Episode 4: Jack Doyle and Marie Bennett on Freddie Mercury's Afterlife

Jack Doyle and Marie Bennett discuss the afterlife of Freddie Mercury: his enduring status as a queer icon for multiple generations, the tensions between his public and private personas, and what it is that made his performances so spectacular. Marie's co-edited book with David Gracon: https://books.emeraldinsight.com/page/detail/Music-and-Death/?k=9781838679460(see her chapter "Mercury's Message to Go On With the Show") A really great Medium article by Jack: https://medium.com/@jackdoyle_76250/the-trans-take-towards-a-trans-public-history-deb1bc9d822b The LGBTQ+ Music Study Group: https://www.lgbtqmusicstudygroup.com/