Homo Sapiens
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 every Thursday - the more the merrier!
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- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 30 minutes
- Episodes
- 469
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
49. Sam Smith
Well looky here: Chris and Will continue their tour of the US with a trip backstage on Sam Smith's latest tour, in which he tells us how his show goes down in Trump's America
Also on the show, we revi…
00:49:18 |
Thu 31 Jan 2019
48. Troye Sivan - we read your emails and feedback
Will and Chris go through your messages, your reviews from Apple Podcasts and discuss all the bad things Naomi Campbell has ever done.
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00:11:12 |
Thu 31 Jan 2019
47. Troye Sivan
Warning: discussion of suicide It's the start of our US tour! To kick things off, Will and Chris meet singer-songwriter, artist and actor Troye Sivan to chat being an Australian in America, infiltrat…
00:49:00 |
Thu 24 Jan 2019
46. Special - Julian Clary
Will and Chris are back for a Christmas catch up! Picking up where they left off in Series 2, the Homo Sapiens festival special takes listeners on a whistle stop tour of the latter half of their 2018…
00:52:34 |
Fri 07 Dec 2018
45. Francis Lee
Will and Chris travel to Yorkshire to meet the director of God’s Own Country, Francis Lee. The film was hailed as a ‘Yorkshire Brokeback Mountain’ but they discuss why it is much more than that, talk…
00:41:51 |
Thu 10 May 2018
44. Johann Hari - we read your emails and feedback
Will and Chris have a drink with Homo Sapiens listener Alex and talk about playing sport with LGBTQ+ teams. We also find out what you thought of the conversation with Johann Hari and someone wins a H…
00:19:08 |
Tue 08 May 2018
43. Johann Hari
Johann Hari is a journalist and writer whose latest book Lost Connections claims to uncover the “nine real causes of depression and anxiety.” Johann tells Will and Chris that our problems are caused …
00:51:35 |
Thu 03 May 2018
42. Hebden Bridge - we read your emails and feedback
Will's going on a date! But in the meantime he and Chris sift through your feedback on this week's episode. Plus - we venture down their Wormholes of the Week and someone wins the Homo Sapiens T-shir…
00:12:48 |
Tue 01 May 2018
41. Hebden Bridge - the lesbian capital of the UK
Will and Chris visit Hebden Bridge, a small town in Yorkshire, to find out what makes it such an LGBTQ+-friendly place. They meet the locals and discover that the idea of big cities being more progre…
00:40:38 |
Thu 26 Apr 2018
40. Tim Walker - we read your emails and feedback
Your feedback is flooding in, Will's tempted to take a vow of silence and someone wins the Homo Sapiens T-Shirt.
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00:13:49 |
Tue 24 Apr 2018
39. Tim Walker
Tim Walker is one of the world’s leading fashion photographers. His work has been appearing in Vogue for over 10 years and he’s been a keen proponent of diversity and inclusion, showcasing many inter…
00:48:20 |
Thu 19 Apr 2018
38. Kate & Helen Richardson-Walsh - we read your emails and feedback
Will and Chris have a drink with Homo Sapiens listener Molly and chat about anxiety, embroidery and why lesbian films are so depressing! PLUS - your feedback on the Kate and Helen Richardson-Walsh ep…
00:18:48 |
Tue 17 Apr 2018
37. Kate and Helen Richardson-Walsh
Kate and Helen Richardson-Walsh are Team GB Olympic gold-winning hockey players who got married in 2013. They talk to Will and Chris about coming out, being a married couple in a sports team, attitud…
00:48:53 |
Thu 12 Apr 2018
36. All about the HIV prevention pill PrEP.
Many listeners have asked for more information about PrEP, the medication that can protect you from HIV. But how do you get it? Is it any good? And why are people critical of it? Peter and Patrick fr…
00:27:50 |
Tue 10 Apr 2018
35. Chemsex
Chemsex is the use of drugs to enhance sex and is becoming a growing problem all over the UK. Will and Chris visit the LGBT Foundation in Manchester find out about the practice, its dangers and what …
00:39:05 |
Thu 05 Apr 2018
34. Asifa Lahore - we read your emails and feedback
Will and Chris go through your feedback on the Asifa Lahore interview, we hear about their Wormholes of the Week, someone wins a Homo Sapiens T-shirt and we find out if anyone has drawn a picture of …
00:10:12 |
Tue 03 Apr 2018
33. Asifa Lahore
Will and Chris meet Britain’s first out Muslim drag queen, Asifa Lahore. She tells them about the controversies and death threats she’s faced, coming out as gay to her Muslim parents and how her onst…
00:40:59 |
Thu 29 Mar 2018
32. Mykki Blanco - we read your emails and feedback
Will and Chris discuss your feedback on the Mykki Blanco episode. Someone - maybe you - wins the Homo Sapiens T-shirt.
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00:11:13 |
Tue 27 Mar 2018
31. Mykki Blanco
Will and Chris meet the American rapper, performance artist, poet and activist Mykki Blanco. The persona of Mykki Blanco - a teenage girl who wants to be a rapper - was created by Michael Quattlebaum…
00:48:27 |
Thu 22 Mar 2018
30. No Outsiders - we read your emails and feedback
Will and Chris share a drink with a Homo Sapiens listener and find out their story. This week it's David from London who tells them about coming out at the age of 42 when he was married with 3 childr…
00:14:47 |
Tue 20 Mar 2018
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