Best Soir Podcasts (2025)

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Film and Therapy 46:50

4d ago46:50

46:50

It's difficult to get what's very sad to sit alongside comedy, but Colin and Darren Thornton have achieved that with their new film; Four Mothers. PLUS: Queer Psychotherapists with extensive experience supporting LGBTQ+ individuals. Jack and Jo have worked with the charity Mind, providing specialised counselling and therapy for LGBTQ+ clients, and …

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CBF Scenes 1.02 | Une bonne nouvelle 37:20

7d ago37:20

37:20

Join Mark and Hélène for the second chapter in the engaging Scenes series! In this episode, the lively atmosphere at Chez Nico takes an exciting turn when Ségolène shares some big family news. Meanwhile, a customer faces a tricky language challenge with visiting tourists. This chapter introduces some useful vocabulary like maternité, renverser, and…

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In Welsh 42:19

10d ago42:19

42:19

The show that followed the 2025 ShoutOut Listeners Awards; Steffi chats to Peter Darney about his Welsh language film, Teth. Plus QueerStory looks at the life of Beyard Rustin.By ShoutOut Radio

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21 - ‘The Seven Crystal Balls’ (1948) || Radio Tintin 43:10

11d ago43:10

43:10

Links to everything right here, my friends: https://linktr.ee/RadioTintin Join the community on Instagram and Facebook: @tintin.podcast facebook.com/RadioTintinPodcast I also have a Patreon if you don’t like having money: https://www.patreon.com/RadioTintinPodcast Thank you to the people who made this episode possible: Charlotte, Em Finan, Guillmer…

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The ShoutOut Listeners' Awards 2025 59:59

11d ago59:59

59:59

Our BIGGEST event in the ShoutOut Radio calendar. You've nominated, then you voted - now it's time to find out who your winners are!By ShoutOut Radio

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CBF Scenes 1.01 | Un début prometteur 41:44

14d ago41:44

41:44

Join Mark and Hélène at the start of an engaging new story! In this first chapter of Scenes, our course for intermediate French learners, we are introduced to Chez Nico, a lively village café where locals and visitors cross paths. We meet Nico, the new owner, who has just taken over the café where he grew up. As he navigates his first busy weekend,…

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The Bollywood Guide to Revenge 46:15

18d ago46:15

46:15

We're off to the theatre for a bit of Bollywood. Steffi chats to Shafeeq Shajahan about the production (and Shafeeq). Also, Shea is back with another slice of American Pie.By ShoutOut Radio

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Introducing Scenes from the Coffee Break Café 2:08

19d ago2:08

2:08

We’re about to launch four brand-new intermediate French language course - Scenes from the Coffee Break Café. Imagine yourself in a charming café, where the aroma of fresh coffee lingers, conversations flow, and life unfolds around every table. In this immersive new course, you’ll follow a compelling story set in a local café and build your languag…

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What The T 43:13

25d ago43:13

43:13

We go in depth with terminology around The 'T' via Queerstory. Also via Queerstory, we look at the lives of 2 infamous 'Crossdressers'.By ShoutOut Radio

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More American Pie 44:12

1M ago44:12

44:12

Not one but two theatre productions this week, PLUS Shea is here with her regular news feed item talking all things Stateside; American Pie.By ShoutOut Radio

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Soir Nois 44:00

1M ago44:00

44:00

Step back in time for an evening of music at SOIR NOIR: A Nightclub Confidential this April. Bringing the unmistakable energy and excitement of New York City’s nightlife to the heart of Central London, David Rhodes’ highly anticipated sell-out soirée will make its European debut at The Crazy Coqs this April. SOIR NOIR: A Nightclub Confidential inv…

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I'm Glad You're Queer 41:25

2M ago41:25

41:25

This week we catch up with ShoutOut's Hero of the Year for 2023, Aida HD as they prepare to launch their brand new book,By ShoutOut Radio

