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podDIVAHorse McDonaldIconic Scottish singer-songwriter Horse McDonald, who's been touring and singing and inspiring the world for almost 40 years, has a new album out ...All hail The Road Less Travelled!In this passionate discussion, DIVA Deputy Editor Nic Crosara chats to Horse abouttouringstaying visibleher passion for creating personal, heart felt music.Have you heard our top-rated ep? TheLWordGenQ with Rachel ShelleyOr listened to our 30 x 30 micro-casts? Celebrating 30 years of DIVA magazine and its community throughout the month of April 2024.W...
2024-07-0316 min
podDIVAAdele Roberts and Kate HoldernessToday on podDIVA , we are super-dooper #Proud to be dropping in on this hilarious, this gorgeous conversation between our amazing Pride month cover star Adele Roberts, her fabulous fiancé Kate Holderness and our divine editor-in-chief, the right royal Roxy Bourdillon.Be prepared to laugh along with these three old friends, to be inspired, to be deeply moved and perhaps, like me, to shed a tear too.Hear all about:dealing with cancer and writing their bookthat first date and the two decades of lesbian love that have followedtheir challenges, gri...
2024-06-1948 min
podDIVADIVA Debrief: June 2024Pride month is here! And along with it is the bumper issue of DIVA magazine.Whooo hoooo!Join The L Word star Rachel Shelley (aka Helena Peabody) and the right royal Roxy Bourdillon, editor supreme of all DIVA-dom, as we turn the pages of this latest Pride-tastic magazine. Both gloriously head-to-toe in their Pride festive colours!Discussingcover star and phenomenal role model Adele Robertsthe DIVA Awards celebrating 30 years of your favourite LGBTQIA+ magazinecomedian Jessica Fostekewqueer speed friend-shippingEleanor Medhurst on lesbian fashionBlack queer...
2024-06-0547 min
podDIVARelationship Room with Jai BristowDIVA magazine's relationship coach and columnist Ali Hendry in conversation with Jai Bristow in the Relationship Room.Jai is a multi-ethnic, queer, disabled DEIJB coach and consultant who leads workshops on Power, Privilege and Prejudice. Jai also hosts the Beyond Boxes podcast exploring labels and identity.[DEIJB = Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice and Belonging]Together Ali and Jai are unpacking gender expression, focusing on· Embracing intersectionality· Non-binary dating· Dealing with CompHet or Compulsive Heterosexualityand· How to lead with curiosity Get in touch wi...
2024-05-2234 min
podDIVALucia KerskinStill riding high after Lesbian Visibility Week and the DIVA Awards, on this episode of podDIVA we are celebrating everyone's favourite deadpan comic - Lucia Kerskin.When Lucia posted a video to YouTube about failing her GCSEs back in 2017, it didn't seem like the obvious route into comedy.But seven years later, she's racked up nearly half a million followers on YouTube alone, and starred in the likes of Channel 4's Big Boys and Dave's Sneakerhead.Plus she's written and starred in her very own BBC show....
2024-05-0811 min
podDIVADIVA: 2023DIVA magazine turns 30 this year and to celebrate we're covering those 30 glorious years, in 30 days throughout April.Today is the final stop on the temporal time train, as we take a whistle-stop tour of last year, 2023. Toot toot!Have you heard our top-rated ep? TheLWordGenQ with Rachel ShelleyWant to hear more of all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of DIVA's April issue here.Edited and produced by Rachel Shelley with additional editing, producing and knock-out audiogram awesomeness by Ella Gauci.W...
2024-04-3006 min
podDIVADIVA: 2022DIVA magazine turns 30 this year and to celebrate we're covering those 30 glorious years, in 30 days throughout April.We're only moving the dial back a coupla years today, to the very recent past of 2022. Still, buckle up all the same. Here we go...Have you heard our top-rated ep? TheLWordGenQ with Rachel ShelleyWant to hear more of all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of DIVA's April issue here.Edited and produced by Rachel Shelley with additional editing, producing and knock-out audiogram awesomeness by Ella G...
2024-04-2903 min
podDIVADIVA: 2021DIVA magazine turns 30 this year and to celebrate we're covering those 30 glorious years, in 30 days throughout April.Today it's the turn of the year 2021, only a teeny trip on the time train backwards. Plus! Because it's Sunday, stay with us a little longer as Rachel Shelley reads one of our favourite DIVA articles from the last seven years. Have you heard our top-rated ep? TheLWordGenQ with Rachel ShelleyWant to hear more of all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of DIVA's April issue here.
2024-04-2817 min
podDIVADIVA: 2020DIVA magazine turns 30 this year and to celebrate we're covering those 30 glorious years, in 30 days throughout April.Today we're running back to the very recent past, a short hop, skip and a jump to the year 2020. A year like no other...Have you heard our top-rated ep? TheLWordGenQ with Rachel ShelleyWant to hear more of all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of DIVA's April issue here.Edited and produced by Rachel Shelley with additional editing, producing and knock-out audiogram awesomeness by Ella Gauci.
2024-04-2703 min
podDIVADIVA: 2019DIVA magazine turns 30 this year and to celebrate we're covering those 30 glorious years, in 30 days throughout April.Today we're rummaging deep into the pockets of DIVA magazine throughout 2019!Have you heard our top-rated ep? TheLWordGenQ with Rachel ShelleyWant to hear more of all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of DIVA's April issue here.Edited and produced by Rachel Shelley with additional editing, producing and knock-out audiogram awesomeness by Ella Gauci.With love and support from TeamDIVApodDIVA: Q...
2024-04-2605 min
podDIVAGabrielle KornWriter, editor and strategist Gabrielle Korn talks to DIVA magazine's Deputy Editor Nic Crosara about her latest Sapphic and dystopian novel Yours For The Taking, published by St Martin's Press. Known for her previous novel Everybody (Else) Is Perfect and her imminent companion novel The Shutouts, Gabrielle is the former editor in chief of Nylon Media. She also recently led LGBTQ strategy at Netflix.In this episode, Gabrielle discussesthe inspirations behind her new novelher love for the word "lesbian"the current state of the climate crisis.
2024-04-2413 min
podDIVADIVA: 2017DIVA magazine turns 30 this year and to celebrate we're covering those 30 glorious years, in 30 days throughout April.Today we're buckling up and jetting back in time to the year 2017. Hold tight DIVAs!Have you heard our top-rated ep? TheLWordGenQ with Rachel ShelleyWant to hear more of all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of DIVA's April issue here.Edited and produced by Rachel Shelley with additional editing, producing and knock-out audiogram awesomeness by Ella Gauci.With love and support from TeamDIVA
2024-04-2405 min
podDIVADIVA: 2016DIVA magazine turns 30 this year and to celebrate we're covering those 30 glorious years, in 30 days throughout April.Today we're doing the time warp again, this time to 2016!Have you heard our top-rated ep? TheLWordGenQ with Rachel ShelleyWant to hear more of all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of DIVA's April issue here.Edited and produced by Rachel Shelley with additional editing, producing and knock-out audiogram awesomeness by Ella Gauci.With love and support from TeamDIVApodDIVA: Queers f...
