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11 minutes | Monday, 8 August 2022
It’s official! Soon you’ll be able to book Dan as a Jamie Dornan lookalike. Plus find out why James won't be winning an award for Best Poster at the Edinburgh Fringe 2022. A Gay And A NonGay is taking a break in August, we’ll be back in September! Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
16 minutes | Monday, 25 July 2022
A Gay And A NonGay is 300 episodes old... or thereabouts 😘. To celebrate, James, Dan and Drag Race royalty Scarlett Harlett help our listener Matt come out to his Mum. It's an emotional one, 😭. Coming Out Out, presented with thanks to KISS, 7Digital and the Audio Content Fund. Come and see us live in Edinburgh, London and Birmingham! Buy our new beer LGBTQIPA and support trans lives! Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
27 minutes | Thursday, 14 July 2022
We've extended Pride Month for a special chat with The FA's first ever openly gay referee Ryan Atkin ⚽️🏳️‍🌈. We discuss Jake Daniels coming out as the UK's first openly gay footballer, homophobia in sport, the forthcoming World Cup in Qatar and how football can be used to drive positive change in the world. We love this episode. Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10 minutes | Monday, 4 July 2022
Pride is a protest! LGBTQIA+ people face challenges and obstacles that heterosexual people don’t and today we proudly join podcasts all over the world by marching in Acast's Audio Pride Parade. James chats about growing up gay in his home town, and Dan tells us how how he celebrates pride as an 'ally'. Happy Pride babies. Next up in Acast's Audio Pride Parade: Homosapiens! Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
16 minutes | Friday, 1 July 2022
For Pride Month, the boys are joined by Elias Jashan, ‘Priti Patel’s worst nightmare’ and editor of the new Anthology This Arab Is Queer, the first of its kind featuring the memoirs of eighteen Queer Arab writers.  What inspired Elias to put together this book? Which was the memoir that had him in tears in a coffee shop? (Spoiler alert - he won’t tell us!) And with such a focus on family, is it always harder for LGBTQ+ Arabs to come out? Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
23 minutes | Friday, 24 June 2022
As Pride Month continues, James and Dan battle logistical difficulties to welcome Love Island’s Sharon Gaffka, who came out as bisexual on the show in 2021.  For the first time ever, she talks at length about her sexuality, coming out on the show, being trolled online and being fetishised by straight partners. Plus, how *actually* logistically difficult is it to make Love Island less straight? Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
17 minutes | Thursday, 16 June 2022
James and Dan are joined by West End icon and RuPaul’s Drag Race UK finalist Ella Vaday! Nick shares his coming out story, we talk life after Drag Race and Ella’s new film Sumotherhood. Plus get ready for our new quiz show 'Ella Vaday or Theresa May' 👀. Happy Pride Month!!! Follow Ella Vaday on instagram for tour updates https://www.instagram.com/ellavaday/ James Barr: Straight Jokes in London, Manchester & Edinburgh www.jamesbarrcomedy.com Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
31 minutes | Saturday, 11 June 2022
It's Pride Month and James and Dan are back with a whole host of fabulous guests. First up, Jake and Hannah Graf the UK’s first transgender parents. Jake is an international multi award winning director, writer and actor.  Hannah is formerly the highest ranking transgender officer of the British Army. We talk about trans dating, why life is so much harder for trans women than trans men - and James and Dan find out if Hannah and Jake will end up in the Dragon’s Den. Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
17 minutes | Thursday, 2 June 2022
Burn the bridge Becky. People keep telling James he's "too gay". In this episode we hear about James' new stand up hour 'Straight Jokes' and his experience working as an openly gay man in the media. Get tickets for up-coming dates in London, Manchester & Edinburgh at www.jamesbarrcomedy.com 🏳️‍🌈. Love you babes. Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
20 minutes | Friday, 20 May 2022
Do all straight white men live in Kent? James thinks so 😝. Dan's learning stand up comedy and we reflect on his enormous success at the Shakespeare Marathon - he's raised over £6000 for Marie Curie Solihull in memory of his mum and counting - but James is bored of hearing about all of his many media appearances. Jealous much?! You can continue to donate here https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/dan-hudson5 Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
24 minutes | Thursday, 12 May 2022
