Homo Sapiens

Homo Sapiens

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  • 153: Róisín Murphy | Part 1

    The Wonderful Róisín Murphy is our guest this week. Anyone else had her recent EP on repeat? It's so good. This is a great chat where Róisín tells me all about being schooled on the queer history of dance music by hanging out on the Manchester gay scene, putting Anna Wintour’s nose out of joint (figuratively), and the funniest story about how partying with P Diddy ended with a bump back down to earth. Plus I’m doing some agony uncle-ing and diving in to your thoughts on Harry Styles’ gender non-conforming clothes. Press play and enjoy. - Chris x


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    📍NEW EPISODE Every Thursday

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    40 min
  • 152: Michael Cashman | Part 2

    The man who ‘Changed The World’ is what The Guardian called our guest this week - Lord Michael Cashman CBE. On the 18th anniversary of the repeal of section 28 in England & Wales, I chat to Michael about his central role in getting it scrapped. He’s starred in Eastenders, founded Stonewall, helped get most of the civil rights LGBTQ+ people have today so it’s quite the odyssey of a chat with a lovely, warm and funny man all ending with a some chat about spaghetti. Of course. Press play now to find out what the Queen had to say about civil partnership, how Tony & Cherie Blair approached civil partnership, and why this Trans Awareness Week trans rights are more in need of defence than ever before.


    📍H O M O S A P I E N S P O D C A S T

    📍NEW EPISODE Every Thursday

    📍Come play with us on socials Facebook & Instagram @Homosapiens

    📍Email us: [email protected]

    📍Podcast Host: Acast

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    34 min
  • 152: Michael Cashman | Part 1

    The man who ‘Changed The World’ is what The Guardian called our guest this week - Lord Michael Cashman CBE. On the 18th anniversary of the repeal of section 28 in England & Wales, I chat to Michael about his central role in getting it scrapped. He’s starred in Eastenders, founded Stonewall, helped get most of the civil rights LGBTQ+ people have today so it’s quite the odyssey of a chat with a lovely, warm and funny man all ending with a some chat about spaghetti. Of course. Press play now to find out what the Queen had to say about civil partnership, how Tony & Cherie Blair approached civil partnership, and why this Trans Awareness Week trans rights are more in need of defence than ever before.


    📍H O M O S A P I E N S P O D C A S T

    📍NEW EPISODE Every Thursday

    📍Come play with us on socials Facebook & Instagram @Homosapiens

    📍Email us: [email protected]

    📍Podcast Host: Acast

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    38 min
  • 151: Trans Parenting with Freddy McConnell | Part 2

    To mark Trans Parenting Day I’m chatting to the wonderfully funny Freddy McConnell. Freddy is the trans dad who made a brilliant film called seahorse about his first pregnancy in all its glory. He is now pregnant with his second and joins me to share many fascinating tips on queer parenting, hysterical stories of parenting little ones, talks me down from my fears of raising a toxic male (!) and we find out - what do fried egg crisps have to do with all of this? Click play to find out! Chris x


    📍H O M O S A P I E N S P O D C A S T

    📍NEW EPISODE Every Thursday

    📍Come play with us on socials Facebook & Instagram @Homosapiens

    📍Email us: [email protected]

    📍Podcast Host: Acast

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    32 min
  • 151: Trans Parenting with Freddy McConnell | Part 1

    To mark Trans Parenting Day I’m chatting to the wonderfully funny Freddy McConnell. Freddy is the trans dad who made a brilliant film called seahorse about his first pregnancy in all its glory. He is now pregnant with his second and joins me to share many fascinating tips on queer parenting, hysterical stories of parenting little ones, talks me down from my fears of raising a toxic male (!) and we find out - what do fried egg crisps have to do with all of this? Click play to find out! Chris x


    📍H O M O S A P I E N S P O D C A S T

    📍NEW EPISODE Every Thursday

    📍Come play with us on socials Facebook & Instagram @Homosapiens

    📍Email us: [email protected]

