Episode 68 | Queer Sheds & Katy Perry in Space

James is in studio talking about all the big headlines of the week. Katy Perry is jetting off to space along with Gayle King, civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen, former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, filmmaker Kerianne Flynn and Jeff Bezos' fiancée Lauren Sánchez. James is concerned

In Celebrity Big Brother news, it's arrived with a rocky start. Micky Rourke has caused controversy around remarks that he's made toward Jojo Siwa's sexuality, James discusses wether it Big Brother was making a mistake for inviting Rourke onto the show in the first place.

BelongTo have begun their 'It's our Social Media' Campaign. With social media moderation losing strength over the past few years, this campaign aims to hold social media platforms accountable for mainting safe social spaces. This includes creating an opt-in and opt-out choice for Reccomendation alghorthims and strongly enforcing the Digital Services Act by the EU on the protection of minors.

Aoife Brennan joins to chat about Queer Sheds and the upcoming Faoin Tuath festival. Queer Sheds a project where a diverse group are meeting at least once per month with the aim of building grassroot community in Ireland through skillsharing. Their upcoming second annual Faoin Tuath festival has the aim of connecting LGBTQI+ people beyond the city, featuring practical skillsharing workshops, talks, live music, trad sessions and much much more

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