Black Boy Joy Podcast with Jay & Ainsley

This week, Kieran and Ainsley get together for a catch-up on everything going on in our lives over the past month, including our love lives and dating situations, the recent US election results and the return of much loved 90s black sitcoms to our TV screens.  Follow Black Boy Joy Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackboyjoypodcast/ Follow Black Boy Joy Podcast on Twitter: http...

This week, Ainsley is joined by Leah- better known to some as Divina Curves, a Burlesque artist from the Nouveau Lush burlesque troupe. We get chatting about south London, the art of Burlesque, art as activism, colourism and more. This week's Spotlight is Wastewomxn, a three-piece trans-continental band featuring three self described 'unbinary aliens'.  Check out Divina Curves' instagram here...

This week, to celebrate National Adoption Week, Kieran and Ainsley hit you with a bonus podcast featuring Leon Wenham- a single, black, gay adoptive father and adoption advocate to talk us through the process of adopting a child, the triumphs and challenges of parenting and writing his debut children's book: 'You, Me and Lots and Lots of Love' Follow Leon here: https://www.instagram.com/lots_andlo...

This week Kieran and Ainsley are joined by Brisbon Kofi, a native New yorker and west end actor turned poet to discuss The healing Section- a new collection of poems released on Soundcloud and VIMEO. We discuss art, poetry, surviving during the COVID-19 pandemic, the differences between being black and queer in the US compare to the UK and more.  Watch The Healing Section here: https://vimeo....

This week, Kieran and Ainsley discuss the topic of internalised homophobia- a term we've used on numerous occasions. In this hour, we give our definition, try to explain what role it plays in our lives and get real about how we overcome it. The sound is crunchy yet again, but the feelings are real and worth the struggle. The joys of remote recording Follow Black Boy Joy Podcast on Instagram: https...

This week, we're pleased to be joined by Liz Pemberton AKA the Black Nursery Manager for a frank conversation on early years education, racism, allyship, activism and much more. The sound is a little crunchy in parts, but is still as funny and insightful as ever. Follow The Black Nursery Manager on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheBlackNurseryManager/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

This week, Ainsley and Kieran are pleased to be joined by Vinegar Strokes, star of the inaugural season of RuPaul's Drag Race UK for an hour of jokes, conversation and more. Join us as we reflect on her time on the show, discuss our vinyl collections, pop music and black queer representation in popular culture.  Follow Vinegar Stroke on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theonlyvinegar...

This week, Kieran and Ainsley are joined by Ebon, professional sex worker for a one hour chat about his experiences in the industry, our favourite female rappers and more. Follow Ebon at https://twitter.com/xxxebon?lang=enFollow Black Boy Joy Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackboyjoypodcast/Follow Black Boy Joy Podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blkboyjoypodPlease send any q...

To celebrate James Baldwin's 96th birthday, Kieran and Ainsley discuss arguably two of his most popular works, 'If Beale St Could Talk', including the 2018 Barry Jenkins Movie Adaptation and 'Giovanni's Room'. Join us for laughs, observations and moreFollow Black Boy Joy Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackboyjoypodcast Follow Black Boy Joy Podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/...

To celebrate our 20th episode of Black Boy Joy Podcast, Kieran and Ainsley are joined by Dr Mark Pakianathan, consultant physician in sexual health and HIV with Guys and St Thomas NHS Trust. What was intended to be a discussion on sexual health ended up turning into a group therapy session where we discuss chemsex, HIV prevention, the sliding scale of racism and much more. Follow Dr Mark Pakianath...

On the weekend of Pride in London and UK Black Pride, Kieran and Ainsley discuss all things Pride, commiserate on it's cancellation, reminisce on last year's parades and discuss the intersection between pride in the context of th Black Lives Mattrer protests occurring across the globe.  This week's Spotlight is Shea Love London, a vegan cosmetics company run by a healthcare professional Check...

This week, Kieran and Ainsley are joined by Kayus Fernander MBA, award winning speaker, finance professional and founder of Creating Good Fortune, designed to help people make the most of their finances and create abundance in their lives. https://creatinggoodfortune.as.me/DISCOVERYCALL Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Kieran and Ainsley are joined by Paul Mendez- writer of the acclaimed debut novel 'Rainbow Milk'. We discuss the book, the Windrush generation, Solange's 'When I Get Home', racial microaggressions etc. Plus, we take some time to give our thoughts on George Floyd's murder, racism and much more.  Purchase 'Rainbow Milk' here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rainbow-Milk-Paul-Mendez/dp/03497...

