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Anthems
by Broccoli Productions
“Anthems” is a collection of original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems, and rallying cries written and voiced by exceptional people, that celebrate and contemplate what it means to be human. Our beauty, our failures, our rich heritage, our rage, and our power. Proving that there is more that binds us together than sets us apart.#AnthemsPride #AnthemsHome #AnthemsWomen #AnthemsBlack #AnthemsRoevWade
Episodes
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Charlie Craggs x Kenny Ethan Jones | REALNESS | Anthems Talks
What makes you come home and feel safe, lean into that, and stay away from things that tend to hurt you, or discourage you, or make you feel less than, or less deserving.” – Kenny Ethan Jones We invited two best friends to sit in front of some cameras and have a chat. The result? A conversation...
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Juliet Jacques x Jackson King | CULTURE | Anthems Talks
"As long as there's people there will be ideas, and there will be ways to express them" - Juliet Jacques Misinformation, erasure, and dangerous, transphobic rhetoric has noticeably intensified across mainstream media outlets in the past decade, with “debates'' around trans rights seeking to...
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Xandice Armah x Sabah Choudrey | BELONGING | Anthems Talks
“Let me figure out what’s going to have the best impact whilst keeping me intact.” – Sabah Choudrey It’s important everybody has the opportunity to find communities wherein they feel free, loved, and accepted. What’s just as crucial is having access to spaces where people can seek out such...
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Felix Mufti x Mika Onyx Johnson | OWNERSHIP | Anthems Talks
“As if people who aren’t trans can’t take something from our experiences and our stories. Well, we’ve been watching cis people tell stories forever, and we still take stuff from stories because we’re all human beings.” - Mika Onyx Johnson The arts have always played a powerful role in influencing...
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Juno Dawson x Nicola Dinan | RESPONSIBILITY | Anthems Talks
“I generally feel like everything is on the table for a writer, but the further away you move from your experience, the greater responsibility you have to do the work to close that gap.” – Nicola Dinan Juno Dawson and Nicola Dinan are two powerhouse authors who are well-versed in the art of...
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Introducing Anthems Talks
Broccoli Productions is proud to present Anthems Talks. In honour of Transgender Awareness Week, we’re bringing you five episodes that capture intimate, one on one discussions between pairs of trailblazers, creatives and activists for a series of insightful conversations. We’re passing the mic to...
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Chloe Filani | CHANGE
Chloe Filani is an Artist of Poetry, Performance, Black Feminism, Public Speaker and workshop facilitator. Her artistic practice/poetry works with her lived experience of being a black trans woman and the broader themes of identity of power structures and finding hope in the imagination and...
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Tracey Ottomey | JOY
Tracey Ottomey is a Nashville native who is quickly becoming a Nashville staple in the drag scene. She initially began performing as a dare but soon found her calling in drag. She hosts a popular podcast called "Gay Space" and is a regular performer on the Big Drag Bus, as well as at Tribe and...
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Han | ALIEN
Born and raised in Cairo, Egypt, Han is a multidisciplinary artist, musician, writer, and activist exploring analog and electronic audio, visual and literary mediums as a means to champion vulnerability, and authenticity and tell stories that they believe have the power to heal in their telling.…
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DJ Ritu | CONNECTION
DJ Ritu is a London-based DJ and broadcaster. She presents and produces a radio programme called A World in London which champions under-represented music and artists from the entire globe. The show is 17 years young and it began at BBC London. It now airs at Resonance 104.4FM and on Mixcloud.…
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Moud Goba | REFUGEE
Moud Goba currently works as a National Manager for Micro Rainbow, the leading organisations in the UK supporting LGBTQI migrants. She leads the organisation programmes at national level: their safe housing work which provides 30,000 bed-nights a year to homeless LGBTQI asylum seekers and their...
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Jacqui Bardelang (Sigi Moonlight) | VOICE
Jacqui Bardelang is a queer Eurasian actor, voiceover artist, director and drag king known as Sigi Moonlight. After seeing her first drag king in 2017, Jacqui‘s performance career began a month later when she came third in Man Up!, the UK's biggest drag king competition. Since then a regular on…
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Maneo Mohole | PANIC
Maneo Mohale is a South African editor, feminist writer and poet. They have been long-listed twice for the Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Anthology Award, and their debut collection of poetry, Everything is a Deathly Flower was published by uHlanga in September 2019. The collection was...
