Homo Sapiens had a night out at the Attitude Awards and it did not disappoint! In today's bonus episode we are bringing you ALL of the behind-the-scenes gossip from this year's Attitude Awards including interviews with your favourite LGBTQIA+ icons- Kelly Holmes, Melanie C and Yasmin Finney to name a few. Click play to find out John Whaite's go-to drunk food and Nick Grimshaw’s most embarrassing after-party story. We even got some Heartstopper, Big Boys and Spice Girls reunion exclusives! 📍 Edi...
Oct 15, 2022•29 min
This may be the politest podcast we’ve ever had as this week we are joined by an etiquette expert no less! William Hanson is here to share his etiquette tips on weddings, sex and pronouns, as well as providing some passionate opinions on urinals and stag do-’s! Plus we chat all things @sextedmyboss, William’s smash-hit podcast which he shares with podcast soulmate, Jordan North. 📍 Homo Sapiens Spotify Playlist 📍H O M O S A P I E N S P O D C A S T 📍NEW EPISODE Every Thursday 📍Come play with u...
Oct 13, 2022•27 min•Season 6Ep. 199
This may be the politest podcast we’ve ever had as this week we are joined by an etiquette expert no less! William Hanson is here to share his etiquette tips on weddings, sex and pronouns, as well as providing some passionate opinions on urinals and stag do-’s! Plus we chat all things @sextedmyboss, William’s smash-hit podcast which he shares with podcast soulmate, Jordan North. 📍 Homo Sapiens Spotify Playlist 📍H O M O S A P I E N S P O D C A S T 📍NEW EPISODE Every Thursday 📍Come play with u...
Oct 13, 2022•34 min•Season 6Ep. 199
Today we are chatting to certified national treasure of the queer community, Marc Thompson. Marc has set up @blackandgaybackintheday, a digital archive and podcast which celebrates black queer life and its history. Today we are delving deep into the archive, discussing what it was like growing up as a black queer man in Brixton in the 1980’s, why the Pet Shop Boys are the ultimate trailblazers of house music and why it’s important we find out who exactly was sniffing poppers at the back of Heave...
Oct 06, 2022•25 min•Season 6Ep. 198
Today we are chatting to certified national treasure of the queer community, Marc Thompson. Marc has set up @blackandgaybackintheday, a digital archive and podcast which celebrates black queer life and its history. Today we are delving deep into the archive, discussing what it was like growing up as a black queer man in Brixton in the 1980’s, why the Pet Shop Boys are the ultimate trailblazers of house music and why it’s important we find out who exactly was sniffing poppers at the back of Heave...
Oct 06, 2022•30 min•Season 6Ep. 198
Joining me this week is activist, actress and supermodel Lily Cole. She was one of the earliest advocates for sustainability in the fashion industry and since then, has been at the forefront of climate activism. This was a fascinating conversation that took so many brilliant twists and turns - from discovering queerness later in life, to queer artists that have been forgotten in history, to the best self-help books you can buy. We have linked Lily’s brilliant reading suggestions below. Hilma af ...
Sep 29, 2022•31 min•Season 6Ep. 197
Joining me this week is activist, actress and supermodel Lily Cole. She was one of the earliest advocates for sustainability in the fashion industry and since then, has been at the forefront of climate activism. This was a fascinating conversation that took so many brilliant twists and turns - from discovering queerness later in life, to queer artists that have been forgotten in history, to the best self-help books you can buy. We have linked Lily’s brilliant reading suggestions below. Hilma af ...
Sep 29, 2022•34 min•Season 6Ep. 197
Vogue Magazine’s @edward_enninful is the man changing fashion from the top. He’s the first black editor, and the first gay male editor of @britishvogue, and his story is incredible. From a kid growing up on a military base in Ghana who didn’t even know what gay was, fleeing to London as a refugee, to becoming the most important voice in fashion, he has consistently made it his business to be the driving force behind seeing trans, queer, and diverse faces in fashion. He has now put pen to paper w...