Dan and James are joined by Suki Sandhu OBE. He's a CEO and author of the book, A Judgement-Free Guide to Diversity and Inclusion for Straight White Men On the agenda - How can you tell when a business is just pinkwashing? Should social media companies give allies rainbow ticks? And why can't we say BAME anymore? Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
16 minutes | Thursday, 5 May 2022
James and Dan are joined by multi-award winning film director Sebastian Meise to talk about his new film The Great Freedom. We learn all about the history of Paragraph 175 that criminalised homosexuality in Germany, plus his research trips to dark rooms and the beauty he found 👀. Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
15 minutes | Wednesday, 20 April 2022
Dan gives James his Christmas present... in April! James discovers the true meaning of Banoffee Pie, and the boys discuss Pam And Tommy. Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
19 minutes | Wednesday, 13 April 2022
In memory of A Gay And A NonGay’s biggest fan. Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
16 minutes | Wednesday, 6 April 2022
James wants to know if you can be gay and happy? Plus is it okay for LGBTQ+ people to work with organisations with a problematic past? Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
25 minutes | Wednesday, 23 March 2022
James and Dan welcome internet sensation Chloe Moriondo to our podcast 🐈. Chloe tells us about growing up queer on the internet, outing their friends, coming out backwards and the 'straight panic' it's caused now that they also fancies boys... sometimes. Please vote for us to win a British LGBT Award! Vote for James Barr and Dan Hudson in the Online Influencer Category, click here https://britishlgbtawards.com/vote-now/ Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
21 minutes | Thursday, 10 March 2022
We've been nominated for a British LGBT Award! Vote now at www.gaynongay.com 🥇💗! Thank you so much, we love you! How do you balance your queerness in a vaguely 'heteronormative relationship'? Plus today we find out if James is still sober and there's a huge announcement! Listen ad-free, sign up at www.gaynongay.com/donate Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
20 minutes | Thursday, 3 March 2022
To celebrate 'Birmingham Day' (which may or may not be happening this year...) we welcome RuPaul's Drag Race UK superstar icon and ultimate hun Kitty Scott-Claus! We chat Snatch Game, Kitty spills Lisa Scott-Lee secrets and we meet Kitty's friends Jane McDonald, Cilla Black, Gemma Collins, Nadine Coyle & loads more. Thanks for listening! Get ad free episodes now, sign up to our patreon at www.gaynongay.com/donate. Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
14 minutes | Wednesday, 16 February 2022
Dan takes his delusion to a new low as he starts a career as a Jamie Dornan look-alike. Need a (supposed) Jamie Dornan lookalike for anything? Enquire within. FABULOUS NEWS! We're nominated as Online Influencer at the British LGBT Awards, vote for James Barr and Dan Hudson now at https://britishlgbtawards.com/vote-now/. Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
36 minutes | Thursday, 10 February 2022
In a very special extended episode for LGBT History Month, James and Dan are delighted and honoured to welcome the legendary British human rights campaigner, Peter Tatchell. Originally from Australia, Peter has been campaigning on issues of LGBT equality, human rights, democracy, civil liberties, and global justice since 1967. We hear about his career as a protestor, including the public outing of gay bishops, disrupting the Archbishop of Canterbury's Easter Service, attempting to arrest Robert Mugabe and being beaten up by neo-Nazis in Russia. Join the Peter Tatchell Foundation, https:/...
16 minutes | Thursday, 3 February 2022
It's been a rough week for James as he discovers he’s been playing the wrong Wordle. We chat Grindr hook ups, the importance of our queer history and the new BBC drama Four Lives. Listen to ad-free episodes of our podcast now by becoming a member of our patreon 😘. Visit www.gaynongay.com/donate. Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
20 minutes | Wednesday, 26 January 2022
James responds to an article in The Mail On Sunday, which suggested a piece he wrote about pronouns was 'misleading'. For ad free episodes of our podcasts visit www.gaynongay.com/donate. Support Mermaids, the UK's gender-diverse charity for children and their families. Visit https://mermaidsuk.org.uk/. View The Trevor Project's guide to being an ally to trans and non binary youth https://www.thetrevorproject.org/resources/guide/a-guide-to-being-an-ally-to-transgender-and-nonbinary-youth/. Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...