2024-04-2306 min
podDIVADIVA: 2015DIVA magazine turns 30 this year and to celebrate we're covering those 30 glorious years, in 30 days throughout April.Today we're celebrating the year of our Kristen, 2015! Whoop whoop!Have you heard our top-rated ep? TheLWordGenQ with Rachel ShelleyWant to hear more of all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of DIVA's April issue here.Edited and produced by Rachel Shelley with additional editing, producing and knock-out audiogram awesomeness by Ella Gauci.With love and support from TeamDIVApodDIVA: Queers f...
2024-04-2203 min
podDIVADIVA: 2014DIVA magazine turns 30 this year and to celebrate we're covering those 30 glorious years, in 30 days throughout April.Today we're delving deep into the DIVA archive of the year 2014. And seeing as it's Sunday, stay with us a little longer because I want to read you one of my favourite articles of the last seven years..."The actor behind Bette Porter, The L Word's alpha female, talks to her friend Rachel Shelley about her book, L Word nostalgia and her need for privacy."Have you...
2024-04-2118 min
podDIVADIVA: 2013DIVA magazine turns 30 this year and to celebrate we're covering those 30 glorious years, in 30 days throughout April.Today we're turning back the temporal time piece to the year 2013 with DIVA's editor Roxy Bourdillon. Have you heard our top-rated ep? TheLWordGenQ with Rachel ShelleyWant to hear more of all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of DIVA's April issue here.Edited and produced by Rachel Shelley with additional editing, producing and knock-out audiogram awesomeness by Ella Gauci.With love and support from T...
2024-04-2004 min
podDIVADIVA: 2012DIVA magazine turns 30 this year and to celebrate we're covering those 30 glorious years, in 30 days throughout April.Today we're delving into the inky deep water of DIVA in the year 2012! Have you heard our top-rated ep? TheLWordGenQ with Rachel ShelleyWant to hear more of all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of DIVA's April issue here.Edited and produced by Rachel Shelley with additional editing, producing and knock-out audiogram awesomeness by Ella Gauci.With love and support from TeamDIVA
2024-04-1905 min
podDIVADIVA: 2011DIVA magazine turns 30 this year and to celebrate we're covering those 30 glorious years, in 30 days throughout April.Today we're winding back the temporal time piece to the year 2011!Have you heard our top-rated ep? TheLWordGenQ with Rachel ShelleyEdited and produced by Rachel Shelley with additional editing, producing and knock-out audiogram awesomeness by Ella Gauci.Want to hear more of all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of DIVA's April issue here.With love and support from TeamDIVApodDIVA: Q...
2024-04-1803 min
podDIVADIVA: 2010DIVA magazine turns 30 this year and to celebrate we're covering those 30 glorious years, in 30 days throughout April.Today we're diving into a spectacularly lesbolicious year - I present to you dear DIVAs - 2010! Ta-daaa!Have you heard our top-rated ep? TheLWordGenQ with Rachel ShelleyWant to hear more of all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of DIVA's April issue here.Edited and produced by Rachel Shelley with additional editing, producing and knock-out audiogram awesomeness by Ella Gauci.With love and support f...
2024-04-1703 min
podDIVADIVA: 2009DIVA magazine turns 30 this year and to celebrate we're covering those 30 glorious years, in 30 days throughout April.Today we're all aboard the time train, zooming faster than the speed of light back to the year 2009!Have you heard our top-rated ep? TheLWordGenQ with Rachel ShelleyWant to hear more of all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of DIVA's April issue here.Edited and produced by Rachel Shelley with additional editing, producing and knock-out audiogram awesomeness by Ella Gauci.With love and s...
2024-04-1604 min
podDIVADIVA: 2008DIVA magazine turns 30 this year and to celebrate we're covering those 30 glorious years, in 30 days throughout April.Today we're turning back time to the year 2008!Have you heard our top-rated ep? TheLWordGenQ with Rachel ShelleyWant to hear more of all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of DIVA's April issue here.Edited and produced by Rachel Shelley with additional editing, producing and knock-out audiogram awesomeness by Ella Gauci.With love and support from TeamDIVApodDIVA: Queers for your E...
2024-04-1502 min
podDIVADIVA: 2007DIVA magazine turns 30 this year and to celebrate we're covering those 30 glorious years, in 30 days throughout April.Today we're twisting the time melon man, landing back in the year 2007!PLUS - seeing as it's Sunday, we thought we'd gift you even more luscious DIVA content.Here's one of our favourite articles of the last seven years - Someone To Watch Over Me by Erica Roberts."Back in the 50s and 60s, a young butch could count on having an older butch as a role...
2024-04-1414 min
podDIVADIVA: 2006DIVA magazine turns 30 this year and to celebrate we're covering those 30 glorious years, in 30 days throughout April.Today on this 13th day of April, we are looking back to the thirteenth year of DIVA magazine, and the year 2006!Have you heard our top-rated ep? TheLWordGenQ with Rachel ShelleyWant to hear more of all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of DIVA's April issue here.Edited and produced by Rachel Shelley with additional editing, producing and knock-out audiogram awesomeness by Ella Gauci.W...
2024-04-1305 min
podDIVADIVA: 2005DIVA magazine turns 30 this year and to celebrate we're covering those 30 glorious years, in 30 days throughout April.Today we're rolling back the inky time space continuum to... 2005.Let's go DIVAs!Have you heard our top-rated ep? TheLWordGenQ with Rachel ShelleyWant to hear more of all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of DIVA's April issue here.Edited and produced by Rachel Shelley with additional editing, producing and knock-out audiogram awesomeness by Ella Gauci.With love and support f...
