Let me See Where I Can Fit In (Ep 324 - Clue/Urban Bohemian)

February 25, 2021 Matthew Baume

Hello, I’m Matt Baume, and welcome to the Sewers of Paris. Last week we heard from a Twitch streamer from Germany who goes by the name Jygglypuffdaddy, and this week I want to bring you a conversation with another streamer — Brian Gray, also known online as Urban Bohemian. A shy kid, Brian used to find it difficult to make friends… until he realized that his love of nerdy culture like Clue and British sci-fi were actually signposts that could help him find the friend group that he’d been looking for all his life.

And by the way — Brian’s recently joined the cast of the show Rivals of Waterdeep, a D&D livestream and podcast. Check out RivalsOfWaterdeep.com to follow along with his adventures there.

Also, a quick thanks to everyone who supports the Sewers of Paris on Patreon.

And just a reminder that I’ve started a new weekly newsletter for all the stuff I’m working on. You can sign up at mattbaume.com — each week I give you a little sneak peek into upcoming projects, little bits of weird fun cultural artifacts I’ve uncovered in various archives, and of course links to cute animal videos.

Also check out my YouTube videos for deep dives into queer pop culture history. That’s at youtube.com/mattbaume.

And I hope you’ll join me for regular videogame livestreams over atTwitch.tv/mattbaume every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday afternoon at 2pm pacific.

It Didn't Feel Real (Ep 323 - Jygglypuffdaddy/Gaming)

February 18, 2021 Matthew Baume

Hello, I’m Matt Baume, and welcome to the Sewers of Paris. My guest this week has been on a wild adventure since high school. Andre, also known online as Jygglypuffdaddy, grew up in a small German village and found queer friends online, eventually leaving home to move in with his internet-boyfriend in Berlin the day after he graduated from high school, eventually getting married. It was a risky move that paid off — and he’s hoping that his latest venture, dropping out of grad school to become a Twitch streamer — will pay off too.

We’ll have that conversation in a minute. First a quick thanks to everyone who supports the Sewers of Paris on Patreon.

And just a reminder that I’ve got a weekly newsletter for all the stuff I’m working on. You can sign up at mattbaume.com — each week I give you a little sneak peek into upcoming projects, little bits of weird fun cultural artifacts I’ve uncovered in various archives, and of course links to cute animal videos.

And I hope you’ll join me for regular videogame livestreams throughout the week — at a new time! I stream games and laid back chill chit-chat at Twitch.tv/mattbaume every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday evenings, now at 5pm pacific.

And over on YouTube, I do Saturday livestreams where we comb through old news archives, searching for weird fun artifacts. Last week we found evidence that the “in this economy” joke was invented by a lesbian in New York in 1970s. Come join me at youtube.com/mattbaume for those news archive hunts.

The Sewers of Paris Valentine's Day Special!

February 11, 2021 Matthew Baume

With Valentine’s Day coming up soon, I wanted to bring you a special episode from 2016 — a conversation with several wonderful queer folks about the romantic entertainment that changed their lives.

Join me now on a candle-lit paddle through the Sewers, where we’ll bump into Louis Virtel, host of the Keep It Podcast; Edd Kimber, the first winner of Great British Bakeoff, Comedian Kevin Yee, Artist Terry Blas, and more — all talking about the book and movies and music and shows that define love.

I Want to Smear Chocolate on my Body (Ep 322 - The Smiths/Timothy Siragusa)

February 4, 2021 Matthew Baume

My guest this week is Timothy Siragusa, who was very popular with about 30 lesbians in Omaha. He was part of an experimental theater scene in a small city that was at first a little, let’s say, challenging for mainstream audiences to appreciate … until one night he had a brainstorm that transformed their struggling avante garde troupe into a huge local hit.

We’ll have that conversation in a minute. First a quick thanks to everyone who supports the Sewers of Paris on Patreon.

And just a reminder that I’ve got a cute weekly newsletter for all the stuff I’m working on. You can sign up at mattbaume.com for sneak peeks into upcoming projects, little bits of weird fun cultural artifacts I’ve uncovered, my comic book reviews, and of course links to cute animal videos.

And I hope you’ll join me for regular videogame livestreams over at Twitch.tv/mattbaume every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday afternoon at 2pm pacific. I FINALLY have emotes on my channel, it only took me two months. And of course I also host livestreams on YouTube every other Saturday — we dig through old news archives looking for queer gems. That’s at youtube.com/mattbaume.

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