We're diving into the rich history and culture of queer country western dancing. First, Sean Monaghan will share the story... more

Our Guest this week, Heather Purser, made headlines back in 2011 when she single handedly passed same-sex marriage in the... more

Holly Near is a world-renowned singer and activist, known for producing music with powerful political messaging - she sings about... more

This week, we sit down with Angela Denise Davis, the creative director and podcast host for ZAMI NOBLA - the... more

For the first time, we feature two interviews - two dykes, from two different generations - on the same concept:... more

Robin Tyler is a history-making activist and stand-up comic, that's been on the scene since moving to New York City... more

The Greenham Common Women’s Peace Encampment was an anti-nuke encampment outside of a US military base in England, that women... more

Valery Hughes is a retired nurse who spent her career working in HIV/AIDS care and research. She coauthored Nurses On... more

Kristen Becker is a standup comedian and activist based out of Provincetown, Massachusetts. Becker also has a long history of... more

You might know this week's guest, Tracy E. Gilchrist, as "the queen of queer media" or simply "the holding space... more

Barbara Smith is an award winning author, scholar, and activist. She is most well-known for co-authoring the Combahee River Collective... more

For our first episode of season 3, Sarah sits down with long-time activist and radical organizer, Michelle Crone. Now in... more

Cruising: Beyond the Bars will premiere next Tuesday February 4th, but we're doing things a little differently this season! Each... more

Lillian Faderman is a world renowned, award winning LGBTQ+ and lesbian historian, scholar, and author. Her books include Surpassing the... more

This week, we're sharing the story of Ms. Mabel Hampton, in partnership with The Lesbian Herstory Archives. Ms. Hampton (1902-1989)... more

In 1963, white supremacist terrorists bombed the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four young black girls. Despite the FBI... more

Happy Pride Month!! Starting this month, we will be releasing a series of episodes that we’re calling Cruising the Archives. We’re... more

Redz is a little known former lesbian bar in East LA, which opened in the 1950s and catered primarily to... more

There's a new dyke bar in Bushwick, and it's called The Bush! These are the stories of humans that run... more

Our full interview with Summer, security at Doc Marie's. Thank you for listening to Cruising Podcast! -Support Cruising here! Cruising is an... more

In 2018, the Hershee Bar community showed up at a series of Norfolk City Council meetings to fight for their... more

Cruising is a documentary podcast about lesbian bars, the humans that run them, and the humans that call them a... more

Alice Brady owned and ran various lesbian bars throughout New Orleans between 1952 and 1978. The most notable was called... more

When Mara and Emily opened The Ruby Fruit in 2023, Los Angeles hadn't had a lesbian bar since 2017. It is... more

Established in 1965, Lost and Found was the longest running lesbian bar in Chicago until it was sold in 2008... more

In February of 2020, Chicago's newest lesbian bar, Dorothy Downstairs first opened its doors. A month later, they were forced... more

Mona Sargent (born Mona Nystrom) is widely credited as the owner of the first lesbian bar in San Francisco, and... more

Rikki Streicher opened Maud's in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco in 1966. The bar would be a fixture of... more

Our full interview with Ray, bartender at Doc Marie's. Thank you for listening to Cruising Podcast! -Support Cruising here! Cruising is an... more

In the summer of 2022, the city of Portland excitedly awaited the opening of a new lesbian bar: Doc Marie's.... more