Storytellers Hold The Power (ft. Armistead Maupin) — Queer Literature Pt. 3

Fifty years ago, Armistead Maupin’s “Tales of the City” began as a serial in the San Francisco Chronicle. Unlike traditional journalism that held tightly to the truth, Maupin “tamper(ed) with the facts,” as he fictionalized his daily life in San Francisco and created patchwork portraits of the colorful characters around him. In the final part of our three-part series on Queer Literature, IFQT! Producer Eric Eubank chats with Armistead Maupin to discuss how his daily serial exploded into a series of novels and award-winning television series, why he can’t separate himself from his queer identity, and the brand new ways he’s telling his story at 82 years old.

All writers, series, and important topics mentioned in this episode can be found in our 📝S4e3 Show Notes.

⏱️TIME STAMPS:

0:00 Intro

0:55 Meet your host, Eric Eubank

1:20 Interview with Armistead Maupin

17:27 Queer Affirmation of the Day (w/ Lily Mueller)

18:02 Outro, credits & gratitude

💬TRANSCRIPT: https://share.descript.com/view/K1Awjg4NN0D

📝RESOURCES/SHOW NOTES: Visit our site for full show notes on the writers and topics we mentioned → https://thefutureperfectproject.org/podcast

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