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Queer Power Hour

Welcome to Fire Island: The Grove

Pack your bathing suit and poppers — we are heading to Fire Island...

In this episode: Finding Fire Island explores how Cherry Grove became the birthplace of Drag and Disco, contrast the quaint cottages to the Pines’ mansions, landmark venues of The Ice Palace and The Monster and the queer female population.

Plus, Christopher Beale and Stereotypes take us to the happiest place and report from inside Disneyland After Dark: Pride Nite 2024.

David Boyer is KALW's Director of Programming and former Managing Editor of KALW News. He is also the producer/host of the Murrow Award winning podcast THE INTERSECTION, which looks at our changing cities, one street corner at a time.