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Tag: Billy Strayhorn

Host: Katherine Linton. Featured guests: Marga Gomez, Alec Mapa, Dan Pintauro.

Summary: The first episode of season ten begins with the segment "Art in the Age of AIDS," focusing on the "AIDS, A Living Archive" and "Pride 2001" exhibits, featuring interviews with artists Peter Cramer and Jack Waters. The segment also highlights Jack Waters' work with the Estate Project for Artists with AIDS. The "Still the ONE" segment looks at the ONE Institute & Archives in Los Angeles. In the Life archives features a segment about the Condega Homemaker's Project, and is a rebroadcast of a segment titled "Activists," originally aired as a part of episode 804. The "Out & About" segment covers the murder of Fred Martinez, spotlights gay playwrights Edward Albee, Terrence McNally, and Lanford Wilson, as well as gay writers Howard Cruse and Samuel R. Delany, and the film Iron Ladies, and then presents the LGBT Community Center opening in New York City. "A Lush Life" focuses on jazz songwriter Billy Strayhorn, best known for composing "Take the 'A' Train." The "Out Takes" segment features Marga Gomez, while PSAs include Alec Mapa speaking about the Gay and Lesbian History archives, along with Dan Pintauro discussing hate crimes.

Host: Lesley Gore.  Featured guests: Stormé DeLarverie, Harvey Fierstein, Alec Mapa, Cherry Jones, Sam Behrens, Quentin Crisp.

Summary: This episode is a reversion featuring segments from previous episodes as well as new segments. Excerpts from episodes 803, 1002, 1004, 1010, 1101, 1102 and 1205 spotlight Billy Strayhorn, GRIOT Circles, Romaine Brooks, Billy Tipton, Bayard Rustin, Barbara Gittings, Frank Kameny and Stormé DeLarverie. Harvey Fierstein's Out Takes segment is titled "Being Useful." Alec Mapa, Cherry Jones and Sam Behrens provide historical PSAs during the episode, and Quentin Crisp provides the celebrity ID.

Host: Leslie Gore.  Featured guests: Stormé DeLarverie, Harvey Fierstein, Alec Mapa, Cherry Jones, Sam Behrens, Quentin Crisp.

Summary: This episode is a rebroadcast of episode 1310, originally broadcast July 2004. The episode spotlights notable figures in LGBT history.

Note: Some audio content removed due to copyright restrictions.
55:10 - 56:37: The Troggs, "Love is All Around"

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