Content Note: This episode includes discussion of LGBTQ+ history and contains reclaimed or historically used slurs.

Join me as I create a themed musical playlist featuring songs by artists whose work captured and chronicled the experience of growing up gay during the 1980s!

Let's remember the accomplishments of our courageous LGBTQ+ ancestors, recognize the allies who fearlessly fought for and alongside the gay community, and remind ourselves that we're here, we're queer, and history proves we've always been here—as we make a mixtape!

Side A: I'm Coming Out by Diana Ross, True Colors by Cyndi Lauper, Smalltown Boy by Bronski Beat, Do You Really Want to Hurt Me by Culture Club, and Everybody by Madonna

Side B: Digging Your Scene by The Blow Monkeys, So Many Men, So Little Time by Miquel Brown, It's a Sin by Pet Shop Boys, Closer to Fine by Indigo Girls, and I'm Still Standing by Elton John

Join me as I create a themed musical playlist featuring songs by artists that not only reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 but also finished as the year's top-ranked single during the decade!

Let's remember the sensory thrill of flipping through the record racks, recall the scratch of a needle hitting the vinyl, and rewind to a time when synthesizers and saxophones filled the air—as we make a mixtape!

Side A: Call Me by Blondie, Bette Davis Eyes by Kim Carnes, Physical by Olivia Newton-John, Every Breath You Take by The Police, and When Doves Cry by Prince and the Revolution

Side B: Careless Whisper by Wham! featuring George Michael, That's What Friends Are For by Dionne & Friends, Walk Like an Egyptian by The Bangles, Faith by George Michael, and Look Away by Chicago.