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Bad Gays

Huw Lemmey & Ben Miller

A podcast about evil and complicated queers in history. Why do we remember our heroes better than our villains? Hosted by Huw Lemmey and Ben Miller. Learn more:

Episodes

20 of 140 episodes

Special Episode: Liza Minnelli's Bad Gays

Happy pride! Gather around, we've got a story to tell! For Stonewall weekend, a special treat: writer, critic, and journalist Cameron Cook j...

59:31Jun 27, 2026

Mandelson: A Homosexual History - Episode 6

The final episode of our saga: Mandelson's fall from grace in the aftermath of Keir Starmer's election first as leader of the Labour Party a...

61:53Jun 3, 2026

Mandelson: A Homosexual History - Episode Five

Today we are reaching the next to last chapter––for now!––of the Mandelson story. Listen to the sixth and final episode now by subscribing t...

57:22May 27, 2026

Mandelson: A Homosexual History - Episode Four

Peter Mandelson has been the definitive comeback kid of British politics, and it’s impossible to ever rule out his return. Listen to Episode...

69:57May 20, 2026

Mandelson: A Homosexual History - Episode Three

This week, on Mandelson: A Homosexual History, we cover the 1992 UK election and the birth of New Labour. Subscribe on Patreon to support ou...

68:39May 13, 2026

Mandelson: A Homosexual History - Episode Two

Subscribe on Patreon to hear Episode Three now, get our monthly Extra Bad Gays episodes, and stay a week ahead on the miniseries. Last week...

62:51May 6, 2026

Mandelson: A Homosexual History–Episode One

Subscribe to Extra Bad Gays on Apple Podcasts or Patreon to hear Episode Two of Mandelson: A Homosexual History now, and to stay a week ahea...

52:52Apr 29, 2026

Special Episode: Daniel Dunglas Home

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77:53Apr 2, 2026

TRAILER: Extra Bad Gays February 2026: Mandelson, Gay Mafias, And Liza's Floor Mop

THIS IS A TRAILER! SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE OR PATREON TO HEAR THE FULL EPISODE We have heard your pleas. The news has made them even more urgent....

12:44Feb 27, 2026

Tom of Finland

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85:12Feb 10, 2026

William Beckford

William Beckford, who was born not in Bath but in London in 1760, is someone for whom property, in every sense of the word, was the defining...

69:14Feb 3, 2026

TRAILER: Extra Bad Gays January 2026: Heated Rivalry

This trailer is just a preview–for the full episode, click here to subscribe on Patreon, or subscribe directly through Apple Podcasts. We he...

12:44Jan 29, 2026

E. M. Forster

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62:54Dec 30, 2025

TRAILER: Extra Bad Gays December 2025

It's never too late to give the gift of Bad Gays this holiday season: invite a friend or loved one into our community at https://www.patreon...

8:13Dec 24, 2025

Captain Moonlite

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52:49Dec 23, 2025

Tracey Wigginton

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50:54Dec 16, 2025

TRAILER: Extra Bad Gays November 2025: Tourism House Down Boots

With apologies for the delay, it's your episode of Extra Bad Gays for November of this year. We start by breaking down Ben's fight with a ga...

7:28Dec 4, 2025

Angela Calomiris

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48:31Dec 1, 2025

Jacob Israël de Haan

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46:10Nov 25, 2025

Charles Hitchen

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54:22Nov 18, 2025