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You Made Me Queer Presents: Queerial

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What on earth is making everybody queer? Join full-time queer, part-time detective Trevor Campbell as he follows the fingerprints and feather boas back to the original scene of the crime. Hyper-sexual fungus bugs? Deepfake pyramid schemers? Career candy stripers from Peach Springs, Arizona? Anything's game when the game's afoot. Inspired by our new era of moral panic, Queerial shoehorns 41 odd-ball interviews into a fresh take on classic noir to show just how far we’ll go to make our case.
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Episodes

Episode 11: The Child Within

Part-Time Detective Trevor Campbell ends up right where he started — but with a lot less to show for it. With fresh blood on his hands, he heads into the belly of the beast. Because when you can’t go big, you go home. This episode includes: Part-Time Detective Tips: 4 • Callbacks to the Mark II Super Computer: 1 • Mysterious Locations: 9 • Instances of Proprioception: At least 2, apparently • JAW-DROPPING TWISTS: One too many. Brought to you By: The Sonar Network...

Jul 18, 20251 hr 58 min

Episode 10: Fishing for Souls

After a short-lived aerial fantasia, Part-Time Detective Trevor Campbell smells a rat — or, in this case, a fish. The meta-narrative zooms out, and then an anonymous phone call snaps things into focus. But after a day of make believe, a surprise discovery delivers an unbelievable twist. This episode includes: Part-Time Detective Tips: 2 • Moments of Family-Friendly Necrophilia: 1 • Mysterious Locations: 5 • Jaw-Dropping Quick Changes: 2 • Jazz Bug Callbacks: 1 • Complicated Weather Systems: Alwa...

Jun 17, 202559 min

Episode 9: The Content & The Carrier

ORIGINAL AIR DATE: THURSDAY, MAY 29, 2025 Part-Time Detective Trevor Campbell starts from the bottom and works his way up ( WAY up) through back-issue stacks, thirsty correspondence, and other catalogued unmentionables. But when you’re finally at the top, there’s only one place left to go — and no amount of gymnastics training can soften that fall. This episode includes: Part-Time Detective Tips: 4 • Bananarama Puns: 1 (but it’s rich) • Mysterious Locations: 4.5 • Tapeworm References: 1 too many...

May 30, 20251 hr 8 min

Episode 8: Respect the Banana

EPISODE EIGHT: RESPECT THE BANANA ORIGINAL AIR DATE: TUESDAY, APR. 29, 2025 A strange (bunk)bedfellow sets Part-Time Detective Trevor Campbell on a new path — and an odd prescription. Upon infiltrating a secret society, all roads lead to tropical fruit. And an especially significant broom closet. And then the curtain drops — and everything changes. This episode includes: Part-Time Detective Tips: 4 • Industry-Best Examples of Bedside Manner: 1 • Mysterious Locations: 4 • Broom Closet Quick Chang...

Apr 29, 202541 min

Episode 7: Crop Rotations

EPISODE SEVEN: CROP ROTATIONS ORIGINAL AIR DATE: FRIDAY, APR. 16, 2025 Part-Time Detective Trevor Campbell is losing his mind, but he’s not the only one. A traumatized woman points him towards a hotel at the end of the world, but he goes further: to a mysterious house with an exhausting secret. And then the meta-meter hits a new high! This episode includes: Part-Time Detective Tips: 2 • Scene-Stealing Corpses: 1 • Mysterious Locations: 5 • Vacancies: 0 • Lifelong Betas: 2 • Matryoshka Dolls: 1, ...

Apr 17, 202555 min

Episode 6: Life Wants to Live

EPISODE SIX: LIFE WANTS TO LIVE ORIGINAL AIR DATE: FRIDAY, APR. 4, 2025 Part-Time Detective Trevor Campbell makes like an Australian and goes down under — literally. Weird things come in threes, the doctor is IN, and a friendly sewer witch debates the sentience of her homemade bombs. And then someone hits the bullseye on the dunk tank. This episode includes: Part-Time Detective Tips: 4 • Subterranean Jazz Cats: Three • Mysterious Locations: 1 • Baptisms: At least 3 • Bouts of Psychosis: We’re st...