    📍Podcast Host: Acast

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    40 min
  • 150: Kevin McHale | Part 2

    It’s Kevin McHale everyone! I loved this chat, Kevin is full of mischief and made me laugh for a full hour as he told me all about learning to stick up for himself during his time playing Artie on Glee, why UK X Factor wasn’t for him and finally explains what the hell he was doing on a billboard in my local train station… Press play and listen now! - Chris x


    📍H O M O S A P I E N S P O D C A S T

    📍NEW EPISODE Every Thursday

    📍Come play with us on socials Facebook & Instagram @Homosapiens

    📍Email us: [email protected]

    📍Podcast Host: Acast

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    21 min
  • 150: Kevin McHale | Part 1

    It’s Kevin McHale everyone! I loved this chat, Kevin is full of mischief and made me laugh for a full hour as he told me all about learning to stick up for himself during his time playing Artie on Glee, why UK X Factor wasn’t for him and finally explains what the hell he was doing on a billboard in my local train station… Press play and listen now! - Chris x


    📍H O M O S A P I E N S P O D C A S T

    📍NEW EPISODE Every Thursday

    📍Come play with us on socials Facebook & Instagram @Homosapiens

    📍Email us: [email protected]

    📍Podcast Host: Acast

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    39 min
  • 149: Yasmin Benoit | Part 2

    It’s Asexual Awareness Week aka #Aceweek and we’ve got the inspirational asexual activist and superstar, Yasmin Benoit on the show. Yasmin swings by to tell us what it’s really like being an activist for such an under-represented part of the LGBTQIA+ family, takes the time to dispel many myths about asexuality, and lord help her, answers YOUR wonderful questions! - Chris x


    📍H O M O S A P I E N S P O D C A S T

    📍NEW EPISODE Every Thursday

    📍Come play with us on socials Facebook & Instagram @Homosapiens

    📍Email us: [email protected]

    📍Podcast Host: Acast

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    17 min
  • 149: Yasmin Benoit | Part 1

    It’s Asexual Awareness Week aka #Aceweek and we’ve got the inspirational asexual activist and superstar, Yasmin Benoit on the show. Yasmin swings by to tell us what it’s really like being an activist for such an under-represented part of the LGBTQIA+ family, takes the time to dispel many myths about asexuality, and lord help her, answers YOUR wonderful questions! - Chris x


    📍H O M O S A P I E N S P O D C A S T

    📍NEW EPISODE Every Thursday

    📍Come play with us on socials Facebook & Instagram @Homosapiens

    📍Email us: [email protected]

    📍Podcast Host: Acast

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    31 min
  • Bonus Episode: The Normal Heart | Dino Fetscher

    Extra extra! We’ve got a Culture Club bonus episode for you, listeners. The brilliant actor Dino Fetscher (who you may well recognise from pretty much anything that fellow Homo Sapiens alumni, Russell T Davies, has written) is in the house to tell us all about his role in the brilliant Larry Kramer play 'The Normal Heart’. It’s on at the National as we speak and you just gotta go see it - it’s about activism, compassion and love, all set against the backdrop of the AIDS pandemic. It’s a gut punch and completely uplifting too. This is a lovely chat that covers so much more than the play, cos well we just had a laugh. So click play now to find out who helped Dino to be true to himself, a v funny story of internet browsing history and why I seem to think Dino is recording a Christmas single… Chris x


    📍H O M O S A P I E N S P O D C A S T

    📍NEW EPISODE Every Thursday

    📍Come play with us on socials Facebook & Instagram @Homosapiens

    📍Email us: [email protected]

    📍Podcast Host: Acast

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    33 min

About Homo Sapiens

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The world from a Queer perspective: Conversations, stories and a good old laugh with LGBTQ+ icons, allies and of course, our lovely listeners. Come and join the Homo Sapiens family with new episodes…

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