On the weekend of Pride in London and UK Black Pride, Kieran and Ainsley discuss all things Pride, commiserate on it's cancellation, reminisce on last year's parades and discuss the intersection between pride in the context of th Black Lives Mattrer protests occurring across the globe. 

This week's Spotlight is Shea Love London, a vegan cosmetics company run by a healthcare professional

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This week, Kieran and Ainsley are joined by Paul Mendez- writer of the acclaimed debut novel 'Rainbow Milk'. We discuss the book, the Windrush generation, Solange's 'When I Get Home', racial microaggressions etc. Plus, we take some time to give our thoughts on George Floyd's murder, racism and much more. 

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To coincide with mental health week, Kieran and Ainsley get real with their mental health during lockdown, we discuss therapy, health anxiety and more. Our spotlight this week is 'Tangerine', a 2015 film about a black transgender woman living in LA.

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This week Ainsley and Kieran discuss two wildly popular queer works 'A Little Life' by Hanya Yanagihara and Luca Guadagnino's 'Call Me By Your Name in forensic detail. Join us as we dissect, assess and disagree with eachother about them. This week's Spotlight is a 'Rainbow Milk' the debut novel by Paul Mendez about a young, black, gay, Jehovah Witness man from Wolverhampton who flees his community to make his way in London. 

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This week, Kieran and Ainsley give the lowdown on how they've been staying sane after a whole month of lock down. We talk Netflix shows, give our take on the Michael Jackson drama and discuss our controversial faves. 

The Spotlight for this week is London Bi Pandas, a collection of Bi+ activists, LGBTQIA+ allies and supporters. They've set up a COVID-19 hardship fund for LGBTQIA+ people struggling with this virus. Check out their page here and donate if you can: https://www.londonbipandas.com/ 

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Join Kieran and Ainsley for our second podcast under lockdown. We discuss The BBC adaptation of Noughts and Crosses, interracial relationships, catfishing, Ru Paul's Drag Race and the Sherry Pie Controversy. Our spotlight this week is Travel Noire, a digital media company serving black millenial travellers across the diaspora. 

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This week, Kieran and Ainsley talk to Rev. Jide Macaulay, Founder and CEO of House of Rainbow- a community organisation dedicated to fostering relationships among black, asian, minority ethnic (BAME), lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer (LGBTIQ+) individuals, people of faith. During this hour, Jide shares his experiences growing up as a young gay man both in the UK and Nigeria and how he navigates his ministry and sexuality. 

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This week, Kieran and Ainsley take a look at queer representation in our media spaces ranging from films, to books to reality television. Plus, we spend time discussing the great James Baldwin, the tragic case of Justin Fashanu and more. 

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