Sep 22, 2022•20 min•Season 6Ep. 196
Vogue Magazine’s @edward_enninful is the man changing fashion from the top. He’s the first black editor, and the first gay male editor of @britishvogue, and his story is incredible. From a kid growing up on a military base in Ghana who didn’t even know what gay was, fleeing to London as a refugee, to becoming the most important voice in fashion, he has consistently made it his business to be the driving force behind seeing trans, queer, and diverse faces in fashion. He has now put pen to paper w...
Sep 22, 2022•29 min•Season 6Ep. 196
This week, armed with his tractor and JCB, we speak to Ben Andrews about life as a gay farmer. Ben is one of the founding members of Agrespect, set up to ensure diversity and inclusivity in the farming industry. I LOVED hearing about drag queens with freeholds, queer culture in Hereford and what happens when you unite the UK’s queer farming community in a WhatsApp group. Ben also shares his personal experience of growing up gay within a farming family and it's a beautiful episode x Hosted on Aca...
Sep 15, 2022•23 min•Season 6Ep. 195
This week, armed with his tractor and JCB, we speak to Ben Andrews about life as a gay farmer. Ben is one of the founding members of Agrespect, set up to ensure diversity and inclusivity in the farming industry. I LOVED hearing about drag queens with freeholds, queer culture in Hereford and what happens when you unite the UK’s queer farming community in a WhatsApp group. Ben also shares his personal experience of growing up gay within a farming family and it's a beautiful episode x Hosted on Aca...
Sep 15, 2022•33 min•Season 6Ep. 194
Listeners! It’s been quite the week with the sad passing of the Queen. So many of you are sharing your feelings and memories which we will be getting into in Thursday’s main episode, and in the meantime this bonus episode has got nothing to do with all of that. We’re talking to Vic Liu who has written a brilliant book about how to rid ourselves of shame around self-pleasure. That’s all I’ll say cos well you know, show some respect, Chris. Click play now and enjoy, Chris x You can purchase Vic's ...
Sep 13, 2022•25 min•Season 6Ep. 195
This week on Homo Sapiens I am joined by comedian and content creator Daniel Howell, whose coming-out video ‘Basically I’m Gay’ has received 12 million views on Youtube and helped numerous young fans come out themselves. Today we’re covering everything from Dan’s disdain for running, his unexpected theory for happiness, and why he is fast becoming the new Adele of the online world. You can buy tickets for Dan’s tour ‘We’re all Doomed’ here- https://www.danielhowelldoomed.com/ 📍 Homo Sapiens Spo...
Sep 08, 2022•32 min•Season 6Ep. 194
This week on Homo Sapiens I am joined by comedian and content creator Daniel Howell, whose coming-out video ‘Basically I’m Gay’ has received 12 million views on Youtube and helped numerous young fans come out themselves. Today we’re covering everything from Dan’s disdain for running, his unexpected theory for happiness, and why he is fast becoming the new Adele of the online world. You can buy tickets for Dan’s tour ‘We’re all Doomed’ here- https://www.danielhowelldoomed.com/ 📍 Homo Sapiens Spo...
Sep 08, 2022•31 min•Season 6Ep. 194
Listeners, roll out the red carpet, and dust off the good silverware. Today on Homo Sapiens we are joined by the Emmy, Grammy and Tony winning trailblazer: Billy Porter. We’re talking behind the scenes on Pose, we’re talking queer liberation and Lil Nas X, finding out what on earth Luke Evans eats to get that bod and getting the inside scoop on Billy’s brilliant new film ‘Anything’s Possible’. Plus your summer book recommends, and Billy even weighs in on some agony uncle-ing with the beautiful w...