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A F Steadman 44:00

2M ago44:00

44:00

This Week: Lisa chats to Author A F Steadman about her fantasy book series, SKANDAR (that's being made into a film... shhhhh...), PLUS we announce the nominations of the ShoutOut Listeners Awards, so get voting...By ShoutOut Radio

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De l’autre côté 46:11

2M ago46:11

46:11

"On The Other Side", We chat to singer songwriter Laura Cahen about her music and her European Tour. Also we celebrate LGBTQIA History Month with some shorts on famous Queer People AND, QueerStory looks at the 'Pink Triangles' from Nazi Germany.By ShoutOut Radio

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American Pie 46:47

2M ago46:47

46:47

Keeping an eye on the States for you this week as our new series hosted by Shea Coffey, we give you a monthly slice of American Pie. Also, We go swimming with Out Swimming plus the news and some views and a bit of music.By ShoutOut Radio

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From Trump to Tootsie 46:32

2M ago46:32

46:32

This week, Tootsie is back for a new season of special film showings at Bristol's Watershed.And the team talk about all things Trump, Musk and USA.By ShoutOut Radio

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You' 50:22

3M ago50:22

50:22

We chat to Lisa Whitehouse about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), What it is and what it isn't and where to get help for a better understanding of, what is quite a 'common' trait. PLUS, Rebecca Spittles chats about divorce and separation.By ShoutOut Radio

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Hold My Hand 44:24

3M ago44:24

44:24

It's difficult for same sex couples to hold hands in public sometimes. We chat to Stonewall about their new 'Hold my Hand' initiative, PLUS Queerstory is back...By ShoutOut Radio

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Fighting Back 48:27

3M ago48:27

48:27

As 2025 starts, the fight for Trans rights and access to health care has also started, Anne Health are leading the way. PLUS: Bristol EnharmoniQ LGBTQ+ choir started last Jan and is led by Musical Director, Robert Hales and Assistant Musical Director Kellie Walters. This year they performed at the Bristol Beacon, with Bristol Gay Men's Chorus at th…

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The ShoutOut Christmas Cracker 59:59

4M ago59:59

59:59

It's that time of year where the team let their hair down and have some Christmas fun. This year, they're outside the studio - LIVE from the Old Castle Green in Bristol for a two hour take over!By ShoutOut Radio

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Help 46:13

4M ago46:13

46:13

This Week: We chat to SARI (Stand Against Racism & Inequality), a charitable organisation that’s here to support victims of hate within our community. They aim to promote equality and good relations between people with protected characteristics, as defined by law. PLUS, NewsMag looking at assisted dying.…

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It's Behind You 50:31

4M ago50:31

50:31

Panto season has started so we take a look at Yippee Theatre's cast for the world premiere of Dead Hard, a drag Die Hard parody pantomime turning the iconic Christmas film on its head. The show will run at COLAB Tower, the first fully DDA-compliant immersive venue in London which will open this Winter. Audiences will become part of the action as th…

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World Aids Day 24 50:13

4M ago50:13

50:13

ShoutOut joins the World Health Organisation & Brigstowe for WAD24: The world can end AIDS – if everyone’s rights are protected. With human rights at the centre, with communities in the lead, the world can end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030. On 1 December, WHO joins partners and communities to commemorate World AIDS Day 2024 under the theme…

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Ski-ing Anyone' 48:48

5M ago48:48

48:48

On the slopes of Deer Valley in 2016 an Optometrist and A Movie Star's world collided, quite literally in a bizarre skiing incident. Seven years later their worlds collided again in a much-publicised court room show down. Linus Karp and Joseph Martin had the brilliant idea to immortalise this for the stage. And when we heard that the production was…

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Our Earth Week 48:52

5M ago48:52

48:52

Our Earth Week, community stations from all across the UK come together to talk about the climate crisis, and to celebrate life on earth. Throughout the week (which takes place in the week of the COP talks), as many shows as possible take part, and there are conversations going on all over the country about how the climate crisis is affecting our c…