2024-04-1205 min
podDIVADIVA: 2004DIVA magazine turns 30 this year and to celebrate we're covering those 30 glorious years, in 30 days throughout April.Today we're time travelling back two whole decades to the year 2004! Tick tock.Have you heard our top-rated ep? TheLWordGenQ with Rachel ShelleyWant to hear more of all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of DIVA's April issue here.Edited and produced by Rachel Shelley with additional editing, producing and knock-out audiogram awesomeness by Ella Gauci.With love and support from TeamDIVA
2024-04-1105 min
podDIVADIVA: 2003DIVA magazine turns 30 this year and to celebrate we're covering those 30 glorious years, in 30 days throughout April.Today we're turning back the clock a full twenty one years... and you ready for 2003?Have you heard our top-rated ep? TheLWordGenQ with Rachel ShelleyWant to hear more of all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of DIVA's April issue here.Edited and produced by Rachel Shelley with additional editing, producing and knock-out audiogram awesomeness by Ella Gauci.With love and support from TeamDIVA
2024-04-1004 min
podDIVADIVA: 2002DIVA magazine turns 30 this year and to celebrate we're covering those 30 glorious years, in 30 days throughout April.Today we're winding back the temporal time piece to the year 2002...Are you ready? Let's go!Have you heard our top-rated ep? TheLWordGenQ with Rachel ShelleyWant to hear more of all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of DIVA's April issue here.Edited and produced by Rachel Shelley with additional editing, producing and knock-out audiogram awesomeness by Ella Gauci.With love a...
2024-04-0904 min
podDIVADIVA: 2001DIVA magazine turns 30 this year and to celebrate we're covering those 30 glorious years, in 30 days throughout April.Today we're taking a closer look at the year 2001!Have you heard our top-rated ep? TheLWordGenQ with Rachel ShelleyWant to hear more of all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of DIVA's April issue here.Edited and produced by Rachel Shelley with additional editing, producing and knock-out audiogram awesomeness by Ella Gauci.With love and support from TeamDIVApodDIVA: Queers for y...
2024-04-0803 min
podDIVADIVA: 2000DIVA magazine turns 30 this year and to celebrate we're covering those 30 glorious years, in 30 days throughout April.Today we're all meeting up in the year 2000!(When in a strange way we're all fully grown...)PLUS - seeing as it's Sunday, we thought we'd gift you even more luscious DIVA content.Here's one of our favourite articles of the last seven years - "Dyke TV Interrupts Normal Viewing" from 1995's August / September issue (the one with Anna Friel on the cover)."Cool Eye at the...
2024-04-0717 min
podDIVADIVA: 1999DIVA magazine turns 30 this year and to celebrate we're covering those 30 glorious years, in 30 days throughout April.Today we're winding back the time travel machine all the way to 1999, when DIVA was still in its infancy. Have you heard our top-rated ep? TheLWordGenQ with Rachel ShelleyWant to hear more of all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of DIVA's April issue here.Edited and produced by Rachel Shelley with additional editing, producing and knock-out audiogram awesomeness by Ella Gauci.With love a...
2024-04-0605 min
podDIVADIVA: 1998DIVA magazine turns 30 this year and to celebrate we're covering those 30 glorious years, in 30 days throughout April.Today we're zipping on back to the year 1998!Have you heard our top-rated ep? TheLWordGenQ with Rachel ShelleyWant to hear more of all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of DIVA's April issue here.Edited and produced by Rachel Shelley with additional editing, producing and knock-out audiogram awesomeness by Ella Gauci.With love and support from TeamDIVApodDIVA: Queers for your E...
2024-04-0503 min
podDIVADIVA: 1997DIVA magazine turns 30 this year and to celebrate we're covering those 30 glorious years, in 30 days throughout April.Today we're doing the time warp back to the year 1997!Have you heard our top-rated ep? TheLWordGenQ with Rachel ShelleyWant to hear more of all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of DIVA's April issue here.Edited and produced by Rachel Shelley with additional editing, producing and knock-out audiogram awesomeness by Ella Gauci.With love and support from TeamDIVApodDIVA: Queers f...
2024-04-0405 min
podDIVADIVA: 1996DIVA magazine turns 30 this year and to celebrate we're covering those 30 glorious years, in 30 days throughout April.Today we're going back to the year 1996!Have you heard our top-rated ep? TheLWordGenQ with Rachel ShelleyWant to hear more of all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of DIVA's April issue here.Edited and produced by Rachel Shelley with additional editing, producing and knock-out audiogram awesomeness by Ella Gauci.With love and support from TeamDIVApodDIVA: Queers for your Ears
2024-04-0304 min
podDIVADIVA: 1995DIVA magazine turns 30 this year and to celebrate we're covering those 30 glorious years, in 30 days throughout April.Today we're going back to the year 1995!Have you heard our top-rated ep? TheLWordGenQ with Rachel ShelleyWant to hear more of all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of DIVA's April issue here.Edited and produced by Rachel Shelley with additional editing, producing and knock-out audiogram awesomeness by Ella Gauci.With love and support from TeamDIVApodDIVA: Queers for your Ears
2024-04-0204 min
podDIVADIVA: 1994DIVA magazine turns 30 this year and to celebrate we're covering those 30 glorious years, in 30 days throughout April.Today we're going back to the year of DIVA magazine's conception - 1994!Have you heard our top-rated ep? TheLWordGenQ with Rachel ShelleyWant to hear more of all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of DIVA's April issue here.Edited and produced by Rachel Shelley with additional editing, producing and knock-out audiogram awesomeness by Ella Gauci.With love and support from TeamDIVA
2024-04-0103 min
podDIVADIVA Debrief: April 2024DIVA magazine's 30th Anniversary issue is hot off the press and goodness, it's on FIRE!Join DIVA editor, the right royal Roxy Bourdillon, and The L Word star Rachel Shelley (aka Helena Peabody) as they delve into the magazine past and present.Digging up some juicy tid-bits that are sure to tickle your fancy, includingthe remarkable evolution of DIVA over 30 yearsintimate insights into the power of DIVAthe Sapphic surge in literature, including Musih Ted Xaviere and Gabrielle Korn.Plus an exclusive Beyond Borders feature...
2024-03-2744 min
podDIVADIVA Digest 6 March 2024DIVA magazine's editorial assistant Ella (aka your personal queer newsreader) brings you the hottest and most important headlines from the last two weeks in our new segment: DIVA Digest. Want to see more of all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of DIVA's December issue here.Edited by Ella Gauci.The world's leading brand for LGBTQIA plus women and non-binary people.Check out our podDIVA back catalogue with over 100 episodes - where you can find all your favourite LGBTQIA voices.Are you living outside of the UK...
2024-03-0604 min
podDIVAThe Relationship Room with Jem AyresToday we’re visiting the Relationship Room with DIVA magazine’s very own resident relationship coach, the awesome Ali Hendry.Ali is talking to Jem Ayres – a certified Sex Geek and Orgasmic Embodiment Coach. She’s a Sex Coach and Tantra practitioner. Together they’re discussing:· Creating micro-pleasures· Reframing failure· Unearthing tantric touchThere is so much fascinating stuff to learn in this ep!Stay connected:Jem Ayres websiteJem Ayres FacebookJem Ayres InstaAli Hendry websi...
