Homo Sapiens

Spirit Studios & Christopher Sweeney

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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Feb 8, 2024 · 23 min
270: Henry Holland | Part 1
How does Henry Holland get his iconic quiff?! And how does he stay relentlessly positive? These are just some of the questions we ask the legendary designer on today's episode of the pod. We chat to Henry all about his incredible career, from creating House of Holland aged just 22, to his decision to sell his business and venture into a new domain: pottery. Plus, what's the weirdest collab he's been asked to do and which boy band did he lose out to? Buy tickets to the Homo Sapiens X Like Minded Friends live show here. 📍 Homo Sapiens Spotify Playlist 📍Subscribe here for ad free listening 📍NEW EPISODE Every Thursday 📍Come play with us on socials Facebook & Instagram @Homosapiens 📍Email us: Hello@homosapienspodcast.com 📍Podcast Host: Acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 1, 2024 · 24 min
269: Harris Reed | Part 2
What do Sam Smith, Adele, Mariah Carey and Beyoncé all have in common? They’ve all been dressed by the creative genius that is Harris Reed. Harris has designed for all of the biggest LGBTQ+ icons in the world and is an ultimate trailblazer for gender fluidity. The day his tutors told him he would never be a successful designer was the day he was given the call-up to dress the one and only Harry Styles. In this episode we discuss Harris’s journey with gender identity, including moving 27 times as a child in order to find a safe haven. Harris is truly inspirational, so this is not one to miss. Buy tickets to the Homo Sapiens X Like Minded Friends live show here. 📍 Homo Sapiens Spotify Playlist 📍Subscribe here for ad free listening 📍NEW EPISODE Every Thursday 📍Come play with us on socials Facebook & Instagram @Homosapiens 📍Email us: Hello@homosapienspodcast.com 📍Podcast Host: Acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 1, 2024 · 31 min
269: Harris Reed | Part 1
What do Sam Smith, Adele, Mariah Carey and Beyoncé all have in common? They’ve all been dressed by the creative genius that is Harris Reed. Harris has designed for all of the biggest LGBTQ+ icons in the world and is an ultimate trailblazer for gender fluidity. The day his tutors told him he would never be a successful designer was the day he was given the call-up to dress the one and only Harry Styles. In this episode we discuss Harris’s journey with gender identity, including moving 27 times as a child in order to find a safe haven. Harris is truly inspirational, so this is not one to miss. Buy tickets to the Homo Sapiens X Like Minded Friends live show here. 📍 Homo Sapiens Spotify Playlist 📍Subscribe here for ad free listening 📍NEW EPISODE Every Thursday 📍Come play with us on socials Facebook & Instagram @Homosapiens 📍Email us: Hello@homosapienspodcast.com 📍Podcast Host: Acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 30, 2024 · 25 min
268: Culture Club: LGBTQ+ Poetry with Otamere Guobadia
Listeners- why not add some queer poetry to your reading lists this January? Today we are thrilled to be joined by writer, journalist and model Otamere Guobadia. He is a regular contributor for the likes of Vogue and The Guardian, with his writing striking at the heart of issues that we battle with in every day life and within the LGBTQ+ community. Most excitingly, he’s published his debut poetry collection - Unutterable Visions, Perishable Breath'- it’s a beautiful exploration of queer love and desire - and in Otamere’s words, helping us to understand and process ‘the things we can’t define’. Buy tickets to the Homo Sapiens X Like Minded Friends live show here. 📍 Homo Sapiens Spotify Playlist 📍Subscribe here for ad free listening 📍NEW EPISODE Every Thursday 📍Come play with us on socials Facebook & Instagram @Homosapiens 📍Email us: Hello@homosapienspodcast.com 📍Podcast Host: Acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 25, 2024 · 31 min
267: Jack Rooke, creator of Big Boys | Part 2
Today we are channelling The Traitors as comedian and writer Jack Rooke joins us at the Homo Sapiens round-table. Jack is the creator of the award-winning Channel 4 sitcom Big Boys. Series 2 has just launched with 5-star reviews across the board. He joined us to talk about his anxieties around the much anticipated follow-up, that Glory Hole Scene and how he translated grief from his own life on screen. Plus, is Jack the gay princess Diana? Buy tickets to the Homo Sapiens X Like Minded Friends live show here. 📍 Homo Sapiens Spotify Playlist 📍Subscribe here for ad free listening 📍NEW EPISODE Every Thursday 📍Come play with us on socials Facebook & Instagram @Homosapiens 📍Email us: Hello@homosapienspodcast.com 📍Podcast Host: Acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 25, 2024 · 27 min
