When did you know?
37 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago -Sometimes funny, sometimes sad but always fascinating, this show aims to uncover stories of self-discovery and coming out from a diverse range of LGBT+ guests answering the simple question...when did you know? Get in touch with me at [email protected] or follow the show on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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"I was a very queer child" - Matheus Carvalho
February 15, 2023 02:26 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MBOn 'When Did You Know?' this week I am joined by Matheus Caravlho. Matheus is an inclusion and diversity consultant working with organisations across the UK and beyond in creating environments where everyone can belong and where everyone can succeed. A massive film nerd, he also curates and hosts The VITO Project LGBTQ Film Club at the Cinema Museum in London. A celebration of cinema, community and LGBTQ+ diversity, The VITO Project Film Club was created in January 2015 and for over the year...
"I knew I connected to femininity" - Matthew Nouriel AKA The Empress Mizrahi
January 03, 2023 03:00 - 41 minutes - 30.1 MBOn 'When Did You Know?' this week I am joined by Matthew Nouriel. Matthew Nouriel, aka The Empress Mizrahi, is a non-binary digital activist and content creator of Iranian Jewish descent living in Los Angeles, California. In recent years, Matthew has been using their voice to passionately advocate and fight for the causes they believe in - namely LGBTQ+ rights and equality within the Iranian and Jewish communities, and combating antisemitism - using their social media as a means to reach tho...
"I thought I was in love with one of my teachers at school" - Michelle Daltry
December 20, 2022 03:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MBOn "When did You Know?" this week I am joined by Michelle Daltry. Michelle is an ex-hockey international and has represented Wales at a Commonwealth Games. Michelle was formerly the Chair of the Welsh Wheelchair Rugby Association and is chair of LGBT+ Sport Cymru and a Co-Founder of the UK LGBTIQ+ Sport Alliance. She is also the Welsh Lead for the International Football V Homophobia Campaign. As an Inclusion and Diversity specialist within the field of sport and physical activity, Michelle ...
"It was at a Bye Bye Birdie cast party" - Jamie Pierce
December 06, 2022 03:00 - 37 minutes - 26.7 MBThis week on "When Did You Know?" I am joined by actor and singer Jamie Pierce. Jamie is a Los Angeles-based actor whose screen credits include "Poets, Slay!", "Rise with the Sun", "Dinner at Lou’s", “Hostel Hollywood", “Z-Listers“, “The Con”, “79th Annual Golden Globes” and the title role in the award-winning independent film "Bill". Jamie is also known for his hilarious and binge-worthy podcast, "Hello Gorgeous! The Films of Barbra Streisand" which is how I discovered him and begged him to...
BONUS EPISODE - Reflecting on the podcast at the University of Brighton
September 29, 2022 16:52 - 25 minutes - 24.9 MBWelcome to this bonus episode of When Did You Know? which I am releasing as part of National Inclusion Week 2022! This mini episode is a recording of a talk I was invited to deliver online at the University of Brighton in February 2022 as part of their LGBT+ History Month celebrations. They invited me to reflect on the stories shared in my podcast before taking questions from the audience and what follows is an edited recording of that speech to keep you occupied whilst I finish editing se...
"It was a gay kiss on Emmerdale" - Ariel Chapman (my story)
October 27, 2021 01:00 - 57 minutes - 53 MBOn 'When Did You Know?' this week I am sharing my own story of when I knew! A former guest on the show (and now an amazing friend) Wahaj Mahmood-Brown interviewed me to find out why I started the podcast, what school was like for me and how hearing everyone's stories has impacted my life. This was recorded some months ago and I'm really please to be able to share this with you as the season finale of Season 2. Check out my other projects and work information here. Don't forget to follow the...
"That feeling of being different was just more pronounced for me" - Ant Babajee
October 13, 2021 01:00 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MBOn 'When Did You Know?' this week I am joined by the funny, honest and all-round wonderful human Ant Babajee. Ant is a HIV campaigner and public health graduate who started his career as a BBC journalist having grown up in somerset always feeling different as a mixed-race, queer boy in his infant school. We have a great talk about HIV and Ant's diagnosis and the incredible changes over the past few decades in HIV treatment and prevention. Check him out on Twitter here. Don't forget to follo...
"I became obsessed with Mae Martin" - Alice Beverton-Palmer
September 22, 2021 01:00 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBOn 'When Did You Know?' this week I am joined by the podcast, DJ and Twitter extraordinaire, Alice Beverton-Palmer! Alice is the creator and host of podcast The Dorothy Project featuring stories of women who have changed the queer world as well as DJing at The RVT's Push The Button clubnights. When not podcasting and DJing, Alice works for Twitter full-time in Entertainment Partnerships. Follow Alice on Twitter right here. Don't forget to follow the show on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook o...