2024-02-2826 min
podDIVABeverley KnightThe amazing Beverley Knight is our stunning cover star, and in this spirited, energy-infused episode she talks to DIVA magazine's Deputy Editor Nic Crosara aboutcelebrating 50 glorious years of lifestepping into her power and confidenceher endless love of music making accidentally becoming a gay iconNow also an Olivier Award winning West End star, Beverley's latest brilliant album The Fifth Chapter released at the end of last year.Have you heard our top-rated ep? TheLWordGenQ with Rachel ShelleyWant to hear more o...
2024-02-1423 min
podDIVADIVA Debrief: February 2024Beverley Knight is on the cover, people! You know Everything is Going to be Alright...And what a cover!It's a bumper issue of DIVA magazine and a bumper episode of the DIVA Debrief, with the right royal Roxy Bourdillon, editor supreme, and The L Word star Rachel Shelley (aka Helena Peabody).DiscussingLGBTQ History MonthTwenty years of The L Word - TWENTY!Whether it's time to phase out the term "openly gay"Ella Gauci's special report on our elderly LGBTQIA+ community...
2024-01-3153 min
podDIVADIVA DigestDIVA magazine's editorial assistant Ella (aka your personal queer newsreader) brings you the hottest and most important headlines from the last two weeks in our new segment: DIVA Digest. Want to see more of all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of DIVA's December issue here.Edited by Ella Gauci.Produced by Rachel Shelley with love and support from #TeamDIVApodDIVA: Queers for your EarsThe world's leading brand for LGBTQIA plus women and non-binary people.Check out our podDIVA back catalogue with over 100 ep...
2024-01-2404 min
podDIVAMarika HackmanOn this week's #podDIVA we spoke to the enigmatic singer-songwriter Marika Hackman about her new album Big Sigh. Join us as we dig into what inspires her music, the trials and tribulations of the "old queer longing", having crushes on girls in the year above at school, and about how she met her partner and DIVA-fave singer Art School Girlfriend! Editorial Assistant Ella Gauci dives into the making of this highly anticipated album. Have you heard our top-rated ep? TheLWordGenQ with Rachel ShelleyWant to hear more o...
2024-01-0315 min
podDIVAThe Relationship Room featuring Moe Ari Brown from HingeToday on podDIVA we have a special episode of The Relationship Room with Moe Ari Brown. Moe Ari is the Love and Connection Expert for the dating app Hinge – Hinge is now the UK’s number one trending dating app!Moe is also a Mental Health Expert in Transgender Identity and a Licenced Marriage & Family Therapist In this episode, Moe talks to your host of The Relationship Room and DIVA Magazine’s Ali Hendry about Deepening Our Love Goals.And as we enter the holiday period - ...
2023-12-1328 min
podDIVADIVA DigestDIVA magazine's editorial assistant Ella (aka your personal queer newsreader)...brings you the hottest and most important headlines from the last two weeks in our new segment: DIVA Digest. Want to see more of all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of DIVA's December issue here.Edited by Ella Gauci.Produced by Rachel Shelley with love and support from #TeamDIVApodDIVA: Queers for your EarsThe world's leading brand for LGBTQIA plus women and non-binary people.Check out our podDIVA back ca...
2023-12-0603 min
podDIVADIVA Debrief: December 2023Get ready for the big bash - DIVA is turning 30 next year! Woo hoo!Join The L Word star Rachel Shelley (aka Helena Peabody) and DIVA's very own Sapphic-Claus Roxy Bourdillon, resplendent in red velvet with a white faux fur trim, as we dig into this latest issue of DIVA. The one with the sublime Suranne Jones on the cover. Rachel and Roxy cosy up together this yuletide, between the covers and under the mistletoe, taking a look at some of our tastiest morsels of writing whilst reflecting back on the highlights of a sp...
2023-11-2949 min
podDIVADIVA Digest - new!DIVA magazine's editorial assistant Ella (aka your personal queer newsreader)... brings you the hottest and most important headlines from the last two weeks in our new segment: DIVA Digest. Want to see more of all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of DIVA's October issue here.Edited by Ella Gauci.Produced by Rachel Shelley with love and support from #TeamDIVApodDIVA: Queers for your EarsThe world's leading brand for LGBTQIA plus women and non-binary people.Check out our podDIVA back ca...
2023-11-2203 min
podDIVAThe Relationship Room with Musa FrancisThe Relationship Room is a safe place to discuss ideas that help us navigate interpersonal relationships.Ali Hendry, DIVA magazine’s own Holistic Relationship Coach (PCC) and columnist, digs in with curiosity, compassion... and a sweet garnish of humour. This week Ali talks to Musa Francis, a mental health coach who helps LGBTQIA plus creative business owners bloom into happier, healthier, more resilient versions of themselves.Together they discuss:micro-dosing on joymethods of building resilienceregulating your nervous systemhow to build from the bottom up
2023-10-1825 min
podDIVADIVA Debrief: October 2023It's DIVA date day and everyone's invited - we're whisking you off to London's Victoria and Albert Museum to join the DIVA celebrations!Join The L Word star Rachel Shelley (aka Helena Peabody) and your right royal DIVA Magazine editor extraordinaire Roxy Bourdillon, as we celebrate our free-ass M.F. cover star, Janelle Monáe, on location in central London.In a special feature exploring the DIVA exhibition at The V&A Museum, DIVA magazine takes pride of place alongside Janelle Monáe's vagina pants and their sumptuous 2013 DIVA cover. And here at po...
2023-10-0438 min
podDIVAJennifer Beals Summer Re-sizzlepodDIVA is on their summer holidays, so we're sending you some of our favourite episodes of the year. Because they're worth firing up the barbie and re-sizzling.Jennifer Beals is an icon.You'll know and love her for playing Bette Porter on Showtime's The L Word for very nearly 20 years.But her illustrious career has spanned a plethora of culture-defining cinematic moments and performances.The show's current iteration, The L Word Generation Q, sees her navigating the choppy waters of teen parenting, with and without her long...
2023-08-2321 min
podDIVAThe Relationship Room with guest Jennie WilliamsThe Relationship Room is a safe place to discuss ideas that help us navigate interpersonal relationships. Ali Hendry, DIVA magazine’s own Holistic Relationship Coach (PCC) and columnist, digs in with curiosity, compassion... and a sweet garnish of humour. This week Ali talks to Jennie Williams, CEO of the charity Enhance the UK, a charity run by disabled people.Together they discuss:Rewriting your sexual blueprintUnpacking intersectional identityHow to be an effective ally Get in touch with Jennie Williams:Instag...
