It’s our final episode! 

In our final instalment all attention is on YOU; you young LGBTQIA+ child of the future. Think of this as an audio love letter that will hopefully encourage you as you make your way through life and its inevitable ups and downs. You’ll hear inspiring, encouraging and motivating messages from all across our community, and from us here at AiAi Studios, know that we wish you well and that we love and appreciate you.

More information about Glitter CYMRU available here: Home | Glitter Cymru

You can find out more about UK Black Pride by visiting www.ukblackpride.org.uk and AiAi Studios by visiting www.aiaistudios.com.

Don’t forget to follow us on instagram @aiai.studios to find out more about the stories we tell and the amazing people we work with.

An AiAi Studios Podcast in collaboration with UKBP, proudly supported by GAY TIMES.

Recorded on location with AudioMango Van & in the studio at The Glasshouse London

Produced & Hosted by Aiwan Obinyan

Production Assistant: Adedamola Bajomo

Development: Abby Hollick

Field Recordings: Tobi Adebajo

Theme Music: GrownGirlBiscuits

Lyrics & Performance: Adae (Adedamola Bajomo)

We’re back with the penultimate episode of the UKBP time capsule podcast and in this episode the focus is on the work that has been done, the work of the future and the ways we can build healing and protection into our lives as we undertake the often-gruelling tasks of securing our rights and our futures. 

This week's guests are Reverend Jide - @jidemacaulay, Sarah Baptiste - @replenish_7, Umar Sarwar - @umarsarwarx & Tag Warner - @tagwarner

Check out the organisations mentioned here:

House of Rainbow 

BiSurvivors

African Rainbow Family

The Outside Project

You can find out more about UK Black Pride by visiting www.ukblackpride.org.uk and AiAi Studios by visiting www.aiaistudios.com.

Don’t forget to follow us on instagram @aiai.studios to find out more about the stories we tell and the amazing people we work with.

An AiAi Studios Podcast in collaboration with UKBP, proudly supported by GAY TIMES.

Recorded on location with AudioMango Van & in the studio at The Glasshouse London

Produced & Hosted by Aiwan Obinyan

Production Assistant: Adedamola Bajomo

Development: Abby Hollick

Field Recordings: Tobi Adebajo

Theme Music: GrownGirlBiscuits

Lyrics & Performance: Adae (Adedamola Bajomo)

In this episode we meet rising star, Keanan, an openly gay rapper from Cheltenham, to talk about his music, his experiences in the UK’s music industry and the importance of spaces like UK Black Pride for LGBTQ+ musicians and creatives.

Follow Keanan @keananofficial on IG to keep up with his music, and @mizsaskia to keep up with her career and activism. 

You can find out more information on Gay Times by visiting www.gaytimes.co.uk, UK Black Pride by visiting www.ukblackpride.org.uk and AiAi Studios by visiting www.aiaistudios.com.

Don’t forget to follow us on IG @aiai.studios to find out more about the stories we tell and the amazing people we work with.

An AiAi Studios Podcast in collaboration with UKBP, proudly supported by GAY TIMES.

Recorded on location with AudioMango Van & in the studio at The Glasshouse London

Produced & Hosted by Aiwan Obinyan

Production Assistant: Adedamola Bajomo

Development: Abby Hollick

Field Recordings: Tobi Adebajo

Theme Music: GrownGirlBiscuits

Lyrics & Performance: Adae (Adedamola Bajomo)

Aisha Shaibu-Lenoir is the head of Community Engagement at UKBP. She talks about her role, her mission, the importance of community and community building and the ways we can form meaningful connections both within the black LGBTQ+ community and externally.

For more information on Moonlight Experiences visit - www.moonlightexperiences.com

You can find out more about Glass House by visiting www.glasshouse.london, UK Black Pride by visiting www.ukblackpride.org.uk and AiAi Studios by visiting www.aiaistudios.com. 

Don’t forget to follow us on instagram @aiai.studios to find out more about the stories we tell and the amazing people we work with.

An AiAi Studios Podcast in collaboration with UKBP, proudly supported by GAY TIMES.

Recorded on location with AudioMango Van & in the studio at The Glasshouse London

Produced & Hosted by Aiwan Obinyan

Production Assistant: Adedamola Bajomo

Development: Abby Hollick

Field Recordings: Tobi Adebajo

Theme Music: GrownGirlBiscuits

Lyrics & Performance: Adae (Adedamola Bajomo)

In episode 4 Josh Rivers, Head of Communications at UK Black Pride and the host of Busy Being Black, speaks on finding Freedom and Community through extreme adversity and the key moments in his life that led him to UK Black Pride.

