I Don't Know When I Lost My Sense of Shame (Ep 460 - Dayspring/Anthony Oliveira)

My guest this week is Anthony Oliveira, whose new book Dayspring comes out this Easter, April 2, 2024. That’s a particularly suitable pub date, since the book is an exploration of how Christian ideas can infuse and are infused by queer love. Anthony’s a returning guest to The Sewers of Paris — I last spoke to him back in 2017 [https://www.mattbaume.com/sewers-shownotes/2017/5/17/failed-mystics-ep-114-buffy-x-men-he-man-and-lwaxana-troi], when our conversation focused on monsters and villains and standing in opposition to so-called decent society. Now, nearly a decade later, Anthony’s found himself engaged in a different sort of project: Building queer community through his writing, speaking, podcasting, and film series. We’ll have that conversation in a minute. First, a quick reminder that if you like this podcast, you’ll probably enjoy my other projects — starting with my brand new podcast that launches next week! The new show is all about the beloved TV series My So-Called Life, and why it’s such a perfect encapsulation of the 90s and also the timelessness of teen angst. The podcast is called Matt’s So-Cast Pod, it features a bunch of fabulous guests, and it launches March 25, 2024. You can subscribe now at socastpod.com [http://socastpod.com]. You may like my YouTube videos [http://youtube.com/mattbaume] about movies and TV shows, and by the way I have a new one launching this weekend about the 1961 movie Victim. Also check out my weekly livestreams on Twitch [http://twitch.tv/mattbaume], my book Hi Honey, I’m Homo! [http://gaysitcoms.com], my email newsletter. You can get all that and more at MattBaume.com [http://mattbaume.com].