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AUTONOMY | Roe v Wade
Our bodies, our choice, our voice. On Friday, June 24, 2022, in a chilling reversal of 50 years of established constitutional protection for abortion, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, the landmark piece of legislation that made access to an abortion a federal right in the United States.…
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TRACE | Roe v Wade
Our bodies, our choice, our voice. On Friday, June 24, 2022, in a chilling reversal of 50 years of established constitutional protection for abortion, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, the landmark piece of legislation that made access to an abortion a federal right in the United States.…
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FRAMING | Roe v Wade
Our bodies, our choice, our voice. On Friday, June 24, 2022, in a chilling reversal of 50 years of established constitutional protection for abortion, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, the landmark piece of legislation that made access to an abortion a federal right in the United States.…
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COMPASSION | Roe v Wade
Our bodies, our choice, our voice. On Friday, June 24, 2022, in a chilling reversal of 50 years of established constitutional protection for abortion, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, the landmark piece of legislation that made access to an abortion a federal right in the United States.…
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ALEGRIA | Roe V Wade
Our bodies, our choice, our voice. On Friday, June 24, 2022, in a chilling reversal of 50 years of established constitutional protection for abortion, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, the landmark piece of legislation that made access to an abortion a federal right in the United States.…
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RAGE | Roe v Wade
Our bodies, our choice, our voice. On Friday, June 24, 2022, in a chilling reversal of 50 years of established constitutional protection for abortion, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, the landmark piece of legislation that made access to an abortion a federal right in the United States.…
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LIVING | Roe v Wade
Our bodies, our choice, our voice. On Friday, June 24, 2022, in a chilling reversal of 50 years of established constitutional protection for abortion, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, the landmark piece of legislation that made access to an abortion a federal right in the United States.…
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Liz Ward | LEADER
Liz Ward is Director of Programmes at Stonewall. She has spent her career working in the charity sector fighting for racial justice, equality and creating a world where everyone is free to be themselves. Outside of work she is a big football fan and plays for Goal Diggers FC, London’s biggest…
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Char Bailey | POWER
Char Bailey is the founder of a Life Coaching business, is the Creative Director for Know Hope and an Education and Inclusion Officer for UK Black Pride. She sits on the advisory board for We Create Space and Neurodiversity in Business. Her word of the day is POWER CONNECT WITH CHAR: T:...
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Almas Badat | REIMAGINE
Almass Badat is an artist and culture connector who creates and curates colourful, innovative & compassionate stories. Notable collaborators include: Dialled In, Amazon Music, the British Council, Tay Iwar, The Science Gallery, ICA, Netflix, V&A, Boiler Room, BBC, Trippin World, WorldwideFM, NTS,...
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David Kam | OPEN
David Kam | OPEN David Kam is a cis-queer Hakka Chinese Malaysian based in London. He is a creative, teacher and speaker weaving 10 years of multimodal research across architecture, dance and yoga. His work invites communities to explore the wonder in wellbeing through practices of movement,...
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Michael Stephens | RETREAT
Michael Stephens is a Creative Director, Story-Teller and Community Builder. He's also the founder of We Create Space, a global platform dedicated to the personal development and wellbeing of Queer Leaders. His word of the day is RETREAT. CONNECT WITH MICHAEL: I : @wecreatespace.co FB :...
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Anthony Pius (Bolly-Illusion) | BREATHING
Bolly-Illusion is a Performance Artist/ Drag Queen who embraces their feminine and masculine energy through their performances. A former winner of The Glory's Lipsync 1000, they have also appeared in Priya Ragu & Joy Crookes music videos as well as being featured in Vogue Italia and Another Man...