267: Jack Rooke, creator of Big Boys | Part 1
Today we are channelling The Traitors as comedian and writer Jack Rooke joins us at the Homo Sapiens round-table. Jack is the creator of the award-winning Channel 4 sitcom Big Boys. Series 2 has just launched with 5-star reviews across the board. He joined us to talk about his anxieties around the much anticipated follow-up, that Glory Hole Scene and how he translated grief from his own life on screen. Plus, is Jack the gay princess Diana? Buy tickets to the Homo Sapiens X Like Minded Friends live show here. 📍 Homo Sapiens Spotify Playlist 📍Subscribe here for ad free listening 📍NEW EPISODE Every Thursday 📍Come play with us on socials Facebook & Instagram @Homosapiens 📍Email us: Hello@homosapienspodcast.com 📍Podcast Host: Acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 18, 2024 · 26 min
266: All of Us Strangers Special: Andrew Scott & Andrew Haigh
Today we are joined by not one but TWO Hollywood superstars!! Fresh from ‘a dirty gay sweep’ at awards season, we are thrilled to be joined by Andrew Scott and Andrew Haigh, the masterminds behind the film All of Us Strangers. It is a beautiful film about family, love and loneliness for LGBTQ+ people, and today we discuss their coming out stories, and their ever-expanding queer friendship circles. Plus, tune in for Andrew Scott’s gay bay recommendations! All of Us Strangers is out in the cinema 26th January. Buy tickets to the Homo Sapiens X Like Minded Friends live show here. 📍 Homo Sapiens Spotify Playlist 📍Subscribe here for ad free listening 📍NEW EPISODE Every Thursday 📍Come play with us on socials Facebook & Instagram @Homosapiens 📍Email us: Hello@homosapienspodcast.com 📍Podcast Host: Acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 11, 2024 · 17 min
265: Health, fitness and body confidence for GBTQ+ people | Part 2
12% of all gym sign-ups happen in January, but what is unique about health and fitness for the queer community? Body confidence, body image, and the gym itself can be a thorny topic for LGBTQ+ people. Today we are joined by Matt Boyles, who specialises in helping gay, bisexual and trans men to improve their relationship with exercise! It’s a brilliant episode about broadening your fitness goals beyond physical changes and understanding how gay shame can present itself in a fitness environment. Prepare to be inspired and see y’all in the gym! LGBTQ+ trainers and fitness recommendations https://www.transcansport.co.uk/ https://www.instagram.com/transcansport - An organisation in Brighton offering a wide range of sports, activities and support, especially for trans and non-binary people https://www.sambarneslifestyle.co.uk/ https://www.instagram.com/sambarneslifestyle - Sam Barnes is an online coach specialising in working with trans people https://www.instagram.com/yourcoachgrace/ -Grace Smith is LGBTQ+ and an online and in-person trainer. Buy tickets to the Homo Sapiens X Like Minded Friends live show here. 📍 Homo Sapiens Spotify Playlist 📍Subscribe here for ad free listening 📍NEW EPISODE Every Thursday 📍Come play with us on socials Facebook & Instagram @Homosapiens 📍Email us: Hello@homosapienspodcast.com 📍Podcast Host: Acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 11, 2024 · 20 min
265: Health, fitness and body confidence for GBTQ+ people | Part 1
12% of all gym sign-ups happen in January, but what is unique about health and fitness for the queer community? Body confidence, body image, and the gym itself can be a thorny topic for LGBTQ+ people. Today we are joined by Matt Boyles, who specialises in helping gay, bisexual and trans men to improve their relationship with exercise! It’s a brilliant episode about broadening your fitness goals beyond physical changes and understanding how gay shame can present itself in a fitness environment. Prepare to be inspired and see y’all in the gym! LGBTQ+ trainers and fitness recommendations https://www.transcansport.co.uk/ https://www.instagram.com/transcansport - An organisation in Brighton offering a wide range of sports, activities and support, especially for trans and non-binary people https://www.sambarneslifestyle.co.uk/ https://www.instagram.com/sambarneslifestyle - Sam Barnes is an online coach specialising in working with trans people https://www.instagram.com/yourcoachgrace/ -Grace Smith is LGBTQ+ and an online and in-person trainer. Buy tickets to the Homo Sapiens X Like Minded Friends live show here. 📍 Homo Sapiens Spotify Playlist 📍Subscribe here for ad free listening 📍NEW EPISODE Every Thursday 📍Come play with us on socials Facebook & Instagram @Homosapiens 📍Email us: Hello@homosapienspodcast.com 📍Podcast Host: Acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 9, 2024 · 13 min
Dry January: What are the benefits for LGBTQ+ people?
