{"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":"'Queen' by Perfume Genius","slug":"queen-by-perfume-genius","published_at":"2025-11-04T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/queer-the-music-with-jake-shears-6726253/queen-by-perfume-genius","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/6a219fec14e465e5ce64a919","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a219fc51ddbe06b3aeae53a/e/gid%3A%2F%2Fart19-episode-locator%2FV0%2FsTIwvd_oUAIpbftzTH5NoFJM4z8pNRRdiMgK2-pn1-M/media.mp3","summary":"This week's episode celebrates the anthemic song 'Queen' by Perfume Genius.  Singer-songwriter Mike Hadreas aka Perfume Genius first emerged around 2010, his music has been described as ‘dreamy and melancholic’, ‘grandiose yet intimate’ and over the course of seven studio albums he continues to shapeshift while still sounding completely himself. He joins Jake to talk about the making of the song, the video, his creative process, influences and his brilliant latest album 'Glory'. Perfume Genius is currently on tour in the UK before heading to Australia. He is playing at the Roundhouse in London on the 11th of November - check his website for other shows.  https://perfumegenius.org/ 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":"This week's episode celebrates the anthemic song 'Queen' by Perfume Genius. Singer-songwriter Mike Hadreas aka Perfume Genius first emerged aro…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2989,"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/queen-by-perfume-genius/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/queen-by-perfume-genius.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}