{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Historical Homos","title":"A Queer History of Mermaids (feat. Sacha Coward)","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/d64b6c62\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4313,"description":"Wait, why are mermaids so gay?\nIt turns out everyone’s favorite sea-gals have been floating around for millennia, from ancient Syrian mer-goddesses to medieval water witches, all the way up to Princess Ariel.\nBut how did these dangerous divas of the deep become the sympathetic heroines we love and cherish today?\nWhat is it about mermaids that makes them such magnets for LGBTQ+ symbolism?\nJoin me and Sacha Coward, author of Queer As Folklore, as we unpack the myth, the magic, and the mer-MAN of it all in this 3,000 year history of queer people chasing tail.\n—\nIf you want more from Historical Homos, you can join our cult on ⁠our website⁠.\nAnd follow us on Instagram and ⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.\nLike what you hear? Please leave us a five star rating on Apple or Spotify.\nDo it. Yeahhhhhh just like that.\nWritten and hosted by Bash. Edited by Alex Toskas. Guest host: Sacha Coward.\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/o92facaUR1b1tdVy-0yJpC7Dki6zYO3m9CVcZY48Hq0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zMDZm/OTQ2MzU0Y2Y3OGMz/ZTQxYzViMmQ4Yzll/Y2IwZC5qcGVn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}