Sep 01, 2022•21 min•Season 6Ep. 193
Listeners, roll out the red carpet, and dust off the good silverware. Today on Homo Sapiens we are joined by the Emmy, Grammy and Tony winning trailblazer: Billy Porter. We’re talking behind the scenes on Pose, we’re talking queer liberation and Lil Nas X, finding out what on earth Luke Evans eats to get that bod and getting the inside scoop on Billy’s brilliant new film ‘Anything’s Possible’. Plus your summer book recommends, and Billy even weighs in on some agony uncle-ing with the beautiful w...
Sep 01, 2022•24 min•Season 6Ep. 193
This week I am joined by queer pop sensation Rina Sawayama. Her debut album was pure genius and she has spent the summer touring with none other than Sir Elton himself. In this episode she shares some beautiful truths about her pansexuality that even her superfans won’t have heard before. She also shares her story of discovering her queer chosen family, being raised by a single-parent and what an earth a SHE-E-O is, and how we can all become one! You can pre-order Rina’s new album ‘Hold The Girl...
Aug 25, 2022•22 min•Season 6Ep. 192
This week I am joined by queer pop sensation Rina Sawayama. Her debut album was pure genius and she has spent the summer touring with none other than Sir Elton himself. In this episode she shares some beautiful truths about her pansexuality that even her superfans won’t have heard before. She also shares her story of discovering her queer chosen family, being raised by a single-parent and what an earth a SHE-E-O is, and how we can all become one! You can pre-order Rina’s new album ‘Hold The Girl...
Aug 25, 2022•25 min•Season 6Ep. 192
On Sunday UK Black Pride smashed records with 25,000 people attending in London. If you missed it, we are bringing the UK Black Pride celebrations directly to your ears, as journalist, broadcaster and all-round ray of sunshine Otamere Guobadia shares their diary of UK Black Pride with us. Expect pure joy, power, protest, activism and of course loads of Beyonce. 📍 Homo Sapiens Spotify Playlist 📍H O M O S A P I E N S P O D C A S T 📍NEW EPISODE Every Thursday 📍Come play with us on socials Faceb...
Aug 18, 2022•25 min•Season 6Ep. 191
This week I am joined by none other than Glyn Fussell and boy did we hit it off. Glyn is the founder of two absolute bedrocks of queer culture: the club night Sink The Pink and the festival Mighty Hoopla and I don’t know where we’d all be without him. I hear about what happens when you unite so many queer icons under one roof for the biggest LGBTQ+ music festival in Europe, which noughties icon was breaking in to fellow popstars dressing rooms, and why George Michael had to stop going on night’s...
Aug 11, 2022•22 min•Season 6Ep. 190
This week I am joined by none other than Glyn Fussell and boy did we hit it off. Glyn is the founder of two absolute bedrocks of queer culture: the club night Sink The Pink and the festival Mighty Hoopla and I don’t know where we’d all be without him. I hear about what happens when you unite so many queer icons under one roof for the biggest LGBTQ+ music festival in Europe, which noughties icon was breaking in to fellow popstars dressing rooms, and why George Michael had to stop going on night’s...
Aug 11, 2022•26 min•Season 6Ep. 190
Now then, Homo Sapiens is not a dating show. BUT that doesn’t stop you lot, because it turns out that when award winning writer and playwright Travis Alabanza came on the podcast last time and mentioned they were single, lots of you slid right on into their DM’s, offering to take them up town on a date!! Which means I finally feel like Cilla Black hosting Blind Date and I love it. SO after a good catch up about dating indie boys with guitars, Travis told us all about their brilliant new book ‘No...
Aug 08, 2022•35 min•Season 6Ep. 190
When Ryan O’Connell came on the podcast last time we had a blast, and I knew we had so much more to talk about. So here he is. Not satisfied with creating Netflix smash hit ‘Special’, starring in (and writing) the new ‘Queer As Folk’, he’s gone and written a brilliant novel. This episode is full of Ryan’s trademark honesty and wit, as we cover why I’m clearly lying about something all gay men do, what your slutty years can do for you, and we find out what did Ryan learn he is too famous to do in...
