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Tash went down to Kings Cross in London to visit the newly re-opened Queer Britain museum. From nightclubs like Club Kali to footballers like Justin Fashanu, from the painter Carrington to dyke-themed folk songs, the museum captures every part of queer life. Thanks to Jennifer Shearman (curator) and Beau Brannick (assistant curator) and everyone at Queer Britain.-Adam + Tash

It feels like life is pulling many of us down at the moment — so we asked each other: what do you do to stay afloat? We discuss swimming, solo cinema trips, birds and well-stocked food cupboards. The queer future starts here?

Every Easter in San Francisco, there’s a competition to find the best hunky Jesus. We didn’t go to it, BUT we spoke to Sister Roma, one of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, the order of queer nuns that organises it. AND to filmmaker Jennifer Kroot who’s just made a film about the sisters and their search for hunky Jesus. -Adam + Tash

Why have one adolescence when you can have two? That’s the reality for many LGBTQ+ people. So let’s talk about what happens when you come out (or let people in), and unleash a whole new era on yourself. Sex, friendships, romance, lifestyle — all these things are up for grabs again a second time around for many queer people. Why is that? And what does psychology research say about it?-Adam + TashDiscussed in this episode:

We’ve got a star guest this week! Tino Orsini is a versatile character actor — you might have seen him playing the artist Banksy in Ted Lasso. For his next trick he’ll be on stage performing an intimate solo show about his own dark past. It’s all based around the time he tried to make it in Hollywood.We loved hearing Tino’s reflections on immigration, addiction, sex, family secrets and, of course, showbiz. His new show is called Ghosts of West Hollywood and it’s on 2-7 June at the Et Cetera theatre in London.-Adam + Tash

Tash has been reading some intriguing studies about the psychology of lab rats — and has discovered something about themself in the process. So let’s talk about it! Join us while we gnaw on the topics of cages (real and imagined), being queer, and the power of nature.-Adam + Tash

We make no secret that we’re obsessed with queer history and heritage. So in this episode Tash met Shoun Obana who’s created a zine called Inherent Vice, “for heritage professionals and enthusiasts alike”. We’ve also got a poem by Tash, Dear Section 28.-Adam + Tash

Sometimes you read a book and feel ‘this is a bit of me!’ That’s how we both felt reading An Army of Lovers Cannot Fail, so we wanted to talk about it. It’s a book about friendship, across generations, and the power of queer solidarity. So it also led us to two recent photography exhibitions too.-Adam + Tash

Oh, we do like to be beside the seaside… Tash went for a swim (Adam went to the cafe), but we BOTH went to the Margate Queer Library and Archive, which is run by Sé Malaïka Nomyo. We also met Jen Scott, aka SHELLY GROTTO, who also told us about her work on Margate and Thanet’s queer history.Discussed in this episode:Space: Margate Queer Library and ArchiveVideo: New Rumours on YouTube-Adam + TashListen to ad-free episodes by supporting the show on Patreon.Aunt Nell:  Newsletter | Instagram | YouTube | websiteThe Log Books is hosted and produced by Tash Walker and Adam ZmithThe assistant producer is Mia CampbellMusic from SoundstripeOriginal artwork by Natalie DotoThanks to the dreamboats at AcastSeasons 1-3, from 2019-22, were co-produced with Shivani Dave, in partnership with Switchboard.Season 4, from 2025-26, featured interviews for our book, published by Faber & Faber.

We’re relaunching your favourite podcast! We’re Tash Walker and Adam Zmith, and EVERY WEEK we get together to talk about history, politics, art and LGBTQ+ life. 

The answer is that we didn’t! As you’ll hear in this exclusive Patreon episode of The Log Books, we first finished the initial three podcast seasons and then we began work on writing a book. The two are such different beasts that we didn’t just want to print out a podcast. We wanted to use the form of a book to think harder, research deeper, and use the power of the written word to say something new.It was fun to record this episode and reflect back on how we got an agent for our book proposal, how we began working with Faber as our publisher, and then how we actually went about writing a book — together as co-authors, which wasn’t always easy...What do you think about the process? We’re curious to hear your thoughts,-Tash and Adam

In 2019, Tash was giving a talk in an archive, and Adam was mesmerised...In our first exclusive Patreon episode, we reflect on how we came to create The Log Books podcast. The story goes that we met in an archive and got excited about how we could bring Switchboard’s unique log books to life. We had so much fun recording this episode - just the two of us, chatting and reminiscing, and reflecting on how and why queer history is made...Let us know what you think, and what else you’d like us to cover in future exclusive episodes.-Adam and Tash