8 episodes

Conversations about gay dating pre Grindr in the noughties, nineties, eighties and before including how I got my lottery numbers
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Conversations about gay dating pre Grindr in the noughties, nineties, eighties and before including how I got my lottery numbers
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    Mark and The Number 22 - Part Three

    Mark and The Number 22 - Part Three

    In the final part of my chat with Mark we start off in Lincolnshire, moving quite quickly to Melbourne, Oz where he settles in to dating and the gay scene and someone gets a warm hand on their entrance....
    We also talk about his meaningful tune for the Spotify playlist and I finally get to talk about how I got my lottery numbers, with the number 22. Still not a chosen one.
    as per usual, its explicit throughout.

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    • 52 min
    Mark and The Number 22 - Part Two

    Mark and The Number 22 - Part Two

    The 2nd part of three with Mark. In this episode we've moved to Japan (Tokyo) and will eventually move on to Thailand (Bangkok) and we will hear tales of bicycle theft, being both Gaijin and Hentai and the perils of dating when you dont know another man's preferences before you got there....
    There are explicit reference and swearing throughout and also a description of death.

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    • 50 min
    Mark And The Number 22 - Part One

    Mark And The Number 22 - Part One

    This recording with Mark, from Australia will be in three parts. Episode one covers the 1980’s with him exploring his sexuality, coming out and being thrown out of his home in Grimsby at 16 by his parents.
    At the end of the 80’s he emigrates to Japan, but first of all we move to London, Brighton, Leicester, and Sheffield and the episode ends on his first night in a strange country, with a cheese and tomato sandwich

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    • 49 min
    Stewart And The Number 1

    Stewart And The Number 1

    In this episode, Stewart from Lancashire talks about coming out and dating against a backdrop of a strict catholic upbringing in Manchester, his ongoing Christian faith and finding love amongst the trees. Listen out for the squirrel.
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    • 52 min
    Tim and The Number 35

    Tim and The Number 35

    Tim, 53 from London talks about coming out in Canada, living in Alaska, Florida and the UK. There's adoption, tears, wonder woman and homelessness where a gay man does what he can to get by. We talk about clubbing, cruising and clothes against a backdrop of late 90's Britain. We lost Princess Di but we gained Tim.
    In How I got My Lottery Numbers, Tim picks the number 35 and Murry tells us about Matthew from South Manchester.

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    • 1 hr 2 min
    Maurice and the number 17

    Maurice and the number 17

    In this episode, I'm talking to Maurice Greenhall. He's circa 83 and he's been living with HIV since 1984 and will talk about his early life and escapades in Macclesfield, Nottingham, Congleton, Durham, Amsterdam and more - this episode includes tales of working in theatre, teaching and an arrest for Cottaging due to a Police sting - Quite a common occurrence in this age.
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    • 58 min

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anubis316 ,

Fun to learn

As a gay American in my 30s it’s fun to learn about experiences of the older generation. We all know or can easily look up generally what it was like but I enjoy hearing personal perspectives of others. I hope we get more episodes soon

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