Homo Sapiens
Episodes
33. Asifa Lahore
29 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Will and Chris meet Britain’s first out Muslim drag queen, Asifa Lahore. She tells them about the controversies and death threats she’s faced, com...
32. Mykki Blanco - we read your emails and feedback
27 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Will and Chris discuss your feedback on the Mykki Blanco episode. Someone - maybe you - wins the Homo Sapiens T-shirt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...
31. Mykki Blanco
22 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Will and Chris meet the American rapper, performance artist, poet and activist Mykki Blanco. The persona of Mykki Blanco - a teenage girl who wants to...
30. No Outsiders - we read your emails and feedback
20 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Will and Chris share a drink with a Homo Sapiens listener and find out their story. This week it's David from London who tells them about coming out a...
29. No Outsiders: LGBTQ+ inclusivity in schools
15 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
As an assistant headteacher, Andrew Moffat has introduced a policy promoting diversity at Parkfield community school in Birmingham. His No Outsiders m...
28. Alan Cumming - we read your emails and feedback
13 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Will and Chris read through your feedback and some of you were quite unhappy about a part of last week's episode. They also discuss what sent them dow...
27. Alan Cumming
08 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Will and Chris travel to Edinburgh to meet the actor Alan Cumming. It’s a fascinating and funny conversation which covers Alan’s life in New York,...
26. Jack Monroe - we read your emails and feedback
06 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Will and Chris sift through your feedback on the Jack Monroe episode. A long-running dispute about scrambled eggs is resolved. And a lot of people win...
25. Jack Monroe
01 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Will & Chris talk to food writer and activist, Jack Monroe. Jack was a single parent living in poverty when she created incredibly cheap but nutri...
24. Jeremy Corbyn - we read your emails and feedback
27 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Bonus conversation with Jeremy Corbyn and the Gay Times. Will and Chris go through your thoughts (good and bad) from this week's episode. Find out wha...
23. Jeremy Corbyn
20 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We're back! Will and Chris have a fascinating conversation with Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn. They discuss LGBT heroes, bullying in schools, homophobi...
22. Ben Roberts
10 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The last episode of season 1 comes from Will's dressing room in Blackpool where he's performing in Cabaret. This week is the BFI London Film Festival ...
21. Marika Hackman - we read your emails and feedback
06 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Will and Chris sift through your correspondence from Will's hotel bed. There's talk of Beyonce, masturbation, Anneka Rice and Season 1's final Review ...
20. Marika Hackman
03 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Will and Chris are joined by singer and songwriter Marika Hackman who talks about sexuality and music, objectification and a strange encounter with a ...
19. James Wharton - we read your emails and feedback
28 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
An action-packed episode in which Will and Chris race through the streets of London while dissecting your emails. Who will win this week's Homo Sapien...
18. James Wharton
26 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Will and Chris meet James Wharton, a former soldier, who tells them what it was like to be an openly gay man in the military. He details the homophobi...
17. Nicky Haslam - we read your emails and feedback
22 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On location in Will's dressing room at Wimbledon Theatre where he's starring in Cabaret. Will and Chris sift through your correspondence and discuss r...
16. Nicky Haslam
19 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Will and Chris visit the interior designer, socialite and "the man who invented the '60s" Nicky Haslam, who tells us about his extraordinary life and ...
15. Russell T Davies - we read your emails and feedback
15 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Which famous politician is Will unhappy with? Which of our dream guests has made contact? And who has won this week's T-shirt? Hosted on Acast. See ac...
14. Russell T Davies
12 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Legendary screenwriter Russell T Davies joins us to talk Queer As Folk, Dr Who and his new drama about AIDS in the 1980s - and he's hilarious and love...
13. Matthew Todd - we read your emails and feedback
08 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Can Will and Chris get through all your messages before Will's food order arrives? And who has won the coveted Homo Sapiens T shirt? Hosted on Acast. ...
12. Matthew Todd
05 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week it's all about mental wellbeing. Will and Chris talk to the former editor of Attitude magazine, Matthew Todd, about shame and his book, Stra...
11. LGBTQ+ Sex Workers - we read your emails and feedback
01 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Will and Chris discover what you've been saying about this week's podcast - good and bad! They discuss awards, Harry Styles, role playing and why Will...
10. LGBTQ+ Sex Workers
29 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Chris sits down with Alex Bryce (from National Ugly Mugs, whose mission is to end violence against sex workers), Josh (a male escort) and Carmen (a tr...
9. Peter Tatchell - we read your emails and feedback
25 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The boys are back in Will's car to find out your views on this week's podcast. They discuss body shame at the gym, finding love in the countryside, an...
8. Peter Tatchell
22 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Will and Chris meet Peter Tatchell, a true LGBT+ hero. In an intimate conversation at his flat he tells Will and Chris his powerful life story, h...
7. Bisi Alimi - we read your emails and feedback
18 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Will and Chris discuss your reviews, talk rugby and darkrooms, and announce the winner of this week's Homo Sapiens T shirt. This week's episode is rec...
6: Bisi Alimi
15 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Bisi Alimi is a truly inspirational Nigerian activist who had to leave his country after coming out on television. He tells his moving and uplifting s...
5: Rebecca Root - we read your emails and feedback
11 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Will and Chris go through your messages, your reviews from Grindr and discuss why you should never be a football referee. Plus - have you won a Homo S...
4: Rebecca Root
08 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Rebecca Root got her big break playing transgender character, Judy, in BBC2’s Boy Meets Girl. She tells us about being misgendered, voice coach...
3: John Grant - we read your emails and feedback
04 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Will and Chris find out your views on the podcast, the John Grant interview and Will's Banksy theory. Plus they announce the first winner of Review of...
2: John Grant
01 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Will has lunch with singer and songwriter John Grant. They talk beauty, love addiction, PTSD and RuPaul's Drag Race. Will and Chris discuss the week's...
1: Owen Jones
25 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Writer and campaigner Owen Jones talks to Will and Chris about coming out, changing attitudes and falling in love with a fundamentalist Christian. Wil...