"I poked a boob and it wasn't for me"- Nik Sennhauser (SOPLANE)
September 01, 2021 01:00 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBOn 'When Did You Know?' this week I am joined by the wonderful Nik Sennhauser! Nik hit headlines around the world during lockdown when his hobby of recreating his favourite airline meals for him and his husband went viral and was featured on CNN, BBC, the Kelly Clarkson Show and many more. Nik's YouTube channel has over 6000 subscribers and he even has his own range of merchandise celebrating his love of air travel. Nik lives in Glasgow with his husband Graham and whilst we may be out of loc...
"At school I suddenly realised that other people weren't queer" - Heather Paterson
August 20, 2021 01:00 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBOn 'When Did You Know?' this week I am joined by Heather Paterson! Heather is the CEO of LGBT+ youth charity SAYiT based in Sheffield, UK and she writes the LGBT+ column for Exposed Magazine, she is Co-chair of the Sheffield's LGBT Multi-Agency Network, and when not working in community activism and LGBT+ support Heather DJs and performs as drag alter ego Anna Kissed. You can find out more about Heather via her website, www.heatherpaterson.co.uk. Don't forget to follow the show on Twitter,...
"When I walked into a room at school everyone stopped talking" - Ben Pechey
August 04, 2021 01:00 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBOn 'When Did You Know?' this week I am joined by Ben Pechey! Ben is a writer, speaker, content creator, LGBT+ advocate and soon-to-be author. They've worked with major brands such as Amazon Prime, Oliver Bonas, Matalan and many more and have written for The Guardian, Cosmopolitan and Women's Health to name a few. You can find out all about Ben through their website at www.benpechey.com. Don't forget to follow the show on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook or send me an email at [email protected]...
"My friend threw her sewing machine out the window” - Tyler and Lolo
July 21, 2021 01:00 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MBOn 'When Did You Know?' this week I am joined by Tyler and Lolo from Traveller Pride UK. Tyler is a psychotherapist living and working in London. He founded and runs Traveller Pride, the UK's network for LGBT Travellers & Gypsies and is involved in advocacy for Traveller groups, particularly around Education, LGBT+ Inclusion and mental health. Lolo is a Lesbian mixed Romany activist based in the West Midlands and North West. She is a co-founder of Traveller Pride supporting and campaigning f...
"My friend threw her sewing machine out the window” - Tyler and Lolo
July 21, 2021 01:00 - 55 minutes - 42.8 MBOn 'When Did You Know?' this week I am joined by Tyler and Lolo from Traveller Pride UK. Tyler is a psychotherapist living and working in London. He founded and runs Traveller Pride, the UK's network for LGBT Travellers & Gypsies and is involved in advocacy for Traveller groups, particularly around Education, LGBT+ Inclusion and mental health. Lolo is a Lesbian mixed Romany activist based in the West Midlands and North West. She is a co-founder of Traveller Pride supporting and campaigning f...
"The internet helped me find people like me" - Dr Sammy Li
July 14, 2021 01:00 - 30 minutes - 24.6 MBOn 'When Did You Know?' this week I’m joined by Dr Sammy Li. Sammy is the strategic lead for equality, diversity and inclusion for over 37,000 students at the University of Birmingham on both their UK and overseas campuses and works with the University of Amsterdam on intercultural collaborations. Sammy is also the convener of the LGBT+ network of networks in higher education which is a consortium of LGBT staff networks and equality and diversity practitioners from over 90 UK universities. ...
Dr Sammy Li - "The internet helped me find people like me"
July 14, 2021 01:00 - 30 minutes - 24.6 MBOn 'When Did You Know?' this week I’m joined by Dr Sammy Li. Sammy is the strategic lead for equality, diversity and inclusion for over 37,000 students at the University of Birmingham on both their UK and overseas campuses and works with the University of Amsterdam on intercultural collaborations. Sammy is also the convener of the LGBT+ network of networks in higher education which is a consortium of LGBT staff networks and equality and diversity practitioners from over 90 UK universities. ...
"The internet helped me find people like me" - Dr Sammy Li
July 14, 2021 01:00 - 30 minutes - 28 MBOn 'When Did You Know?' this week I’m joined by Dr Sammy Li. Sammy is the strategic lead for equality, diversity and inclusion for over 37,000 students at the University of Birmingham on both their UK and overseas campuses and works with the University of Amsterdam on intercultural collaborations. Sammy is also the convener of the LGBT+ network of networks in higher education which is a consortium of LGBT staff networks and equality and diversity practitioners from over 90 UK universities. ...
