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This podcast aims to explore queer topics in an accessible way. The individual sessions are hosted by different individuals each time to ensure a variety of topics are covered. Website: https://www.queerdisrupt.com/ Twitter: @queerdisrupt Facebook: @queerdisruptContact: hello@queerdisrupt.com

Location:

United Kingdom

Description:

This podcast aims to explore queer topics in an accessible way. The individual sessions are hosted by different individuals each time to ensure a variety of topics are covered. Website: https://www.queerdisrupt.com/ Twitter: @queerdisrupt Facebook: @queerdisruptContact: hello@queerdisrupt.com

Language:

English


Episodes

The Harlem Renaissance in Black and Pink

2/24/2022
In this episode Jack Bowman and Dr Robert Philipson, producer for Shoga Films, discuss the Queer Harlem Renaissance and in particular bisexual writer and artist Richard Bruce Nugent. Bruce Nugent was part of the artistic explosion that was the Harlem Renaissance, a project we are only beginning to engage with as queer. This episode looks at several figures of the Harlem Renaissance, discusses their sexuality and how this has been viewed over the years, and assesses how using terms such as queer to retroactively label historical events and figures can be a useful approach. https://twitter.com/jackawbowman https://www.shogafilms.com https://www.instagram.com/shogafilms

Duration:00:50:03

Diamond Kink

2/17/2022
Are you enjoying the season? Want something a bit different? Let us know here: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6KHSYQ3 This episode has Nick Cherryman and The Warwick Fetish Society look back over the previous episodes of the BDSM podcast season. They discuss what they liked, disliked, learned, and had comments about! Join Nick in conversation with these 2 wonderful speakers as they reflect on this podcast series, in the final episode of our BDSM podcast from queer/disrupt. https://www.facebook.com/warwickfetsoc Nick’s twitter is @ncherryman Music: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Music: Spark Of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Duration:01:07:01

Spanking on the NHS

2/4/2022
Are you enjoying the season? Want something a bit different? Let us know here: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6KHSYQ3 Spanking on the NHS Nick Cherryman is joined by Dr Emma Sheppard, critical disabilities studies specialist based at Coventry University, as we discuss the role of BDSM in more marginalised communities. This episode looks at crip theory, chronic pain, aftercare, and the medicalisation of bodies and kink. https://twitter.com/DrESheppard Music: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Music: Spark Of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Duration:01:11:00

Allergic to Bad Kink

1/28/2022
Are you enjoying the season? Want something a bit different? Let us know here: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6KHSYQ3 ‘Allergic to Bad Kink’ Nick Cherryman is joined by ‘Matt’ in this episode, to discuss the stigma around BDSM play and what this means in daily life. Looking at BDSM and kink in the role of politics, society, and the personal, this episode touches on fisting, chastity, the US president, and consent — join us for this relaxed, friendly, and interesting conversation with a kinkster friend of queer/disrupt. This episode is voice acted by Josh Leach - queer/disrupt’s resident animator and gracious step-in voice actor (maybe a career in the future?!). Josh’s brilliant work can be found here: https://www.joshleach.co.uk Music: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Music: Spark Of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Duration:01:01:53

We’re all Paypigs (and the Abuse of Capitalism)

1/21/2022
This episode has Nick Cherryman and Lucy Sweetkill, a professional New York Dominatrix, in conversation about BDSM in practise. Starting with the practicalities of BDSM before moving into more conceptual understandings of BDSM relationships. Touching on aftercare, catharsis, racial objectification, life coaching, abuse, power, and the capitalisation of BDSM, join us for this fascinating conversation with a brilliant guest. https://lucysweetkill.com https://twitter.com/lucysweetkill https://lucysweetkill.com/Directory/ < Lucy’s socials, contacts, and appointments Music: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Music: Spark Of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Duration:01:27:37

The Butter Knife

1/14/2022
Join Nick Cherryman and their guest expert on the first episode of our new season looking at the BDSM community and the role it plays in ‘queer’ sex. Whether it directly involves individuals from the LGBTQUA+ community or plays at the margins of ‘normative’ sexual practise, this first episode of this season looks at some of the historical precedents surrounding BDSM in the UK and the impact this has had on both the queer community and those who engage in BDSM. Twitter: @NCherryman Instagram: @ibiprofane Music: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Music: Spark Of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Duration:01:07:06

