141. Gary Indiana's Mad About the Boy
From Filthy Armenian Adventures by Filthy Armenian
May 7, 2026 · 1h 4m
About this episode
The episode explores how Gary Indiana's narrative in 'Horse Crazy' reflects contemporary romantic dynamics during the AIDS epidemic.
How Gary Indiana's tale of unrequited love-lust amid the AIDS epidemic in Horse Crazy (1989) foreshadowed the Simptuationship Era of contemporary romance. A nocturnal rumination with Zach Langley of I'm So Popular. For the full 2.5 hour episode, plus twice as many adventures overall, subscribe to the show at patreon.com/filthyarmenian Follow us on X/insta @filthyarmenian
People in this episode
Host: Filthy Armenian
Guest: Zach Langley
Topics covered
- unrequited love
- AIDS epidemic
- contemporary romance
- Simptuationship Era
- cultural commentary
Keywords
- Gary Indiana
- Horse Crazy
- AIDS
- romance
- unrequited love
- Zach Langley
- Simptuationship
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Horse Crazy
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