Homo Sapiens

By Spirit Studios & Christopher Sweeney

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 e... more

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How many episodes does Homo Sapiens have?

The podcast currently has 469 episodes available.

Homo Sapiens episodes:

August 10, 2023 242: Gabriels' Jacob Lusk | Part 2
Gabriels are the musical trio who are taking the world by storm, with Elton John describing their first single as one of the best things he’s heard in 10 years. Today we are delighted to be joined by lead singer Jacob Lusk, whom you will have seen on stage with Elton himself during his headline set at Glastonbury. Jacob was born for stardom and it was a pleasure to chat with him about everything from growing up in Compton, his relationship with the church, why he chooses not to label his sexuality, and his brush with jail in order to secure his place on US TV show American Idol. Prepare to be blown away by this incredible chat!
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26min
August 10, 2023 242: Gabriels' Jacob Lusk | Part 1
Gabriels are the musical trio who are taking the world by storm, with Elton John describing their first single as one of the best things he’s heard in 10 years. Today we are delighted to be joined by lead singer Jacob Lusk, whom you will have seen on stage with Elton himself during his headline set at Glastonbury. Jacob was born for stardom and it was a pleasure to chat with him about everything from growing up in Compton, his relationship with the church, why he chooses not to label his sexuality, and his brush with jail in order to secure his place on US TV show American Idol. Prepare to be blown away by this incredible chat!
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32min
August 07, 2023 Hay Pride: A trip to rural pride in Wales
Rural pride celebrations are transforming what it means to be LGBTQ+ in rural areas. Team Homo Sapiens travelled to the tiny market town of Hay on Wye for their second-ever pride event to see for ourselves. Tune in to hear all of our coverage from the event which includes everything from farmer drag queens to dog shows. This episode was hosted by the brilliant Ben Andrews, our resident gay farmer who delves brilliantly into the fascinating stories of the thousands of LGBTQ+ people and allies who attended Hay Pride from across rural Wales.

Producer: Katie Grant
Editor: Steve Folland
Social Media: George Kimm
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27min
August 03, 2023 241: Who Shat on the Floor at my Wedding? | Part 2
What do you do if someone defecates on the floor at your wedding? You launch an investigation to find out who did it! It’s the wildly successful podcast that everyone’s been talking about where brides Helen Mclaughlin and Karen Whitehouse interrogate their wedding guests, bridesmaids, family and even ex’s in an attempt to crack this case. It’s equal parts hilarious and fascinating and they join us to delve even deeper into how this story, beginning with a queer wedding, became a cultural phenomenon.
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17min
August 03, 2023 241: Who Shat on the Floor at my Wedding? | Part 1
What do you do if someone defecates on the floor at your wedding? You launch an investigation to find out who did it! It’s the wildly successful podcast that everyone’s been talking about where brides Helen Mclaughlin and Karen Whitehouse interrogate their wedding guests, bridesmaids, family and even ex’s in an attempt to crack this case. It’s equal parts hilarious and fascinating and they join us to delve even deeper into how this story, beginning with a queer wedding, became a cultural phenomenon.
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23min
August 02, 2023 The making of Heartstopper with Alice Oseman
It’s Heartstopper week people! Season 2 is finally upon us and today we are bringing you a snippet of our amazing chat with Heartstopper creator Alice Oseman. We unpack the relationships between some of your favourite Heartstopper characters as well as getting plenty of fascinating insights into what goes on behind the scenes of creating the hit show.
If you loved this, you can listen to the full episode with Alice here.

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/homo-sapiens/id1257514825?i=1000560008082
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8min
July 27, 2023 240: Morgan Rees | Part 2
Icks! Open Relationships! Anal Sex! Today’s guest Morgan Rees has been taking the comedy circuit by storm with his incredible shows about life as a bisexual man and we’re all obsessed! Having written for Mock The Week and supported the likes of Jayde Adams and Nigel Ng, Morgan is now one of the most exciting LGBTQ+ comedians in the UK and across the pond. This was a brilliant chat about growing up as queer in rural Wales and his experiences of dating and bi-erasure as a bisexual man. Plus, should we all be using a thesaurus to help articulate our feelings?!
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28min
July 27, 2023 240: Morgan Rees | Part 1
Icks! Open Relationships! Anal Sex! Today’s guest Morgan Rees has been taking the comedy circuit by storm with his incredible shows about life as a bisexual man and we’re all obsessed! Having written for Mock The Week and supported the likes of Jayde Adams and Nigel Ng, Morgan is now one of the most exciting LGBTQ+ comedians in the UK and across the pond. This was a brilliant chat about growing up as queer in rural Wales and his experiences of dating and bi-erasure as a bisexual man. Plus, should we all be using a thesaurus to help articulate our feelings?!
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27min
July 24, 2023 Confronting the barriers in your life with Carson Tueller
It’s Disability Pride Month so this week we are throwing it back to an incredible chat with disability activist and life coach Carson Tueller. Carson suffered paralysis after a spinal cord injury the same year he came out as gay to his Mormon family. This is an incredible piece of advice about how to confront barriers that arise in your life and how to reframe your internal narrative.

You can listen to the full episode here- https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/homo-sapiens/id1257514825?i=1000528191865

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8min
July 20, 2023 239: Jake Shears | Part 2
This week, fresh from two unbelievable performances at Glastonbury and Mighty Hoopla, we are joined by the icon that is Jake Shears. Jake tells us his key ingredients for throwing the best and most notorious house parties, what life-changing piece of advice he was given by Sharon Stone, and what goes on at a dinner party thrown by Elton John himself. Pop on your dancing shoes and go listen to Jake’s brilliant new album Last Man Standing!
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22min

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How many episodes does Homo Sapiens have?

The podcast currently has 469 episodes available.

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