About this episode

Adam Zmith discusses the history and cultural significance of poppers within the queer community.

In this episode, we speak with Adam Zmith, podcast producer, writer, and author of Deep Sniff: A History of Poppers and Queer Futures. He describes his motivation behind writing the book, all before diving into the complex history of poppers. By speaking to the policing and regulation of poppers, Zmith explores broader struggles between the queer community and the government, in addition to the necessity for greater harm reduction for poppers. Despite these struggles, he underscores the ways in which queer culture has been shaped by poppers and how, in return, poppers have been shaped by queer culture. Links ● Adam Zmith ● Deep Sniff ● Poppers ● The Log Books ● Switchboard ● Sir Thomas Lauder Brunton ● UK Man Consumes Poppers Accidentally ★ Support this podcast ★

People in this episode

Guest: Adam Zmith

Topics covered

• poppers
• queer culture
• harm reduction
• policing
• regulation
• history

Keywords

• poppers
• queer culture
• harm reduction
• Adam Zmith
• Deep Sniff
• history of poppers

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Drug Science, The Log Books, Switchboard

Books & works: Deep Sniff: A History of Poppers and Queer Futures

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