or is it the Thieves Lair? Or is it Times Square? Broadway? Who knows! Find out in this week’s episode as we continue our discussion of gay New York at the turn of the 20th century! Sources:  Kaz Rowe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/p2bsnqtc7xE https://youtu.be/UL58NjABPVo https://www.artofmanliness.com/character/knowledge-of-men/history-of-the-american-bachelor-post-civil-war-america/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/gqmym3/how-the-mafia-once-controlled-the-new-york-gay-scene-616 Follow us! Instagram: @mutableimmutables Twitter: @immutablespod YouTube: @mutableimmutables

Broadway, the Mafia, the Roaring Twenties. What do these all have in common? They played a role in queer history, and we’re here to talk about it! Sources: Kaz Rowe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/p2bsnqtc7xE https://youtu.be/UL58NjABPVo https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/gay-and-lesbian-service-members Follow us! Instagram: @mutableimmutables Twitter: @immutablespod YouTube: @mutableimmutables

Hiiiiieeeeee! Your favorite quibbling queers are back! Our unexpected hiatus has come to an end and we’re back in the saddle ready to gaily gab! Join us for a cozy and casual little chat before we dive back into our irregularly scheduled programming! Follow us! Instagram: @mutableimmutables Twitter: @immutablespod YouTube: @mutableimmutables

No, they’re just roommates, I promise! Is that pianist a man or a woman? There’s a buffet in this house?? Join us as we answer these questions and more in our second episode looking through New York’s gay gay gay history!Sources: Gay New York by George ChaunceyFollow us!Instagram: @mutableimmutablesTwitter: @immutablespodYouTube: @mutableimmutablesAlso available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts

Do you sing for the choir? Are you a friend of Dorothy’s? Are you a Horticultural Lad like Maxi? Join us as we kick off Season 2 of Mutable Immutables with an intro to our first city, the big slutty apple!Sources: Gay New York by George ChaunceyFollow us!Instagram: @mutableimmutablesTwitter: @immutablespodYouTube: @mutableimmutablesAlso available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts

Who’s breaking the tables? Who hates spoons, who loves carrots, how many nipples, and what, specifically, makes you beautiful? That’s right girls gays and theys, the time has come. Let’s stay up all night and talk about it. Take me home and let’s make some midnight memories. Four, to be exact, and they’ll all be made in the am. One band. One dream. One direction. Follow us!Instagram: @mutableimmutablesTwitter: @immutablespodYouTube: @mutableimmutablesAlso available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts