Women's issues are worth time, space, and thought. Not just during Women's History Month. Not just during Mother’s Day. 2024 is the first year in the history of the modern or ancient Olympics where there may be an equal percentage of men and women competing.
The audio work itself is beautiful, with moments and pauses of consideration that are powerful - just like the island this podcast criss-crosses for answers.
Hosts Jesse Lawson and Holly Casio are two queer folks on a mission to get Bruce Springsteen “Queer Icon” creds. They believe that quite possibly, he could count his name among the prestigious icons that are Madonna and Celine Dion (to name just two)
This podcast is wrapped up in mystery and emotion. It is about the feeling of the journey, the mystery of it all, and the wonder of discovery. Every episode is masterfully crafted, with a hook at the end to get you sucked right into the next one.
I think my age and aspects of my natural curiosity leaned me away from America in the 80s to the early oughts, which is what happens to most children when they’re dreaming about being astronauts and movie stars. Long Shadow taught me a lot about those blindspots and what I had been missing