Apr 04, 20251 hr 23 min

Episode 5: Product in the Basement

EPISODE FIVE: PRODUCT IN THE BASEMENT ORIGINAL AIR DATE: THURSDAY, MAR. 27, 2025 An unusual refugee takes Part-Time Detective Trevor Campbell on a tour of “the pyramids.” Whips crack, hips roll, and an old school chum breaks down domination — just in time for petty theft to kick off Queerial’s first-ever RADIO-FRIENDLY CHASE SCENE™. But when the tapes hit the pavement, it all goes to hell. This episode includes: Part-Time Detective Tips: 3 • Life-Saving Plastic Nodes: Two • Mysterious Locations:...

Mar 27, 20251 hr 4 min

Episode 4: Sweet Blood

A brush with death leaves Part-Time Detective Trevor Campbell with a few bruises — and some new leads. Original sin goes in the spin cycle, an old CI goes nuts over green melon, and a desperate woman bites back. And then something goes bump in the darkest alley… ——————————————— This episode includes: Part-Time Detective Tips: 3 • Tiny Bibles: One, then many • Mysterious Locations: 5 • High-speed Robot Hate Crimes: 1 • Free Samples: None — THAT’S RIGHT, NONE. • Wet Snakes: One too many ——————————...

Mar 20, 202551 min

Episode 3: Scream, F*ck & Die

Part-Time Detective Trevor Campbell has a bit of bad luck that overstays its welcome. Bad blood, bad omens, bad seeds — and Bad Girls. Beep beep! Toot toot! ——————————————— This episode includes: Part-Time Detective Tips: 4 • Long-Lost Lovers: 2 • Mysterious Locations: 5 • Disco Vendettas: 1 • Dream Sequences: 2 (if you don’t count the third one) • OBMs: One Bajillion+ ——————————————— Presented by: You Made Me Queer! and The Sonar Network. Writer, Host, Producer and Sound Designer: Trevor Campbe...

Mar 13, 20251 hr 19 min

Episode 2: Seven Minutes In Heaven

An old flame shoots sparks in Part-Time Detective Trevor Campbell’s rented office. Public transit is out for blood, drag goes dressage, and a tortured writer shares the dark secret of her family estate. And then the symptoms start. ——————————————— This episode includes: Part-Time Detective Tips: 7 • Phantom Phone Calls: 1 • Mysterious Locations: 4 • Welsh Mountain Ponies: 1 • Mail-Order Brides: 0 (and that’s a problem) • Minutes in Heaven: 7 ——————————————— Presented by: You Made Me Queer! and T...

Mar 06, 202557 min

Episode 1: Buggy As Hell

Part-Time Detective Trevor Campbell is at the end of his rope when he’s handed the biggest case of his career by mysterious matriarch Eve Majors: Who is Patient Queero? With the help of his text-to-speech royalty-free A.I.-powered robot assistant Ruby 3000, he chases his first lead: a big book at the public library. Unfortunately, it’s all about bugs. But so is everything else. ——————————————— This episode includes: Part-Time Detective Tips: 3 • Trips to the Ol’ Dunkaroos Factory: 1 • Mysterious...

Feb 27, 20251 hr 15 min

Queerial – Trailer

Queerial is a comedic-surrealist radio noir that tackles our era’s greatest mystery: what on earth is making everybody queer? Join full-time queer, part-time detective Trevor Campbell as he follows the fingerprints and feather boas back to the original scene of the crime. Hyper-sexual fungus bugs? Deepfake pyramid schemers? Career candy stripers from Peach Springs, Arizona? Anything’s game when the game’s afoot. Inspired by the our new era of moral panic, Queerial shoehorns 41 odd-ball interview...

Feb 06, 20250

Episode 71: Danny Roberts Makes Me Queer

On the series finale of YMMQ!: Danny Roberts (MTV’s The Real World) talks Czech eye candy, spiders vs. snakes and the mother of all reality shows (spoiler: it’s not Marjorie Taylor Greene). From the bottom of my big, bent heart, thank you for five monstrous seasons. Until next time, remember: we’re here, we’re queer, and it’s your fault! ——- If you’ve enjoyed You Made Me Queer!, please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts or send us some love at youmademequeer@gmail.com. Instagram: @youmad...

