EPISODE · Dec 8, 2021 · 29 MIN
Hazell Dean’s Hi-NRG Hits Turn Activism into Love
from A Shot in the Arm Podcast · host Ben Plumley
Hazell Dean rose to Hi-NRG fame across the UK at the dawn of the global HIV/AIDS crisis in the 1980s, embraced by loyal LGBTQ fans as a dance-pop queen whose hits fueled nightclub beats and her personal advocacy for people living with HIV/AIDS and the transgender community. In our special World AIDS Day episode, Hazell speaks with host Ben Plumley about her career, the re-release of her greatest hits, and her love for the queer community.This episode was made in partnership with the Bay Area Global Health Alliance, a network of academic institutions, nonprofits, and innovative tech, biotech and pharmaceutical companies -- all committed to advancing global health equity and #innovation.You can find this episode and past episodes of A Shot in the Arm Podcast with Ben Plumley on this (and other) podcast platforms. Please subscribe and give us 5 stars!Hazell Dean - Turn it into Love, Top of the Popshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVKptqBEFXMDownload Hazell Dean’s The Dean & Ware Collections Vol. 1 and Vol. 2:smarturl.it/DeanWareVol1smarturl.it/DeanWareVol2Ben’s Mega Hazell Dean Playlist on Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/2oVe60nfRlcniwybl0kfVA?si=IdP5Qc2DSRqZ8FmXZErvMADiscover Hazell Dean’s music on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/artist/5HP4SpcujgIKC6tHBwfy42?si=bANX6HqvQUW7upPaW0M2YwFollow Hazell Dean on Twitter @HazellHDFor more information, please visit:https://hazelldean.net/bio/https://www.bayareaglobalhealth.orghttps://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.htmlhttps://www.who.inthttps://www.unaids.org/enhttps://www.niaid.nih.gov/https://coronavirus.health.ny.govhttps://www.ashotinthearmpodcast.comhttps://www.hunuvat.comhttps://newsdocmedia.com#HazellDean #turnitintolove #hiNRG #dancepop #HIVAIDSadvocacy #1980s #transgenderrights #LGBTQally #RetiredAndFabulous #NoHomeForHateHere #ashotinthearmpodcast #ashotinthearm #podcasts #humanrights #BBCRadio2 #BBCR2 @BBCRadio2
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Hazell Dean rose to Hi-NRG fame across the UK at the dawn of the global HIV/AIDS crisis in the 1980s, embraced by loyal LGBTQ fans as a dance-pop queen whose hits fueled nightclub beats and her personal advocacy for people living with HIV/AIDS and the transgender community. In our special World AIDS Day episode, Hazell speaks with host Ben Plumley about her career, the re-release of her greatest hits, and her love for the queer community.This episode was made in partnership with the Bay Area Global Health Alliance, a network of academic institutions, nonprofits, and innovative tech, biotech and pharmaceutical companies -- all committed to advancing global health equity and #innovation.You can find this episode and past episodes of A Shot in the Arm Podcast with Ben Plumley on this (and other) podcast platforms. Please subscribe and give us 5 stars!Hazell Dean - Turn it into Love, Top of the Popshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVKptqBEFXMDownload Hazell Dean’s The Dean & Ware Collections Vol. 1 and Vol. 2:smarturl.it/DeanWareVol1smarturl.it/DeanWareVol2Ben’s Mega Hazell Dean Playlist on Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/2oVe60nfRlcniwybl0kfVA?si=IdP5Qc2DSRqZ8FmXZErvMADiscover Hazell Dean’s music on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/artist/5HP4SpcujgIKC6tHBwfy42?si=bANX6HqvQUW7upPaW0M2YwFollow Hazell Dean on Twitter @HazellHDFor more information, please visit:https://hazelldean.net/bio/https://www.bayareaglobalhealth.orghttps://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.htmlhttps://www.who.inthttps://www.unaids.org/enhttps://www.niaid.nih.gov/https://coronavirus.health.ny.govhttps://www.ashotinthearmpodcast.comhttps://www.hunuvat.comhttps://newsdocmedia.com#HazellDean #turnitintolove #hiNRG #dancepop #HIVAIDSadvocacy #1980s #transgenderrights #LGBTQally #RetiredAndFabulous #NoHomeForHateHere #ashotinthearmpodcast #ashotinthearm #podcasts #humanrights #BBCRadio2 #BBCR2 @BBCRadio2
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