2023-07-1223 min
podDIVADIVA Debrief: July 2023It's a sizzling hot episode of podDIVA this month, with our Pride Parenting Special and a trip to California!Join The L Word star Rachel Shelley (aka Helena Peabody) and the red-hot DIVA Magazine editor extraordinaire Roxy Bourdillon, as we celebrate our phenomenal July cover star, the inimitable Lucy Spraggan.Together they dive beneath the covers, bathing in the clear, cool waters of your favourite LGBTQIA plus glossy magazine, with love and laughter.Discussing:Our Pride Parenting Special - a bonanza of guidance and first-hand experiencesThe...
2023-06-2845 min
podDIVApodDIVA's Relationship Room with sexologist and Cosmopolitan UK Sex & Relationship Editor Emilie LaviniaYou won't want to miss this one!The Relationship Room is a safe place to discuss ideas that help us navigate interpersonal relationships. Ali Hendry, DIVA magazine’s own Holistic Relationship Coach (PCC) and columnist, digs in with curiosity, compassion... and a sweet garnish of humour. This week Ali talks to sex, relationships and lifestyle writer, Emilie Lavinia.Emilie is also a sexologist and the Sex and Relationships Editor at Cosmopolitan UK. Together they discuss:The truth about non-monogamyEmbracing sex in menopauseEnhancing pleasure and...
2023-06-1419 min
podDIVADebrief: June 2023It's Pride month! Come join the celebration!Join The L Word star Rachel Shelley and DIVA Magazine editor extraordinaire, the resplendent Roxy Bourdillon, as they celebrate June's rainbow-tastic Pride issue! Toot toot!With the all-sparkling, all-inspiring Amber Whittington on the cover.Together they dig deep into your favourite LGBTQIA plus glossy magazine, with love and laughter.Discussing:Our Proud cover star Amber Whittington aka Amber's ClosetPride in the city AND in rural areasYour very first Pride (everyone remembers their first...
2023-05-3141 min
podDIVADebrief: May 2023Totally technicolored, hugely over-hauled and seriously up-sophisticated, DIVA magazine has had something of a make-over!Join The L Word actress Rachel Shelley and DIVA Magazine editor extraordinaire, the very regal Roxy Bourdillon, as they toast this illustrious May issue. The monarch of all magazines, delivered directly to your device by golden carriage in this, the week of the King's coronation. Ta-daaa!Together they dig deep into your favourite LGBTQIA plus glossy magazine, with love and laughter.Discussing:The jubilant 2023 DIVA AwardsThe all mighty...
2023-05-0342 min
podDIVA4Pride4Pride has been nominated for LGBTQ Network of the Year at the DIVA Awards - for the second year running!Discover everything about this amazing Employee Resource Group and the great impact it's having on staff and company alike.Featuring, amongst many others, the fantastically funny Rosie Jones and the audaciously awesome Tom Allen.Want to hear more about 4Pride and all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of DIVA's April issue here.Edited and produced by Rachel Shelley with love and support from #TeamDIVA...
2023-04-2642 min
podDIVAArt School GirlfriendArt School Girlfriend is one of the coolest lesbians on the indie music scene – a singer-songwriter, a DJ, a producer, a football player no less. In this episode of podDIVA, Polly Mackey talks to DIVA’s editorial assistant Georgia Dimdore Miles about finding her name, the pain behind queer joy, and making sweet music with her partner Marika Hackman. Who just happens to drop in…Want to hear more about Art School Girlfriend and all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of DIVA's April issue here.Edited and produced by Rachel Shelley...
2023-04-1919 min
podDIVADame Kelly HolmesThis week's interview is the 24-carat gold, National Treasure that is Dame Kelly Holmes.Having won two gold medals at the Athens Olympics in 2004, Dame Kelly has gone on to work tirelessly for young people, setting up the Dame Kelly Holmes Trust in 2008.Our much celebrated cover star talks openly to DIVA deputy editor Nic Crosara abouther army careerher coming out journeyher charity workWant to see more pictures of Dame Kelly Holmes and all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of DIVA's March issue...
2023-04-1219 min
podDIVADIVA Debrief: April 2023There's so much to celebrate in this episode!It's Lesbian Visibility Month - should be 12 of them, really - which culminates April 23rd with Lesbian Visibility Week and the queer-tastic DIVA Awards on April 28th!Not only do we have National Treasure Dame Kelly Holmes on our 24-carat cover, we also have a jam-packed issue full of fresh, mind-expanding features. Join The L Word actress Rachel Shelley and DIVA Magazine editor extraordinaire Roxy Bourdillon as they mull over the previous week's hullaballoo regarding THAT interview (with L...
2023-04-0543 min
podDIVAJade LeMacOver on TikTok, the queer scene is thriving. And that’s where today’s guest on podDIVA first made her name as a singer-song writer, becoming a social media sensation. Jade Le Mac is from the beautiful Vancouver Island, where she’s been making music since she was 12 years old. We’re lucky enough to feature a couple of those tracks in this episode – Car Accident and Constellations. Both are from her EP Constellations, available now. So thank you Jade.In this episode, Jade LeMac talks to Krysta Mckenzie, DIVA’s new Editorial Assistant. Welcome...
2023-03-2220 min
podDIVAAli Hendry's Relationship Room with guest Natalie Alexis LeeWelcome to the Relationship Room here at podDIVA!The Relationship Room is a safe place to discuss ideas that help us navigate interpersonal relationships. Ali Hendry, DIVA magazine’s own Holistic Relationship Coach (PCC) and columnist, digs in with curiosity, compassion and a sweet garnish of humour. Today's topic: Create The Life You Want.Ali talks to the author of Feeling Myself, Natalie Alexis Lee, about:Learning to manifestCommunity healingFeeling inspired versus being inspiredCommitting to inclusionSex...
2023-03-1530 min
podDIVAScare BNB: The HostsSpecial offer on podDIVA today: three amazing guests for the price of one !That's three of the stars of Scare BNB: The Hosts, a fun thriller with an all-queer lead cast, that's now airing on DIVA Box Office.Lily Richards, Sterling Victorian and Mandahla Rose chat to DIVA's Izzie Jones about the power of working on a queer production, getting snowed in together and Sterling also talks about being a queer woman of colour in a horror movie... and all the tropes that usually surround that.Welcome to podDIVA Izzie...
2023-03-0828 min
podDIVADIVA Debrief: March 2023It's March, the days are getting longer, and it's time to get outside and celebrate the sweet, sweet smell of spring!Join The L Word actress Rachel Shelley and DIVA Magazine editor extraordinaire Roxy Bourdillon as they forest bathe under the blossom and dance in a ring.Together they dig deep into your favourite LGBTQIA plus glossy magazine.Discussing:Our luminous cover star and gay icon Cate BlanchettDating AppsFlorence Schechter's article Vulva Stigma Must End NowPlus an exclusive Beyond Borders...
