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podDIVA

DIVA Media Group Ltddivamag.co.uk

If you're an LGBTQIA+ woman or non-binary person, this is your favourite fortnightly podcast.


In association with DIVA magazine: the world's leading brand for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer, Intersex, Asexual plus women & non-binary people.


Bringing you fortnightly interviews, magazine chat and plenty of queer joy! One gorgeous glossy in your ear.


Hosted by The L Word actress Rachel Shelley (aka Helena Peabody).


And DIVA magazine Editor in Chief, the right royal Roxy Bourdillon.


Queers for your Ears.

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Episodes

The Relationship Room with DK Green

Today on pod DIVA we are returning to the Relationship Room, a safe place to discuss ideas that help us navigate interpersonal relationships, with a sprinkling of humour thrown in for good measure. Delicious. In this episode, your host and DIVA Magazine columnist Ali Hendry talks to D K Green – a Holistic psychotherapist; specialising in GSRD communities (Gender, Sex, & Relationship Diversity). Together they discuss Continuing Professional Development or CPD Holistic approaches to work and l...

Jul 17, 202421 min

Horse McDonald

Iconic Scottish singer-songwriter Horse McDonald, who's been touring and singing and inspiring the world for almost 40 years, has a new album out ... All hail The Road Less Travelled ! In this passionate discussion, DIVA Deputy Editor Nic Crosara chats to Horse about touring staying visible her passion for creating personal, heart felt music. Have you heard our top-rated ep? TheLWordGenQ with Rachel Shelley Or listened to our 30 x 30 micro-casts ? Celebrating 30 years of DIVA magazine and its co...

Jul 03, 202416 min

Adele Roberts and Kate Holderness

Today on podDIVA , we are super-dooper #Proud to be dropping in on this hilarious, this gorgeous conversation between our amazing Pride month cover star Adele Roberts, her fabulous fiancé Kate Holderness and our divine editor-in-chief, the right royal Roxy Bourdillon. Be prepared to laugh along with these three old friends, to be inspired, to be deeply moved and perhaps, like me, to shed a tear too. Hear all about: dealing with cancer and writing their book that first date and the two decades of...

Jun 19, 202449 min

DIVA Debrief: June 2024

Pride month is here! And along with it is the bumper issue of DIVA magazine. Whooo hoooo! Join The L Word star Rachel Shelley (aka Helena Peabody) and the right royal Roxy Bourdillon, editor supreme of all DIVA-dom, as we turn the pages of this latest Pride-tastic magazine. Both gloriously head-to-toe in their Pride festive colours! Discussing cover star and phenomenal role model Adele Roberts the DIVA Awards celebrating 30 years of your favourite LGBTQIA+ magazine comedian Jessica Fostekew quee...

Jun 05, 202447 min

Relationship Room with Jai Bristow

DIVA magazine's relationship coach and columnist Ali Hendry in conversation with Jai Bristow in the Relationship Room. Jai is a multi-ethnic, queer, disabled DEIJB coach and consultant who leads workshops on Power, Privilege and Prejudice. Jai also hosts the Beyond Boxes podcast exploring labels and identity. [DEIJB = Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice and Belonging] Together Ali and Jai are unpacking gender expression, focusing on · Embracing intersectionality · Non-binary dating · Dealing w...

May 22, 202435 min

Lucia Kerskin

Still riding high after Lesbian Visibility Week and the DIVA Awards, on this episode of pod DIVA we are celebrating everyone's favourite deadpan comic - Lucia Kerskin. When Lucia posted a video to YouTube about failing her GCSEs back in 2017, it didn't seem like the obvious route into comedy. But seven years later, she's racked up nearly half a million followers on YouTube alone, and starred in the likes of Channel 4's Big Boys and Dave's Sneakerhead. Plus she's written and starred in her very o...

May 08, 202411 min

DIVA: 2023

DIVA magazine turns 30 this year and to celebrate we're covering those 30 glorious years, in 30 days throughout April. Today is the final stop on the temporal time train, as we take a whistle-stop tour of last year, 2023. Toot toot! Have you heard our top-rated ep? TheLWordGenQ with Rachel Shelley Want to hear more of all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of DIVA's April issue here. Edited and produced by Rachel Shelley with additional editing, producing and knock-out audiogram awesomeness by Ella ...

Apr 30, 20246 min

DIVA: 2022

DIVA magazine turns 30 this year and to celebrate we're covering those 30 glorious years, in 30 days throughout April. We're only moving the dial back a coupla years today, to the very recent past of 2022. Still, buckle up all the same. Here we go... Have you heard our top-rated ep? TheLWordGenQ with Rachel Shelley Want to hear more of all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of DIVA's April issue here. Edited and produced by Rachel Shelley with additional editing, producing and knock-out audiogram aw...

Apr 29, 20244 min

DIVA: 2021

DIVA magazine turns 30 this year and to celebrate we're covering those 30 glorious years, in 30 days throughout April. Today it's the turn of the year 2021, only a teeny trip on the time train backwards. Plus! Because it's Sunday, stay with us a little longer as Rachel Shelley reads one of our favourite DIVA articles from the last seven years. Have you heard our top-rated ep? TheLWordGenQ with Rachel Shelley Want to hear more of all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of DIVA's April issue here. Edit...