14 minutes | Wednesday, 19 January 2022
We discuss the UK government's pardon for historic same-sex convictions and talk about Priti Patel’s Anti-Refugee Bill. Plus James didn't think he needed to explain cruise bars to Dan, but he does. Get ad free episodes on our Patreon, support our podcast at www.gaynongay.com/donate. Thanks so much for listening! Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
20 minutes | Thursday, 13 January 2022
It's our first studio episode of 2022! Will Dan stop saying 'whatnot' this year?! Can James stop sending Dan e-mails saying 'let me know?'. We're setting each other some New Years Resolutions. Is it normal to be annoyed by your boyfriend/girlfriend/theyfriend? Plus some, err, washing up chat. Thanks for listening! You can now hear ad-free episodes of our podcast, become a member of our patreon at www.gaynongay.com/donate. Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
44 minutes | Wednesday, 5 January 2022
We're starting the New Year with major inspiration for 2022. Join us as we celebrate some of the most iconic voices from our podcast in the last 12 months, featuring Billy Porter, Juno Dawson, Vanessa Feltz, Dustin Lance Black & more. Join our patreon for ad free episodes of our podcast, visit www.gaynongay.com/donate Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
13 minutes | Wednesday, 22 December 2021
We're serving Krystal for Christmas! James & Dan welcome the winner of RuPaul's Drag Race UK Season 3, Krystal Versace! We find out how she first stepped into drag, why it's important to talk about her virginity and her thoughts on the show's first ever straight cis-male contestant, Maddy Morphosis. Your turn next Dan? Merry Christmas from A Gay and A NonGay! x Thanks for listening to our podcast this year! Listen ad-free with a membership, visit gaynongay.com/donate. Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...
24 minutes | Thursday, 16 December 2021
James and Dan are joined by iconic barrister, speaker and author Mohsin Zaidi about his must read memoir A Dutiful Boy, A Memoir of A Gay Muslim’s Journey to Acceptance. We chat about Mohsin’s superhero parents and their Kryptonite, conversion therapy Witch Doctors - and James learns about bidets. If you are Muslim and LGBTQ+ and need help, visit Hidayah - https://hidayahlgbt.com/ - the leading Queer Muslim charity. Ban Conversion Therapy! - https://www.banconversiontherapy.com/ Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho...
16 minutes | Thursday, 9 December 2021
Dan and James reflect on the release of their new BBC documentary ‘Sashay To Hell’ set at Bloodstock, the UK’s premier extreme metal festival. Spoiler alert, James still doesn’t like the screaming. If you’re in the UK, watch ‘Sashay To Hell’ here - https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0b5xyds/radio-1-stories-sashay-to-hell If you’re outside the UK, watch the extended trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-LSRBYIs8c Support our podcast and get new episodes ad free - visit www.gaynongay.com/donate Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ...
25 minutes | Thursday, 25 November 2021
Today we're joined by the Reverend Brandon Robertson, writer, activist and preacher, who rose to fame during the pandemic as the TikTok Preacher. We’ll hear about the gays in the Bible, how the word homosexual wasn’t even in the Bible until 1946 and his experiences undergoing conversion therapy. Brandon also also debunks some of evangelical Christianity’s favourite hate-speech. If you’re an LGBTQ+ person of faith and want to talk about faith and sexuality, visit https://www.livingout.org/. Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...
14 minutes | Tuesday, 23 November 2021
It's another bonus episode featuring RuPaul's Drag Race UK's Vanity Milan. We find out why Vanity near quit the show, what the producers of RPDR UK can do to encourage more POC queens and discuss that Scandalous lip sync! Get bonus content on Patreon, with our super exclusive fan feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Dan For Hire
A Gay and a Non Gay

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