Queer news, sex, politics and culture — all in one smart, funny and sometimes outrageous group chat. Hosted by Graeme Smith with guests from the UK, US, and beyond. From anti-LGBTQ+ laws to pop culture scandals to TRUMP. It’s the world from a queer perspective and it’s totally uncensored.
With the best guests and interviews in the LGBTQ podcast world.
Winner of GOLD at THE BRITISH PODCAST AWARDS
"As well as compelling debates, this is also a lighthearted podcast in many ways.. an eclectic mix of guests" - The Independent
“A truly inclusive show… with honesty exuberance and charm”
- British podcast awards judges
Nominated best Creative or technical innovation at the 2025 Radio Academy ARIA Awards and Best Independent Podcast at the 2022 Radio Academy ARIA Awards.
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Queer news, sex, politics and culture — all in one smart, funny and sometimes outrageous group chat. Hosted by Graeme Smith with guests from the UK, US, and beyond. From anti-LGBTQ+ laws to pop culture scandals to TRUMP. It’s the world from a queer perspective and it’s totally uncensored.
With the best guests and interviews in the LGBTQ podcast world.
Winner of GOLD at THE BRITISH PODCAST AWARDS
"As well as compelling debates, this is also a lighthearted podcast in many ways.. an eclectic mix of guests" - The Independent
“A truly inclusive show… with honesty exuberance and charm”
- British podcast awards judges
Nominated best Creative or technical innovation at the 2025 Radio Academy ARIA Awards and Best Independent Podcast at the 2022 Radio Academy ARIA Awards.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
As the Glastonbury Festival heatwave rolls on, the political outrage is just warming up.
Graeme and Nick Charles unpack Kneecap's headline-grabbing set and the pearl-clutching reaction from MPs and a media desperate to censor a culture they don’t understand.
Did The 1975 let us down with the announcement mid set they didn't want to do politics.. to only then go and sing a load of inherently political songs. There's also Bob Vylan and the stage chants that got police attention.
Are we all compelled to comment on the issues tearing the world apart, or is it ok to sit things out like The 1975 tried do?
Then it’s onto porn in crisis: with gay adult performer Austin Wolf facing child porn and sex offence charges, we ask why mainstream porn is getting darker, more extreme, and frankly bizarre.
And as if on cue, a Tory peer wants to appoint a Minister for Porn. We’d just call them what they are: the Minister for Wanks
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