To coincide with mental health week, Kieran and Ainsley get real with their mental health during lockdown, we discuss therapy, health anxiety and more. Our spotlight this week is 'Tangerine', a 2015 film about a black transgender woman living in LA. Follow Black Boy Joy on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackboyjoypodcast/ Please send any enquiries to blackboyjoypodcast@gmail.com Hosted on A...

This week Ainsley and Kieran discuss two wildly popular queer works 'A Little Life' by Hanya Yanagihara and Luca Guadagnino's 'Call Me By Your Name in forensic detail. Join us as we dissect, assess and disagree with eachother about them. This week's Spotlight is a 'Rainbow Milk' the debut novel by Paul Mendez about a young, black, gay, Jehovah Witness man from Wolverhampton who flees his community...

This week, Kieran and Ainsley give the lowdown on how they've been staying sane after a whole month of lock down. We talk Netflix shows, give our take on the Michael Jackson drama and discuss our controversial faves.  The Spotlight for this week is London Bi Pandas, a collection of Bi+ activists, LGBTQIA+ allies and supporters. They've set up a COVID-19 hardship fund for LGBTQIA+ people strug...

Join Kieran and Ainsley for our second podcast under lockdown. We discuss The BBC adaptation of Noughts and Crosses, interracial relationships, catfishing, Ru Paul's Drag Race and the Sherry Pie Controversy. Our spotlight this week is Travel Noire, a digital media company serving black millenial travellers across the diaspora.  check out Travel Noire's website: https://travelnoire.com/ Follow...

In light of the recent coronavirus pandemic, Kieran and Ainsley record this week's podcast remotely from our homes in Newcastle and London respectively. We talk about the virus' outbreak, dealing with social distancing and lament our cancelled summer plans. Also, we answer our first DM request to discuss Carlton and Diamond's relationship on Netflix's Love is Blind and discuss bisexuality, biphobi...

This week, Kieran and Ainsley talk to Rev. Jide Macaulay, Founder and CEO of House of Rainbow- a community organisation dedicated to fostering relationships among black, asian, minority ethnic (BAME), lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer (LGBTIQ+) individuals, people of faith. During this hour, Jide shares his experiences growing up as a young gay man both in the UK and Nigeria and...

This week, Kieran and Ainsley take a look at queer representation in our media spaces ranging from films, to books to reality television. Plus, we spend time discussing the great James Baldwin, the tragic case of Justin Fashanu and more.  Follow Black Boy Joy on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackboyjoypodcast/  Please send any enquiries to blackboyjoypodcast@gmail.com ...

Kieran and Ainsley are very happy to welcome Rico Johnson-Sinclair to Black Boy Joy. He is the Founder and Director of CineQ- a queer film exhibition organisation that prioritises queer, trans and intersex people of colour. He talks us through the process of curating and organising a film festival, creativity and. Plus, we discuss our favourite toxic celebrities, social media, race baiting and muc...

This week, Kieran and Ainsley get so into the chat that we forget to do our introduction! We get talking about grindr, love and loss, our musical faves and Glastonbury Festival. This week's spotlight is model, writer and activist Ethan Kenny Jones, follow him on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/kennyethanjones/ . Follow Black Boy Joy Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackbo...

Twink? Jock? Cub? Bear? Ainsley and Kieran give their take on the obsession with image and body type in the gay community. Plus, we discuss Ru Paul's Drag Race, our drag personas and hooking up. This week's Spotlight is Positively Black UK, a content creation platform representing the black experience from across the diaspora. Follow them on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/positivelyblac...

Ainsley and Kieran spend this episode giving their rundown of 2020 so far including new year's resolutions, fitness motivations, holiday plans, our take on December's general election and of course, Harry and Meghan's decision to step back from the royal family. Plus, our check out our Spotlight, Cine Q Birmingham: https://www.cineqbirmingham.co.uk/Follow Black Boy joy on Instagram: https://www.in...

Kieran and Ainsley dissect the aftermath of a night out sampling Newcastle's LGBTQ+ scene. We discuss cheap drinks, awkward moments, pop divas and much more. Also, this week's spotlight is Black Out Uk, a not-for-profit social enterprise run and owned by a volunteer collective of black gay men. Check out their website here: https://blkoutuk.com/.Follow Black Boy Joy on instragram: https://www.inst...