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Life of Bi

From Ancient China to TikTok, dating dilemmas to Judith Butler, Life of Bi is your bi-monthly deep-dive into what it means to be a modern bisexual. Hosted by the Hotter Project duo Ell and Mary, You can find us @hotterproject on socials. 


Written, created and hosted by Ell Potter and Mary Higgins. Sound design, music and production by Tom Foskett-Barnes. Episodes 1-8 research by Eve Brandon, Robin Craig, Ell Potter and Mary Higgins. Episodes 1-8 produced by Ellie Keel. Graphic design by Madison Coby


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Update frequency
every 24 days
Average duration
43 minutes
Episodes
48
Years Active
2021 - 2025
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Episode 27: queer dreamhouse

Episode 27: queer dreamhouse

So yes fine, Ell and Mary are approaching thirty and they’re wondering what their lives might look like in five years time. Will they own houses? Who will they live with? Will they want babies? What …

00:59:56  |   Mon 16 Oct 2023
Episode 26: hedonism (tm)

Episode 26: hedonism (tm)

Fresh back from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Ell and Mary reflect on a wild summer of wine, sex, and theatre. But is the Edinburgh Festival really that radical; that queer; that Bacchic? Or is it a…

00:52:13  |   Tue 19 Sep 2023
Episode 25: queer jews - part 2 'god wrestlers'

Episode 25: queer jews - part 2 'god wrestlers'

Ell and Mary are back with the second part of an eye-opening two-parter on the relationship between queerness and Judaism. What began with a dumb Q - why do we have so many queer jewish friends? - ev…

00:37:44  |   Wed 05 Jul 2023
Episode 24: queer jews - part 1 'i love cheese'

Episode 24: queer jews - part 1 'i love cheese'

In an unexpected turn of events, Ell and Mary bring you the first instalment of a rich two-parter on the relationship between queerness and Judaism. What began with a dumb Q - why do we have so many …

00:30:12  |   Sun 04 Jun 2023
Episode 23: faith in flux

Episode 23: faith in flux

Gays and Christian have not always been best buds. What's queer about faith? Where's the faith in queerness? Ell and Mary talk to a pastor and an ex-pastor abut how queerness and faith can coexist an…

00:50:30  |   Tue 02 May 2023
Episode 22: amanananormativity

Episode 22: amanananormativity

What can two sex-obsessed queers learn from asexuality? Turns out, a lot. Join Ell and Mary for an exploding of ACE-spectrum assumptions as they ask: what does intimacy look like without sex? What is

01:13:24  |   Tue 28 Mar 2023
Episode 21: we'll have to go through it

Episode 21: we'll have to go through it

Stand up fight back! Ell and Mary open a new season of Life of Bi with a march for justice and a dive into the political and institutional barriers to trans rights and healthcare. Whether you think y…

00:45:27  |   Mon 20 Feb 2023
Episode 20: make the yuletide gay

Episode 20: make the yuletide gay

God rest ye merry Gentlethems. It's been a long silly season , so snuggle down for some chill festive listening. Feat. seasonal self-care tips, and a queer retelling of the nativity. Jesus was enby! …
00:41:34  |   Thu 22 Dec 2022
Episode 19: the desire triptych - part 3

Episode 19: the desire triptych - part 3

If you got all the people you'd ever fancied in a room, what would that room look like? This is the third and final desire triptych. Inspired by a listener's suggestions, we ask: why do we desire who…
00:40:00  |   Tue 13 Dec 2022
Episode 18: let them eat lemon bars

Episode 18: let them eat lemon bars

Did somebody just say eat? Join us for a smörgåsbord of culinary chat as we ask: can food be queer? What does gay food taste like? Is easting a radical act? Feast you ears, imbibe the bi.

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00:48:35  |   Mon 28 Nov 2022
Episode 17: the desire triptych - part 2

Episode 17: the desire triptych - part 2

Welcome back to the Desire Triptych! Inspired by a listener's suggestion, we ask: what role - if any - does gender have to play in attraction? What makes us desire a certain body/bodies if it's not t…
00:32:55  |   Mon 14 Nov 2022
Episode 16: birates!

Episode 16: birates!

Join Hell Potter and Scary Mary for this spoooooky Halloween special as they set sail into the Golden Age of Pirates to meet the cross-dressing lovers and bicons Anne Bonny and Mary Read. Were pirate…

00:51:23  |   Mon 31 Oct 2022
Episode 15: the desire triptych - part 1

Episode 15: the desire triptych - part 1

Introducing: the desire triptych. Inspired by a listener's suggestion, we ask: what role - if any - does gender have to play in attraction? What makes us desire a certain body/bodies if it's not to d…

00:35:10  |   Wed 19 Oct 2022
Episode 14: bi bi queen

Episode 14: bi bi queen

Ell & Mary welcomed bi royalty as Susan Sarandon comes out, consider joining a coven to welcome witchy season, and picture the perfect #bivisibilityday. Plus, a fresh pronoun-status after an accident…

00:33:27  |   Fri 30 Sep 2022
Episode 13: feral girl summer

Episode 13: feral girl summer

It's the hottest day of the year and we're horny af. But how do you honour your inner Hot Girl in a long-term relationship? Things get personal as Ell and Mary chat all things openness, from 'monogam…

01:10:01  |   Mon 01 Aug 2022
Episode 12: pride

Episode 12: pride

It's pride month! Ell and Mary are celebrating with a silly minisode on pride flags, queer community and commercial price. Featuring fellow bisexual, comedian and housemate Cecily Bednar Schmidt!


You …

00:23:16  |   Thu 30 Jun 2022
Episode 11: i'll still suck a dick

Episode 11: i'll still suck a dick

What's it like to date as a bisexual man? Ell and Mary talk to strangers they've met on Grindr and scour popular culture for representations of bi men from 'proud' to 'discreet'.


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00:48:36  |   Mon 30 May 2022
Episode 10: bi its cover

Episode 10: bi its cover

Can you tell a bi by its cover? Ell and Mary take to the streets and ask total strangers to judge them. They talk bi aesthetics, the history of androgyny, and femme invisibility. Plus an interview wi…

00:38:57  |   Mon 25 Apr 2022
Episode 9: soft launch

Episode 9: soft launch

Can you come out with a bang when you’re bi? Ell and Mary soft launch Season 2 with investigations into a Satan-worshipping rocket scientist, partner gender-reveals, and almost-bi megastar Elton John…

00:37:32  |   Mon 28 Mar 2022
Episode 8: möbius

Episode 8: möbius

The best goodbyes are short and sweet. Featuring Blu del Barrio, Star Trek, and a mathematician called Möbius.

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00:13:21  |   Mon 02 Aug 2021
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