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Rainbow Records

Rainbow Records

Written by: Handball Court Productions
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Rainbow Records is a powerful oral history project preserving the stories of the queer community. Its premiere season focuses on Los Angeles during the AIDS crisis, uplifting voices that are often overlooked. The stories shared provide valuable insights into the past, as well as important messages for the present.

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Episodes
  • Death, Power, and AIDS

    Death, Power, and AIDS
    Jan 14 2026

    In this episode of Rainbow Records, Analisa Venolia continues her discussion of the theories that informed this project.

    This is a Handball Court Radio Production.

    Check out the Handball Court Radio website: https://www.handballcourtradio.com/

    Follow HCR on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/handballcourtradio.bsky.social


    Created and edited by Analisa Venolia

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    17 mins
  • Power, Knowledge, and Resistance

    Power, Knowledge, and Resistance
    Dec 10 2025

    In this episode of Rainbow Records, Analisa discusses the theories that informed this oral history podcasting project.

    This is a Handball Court Radio Production.
    Check out the Handball Court Radio website: https://www.handballcourtradio.com/
    Follow HCR on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/handballcourtradio.bsky.social

    Created and edited by Analisa Venolia

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    9 mins
  • A Modern Queer History of Los Angeles

    A Modern Queer History of Los Angeles
    Dec 8 2025

    In this mid-season interlude of Rainbow Records, Analisa goes over the modern queer history of LA, starting in the early 1900s and ending in 1981.

    This is a Handball Court Radio Production.

    Check out the Handball Court Radio website: https://www.handballcourtradio.com/

    Follow HCR on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/handballcourtradio.bsky.social

    Created and edited by Analisa Venolia

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    11 mins
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