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Clue #4 (français) | The Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2024 7:37

5M ago7:37

7:37

We have reached the last clue of our virtual treasure hunt La grande chasse au trésor de Coffee Break de 2024, which will lead us to the final location! Test your French and detective skills as Mark and Pierre-Benoît reveal everything you need to know to determine the last destination. Remember to submit your entry form listing the location from ea…

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Clue #3 (français) | The Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2024 8:24

5M ago8:24

8:24

It's time for the third clue of La grande chasse au trésor de Coffee Break de 2024, our virtual treasure hunt across Europe! Using the interesting facts provided by Pierre-Benoît and your language skills, can you work out where checkpoint number three is? In case you missed it - everyone who correctly identifies the four mystery locations will win …

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Winters Stage 47:50

5M ago47:50

47:50

Steffi chats to the stars of a murderous spin on Paris Hilton’s iconic noughties reality show, The Simple Life, this November a groundbreaking new show is set to make its fantastic world premiere! Striving to disperse the rumours that Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie are dumb, blonde bimbos, The Simple Life & Death - a classic murder mystery show - w…

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Clue #2 (français) | The Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2024 7:37

5M ago7:37

7:37

We're back with the next episode of La grande chasse au trésor de Coffee Break de 2024, our virtual treasure hunt across Europe! In this episode join Max and Mark as they reveal clue number two and take us one step closer to our final location. As we continue through this mini series we'll discover further clues, solve the mystery and you could be …

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Clue #1 (français) | The Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2024 7:01

5M ago7:01

7:01

Welcome to the first episode of La grande chasse au trésor de Coffee Break de 2024, our virtual treasure hunt across Europe! Join Max and Mark in this first episode as they reveal the initial clue. As you continue through this mini series you’ll discover further clues, solve the mystery and practise your French. For further details about how you ca…

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I Am Monsters! 42:22

5M ago42:22

42:22

Nicholas Vince is 'I Am Monsters', we chatted to him about Hellraiser, monsters and the AIDS crisis... PLUS Deborah O'Karma takes a break from her usual haunt (pun intended) under the Mersey broadcasting on Saturday Afternoon Live, to give listeners of ShoutOut an absolutely scary Halloween treat. From her Halloween abode in Salem Massachusetts, a …

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Announcing the Great Coffee Break Treasure Hunt 2024 1:30

5M ago1:30

1:30

New mini-series! Starting on Monday 4th November, join Mark and the Coffee Break French Team for a virtual treasure hunt across Europe, in which we'll discover clues, solve the mystery and practise our French. But this is not just a language lesson – it's a competition, and by taking part you could win some amazing prizes for French learners. For e…

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Knight and Capron 42:24

6M ago42:24

42:24

Martin Spellacey chats to Brian Capron about his time in Grange Hill, Blake Seven, as a wartime Prime Minister, a Radio Sleuth AND one of the countries most loved serial killers. And if that's not enough he chats to Tommy Knight of Glue fame as well as Waterloo Road and The Sarah Jane Adventures...By ShoutOut Radio

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The Iris Awards 2024 47:04

6M ago47:04

47:04

Blackmail, war, pain and survival. We chat to the winner of the Iris Awards LGBTQIA short, Dima Hamdan. Also the Iris Awards organiser, Berwyn Rowlands... Dima Hamdan is a Palestinian filmmaker and journalist based in Berlin. As a self-taught filmmaker, she directed several short films in the UK, Jordan, Germany and Palestine. Her previous short fi…

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Mr Gay Great Britain (nearly) 46:53

6M ago46:53

46:53

This week the team catch up with Jordan Chan who listeners may remember, entered My Gay Great Britain. Not only did place, but he's also been hard at work on a new campaign to raise awareness of testicular cancer. And the Independent Review into the service and experience of LGBT veterans who served priod to 2000 - the team talk to experts in the s…

