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APR 29

An Army of Lovers Cannot Fail - 003

Sometimes you read a book and feel ‘this is a bit of me!’ That’s how we both felt reading An Army of Lovers Cannot Fail, so we wanted to talk about it. It’s a book about friendship, across generations, and the power of queer solidarity. So it also led us to two recent photography exhibitions too. -Adam + Tash Discussed in this episode: Book: An Army of Lovers Cannot Fail by Hélène Giannecchini Exhibition: We Others: Donna Gottschalk and Hélène Giannecchini @ The Photographers’ Gallery until June 7th Exhibition: Catherine Opie: To Be Seen @ National Portrait Gallery, until May 31st Aunt Nell: Instagram | YouTube | website The Log Books is hosted and produced by Tash Walker and Adam Zmith The assistant producer is Mia Campbell Music from Soundstripe Original artwork by Natalie Doto Thanks to the dreamboats at Acast Seasons 1-3, from 2019-22, were co-produced with Shivani Dave, in partnership with Switchboard. Season 4, from 2025-26, featured interviews for our book, published by Faber & Faber. KI7FHCTLCUOCNJZ9 Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/thelogbooks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 29

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28 min
APR 22

Margate Queer Library and Archive - 002

Oh, we do like to be beside the seaside… Tash went for a swim (Adam went to the cafe), but we BOTH went to the Margate Queer Library and Archive, which is run by Sé Malaïka Nomyo. We also met Jen Scott, aka SHELLY GROTTO, who also told us about her work on Margate and Thanet’s queer history. Discussed in this episode: Space: Margate Queer Library and Archive Video: New Rumours on YouTube -Adam + Tash Aunt Nell: Instagram | YouTube | website The Log Books is hosted and produced by Tash Walker and Adam Zmith The assistant producer is Mia Campbell Music from Soundstripe Original artwork by Natalie Doto Thanks to the dreamboats at Acast Seasons 1-3, from 2019-22, were co-produced with Shivani Dave, in partnership with Switchboard. Season 4, from 2025-26, featured interviews for our book, published by Faber & Faber. KI7FHCTLCUOCNJZ9 Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/thelogbooks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 22

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34 min
12/27/2021

“Interested and willing” | Episode 8

In the 90s more and more lesbians called Switchboard to ask where they could get hold of sperm. All sorts of LGBTQI+ people in the period sought to make families outside of conventional methods and constraints. In this episode, Tash and Adam hear stories from the people who pioneered queer family-making. We also catch-up with some folks who have their own experiences and opinions on what queer family means to them today. Content warning: homophobia Transcript here. The Log Books — stories from Britain’s LGBTQI+ history and conversations about being queer today. Produced by Shivani Dave, Tash Walker and Adam Zmith, in partnership with Switchboard - the LGBT+ helpline. With thanks to the Bishopsgate Institute. Supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. For more information about the themes in this episode, take a look at: NHS info: having a baby if you’re LGBT+ Stonewall: parenting rights COTS: Childlessness Overcome Through Surrogacy PACT: Parents and Children Together Music by Tom Foskett-Barnes Artwork by Natalie Doto https://www.thelogbooks.org Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/thelogbooks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

12/27/2021

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1h 7m
01/03/2022

“Not suitably dressed” | Episode 9

Rubber? Feet? Piss? Flogging? Role play? What’s your kink? In this episode Tash and Adam listen to dozens of dirty stories from the LGBTQI+ community in the 90s. From the publicly funded multi-gender kink night at the London Lesbian and Gay Centre to people wearing nappies and S&M dykes — this episode is raw, sexy, hilarious... and you’ll never be the same again. We also speak to Alex (the DJ Kiwi) from Crossbreed and Matt Skully about running kinky events and club nights today. Content warning: extreme sex practices and state homophobia Transcript here. The Log Books — stories from Britain’s LGBTQI+ history and conversations about being queer today. Produced by Shivani Dave, Tash Walker and Adam Zmith, in partnership with Switchboard - the LGBT+ helpline. With thanks to the Bishopsgate Institute. Supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Music by Tom Foskett-Barnes Artwork by Natalie Doto https://www.thelogbooks.org Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/thelogbooks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

01/03/2022

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1h 3m
APR 15

The Stories of Our Lives - 001

We’re relaunching your favourite podcast! We’re Tash Walker and Adam Zmith, and EVERY WEEK we get together to talk about history, politics, art and LGBTQ+ life. From us ageing millennials nattering on, to interviews with exciting people doing amazing things, The Log Books contain… the stories of our lives. Let us know what you think of the new format, and what you think we should feature. -Adam + Tash Aunt Nell: Instagram | YouTube | website The Log Books is hosted and produced by Tash Walker and Adam Zmith The assistant producer is Mia Campbell Music from Soundstripe Original artwork by Natalie Doto Thanks to the dreamboats at Acast Seasons 1-3, from 2019-22, were co-produced with Shivani Dave, in partnership with Switchboard. Season 4, from 2025-26, featured interviews for our book, published by Faber & Faber. KI7FHCTLCUOCNJZ9 Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/thelogbooks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 15