Apr 28, 202417 min

DIVA: 2020

DIVA magazine turns 30 this year and to celebrate we're covering those 30 glorious years, in 30 days throughout April. Today we're running back to the very recent past, a short hop, skip and a jump to the year 2020. A year like no other... Have you heard our top-rated ep? TheLWordGenQ with Rachel Shelley Want to hear more of all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of DIVA's April issue here. Edited and produced by Rachel Shelley with additional editing, producing and knock-out audiogram awesomeness b...

Apr 27, 20244 min

DIVA: 2019

DIVA magazine turns 30 this year and to celebrate we're covering those 30 glorious years, in 30 days throughout April. Today we're rummaging deep into the pockets of DIVA magazine throughout 2019! Have you heard our top-rated ep? TheLWordGenQ with Rachel Shelley Want to hear more of all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of DIVA's April issue here. Edited and produced by Rachel Shelley with additional editing, producing and knock-out audiogram awesomeness by Ella Gauci . With love and support from T...

Apr 26, 20245 min

DIVA: 2018

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Apr 25, 20244 min

Gabrielle Korn

Writer, editor and strategist Gabrielle Korn talks to DIVA magazine's Deputy Editor Nic Crosara about her latest Sapphic and dystopian novel Yours For The Taking, published by St Martin's Press. Known for her previous novel Everybody (Else) Is Perfect and her imminent companion novel The Shutouts, Gabrielle is the former editor in chief of Nylon Media. She also recently led LGBTQ strategy at Netflix. In this episode, Gabrielle discusses the inspirations behind her new novel her love for the word...

Apr 24, 202414 min

DIVA: 2017

DIVA magazine turns 30 this year and to celebrate we're covering those 30 glorious years, in 30 days throughout April. Today we're buckling up and jetting back in time to the year 2017. Hold tight DIVAs! Have you heard our top-rated ep? TheLWordGenQ with Rachel Shelley Want to hear more of all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of DIVA's April issue here. Edited and produced by Rachel Shelley with additional editing, producing and knock-out audiogram awesomeness by Ella Gauci . With love and support...

Apr 24, 20246 min

DIVA: 2016

DIVA magazine turns 30 this year and to celebrate we're covering those 30 glorious years, in 30 days throughout April. Today we're doing the time warp again, this time to 2016! Have you heard our top-rated ep? TheLWordGenQ with Rachel Shelley Want to hear more of all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of DIVA's April issue here. Edited and produced by Rachel Shelley with additional editing, producing and knock-out audiogram awesomeness by Ella Gauci . With love and support from TeamDIVA podDIVA : Qu...

Apr 23, 20246 min

DIVA: 2015

DIVA magazine turns 30 this year and to celebrate we're covering those 30 glorious years, in 30 days throughout April. Today we're celebrating the year of our Kristen, 2015! Whoop whoop! Have you heard our top-rated ep? TheLWordGenQ with Rachel Shelley Want to hear more of all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of DIVA's April issue here. Edited and produced by Rachel Shelley with additional editing, producing and knock-out audiogram awesomeness by Ella Gauci . With love and support from TeamDIVA po...

Apr 22, 20244 min

DIVA: 2014

DIVA magazine turns 30 this year and to celebrate we're covering those 30 glorious years, in 30 days throughout April. Today we're delving deep into the DIVA archive of the year 2014. And seeing as it's Sunday, stay with us a little longer because I want to read you one of my favourite articles of the last seven years... "The actor behind Bette Porter, The L Word's alpha female, talks to her friend Rachel Shelley about her book, L Word nostalgia and her need for privacy." Have you heard our top-...

Apr 21, 202419 min

DIVA: 2013

DIVA magazine turns 30 this year and to celebrate we're covering those 30 glorious years, in 30 days throughout April. Today we're turning back the temporal time piece to the year 2013 with DIVA's editor Roxy Bourdillon. Have you heard our top-rated ep? TheLWordGenQ with Rachel Shelley Want to hear more of all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of DIVA's April issue here. Edited and produced by Rachel Shelley with additional editing, producing and knock-out audiogram awesomeness by Ella Gauci . With...

Apr 20, 20245 min

DIVA: 2012

DIVA magazine turns 30 this year and to celebrate we're covering those 30 glorious years, in 30 days throughout April. Today we're delving into the inky deep water of DIVA in the year 2012! Have you heard our top-rated ep? TheLWordGenQ with Rachel Shelley Want to hear more of all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of DIVA's April issue here. Edited and produced by Rachel Shelley with additional editing, producing and knock-out audiogram awesomeness by Ella Gauci . With love and support from TeamDIVA...

Apr 19, 20245 min

DIVA: 2011

DIVA magazine turns 30 this year and to celebrate we're covering those 30 glorious years, in 30 days throughout April. Today we're winding back the temporal time piece to the year 2011! Have you heard our top-rated ep? TheLWordGenQ with Rachel Shelley Edited and produced by Rachel Shelley with additional editing, producing and knock-out audiogram awesomeness by Ella Gauci .Want to hear more of all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of DIVA's April issue here. With love and support from TeamDIVA podD...