Have you missed us?: Queer Catch Up

12/6/2021
Hello again! We're back with a new episode to give you a catch-up on where we've been. Meet some of the queer/disrupt team and listen to what they have to say about why we run queer/disrupt and what being queer means to us! Members of the team that were featured in this episode include James Whitfield, Aleks Jagielski, Andrea Zuliani, Phoenix Wilks, Nick Cherryman, and Hannah Ayres. Socials: Twitter: @Miss_HVA @NCherryman @xndrexzulixni @phoephoenyxx Instagram: @ibiprofane @andreaazuliani @phoephoenyx

Duration:01:30:09

Queering the scientific method

6/29/2021
In this episode of the queer/disrupt podcast, Sayantan Datta talks to Bittu Rajaraman and Ayush Gupta to figure out if and how can one begin queering the scientific method. They talk about the need for science to question power and the need for us to imagine radically new ways of doing science. Socials: Twitter: @queersprings @Bittu_K_R @ayushumd

Duration:01:32:37

Putting the “Bro” in “Bromance”: Discussing The Left Hand of Darkness

6/22/2021
In this episode of the queer/disrupt podcast, James Whitfield, Sabine Sharp and Roxanne Douglas get together to talk about Ursula Le Guin's The Left Hand of Darkness. They talk about queer coding, the way sex and gender are conceived, and the potential utopic, or perhaps dystopic possibilities of the world in the book. Find some of the resources mentioned in the episode here.

Duration:01:06:55

Queer inside and out: care, lockdown and making history

6/8/2021
In this episode of the queer/disrupt podcast there are discussions on what it means to have a queer perspective, lockdown experiences, queer care, as well as tidbits about archiving and queer history. This episode features Hannah Ayres, Cas Bradbeer and Mia Liyanage. Socials: You can find Hannah (@Miss_HVA) on Twitter and Cas (@QueeringCulture) on Twitter and (@lgbtq_courtauld) Instagram. A selection of Mia's work can be found here: Miseducation: decolonising curricula, culture and pedagogy at UK universities, a report for the Higher Education Policy Institute - LINK We’re Here: Review of the ‘LGBT+ Histories & Historians Report’ from the Royal Historical Society - LINK If you're interesting in reading, discussing or publishing either Mia or Cas' work then you can always reach out to queer/disrupt using our email hello@queerdisrupt.com!

Duration:01:24:10

ARRR! Where’s Me Matey’s Booty?! Queer Pirates on the High Seas!

5/11/2021
Join Curator at Colchester Museums, Ben Paites, and queer/disrupt founder and podcast nuisance Nick Cherryman talking about cross dressing, gangs of vagabonds, queer marriages, debauched party boats of prostitutes, the origins of the term matey, and more, in this episode of queer/disrupt’s podcast. Nick is available @NCherryman on twitter and @ibiprofane on Instagram Ben is available @BenPaites on twitter Colchester Museums is @ColMuseums and you can search ‘LGBT’ at the Colchester and Ipswich Museum website to find objects in the collection, here: https://cim-web.adlibhosting.com/ais6/search/simple

Duration:01:06:12

Going Rogue: LGBTQ+ Representation in Comics

2/27/2021
Join Jack Shoulder, Myla Corvidae and Robert Berg as they take you through a history of LGBTQ+ representation in comic books! Socials: Jack Shoulder - @jackshoulder Myla Corvidae - @mylafish Robert Berg - @robwillb

Duration:00:51:17

Reconceptualising Fani-Kayode

1/28/2021
Adebayo Quadry-Adekanbi is joined by guest Dan Vo to discuss Yoruba, Nigerian artist Rotimi Fani-Kayode. This episode is accompanied by a blog post: https://www.queerdisrupt.com/?p=1015 which will take you through some of the visuals mentioned in the episode! Socials: Abdebayo: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/adebayoqa/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/adebayoqa_ Dan Vo: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dannouveau/?hl=en Twitter - https://twitter.com/DanNouveau?s=20

Duration:00:48:23

Comfort during Covid: Online communities, gaming and queer intimacy

12/28/2020
For this months podcast, Phoenix Wilks is joined by guests Jackie-Rose, Haley, and Yeli as they discuss how Twitch has helped support them through the on-going pandemic and how they have been able to forge their own queer communities. Socials: Jackie-Rose: https://www.twitch.tv/jackierose Twitter: @yeehawjackie Instagram: @certified_horsegirl Haley: https://twitch.tv/dashhaley_ Twitter/insta: @_dashhaley Youtube: -haley richardson https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJd0IgWCpyYW4-bqrdYHRFQ Yeli: Twitter/insta:@yelibertcruz Producer on @shesallfatpod Phoenix: Insta: phoephoenyx Twitter: phoephoenyxx

