...with THE NIALLIST

ISLINGTON MILL Is Queer #1 : RIV BURNS

Welcome to the inaugural episode of ISLINGTON MILL IS QUEER, an interview series dedicated to documenting the history of one of the UK's most beloved arts institutions, Salford's Islington Mill, by shining a light on the queer individuals who have helped shape that history. For the first IMIQ interview, I spoke to RIV BURNS one of Manchester's most popular and successful events organizers/promoters, one of the brains behind Sounds Form The Other City, Independent Manchester Beer Convention, Off With Their Heads and more. Riv explains how she got her start in the industry through her involvement with Islington Mill's club and gig space back in the day... 

 

BODY TALK #5: P0RN (Pt 1)

Lockdown has seen a surge in the consumption and production of online porn. Body Talk ep5 is another solo show, this time focussing on pornography, including my own history of porn consumption, the kind of non-mainstream, niche porn I consume and that kind of porn has come to help define both my own sexual identity but that of the subcultures I belong to. 

Pt 2 of P0RN will be continued in Body Talk series 2  

CONTENT WARNING: strong language of an upfront sexual nature

BODY TALK #4: Addiction w/ BILL CAMPBELL

For this third guest interview I am joined by the designer, creative facilitator and cultural leader, BILL CAMPBELL of Salford's Islington Mill arts hub. In this very candid interview, Bill discusses his ongoing recovery from substance abuse and the intricate ways these addictive behaviours have entwined with, and impacted upon, his sex life.

CONTENT WARNING: This show contains explicit language of a sexual nature.  

BODY TALK #3: Compulsion w/ CHEDDAR GORGEOUS

Body Talk Ep#3 sees our 2nd special guest [Dr] CHEDDAR GORGEOUS, one of the Uk's most famous drag queens and star of Channel 4's Drag SOS, talk about sexual compulsion. Whether that be in the acts of sex itself, or compulsive behaviours that can grow up around sex ie looking for sex, using hook-up apps, etc, we discuss the lot. Cheddar holds a doctorate of anthropology so they know what they're talking about -  and I'm sure we will be having them back on Body Talk soon enough... 

BODY TALK #2 Non-Monogamy w SCOTTEE

Ep#2 of Body Talk features our first special guest: playwright, producer, performer and queer legend SCOTTEE! For this episode we are focussing on "NON-MONOGAMY" - our own non-monogamous relationships, the different kinds of non-monogamy, what it all means to us and what it could mean for others. For more info you can find both Scottee and me on Twitter (links in the comments below...) 

CONTENT WARNING: this podcast contains graphic language of a sexual nature. 

BODY TALK #1 :Talk About Body

Ep#1 “Talk About Body” is a solo show, where I talk about my own body, my experiences as a sexually active body who doesn't fit normative beauty standards, and whose “outsider” desire finds beauty in others who don’t fit normative beauty standards. I also discuss the language we use around sex and the contexts we use them in ie education, titlation, reclamation & more.

CONTENT WARNING: Body Talk contains adult themes and GRAPHIC sexual language