{"podcast":{"title":"Queer the Music with Jake Shears","slug":"queer-the-music-with-jake-shears-6726253","podcast_index_feed_id":6726253,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6a219fc51ddbe06b3aeae53a","website_url":"https://art19.com/shows/queer-the-music","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6a219fc51ddbe06b3aeae53a/show-cover.jpeg","author":"Mercury Studios","episode_count":34,"summary":"Jake Shears’ award-winning podcast Queer The Music celebrates the music, artists and cultural moments that have shaped LGBTQ+ lives, also shifting politics, perception and popular culture in plain sight. Each episode, Jake Shears - musician, actor, writer, and all-round trailblazer - invites the viewer in, as he’s joined by those who continue to break ground and soundtrack Pop; from queer pioneers and beloved allies to the next generation of creators subverting the mainstream. This season, Queer The Music goes further still, pushing its format with legacy artist specials, authors, themed episodes, surprise co-hosts, and more stories behind those game-changing bangers you thought you knew. Executive Producer: Alice Williams, Executive Producer: Dan Borrelli, Producer: Debbie Kilbride, Head of Production: Nikki Sopp, Director: Oisín Bickley, Project Manager: Claudia Mantle, Editor: Sam Atkinson, Production Coordinator: Lauren Baugh, Production Assistant: Esther Duckworth, Researcher: Karine Sebatware. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T10:19:10.470649+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/queer-the-music-with-jake-shears-6726253"},"episode":{"title":"‘My Lady of Mercy' by The Last Dinner Party","slug":"my-lady-of-mercy-by-the-last-dinner-party","published_at":"2025-10-20T23:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/queer-the-music-with-jake-shears-6726253/my-lady-of-mercy-by-the-last-dinner-party","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/queer-the-music-with-jake-shears-6726253","url":"https://shows.acast.com/queer-the-music-with-jake-shears/episodes/6a219fe617f169d643ecbe25","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a219fc51ddbe06b3aeae53a/e/gid%3A%2F%2Fart19-episode-locator%2FV0%2FMP4qzDf-92P16qVddVMcyi0V4UkeW8vEA5W4pbL8MpY/media.mp3","summary":"Joining Jake Shears for this episode are Abigail and Georgia from one of the most talked-about bands of the moment…The Last Dinner Party.  2024 was a huge year for them; they landed a deal with Island Records, released their critically acclaimed debut album, 'Prelude to Ecstasy', supported The Rolling Stones, Lana Del Ray, Florence and the Machine and   The Arctic Monkeys, and topped it off with sold-out solo tours and two Brit Awards.  It seems there’s no stopping this indie-rock, baroque-pop band, their second studio album 'From The Pyre' has just dropped and they’re off on a huge, international tour so we're lucky Abigail and Georgia made time to drop into the Queer The Music studio to talk about their creative process, how they met, what Queer music means to them and the meaning behind their song 'My Lady of Mercy'. You can watch the whole episode on YouTube here We'd love to hear from you - please get in touch via Instagram @queerthemusicpodcast See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Joining Jake Shears for this episode are Abigail and Georgia from one of the most talked-about bands of the moment…The Last Dinner Party. 2024 was a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2569,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/queer-the-music-with-jake-shears-6726253/episodes/my-lady-of-mercy-by-the-last-dinner-party/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/queer-the-music-with-jake-shears-6726253/my-lady-of-mercy-by-the-last-dinner-party.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}