Aug 04, 2022•26 min•Season 6Ep. 189
When Ryan O’Connell came on the podcast last time we had a blast, and I knew we had so much more to talk about. So here he is. Not satisfied with creating Netflix smash hit ‘Special’, starring in (and writing) the new ‘Queer As Folk’, he’s gone and written a brilliant novel. This episode is full of Ryan’s trademark honesty and wit, as we cover why I’m clearly lying about something all gay men do, what your slutty years can do for you, and we find out what did Ryan learn he is too famous to do in...
Aug 04, 2022•37 min•Season 6Ep. 189
It’s a special episode today. Jessie Ware is one of my oldest friends and to celebrate her new single, Free Yourself, we sat down for a good old gas about why her podcasting icon mother, Lennie, could be behind a v gay rebrand of Whispering Angel, what this new album has got to do with Sarah Ferguson’s toes and we find out…Why is Jessie downing a pint of milk during all of this? 📍 Homo Sapiens Spotify Playlist 📍H O M O S A P I E N S P O D C A S T 📍NEW EPISODE Every Thursday 📍Come play with u...
Jul 28, 2022•27 min•Season 6Ep. 188
It’s a special episode today. Jessie Ware is one of my oldest friends and to celebrate her new single, Free Yourself, we sat down for a good old gas about why her podcasting icon mother, Lennie, could be behind a v gay rebrand of Whispering Angel, what this new album has got to do with Sarah Ferguson’s toes and we find out…Why is Jessie downing a pint of milk during all of this? 📍 Homo Sapiens Spotify Playlist 📍H O M O S A P I E N S P O D C A S T 📍NEW EPISODE Every Thursday 📍Come play with u...
Jul 28, 2022•31 min•Season 6Ep. 188
Hercules and Love Affair’s incredible music was such a huge part of my twenties and thirties it was brilliant to get the chance to talk to the man behind it all for today’s epsiode - Andy Butler. We met up in person and talked the hind legs off the disco donkey, with me finding out why his first job at age 15 was dj-ing in a leather bar, what it’s like to work with Anohni, and some beautiful honesty about how he learned to truly connect in relationships. Plus - what’s all this got to do with wre...
Jul 21, 2022•32 min•Season 6Ep. 187
Hercules and Love Affair’s incredible music was such a huge part of my twenties and thirties it was brilliant to get the chance to talk to the man behind it all for today’s epsiode - Andy Butler. We met up in person and talked the hind legs off the disco donkey, with me finding out why his first job at age 15 was dj-ing in a leather bar, what it’s like to work with Anohni, and some beautiful honesty about how he learned to truly connect in relationships. Plus - what’s all this got to do with wre...
Jul 21, 2022•31 min•Season 6Ep. 187
This week I’m coming to you again from my garden because I am grabbing what British Summer I can while it lasts. Who knows there may even be a crow update? Very exciting episode this week as a freelance journalist whose work I adore, Vic Parsons, has done us an incredible Audio Diary of their day at London’s Trans+ Pride march last Saturday. The march was a huge success, with plenty of laughs, lots of activism, and an overwhelming sense of unity dominating as 20,000 people peacefully marched fro...
Jul 14, 2022•40 min•Season 6Ep. 186
The “Don’t say Gay” bill came into effect in Florida last Friday, meaning that teachers and schools who discuss LGBTQ+ people, history or events can now be at risk of prosecution by parents. It’s a law that rolls back the rights of queer people in the same way Thatcher’s Section 28 bill did in the UK over 30 years ago in 1988. Yes, 1988! Ever since we got wind of it, we wanted to cover the story on Homo Sapiens, and we found just the right people to talk to in Zander Moricz and Brandon Trice. Za...
Jul 07, 2022•23 min•Season 6Ep. 185
