Lost Spaces: Memories from Gay Bars, Lesbian Clubs, and LGBTQ+ Parties podcast

Lost Spaces: Memories from Gay Bars, Lesbian Clubs, and LGBTQ+ Parties

How do queer spaces help to shape people's lives?  Why are they so important to the LGBTQ+ community? What is the impact of losing these spaces? Lost Spaces explores these questions (and more!) through conversations with members of the LGBT community. Each week host K Anderson sits down with a different guest to discuss a space from their past, why it was important to them, and how it helped shape who they are. Expect conversations about coming out, going out, and getting down. And snogging strangers on sweaty dancefloors. We can't talk about gay history without that coming up.

How do queer spaces help to shape people's lives?  Why are they so important to the LGBTQ+ community? What is the impact of losing these spaces? Lost Spaces explores these questions (and more!) through conversations with members of the LGBT community. Each week host K Anderson sits down with a different guest to discuss a space from their past, why it was important to them, and how it helped shape who they are. Expect conversations about coming out, going out, and getting down. And snogging strangers on sweaty dancefloors. We can't talk about gay history without that coming up.

 

#270

'I Was With My People' - with Brad Shreve

Coming out can be both thrilling and exhilarating… but also kind of dangerous. There’s som... more

26 Feb 2025

53 MINS

53:24

26 Feb 2025


#269

'I Thought I Was God's Gift To Drag' - with Jackie Daniels

Ugh, I can't believe that it's been almost five whole years since the Covid-19 pan... more

19 Feb 2025

50 MINS

50:56

19 Feb 2025


#268

'Just Seeing Two Guys Dancing Cheek-to-Cheek...' - with Frank Akinsete

This week's episode could very well be titled 'The Many Lovers of Frank Akinsete&#... more

12 Feb 2025

45 MINS

45:40

12 Feb 2025


#267

'Being In A Room Full Of Queer People Has Such A Power' - with author AJ Romriell

So, Mormonism doesn't have the best reputation on this show. And honestly, given their... more

05 Feb 2025

57 MINS

57:20

05 Feb 2025


#266

'I Was A Fat Guy Living In The Gay World' - with Dan and Don from The Big Fat Gay Podcast

So, we're over 250 episodes in to this show, and on some days when I'm feeling par... more

29 Jan 2025

59 MINS

59:28

29 Jan 2025


#265

'People Are So Gay Now!' - with author Frank DeCaro

So if I were to tell you that this week's guest had just published a new book titled &... more

22 Jan 2025

53 MINS

53:34

22 Jan 2025


#264

Introducing 'Sex Ed With Tim'

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15 Jan 2025

1 HR 08 MINS

1:08:57

15 Jan 2025


#263

Introducing 'Dennis Anyone'

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08 Jan 2025

1 HR 11 MINS

1:11:34

08 Jan 2025


#262

Introducing 'The Queer Family Podcast'

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01 Jan 2025

52 MINS

52:03

01 Jan 2025


#261

Introducing 'Gender Identity Weekly'

[Sign up for the Queer Word Newsletter] (https://queer-word.beehiiv.com/subscribe) Over t... more

25 Dec 2024

1 HR 08 MINS

1:08:52

25 Dec 2024


#260

'Queerness As A Kind Of Attitude' - with Emma Frankland

Lately I keep thinking about that phrase "the past is a foreign country", and how sometime... more

18 Dec 2024

40 MINS

40:50

18 Dec 2024


#259

'A Lot Of Gay Men Were Kind Of Rude' - with Matthew Hays

I've been getting increasingly sappy with you recently, and I'm not sure whether t... more

11 Dec 2024

32 MINS

32:58

11 Dec 2024


#258

'Oh, So You're A Lockdown Queen?' - with Jens Radda

Sometimes when I'm putting this show together I like to imagine that someone has someh... more

04 Dec 2024

46 MINS

46:37

04 Dec 2024


#257

'I Never Had To Say I'm Gay Or I'm Queer Or I'm Pansexual' - with D'orjay

Although I can appreciate a lot of the things about getting older I wouldn't say that ... more

27 Nov 2024

52 MINS

52:29

27 Nov 2024


#256

'I've Always Been The Odd One Out Because Of My Queerness' - with Sam See

Not many people can say they owe their entire career to their local gay bar, but for comed... more

20 Nov 2024

53 MINS

53:39

20 Nov 2024


#255

'Am I A Lesbian?' - with Jane Postlethwaite from All the Terrible Things: A Paranormal Queer Comedy ...

