The HIV Podcast

They say variety is the spice of life, so this week we discuss what a vast range of condoms there are and also take a look at condoms of the future! Sources Different Types Of Condom | LloydsPharmacy Online Doctor UK My Condom Size | Find the Right Condom Size | Determine Your Condom Size | Whats My (Partners) Condom Size | Condom Too Tight | Condom Too Loose (luckybloke.com) The search to make a...

To celebrate National Condom Week, we’re taking you on a whistle-stop tour through condom history! When was the earliest condom identified and how did we get to the mass produced version we see today? Sources History of condoms - Wikipedia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With so much 'finger-pointing', especially across social media, that often vilifies people living with HIV, what will it take to alter the narrative that exists around HIV and where do we even begin? This week we discuss how to start making a changes. Sources No sources this week it's all Sarah's handywork! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the final episode of our blackmail mini series we take a look at some fascinating examples of when HIV is used to facilitate extortion. Sources Tesco Clubcard - Wikipedia Aids blackmail man is jailed | HeraldScotland (PDF) Bioterrorism and Biocrimes The Illicit Use of Biological Agents Since 1900 | Seth Carus - Academia.edu Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we focus on Andy Bell, from the band Erasure, and how he was harassed by some of the British media about HIV, even though he was HIV negative at the time. Sources Revisiting Erasure's Andy Bell: The Classic HIV Plus Interview (hivplusmag.com) Erasure’s Andy Bell recalls fan support after sharing HIV+ status (yahoo.com) Andy Bell: 'I'd had enough of being bullied' | Music | The Guardian ‘...

What would happen if a member of your family used your HIV status to blackmail you? This week we find out how Jamie Brickhouse handled this difficult situation and what has changed in Jamie's life since this event. Sources Blackmail-Proof - POZ Jamie Brickhouse speaker on alcoholism, suicide, HIV | Red Brick Agency Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the second instalment of our HIV & Blackmail mini series we explore the catalyst behind why Gareth Thomas revealed his HIV status on Twitter. Sources Gareth Thomas: Journalist 'told rugby player's parents of HIV' - BBC News Gareth Thomas on coming out as HIV positive: 'It was my right to tell my family – not somebody else's' | Gareth Thomas | The Guardian   Rugby star Gareth Thomas adm...

In the first of our blackmail mini series we take a look at what constitutes blackmail and what do to if you’re being blackmailed or harassed about your HIV status. Sources Factors to be proven in order to establish blackmail - InBrief.co.uk The law on confidentiality and HIV status | aidsmap What to do when someone outs your HIV status - Positive Peers Further Info THE LOST BOYS of SOHO eBook : H...

Welcome to our end of year special. What a blast 2023 has been! We have a chat and a little look back at a fantastic year for The HIV Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Come on back to the 1990s with us as we take a look at some childrens TV that tackled issues around HIV! Sources Grange Hill (series 18) - Wikipedia Tim Bentinck in Grange Hill - YouTube "Grange Hill" Episode #18.15 (TV Episode 1995) - Plot Summary - IMDb "Grange Hill" Episode #18.16 (TV Episode 1995) - IMDb "Grange Hill" Episode #18.18 (TV Episode 1995) - Plot Summary - IMDb Children's Ward - Ser...

This week we feature an HIV activist that has been raising awareness for 31 years, reaching an estimated 350,000 young people! That is unbelievable! We don't want to give too much away, so to learn more, go and get listening to hear all about the wonderful, Emma Cole. Sources Positive Voice - providing HIV Education since 1991 (positivevoice-emmacole.co.uk) Further Info Homepage - BePrEPed Hosted...

This week we feature an absolute HIV hero. A playwright, actor, part of the smash hit series 'It's a Sin' and modern day HIV activist. This week, is all about Nathaniel Hall! Sources First Time Play Text | Nathaniel J Hall Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's World AIDS Day! And we are focusing on a true HIV hero and one of the longest survivors of HIV in the UK. All rise, for the utterly inspiring, Jonathan Blake! Sources Jonathan Blake (activist) - Wikipedia "There Are No Walls": Jonathan Blake - from OX Magazine First gay man diagnosed HIV+ in London on his extraordinary life and feelings on It's A Sin - Attitude Man diagnosed with HIV nearly 4...

