The Queermocast

The Queermocast

Welcome to Kay Jay & Shim Sham Present: The Queermocast! (Formerly Steer Queer) Get on the bus! Come join our conversation as we dive into the world through our own unique queer lens!

Episodes

June 26, 2024 54 mins

Shim Sham is back from their spring/summer breakdown, and we're talking ways to mitigate the fear of living in America, fatness and body image, and Pride merch! Because there hasn't been enough discourse about Pride merch yet.

(Content Warnings: some talk of gun violence during the tarot section, and talk of weight/body image in the following section.)

(Originally recorded on 6/23/24)

 

Links

5calls.org

 

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This week we're talking about "health" and "wellness" and our personal experiences with it, and Shim Sham debuts a new segment called Queer Questions!

(Content warnings: sex talk in the Queer Questions segment, you can skip to about 12:09 to skip that, and there is talk of dieting, weight loss, etc in the latter half.)

 

(Originally recorded on 5/5/24)

 

Links:

Ground News

Maintenance Phase

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May 1, 2024 74 mins

After a brief break, the queers are back at it with a light and breezy episode of *checks notes* Edgar Allen Poe, tuberculosis, and sleep paralysis/demons. Also some favorite things!

Links:

Edgar Allen Poe Tarot Deck (Editor's note re: the discussion of Poe's death, it's actually unknown what actually happened leading up to his death, here's the wikipedia article if you want do go down the rabbit hole yourself.)

Classic Horror Orac...

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Here we go again with all the headlines fit to scream at! Or at least a few, there's too many for just one episode. . . oh dear.

(Content warning: there is discussion of the death of Nex Benedict, which includes violence against a queer person, transphobia, and suicide. Warnings are included before the discussion starts, as well.)

(Another editor's note: time ran short and we didn't get to a happy queer news story, so here's a coup...

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March 6, 2024 74 mins

Junko's back as the gals tell each other more terrifying tales of totally true hauntings!

Sources:

The Wisconsin Road Guide to Haunted Places by Chad Lewis and Terry Fisk

Haunted Wisconsin (3rd Ed) by Michael Norman

Haunted Places by Dennis William Hauck

(Don't forget to check your local library, too!)

 

More Spooky References:

Ghost Island figure

Golden Fawn Lodge

Ghost Island location (Google Maps)

Public kayak/canoe landing (Goo...

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February 21, 2024 63 mins

Kay Jay & Shim Sham have a chat about fond (and not so fond) memories of Valentine's Days past, navigating the day as a queer person, and a brief history of the holiday.

And in what is now a tradition, about a week late. Enjoy!

Links mentioned in this episode:

5calls.org

 

(Originally recorded 01/28/24)

 

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February 7, 2024 60 mins

Kay Jay & Shim Sham are back again with a check-in, reflections on 2023, and looking forward to 2024!

Links mentioned in this episode:

Ground News

Al Jazeera

 

(Originally recorded 01/14/24)

 

CHECK OUT OUR LIST OF RESOURCES DOWN BELOW!

As always, feel free to send your thoughts or opinions over to our email - thequeermocast@gmail.com

 

You can also find us on our Socials!

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Kay Jay and Shim Sham are back and ready to check - in!

They talk birthdays, current events, overcoming trauma and a host of other zig zagging topics in this off the cuff conversation.  Enjoy!

 

CHECK OUT OUR LIST OF RESOURCES DOWN BELOW!

As always, feel free to send your thoughts or opinions over to our email - thequeermocast@gmail.com

You can also find us on our Socials!

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April 14, 2023 84 mins

Hello all you beauties, you!

As promised, today Kay Jay and Shim Sham bring you a palate cleanser - and an episode to hopefully excite the palate too!

It's a recipe swap jamboree, y'all! 

Tips and tricks are shared, favorites are gushed about, and a conversation about community warms the soul.

Bon Appétit, lovelies!

 

CHECK OUT OUR LIST OF RESOURCES DOWN BELOW!

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March 30, 2023 76 mins

Welcome to the, we assume, much anticipated part two of our episode about that game and that transphobe.

In this installment, Kay Jay leads Shim Sham through the rest of the timeline of events, highlighting some of the unsavory characters involved and how the role of ally is to be filled.  (Spoiler alert - allyship is earned through action) 

So join us for the remainder of this walk through the world of she who must not be...ugh.  ...

