{"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":"Queer the Music returns for season 4!","slug":"queer-the-music-returns-for-season-4","published_at":"2026-07-06T09:54:33+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/queer-the-music-with-jake-shears-6726253/queer-the-music-returns-for-season-4","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/queer-the-music-with-jake-shears-6726253","url":"https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLuZxoOj2SDOAN5dTkFkQTaVT9wKtAQaH&si=bqRPZmaRVxoasRvK","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a219fc51ddbe06b3aeae53a/e/6a4b7b594955fc4dc1321f68/media.mp3","summary":"Jake Shears’ hit Queer The Music podcast returns for its fourth season. Kicking off with an episode featuring Placebo’s Brian Molko, this follows a double win for the number 1-charting podcast at the prestigious Webby Awards (including ‘Best Music Podcast’), with guests for Season 4 already set to include Swedish pop queen Tove Lo plus DJ, alt-pop artist Baby Queen and drag royalty, Jodie Harsh. Entering its biggest and most ambitious season to date, 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. Stay tuned for a new episode dropping every Wednesday at 6pm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Jake Shears’ hit Queer The Music podcast returns for its fourth season. Kicking off with an episode featuring Placebo’s Brian Molko, this follows a double…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":118,"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/queer-the-music-returns-for-season-4/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/queer-the-music-returns-for-season-4.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}