Hello! This episode we speak to Marianne Oakes, a therapist who works on supporting trans people and their families. We discuss her own journey transitioning via the NHS, how healthcare looks for trans people in the UK at the moment and lots, lots more. If you'd like to find our more about supporting the trans community whether you're an individual or business, check out TransMission PR. Be sure to check out our next episode too - as we're sharing quite a big update... *gulp* Check out linktr.ee/bottomingpod, follow on Instagram and Twitter @bottomingpod and find more resources from this sea ..read more

This week, we're chatting to Brooklyn artist and songwriter, BAYLI. We chat about her debut as an independent artist, how she’s navigated the past couple of years as a performer, and why she’s determined to sew a deeper message into every song she writes. There's also chat about being a queer musician and the responsibility that holds, our interactions and place within the various Pride Movements... and SUSHI! Before we deep-dive with BAYLI, we catchup about the weeks since our last episode, talking about University, big-city moves and LGBTQI+ music festival, Body Movements. Check out linktr ..read more

Friday 1st July marked 50 years since the UK's first Pride march, led by the Gay Liberation Front through London. To mark this, thousands of people took to the streets to retrace the exact same route and to protest the current state of the world for LGBTQ+ people, with the parade being led by some of the original GLF members. We marched the route, and recorded some live interviews with people to find out why they'd wanted to take to the streets today, including Philip, who was one of the original marchers 50 years ago (and a member of LGBT+ Choice, The Pink Singers!). It's a special one. Be ..read more

This week we’re chatting to the incredible Josef Salvat - about his approach to making music (including his beautiful albums Modern Anxiety and most recently, Islands), about dealing with the pressures of social media and churning out content, and bringing a difficult few years to a close. We also catch up about our medication and how we’ve been feeling recently, after both experiencing similar moods. Check out linktr.ee/bottomingpod, follow on Instagram and Twitter @bottomingpod and find more resources from this season at bottomingpodcast.com. You can now rate and review us on both Apple Po ..read more

It's Pride Month, and we're so pleased to share this episode with the powerhouse that is Nancy Kelley, CEO of Stonewall. She opens up about the gravity of being CEO in the current climate, the impact of abusive trolls on her and the rest of the Stonewall team, and sheds light on the positive work they continue to do despite it all. Stonewall have been a game-changer and leader in LGBTQ+ rights in the UK and that remains true today - including their staunch support of trans rights. Check out Stonewall online, to ask them to support a full ban on conversion therapy, and read more about some of ..read more

We're baaaaaack! To kick off our brand spanking new season, we're speaking to Jack Rooke, comedian, writer and creator of new Channel 4 series, Big Boys! In a Bottoming first, we cover death and grief, and Jack's personal experiences with them both of which led him to writing his book, Cheer The F**k Up. Jack was a perfect guest for us, and we gab away about finding ways to use humour to get through the darker times, as well as very essential topics, like Charli XCX and our personal favourite, Broad City. Big Boys is out on Channel 4, Thursday 26th May at 10pm BST, followed by the boxset on ..read more

Hello sweeties! We're back for a sneaky little bonus episode, with the one and only, gay AND pop icon, Will Young! May 9th to 15th 2022 is Mental Health Awareness Week in the UK, and this year's theme is loneliness. In this special episode, we explore loneliness in relation to LGBTQ+ people, before diving into our gorgeous interview with the incredibly open Will Young. As Will celebrates the 20th anniversary of winning Pop Idol this year, we talk about what he remembers from that historic day and his own experiences with loneliness and mental health - both of which have led him to his new bo ..read more

Ever considered therapy? If you’re 18+, LGBTQ+, UK-based, and have ever considered or undertaken therapy in the UK, then your time would be greatly appreciated! Follow this link to find out more about how you can be involved in this new piece of research by our very own Brendan Geoghegan. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bottomingpodcast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information ..read more

Surprise! We've reached the final episode of season 3, and this week we have a few things on the agenda. First up, we speak to Danny Keeling about their own mental health journey, political campaigning for the Green Party, and their experience with stem cell donation for Anthony Nolan. Anthony Nolan are a blood cancer charity in the UK - and they need more donors! There are no restrictions like blood donation, so if you're LGBTQ+ and aged 16-30, join us and sign up now and you could save a life: anthonynolan.org/bottomingpod! As we're wrapping up the season, we take some time to reflect on ou ..read more

Cultural producer, Big Flower Fight champion and all-round creative powerhouse, Ryan Lanji is with us this week to talk all things culture! We discuss his motivations behind founding queer Bollywood club night HUNGAMA and queer/QTBIPOC fitness collective NDY GLOBAL. Ryan then gives us a little background on his latest project with BBC Three, The Big Proud Party Agency, due to air this spring. We then have our usual catch up to see how we've been the last couple of weeks - including a mention of our interview with BBC Radio 4 Extra's, Podcast Radio Hour!(!!!) Check out linktr.ee/bottomin ..read more