For more information on Busy Being Black visit - Busy Being Black

You can find out more about UK Black Pride by visiting www.ukblackpride.org.uk, Gay Times by visiting www.gaytimes.co.uk and AiAi Studios by visiting www.aiaistudios.com. Don’t forget to follow us on instagram @aiai.studios to find out more about the stories we tell and the amazing people we work with.

An AiAi Studios Podcast in collaboration with UKBP, proudly supported by GAY TIMES.

Recorded on location with AudioMango Van & in the studio at The Glasshouse London

Produced & Hosted by Aiwan Obinyan

Production Assistant: Adedamola Bajomo

Development: Abby Hollick

Field Recordings: Tobi Adebajo

Theme Music: GrownGirlBiscuits

Lyrics & Performance: Adae (Adedamola Bajomo)

UKBP isn’t just a home and a celebration for LGBTQIA+ Black people and people of colour, it’s also an annual, in-person protest. 

In this episode we to get to the heart of why protest is still important for LGBTQ+ people and their allies in 2022

Learn more about Gay Times here- www.gaytimes.co.uk

You can find out more about UK Black Pride by visiting www.ukblackpride.org.uk and AiAi Studios by visiting www.aiaistudios.com. Don’t forget to follow us on instagram @aiai.studios to find out more about the stories we tell and the amazing people we work with.

An AiAi Studios Podcast in collaboration with UKBP, proudly supported by GAY TIMES.

Recorded on location with AudioMango Van & in the studio at The Glasshouse London

Produced & Hosted by Aiwan Obinyan

Production Assistant: Adedamola Bajomo

Development: Abby Hollick

Field Recordings: Tobi Adebajo

Theme Music: GrownGirlBiscuits

Lyrics & Performance: Adae (Adedamola Bajomo)

Since the first Black Pride in 2005 the yearly celebrations have become a home for Black and Brown LGBTQ+ people from across the diaspora. 

But what is home without family?

In this episode we attempt to answer some important questions:

In our super hi-tech audio van we were able to carve out a quiet space amidst the festivities to get to the bottom of these questions. 

For more information on adoption in the UK visit - www.pactcharity.org

You can find out more about UK Black Pride by visiting www.ukblackpride.org.uk and AiAi Studios by visiting www.aiaistudios.com. Don’t forget to follow us on instagram @aiai.studios to find out more about the stories we tell and the amazing people we work with.

An AiAi Studios Podcast in collaboration with UKBP, proudly supported by GAY TIMES.

Recorded on location with AudioMango Van & in the studio at The Glasshouse London

Produced & Hosted by Aiwan Obinyan

Production Assistant: Adedamola Bajomo

Development: Abby Hollick

Field Recordings: Tobi Adebajo

Theme Music: GrownGirlBiscuits

Lyrics & Performance: Adae (Adedamola Bajomo)

In the inaugural episode of the UK Black Pride Time Capsule Podcast, we take you back in time to discover the roots of the worlds biggest celebration for all the

After all the episodes have been published, the series will, quite literally, be in the can. The audio files will be sealed in a capsule and buried for future generations in the Olympic Park in London, where the UK Black Pride celebrations take place.

You can find out more about UK Black Pride by visiting www.ukblackpride.org.uk and AiAi Studios by visiting www.aiaistudios.com. Don’t  forget to follow us on instagram @aiai.studios to find out more about the stories we tell and the amazing people we work with.

An AiAi Studios Podcast in collaboration with UKBP, proudly supported by GAY TIMES.

Recorded on location with AudioMango Van & in the studio at The Glasshouse London

Produced & Hosted by Aiwan Obinyan

Production Assistant: Adedamola Bajomo

Development: Abby Hollick

Field Recordings: Tobi Adebajo

Theme Music: GrownGirlBiscuits

Lyrics & Performance: Adae (Adedamola Bajomo)

The UK Black Pride Time Capsule Podcast is an audio history of the biggest and best Black Pride festival in the World, and the struggles and triumphs of the legendary lesbians who started it back in the day. The series was created as a celebration of how far we’ve come and, even more importantly, as a way of preserving words of wisdom and guidance for future generations of LGBTQ+ kids trying to find their way in this world.

After all the episodes have been published, the series will, quite literally, be in the can. The audio files will be sealed in a capsule and buried for future generations in the Olympic Park in London, where the UK Black Pride celebrations take place.

You can find out more about UK Black Pride by visiting www.ukblackpride.org.uk and AiAi Studios by visiting www.aiaistudios.com. Don’t  forget to follow us on instagram @aiai.studios to find out more about the stories we tell and the amazing people we work with.

An AiAi Studios Podcast in collaboration with UKBP, proudly supported by GAY TIMES.