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March 8, 2023 68 mins

The time has come.  We have to talk about it.

Hogwarts Legacy.

And the trash monster human who created the characters that inspired the game.

In our first listener write-in episode (Thanks Jordan!) we dive into JK Rowling's past, present, and where the future may be headed.  In this first installment of a two part series, Kay Jay and Shim Sham discuss how we got here, and the timeline of events that led us to it. 

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Hello you scrumptious lovelies you!

Today, Kay Jay and Shim Sham present a conversation about love, relationships, and media representations of queer sh*t - all in the name of Valentine's Day.  Which was over a week ago.  But WHATEVER!

Reminder: These are our opinions and are meant to start a dialogue.  If you disagree - great!  Let's talk about it!  And if you like these things that maybe we don't - GO FOR IT!  And maybe...join ou...

Hello ya wonderful people you!

Kay Jay and Shim Sham have another installment of the Queermocast Movie Club - and they're diving into the world of horror.  GAY horror!  (Sort of)

Come along on the journey through the trials and tribulations of "Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge!"  The film follows the story of a young individual named Jesse who with the help of his beard...er, sort of girl friend, has to defeat Freddy.  I...

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January 23, 2023 68 mins

Today, Kay Jay and Shim Sham are looking for a little catharsis - in the form of screaming at the headlines.  In this second installment, we have anti-trans nonsense, gay conversion therapy making a comeback(?) the liar congressperson from New York, the Taliban, and the beauty that is drag.  

What more could we say?

Send us an email - thequeermocast@gmail.com 

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January 2, 2023 69 mins

Hello and welcome to our second New Queers Day!  (Kay Jay and Shim Sham are leaning into it this year)   The journey today is all about the spiritual reset that comes from the calendar changing to a new number - crazy huh?

 

With a two card cross and a reflection on the year to come, Kay Jay and Shim Sham are ready to go with whatever is in store this year.  Join us, won't you?

 

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Hello hello all you beauties!

Kay Jay and Shim Sham are getting recharged for 2023 - and have picked their favorites from the year.  Kay Jay's pick - one of the eepy creepy episodes featuring their dear friend, Junko!

Enjoy the creepies, y'all!  Here we come, 2023!

MUTUAL AID MN

https://www.mnyouthcollective.org/mutual-aid

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December 22, 2022 58 mins

Kay Jay and Shim Sham are gearing up for a new year of episodes - and that means taking some time to recharge with their loved ones!

Enjoy this re-release of one of Shim Sham's favorite episodes of the year - QURAGE! 

 

Also, if you'd like to support mutual aid efforts in the Minnesota area:

https://www.mnyouthcollective.org/mutual-aid

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December 14, 2022 65 mins

Welcome to the Finale Episode of the Queermocast - 2022!

Kay Jay and Shim Sham share their thoughts on the year, have a check-in about pronouns, and their hopes for the future.  Tune in for some re-release favs for the rest of the year, and we'll be back to chat with ya in the NEW YEAR!

Have a great holiday season, loves.

Snag Cassandra Snow's Book

Queering the Tarot on Bookshop

 

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December 8, 2022 50 mins

Happy ONE YEAR OF THE QUEERMOCAST!

Kay Jay and Shim Sham are celebrating doing what they love - Screaming about politics and eating vegan stuff. 

Enjoy our one year anniversary with us!

 

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Find Us Online

Kay Jay's Music Website

Kay Jay's Instagram

Kay Jay's Music on Facebook

Kay Jay's Music on Twitter

 

Shim Sham on Instagram

 

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November 21, 2022 61 mins

Hello all you lovelies you!

Kay Jay and Shim Sham are here to help you find a positive drive into the end of the calendar year - manifest style!

 

THE QUEERMOCAST ON SOCIAL

The Queermocast on Instagram

The Queermocast on Twitter

Find Us Online

Kay Jay's Music Website

Kay Jay's Instagram

Kay Jay's Music on Facebook

Kay Jay's Music on Twitter

 

Shim Sham on Instagram

 

Some RESOURCES:

VOTER GUIDES - HERE'S A GREAT SITE WITH INFO!

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