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The Diversity Trust 45:31

6M ago45:31

45:31

Live in the studio, we chat to The Diversity Trust about their work, PLUS, QueerStory is back with 'words', a new series where Ez looks at how the words the Queer community uses, meant something completely different in years gone by.By ShoutOut Radio

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Speak Little One 50:49

6M ago50:49

50:49

Speak Little One with Louise Ndibwirende Louise (she/her) is Black queer film director and preparing to release her debut documentary "Speak Little One: The World Is Listening" which explores the lived experience of adoptees. She is a Rwandan born adoptee raised across France and the UK, and therefore has nurtured this project through the lens of l…

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The Mad Gay King 45:52

7M ago45:52

45:52

A King who's Gay and Mad, 4 Shakespeare plays in one sitting dealing with prejudice, misogyny and Queerness! And that's just part of this weeks show...By ShoutOut Radio

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Berkeley Wild 39:25

7M ago39:25

39:25

This Week: we chat to someone very special, with over 3 decades helping others, Berkeley Wild. Also the usual chat, news & views direct to your ears via the rainbow radio waves.By ShoutOut Radio

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Small Town Boys 44:28

7M ago44:28

44:28

The world premiere of Tim McArthur’s Small Town Boys at the Union Theatre is based on a true story, which follows two strangers as they reminisce about growing up as gay men in their hometown of Middlesborough. The men discover they both dated the same boy at the same time when they were teenagers, unaware of each other’s existence. The show explor…

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Live from The OCG on BCfm Radio 50:51

7M ago50:51

50:51

An extra hour for BCfm listeners, live from the Old Castle Green Pub in Old Market, Bristol. With local drag Queens, Miss Beaver and Tess Drive and some off the wall news and a chat with the OCG owner, Mike.By ShoutOut Radio

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Franks Closet 49:52

7M ago49:52

49:52

LIVE from the Old Castle Green pub, an outside broadcast that ShoutOut does like no others... In this show; After the roaring success of its recent Union theatre run, the iconic love letter to musical theatre Frank’s Closet is set to return to its roots this summer at Wilton’s Musical Hall. Giving a multi-role drag Diva masterclass is Luke Farrugia…

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F*ckBoy 47:27

8M ago47:27

47:27

The Fringe is coming to an end, but we catch up with F*ckboy, Freddie Haberfellner about his theatrical production on all things Trans. ALSO, Pride CAF is back, we talk to the organisers.By ShoutOut Radio

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Anne to the Rescue 49:17

8M ago49:17

49:17

We chat to Susie Green, who's pushing back on Trans health care... Enter Anne Health. Also, we discuss the riots and the impact the far right have had on the LGBTQIA community.By ShoutOut Radio

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Bluey Collection - Mum School 9:10

8M ago9:10

9:10

Bluey wants to play Mum School instead of having her bath. But will the kids listen to her?

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Bluey Collection - Camping 7:17

8M ago7:17

7:17

When Bluey is on a family camping trip, she meets a new friend, Jean Luc. Join them as they plant a tree, hunt a “wild pig”, and learn about the magic of friendship.

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Ascension 47:22

8M ago47:22

47:22

We look at a true story of punishment by isolation on Ascension Island for sodomy and from that we meet Mina, who is looking for an orgasm... One hour, so many stories.By ShoutOut Radio

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Bluey Collection - Good Night, Fruit Bat 7:32

8M ago7:32

7:32

Join Bluey on a dream nighttime adventure! What will she see in the dark?

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Queer Planet 44:34

8M ago44:34

44:34

Our Queer Planet, how the natural world is full of it. Also, séance, telekinesis, and spirit summoning, levitating 70 feet, meeting Rasputin, in defiance of gravity. Full explanation in the show, PLUS, Edson Burton, political commentator is in the studio to discuss just what is happening in the world re the LGBTQIA community... go listen...…

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Bluey Collection - The Pool 6:59

8M ago6:59

6:59

Bluey and Bingo head to the pool with dad. What could go wrong? Let’s find out…

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