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Building Queertopia

Published by BBC Sounds

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Chelcee Grimes and Shane Jenek (Courtney Act) invite a guest on each week and ask what they would add to build their perfect queer utopia. What’s your big idea for Queertopia? What would we do for fun? What would we bring from our current world to Queertopia? With help from you our queertopian citizens and our guests, we create the perfect society for all lifeforms to be their true selves. Everyone is welcome in Queertopia.

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  1. Building Queertopia: Amrou Al-Kadhi

    Mar 15, 202242 min

    The drag performer, film-maker and writer, Amrou Al-Kadhi, takes the last space on the Series 1 bus to Queertopia.

  2. Building Queertopia: Ania Magliano

    Mar 8, 202234 min

    Comedian Ania Magliano talks viral TikToks and erotic fiction with Chelcee

  3. Building Queertopia: Kitty Scott-Claus

    Mar 1, 202233 min

    Kitty Scott-Claus brings the Spice Girls, Nadine Coyle, Susan Boyle and Jane McDonald to Queertopia.

  4. Building Queertopia: Inga Valentiner

    Feb 22, 202231 min

    Made in Queertopia? Reality TV star Inga Valentiner pays our new world a visit

  5. Building Queertopia: From the Archives (Kevin Twomey & PJ Kirby)

    Feb 15, 202244 min

    In a week dominated by heteronormative romance traditions, please enjoy this episode from the archives featuring one of the purest forms of love: the friendship between gay men.

  6. Building Queertopia: Chris Hall

    Feb 1, 202240 min

    TikTok star and actor, Chris Hall, talks about the dos and don'ts of queer representation in the media with Shane and Chelcee.

  7. Building Queertopia: Dean McCullough

    Jan 25, 202244 min

    It's time to begin, now count it in: Radio 1 presenter Dean McCullough has arrived in Queertopia! And he has some very specific notes...

  8. Building Queertopia: Cheryl Hole

    Jan 18, 202232 min

    Before her return to the UK Drag Race runway, Chery Hole pays Shane and Chelcee a visit in Queertopia.

  9. Queermas with Alison Spittle

    Dec 21, 202141 min

    Wheel of Misfortune's Alison Spittle brings festive cheer to Queertopia with answers inspired by the Christmases of her childhood

  10. Building Queertopia: Catherine Bohart

    Dec 14, 202141 min

    As Shane and Chelcee welcome her to Queertopia, comedian and podcaster Catherine Bohart has an important case to make for saving the gays from themselves

  11. Building Queertopia: Rosie Jones

    Dec 7, 202149 min

    Comedian Rosie Jones makes Shane and Chelcee laugh, cry and gasp in surprise with her ideas for Queertopia. Also in this episode: has fame impacted Rosie's love life?

  12. Building Queertopia: Luke Kelly

    Nov 30, 202144 min

    Luke Kelly is a model and interior designer who uses his platform to talk about the realities of living with HIV. He has some very simple but powerful ideas for Queertopia.

  13. Building Queertopia: Jamie & Shaaba

    Nov 23, 202143 min

    Jamie and Shaaba are a couple who advocate for understanding and community. So what does their version of Queertopia look like? And why does it involve free kittens?

  14. Building Queertopia: Anick

    Nov 16, 202143 min

    Anick is an activist, actor and one of the most prominent intersex voices in the UK. What does Queertopia's intersex community need in order to live free from discrimination?

  15. Building Queertopia: Emily Burns

    Nov 9, 202139 min

    Shane and Chelcee welcome singer-songwriter (and Pink super fan) Emily Burns to Queertopia. They talk queer representation in the media and accidentally coming out at a concert.

  16. Building Queertopia: Rhys Nicholson

    Oct 26, 202146 min

    Mandatory queer history lessons, two hours of Judy Garland and a tribute to the 78ers? Comedian and RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under judge, Rhys Nicholson, has big plans for Queertopia: a world in which queer people would no longer be treated like exotic birds. Want to contribute your own ideas for this fledgling society? Reach Shane and Chelcee on buildingqueertopia@bbc.co.uk

  17. Building Queertopia: Charlie Craggs

    Oct 19, 202144 min

    Could free manicures help end transphobia? Activist and author, Charlie Craggs, thinks so. She explains her thinking to Chelcee and Shane, as they welcome her to Queertopia.

  18. Building Queertopia: Adele Roberts and Kate Holderness

    Oct 12, 202146 min

    Shane and Chelcee welcome Queertopia's first power lesbian couple: Adele Roberts, a Radio 1 presenter and DJ, and Kate Holderness, an actress and writer. They've been together for 17 years and share their advice for a lasting (and powerful) relationship. What are they bringing to Queertopia? Finger buffets, meat raffles and much more. Want to contribute an idea? Email buildingqueertopia@bbc.co.uk

  19. Building Queertopia: Bailey J Mills

    Oct 5, 202143 min

    Bailey J Mills is a non-binary TikTok star who consistently defies mainstream definitions of drag. What do they want for Queetopia? Just world peace, permanently blooming flowers...and Camp Rock. Shane and Chelcee want to know if the queer community could be trusted not to start wars. And how could real life be improved for us all? Want to have a say? Send word to buildingqueertopia@bbc.co.uk

  20. Building Queertopia: Jack Guinness

    Sep 28, 202141 min

    "Growing up as a queer person in a straight world gives us so much damage" Should free, intensive therapy be available to all upon arrival to Queertopia? Model, writer and founder of the Queer Bible project, Jack Guinness, has very personal reasons for choosing this as his big idea for Queertopia. He tells Shane and Chelcee about his own relationship with therapy. Jack came to terms with his queer identity by learning about LGBTQIA+ history and wants to encourage everyone else to do the same. Want to have a say? Email buildingqueertopia@bbc.co.uk

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