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"Crashpad needed" | Episode 1

"Crashpad needed" | Episode 1

FromThe Log Books


"Crashpad needed" | Episode 1

FromThe Log Books

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Length:
31 minutes
Released:
Nov 4, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Runaways and rough sleepers, communes and flatshares, crashpads and catastrophes... Stories about home feature heavily in Switchboard’s log books. Tash and Adam listen to LGBT+ people who searched for somewhere to live in the 1970s, and hear about the persistent problem of homelessness in 2019.Content warning: stories of suicide and racism, and historic terms.The Log Books — stories from Britain’s LGBT+ history and conversations about being queer today. Produced by Shivani Dave, Adam Smith and Tash Walker, in partnership with Switchboard - the LGBT+ helpline.For more information about homelessness, take a look at:The Outside ProjectaktLGBT Youth Homelessness report by akt for the Proud TrustMusic by Tom Foskett-BarnesArtwork by Natalie Dotohttps://www.thelogbooks.org Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/thelogbooks.
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Released:
Nov 4, 2019
Format:
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**Best New Podcast (Gold) at the British Podcast Awards 2020**What if you could glimpse into LGBTQIA+ life from decades ago? Since 1974 volunteers at Switchboard, the LGBT+ helpline, have written notes in the charity's log books. Hosts Tash Walker and Adam Smith are re-opening these pages today, to explore untold stories from Britain’s queer history.Each episode explores a different theme from LGBTQIA+ life through log book entries, dozens of voices sharing their own memories, and conversations about being queer today.https://www.thelogbooks.org Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/thelogbooks.