Welcome to the Reboot!
Welcome to a reboot of the show at last! In this first episode back, I share with listeners some of the new POTO-related projects I’ve been working o...
In This Labyrinth: The Phantom of the Opera In Erik's Times and Ours
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This show brings my decades-long obsession with The Phantom of the Opera together with my being a Disability-centred intersectional analysis nerd. I explore all facets of Phantom, though with a strong focus on the ALW stage-musical, through (occasionally heretical) Queer-Crip politics and desire. And hopefully, I provide lots of good, rich food for thought for my fellow Phans out there!!
Phantom Of The Future part 1 - The Story At The Heart Of The City
The year is 2030. Phantom has been revived in Toronto, but not like before. As the city is transforming toward justice and sustainability, so, too, th...
Phantom of the Underworlds: Erik as Lord of Sex and Death
In this (LOL very much belated - Oops) Halloween/Samhain episode, I explore some of Phantom’s mythological roots. In particular, I explore some of our...
At The Intersection of Trauma and Politics: My Review of the Phanfic Shadow Government/Shadows Over Eden
In this episode, I discuss the brilliant Phanfic Shadow Government/Shadows Over Eden by Quiet2885. I discuss how it explores the intersection of traum...
Music Of Quarantine/Quarantine Of The Opera: My Interview With Melissa Duijvestijn
In this episode I interview Dutch Phan Melissa Duijvestijn. We talk about some of her experiences as an Autistic and Visually Impaired Phan, and also ...
PSA: #SaveTheBrilliantOriginal!
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Review of Leroux Sequel Lazare by K. E. Torwood
In this twentieth episode - Wow!, I review and discuss the awesome Queer sequel to the Leroux novel - Lazare: Gaston Leroux’s Continued Investigation ...
Do I Become His Prey: POTO, Violence And The Spirit of Transformative Justice
Content warning. This episode weighs in on on-going discussions of whether or not Phantom condones, glorifies or romanticizes violence, especially gen...
Review: Phantom's French Language Debut!
In this first episode of 2020 - Wow! - I review the French language in-concert production of the Lloyd Webber Phantom that ran from January 8th to 26t...
When All Is Lost: Environmental Justice In A POTO Phanfic
In this episode, in honour of COP25 (the climate negotiations that just took place at the UN) and the students striking for climate justice, I discuss...