Trudy Howson - "My parents knew first but thought it was a phase"
July 07, 2021 01:00 - 29 minutes - 22.3 MBOn this episode of 'When did You Know?' I am joined by the UK's LGBT+ Poet Laureate, Trudy Howson. Trudy has been the inaugural LGBT+ Poet Laureate since 2016 and in this role she has written poetry that reflects the diversity of the LGBT+ community and the LGBT+ experience. Her work has been featured on the BBC as part of their London 2012 Olympics coverage and been published in The times, The Telegraph and numerous online publications. Ex-actress and world traveller Trudy shares her joyful...
"My parents knew first but thought it was a phase"- Trudy Howson
July 07, 2021 01:00 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBOn this episode of 'When did You Know?' I am joined by the UK's LGBT+ Poet Laureate, Trudy Howson. Trudy has been the inaugural LGBT+ Poet Laureate since 2016 and in this role she has written poetry that reflects the diversity of the LGBT+ community and the LGBT+ experience. Her work has been featured on the BBC as part of their London 2012 Olympics coverage and been published in The times, The Telegraph and numerous online publications. Ex-actress and world traveller Trudy shares her joyful...
"My parents knew first but thought it was a phase"- Trudy Howson
July 07, 2021 01:00 - 29 minutes - 22.3 MBOn this episode of 'When did You Know?' I am joined by the UK's LGBT+ Poet Laureate, Trudy Howson. Trudy has been the inaugural LGBT+ Poet Laureate since 2016 and in this role she has written poetry that reflects the diversity of the LGBT+ community and the LGBT+ experience. Her work has been featured on the BBC as part of their London 2012 Olympics coverage and been published in The times, The Telegraph and numerous online publications. Ex-actress and world traveller Trudy shares her joyful...
"I pushed it aside and didn't see myself as sexual" - Jendrik Sigwart
June 30, 2021 01:00 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBSeason 2 is here and what an episode to start off with! I saw down with Germany's representative at the Eurovision song contest 2021, Jendrik Sigwart, to talk about the contest, not coming out and LGBT+ role models in Germany. Jendrik studied at Osnabruck Institute of Music going on to be a musical theatre performer and then had the honour of representing Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam 2021. Jendrik’s song may not have won the contest but he certainly won our hearts thro...
Jendrik Sigwart - "I pushed it aside and didn't see myself as sexual"
June 30, 2021 01:00 - 36 minutes - 29.7 MBSeason 2 is here and what an episode to start off with! I saw down with Germany's representative at the Eurovision song contest 2021, Jendrik Sigwart, to talk about the contest, not coming out and LGBT+ role models in Germany. Jendrik studied at Osnabruck Institute of Music going on to be a musical theatre performer and then had the honour of representing Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam 2021. Jendrik’s song may not have won the contest but he certainly won our hearts thro...
Season 2 is coming!
June 27, 2021 13:09 - 1 minute - 1000 KBSeason 2 launches on Wednesday 30th June! Don't forget to follow 'When Did You Know?' on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook or email me on [email protected]. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
BONUS EPISODE - Ben Freeman on his new book, 'Jewish Pride'
March 14, 2021 12:09 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MB(TW: Suicide and self-harm is discussed in this episode.) BONUS CONTENT! Whilst I am busy preparing for Season 2 of 'When Did You Know?' I wanted to share with you a special bonus episode with author Ben Freeman. Ben appeared on the show in episode 4 and since then has had his first book published so he came to the show to talk about the impact of the LGBTQ+ pride movement on the Jewish Pride movement. You can learn more about Ben through his website www.benmfreeman.com and his new book is...
"My Mum told the family over Christmas Dinner" - Gina Battye
December 20, 2020 09:30 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MBMerry Christmas! Welcome to the final episode of Season 1 and I have quite the festive coming out story for you from Gina Battye. Gina is a world-renowned authenticity, psychological safety and LGBT+ inclusion consultant and trainer. Gina works with multinational corporations, Fortune 500 companies, in TV, film and the global press and her work has featured on Sky News, BBC Radio, Vice, Diva and Forbes Magazine amongst others. You can find out about all of Gina's ground-breaking work through...
"I went to see The Bird Cage with my mom" - H. Alan Scott/Sadie Pines
December 13, 2020 09:30 - 51 minutes - 47.6 MBHappy Hanukkah! Welcome to my special bumper Hanukkah episode! This week I am delighted to be joined by H Alan Scott, also known as Sadie Pines, zooming in direct from Los Angeles. H Alan is a writer, comedian and cancer survivor based in the US known for his work on the Jimmy Kimmel Show, Ellen and MTV as well as writing for Vice, Fusion and Out Magazine. He is also the star and subject of the multi-award-winning documentary Latter Day Jew where he talks about his conversion to Judaism havi...
