{"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":"'Statue In The Square' by Kae Tempest","slug":"statue-in-the-square-by-kae-tempest","published_at":"2025-09-30T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/queer-the-music-with-jake-shears-6726253/statue-in-the-square-by-kae-tempest","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/6a219feae25fe33c7c5552d2","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a219fc51ddbe06b3aeae53a/e/gid%3A%2F%2Fart19-episode-locator%2FV0%2F7YpS7ZjbWkOzdQUsoET75OP4Q-nLpSW5YAYPRBicfOY/media.mp3","summary":"Kae Tempest joins Jake Shears to talk about his song 'Statue In The Square'.  With two Mercury nominations and the Ted Hughes Poetry Prize under his belt, Kae Tempest is a celebrated and prolific artist. His new album, Self Titled is his most personal work yet telling his story of finding love, community and comfort. In this episode he opens up to Jake about his identity struggles, journey of self-acceptance and we learn how creativity and community has been a powerful catalyst for embracing his self-hood. You can watch the whole episode at Mercury Studios YouTube channel  here We'd love to hear from you! Please send any comments or questions to us on 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":"Kae Tempest joins Jake Shears to talk about his song 'Statue In The Square'. With two Mercury nominations and the Ted Hughes Poetry Prize under his…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2679,"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/statue-in-the-square-by-kae-tempest/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/statue-in-the-square-by-kae-tempest.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}