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SL Grange | EXTEMPORE
SL Grange is a poet and theatre-maker attempting to hold conversations with the queer dead. Building on a multi-disciplinary practice, their work includes A Note to Mary Frith commissioned by Shakespeare’s Globe, as well as sonic projects Wou d’Uelzecht and Fleet Footing, created with composer...
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James Factora | DISSONANCE
James Factora is an L.A.-born, New York-based writer and musician. Their work has appeared in Them, Teen Vogue, Slate, Refinery29 and others. Their word of the day is DISSONANCE. CONNECT WITH JAMES: I: @jamesfactora #AnthemsPride is a collection of 30 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems...
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Darkwah | THRIVING
Darkwah Kyei-Darkwah is a Non-Binary Multi-Disciplinary Artist, Content Creator and Presenter. Darkwah has also worked with Gay Times where they were Fashion Editor, as well as FGUK, Noctis Magazine, The Perfect and has been featured in Hunger Magazine, AZ Magazine & Attitude. Their word of the…
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Tasnim Siddiqa Amin | UMMAH
Sylheti-born Tasnim Siddiqa Amin is an artist, theatremaker, writer and critic based in East London. Tasnim is committed to telling stories that celebrate community, culture and heritage. Tasnim studied Politics, Philosophy and History at Birkbeck University and St. Andrews where she grounded her...
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Krishna Istha | SPERM
Krishna Istha is a London-based screenwriter, comedian, performance artist and theatre maker. Their practice is trans-disciplinary (theatre, comedy, performance art), often making socially conscious form-pushing works about taboo or underrepresented experiences of gender, race and sexual…
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Mika Onyx Johnson | NEW
Mika Onyx Johnson is an actor, writer and performance artist from Nottingham, based in London. He has performed in Cyrano de Bergerac in London's West End, and have been featured as a writer for My White Best Friend (The Bunker). Mika's debut show, Pink Lemonade, previewed at the Gate Theatre...
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Fox Fisher | THEY
Fox Fisher is an award winning content creator, whose art has billions of views around the world. Fox writes and illustrates their own books, runs a media company, My Genderation, and creates illustrations for media platforms such as the Guardian, Metro, iNews and Gay Times. Their word of the day...
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Lorcan Bevan Niss | ANACHRONISM
Lorcan Bevan-Niss is a a genderqueer creator who uses the pronouns ‘ze/zir’. Zir word of the day is ANACHRONISM. #AnthemsPride is a collection of 30 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and voiced by exceptional LGBTQIA+ contributors and allies. It was created,...
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Jamie Fuxx | AUTHENTICITY
Jamie Fuxx is a singing-dancing cheeky drag king from Ireland who uses a mix of live vocals and lip syncing to entertain. A new kid on the block, he has been performing for less a year, but is in it for the long run. Their word of the day is AUTHENTICITY. CONNECT WITH JAMIE: I: @jamiefuxx...
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Demetrius Williams | RECONCILIATION
Demetrius Williams is a Black, queer, Hackney-born East Londoner. He is a digital marketing specialist and freelance creative SEO copywriter, and also the co-creator and co-producer of Blvck Canvas, a platform dedicated to cultivating meaningful conversations by showcasing the rich, complex and...
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Bad Lay-Dee | UNITY
Bad Lay-Dee is a spoken word performer and educator. They are also a co-founder and host of Hackney Carnival’s first ever queer sound system, Faggamuffin Bloc Party and have taught over 4,000 young people how to sing and rap. Their word of the day is UNITY. CONNECT WITH BAD LAY-DEE: T: @thebad1…
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Patrick Italo J. Ettenes | PARENTS
Patrick Italo J. Ettenes is a gay man originally from Barbados, living with HIV and young-onset dementia. He is the Co-Founder of BringDementiaOut, an Alzhimer’s Societies ambassador and lecturer. He was honoured as an everyday LGBTQ hero at the Attitude Pride Awards 2021. His word of the day is...
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Lady Bushra | REPRESENT
Shortlisted for the 2021 BBC New Comedy Awards, Lady Bushra is the brainchild of British Asian comedian Amir, originally form Bradford, West Yorkshire.The character of Lady Bushra is that of a Bradford bad girl who turned out to be a breakout sensation during lockdown and is known for her viral...
