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Pop PantheonBritney Mailbag! (with Alim Kheraj)In the wake of our epic Britney series, critic and writer of the Substack In the Zine Alim Kheraj joins Louie and Russ to answer all your burning follow up questions: What are our favorite Britney deep cuts? What do we make of the anti-Britneys like Avril? Who would we cast in a proper remake of the Britney, Beyoncé, and Pink Pepsi commercial? And so much more!BUY TICKETS TO MAIN POP GIRLS: PRIDE ON JUNE 7 AT PARKSIDE LOUNGE! Join Pop Pantheon: All Access, Our Patreon Channel, for Exclusive Content and MoreShop M...
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Pop Culture with Chanté JosephMatthew Perry death, and Britney’s memoir – Pop Culture with Chanté JosephFollowing the shocking news of Matthew Perry’s death, Chanté speaks to the Guardian’s Zoe Williams about how he captured the spirit of a generation. Plus, music journalist Alim Kheraj on Britney Spears’s memoir.
2023-11-0231 min
Queer Spaces: Behind the SceneEpisode 8 - Harry NicholasThis episode of Queer Spaces is a bonus one-off as we are joined by writer and campaigner Harry Nicholas, to celebrate the launch of his unflinching and brilliant book A Trans Man Walks into a Gay Bar, out now.A raw and honest memoir, Harry’s book explores the intersection of gender, sexuality, sex, queerness, as well as his own relationship with queer spaces. The book is an essential and necessary addition to the trans literary canon, while also being fiercely entertaining and cheek-reddeningly candid.Queer Spaces is produced, written and edited by Tim Boddy, an...
2023-05-1948 minQueer Spaces: Behind the SceneEpisode 7 - Queer BritainIn our final episode of the season, we headed to Kings Cross to visit Queer Britain, the UK’s first LGBTQ+ museum and talked with CEO and co-founder Joseph Galliano. Sat inside the gallery, we spoke about the process of creating the museum, the current hostile political climate towards LGBTQ+ people and why documenting our past helps our queer futures. Queer Spaces is produced, written and edited by Tim Boddy, and hosted and written by Alim Kheraj.Queer Britain can be found at Granary Square in King’s Cross, London. It’s open on Wednesday to Sun...
2022-06-2140 minQueer Spaces: Behind the SceneEpisode 6 - GGI 끼 (June Lam)Episode 6 is with artist, activist and nightlife organiser June Lam, the founder of GGI 끼, London’s only rave for queer, trans & nonbinary East and South East Asian people. We spoke about the barriers preventing marginalised groups from forming their own club nights, femininity and faggotry, and LGBTQ+ activism. Queer Spaces is produced, written and edited by Tim Boddy, and hosted and written by Alim Kheraj.To keep up with Gal Pals and find the dates for their next parties, you can find them on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @galpalsclub, as well as their website galpals.club...
2022-06-0843 minQueer Spaces: Behind the SceneEpisode 5 - Gal PalsIn this episode, Queer Spaces travelled down to Brighton to meet Scarlett (she/her) and Xandice (they/he), the founders of Gal Pals, which is a queer dance party centring queer women, trans and non-binary people that plays music exclusively by women. We spoke about how Gal Pals was formed, the differences between London and Brighton’s queer scenes and the need for experiences specifically for trans people. Queer Spaces is produced, written and edited by Tim Boddy, and hosted and written by Alim Kheraj.To keep up with Gal Pals and...
2022-05-3158 minQueer Spaces: Behind the SceneEpisode 4 - London LGBTQ+ Community CentreJoining us for Episode 4 are Sarah Moore (she/her) and Megan Key (she/her) from the London LGBTQ+ Community Centre. Run by and for LGBTQ+ people, it is a safe, sober, intersectional community centre and café where all LGBTQ+ people are welcome, supported, can build connections and can flourish.Founded in 2017, a successful fundraising initiative in 2018 saw them raise £100,000. In 2021, they opened a pop-up centre right in the heart of London, which is where we met with Sarah and Megan to talk more about the centre, it’s journey and future, and issues affecting LGBTQ+ people in the...
