Black Boy Joy Podcast

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 moreFollow Shakona on Instagram for links to all their work: https://www.instagram.com/shakonafire/?hl=en Follow Black Boy Joy Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackboyjoypodcast/ or on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blkboyjoypodFollow Ainsley on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onehourfiction/?hl=en and/or on Twitter: https://twitter.com/onehourfictionPlease send any questions, comments or feedback to blackboyjoypodcast@gmail.com

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 Follow Jermain on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jermainjackman/?hl=enCheck out Jermain's twitter: https://twitter.com/JermainJackman?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EauthorFollow Black Boy Joy Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackboyjoypodcast/ or on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blkboyjoypodFollow Ainsley on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onehourfiction/?hl=en and/or on Twitter: https://twitter.com/onehourfictionPlease send any questions, comments or feedback to blackboyjoypodcast@gmail.com

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. Follow Miranda on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/randaloretta/Follow Black Boy Joy Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackboyjoypodcast/Follow Black boy Joy Podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blkboyjoypodPlease send any questions, queries or comments to blackboyjoypodcast@gmail.com

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. Follow Abdi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AbdiDuale_ Get involved with the Labour To Win campaign: https://www.labourtowin.org/Follow Black Boy Joy Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackboyjoypodcast/ or on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blkboyjoypodFollow Ainsley on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onehourfiction/?hl=en and/or on Twitter: https://twitter.com/onehourfictionPlease send any questions, comments or feedback to blackboyjoypodcast@gmail.com

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 memorialTo discover more of Garry's work, visit https://www.garryjonesart.com/ or https://www.offourtrolleyarts.com/Follow The Birmingham AIDs and HIV Memorial on instagram https://www.instagram.com/bhamaidsandhivmemorial/ Follow Gary on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/garryjonesart/Follow Black Boy Joy Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackboyjoypodcast/ or on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blkboyjoypodFollow Ainsley on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onehourfiction/?hl=en and/or on Twitter: https://twitter.com/onehourfictionPlease send any questions, comments or feedback to blackboyjoypodcast@gmail.com

In this special episode, brought live from the Seven Dials Theatre, Ainsley is joined by Anyebe Godwin and Doreene Blackstock, castmembers of Foxes- the play by Dexter Flanders. We discuss its themes and the process of performing in detail.

On our last episode of Black Boy Joy Podcast, Kieran and Ainsley share our experiences of Christmas, coronavirus and recount our experience of the gay scene in Leeds on a very alcohol filled and hazy saturday night.  Follow Black Boy Joy on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackboyjoypodcast/ Please send any enquiries to blackboyjoypodcast@gmail.com