A Gay Old Time – Details, episodes & analysis

Nigel's guest today is Jamal Sims, choreographer, producer, director and star of RuPaul’s Drag Race.

Jamal has worked with virtually every pop star on earth, creating moves for everyone from Miley Cyrus and Celine Dion through to Usher and Madonna. His first audition landed him a job alongside a certain Michael Jackson.

Jamal’s career started big and has continued to grow ever since. His work alongside RuPaul has lead to Mamma Ru making him a permanent judge on the Drag Race Global All Stars season. He is now loud and proud about his sexuality but that wasn’t always the case.

This series is a celebration of a beautiful queer community; people of all ages, people who have had to tread their own path to live their real truth, who have fought with their emotions and emerged victorious, who inspire, who aspire and always entertain. Hosted by Nigel May. Every week, Nigel speaks to a person from the LGBTQ+ rainbow to hear their story; one person, one life, one conversation. And guaranteed, a Gay Old Time!

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Nigel's guest today is Matthew Mitcham, a true champion in the LGBTQIA world.

Australian Matthew became the first openly gay athlete to win an Olympic Gold medal when he competed as a diver in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. But as he smiled with pride on the podium and became a role model to many Matthew had to also face the self-doubt and depression that had plagued him since childhood.

His life has been one full of personal demons that he has had to deal with, including addiction and spells in rehab. Today Matthew, retired from sport, is a keen speaker, advocate and shining light in the worlds of diversity and inclusivity. He is also making a splash away from diving in the world of performance and theatre. His life may not be perfect 10s just yet, but he’s getting there…

This series is a celebration of a beautiful queer community; people of all ages, people who have had to tread their own path to live their real truth, who have fought with their emotions and emerged victorious, who inspire, who aspire and always entertain. Hosted by Nigel May. Every week, Nigel speaks to a person from the LGBTQ+ rainbow to hear their story; one person, one life, one conversation. And guaranteed, a Gay Old Time!

Follow us on instagram @agayoldtimepodcast 

Produced by Pineapple Audio Production

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nigel's guest today is Jimbo, a drag star best known for competing in the first season of Canada’s Drag Race, RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Vs The World and for winning Drag Race All Stars.

She is a pure drag icon garnering international recognition for her show-stopping looks and shows that astound crowds with their creativity and leave audiences screaming for more. Jimbo is a designer with a huge background in theatre and is unique in the world of drag. Her worldwide tour Jimbo’s Drag Circus has been described as the “weirdest show on Earth” and feature many of her outrageous characters. 

This series is a celebration of a beautiful queer community; people of all ages, people who have had to tread their own path to live their real truth, who have fought with their emotions and emerged victorious, who inspire, who aspire and always entertain. Hosted by Nigel May. Every week, Nigel speaks to a person from the LGBTQ+ rainbow to hear their story; one person, one life, one conversation. And guaranteed, a Gay Old Time!

Follow us on instagram @agayoldtimepodcast 

Produced by Pineapple Audio Production

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hosted by Nigel May, whose guest today is Peppermint, a true trailblazer in the worlds of drag and transgender rites.

She is an actress, singer, songwriter, TV personality, and activist. When she was announced as a contestant on Season 9 of Rupaul’s Drag Race USA she became the first transgender woman to come out prior to the show airing.

On stage she became the first trans woman to originate a principal role on Broadway and her music career has seen release many successful dance tracks that don’t just bring the bop, they also bring a message of what it’s like for a black transgender woman living in current times. She has starred on TV in pretty much everything from Pose, Saturday Night Live and The Traitors through to her own comedy special. 

This series is a celebration of a beautiful queer community; people of all ages, people who have had to tread their own path to live their real truth, who have fought with their emotions and emerged victorious, who inspire, who aspire and always entertain.

Every week, Nigel speaks to a person from the LGBTQ+ rainbow to hear their story; one person, one life, one conversation. And guaranteed, a Gay Old Time!

Follow us on instagram @agayoldtimepodcast 

Produced by Pineapple Audio Production.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hosted by Nigel May, whose guest today is Paul Burston, journalist and author and a man who has been described as the senior statesman of queer culture.

He edited the LGBT section of Time Out magazine for many years and is the author of many best-selling books. He is also the curator and host of the award winning Polari Literary salon and founder of the Polari Prize book awards for LGBTQ+ writers.

He has been on the frontline promoting freedom, equality and LGBGTQ+ rights around the world for decades. He is a Rainbow List National treasure and former AIDS activist with ACT UP London. Alongside ACT UP, Paul also worked with the Gay London Police Monitoring Group (GALOP) where he would answer calls from the organisation’s switchboard. 

His memoir We Can be Heroes is essential reading and has been described as “an illuminating memoir of the 80s 90s and noughties from a gay man who only just survived them.” Without Paul, our community would not be where it is today…

This series is a celebration of a beautiful queer community; people of all ages, people who have had to tread their own path to live their real truth, who have fought with their emotions and emerged victorious, who inspire, who aspire and always entertain.