2023-03-0143 min
podDIVAPaula Andrea PlacidoActor Paula Andrea Placido is riding high right now.Not only does she get to play Roxy on The L Word Generation Q, Dani's "fun friend"...She's also Ava's tenant on the fabulous TV comedy show Hacks.AND...She has a new show Sugar starring Colin Farrell heading to your screens later this year on Apple TV+ .DIVA's new Editorial Assistant Georgia was the lucky duck who got to interview her for this latest episode of podDIVA.Georgia is 23 years old, B...
2023-02-2218 min
podDIVAMunroe BergdorfThe groundbreaking activist, model and writer Munroe Bergdorf talks to DIVA deputy editor Nic Crosara about her latest memoir and manifesto - Transitional.The DIVA alumni - Munroe was once a DIVA columnist - shares her secrets about finding Trans joy on social media, the importance of media representation, and reading Vogue in the loo.Want to hear more from Munroe Bergdorf and all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of DIVA's February issue here.Edited and produced by Rachel Shelley with love and support from #TeamDIVApodDIVA: Queers...
2023-02-1520 min
podDIVAEmily HampshireMany podDIVA listeners fell in love with Emily Hampshire's portrayal of the cynical, deadpan Stevie Budd on the ground-breaking and hilarious TV show Schitt's Creek.In this serving of Queers For Your Ears, our amazing February cover star talks to DIVA's deputy editor Nic Crosara (congrats Nic!) about her latest role in Prime Video's The Rig.They also chat about the importance of telling diverse stories, her journey with queer body image... and then they bond over their star signs!Want to hear more from Emily Hampshire and all things...
2023-02-0821 min
podDIVADIVA Debrief: February 2023It's February, the month of love, so get on board the love train to celebrate LGBT+ History Month!L Word actress Rachel Shelley and DIVA Magazine editor extraordinaire Roxy Bourdillon are riding the love train into February's issue - hop on board and share the love!Together they dig deep into your favourite LGBTQIA plus glossy magazine.On route, they'll be calling at- Schitt's Creek with adorable cover star Emily Hampshire- West Hollywood, with Paula Andrea Placido from Generation Q...
2023-02-0138 min
podDIVAGrace GaustadThe fiercely fantastic vocalist and musician Grace Gaustad talks to DIVA's Nic Crosara about their pathway into music, their upcoming releases and their sexuality journey.Grace gets candid about being outed in high school, sharing a powerful message against people having control of their narrative taken away from them.Tune in to hear more about their amazing Black Box project, blkbxproject.org, which is full of resources to help young people who may be struggling with mental health or identity issues.Want to hear more from Grace Gaustad and all...
2023-01-2514 min
podDIVAThe Sex Lives of College GirlsEver since its release, Mindy Kaling and Justin Noble's show, The Sex Lives of College Girls, has been a huge success.Many podDIVA listeners and DIVA magazine readers love the refreshing way in which the show explores Leighton's queerness.DIVA's Nic Crosara interviewed the four fabulous leads of this laugh-out-loud show:Renee Rapp who plays LeightonAlyah Chanelle Scott who plays WhitneyAmrit Kaur who plays BelaPauline Chalamet who plays KimberlyWant to hear more from the cast of The...
2023-01-1812 min
podDIVAJennifer BealsJennifer Beals is an icon.You'll know and love her for playing Bette Porter on Showtime's The L Word for very nearly 20 years.But her illustrious career has spanned a plethora of culture-defining cinematic moments and performances.The show's current iteration, The L Word Generation Q, sees her navigating the choppy waters of teen parenting, with and without her long term significant other, Tina Kennard.In this intimate interview, DIVA's stunning January cover star discusses love, the power of L-Word fans, and her friendship with actress Laurel...
2023-01-1121 min
podDIVADIVA Debrief: January 2023Happy New Queer, 2023!With the iconic Jennifer Beals on the gorgeous, glossy cover.And some joyous suggestions for New Queer Resolutions on the pages in between.Rachel Shelley (aka Helena in The L Word) discusses the latest issue of DIVA magazine with Her Royal DIVA-ness our illustrious editor Roxy Bourdillon. Nominated for Editor of the Year 2022 by the British Society of Magazine Editors, Roxy's also a self-styled zine nerd.In this episode, Roxy gives a personal account of the giggly highs of making your favourite LGBTQIA+ gorgeous g...
2023-01-0443 min
podDIVAThe L Word Gen Q: Re-runActress and broadcaster Rachel Shelley (aka British heiress Helena Peabody) takes a personal look at the evolution of Showtime's much beloved sapphic series The L Word, from its original OG days to its latest iteration, The L Word Generation Q, Season 3.Delving deep into the podDIVA audio archive, including interviews with:original show-runner Ilene Chaikenactress Laurel Holloman (Tina)actress Leisha Hailey (Alice)actress Kate Moennig (Shane)Also starring YOU! The listener! Wooo hooo!Wherever you are in the world. Sharing your L Word Gen Q...
2022-12-2828 min
podDIVABeth Mead: Lioness, My Journey to GloryHo Ho Ho, Happy Holigays!DIVA magazine this month has the wonderful football queen and Lioness Beth Mead on the cover in all her Golden Boot glory!And today, podDIVA has gift wrapped an exclusive extract of Beth’s book, Lioness: My Journey to Glory, in our esteemed editor’s voice.That’s right, Roxy Bourdillon narrates a beautiful chapter of festive cheer and podDIVA has dropped it on to the warm hearth of your digital device. To let you know we’re with you this Christmas Day… and...
2022-12-2506 min
podDIVAMarried At First Sight UKChannel 4's reality TV show Married at First Sight UK had (spoiler alert!) only one surviving couple this year - Zoe Clifton and Jenna Robinson. Zoe and Jenna talk to DIVA magazine's Eleanor Noyce about life after the social experiment, onscreen lesbian representation and their future together. Want to hear more from Zoe, Jenna and all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of DIVA's December issue here.Edited by Nic Crosara and Rachel ShelleyProduced by Rachel Shelley with love and support from #TeamDIVApodDIVA: Queers for...
2022-12-2117 min
podDIVAZoe LyonsThe inspirational comedian and TV host Zoe Lyons is probably best known for her appearances on Mock The Week, The Wright Stuff, QI and many, many more.Today Zoe talks to DIVA magazine's Eleanor Noyce about her upcoming Bald Ambition Tour (2023), her self-styled Cruella de Ville alopecia hairstyle, and how long distance running helps shape and inspire her comedy.Want to hear more from Zoe and all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of DIVA's December issue here.Edited by Nic Crosara and Rachel ShelleyProduced by Rachel Shelley...