"My friend was sent to a clinic in Germany to fix him" - Yordan Sinapov
December 06, 2020 09:30 - 42 minutes - 39 MBTime for quite a personal episode as my guest this week is my boyfriend, Yordan Sinapov. Yordan grew up in Bulgaria toward the end of the communist regime and has led a very colourful life from dancing across the world, being an economist and serving in the army and in this episode he talks openly and honestly with me about his difficulties in coming out and having to pretend he had a girlfriend for many years. Don't forget to follow 'When Did You Know?' on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook or ...
"The headmaster put a condom on a cucumber" - Sarah Aston
November 29, 2020 09:30 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MBThis episode features the incredible Sarah Aston who is the Reproductive and Sexual Health commissioner for Torbay. We had a long and really enlightening chat about PE teachers, the Admiral Duncan bombing in 1999 and awful sex education lessons. Don't forget to follow 'When Did You Know?' on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook or email me on [email protected]. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
"Our kids keep outing us" - Dan and Phil Beasley-Harling
November 22, 2020 09:30 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBOn this episode I speak to Dan and Phil Beasley-Harling. You may know Dan from the Great British Bake Off and together with his husband Phil, they are raising their two children, Constance and Barnaby, whilst also delivering very tasty recipes and cooking classes online. In this episode we talked #GBBO, online trolls, coming out to your children and growing up under Section 28. Don't forget to follow 'When Did You Know?' on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook or email me on [email protected]. Y...
"I thought this was something I could never tell anyone" - Erin King
November 15, 2020 09:30 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBErin King (soon to be Dr Erin King, PhD) is the co-founder of Not Alone, a Trans and Non-Binary support group in the South West of England. In this episode she shares her story of coming out as trans and then coming out as bisexual plus what drove her to set up the Not Alone Group. Don't forget to follow 'When Did You Know?' on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook or email me on [email protected]. If you were impacted by this episode and need some support then you can contact www.notalone.co.uk ...
"I watched the Spice World movie every week" - Dan Coole
November 08, 2020 09:30 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBDan is a mental health advocate and is about to release his own book but you may also know him from a rather famous twitter thread regarding a married man on Christmas Eve in 2019. This episode is a fascinating one but does include mention of suicide and mental health so if you aren't in a place where you can listen to it right now that's totally fine. Don't forget to follow 'When Did You Know?' on Twitter and Instagram @WDYKPod or email me on [email protected]. See acast.com/privacy for pr...
"I went to a Catholic University" - Alex Beverley
November 01, 2020 09:30 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBAlex is the chair of LGBT+ Labour South West and a graduate of the Jo Cox Women in Leadership Programme. Listen to us talk about going to a Catholic University, coming out more than once and what it's like leading a political group. Don't forget to follow 'When Did You Know?' on Twitter and Instagram @WDYKPod or email me on [email protected]. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
“I was quite different to all the others guys I knew” - Wahaj Mahmood-Brown
October 25, 2020 09:40 - 28 minutes - 26 MBWahaj Mahmood-Brown is a Marine Biologist and botanist and has a fascinating story to share on growing up in Pakistan, moving to the UK and how his Muslim parents embraced his identity. Don't forget to follow 'When Did You Know?' on Twitter and Instagram @WDYKPod or email me on [email protected]. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
"I knew I was drawn to male energy" - Ben Freeman
October 18, 2020 08:30 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBA wonderful episode where I chat to world-renowned educator and author, Ben Freeman. We talk about our shared love of divas, Jewish Pride and disagreements over when he actually came out. Don't forget to follow 'When Did You Know?' on Twitter and Instagram @WDYKPod or email me on [email protected]. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
"I had the campest run at School Sports Day” - Luke Pollard MP
October 11, 2020 08:35 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBIn this first ever episode of the 'When Did You Know?' Podcast, the Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Luke Pollard MP, talks about his school sports day, coming out at University and being gay in Westminster. Don't forget to follow 'When Did You Know?' on Twitter and Instagram @WDYKPod or email me on [email protected]. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
"I was watching Eurovision with my boyfriend" - Lowri Jones
October 11, 2020 08:35 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBIn this episode Lowri Jones, co-chair of the University of Plymouth LGBT+ Staff Forum, shares her coming out story and how Eurovision helped her to embrace her true self. Don't forget to follow 'When Did You Know?' on Twitter and Instagram @WDYKPod or email me on [email protected]. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
"I had a crush on Zach from Saved By The Bell" - The 802 Podcast
October 11, 2020 08:35 - 50 minutes - 45.9 MBIn this episode Dan and Nick from The 802 Podcast share hilarious, moving and honest stories about fancying Zach from Saved By The Bell, going to Christian Camp to pray the gay away and racism in the LGBT+ community. Don't forget to follow 'When Did You Know?' on Twitter and Instagram @WDYKPod or email me on [email protected]. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Welcome!
September 08, 2020 18:51 - 1 minute - 1.04 MBWelcome to 'When did You Know?', launching 11th October 2020 and hosted by @AndrewBGrace See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.