Every week, Nigel speaks to a person from the LGBTQ+ rainbow to hear their story; one person, one life, one conversation. And guaranteed, a Gay Old Time!

Follow us on instagram @agayoldtimepodcast 

Produced by Pineapple Audio Production.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hosted by Nigel May, whose guest today is Rod Thomas, probably better known by his pop star name Bright Light Bright Light.

Rod has been releasing excellent pop music since 2012 and always shines as an example of how to continually strive forwards with their artistry and music despite the restrictions of being an independent artist.

Born and raised in Wales, Rod now lives in New York which is where he feels most at home. His talent has seen him touring with Cher, with the Sister Sisters and recording songs with one of his childhood heroes, Elton John. He has recorded five studio albums and his name comes from the movie Gremlins, as if you didn’t already know….

This series is a celebration of a beautiful queer community; people of all ages, people who have had to tread their own path to live their real truth, who have fought with their emotions and emerged victorious, who inspire, who aspire and always entertain.

Every week, Nigel speaks to a person from the LGBTQ+ rainbow to hear their story; one person, one life, one conversation. And guaranteed, a Gay Old Time!

Follow us on instagram @agayoldtimepodcast 

Produced by Pineapple Audio Production.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hosted by Nigel May, whose guest today is Jean-Pierre Barda, best known as one of the members of the fabulously flamboyant Swedish pop group Army Of Lovers who first splashed onto the music scene in the UK back in the early 1990s with the massive disco anthem Crucified.

Nigel remembers seeing the video for the song for the first time and watching the eye-linered Jean-Pierre reclining in a bath fanning his hairy-chested self and pretend sword-fighting in not much more than a loincloth and falling in love with the sheer gay-fabulous nature of it. It was camp, it was sexual, it was beautiful and it was unapologetically queer. That was 1991, and now more than three decades, many singles and seven million album sales later the band are still making music with a new album Sexodus.

This series is a celebration of a beautiful queer community; people of all ages, people who have had to tread their own path to live their real truth, who have fought with their emotions and emerged victorious, who inspire, who aspire and always entertain.

Every week, Nigel speaks to a person from the LGBTQ+ rainbow to hear their story; one person, one life, one conversation. And guaranteed, a Gay Old Time!

Follow us on instagram @agayoldtimepodcast 

Produced by Pineapple Audio Production.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hosted by Nigel May, whose guest today is actor Margaret Cho.

Margaret is a comedian, actress, advocate, entrepreneur and multiple Grammy and Emmy nominee. She has been named by Vogue magazine as one of the top nine best female comedians of all time. Margaret started performing comedy at the age of 14 and now performs to sell-out crowds around the world. She is openly bisexual but isn’t sure if that is exactly the right term for her gender. She is a huge champion of LGBTQIA+ rites and admits to being obsessed with gay men. It was Cho who launched a website promoting the legalization of gay marriage in America. 

This series is a celebration of a beautiful queer community; people of all ages, people who have had to tread their own path to live their real truth, who have fought with their emotions and emerged victorious, who inspire, who aspire and always entertain.

Every week, Nigel speaks to a person from the LGBTQ+ rainbow to hear their story; one person, one life, one conversation. And guaranteed, a Gay Old Time!

Follow us on instagram @agayoldtimepodcast 

Produced by Pineapple Audio Production.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hosted by Nigel May, whose guest today is actor Charlie Condou.

Charlie has been acting since he was a boy and gained huge recognition for his role as Marcus Dent in Coronation Street as well as roles in other hit TV series such as Holby City and Gimme Gimme Gimme. He has been a leading light of both stage and screen and also a trailblazer in championing LGBTQ+ rights. He lives with his husband and their two children in London and has been a huge advocate for LGBTQ families and same sex parenting. He was once named as Attitude Magazine’s Man Of the Year and has popped up on many a Pride Power List…

This series is a celebration of a beautiful queer community; people of all ages, people who have had to tread their own path to live their real truth, who have fought with their emotions and emerged victorious, who inspire, who aspire and always entertain.

Every week, Nigel speaks to a person from the LGBTQ+ rainbow to hear their story; one person, one life, one conversation. And guaranteed, a Gay Old Time!

Follow us on instagram @agayoldtimepodcast 

Produced by Pineapple Audio Production.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hosted by Nigel May, whose guest today is Adele Anderson, Olivier-nominated singer and actress and best known as one third of the glorious camp cabaret act Fascinating Aida. She has been with the group since 1984 and still continues to tour the globe as the trio celebrate four decades of entertaining. She is a proud transgender woman who underwent her sex reassignment surgery back in the 1970s and details that moment as the moment she started to live her true life. Her life is as interesting and as compelling as one of Fascinating Aida’s fabulous songs

This series is a celebration of a beautiful queer community; people of all ages, people who have had to tread their own path to live their real truth, who have fought with their emotions and emerged victorious, who inspire, who aspire and always entertain.

Every week, I'll speak to a person from the LGBTQ+ rainbow to hear their story; one person, one life, one conversation. And I'll guarantee, a Gay Old Time!

Follow us on instagram @agayoldtimepodcast 

Produced by Pineapple Audio Production.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.