Food 4 Thot is an LGBT podcast hosted by Tommy Pico, Denne Michele Norris, Joseph Osmundson, and Fran Tirado. The podcast is described as, "A multiracial mix of queer writers talk about sex, relationships, race, identity, what we like to read, and who we like to read."[1][2]
| Food 4 Thot | |
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| Presentation | |
| Hosted by | Tommy Pico, Joseph Osmundson, Denne Michele, Fran Tirado |
| Language | English |
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| Audio format | Podcast |
| Publication | |
| Original release | February 13, 2017 |
| Provider | iHeartRadio |
| Related | |
| Website | food4thotpodcast |
Background
editThe four hosts met at Tin House Summer Writer's Workshop in 2016.[3][4] In an interview with The Stranger, the hosts said, "The podcast’s conception stemmed from a discussion about how literary and intellectual spaces rarely allowed for conversations about things typically considered—well, not so intellectual. We loved talking about queer theory, identity politics, and Ta-Nehisi Coates, but also Mariah Carey’s Vine account, nail polish, and our absolutely filthiest hook-up stories. In a world where those conversations were so often separated, where could one get both?"[5] The New York Times described the podcast as "boisterous, intellectual and sometimes profane".[6]
Alexander Chee, Melissa Febos, Steven Canals, Alok Vaid-Menon, Bowen Yang, Jenna Wortham, and Ashley C. Ford have all appeared as guests on the podcast.[7]
Food 4 Thot's second season was produced in partnership with the dating app, Grindr, and was available to stream on the app[8] In July 2019, they joined the iHeartRadio podcast network.[9]
Hosts
editTommy Pico is the author of four books of poetry and is a National Book Award and Whiting Award winner.[10][11]
Joseph Osmundson has a PhD from The Rockefeller University in Molecular Biophysics and is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Biology at New York University.[12] He has written two books and has a third that was released in Summer 2022.[13]
Denne Michele Norris is a writer and former figure skater.[14] In 2021 she was announced as the new Editor-in-Chief of Electric Literature. She is the first Black, out trans woman to helm a major literary publication.[15]
Fran Tirado is the former Deputy Editor of Out magazine and former Executive Editor of Hello Mr.[16]
Reception
editFood 4 Thot has been featured on Time's list of "The 50 Best Podcasts to Listen to Right Now", writing "Sex positivity is a major theme of each episode, a topic still all-too-rare in the podcasting world."[17] The podcast has also been recommended by The Advocate, Out, Oprah Magazine, InStyle, Vice, Vulture, and Dazed.[18][19][20][21][22] The podcast was nominated for Best LGBTQ Podcast at the 2019 iHeartRadio Podcast Awards.[23]
See also
editReferences
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- ^ "PinkNews Awards 2020: Nominees revealed for Broadcast or Documentary Award". PinkNews. 2020-10-19. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
- ^ "Poet Tommy Pico on Publishing and Writing Every Day". Posture Media. 2017-10-17. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
- ^ "The queers behind eclectic podcast Food 4 Thot on why sex positivity is so important to them". GAY TIMES. 2018-12-07. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
- ^ Jul 7, Christopher Frizzelle •; Pm, 2017 at 5:55. "Food 4 Thot Is a Hilarious, Profane, Literary, Super Gay Podcast I Can't Stop Listening To". The Stranger. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Street, Mikelle (2018-02-14). "Native American and Gay, a Poet Fortifies His Voice (Published 2018)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
- ^ "Listen Free to Food 4 Thot on iHeartRadio Podcasts". iHeartRadio. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
- ^ "Queer Brown Podcast 'Food 4 Thot' Teams with Grindr for New Season". www.out.com. 2017-11-15. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
- ^ "iHeartRadio and Pride Media Join Forces to Launch New LGBTQ+ Podcasts | iHeart Blog". blog.iheart.com. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
- ^ "Tommy Pico". www.whiting.org. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
- ^ Pico, Tommy (2018-03-21). "Tommy Pico, Poetry". The Paris Review. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
- ^ "Joseph Osmundson". Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
- ^ "I have some news". Twitter. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
- ^ ""Writing Is My Way Of Chasing": An Interview With Dennis Norris II | SmokeLong Quarterly". Retrieved 2020-11-03.
- ^ "Electric Literature Announces New Editor-in-Chief". Electric Literature. 2021-08-09. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
- ^ "This Is the Person Behind Netflix's Queer Channel". www.out.com. 2020-05-13. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
- ^ "The 50 Best Podcasts to Listen to Right Now". Time. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
- ^ Jean-Philippe, McKenzie (2020-10-30). "26 of the Best Book Podcasts to Listen to In-Between Reads". Oprah Magazine. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
- ^ "12 LGBTQ Podcasts You Should Be Listening To". www.advocate.com. 2019-05-17. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
- ^ Dazed (2018-11-09). "Six queer podcasts you should be listening to right now". Dazed. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
- ^ "18 Motivational Podcasts for Every Aspect of Your Life". InStyle. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
- ^ Grindr. "Food 4 Thot Announces Season 2 Premiere Date, Launch Party, And Partnership With Grindr". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2020-11-03.
- ^ Mastrogiannis, Nicole (2019-01-19). "2019 iHeartRadio Podcast Awards: Full List of Winners". iHeartPodcast Awards. Retrieved 2024-01-09.