Queer Serial: American LGBTQ+ History

Devlyn Camp does something unusual with Queer Serial -- it's a podcast radio drama that tells true stories. The show blends narrative storytelling, archival audio, interviews, and dramatic reconstruction to chronicle American LGBTQ+ liberation from the 1920s through Stonewall and beyond. It's history that sounds like a well-produced audio documentary, not someone reading Wikipedia aloud. Across 130 episodes and 6 seasons, the show has built out an impressive scope. Whole seasons are dedicated to specific eras or events, including a gripping 9-episode serial about the 1955 Boise, Idaho moral panic. Camp writes, hosts, edits, and produces the show, which gives it a consistent creative vision even as the production quality has steadily improved over the years. Season 4 moved into a proper recording studio, and you can hear the difference. The 4.9-star rating from 176 reviews is not an accident. Listeners consistently praise the research depth and educational value -- one reviewer even used it for a school report on Frank Kameny and Stonewall. The show takes an intersectional approach, recognizing that the queer community has never been monolithic. If you want a serialized, immersive way to learn American LGBTQ+ history rather than one-off episodes, this is your best bet.