Jonny Walker presents this magazine-style edition of our podcast about LGBT rights, children's books and reading. Hannah Wright introduces Jessica Love's Julian is a Mermaid and we hear children from Park Primary School in Newham talking about the book. Jonny Walker talks to Taz Rasul at Just Like Us. Nikki Gamble speaks to poet and drag artist Dean Atta, and to broadcaster, YouTuber and writer Riyadh Khalef.

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