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Ashley and Lewis are joined by Dr Lori Beth Bisbey as the team discuss research around how many bi people constantly question their bi identity throughout their lives. Professor Eric Anderson from Sweden - a specialist in 'taboo' OCD issues - goes even deeper in discussion with Ashley from Stockholm. Meanwhile we're celebrating bisexual people of the past including economist John Maynard Keynes and The Bloomsbury Set. We've 2 Ask a Bisexual Questions and in our Bisexual Journey Story we meet comedian Aarian Mehrabani who describes himself as a 'triple threat' being 'brown, blind and bi'. Aarian has also recently survived brain cancer! And the team discuss being 'long listed' for the British Podcast Awards in October.

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Ashley, Lewis and Laura discuss the notion that bi people really don't face the kind of prejudice others do - and that being bi is 'like a walk in the park.' We hear how bisexual people are being failed by the counselling world and are often the target of soon to be illegal conversion therapy. Kelvin from Southern England tells us how he's been forced to acknowledge his bisexuality at 42 after his wife left him for another man and our own Tom Ward-Thomas brings us up to date with his bi journey story after finding love with a man in his first ever gay facing long term relationship in his late 30s. We've two Ask a Bisexual Questions - one asks is bi-romantic a real thing? while in another a bi woman contemplates having a threesome with her male partner and another guy. The idea turns her on! But is her partner bi? And we've the first instalment of our new game show, Beat the Bisexual.

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Ashley Byrne and Lewis Oakley are joined this time by sex educator Laura Clarke as the panel discuss premature bi deaths in the UK, there's lots of discussion around Heated Rivalry, how it's proving a big hit with middle aged women and has put bisexuality on the global drama map. But is the bi story really getting through? Danielle Manning is on the streets of Camden in London to find out. Ashley and actor Tom Ward-Thomas then analyse the plot in more detail. There are two Ask a Bisexual Questions and two powerful bi journey stories - one from a 54 year old bi businesswoman in Manchester and another from a 34 year old mental health worker in Amsterdam. Meanwhile Ashley reveals Bisexual Brunch now reaches 95% of countries across the world.

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WARNING: THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SOME EXPLICIT ADULT CONVERSATION

Bisexual Brunch starts another year with a fascinating study by academic Jason Preston from the University of Brighton into bi men and their sex lives. Ashley and Lewis are joined by bi trans woman Andi White for a chat about new stats showing more bi men identifying as bisexual or bi-curious on a gay dating app than gay. Laura Clarke talks about her new book 'Step By Step - The Ultimate Guide for Bisexual, Pansexual and Queer Young People.' Ashley calls on bi brunch listeners to make sure a new drama with bi characters doesn't suffer bi-erasure in the media. Ashley opens up about experiencing biphobia/homophobia from the NHS And there 3 Ask a Bisexual questions - one from a bi woman, one from a bi man and another from a bi trans man. 

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Samantha Baines is back as she joins Ashley Byrne and Lewis Oakley for another packed show. This time the team are discussing the Scottish bi politician whose been forced to withdraw his candidacy in the forthcoming Holyrood parliamentary elections after the Daily Mail outed him as a bi member of a swingers club. We hear about a business woman in her 50s whose doing her bit for bi awareness in Lancashire. New research suggests bi men have to be social chameleons. There's a bi journey story from Wes in Pennsylvania and two Ask a Bisexual questions - one from Jade in Hebden Bridge and another from Jamie in Leeds. 

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Another packed Bisexual Brunch - this time with a fascinating interview with biological anthropologist Jason Hodgson who reckons many of us are probably at least a little bit bisexual (listen around 2 hours 32) When will attitudes and society catch up? Trans bi broadcaster and writer Andi White joins us as our special guest panellist while Sam is away. We hear how people who once ticked the 'straight' box in surveys in Sweden are now saying they're bisexual. (listen around 2 hours in) Ashley, Lewis and Andi discuss what cancelling Bi Pride in London means to the 'community'. Imogen in Guernsey brings us her bisexual journey story, how EastEnders is exciting us all with a bi male character - and we've not 1, not 2 but 3 Ask a Bisexual questions,

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A packed edition of Bisexual Brunch. Ashley catches up with Andi White, a bi trans woman who only recently came out. Andi tells the programme about the abuse they've experienced in the aftermath of the recent Supreme Court Ruling. Ashley, Lewis and Sam wonder whether there's a positive to the bi profile remaining under the radar while they will also discuss recent news on bisexual stats. The trio answer two 'Ask a Bisexual' questions from Holland and there's a bisexual journey story from David in Belgium. Special Guest is Dr Lori Beth Bisbey, the bisexual sexologist from the Open House, Great Sex Experiment on Channel 4.  Meanwhile 3 Bisexual Brunch listeners - from Seattle, Chile and Southern England tell us about their experiences of using dating  apps. Actor Tom Ward-Thomas looks at all things B in entertainment while Ashley's also joined by the writer and actors from a new bi play being shown on Merseyside. 