Duration:01:19:01

On the Ball: Fandoms and Fantasy (Part 2)

12/7/2020
This episode has Catriona Wilson and Billy Huntington take a close look at Jaremi Carey's Animal Crossing Harry Potter themed balls. They offer an in-depth exploration into Animal Crossing, drag, Harry Potter, Ru Paul's Drag Race, gender expression and the ballroom scene of the late 20th century. Speaker socials: Twitter: @CatrionaRegina Instagram: @billy.huntington Website: https://cargocollective.com/BillyHuntington

Duration:00:55:00

On the Ball: Fandoms and Fantasy (Part 1)

11/30/2020
This episode has Catriona Wilson and Billy Huntington take a close look at Jaremi Carey's Animal Crossing Harry Potter themed balls. They offer an in-depth exploration into Animal Crossing, drag, Harry Potter, Ru Paul's Drag Race, gender expression and the ballroom scene of the late 20th century. Speaker socials: Twitter: @CatrionaRegina Instagram: @billy.huntington Website: https://cargocollective.com/BillyHuntington

Duration:01:04:03

Are You Ready to be Babashook?!

10/31/2020
This episode of the queer/disrupt podcast takes on a Halloween theme, as we look at the Australian indie horror film ‘The Babadook’. In recent years the Babadook has become a queer icon for the LGBTQ+ community, so Jamie Sergeant and Nick Cherryman ask why, and what does it mean to do queerness in horror? Twitter: @Jamieserge @NCherryman

Duration:00:43:06

Queering Roles and Fighting Typecasts

9/30/2020
This podcast takes a look at what it means to be typecast into a certain role in the creative arts, an industry notorious for expecting people to perform in certain roles. In this podcast, queer/disrupt convenor and performer Nick Cherryman talks to Miriam O'Brien and Ashley Jordan, a professional actress and dancer respectively. Both discuss how they have worked with, and against, expectations placed on them in the creative industry. The conversation covers gender, sexuality, and race, and looks at the intersections between these categories, and asks how we can break typecasting expectations, or even play up to them, in a famously competitive industry. Nick Cherryman: Twitter: @ncherryman Twitter: @queerdisrupt IG: ibiprofane Ashley Jordan: IG - @ashleyltjordan Twitter - @ashleyltjordan Ascension Dance Company: FB - @ascensiondanceuk IG - @ascensiondanceuk Twitter - @Ascension_DC www.ascensiondance.co.uk Miriam O'Brien: IG: mims_ob Spotlight: https://www.spotlight.com/9735-8977-4203 Transcription available here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hdktdiSoS-CxuGTqWLlKS5nEaekFeows3PUtKe2Ee44/edit?usp=sharing Ska volunteered to do the transcription for this episode and if you would like to support them, please consider donating to their ko-fi link: https://ko-fi.com/skasomething

Duration:01:12:57

Grassroots Vs Corporate Queerness

6/27/2020
In this episode, Hannah Ayres and guests discuss grassroots activism and corporate instances of queerness. They discuss Stonewall and it's legacy, Pride, radical queer organising, queerness in academia, and much more! The guests for this session are Sue Lemos, Amy Zala, and Daniel Conway. Transcribed by Ska: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_jIKP6cqbfZVZrmEfHMyCJiMZKV5HoV51xGs7zUNaVo/edit?usp=sharing If you found the transcript helpful, please consider supporting Ska: https://ko-fi.com/skasomething

Duration:01:30:31

Queertoons

6/25/2020
This podcast session was created for the Queer Heritage Forum's (@QHForum) #Pride2020 programme. In this episode, Nick Cherryman is joined by Hannah Ayres and Jaime Sergeant to discuss queer cartoons and animation. They discuss Adventure Time, Powerpuff Girls, One Punch Man, Disney Villains, Bojack Horseman, and Steven Universe. Transcription available here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jbr8dkM4lWwWgJnkexkpJ8DDS81QcQdb6oUTLOFQEms/edit?usp=sharing Ska volunteered to do the transcription for this episode and if you would like to support them, please consider donating to their ko-fi link: https://ko-fi.com/skasomething

Duration:01:01:50