2022-12-1415 min
podDIVADakota SchifferYou know Dakota Schiffer...She's the one from Ru Paul's Drag Race UK with the classic 1960's chic, the lilac and peppermint green fur trimmed outfit, the one who did that spectacular Pete Burns impersonation?She's also the first openly trans woman to have been cast on the UK series of RuPaul's Drag Race.DIVA magazine's Eleanor Noyce spoke to Dakota just after she was eliminated from the competition, about representing the trans community, her queer twin Harry and what drag means to her.Picture credit: Guy...
2022-12-0715 min
podDIVADIVA Debrief: December 2022The festive Golden one! With England's Lioness Beth Mead aka The Golden Boot on the cover.And many a tortured football metaphor between the sheets!Rachel Shelley (aka Helena in The L Word) discusses the latest issue of DIVA magazine with Her Royal DIVA-ness Roxy Bourdillon. Nominated for Editor of the Year 2022 by the British Society of Magazine Editors, Roxy is also a sparkly, self-proclaimed Lesbian Christmas Cliche. Hear her baubles bouncing.Roxy gives a personal account of the giggly highs of making your favourite LGBTQIA+ gorgeous glossy mag, from t...
2022-11-3031 min
podDIVAThe L Word Gen QActress and broadcaster Rachel Shelley (aka British heiress Helena Peabody) takes a personal look at the evolution of Showtime's much beloved sapphic series The L Word, from its original OG days to its latest iteration, The L Word Generation Q, Season 3.Delving deep into the podDIVA audio archive, including interviews with:original show-runner Ilene Chaikenactress Laurel Holloman (Tina)actress Leisha Hailey (Alice)actress Kate Moennig (Shane)Also starring YOU! the listener! Wooo hooo!Wherever you are in the world. Sharing your L...
2022-11-1627 min
podDIVAAbishaSinger-songwriter Abisha believes using pronouns in her music is "so, so important... to make it inclusive for queer people and to create a space for them to be seen and heard."So whether it's the new EP Everything Falls into Place, with its happy, positive vibes...Or a sad, queer heartbreaker...Abisha is here to inspire and showcase a diverse, inclusive world.Abisha spoke to DIVA writer Eleanor Noyce. Picture credit: Prisca TozziWant to hear more from Abisha and all...
2022-11-0919 min
podDIVADIVA Debrief: November 2022The sparkly one! With Jayde Adams and Karen Hauer cha-cha-cha-ing on the cover. This month we're celebrating Trans Awareness Week Nov 13th - 19th, and Intersex Day of Remembrance on November 8th. #IDoRRachel Shelley discusses the latest issue of DIVA magazine with Her Royal DIVA of all DIVA-ness, our editor in chief, the fabulous Roxy Bourdillon. Roxy gives a personal account of the giggly highs and the despairing lows of making your favourite LGBTQIA plus gorgeous glossy mag, from the inside looking out.Including an exclusive...
2022-11-0246 min
podDIVAJayde Adams and Karen HauerThis month's cover stars are the sublime Jayde Adams and Karen Hauer, the fantastic all female dancing duo from the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing 2022 prime time TV show.DIVA mag's Nic Crosara was lucky enough to catch up with the pair on their lunch break, mid rehearsal, fresh from the stunning success of Jayde's iconic Flashdance re-enactment. Bravissima!In a conversation brimming with laughter, the two share snogging stories, choreography tales and finishing each other's sentences.Jayde also tells of the heart-breaking events surrounding her sister's death eleven years ago...
2022-10-2636 min
podDIVALucy SpragganSinger-songwriter Lucy Spraggan exploded into the limelight ten years ago via The X Factor.Her new single “Everything Changes” is inspired by Lucy's newly-acquired 30-year-old perspective on the world, declaring that the sheer terror of knowing that you know nothing is the best part of life.Lucy's also has an autobiography on the way, and if it’s anything like her amazing music or fearless personality, her book will be unapologetically explosive as well.And that’s what makes this interview energetically brilliant.So, take a lis...
2022-10-1919 min
podDIVAEliot SaltOctober 11th is National Coming Out Day, and like DIVA, it's been going for about 30 years. That's why today's episode of podDIVA is a day early, short but sweet, and focusing on a Coming Out story, albeit of a fictional character. Today's guest is actor, writer and out and proud member of the LGBTQIA community, Eliot Salt.DIVAs will know her from Normal People, and of course Netflix's Fate: The Winx Saga, where she plays Terra, an Earth Fairy.The second season of Fate premiered in September...
2022-10-1111 min
podDIVASherelleSherelle is no ordinary DJ. Sherelle is the founder of Beautiful, a record label that empowers and uplifts Black queer people through electronic music. But Beautiful is no ordinary record label, either. It’s also an academy for queer and POC individuals making their way in the music industry. Fighting back against black erasure in the electronic music world.And this is no ordinary month. It’s Black History Month. So take a listen to Sherelle in conversation with DIVA’s Ellie, and then go out and grab your...
2022-10-0516 min
podDIVADIVA Debrief: OctoberThe one with Emile Sandé on the cover.This month we're celebrating Black History Month, Bisexual Awareness Week and Bisexual Visibility Day on Friday September 23rd. Ooof, we are busy!With a special report from Bi Pride and a Beyond Borders feature from Virginia USA.Rachel Shelley discusses the latest issue of DIVA magazine with #TeamDIVA members Nic Crosara and Eleanor Noyce, who both identify as bi.Including singer Abisha, Harriet Tubman, DJ Sherelle and podcaster Kemah Bob.Plus exclusive features starring you, the D...
2022-09-2137 min
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2022-09-1503 min
podDIVAJigglyJiggly Caliente - the fabulous, funny and effervescent star of Drag Race US and All Stars 2016 - talks to DIVA's Eleanor Noyce.Jiggly appeared in Pose, the ballroom drama from Ryan Murphy, and came out as a trans-woman in 2016.Now a judge on Drag Race Philippines, which streams on World of Wonder, you can meet Jiggly in January at RuPaul's Drag Con UK.But for now, soak up her fantastic-ness and when you've finished listening, go grab yourself a copy of DIVA magazine.
2022-09-1416 min
podDIVADIVA Debrief: JulyDebrief dives into the current issue of DIVA magazine once a month.With hosts Rachel Shelley (The L Word) and Victoria Broom (Cheaters)If you're an LGBTQIA+ woman or non-binary person, this is your weekly podcast.Young MA, acclaimed lyricist and Brooklyn rapper, is smashing the cover of July's DIVA magazine. Hear a different side to her in this taster of what's to come next week on podDIVA.July's bumper issue is packed with wild and wondrous articles:We give fangs for sapphic vampires. And werewolves.D...