Dry January: Who's doing it, who's lasting the distance, who's ditched it, what are the benefits and what does it mean for LGBTQ+ people? Here is a snippet of our conversation with alcohol and addiction expert Toni Hogg. Listen to the full episode here. Buy tickets to the Homo Sapiens X Like Minded Friends live show here. 📍 Homo Sapiens Spotify Playlist 📍Subscribe here for ad free listening 📍NEW EPISODE Every Thursday 📍Come play with us on socials Facebook & Instagram @Homosapiens 📍Email us: Hello@homosapienspodcast.com 📍Podcast Host: Acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 4, 2024 · 23 min
264: Your Sex and Relationship Dilemmas answered with Cody Rigsby | Part 2
Is sex BEFORE a date the best policy? Should we ban uploading old photos on Grindr profiles? And why is tactful pettiness important? Today we are bringing in the new year in style with one of the world’s most famous fitness faces - Cody Rigsby. Cody shot to fame as a result of his world-famous Peloton classes which combine unbelievable pop music with beaming advocacy for LGBTQ+ rights. Identifying as an ‘opinionated homosexual’, Cody has also become world-famous for his no-nonsense life advice- from sex to relationships to red flags. Tune in as he helps answer our listeners’ sex and relationship dilemmas. It’s a hoot! You can purchase Cody's book XOXO Cody here. Buy tickets to the Homo Sapiens X Like Minded Friends live show here. 📍 Homo Sapiens Spotify Playlist 📍Subscribe here for ad free listening 📍NEW EPISODE Every Thursday 📍Come play with us on socials Facebook & Instagram @Homosapiens 📍Email us: Hello@homosapienspodcast.com 📍Podcast Host: Acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 4, 2024 · 29 min
264: Your Sex and Relationship Dilemmas answered with Cody Rigsby | Part 1
Is sex BEFORE a date the best policy? Should we ban uploading old photos on Grindr profiles? And why is tactful pettiness important? Today we are bringing in the new year in style with one of the world’s most famous fitness faces - Cody Rigsby. Cody shot to fame as a result of his world-famous Peloton classes which combine unbelievable pop music with beaming advocacy for LGBTQ+ rights. Identifying as an ‘opinionated homosexual’, Cody has also become world-famous for his no-nonsense life advice- from sex to relationships to red flags. Tune in as he helps answer our listeners’ sex and relationship dilemmas. It’s a hoot! You can purchase Cody's book XOXO Cody here. Buy tickets to the Homo Sapiens X Like Minded Friends live show here. 📍 Homo Sapiens Spotify Playlist 📍Subscribe here for ad free listening 📍NEW EPISODE Every Thursday 📍Come play with us on socials Facebook & Instagram @Homosapiens 📍Email us: Hello@homosapienspodcast.com 📍Podcast Host: Acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 28, 2023 · 19 min
Culture Club: The Closet: how clothes provide a lens into queerness | Part 2
Did you have a favorite item of clothing during your childhood? Clothes, what we wear and why we wear them provide a lens into so many aspects of queerness. Our guest today, editorial director of Soho House, Teo van den Broeke, has written a beautiful memoir called ‘Closet’ about exactly this. There are brilliant stories of the realities of being in the Closet in the nineties, from MSN accounts entitled ‘ILoveWomen87’ to errors with concealing your internet search history on the family computer- it’s a coming of age story like no other and you're going to LOVE it! You can buy a copy of the closet here. Buy tickets to the Homo Sapiens X Like Minded Friends live show here. 📍 Homo Sapiens Spotify Playlist 📍Subscribe here for ad free listening 📍NEW EPISODE Every Thursday 📍Come play with us on socials Facebook & Instagram @Homosapiens 📍Email us: Hello@homosapienspodcast.com 📍Podcast Host: Acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 28, 2023 · 19 min
Culture Club: The Closet: how clothes provide a lens into queerness | Part 1
Did you have a favorite item of clothing during your childhood? Clothes, what we wear and why we wear them provide a lens into so many aspects of queerness. Our guest today, editorial director of Soho House, Teo van den Broeke, has written a beautiful memoir called ‘Closet’ about exactly this. There are brilliant stories of the realities of being in the Closet in the nineties, from MSN accounts entitled ‘ILoveWomen87’ to errors with concealing your internet search history on the family computer- it’s a coming of age story like no other and you're going to LOVE it! You can buy a copy of the closet here. Buy tickets to the Homo Sapiens X Like Minded Friends live show here. 📍 Homo Sapiens Spotify Playlist 📍Subscribe here for ad free listening 📍NEW EPISODE Every Thursday 📍Come play with us on socials Facebook & Instagram @Homosapiens 📍Email us: Hello@homosapienspodcast.com 📍Podcast Host: Acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 22, 2023 · 7 min
