Episode 3: Speak of the Devil! Feat. Mat Hick Take Z

Rather than covering three main news items as we would normally, we decided to dedicate this episode to discussing Lil Nas X's new release 'Montero (Call Me By Your Name)' and its accompanying video, which has caused quite a stir online. Don't panic though! We still found time to chat a little about dancing grandpas and the power of flight in our Nice News and Zoomer of the Week segments. 

Please note the following content warnings for this episode: homophobia, racism, xenophobia and use of strong language.

As usual, you can find the sources we spoke about on our resources page, which you can access via www.linktr.ee/takezedpod.

As we discussed, we wanted to platform the following organisations supporting Black queer people:


Black Trans Foundation - @blacktransfoundation on Insta
Exist Loudly - @existloudly on Insta and @ExistLoudlyUK on Twitter
African Rainbow Family - africanrainbowfamily.org; @AfricanRainbow1 on Twitter, @africanrainbowfamily on Insta



If you were affected by any of the issues we spoke about today, please feel free to reach out to the following:


Switchboard LGBT+ helpline (UK only): 0300 330 0630
Asylum Help UK: 0808 801 0503
Mental health resources for people of colour: baatn.org.uk
For urgent help, NHS: 111
International resources: checkpointorg.com/global/



We'd love to keep chatting to you about what we've discussed today - follow us on our socials: @takezedpod on Twitter and Insta, @elliecheevers on Insta, and @jessslsmith on Twitter and Insta. Thanks also to our very first guest Mat Hick for joining us on the show. You can find him @mat_hick on Twitter and Insta.

Please note, this episode was recorded during the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, and so we apologise for any audio issues that may crop up!

Copyright Ellie Cheevers and Jess Smith, 2020. Original Music by Sam Joseph Cockram, Insta: @samjosephckrm