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 bang...

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Recent episodes

  • Horse Meat Disco’s Luke Howard on Queer Nightlife, Disco & Finding Your People | Queer the Music with Jake ShearsOct 6, 2026 · 42 min
  • How Queer Artists Transformed Pop Music in 1984 | Ian Wade | Queer the Music with Jake ShearsSep 29, 2026 · 39 min
  • Why Tom Rasmussen Believes Being Different Is an Enviable Position | Queer the Music with Jake ShearsSep 22, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min
  • Ben Platt on Love, Queer Life and the Magic of Theatre | Queer the Music with Jake ShearsSep 15, 2026 · 42 min
  • The Queer History of Lou Reed & The Velvet Underground | Queer the Music with Jake ShearsSep 8, 2026 · 36 min
  • Jehnny Beth: “I’m In It For The Long Run” | Queer the Music with Jake ShearsSep 1, 2026 · 54 min
  • Why Josh Homme Challenges the Rules of Rock | Queer the Music with Jake ShearsAug 26, 2026 · 1 hr 12 min
  • Meek on Music, Survival, and Finding Her Voice | Queer the Music with Jake ShearsAug 18, 2026 · 44 min
  • What Happens When Queer Spaces Disappear? | Jeremy Atherton Lin | Queer the Music with Jake ShearsAug 11, 2026 · 42 min
  • How ‘Yes’ Became a Queer Anthem | David McAlmont | Queer the Music with Jake ShearsAug 4, 2026 · 45 min

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