This week, I sit down with Shakona Fire: A drag artist, writer producer and self proclaimed 'political princess' hailing from London. We discuss their artistry, all their years working in nightlife, the impact of the RuPaul's Drag Franchise on the scene and more

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For the first episode of 2023, I'm pleased to be joined by Jermain Jackman: singer, recording artist, published author, political consultant, activist and winner of Season 3 of The Voice. We discuss his win, his music and singing career, as well as get into all his political activist work. Plus Jermain turns the tables and asks some questions for me

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This week, I'm joined by my longtime friend Miranda Lewis-Brown. She is a writer, professional cellist and teacher living in London. We discuss Christmas, family, Miranda's work and we give eachother our verdict on our favourite christmas songs and films.

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This week, I'm pleased to be joined by Abdi Duale- the first black man to be elected to The Labour Party's National Executive Committee. We discuss the Labour Party, including the Jeremy Corbyn years both as labour party members from Abdi's perspective as a campaigner. we reflect on the year 2022 in politics, Liz Truss' disastrous tenure as Prime Minister and how we can increase representation in all levels of politics.

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Get involved with the Labour To Win campaign: https://www.labourtowin.org/

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This week, I'm pleased to be joined by my good friend Kassi, who is a food content creator based in London. We spend the discussing her plaform, Kassi's Kitchen, how our years have gone for us so far and we wade into the afrobeats in carnival debate.

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After a lengthy hiatus, Black Boy Joy Podcast is back!

This week, Ainsley interviews Garry Jones: a Birmingham based artist, activist and designer of The Red Ribbons- a 6 metre high sculpture memorialising those affected by AIDs and HIV which will be unveiled in the heart of Birmingham's gay village on World AIDs Day.

We talk about the AIDs Crisis in the 80s, Garry's tireless activism and past involvement in Birmingham Pride and World AIDs day memorials, carnivals and more

Please visit https://bahm.co.uk/ to find out more about the memorial

To discover more of Garry's work, visit https://www.garryjonesart.com/ or https://www.offourtrolleyarts.com/

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Follow Gary on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/garryjonesart/

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