Bottoming

Cultural producer, Big Flower Fight champion and all-round creative powerhouse, Ryan Lanji is with us this week to talk all things culture! We discuss his motivations behind founding queer Bollywood club night HUNGAMA and queer/QTBIPOC fitness collective NDY GLOBAL. Ryan then gives us a little background on his latest project with BBC Three, The Big Proud Party Agency, due to air this spring.

We then have our usual catch up to see how we've been the last couple of weeks - including a mention of our interview with BBC Radio 4 Extra's, Podcast Radio Hour!(!!!)

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It's LGBTQ+ History Month and we're back with another two-parter! For part 2, we chat to Sabah Choudrey, author of Supporting Trans People of Colour, trans youth activist and recent winner of the GAY TIMES Amplifund Future Fight Award. Hear us chat about their experience of their Tedx Talk, 'Brown, trans, queer, Muslim and proud', how their experience in psychology and counselling helps shape their work now and lots more.

If you missed it, head back to part 1, where we speak to Christine Burns MBE, author of Trans Britain, political activist and all round trans trailblazer! We hear about her part in campaign group, Press For Change, her podcast back in the 2010's, Just Plain Sense, and the many incredible stories she has to tell about fighting for trans equality in the UK.

To wrap up, we chat about our favourite things of the week!

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It's LGBTQ+ History Month and we're back with another two-parter! In part one, we speak to Christine Burns MBE, author of Trans Britain, political activist and all round trans trailblazer! We hear about her part in campaign group, Press For Change, her podcast back in the 2010's, Just Plain Sense, and the many incredible stories she has to tell about fighting for trans equality in the UK.

As usual, you can hear us catch up about how we've been, including the not-so-nice experience of a hate crime, and new cats!

Join us in part 2 as we chat to Sabah Choudrey, author of Supporting Trans People of Colour, trans youth activist and recent winner of the GAY TIMES Amplifund Future Fighter Award.

Check out linktr.ee/bottomingpod, follow on Instagram and Twitter to see BTS video content at @bottomingpod and find more resources from this season at bottomingpodcast.com. You can now rate and review us on both Apple Podcasts and Spotify Podcasts - we'd love you even more if you did!

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It's LGBTQ+ History Month and we're doing things a little differently this year, giving you TWO episodes in one week! In part two, we chat to Adam Zmith, author of Deep Sniff: A History of Poppers and Queer Futures, and third creator of the Log Books to we discuss some interesting findings from his new book!

We round part two off with a brief note on the recent EHRC statement and the LGBTQ+ organisation statements that followed, plus our highlights of the week! Stay tuned to the end to hear who we have coming in next episode.

If you haven't already, check out part one as we speak to two of the creators of The Log Books podcast, Tash Walker and Shivani Dave.

Check out linktr.ee/bottomingpod, follow on Instagram and Twitter to see BTS video content at @bottomingpod and find more resources from this season at bottomingpodcast.com. You can now rate and review us on both Apple Podcasts and Spotify Podcasts - we'd love you even more if you did!

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It's LGBTQ+ History Month and we're doing things a little differently this year, giving you TWO episodes in one week! In part one, we speak to two of the creators of The Log Books podcast, Tash Walker and Shivani Dave, discussing the process in bringing Switchboard's written histories to life, some of their favourite stories and how they look after their own mental health.

You'll also get exclusive vocals from Brendan, as he sings happy birthday and shares a cake for Matthew's birthday, before catching up on how things have been going since last episode.

Join us in part 2 as we chat to Adam Zmith, author of Deep Sniff: A History of Poppers and Queer Futures,and third creator of the Log Books as we discuss some interesting findings from his new book!

Check out linktr.ee/bottomingpod, follow on Instagram and Twitter to see BTS video content at @bottomingpod and find more resources from this season at bottomingpodcast.com. You can now rate and review us on both Apple Podcasts and Spotify Podcasts - we'd love you even more if you did!

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After an extended festive break, we're back to kick off 2022 with a bang, speaking to our saviour of 2021, the incredible Self Esteem! We discuss her sell-out tour(s) and top billing on every 'Best of 2021' list, her new book, handling abuse online, her experience with therapy, plans for 2022 and more!

As usual, we also catch up on how we've been since the last episode, with Matthew discussing a recent mental break, taking time off work and starting medication while Brendan gags at the memory of a violent food poisoning incident. As well as our usual favourite things of the week, we run through a quick-fire 'highlights of 2021' too. It feels so good to be back.

Check out linktr.ee/bottomingpod, follow on Instagram and Twitter to see BTS video content at @bottomingpod and find more resources from this season at bottomingpodcast.com. You can now rate and review us on both Apple Podcasts and Spotify Podcasts - we'd love you even more if you did!

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This week we're serving up a double-episode to commemorate World AIDS Day, with three interviews plus some on-the-street chats with people, in a Bottoming first.

In part 2 we hear from Andre, Postive East's Counselling Coordinator who tells about their holistic approach to helping those needing their services. We then visit Victoria Park, the site of the annual Red Run, hosted by Positive East, to hear from runners and supporters about why they committed to raising money for such an important cause. There are clips from LGBTQ+ people, allies, first-time runners and seasoned pros, as well as staff from Mildmay Mission, a charity that has been at the forefront of specialist HIV care and service provision since 1988, The Outside Project, London’s LGBTIQ+ homeless shelter and community centre, African Equality Foundation and many more.

If you're listening to this episode first, be sure to check out part 1, where we speak to Calum from the National AIDS Trust, who tells us about the recent piece of research he authored, HIV and Mental Health and activist José Mejía Asserias, who shares his experiences with mental health services in Columbia and the UK, both before and after his diagnosis with HIV.

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This week we're serving up a double-episode to commemorate World AIDS Day, with three interviews plus some on-the-street chats with people, in a Bottoming first.

Our first interview is with Calum from the National AIDS Trust, who tells us about the recent piece of research he authored, HIV and Mental Health and we discuss some of the key findings and recommendations. We also chat with activist José Mejía Asserias, who shares his experiences with mental health services in Columbia and the UK, both before and after his diagnosis of HIV. The interview is filled with important takeaways and is an essential listen for anyone wanting to understand more from somebody with lived-experience of the topic.

Tune in to part 2 to hear from Andre, Positive East's Counselling Coordinator who tells us about their holistic approach to helping those needing their services, plus we speak to runners and supporters at Positive East's Red Run, live in Victoria Park, East London.

Check out linktr.ee/bottomingpod, follow on Instagram and Twitter to see NEW BTS video content at @bottomingpod and find more resources from this season at bottomingpodcast.com.

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Class is back in session this week, as we revisit a topic from our very first season: education! We have Dominic Arnall, CEO of LGBT+ young person's charity, Just Like Us with us, to discuss the amazing work they do with training programmes and ambassadors in schools, as well as some recent research they released: Growing Up LGBT+ .

We also catch up on the last few weeks, discuss how we've been and have a bit of a rant about the state of LGBT+ progress and trans equality in the UK, before discussing our favourite thing of the week #NotAnAd.

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Get your passports ready, as this week we're talking travelling! We speak to Lorraine Pinto, from Black Queer Travel Guide to hear about why it was set up, considerations when travelling as a Black queer person and their hopes for the future of the BQTG community. We then chat with Liam Rezende, co-founder of LGBTQ+ hospitality network, Checking-In who tells us about how the over-representation of LGBTQ+ people in the sector has its ups and downs, while bringing an interesting viewpoint on travelling to countries typically seen as hostile to queer people.

As usual, we catch up about how we've been the last couple of weeks, before discussing our experiences travelling and continue with the new addition of our favourite thing of the week.

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