2022-05-1749 minQueer Spaces: Behind the SceneEpisode 3 - Open BarbersFor Episode 3 of Queer Spaces: Behind the Scene, we had the opportunity to head down to Open Barbers in Hackney, where we spoke with founder Greygory Vass (he/him). Founded over a decade ago, Open Barbers is a not-for-profit hairdressing service for all lengths, genders and sexualities who offer a queer and trans friendly haircutting experience. We spoke to Greygory about his life, the genesis of Open Barbers, enforced gender roles and community.To find out more about Open Barbers, visit their website at openbarbers.com or find them on social media @openbarbers. Q...
2022-05-0353 minQueer Spaces: Behind the SceneEpisode 2 - Tonic HousingIn this episode of Queer Spaces: Behind the Scene we have the immense privilege of speaking to Anna Kear, the CEO of Tonic Housing. Tonic is a community-led not for profit organisation focused on providing vibrant and inclusive urban LGBTQ+ affirming retirement communities. In 2021, they opened the UK’s first LGBTQ+ affirmative retirement housing. Tonic@Bankhouse is a retirement community comprising affordable apartments over 14 floors, located on Albert Embankment in the iconic area of Vauxhall, Lambeth.To find out more about Tonic, visit their website at tonichousing.org.uk or find them on social media @ton...
2022-04-2552 minQueer Spaces: Behind the SceneEpisode 1 - Queer House PartyFeatured on the debut episode of Queer Spaces: Behind the Scene (hosted by Alim Kheraj) is Queer House Party.Self-described as a “DJ collective, community platform and award-winning queer party that’s accessible, radical, DIY and punk AF”, Queer House Party originally began as a weekly virtual party at the start of the pandemic in March 2020, as a way of hanging out with their close circle of friends.These online events cultivated a much-needed community for queer people during various lockdowns in the UK and across the world - bringing those together even in countries where it is...
2022-04-2549 min
Queer Spaces: Behind the SceneTrailer - Queer Spaces: Behind the SceneTrailer for Queer Spaces: Behind the Scene, which is a new photography and podcast series focusing exclusively on contemporary LGBTQ+ spaces. Photographer Tim Boddy (he/him) and journalist and author Alim Kheraj (he/him) will profile a series of collectives in what is a rapidly-changing landscape in London and the UK.Featured are in-depth conversations with a diverse range of voices behind some pivotal LGBTQ+ groups, including Queer House Party, the LGBTQ+ Community Centre, Tonic Housing, and Open Barbers. Each episode will be complemented by original photography and portraiture by Tim Boddy, which captures the spirit of...
2022-04-1803 min
AnthemsAlim Kheraj | EUPHORIAAlim Kheraj is a freelance writer and editor from London, whose work has focused on the intersection of queerness and popular culture. His writing has appeared in The Guardian, GQ, the i, The Observer, i-D, Vice, Gay Times, and Time Out. His first book, Queer London, is a guide to LGBTQ+ London past and present is available now.
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#AnthemsPride is a collection of 30 original manifestos, speeches...
2021-06-3006 min
Queer We GoEpisode 5: LGBTQ+ in LondonJessie chats about the evolution of queer culture, activism and spaces in her home city of London, inspired by recent launches including Alim Kheraj's book Queer London, the documentary Rebel Dykes and the photography archive Black And Gay, Back In The Day.
2021-04-2016 min
BottomingAlim Kheraj with London LGBTQ+ Community CentreFor our final LGBT+ History Month episode, we're back in London to take a trip down memory lane AKA our first queer London memories - but not before a little discussion around Framing Britney.We cover Matthew's first memorable night in Soho *cough* XXL *cough* and discuss Brendan's lucky housing find, before exploring London's LGBTQ+ scene and history, speaking to Alim Kheraj, author of upcoming book, Queer London: A Guide To The City's LGBTQ+ Past and Present. Alim share's his favourite part of researching for the book, the importance of the hot pink pages inside, and s...
2021-02-2457 min
Bottle Pop with Tom AspaulS1E12: Alim KherajTom is joined by Britney superfan and freelance writer Alim Kheraj (who, amongst other things, contributes to Beat, iD, Popjustice and Noisey) as they make a toast to the city of Las Vegas, for reinvigorating the career of The Legendary Miss Spears. The boys chat about their Las Vegas experiences and Alim recounts seeing her live at her residency and the iTunes festival. This episode is dedicated to the life, times and works of Britney Jean Spears and Alim discusses what it is that makes her so special.. and how she shapes up against today’s younger batch of pop ...
2017-08-1049 min