Queer The Music: Jake Shears On The Songs That Changed Lives

About Queer The Music: Jake Shears On The Songs That Changed Lives

Jake Shears’ award-winning podcast Queer The Music celebrates the music, artists and cultural moments that have shaped LGBTQ+ lives, also shifting politics, perception and popular culture in plain sight. Each episode, Jake Shears - musician, actor, writer, and all-round trailblazer - invites the viewer in, as he’s joined by those who continue to break ground and soundtrack Pop; from queer pioneers and beloved allies to the next generation of creators subverting the mainstream. This season, Queer The Music goes further still, pushing its format with legacy artist specials, authors, themed episodes, surprise co-hosts, and more stories behind those game-changing bangers you thought you knew. Executive Producer: Alice Williams, Executive Producer: Dan Borrelli, Producer: Debbie Kilbride, Head of Production: Nikki Sopp, Director: Oisín Bickley, Director: Carissa Jumu, Project Manager: Claudia Mantle, Editor: Sam Atkinson, Production Coordinator: Lauren Baugh, Production Assistant: Esther Duckworth, Researcher: Karine Sebatware, Talent Booker: Oriana Storey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

Mercury Studios

Category

music · music · music

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

22 Jan 2024

Latest episode

6 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

15 of 67 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Horse Meat Disco’s Luke Howard on Queer Nightlife, Disco & Finding Your People | Queer the Music with Jake Shears

   Jake Shears interviews Luke Howard, co-founder of Horse Meat Disco, exploring queer nightlife, disco's enduring power, and the importance of finding your chosen family.

2. 

   29 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   How Queer Artists Transformed Pop Music in 1984 | Ian Wade | Queer the Music with Jake Shears

   Host Jake Shears and journalist Ian Wade explore how queer artists revolutionized pop music in 1984, reshaping the mainstream and advancing queer visibility.

3. 

   22 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Why Tom Rasmussen Believes Being Different Is an Enviable Position | Queer the Music with Jake Shears

   Host Jake Shears interviews artist Tom Rasmussen about embracing difference, finding queer community through drag, and the inspirations behind their bold new album, "Make a Fist."

Inside a recent episode

Horse Meat Disco’s Luke Howard on Queer Nightlife, Disco & Finding Your People | Queer the Music with Jake Shears

Published 6 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And there is kids there. Um, it's, I love the fact that it, I'm sure there's an influx of younger kids. How could there not be? But I still feel like when I go, um, That there really is a span of generations. Definitely. I don't think you get that necessarily that much these days. I think what's really nice about horse meat is it is a real mixture of people, like you say, ages. And it doesn't... It's not... When you go there, not everybody looks the same. I think that's what I like about it. Some places you go to and everyone kind of is the same age, same body type, same look. Whereas we have a bit of everything. […]

Who has been a guest on Queer The Music: Jake Shears On The Songs That Changed Lives

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Luke Howard
• Ian Wade
• Tom Rasmussen
• Ben Platt
• Barry Walters

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.6 / 5

53 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

133 ratings

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