The HIV Podcast

Sarah and Jess are back! Kicking off 2025 in style with a whole episode about Lenacapvir, the long-acting HIV prevention medication that could be a huge game-changer for helping reach the target of no new HIV transmissions by 2030. Lenacapavir is listed as a "breakthrough technology" for 2025, so get listening and finding out what it's all about!SourcesTwice-yearly HIV injection can effectively prevent infectionAnti-HIV drug lenacapavir called 'breakthrough of the year' : Goats and Soda : NPRAbout Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) - NHSPEP (post-exposure prophylaxis for HIV) | Terrence Higgins TrustFrequently Asked Questions about UU.pdfNewsWHO announces the development of new guidelines for lenacapavir and updated HIV testing guidelinesLong-acting HIV prevention meds: 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2025 | MIT Technology ReviewOnlyFans star Lily Phillips horrifies viewers as she reveals she doesn't know that HIV is sexually transmitted - after bedding 100 men in a day | Daily Mail Online

Our quest to spread the U=U word continues with this special World AIDS Day episode, featuring the incredibly knowledgeable Dr Nneka Nwokolo, a passionate advocate of spreading the message of U=U, Head of Patient Engagement at ViiV Healthcare as well as an Honorary Consultant HIV Physician at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London. Get the U=U digital download here - TVPS

We've hit our 150th episode and before we go on a little break, we're indulging Sarah and dedicating an episode to one of her favourite topics......Holly Johnson!SourcesHolly Johnson - WikipediaHolly Johnson 'cancelled' after HIV positive status revealed - BBC NewsPrint advertising—Frankie Goes To Hollywood | Advertising | Zang Tuum Tumb and all that (zttaat.com)Quarter page advert for ‘Relax’ | Advertising | Zang Tuum Tumb and all that (zttaat.com)

This week Sarah and Jess had the pleasure of speaking with CP Robinson. CP is the Co-Chair of Portsmouth Pride and founder of the Intersectional Queer Activism Campaign "Queer.All.Year". We caught up with him to discuss the innovative art initiative 'HIV Positive', a huge mural in Portsmouth that aims to tackle HIV stigma.Useful InfoQueer All Year - Helping make Pride #MoreThanOneDay

This week Sarah and Jess take a look at a horror icon and the man that played Norman Bates! Anthony Perkins was HIV positive and had this to say about living with the virus..."I have learned more about love, selflessness and human understanding from the people I have met in this great adventure in the world of AIDS than I ever did in the cut-throat, competitive world in which I spent my life."SourcesAnthony Perkins - WikipediaTea and Sympathy (play) - WikipediaBerry Berenson - Wikipedia

This week is a special episode where Jess takes us through what attending the British Podcast Awards, as an award nominee, was like! She spill the inside info and celeb gloss from the night! The HIV was nominated for a British Podcast Award 2024.

This week we were lucky enough to speak to International Porn Star and HIV activist, Hans Berlin, live from his bed…well it was 8am! ! Hans speaks with Sarah and Jess about working in porn and being open about his HIV status, as well as his semi-autobiographical musical and all the other amazing projects he is working on!Useful links Queer Musical Love Story SHOOTING STAR transfers from Off-Broadway to London! (shootingstarmusical.com)A Couple Becomes Obsessed with the Sex Worker Next Door | Troy | The New Yorker Screening Room (youtube.com)

The denial mini-series has reached it's finale! In the seventh and final episode we take a look at Matthias Rath and that's all we'll say...SourcesMatthias Rath - WikipediaMatthias Rath: Denouncer of modern medicines | Matthias Rath | The GuardianSouth African court bans AIDS vitamin trials | Reuters

What happens when the leader of a country, with a high prevalence of HIV, is an AIDS denier? Well we're about to find out. Part 6 of HIV & Denial is all about South Africa.Sources The politics of AIDS in South Africa: beyond the controversies - PMC (nih.gov)Thabo Mbeki - WikipediaHIV/AIDS in South Africa - WikipediaShadowed Dreamer booking linkshttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/1000259030687?aff=oddtdtcreatorhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/1007862332367?aff=oddtdtcreator