Queer the Music with Jake Shears

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Jake Shears’ award-winning podcast Queer The Music celebrates the music, artists and cultural moments that have shaped LGBTQ+ lives, also shifting politics, perception and popular culture in plain sight. Each episode, Jake Shears - musician, actor, writer, and all-round trailblazer - invites the viewer in, as he’s joined by those who continue to break ground and soundtrack Pop; from queer pioneers and beloved allies to the next generation of creators subverting the mainstream. This season, Queer The Music goes further still, pushing its format with legacy artist specials, authors, themed episodes, surprise co-hosts, and more stories behind those game-changing bangers you thought you...

Latest episodeDavid Austin & Chris Porter: “The Story Behind George Michael’s Faith” Part One | Queer the Music With Jake ShearsOctober 28, 2026 · 40 min

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Latest episodes

1. David Austin & Chris Porter: “The Story Behind George Michael’s Faith” Part One | Queer the Music With Jake ShearsOctober 28, 2026 · 40 min
2. Horse Meat Disco’s Luke Howard on Queer Nightlife, Disco & Finding Your People | Queer the Music with Jake ShearsOctober 6, 2026 · 42 min
3. How Queer Artists Transformed Pop Music in 1984 | Ian Wade | Queer the Music with Jake ShearsSeptember 29, 2026 · 39 min
4. Why Tom Rasmussen Believes Being Different Is an Enviable Position | Queer the Music with Jake ShearsSeptember 22, 2026 · 62 min
5. Ben Platt on Love, Queer Life and the Magic of Theatre | Queer the Music with Jake ShearsSeptember 15, 2026 · 42 min
6. The Queer History of Lou Reed & The Velvet Underground | Queer the Music with Jake ShearsSeptember 8, 2026 · 36 min
7. Jehnny Beth: “I’m In It For The Long Run” | Queer the Music with Jake ShearsSeptember 1, 2026 · 54 min
8. Why Josh Homme Challenges the Rules of Rock | Queer the Music with Jake ShearsAugust 26, 2026 · 72 min
9. Meek on Music, Survival, and Finding Her Voice | Queer the Music with Jake ShearsAugust 18, 2026 · 44 min
10. What Happens When Queer Spaces Disappear? | Jeremy Atherton Lin | Queer the Music with Jake ShearsAugust 11, 2026 · 42 min

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