Have you ever wanted to start listening to podcasts but didn't know where to start? Well, here are 9 podcasts to listen to while cooking, doing chores, on the way to work, or just to kill boredom!
1. LGBTQ&A
This weekly podcast offers interviews of LGBTQ people, some more known than others, and allows us to learn more about their story and their journey of activism and professional careers.
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2. Adventure in Time and Gender
A podcast in which trans and non-binary history is told by a trans and non-binary cast, as well as written, directed and produced by trans and non-binary people. This was made by trans and non-binary people, for trans and non-binary people and for people who want to learn.
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3.Queerology
Queerology is a podcast in which Matthias Roberts brings together theologians, psychologists, writers, thinkers to have conversations on belief and being yourself to answer the question of how to live better as LGBTIQ+ people of faith.
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4. Food 4 Thot
A multiracial cast of queer writers talks about all sort of topics: sex, relationships, race, identity, books they love, authors they love, etc. All very important topics brought with a hint of humour, but without taking away the seriousness of the topics.
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5. Rainbow Road: A Gay Gaming Podcast
This podcast focuses on video games, more particularly LGBTIQ+ representation in video games. The two hosts, two gay men (gaymers as they call themselves) discuss this very vast world through queer lenses.
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6. Bad Gays
This is a history podcast but it's not like your regular history podcast: this one focuses on the "villains" of history, those with a bad reputation, who happened to be LGBTIQ+. We can't always be the good guys, but our identity is never the reason why we're the bad guys!
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7. Outward: Slate's LGBTQ Podcast
This podcast aims to deepen people's understanding of LGBTIQ+ culture and politics through discussions with a variety of guests. With an episode once a month, listeners are invited to discover different perspectives and join conversations about the issues animating our community.
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8. Some Families
This podcast is dedicated to celebrating LGBTIQ+ families. It explores different topics with the use of true stories from diverse families, from parenthood through adoption, insemination or surrogacy, co-parenting, transitioning as a parent, having LGBTIQ+ parents, and more.
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9. Making Gay History
This is another history podcast, however, this one focuses on the heroes and witness to LGBTIQ+ history. Each episode is a portrait of a champion, known or forgotten by history, accompanied by archives, particularly archival interviews.
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Happy listening!