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Sam, Ashley and Lewis take a deep breath about all the crazy happenings from America. How worried should the rest of the world be about developments in the White House? British TV writer Russell T Davies says he's noticed a change and an increase in hatred towards LGBTQ people. 

Chris, whose 48 from Nebraska in the States tells us his bisexual journey story - Chris works for the military. How's he coping with recent pronouncements from the Trump regime?

Sam, Ashley and Lewis talk candidly about 'the trouble with straight men' after a queer woman said she's stopped dating heterosexual men.

Would you consider polyamory? activist Zachary Zane says it's made him truly realise his bisexuality. But could Lewis, Sam, Ashley and Tom ever embrace being poly themselves?

Bi actor and writer Tom Ward-Thomas joins Ashley to chat all things film, tv, theatre, radio - and this time books! Maurice, the coming of age gay EM Forster novel was made into a film with Hugh Grant, James Wilby and Rupert Graves. How much of it actually had a bi theme in reality?

Bi author Sam Mills tells her bisexual journey story as she talks to Ashley about her new book 'Uneven' which charts the lives of 9 famous bi people through history starting with Oscar Wilde.

The packed show concludes with another 'Ask a Bisexual'. If you have a question, do please drop us a line.

Heads up - another Bisexual Brunch will be out soon including stories from Imogen in Guernsey and David in Belgium. And we've an episode discussing bisexual experience of dating apps coming up. If you'd like to be part of that discussion message us at [email protected] OR contact us via the Fan Mail tab (text link above) on Buzzsprout. But remember to leave your contact details.

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Named the world's best bisexual podcast after research by Feedspot put Bisexual Brunch 6th in the globe's top 100 LGBT podcasts. A few days later the show was named number One LGBT podcast in the UK. The research criteria is based on relevance, authority, social media followers & freshness.

This is the UK's first regular mainstream show for bisexuals. Hosted by bi activist and writer Lewis Oakley and bisexual journalist Ashley Byrne with comedian and actor Samantha Baines, Bisexual Brunch is a unique podcast for people from all over the world who identify as bi to come together and celebrate their sexuality.  Bisexual Brunch along with former host Nichi Hodgson, Ashley and Lewis were included in the UK Pride Power List  2021. Lewis managed to stay in the list in 2022 and soared to No 79 while MIM, the production company behind Bisexual Brunch was also named UK Production Company of the Year 2021 (Silver winner). Most recently it was revealed Bisexual Brunch's listening figures are in the top 3% of podcasts worldwide - and the show reaches 125 countries, more than half the world! Number One in Kenya.

In this bumper episode there's 4 hours of bi content for you to binge on including 3 bisexual journey stories from Scotland, Ireland and Doncaster in England. We hear about the men trying to maintain their straight identities despite bi tendencies, how do you keep your bi side alive as a woman in a straight facing relationship? Lewis, Ashley and Samantha reveal their experiences of serious biphobia. Has someone's 'coming out' ever come as a complete shock to you? And our Ask a Bisexual question comes from a gay men worried his boyfriend is going to cheat on him with a woman. There's something for everyone in the edition of Bisexual Brunch including our growing band of pansexual listeners. 

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History in the making! This is the UK's first regular mainstream show for bisexuals. Hosted by bi activist and writer Lewis Oakley and bisexual journalist Ashley Byrne with comedian and actor Samantha Baines, Bisexual Brunch is a unique podcast for people from all over the world who identify as bi to come together and celebrate their sexuality.  Bisexual Brunch along with former host Nichi Hodgson, Ashley and Lewis were included in the UK Pride Power List  2021. Lewis managed to stay in the list in 2022 and soared to No 79 while MIM, the production company behind Bisexual Brunch was also named UK Production Company of the Year 2021 (Silver winner). Most recently it was revealed Bisexual Brunch's listening figures are in the top 3% of podcasts worldwide - and the show reaches 108 countries, more than half the world! Number One in Kenya.

The latest guest on Bisexual Brunch thinks bisexual people need to embrace the crisis we all face in our lives. Ashley asks Daniel Newton, a PHD student from Bristol what they mean by 'bisexual crisis'. Meanwhile we hear how Lewis has been defending the pansexual comedian Joe Lycett after the tabloid press couldn't cope with the controversial celebrity having a baby. Sam's back and debates Carla's lesbian affair storyline in UK drama serial Coronation Street with Ashley. Should the show be making more of Carla's coming to terms with being bisexual in her 50s? Lewis, Ashley and Sam debate calls for sex strikes in the States after Donald Trump's re-election while bi actor Tom Ward-Thomas and Ashley deliver their verdicts on Heartstopper 3. Ask a Bisexual is all about how much bi men should reveal about their sexuality when trying to hook up over predominately gay male dating app Grindr. A jam packed show...

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