🎄 Joe Lycett's Christmas Advice! 🎄
Should Christmas be changed to 1st December? What is your Christmas tree decoration etiquette? Today I am talking about being queer at Christmas with the one and only Joe Lycett. You can listen to the full episode here. Buy tickets to the Homo Sapiens X Like Minded Friends live show here. 📍 Homo Sapiens Spotify Playlist 📍Subscribe here for ad free listening 📍NEW EPISODE Every Thursday 📍Come play with us on socials Facebook & Instagram @Homosapiens 📍Email us: Hello@homosapienspodcast.com 📍Podcast Host: Acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 21, 2023 · 20 min
262: Christmas Special: A Queer Cultural roundup of 2023 and what not to miss in 2024 | Part 2
Xmas Entertainment Recommendations! What are your queer cultural and entertainment highlights of 2023? Is it Red, White & Royal Blue, I Kissed A Boy, the birth of PADAM? In today’s episode we will be discussing and sharing all of your recommendations and joining us is The Guardian entertainment critic Scott Bryan. Scott will also be guiding us through all of the exciting things to come in 2024. We hope you have a lovely festive period xxx Buy tickets to the Homo Sapiens X Like Minded Friends live show here. 📍 Homo Sapiens Spotify Playlist 📍Subscribe here for ad free listening 📍NEW EPISODE Every Thursday 📍Come play with us on socials Facebook & Instagram @Homosapiens 📍Email us: Hello@homosapienspodcast.com 📍Podcast Host: Acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 21, 2023 · 26 min
262: Christmas Special: A Queer Cultural roundup of 2023 and what not to miss in 2024 | Part 1
Xmas Entertainment Recommendations! What are your queer cultural and entertainment highlights of 2023? Is it Red, White & Royal Blue, I Kissed A Boy, the birth of PADAM? In today’s episode we will be discussing and sharing all of your recommendations and joining us is The Guardian entertainment critic Scott Bryan. Scott will also be guiding us through all of the exciting things to come in 2024. We hope you have a lovely festive period xxx Buy tickets to the Homo Sapiens X Like Minded Friends live show here. 📍 Homo Sapiens Spotify Playlist 📍Subscribe here for ad free listening 📍NEW EPISODE Every Thursday 📍Come play with us on socials Facebook & Instagram @Homosapiens 📍Email us: Hello@homosapienspodcast.com 📍Podcast Host: Acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 14, 2023 · 16 min
261: Leo Reich | Part 2
What are your worst dating app stories? Is dating as a young queer man a dumpster fire or a delight? Today we are answering these questions and are thrilled to be joined by Leo Reich, one of the most exciting young comedians to occupy stage and screen. Leo is fresh from supporting Simon Amstell on tour alongside wildly successful runs at Edinburgh and Broadway with his hit comedy show “Literally Who Cares”. He is laugh-out-loud funny and will fill your ears with queer joy. Plus, should we rename the podcast? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 14, 2023 · 23 min
261: Leo Reich | Part 1
What are your worst dating app stories? Is dating as a young queer man a dumpster fire or a delight? Today we are answering these questions and are thrilled to be joined by Leo Reich, one of the most exciting young comedians to occupy stage and screen. Leo is fresh from supporting Simon Amstell on tour alongside wildly successful runs at Edinburgh and Broadway with his hit comedy show “Literally Who Cares”. He is laugh-out-loud funny and will fill your ears with queer joy. Plus, should we rename the podcast? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 7, 2023 · 18 min
260: Stephen K. Amos | Part 2
What happened when comedian and national treasure Stephen K Amos met the Pope and asked him about being LGBTQ+? The answer will suprise you! Stephen joins us on today’s episode and we discuss LGBTQ+ identity in the black community following his hit documentary ‘Batty Man’ and whether comedy is having its Me Too moment following the accusations against Russel Brand. Plus, recollections of nights out in the West End as a queer youth and clubbing in your 40's! Buy tickets to the Homo Sapiens X Like Minded Friends live show here. 📍 Homo Sapiens Spotify Playlist 📍Subscribe here for ad free listening 📍NEW EPISODE Every Thursday 📍Come play with us on socials Facebook & Instagram @Homosapiens 📍Email us: Hello@homosapienspodcast.com 📍Podcast Host: Acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.