Homo Sapiens

Today we are chatting to certified national treasure of the queer community, Marc Thompson. Marc has set up @blackandgaybackintheday, a digital archive and podcast which celebrates black queer life and its history. Today we are delving deep into the archive, discussing what it was like growing up as a black queer man in Brixton in the 1980’s, why the Pet Shop Boys are the ultimate trailblazers of house music and why it’s important we find out who exactly was sniffing poppers at the back of Heaven nightclub in 1986.  

You can listen to Marc’s playlist “It’s A Sin – The Black Album” here. - ‘These are the songs that Black queer people loved, listened to and danced to in the days of the HIV epidemic and they all left their mark on the Black queer scene at the time.’

You can listen to the Black and Gay, Back in the Day podcast here and visit the instagram page here.

Adam Serwer essay "The Cruelty is the Point" (https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/10/the-cruelty-is-the-point/572104/). 

Survey of British social attitudes (https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/sep/22/majority-of-uk-public-agree-with-liberal-views-on-race-and-sexual-identity-annual-poll) revealed that the UK population largely has liberal views and those taking "anti-woke" positions on "culture wars" issues are firmly in the minority.

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Today we are chatting to certified national treasure of the queer community, Marc Thompson. Marc has set up @blackandgaybackintheday, a digital archive and podcast which celebrates black queer life and its history. Today we are delving deep into the archive, discussing what it was like growing up as a black queer man in Brixton in the 1980’s, why the Pet Shop Boys are the ultimate trailblazers of house music and why it’s important we find out who exactly was sniffing poppers at the back of Heaven nightclub in 1986.  

You can listen to Marc’s playlist “It’s A Sin – The Black Album” here. - ‘These are the songs that Black queer people loved, listened to and danced to in the days of the HIV epidemic and they all left their mark on the Black queer scene at the time.’

You can listen to the Black and Gay, Back in the Day podcast here and visit the instagram page here.

Adam Serwer essay "The Cruelty is the Point" (https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/10/the-cruelty-is-the-point/572104/). 

Survey of British social attitudes (https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/sep/22/majority-of-uk-public-agree-with-liberal-views-on-race-and-sexual-identity-annual-poll) revealed that the UK population largely has liberal views and those taking "anti-woke" positions on "culture wars" issues are firmly in the minority.

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Joining me this week is activist, actress and supermodel Lily Cole. She was one of the earliest advocates for sustainability in the fashion industry and since then, has been at the forefront of climate activism. This was a fascinating conversation that took so many brilliant twists and turns - from discovering queerness later in life, to queer artists that have been forgotten in history, to the best self-help books you can buy.

We have linked Lily’s brilliant reading suggestions below. 

Hilma af Klint: Paintings for the Future - 

https://www.waterstones.com/book/hilma-af-klint/tracey-bashkoff/9780892075430 

Queer Ecology, TIMOTHY MORTON

The Five Minute Journal 

The Argonauts - Maggie Nelson

The Wizard And The Prophet- Charles C Mann 

You can donate to Daniel's London Marathon fundraising page for Micro Rainbow here-

 https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/daniel-groom

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Joining me this week is activist, actress and supermodel Lily Cole. She was one of the earliest advocates for sustainability in the fashion industry and since then, has been at the forefront of climate activism. This was a fascinating conversation that took so many brilliant twists and turns - from discovering queerness later in life, to queer artists that have been forgotten in history, to the best self-help books you can buy.

We have linked Lily’s brilliant reading suggestions below. 

Hilma af Klint: Paintings for the Future - 

https://www.waterstones.com/book/hilma-af-klint/tracey-bashkoff/9780892075430 

Queer Ecology, TIMOTHY MORTON

The Five Minute Journal 

The Argonauts - Maggie Nelson

The Wizard And The Prophet- Charles C Mann 

You can donate to Daniel's London Marathon fundraising page for Micro Rainbow here-

 https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/daniel-groom

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📍H O M O S A P I E N S P O D C A S T

📍NEW EPISODE Every Thursday

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Vogue Magazine’s @edward_enninful is the man changing fashion from the top. He’s the first black editor, and the first gay male editor of @britishvogue, and his story is incredible. From a kid growing up on a military base in Ghana who didn’t even know what gay was, fleeing to London as a refugee, to becoming the most important voice in fashion, he has consistently made it his business to be the driving force behind seeing trans, queer, and diverse faces in fashion. He has now put pen to paper with his memoir ‘A Visible Man’ that details the life of a trailblazer, plus a fair old sprinkling of parties with the likes of Grace Jones, Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell, wonderful tales of being a queer kid in the 90’s, and we even find out what the ONE piece of advice Anna Wintour gave him that he always cherished.

You can get a copy of Edward's memoir here.

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Vogue Magazine’s @edward_enninful is the man changing fashion from the top. He’s the first black editor, and the first gay male editor of @britishvogue, and his story is incredible. From a kid growing up on a military base in Ghana who didn’t even know what gay was, fleeing to London as a refugee, to becoming the most important voice in fashion, he has consistently made it his business to be the driving force behind seeing trans, queer, and diverse faces in fashion. He has now put pen to paper with his memoir ‘A Visible Man’ that details the life of a trailblazer, plus a fair old sprinkling of parties with the likes of Grace Jones, Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell, wonderful tales of being a queer kid in the 90’s, and we even find out what the ONE piece of advice Anna Wintour gave him that he always cherished.

You can get a copy of Edward's memoir here.

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Listeners! It’s been quite the week with the sad passing of the Queen. So many of you are sharing your feelings and memories which we will be getting into in Thursday’s main episode, and in the meantime this bonus episode has got nothing to do with all of that. We’re talking to Vic Liu who has written a brilliant book about how to rid ourselves of shame around self-pleasure. That’s all I’ll say cos well you know, show some respect, Chris. Click play now and enjoy, Chris x

You can purchase Vic's book here.

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This week on Homo Sapiens I am joined by comedian and content creator Daniel Howell, whose coming-out video ‘Basically I’m Gay’ has received 12 million views on Youtube and helped numerous young fans come out themselves.  Today we’re covering everything from Dan’s disdain for running, his unexpected theory for happiness, and why he is fast becoming the new Adele of the online world. You can buy tickets for Dan’s tour ‘We’re all Doomed’ here-  https://www.danielhowelldoomed.com/ 

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📍NEW EPISODE Every Thursday

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📍Email us: [email protected]

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