2022-06-2936 min
podDIVADebrief JuneEmily Bridges is on the cover of this month's DIVA magazine, and it's a goodie!With coverage from queer media fan festival QFX in Florida, featuring Batwoman's Meagan Tandy, Rachel Skarsten and Wallis Day...Putting the fan back into fantastic.Plus exclusive tales from behind the curtain at all those wild L Word conventions.And everyone's favourite "wee lesbian" from TV's hit show Derry Girls.Debrief dives into the current issue of DIVA magazine once a month.With hosts Rachel Shelley (The L Word) and Victoria...
2022-06-0137 min
podDIVADIVA Debrief: MayWith Melissa Etheridge on the cover and the DIVA Power List between the sheets, we are celebrating the visionaries blazing a trail for LGBTQIA women and non binary people.With exclusive coverage from the 2022 DIVA Awards featuring Suranne Jones, Sandi Toksvig and a host of other luminaries.We also discuss PDAs, Mental Health Awareness Week and leaving *gasp* Twitter!Debrief dives into the current issue of DIVA magazine once a month.With hosts Rachel Shelley (The L Word) and Victoria Broom (Cheaters)Plus exclusive interviews featuring you, the...
2022-05-1138 min
podDIVADear DIVAAll your queer queries answered, with love and devotion by Team DIVA.We tackle everything from dating dilemmas to identity issues, reboot recommendations and lesbian visibility. We got you. With DIVA magazine editor Roxy Bourdillon, staff writer Nic Crosara and editorial assistant Ellie Noyce.Queers for your EarsWherever you are in the world.Produced and edited by Rachel Shelley with love and support from #TeamDIVAGet in touch: editorial@divamag.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...
2022-04-2729 min
podDIVADIVA Debrief: AprilWith Suranne Jones and Sophie Rundle on the cover, we're celebrating all things Gentleman Jack - Sally Wainwright's addictive TV show based on Anne Lister's secret diaries.Including folk duo O'Hooley and Tidow , creators of the show's empowering theme song.And Kat Lyons, poet and spoken word performer, on her menopause show Dry Season.Debrief dives into the current issue of DIVA magazine once a month.With hosts Rachel Shelley (The L Word) and Victoria Broom (Cheaters)Plus exclusive interviews featuring you, the DIVA listener. Wherever you are...
2022-03-3046 min
podDIVADIVA Debrief: MarchFeaturing cover star Taylor Hickson, from the smash TV show Motherland: Fort Salem. Along with Sandi Toksvig and her new documentary Gateways Grind directed by Jacquie Lawrence. Celebrating International Women's Day this week - DIVA is packed full of amazing women every day every week, every month!Debrief dives into the current issue of DIVA magazine once a month.With hosts Rachel Shelley (The L Word) and Victoria Broom (Cheaters)Plus exclusive interviews featuring you, the DIVA listener. Wherever you are in the world.This month: Ray from Seattle.P...
2022-03-0242 min
podDIVADIVA Debrief: FebruaryFeaturing Lady Phyll our fabulous cover star and co-founder of UK Black Pride, Wegan's struggle for fertility equality, conversion therapy and a discussion around Sara Ramirez.DIVA Debrief dives into the current issue of DIVA magazine once a month.With hosts Rachel Shelley (The L Word) and Victoria Broom.Plus exclusive interviews featuring you, the DIVA listener. Wherever you are in the world.This month: Nathalie from the NetherlandsProduced and edited by Rachel Shelley with love and support from #TeamDIVAGet in touch: editorial@divamag.co.u...
2022-02-0243 min
podDIVADear DIVADear DIVA: all your queer queries answered!DIVA dilemmas? Queer queries? How best to come out to your family. Favourite things about being queer. And the perfect Valentine's gift.With Rachel Shelley, Roxy Bourdillon, Char Bailey, Nic Crosara and Ellie NoyceQueers for your EarsWherever you are in the world.Produced and edited by Rachel Shelley with love and support from #TeamDIVAGet in touch: editorial@divamag.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-01-2625 min
podDIVADIVA Debrief - JanuaryFeaturing Rosie Jones our fabulous comedian cover star and publisher Linda Riley, on how her upbringing shaped a joyful motto to live by.DIVA Debrief dives into the current issue of DIVA magazine once a month.With hosts Rachel Shelley (The L Word) and Victoria Broom.Plus exclusive interviews featuring you, the DIVA listener. Wherever you are in the world.This month: Swathi from Channai, IndiaProduced and edited by Rachel Shelley with love and support from #TeamDIVAGet in touch: editorial@divamag.co.uk
2022-01-0546 min
podDIVADear DIVADear DIVA: all your queer queries answered!DIVA dilemmas? Queer queries? Wanting more queer cheer this New Year? TeamDIVA has all the festively fun answers you need.From first dates to fashion, from mates to movies.With Roxy Bourdillon, Char Bailey, Nic Crosara and Ellie NoyceQueers for your Ears Wherever you are in the world.Produced and edited by Rachel Shelley with love and support from #TeamDIVAGet in touch: editorial@divamag.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...
2021-12-2937 min
podDIVADIVA Debrief - DecemberDIVA's 300th celebratory issueFeaturing celesbian cover star / actor / musician Heather Peace and casting director supreme Kelly Valentine Hendry.DIVA Debrief dives into the monthly issue of DIVA magazine once a month.With hosts Rachel Shelley (The L Word) and Victoria Broom.Plus exclusive interviews featuring you, the DIVA listener. Wherever you are in the world.This month: Vanessa from Venezuela.Queers for your EarsProduced and edited by Rachel Shelley with love and support from #TeamDIVAGet in touch: editorial@divamag.co...
2021-12-0139 min
podDIVADeeper DIVADeeper DIVA delves deep into the LGBTQI+ experience, exploring Pride in Birmingham and the ultimate lesbian vacation.With hosts Char Bailey and Victoria BroomQueers for your EarsWherever you are in the world.Produced and edited by Rachel Shelley with love and support from #TeamDIVAGet in touch: editorial@divamag.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-11-1726 min
podDIVADIVA DebriefFeaturing Jack Monroe, Victoria Scone and Sophie DukerDIVA Debrief dives into the monthly issue of DIVA magazine once a month. With hosts Rachel Shelley and Victoria Broom.Plus exclusive interviews featuring you, the DIVA listener. Wherever you are in the world.This month: Alicante, Spain with Krisha GandhiQueers for your EarsWherever you are in the world.Produced and edited by Rachel Shelley with love and support from #TeamDIVAGet in touch: editorial@divamag.co.uk Hosted on...
2021-11-0342 min
podDIVApodDIVA: Come Out With DIVApodDIVA - Queers for your EarsTime for a new DIVA: podDIVADIVA is the world's leading brand for Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans Queer Intersex Asexual women and non-binary people.Join us every week, starting Wednesday November 3rd, 2021 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-10-1102 min