{"id":1123,"date":"2022-06-12T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-12T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greatbritishpodcasts.com\/?p=1123"},"modified":"2022-06-11T11:28:09","modified_gmt":"2022-06-11T10:28:09","slug":"lgbtq-pride-podcasts-%f0%9f%8f%b3%ef%b8%8f%f0%9f%8c%88%f0%9f%8f%b3%ef%b8%8f%e2%9a%a7%ef%b8%8f-plus-big-zuu-paul-hollywood-reshma-saujani-and-tony-hawk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greatbritishpodcasts.com\/picks\/lgbtq-pride-podcasts-%f0%9f%8f%b3%ef%b8%8f%f0%9f%8c%88%f0%9f%8f%b3%ef%b8%8f%e2%9a%a7%ef%b8%8f-plus-big-zuu-paul-hollywood-reshma-saujani-and-tony-hawk\/","title":{"rendered":"LGBTQ+ Pride Podcasts \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f, plus Big Zuu, Paul Hollywood, Reshma Saujani and Tony Hawk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It is Pride Month, so let\u2019s have a look at podcasts that are reflecting and discussing LGBTQ+ life in Britain today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Queer Spaces: Behind the Scene<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>spoke to the founders of Gal Pals<\/strong><\/a>, a dance party that celebrating the music of queer, non binary and trans women. Homo Sapiens<\/strong><\/a>, presented by Christopher Sweeney, has a two part special looking into celebrating Prides in schools<\/strong><\/a> and the challenges in making LGBTQ+ pupils feel seen. And Two Twos Podcast<\/strong><\/a>, presented by Rose Frimpong and Nana Duncan, has a discussion on the merits of Pride. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anthems<\/strong><\/a> by Broccoli is back with another month of speeches and stories by people across the LGBTQ community, with new episodes out every day. In The Key of Q<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>celebrates queer musicians from all over the world, presented and produced by Dan Hall. It starts with an interview with Don+<\/strong><\/a>, whose first EP debuted in the RnB charts. Pride & Progress<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>featured an interview with Fisayo Akinade, who plays Heartstopper\u2019s Mr Ajayi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are also two upcoming series to look out for. One is Bi-People<\/strong><\/a>, by Julia Shaw and Sofia Hagen, which will delve into the history and culture of bisexuality. The other is the second series of Call Me Mother<\/strong><\/a>, where the author and journalist Shon Faye speaks to LGBTQ+ trailblazers who paved the way for our lives today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NOTABLE NAMES ON PODCASTS THIS WEEK<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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