Queer The Music: Jake Shears On The Songs That Changed Lives
Jake Shears celebrates the anthems that have dominated dancefloors and shaped queer lives. Throughout the history of popular music, queer artists have made huge contributions - often at great expense and risk to themselves personally and professionally.
Mercury Studios
Show overview
Queer The Music: Jake Shears On The Songs That Changed Lives has been publishing since 2024, and across the 2 years since has built a catalogue of 77 episodes, alongside 3 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 55 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a monthly cadence, with the show now in its 3rd season.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 39 min and 49 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. Roughly 21% of episodes carry an explicit flag from the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Music show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 1 weeks ago, with 17 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2024, with 36 episodes published. Published by Mercury Studios.
From the publisher
Jake Shears celebrates the anthems that have dominated dancefloors and shaped queer lives. Throughout the history of popular music, queer artists have made huge contributions - often at great expense and risk to themselves personally and professionally. This podcast shines a spotlight on those who trailblazed paths towards self-expression. Join Scissor Sisters’ frontman Jake Shears and his guests as he unearths these important stories song by song. Executive Producers: Alice Williams, Dan Borrelli Producer: Debbie Kilbride Director: Oisín Bickley Project Manager: Claudia Mantle Production Manager: Amy Hainstock Production Team: Lauren Baugh, Esther Duckworth Researcher: Karine Sebatware
Latest Episodes
View all 77 episodesThe Story Behind George Michael’s Faith — Part Two with David Austin and Chris Porter | Queer the Music With Jake Shears
David Austin & Chris Porter: “The Story Behind George Michael’s Faith” Part One | Queer the Music With Jake Shears
Horse Meat Disco’s Luke Howard on Queer Nightlife, Disco & Finding Your People | Queer the Music with Jake Shears
How Queer Artists Transformed Pop Music in 1984 | Ian Wade | Queer the Music with Jake Shears
Why Tom Rasmussen Believes Being Different Is an Enviable Position | Queer the Music with Jake Shears
Ben Platt on Love, Queer Life and the Magic of Theatre | Queer the Music with Jake Shears
The Queer History of Lou Reed & The Velvet Underground | Queer the Music with Jake Shears
Jenny Beth: “I’m In It For The Long Run” | Queer The Music
Why Josh Homme Challenges the Rules of Rock | Queer the Music with Jake Shears
Meek on Music, Survival, and Finding Her Voice | Queer the Music with Jake Shears
What Happens When Queer Spaces Disappear? | Jeremy Atherton Lin | Queer the Music with Jake Shears
How ‘Yes’ Became a Queer Anthem | David McAlmont | Queer the Music
Baby Queen on Ego Death, Therapy & Starting Over | Queer the Music with Jake Shears
How Jodie Harsh Built London’s Biggest Queer Party | Queer the Music with Jake Shears
Tove Lo on Body Confidence, Bisexuality & Pop Music | Queer the Music with Jake Shears
How Brian Molko (Placebo) Redefined Rock | Queer the Music with Jake Shears
Queer the Music returns for season 4!
The Greatest Bits From The Past 3 Seasons
The Greatest Bits From The Past 3 Seasons
EChristmas has come early as Jake selects some of his favourite bits from the last 3 seasons. Really just a reminder to go back and listen to the episodes you've missed - there have been some brilliant conversations - wishing everyone a Happy New Year and thank you for listening to Queer The Music in 2025! We'd love to hear from you - get in touch via instagram @queerthemusicpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices