The HIV Podcast

In episode 4 of our denial mini-series Sarah and Jess take a look at how a global rock band supported and promoted an AIDS denying organisation in the early 00's. This one is going blown you mind. This week, is about the........Foo Fighters! Sources Foo Fighters, HIV Deniers – Mother Jones The Foo Fighters’ AIDS denialism should be on the record | by Schwartz Media | The Monthly | Medium Nate Mend...

Denial part 3 has landed! This episode Sarah and Jess take a look at HIV denier, Christine Maggiore, who's beliefs had very sad consequences for her young daughter. Sources Alive & Well AIDS Alternatives - Wikipedia Christine Maggiore - Wikipedia Alive & Well AIDS Alternatives (newreligiousmovements.org) Death of Eliza Jane Scovill - Wikipedia The Other Side of AIDS - Wikipedia Other info...

Our summer mini-series continues! This mini series takes a dive into the world of denial and HIV. In part 2 Sarah and Jess take a look at why people can get stuck in HIV denial. Sources Denial | Psychology Today Denial as a Defense Mechanism (verywellmind.com) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Summer is here, so that must mean it's about time for a mini-series! This mini series takes a dive into the world of denial and HIV. In part 1 Sarah and Jess take a look at how denial plays a part in the different stages of grief. Sources Denial | Psychology Today Denial as a Defense Mechanism (verywellmind.com) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Jess shares further news and insight from the International AIDS Conference 2024 - including the huge leaps forward with Lenacapavir, hailed as "the closest we have ever been to an HIV vaccine", a game-changer for STI prevention with DoxyPrEP and Hans Berlin the pornstar! We have learnt so much, a huge thank you to everyone involved in such an incredible event! Sources HIV drug could be...

This week Sarah and Jess have been virtually attending the 25th annual International AIDS Conference and in the first of two special episodes, they bring you some highlights from the conference! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We love a listener suggestion and this week's episode is just that! Sarah and Jess take a look at serodiscordant couples, where one person is HIV positive and one person is HIV negative and what effect that can have on the HIV negative person. Sources Combined antiretroviral treatment and heterosexual transmission of HIV-1: cross sectional and prospective cohort study | The BMJ HIV transmission ri...

This week Sarah and Jess are joined by the glorious Liz Tarrant! Liz is an HIV Specialist Nurse at the Florey Clinic, Reading, UK. The Florey Clinic is one of the two main sexual health clinics in Berkshire, that refer into TVPS, so Sarah and Jess know them well! Liz tells us all about what happens when you go for an HIV test, how clinics care for you once diagnosed and their jazzy new testing bus...

In Part 2 of HIV and Travel, Sarah and Jess take a closer look at a couple of wonderful organisations offering HIV support and advocacy, in countries that have HIV travel restrictions. Sources https://www.lhaksam.org.bt/ HOME | Brunei AIDS Council Official Website (bdaidscouncil.org) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The sun is out and people are jetting off on their summer holidays, so in the first of this two-parter, Sarah and Jess take a whistle stop tour around the globe to look at what restrictions there are, in different countries, for people planning to visit. Sources UNAIDS and UNDP call on 48* countries and territories to remove all HIV-related travel restrictions | UNAIDS Travel restrictions for peop...

Continuing on our sport theme, we take a look at the Gay Games, the biggest LGBT+ sports and culture event in the world, and more importantly we look at it's founder, Tom Waddell. Sarah and Jess also try and flex their language skills with some very poor French, in honor of the Paris Olympics! Sources Tom Waddell - Wikipedia Gay Games - Wikipedia Acrobats on the Empire State Building in 1935 (yout...

This week Sarah and Jess are joined by a name that many of you working within the HIV sector in the UK will likely know. A change maker for 8 years at the Terrence Higgins Trust, he has now taken a new role at George House Trust as HIV Advice, Support and Information Services Manager. This week, we're joined by the awesome Alex Sparrowhawk! Get Involved With Our Podcast! Say our intro! It's that s...

This week Sarah and Jess are joined by the phenomenal Dr Kate Lister, author of a Curious History of Sex, columnist, and host of Betwixt the Sheets! We talk HIV history, syphilis making your nose fall off and stolen testicles! This one is a wild ride! Dr Kate Lister – Historian | Writer | Podcaster Get Involved With Our Podcast! Say our intro! It's that simple. All you need to do is send us a voic...