I would never wish the years of uncertainty, overthinking, and isolation on anyone navigat... more

13 Nov 2024

49 MINS

49:24

13 Nov 2024


#254

'We Can All Kiss Girls (And Nobody's Mad About It)' - with Sinn Sage

I've just realised that, for a podcast that is for mostly about queer clubbing and nig... more

06 Nov 2024

52 MINS

52:11

06 Nov 2024


#253

'...Because I'm THAT Gay Stereotype' - with Nick Baker from Incomplete Geeks Podcast

When I first moved to London I had this friend who I would go to bars and clubs with. And,... more

30 Oct 2024

51 MINS

51:11

30 Oct 2024


#252

'Being Gay Is A Great Superpower' - with Santana Sexmachine

You may have had some wild clubbing nights in your life, but were any ever as wild as obli... more

23 Oct 2024

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:34

23 Oct 2024


#251

'A Beautiful Go-Go Dancer' - with Manuel Skye

So, if we were to say that clubbing is a religion, then the club is the place of worship, ... more

16 Oct 2024

37 MINS

37:17

16 Oct 2024


#250

'A Rite Of Passage For Any Gay Man Living In New York' - with David Kennerley

I think that I might have met my match. For the last few years I've been feeling as th... more

09 Oct 2024

34 MINS

34:45

09 Oct 2024


#249

'I Didn't Have Gay Friends At That Point' - with Neil Laird

This week it's time to talk about love... Now, I know what you're thinking. Who a... more

02 Oct 2024

45 MINS

45:42

02 Oct 2024


#248

'Queerness Is Such A Big Part Of My Identity And Definition' - with Matte Namer from The FMs

We get assigned a lot of roles in life depending on how we look, how tall we are, which fa... more

25 Sep 2024

56 MINS

56:29

25 Sep 2024


#247

'It Didn't Feel Very Queer To Me' - with Ames Pennington

What do you do if you think the scene isn't a welcoming place for you? If you don'... more

18 Sep 2024

46 MINS

46:58

18 Sep 2024


#246

'Full Blown Gay...' - with J3M

I sometimes rail against this notion of 'chosen family', and I always assumed that... more

11 Sep 2024

36 MINS

36:00

11 Sep 2024


#245

'I Wasn't Very Popular In Gay Male Spaces' - with Miah Jeffra

We’re going to get really cheesy this week... You probably already know that I love me som... more

04 Sep 2024

44 MINS

44:07

04 Sep 2024


#244

'Oh, Look, There's International Mr. Leather!' - with John Pendal

So, I will readily admit that I was a bit naive when it came to the world of leather pagea... more

28 Aug 2024

52 MINS

52:07

28 Aug 2024


#243

'The First Gay Place That I Went Inside...' - with Alex Iantaffi from Gender Stories Podcast

The lyric to that very famous 80s TV theme song is 'sometimes you want to go where eve... more

21 Aug 2024

56 MINS

56:58

21 Aug 2024


#242

'Seeing These Beautiful Queer Faces' - with Terrence O'Brian Henderson

Are you one of those people that has a crystal clear memory of where they were and how the... more

14 Aug 2024

36 MINS

36:14

14 Aug 2024


#241

'My Queerness Is My Strength' - with John Sizzle

I was gutted, understandably, when I found out earlier this year that my favourite queer b... more

07 Aug 2024

44 MINS

44:31

07 Aug 2024