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The Queer Quadrant

by The Queer Quadrant

Four-quadrant films are movies designed to appeal to the biggest, widest audience possible. In the process, they can often leave out a lot of LGBTQ+ representation – but end up loaded with subtext. In The Queer Quadrant, hosts Brooke Solomon and Jordan Gustafson examine cinema in all its cultural contexts, and explore why your favorite four-quadrant blockbuster is maybe…not as straight as you think it is. 

Latest episodes

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The Next Best Thing with Phillip Iscove

Phillip Iscove (Podcast Like It's the 2000s) rejoins for this 2000 drama that has been basically erased from existence. Madonna and Rupert Everett co-parent a child and t

Sep 18
1 h 57 min

The Little Mermaid

Journey to the kingdom of the Merfolk, where the Disney Renaissance began! We talk Ursula's homage to one of best-known drag queens of all time, the Hans Christian Anders

Sep 4
1 h 31 min

Girls Like Girls with Isabella Stephanos

Break out those chokers, cigarettes, and a weirdly colored filter – because we're going back to Tumblr, baby! Well, not really. Filmmaker, photographer, and assistant loc

Aug 21
1 h 36 min

The Craft with Roxana Hadadi

Be the fourth in our coven as we dive in this fashion-forward horror! Brooke tries to map these teen witches to the four elements, Jordan fears the very practical thousan

Aug 7
1 h 40 min

The Other Guys with Mitchell Beaupre

We are rejoined by Letterboxd's own Mitchell Beaupre for another chance to torture Brooke with comedy. Suit up for a Michael Keaton career check-in (plus bisexual NYU DJ

Jul 24
1 h 30 min

Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar with Carly Usdin

We are rejoined by filmmaker Carly Usdin for this neon-soaked romp to fictional Florida. Hop on the banana boat for friendship-positive threesomes, platonic life partners

Jul 10
1 h 24 min

Face/Off with Richard Lawson

Writer & podcaster Richard Lawson (Premiere Party) joins for an era-defining actioner from John Woo. Come for the mutual (totally platonic) obsession, A+ parenting, face

Jun 26
1 h 34 min

The Long Walk with Louis Peitzman

We are joined by writer & podcaster Louis Peitzman (Supporting Actresses) for YA dystopia...but with boys! We talk King adaptations, the "slow apocalypse" of this movie,

Jun 12
1 h 37 min

RocknRolla with Emma Logsdon

We are rejoined by editor Emma Logsdon for Guy Ritchie's slick little movie about the details of London real estate – fascinating. We talk Tom Hardy's turn as Handsome Bo

May 29
1 h 45 min

The Devil Wears Prada 2

Gird your loins! For this delightful sequel, we return to the hallowed halls of Runway, which have gone...digital? Andy still craves validation (who doesn't), Emily has g

May 15
1 h 35 min

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby with Michael Doshier

We are joined by filmmaker Michael Doshier (THROUPLE) for some good ol' American sports. We talk about baby Jesus, the church of Applebee's, giving up on your loser fathe

May 1
1 h 36 min

Yentl with Rendy Jones

Jordan and Brooke are joined by journalist Rendy Jones (rendyreviews.com) for Queen Barbra's directorial debut. Join us for the relationship between knowledge and gender,

Apr 17
1 h 20 min

Capote with Fran Hoepfner

Jordan and Brooke are rejoined for the fifth (!!!!) time by the wonderful Fran Hoepfner (Vulture) for Bennett Miller's impressive 2005 debut. We talk the Hoffman Oscar (d

Apr 3
1 h 40 min

Morocco with Morgan M Page

Jordan and Brooke are rejoined by writer, historian, and filmmaker Morgan M Page for this iconic Josef von Sternberg flick from 1930, which introduced bisexual icon Marle

Mar 20
1 h 36 min

The 2025 QQ Qualifiers

It's the fourth annual QQ Qualifier Awards – aka the Quallies! In advance of the Oscars, Jordan and Brooke award the coveted "Rainbow Prism" to their favorite performance

Mar 6
2 h 45 min

Aladdin with Bobbi Miller

Jordan and Brooke travel with culture critic and writer Bobbi Miller (Culture Kitsch) to the mystical and problematic land of Agrabah (aka Brooke's homeland). We discuss

Feb 20
1 h 57 min

Hamilton with Alison Sivitz

Lib out with us and Alison Sivitz (the ever iconic Bald Ann Dowd) as we discuss Obama-era hopecore, being obsessed with your generational hater, actual historic love lett

Feb 6
1 h 51 min

This Means War with Emma Stefansky

Jordan and Brooke are rejoined by writer Emma Stefansky for a treatise on all love triangles. Why doesn't everybody throuple? What is a throuple, thematically? Can 2012 T

Jan 23
1 h 55 min

WALL-E

It's a new year, so here's some new hope for the future! Join us to discuss how we automatically assign gender to robots, curiosity as humanity, discovering what you were

Jan 9
1 h 39 min

Knives Out

In our last episode of the year, we take things home for a good old-fashioned family fight. Listen along for favorite childhood mystery series, Michael "Big Chicago" Shan

Dec 19 2025
1 h 45 min

Chart trend

Position in the Film History chart (US), last 90 days.

#26
all-time peak
69
days in the top 50 since Nov 2024

Chart positions

Where The Queer Quadrant ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Sep 26, 2026).

#148 ▼ 27 Film History US

What listeners say

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Just listened to the Challengers episode and I enjoyed it but was waiting for some structure or organization to kick in. There were a few times when they brought up a specific scene and someone said “we’ll get to that later” and they never do! It’s more stream-of-consciousness/tangent style, which is still entertaining, but I was hoping for a more scene-specific analytical discussion. I would recommend categories like favorite scenes, nitpicks, etc, for future episodes.

abbeycodi · Jul 2024

Excellent podcast. The repartee between Jordan and Brooke was fantastic. I enjoyed listening to the entire podcast, found their knowledge of the film and detailed discussion about the Queer Quadrant and elements of the movie extremely interesting. It has led me to view movies through a new lens and reflect on other movies. This podcast is for both those who know about film and for those who don’t. I cannot day enough- except that I thoroughly enjoyed the podcast, learned a lot, and can not wait to listen to more. Fantastic!

coolrapname · Aug 2020

I CANNOT say enough great things about this podcast. It’s so refreshing to hear movie reviews focused on queer themes by people who are ACTUALLY queer and have a genuine interest and passion for what they’re talking about!! They really know their stuff!! 10/10 would recommend

Bellstep24 · Aug 2020

I truly enjoyed this podcast. The chemistry between the hosts is great as they play off of one another dissecting their film du jour. Brooke and Jordan offer the listener refreshingly new insights of LGBTQ’s in film that might elude the average viewer. A real treat to listen to about something that has often escaped discussion because it was taboo. Check it out, definitely worth the listen.

diggitydogz · Aug 2020

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