Arthur Ashe was the first African American to win the men's singles titles at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open, and the first African American man to be ranked No. 1 in the world. He was also HIV positive. Join Sarah and Jess to learn about this legendary sportsman who became a fierce HIV activist, even delivering a speech at the United Nations. Sources How tennis legend Arthur Ashe became one of the m...

This week we speak with Youtuber, playwriter, advocate, activist, ambassador and the person with the most dulcet tones in the sector - Stephen Hart! We chat about everything from the highly anticipated return of his show Shadowed Dreamer to his Britain's Got Talent Performance! Useful Info Shadowed Dreamer Trailer - Shadowed Dreamer 2024 Trailer - Hart Talks (youtube.com) Hart Talks - trailer (you...

This week's guest was diagnosed with HIV in 1991,when she was at University. Emma Cole has now been living with HIV for 33 years. Since her diagnosis Emma has achieved some incredible things, including giving over 2,000 talks about HIV and running the London Marathon! Sarah and Jess speak with Emma about being a long term survivor. Useful info Positive Voice - providing HIV Education since 1991 (p...

This week is all about sex, sex, sex! We are delighted to have the brilliant Topher Taylor back on the podcast, who is Ann Summers Pleasure Positivity Project Editor for April! We ask him some questions around sex and pleasure that were put to him by the service users of TVPS. Please note, this episode contains explicit language and conversations of a sexual nature Useful info Hot Octopuss PULSE S...

This week we take a look at the life of Tommy 'The Duke' Morrison who gave up his boxing career when he tested HIV positive and then made a comeback when he subsequently tested negative for HIV. So join Sarah The Windmill' Macadam and Jessica 'The Kraken' Harding for this unexpected and fascinating episode! Sources Tommy Morrison - Wikipedia Boxing: HIV Infection: 1 Mar 2024: Hansard Written...

This week Sarah and Jess take a look at a former competitive ice skater, who made history as the first openly gay figure skater, Rudy Galindo. Rudy is an award winning HIV activist and had been described as a "national treasure"! So join Sarah and Jess to chat all things ice skating as well as some more ARIAS talk thrown in, of course! Sources Rudy Galindo - Wikipedia RUDY GALINDO (granvarones.com...

This week Sarah had the pleasure of chatting to HIV activist, trailblazer and all round bloomin' good egg, Oliver Brown. Oli led the campaign for the military to treat those living with HIV no differently to their colleagues, which is such an important moment in HIV history. Get Involved With Our Podcast! Say our intro! It's that simple. All you need to do is send us a voice note of you saying "We...

Hailed as "probably the best diver in history" this week Sarah and Jess take a look at Greg Louganis's career and what happened when he decided to openly disclose that he is HIV positive. They also celebrate the podcast being shortlisted for an ARIAS in the category on Impact Award! Sources Greg Louganis - Wikipedia How Greg Louganis' Olympic Diving Accident Forced a Conversation About AIDS | HIST...

This week Sarah was lucky enough to sit down to talk all things HIV medication with Abhishek Katiyar - a specialist pharmacist in HIV and Sexual health. Abhi has worked in the NHS for 16 years, 12 of which have been in HIV medicine.   Abhi also has his own podcast series in which he is digitizing everything he's learnt over the years. Sex Ed Bites can be found on most major podcast platforms...

Ever heard of V.A.I.D.S?! We hope not. This episode we take a deep dive into the world of conspiracy and de-bunk the online misinformation surrounding V.A.I.D.S. With special guest host Chantelle Kingsbury.  Sources What Is VAIDS (Vaccine Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)? (healthline.com) ‘VAIDS’ is not a real vaccine-induced syndrome, experts say; no evidence COVID-19 vaccines cause immu...

Sarah and Jess often speak about the charity, TVPS, that they both work for, so this week they have invited TVPS support worker, Chantelle, to give a perspective of HIV from the 'frontline' and how day-to-day HIV support looks in a cost of living climate. Get Involved With Our Podcast!   Say our intro! It's that simple. All you need to do is send us a voice note of you saying "Welcome to The...

This week Sarah and Jess were lucky enough to sit down and talk all things pleasure with an award winning sexual educator. His approach to sex ed and the understanding and empathy with which he approaches this subject make him a real trailblazer in this field. This week, is all about Topher Taylor. *Please note this episode contains adult themes. Get Involved With Our Podcast!   Say our intro...