Jan 04, 20241 hr 5 min

Episode 70: Syrus Marcus Ware Makes Me Queer

On the penultimate YMMQ!: Vanier Scholar, visual artist, activist, curator, and educator Syrus Marcus Ware talks compassionate posture, constant cravings and the cultural impact of the BCC field. Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

Dec 28, 202351 min

Episode 69: Eric Kostiuk Williams Makes Me Queer

Illustrator and cartoonist Eric Kostiuk Williams talks comin' in all "Joan Jett", plant-based tycoonettes, and the contemporary ethics of the Spice Girls' debut music video, Wannabe. Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

Dec 14, 202356 min

Episode 67 (Re-Release): Colin Asuncion Makes Me Queer (Again)

As we careen towards our FINAL episode, we’re taking it back to the series debut of YMMQ! with our very (!) first (!) guest (!): sweet-toothed sweetheart Colin Asuncion. Original air date: (02/07/21) In our first of three debut episodes, Colin Asuncion (The Great Canadian Baking Show, The Social) talks matrimonial pavlovas, consensual kidnapping and which Disney princess would have invented the iPad. Brought to you By: The Sonar Network...

Dec 08, 202354 min

Episode 66: Hillary Yaas Makes Me Queer

Drag queen comedienne Hillary Yaas (OutTV's Camp Wanakiki) talks funemployment, "body as tool" and the most damned of the Catholic high school literature canon: FULLY ALIVE. Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

Dec 01, 202354 min

Episode 65: Ronnie Burkett Makes Me Queer

Canadian arts icon, puppet master and Officer of the Order of Canada Ronnie Burkett talks teachers' pets, practical collections and meeting Julie Andrews (!). Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

Nov 24, 202357 min

Episode 64: Lauren Deborah Makes Me Queer

Writer and host Lauren Deborah (My Dad Stole My Limelight) talks Tim Tam slams, phantom ceramics and the ins and outs of a well-pierced ear. Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

Nov 16, 202348 min

Episode 63: Synthia Kiss & Juice Boxx Make Me Queer

Synthia Kiss and Juice Boxx (Canada's Drag Race, Semi-Qualified Queens) talk tickle trunks, BowFlex infomercials, and the long and winding road of a dial-up modem's download screen. Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

Nov 09, 20231 hr 1 min

Episode 62: Alan Kliffer Makes Me Queer

Writer and producer Alan Kliffer (Second City) talks group showers, guncles and the one thing that unites us in a conflicted world: the curb appeal of a good cult. Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

Nov 02, 202354 min

Episode 61: Ryan G. Hinds Makes Me Queer

Performer and writer Ryan G. Hinds talks the lineage of cats (and Cats), powerful bouffants, and the sweet seduction of a sinking horse. Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

Jul 20, 202344 min

Episode 60: Curtis Campbell Makes Me Queer

On on all-new YMMQ!, writer Curtis Campbell talks embracing the density, video tapes as infrastructure, and the OG OA MA. Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

Jul 13, 20231 hr 3 min

Episode 59: Trey Anthony Makes Me Queer

Today on YMMQ!, playwright, actor and producer Trey Anthony talks night shifts, unlicensed driving and the slow dance that changed everything. Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

Jul 06, 202344 min

Episode 58: Layne the Auctionista Makes Me Queer

On today's YMMQ!, Layne the Auctionista talks shaving 101, a big mistake (huge!) at the suit store, and how to really stick the landing at that Shoppers Drug Mart interview. Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

Jun 29, 20231 hr 3 min

Episode 57: Michael Chan and Christopher Jacot Make Me Queer

On the Season 4 premiere of YMMQ!, dream daddies Michael Chan and Christopher Jacot (YTV's The Popularity Papers) talk inline skating, cuteness > safety, and the first person in recorded history to read a university handbook from cover to cover. Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

Jun 22, 202337 min

Season Four Announcement Trailer

YMMQ! is back with a whole new season a queer retributionists! Your favourite human bowling ball is back with our season premiere (Episode 57!) this Thursday, June 22. Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

Jun 19, 20231 min

Episode 56: Peter Knegt Makes Me Queer

On our Season 3 finale, writer, filmmaker and arts curator Peter Knegt talks the mouthfeel of Dutch nomenclature, spoiler etiquette and taking the "long road" to the Oscars. Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

Jan 12, 202355 min

Episode 55: Brandon Hackett Makes Me Queer

Actor, writer, comedian, and "Canada’s Nubian baby" Brandon Hackett talks the power of the underdog, making minor major and the misunderstood THOT living in your local bell tower. Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

Dec 22, 20221 hr 4 min

Episode 54: Weird Alice Makes Me Queer

Self-proclaimed "intergalactic queer fat femme drag queen" Weird Alice (Drag Me to the Movies) talks dream sequences, video rentals and the people's princess: Tia Carerre. Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

Dec 08, 20221 hr 3 min
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