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James is in studio talking about all the big headlines of the week. Katy Perry is jetting off to space along with Gayle King, civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen, former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, filmmaker Kerianne Flynn and Jeff Bezos' fiancée Lauren Sánchez. James is concerned

In Celebrity Big Brother news, it's arrived with a rocky start. Micky Rourke has caused controversy around remarks that he's made toward Jojo Siwa's sexuality, James discusses wether it Big Brother was making a mistake for inviting Rourke onto the show in the first place.

BelongTo have begun their 'It's our Social Media' Campaign. With social media moderation losing strength over the past few years, this campaign aims to hold social media platforms accountable for mainting safe social spaces. This includes creating an opt-in and opt-out choice for Reccomendation alghorthims and strongly enforcing the Digital Services Act by the EU on the protection of minors.

Aoife Brennan joins to chat about Queer Sheds and the upcoming Faoin Tuath festival. Queer Sheds a project where a diverse group are meeting at least once per month with the aim of building grassroot community in Ireland through skillsharing. Their upcoming second annual Faoin Tuath festival has the aim of connecting LGBTQI+ people beyond the city, featuring practical skillsharing workshops, talks, live music, trad sessions and much much more

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This week on Queeriosity, Padraig and James sit down with the brilliant Mafalda "Mafi" Hruskova, the powerhouse behind Dykon and the newly launched Dykonic Festival.

In Pop News, the duo dive into the latest season of White Lotus — who’s hot, who’s sus, and who’s almost definitely going to die. Also, they unpack the unnerving return of Trump to the election stage, and what it might mean culturally and politically as the U.S. gears up for another chaotic ride.

All that, plus the usual tangents, laughs, and hot takes you know and love. Tune in!

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The Lads are in the studio today to cover all the big headlines of the week.

President Trump's Colorado portrait was unveiled, and he's not happy with it. Belfast pride has barred Northern Ireland's exectutive parties Sinn Feiin, DUP, Alliiance and UUP from marching in Pride after their support of an indefinite ban on puberty blockers for under 18s.

In the biggest news of the week, Shobna Gulati, the iconic actor behind Coronation Street's Sunita Alahan has come out as Non-Binary and Pansexual. Welcome to the community!

Celebrity Big Brothers is coming back and James and Padraig coudln't be more excited. They discuss the what's coming up for show and remince about the best moment's from the show, including Tiffany Pollard's infamous takedown of Gemma Collins. They also discuss the recent protest outside the Europe House organised against the Hungarian Government's ban on Pride Events.

Finally, Helena Murphy from Original Dublin joins to talk about The Queer Dublin Walking Tour. The tour journeys through the streets of Dublin, exploring some of the incredible figure of Ireland's queer history.

Find out more about the tour: https://originaldublin.com/tours/queer-dublin-walking-tour/

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James is joined by Adam McBride from LGBT Ireland to discuss the biggest stories affecting the community this week, including the banning of Pride events in Hungary as well as the range of Peer Support groups that are around Ireland.

He's also joined by writers and director Colin and Darren Thornton to talk about their new movie 'Four Mothers'. The film tells the story of an author whose plans for a book tour are thrown into disarray when he's suddenly saddled with taking care of four elderly women after his own mother suffers from a stroke.

Psychotherapist Jeff Logan joins to talk about the forces of shame and lonlieness in LGBT youth. Shame can push people away from living their lives to the fullest and lonlieness can create fears of rejection that can further entrap them in their own isolation. He discusses how judgement-free and patient spaces can help people overcome those feelings.

If you would like to reach out to Pádraig or James their social media handles are @Padraig_WMC and @Jameso_Hagen or email queeriosity@dublincityfm.ie.

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