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Matt Cain | HOME
Matt Cain is a writer and broadcaster. He was Channel 4’s first Culture Editor, Editor-In-Chief of Attitude magazine, has written for all the major national newspapers, and presented the flagship discussion show on Virgin Radio Pride. He's also an ambassador for Manchester Pride and the Albert...
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Freddie Lewis | AGENCY
Freddie Lewis is a musician who’s received support from the likes of BBC Radio 1, BBC 6 and Spotify editorial playlists. BBC News and Pink News have also highlighted his discussion of self-love as a Trans person. His word of the day is AGENCY. CONNECT WITH FREDDIE: T: @freddielewiss #AnthemsPride...
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Alex Stringer | EXIST
Alex Stringer is a scouse, sober, queer, female comedian. She is also a playwright and one of the co-hosts of Hypothe-sis Podcast. Her word of the day is EXIST. TW: Sexual assult CONNECT WITH ALEX: T: @thealexstringer #AnthemsPride is a collection of 30 original manifestos, speeches, stories…
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Ryan Lanji | ELEPHANT
Ryan Lanji is a Cultural Producer and Public Personality. In 2016, he created HUNGAMA (East London’s Queer Bollywood Hip/Hop night), championing Queer/Creative South Asians and has taken his Party to Ministry of Sound, British Vogue, The V&A, Soho House and the Tate Modern. His Bollywood infused...
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Phil Samba | SHAME
Phil Samba is a health promotion specialist, researcher, social activist and writer with over four years of experience working in public health. His work primarily focuses on reducing the health inequalities of people of colour and in particular, improving the sexual and mental health of queer…
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Ruby Clyde | FIGHT
Ruby Clyde is a comedian and writer from South London, via Southern California. As part of double act Shelf, Ruby performs at theatres and festivals across the UK. Shelf have been nominated for The Musical Comedy Awards and The Funny Women Awards and their work has over 1 million views on BBC3....
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Damian Kerlin | FAMILY
Damian Kerlin is a UK LGBT+ blogger bringing you the latest news, campaigns and discussions told through his lived experience as a gay adoptive parent. He has written articles for Gay Boy Bible, Adoption UK and Adoption Wales, and has been featured on The Adoption and Fostering Podcast. His word…
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Paula Brett | CONNECTION
Paula Brett is a theatremaker, actor, puppeteer, singer and voiceover artist. They regularly gig as cabaret character Cava Charley, and recently appeared in a documentary following the formation of the UK's first professional trans choir. Their word of the day is CONNECTION. CONNECT WITH PAULA...
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Jen Ives | INTERSECTIONALITY
Jen is a stand-up comedian and writer. She has written for BBC Radio 4 Extra, Dave, Pulped, as well as writing & performing in the multi-award nominated SeanceCast for HatTrick Productions and a sketch for Channel 4. A nominee and finalist for many comedy awards, Jen was also featured in an…
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Samra Mayanja | WATER
Samra Mayanja is an artist and writer. Spanning drawing and writing, performance and film, her work is an effort to commune disparate voices. Her word of the day is WATER. #AnthemsPride is a collection of 30 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and voiced by...
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Shivani Dave | HISTORY
Shivani is a journalist, broadcaster and physicist. They present music radio shows on Virgin Radio Chilled and news coverage via OpenlyNews on TikTok for the Thompson Reuters Foundation. Shivani is also a producer for the award-winning, independent LGBTQ+ history podcast, The Log Books. Shivani…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
“Anthems” is a collection of original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems, and rallying cries written and voiced by exceptional people, that celebrate and contemplate what it means to be human. Our beauty, our failures, our rich heritage, our rage, and our power. Proving that there is more that binds us together than sets us apart.#AnthemsPride #AnthemsHome #AnthemsWomen #AnthemsBlack #AnthemsRoevWade
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Broccoli Productions
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“Anthems” is a collection of original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems, and rallying cries written and voiced by exceptional people, that celebrate and contemplate what it means to be human. Our beauty, our failures, our rich heritage, our rage, and our power. Proving that there is more that...
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