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31 min
01/25/2021

“Would like to stay” | Episode 11

We have so many fascinating stories for our final episode of the season: a lesbian who helped a gay immigrant to stay legally in the UK, a gay refugee who fled Syria, an Indian who learnt that cruising is different in India, Canada and the UK, and a British Indian who built mixed dance nights for London’s range of cultures. Tash and Adam hear about the people who phoned Switchboard for advice on how to live, love and work in the UK, and from a range of contributors with different perspectives on borders, cultures and LGBTQ+ identity. Transcript here. The Log Books — stories from Britain’s LGBT+ history and conversations about being queer today. Produced by Shivani Dave, Tash Walker and Adam Zmith, in partnership with Switchboard - the LGBT+ helpline. With thanks to the Bishopsgate Institute and the BFI National Archive. ‘Louise’ voiced by Cathy Tyson 'Sami' voiced by Aso Sherabayani Clip from Here and Now: Gay Black Group used with permission from MACE, the Media Archive for Central England at the University of Lincoln. First broadcast on June 26th, 1983. For more information about the themes in this episode, take a look at: Legal advice from the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants Black Pride UK Naz and Matt Foundation Kaleidoscope Trust Peter Tatchell Foundation : Speaking out for Human Rights Lesbians & Gays Support the Migrants UK Lesbian & Gay Immigration Group Gaysians Music by Tom Foskett-Barnes Artwork by Natalie Doto https://www.thelogbooks.org Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/thelogbooks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

01/25/2021

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42 min
11/08/2021

“Multiple paradox net files” | Episode 1

The internet began to revolutionise LGBTQI+ life in the 1990s: chat rooms, emails, and of course dating websites. In this first episode of the third season of The Log Books, Tash and Adam pull out stories from the archive at Switchboard - the LGBT+ Helpline about people who called to talk about how the internet was changing their experience of sexuality and gender. They hear memories of early online photo searches and hook-ups arranged via chat rooms. And YouTuber Jake Edwards who grew up making videos about their transition and coming out as non-binary, explains their experience on the limits of the internet at making genuine connections today. Transcript here. The Log Books — stories from Britain’s LGBT+ history and conversations about being queer today. Produced by Shivani Dave, Tash Walker and Adam Zmith, in partnership with Switchboard - the LGBT+ helpline. With thanks to the Bishopsgate Institute and the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Music by Tom Foskett-Barnes Artwork by Natalie Doto https://www.thelogbooks.org Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/thelogbooks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

11/08/2021

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36 min
12/20/2021

“The inability of others to understand” | Episode 7

There is still so much work to be done in making sure LGBTQI+ people with disabilities have what they need, but the 90s saw a definite shift in the right direction. Legal change, growing awareness, and a place at the front of the Pride march. In this episode, Tash and Adam hear from queer disability rights campaigners and, of course, Switchboard volunteers about handling calls about intersecting identities. They also catch up with Erin Ekins about the experience of being queer and neurodivergent today. Content warning: archaic language around disability. Transcript here. The Log Books — stories from Britain’s LGBTQI+ history and conversations about being queer today. Produced by Shivani Dave, Tash Walker and Adam Zmith, in partnership with Switchboard - the LGBT+ helpline. With thanks to the Bishopsgate Institute. Supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. For more information about the themes in this episode, take a look at: Para Pride: Pride. In. Everyone. Regard: Supporting Disabled LGBTQ people Music by Tom Foskett-Barnes Artwork by Natalie Doto https://www.thelogbooks.org Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/thelogbooks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

12/20/2021

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50 min
11/04/2019

"Crashpad needed" | Episode 1

Runaways and rough sleepers, communes and flatshares, crashpads and catastrophes... Stories about home feature heavily in Switchboard’s log books. Tash and Adam listen to LGBT+ people who searched for somewhere to live in the 1970s, and hear about the persistent problem of homelessness in 2019. Content warning: stories of suicide and racism, and historic terms. Transcript here. The Log Books — stories from Britain’s LGBT+ history and conversations about being queer today. Produced by Shivani Dave, Adam Smith and Tash Walker, in partnership with Switchboard - the LGBT+ helpline. For more information about homelessness, take a look at: The Outside Project akt LGBT Youth Homelessness report by akt for the Proud Trust Music by Tom Foskett-Barnes Artwork by Natalie Doto https://www.thelogbooks.org Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/thelogbooks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

11/04/2019

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31 min
FEB 19

Dream homes | Episode 8

Tash and Adam listen to Graham McKerrow, who was editor of the newspaper Capital Gay in the 80s. Graham reflects on his gay adolescence in the 70s, and how he and his partner transformed a South London house into a communal queer home. Buy our book or see our events listings: The Log Books: Voices of Queer Britain and the Helpline that Listened. Hosted and produced by Tash Walker and Adam Zmith The voice of the log books: Serena James Assistant producer: Marnie Woodmeade Engineer: David Pye Music: Tom Fosket-Barnes Original artwork: Natalie Doto Thanks to the Bishopsgate Institute; our publisher, Faber Books; the dreamboats at Acast; the staff and volunteers at Switchboard, and all the contributors who shared their stories. Episode transcripts available here. Call Switchboard on 0800 0119 100, email hello@switchboard.lgbt or instant message via www.switchboard.lgbt. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/thelogbooks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 19

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44 min

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