Apr 18, 20243 min

DIVA: 2010

DIVA magazine turns 30 this year and to celebrate we're covering those 30 glorious years, in 30 days throughout April. Today we're diving into a spectacularly lesbolicious year - I present to you dear DIVAs - 2010! Ta-daaa! Have you heard our top-rated ep? TheLWordGenQ with Rachel Shelley Want to hear more of all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of DIVA's April issue here. Edited and produced by Rachel Shelley with additional editing, producing and knock-out audiogram awesomeness by Ella Gauci . W...

Apr 17, 20243 min

DIVA: 2009

DIVA magazine turns 30 this year and to celebrate we're covering those 30 glorious years, in 30 days throughout April. Today we're all aboard the time train, zooming faster than the speed of light back to the year 2009! Have you heard our top-rated ep? TheLWordGenQ with Rachel Shelley Want to hear more of all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of DIVA's April issue here. Edited and produced by Rachel Shelley with additional editing, producing and knock-out audiogram awesomeness by Ella Gauci . With ...

Apr 16, 20244 min

DIVA: 2008

DIVA magazine turns 30 this year and to celebrate we're covering those 30 glorious years, in 30 days throughout April. Today we're turning back time to the year 2008! Have you heard our top-rated ep? TheLWordGenQ with Rachel Shelley Want to hear more of all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of DIVA's April issue here. Edited and produced by Rachel Shelley with additional editing, producing and knock-out audiogram awesomeness by Ella Gauci . With love and support from TeamDIVA podDIVA : Queers for y...

Apr 15, 20243 min

DIVA: 2007

DIVA magazine turns 30 this year and to celebrate we're covering those 30 glorious years, in 30 days throughout April. Today we're twisting the time melon man, landing back in the year 2007! PLUS - seeing as it's Sunday, we thought we'd gift you even more luscious DIVA content. Here's one of our favourite articles of the last seven years - Someone To Watch Over Me by Erica Roberts. "Back in the 50s and 60s, a young butch could count on having an older butch as a role model. Erica Roberts reports...

Apr 14, 202414 min

DIVA: 2006

DIVA magazine turns 30 this year and to celebrate we're covering those 30 glorious years, in 30 days throughout April. Today on this 13th day of April, we are looking back to the thirteenth year of DIVA magazine, and the year 2006! Have you heard our top-rated ep? TheLWordGenQ with Rachel Shelley Want to hear more of all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of DIVA's April issue here. Edited and produced by Rachel Shelley with additional editing, producing and knock-out audiogram awesomeness by Ella G...

Apr 13, 20245 min

DIVA: 2005

DIVA magazine turns 30 this year and to celebrate we're covering those 30 glorious years, in 30 days throughout April. Today we're rolling back the inky time space continuum to... 2005. Let's go DIVAs! Have you heard our top-rated ep? TheLWordGenQ with Rachel Shelley Want to hear more of all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of DIVA's April issue here. Edited and produced by Rachel Shelley with additional editing, producing and knock-out audiogram awesomeness by Ella Gauci . With love and support f...

Apr 12, 20246 min

DIVA: 2004

DIVA magazine turns 30 this year and to celebrate we're covering those 30 glorious years, in 30 days throughout April. Today we're time travelling back two whole decades to the year 2004! Tick tock. Have you heard our top-rated ep? TheLWordGenQ with Rachel Shelley Want to hear more of all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of DIVA's April issue here. Edited and produced by Rachel Shelley with additional editing, producing and knock-out audiogram awesomeness by Ella Gauci . With love and support from...

Apr 11, 20245 min

DIVA: 2003

DIVA magazine turns 30 this year and to celebrate we're covering those 30 glorious years, in 30 days throughout April. Today we're turning back the clock a full twenty one years... and you ready for 2003? Have you heard our top-rated ep? TheLWordGenQ with Rachel Shelley Want to hear more of all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of DIVA's April issue here. Edited and produced by Rachel Shelley with additional editing, producing and knock-out audiogram awesomeness by Ella Gauci . With love and suppor...

Apr 10, 20244 min

girli

girli is the pop punk superstar who's taking the music industry to task with her latest album and single - Matriarchy . Have you seen the video? Pheweeee! In this conversations with podDIVA's Ella Gauci, we dig into the struggles faced as a queer woman in the music industry, queer rebellion and of course that steamy music video. Stay in touch: girli on Twitter Have you heard our top-rated ep? TheLWordGenQ with Rachel Shelley Want to hear more of all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of DIVA's lates...

Apr 10, 202412 min

DIVA: 2002

DIVA magazine turns 30 this year and to celebrate we're covering those 30 glorious years, in 30 days throughout April. Today we're winding back the temporal time piece to the year 2002... Are you ready? Let's go! Have you heard our top-rated ep? TheLWordGenQ with Rachel Shelley Want to hear more of all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of DIVA's April issue here. Edited and produced by Rachel Shelley with additional editing, producing and knock-out audiogram awesomeness by Ella Gauci . With love an...

Apr 09, 20244 min
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