We all remember the TV adverts, but what was in the leaflet that was sent to every household in the UK, as part of the Don't Die of Ignorance campaign? Well wonder no more, as we take a look at the leaflet this week! Sources  AIDS : don't die of ignorance : government information 1987 / issued by the Department of Health and Social Security. | Wellcome Collection Government AIDS awareness leaflet...

We explore the story of a woman of 'firsts'. The world's first supermodel and the first famous American woman to die due to HIV related health issues. This, is Gia's week! Sources Gia Carangi - Wikipedia The story of Gia – the world’s first supermodel who died of Aids at 26 | Dazed (dazeddigital.com) Gia (1998) film review - the tragic story of supermodel Gia Carangi — Films to Watch Before y...

This week we take a look at singer, HIV advocate and Mark Ashton's best friend, Jimmy Sommerville, who used his platform to raise awareness around HIV. Sources Jimmy Sommerville on TV-am in 1988 - YouTube Bronski Beat - Wikipedia Jimmy Somerville Is Still My Small-Town Boy (advocate.com) Further Info Jimmy Somerville - Read My Lips (Enough Is Enough) (Official Video) - YouTube The Communards – For...

At 26 years old, Mark Ashton was diagnosed with HIV and died shortly afterwards. He was a leading figure in the Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM) group during the 1984 miners' strike and this is the focus of our episode this week. As a political activist and campaigner he had such an impact that in 2018, 31 years after his passing, a garden in Paris was renamed to honour him, and a year...

One of the most iconic adverts of all time and the only major HIV awareness campaign there has ever been. This week, we look at the background of the 'Don't Die of Ignorance' adverts that terrified a generation. Sources 'It was a life-and-death situation. Wards were full of young men dying': How we made the Don't Die of Ignorance Aids campaign | Art and design | The Guardian Remembering the ‘Don’t...

This week we discuss whether Freddie Mercury is an HIV hero and have a look at the impact his legacy has had. We also share the HIV Heroes that the lovely people of Reading Pride shared with us! Sources Freddie Mercury - Wikipedia Freddie's obituary (archive.org) Other Info Instagram @ jennifervaughanhiv Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we talk protection, more specifically, condoms and PrEP and we even perform a condom demonstration for you, which is an interesting choice for a podcast! Sources HIV transmission | aidsmap How to use condoms and lubricant | aidsmap How to get PrEP in the UK | aidsmap NICE recommends offering PrEP to people at high risk of HIV for first time | News | News | NICE Hosted on Acast. See acast...

This week we take a look at what the risk levels are around sex and HIV and exactly how HIV is transmitted during sex. Please note - this episode contains sexual references throughout. Listener discretion is advised. Sources HIV transmission | aidsmap Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the second part of 'HIV Explained' we focus on U = U. We look into what it actually means and the origins of this fantastic campaign. Sources In Just 5 Years, Undetectable=Untransmittable Changed History (hivplusmag.com) U=U: The Backstory (thebody.com) HIV - Human Immunodeficiency Virus | Great Ormond Street Hospital (gosh.nhs.uk) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back after our crime summer series and we decided to take it all the way back to basics and really explain what HIV is and exactly how HIV medication works! Sources How HIV works | aidsmap HIV and AIDS - NHS (www.nhs.uk) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In our 6th and final episode of our HIV crime mini series, we travel around the globe and take at look at HIV related prosecutions from different countries. Sources Criminal transmission of HIV - Wikipedia HIV criminalisation laws around the world | aidsmap 2012 SCC 47 (CanLII) | R. v. Mabior | CanLII Johnson Aziga - Wikipedia HIV trial in Libya - Wikipedia Further Info Bad People - 21. No Angel:...

John Rodney was jailed for recklessly infecting 3 women with HIV. We take a look at this case from the police's point of view and explore the huge amount of work that went into bringing John Rodney to justice. Sources Detectives Casebook: John Rodney | UK Police News - Police Oracle *ASBO update: Crime and Policing Act 2014 received Royal Assent in March 2014. This streamlined the tools available...