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Q4Q: Queer Personals Podcast

Let's get personal! Since the dawn of time, humans have been desperate for connection. Then we realized we could solicit strangers through the Sunday paper. You’ve heard of Craigslist personals, just imagine the pining and thirst from lonely queers searching for love. Listen as we read and rate personal ads from the ‘70s through 2000s! If you love gay yearning, you’ll love Q4Q! Be on the show: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc8dOqRD6JF00L1fzyu8kXbBM58Z19ZlOs1aGeRv1usobmIDg/viewform

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Update frequency
every 25 days
Average duration
54 minutes
Episodes
42
Years Active
2021 - 2025
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No Strings Attached: Casual Sex

No Strings Attached: Casual Sex

We're talking about casual sex,  baby! Haley and their housemate Ari hand-selected several personal ads looking for something sexy, passionate, and hedonistic--hold the emotion. The queers who wrote …

01:12:01  |   Thu 21 Jul 2022
Collecting [Queer] Personal Ads

Collecting [Queer] Personal Ads

This week, Haley geeks out with fellow personal ad aficionado and collector, Dan of @LongLostPersonals. His Instagram account contains hundreds of unique, sexy, and sometimes bizarre personal ads acr…

01:20:04  |   Thu 30 Jun 2022
Tales of Missed Connections

Tales of Missed Connections

Have you ever stared at a hottie from across the room, just to let the moment slip away without grabbing their number? Did you compliment someone’s floral button-up, just to trip over your words and …

00:46:56  |   Thu 09 Jun 2022
Waxing poetic: Wild Nights, Suburus, and… Neitzche?

Waxing poetic: Wild Nights, Suburus, and… Neitzche?

Oh boy, it’s poem night at Q4Q. Join the party for some of the most mournful, raunchy, and yearning iambic pentameter pieces this show has ever seen. Haley and their special guest, Ash, set out to as…

01:24:09  |   Thu 19 May 2022
Happy Birthday Q4Q!

Happy Birthday Q4Q!

Happy birthday to Q4Q! One year ago, the podcast launched with our premier episode “Seeking a Buff Danny Devito in Indianapolis.” And what a year it’s been! Check out the newest mini-sode, where Hale…

00:15:02  |   Thu 21 Apr 2022
Let's Do Sex & Drugs

Let's Do Sex & Drugs

In this episode, Haley and Rachel (Gaychel) pop open some personal ads looking for a little more. Whether it be physical or chemical–they want pleasure and they want it soon! There will be poppers–ce…

01:05:06  |   Thu 07 Apr 2022
Welcome to Q4Q: Queer Personal Ads Podcast

Welcome to Q4Q: Queer Personal Ads Podcast

Let's get personal! Since the dawn of time, humans have been desperate for connection. Then we realized we could solicit strangers through the Sunday paper. You’ve heard of Craigslist personals, just…

00:00:27  |   Mon 28 Feb 2022
Cruising Craiglist with Alexis Macaluso

Cruising Craiglist with Alexis Macaluso

Welcome to another episode of Q4Q, where Haley meets with Alexis Macaluso, author and artist of the new book Deeply Personal: A Journey into Earth’s most curious classified ads—to cruise through some…

00:45:11  |   Thu 20 Jan 2022
From the Transsexual Voice to Boys Will Be Boys

From the Transsexual Voice to Boys Will Be Boys

Happy New Year! And welcome to another episode of Q4Q. Haley connected with Dan Griffiths from the Gender F*ck podcast to engage with some ads written by and for trans people. In the pages of the mag…

00:58:29  |   Thu 06 Jan 2022
Prince Charming Seeks Butch Lancelot

Prince Charming Seeks Butch Lancelot

Strap into your saddles, because we’re about to find some Prince/ss Charmings on some horses. In this week’s episode, join Haley and Lauren as they dig through some personal ads that put the “fairy” …

00:53:02  |   Fri 26 Nov 2021
Wisconsin: You're

Wisconsin: You're "Among Friends"

Are you looking for a gay roommate? What about a lesbian organic farmer? Find all that and more in this episode of Q4Q, when Haley and Annika slide into the DMs of some quality cheeseheads from the s…

00:55:51  |   Sat 16 Oct 2021
Bi Bi Bisexuals!

Bi Bi Bisexuals!

Hey all you handsome bi’s and rugged guys! This time on Q4Q, Haley and their new housemate Ainhoa wade through an archive of bisexual personal ads. Give it a listen, because these ads swing both ways…

00:57:38  |   Thu 30 Sep 2021
Take Me Home, Country Dykes

Take Me Home, Country Dykes

Have you heard of Farmers Only? Do you find yourself watching Brokeback Mountain over and over? This episode takes “City people just don’t get it” to a whole new level. Listen as Haley and Erin disco…

01:12:17  |   Thu 16 Sep 2021
Sunset on Gay Sunshine

Sunset on Gay Sunshine

Come out and soak up some Gay Sunshine with Haley this week, as they traipse through the history of this unique little newspaper. Haley outlines some of the paper’s history with Berkeley’s Gay Libera…

00:36:26  |   Thu 02 Sep 2021
The OG Facebook Wall

The OG Facebook Wall

Did you know that people wrote in to their newspapers for friends' birthdays, anniversaries, or even just to get a hold of someone? In Episode 8, Thaddeus and Haley flip through some queer classified…

01:04:07  |   Thu 12 Aug 2021
A Gender Fluid Guy Fieri in Baltimore

A Gender Fluid Guy Fieri in Baltimore

Welcome once again to Q4Q, where Haley reads old LGBTQ Queer Personal Ads with their friends. In this episode, Haley and Sam dive into newspaper archives from Washington, D.C., San Francisco, St. Lou…

00:58:33  |   Thu 29 Jul 2021
Well, I've Been Hooked

Well, I've Been Hooked

Join Haley and their Museum Dad, Meg, as they peruse some personal ads with impeccable intro sentences that really hook you in. This episode was originally themed "It Didn't Have to Be That Weird," b…

01:06:44  |   Thu 15 Jul 2021
From the Mailbox to Your DMs

From the Mailbox to Your DMs

From the mailbox to your DMs, Missy and Haley take a look at queer personal ads and how they evolved from print media to social media and apps. In this episode, they discuss the history of submitting…

01:17:09  |   Thu 01 Jul 2021
We're Going Star Gayzing

We're Going Star Gayzing

Is there anything the Gays love more than astrology? Probably not! Find out if your stars align with these personal ads! Please don’t get angry at us, we’re just teasing.

Don't forget to check out the…

00:55:44  |   Thu 17 Jun 2021
A Brief History of

A Brief History of "On Our Backs"

Join Haley as they wander through the history of the lesbian erotica magazine On Our Backs, explore how the periodical inspired the dating app Lex, and flip through 2 issues that they purchased for r…

00:41:49  |   Thu 03 Jun 2021
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