The Stew Simpson Show

FOREST GAYTE PRIDE CIC IS A GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY PROJECT BASED IN THE EAST LONDON NEIGHBOURHOOD OF NEWHAM. SINCE OUR INCEPTION IN 2017, FOREST GAYTE PRIDE HAS GROWN FROM A SINGLE MARKET STALL AND A QUEER NIGHT IN A LOCAL PUB TO AN ORGANISED COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY. AS A COMMITTEE, WE WORK ALONGSIDE ALLIES AND VOLUNTEERS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY ON EVENTS AND FUNCTIONS TO PROMOTE AND ENGAGE IN EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL AND CIVIC ACTIVITIES IN ORDER TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF LGBTQIA+ PEOPLE IN NEWHAM AND BEYOND.In this weeks episode Rob Des Roches tells us all about Forest Gayte Pride 2024

To celebrate Pride month we kick off on June 1st 2024 by talking to Alice (She/Her) and John (He/Him) all about Hexham Pride, which will be taking place in Hexham (Northumberland UK) on Sunday June 16th. Hexham Pride is a grass roots Pride festival celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community in and around Hexham. There will be live music, a parade, dancing and so much more.Find out all about by listening here andalso if you have any questions go over to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559946984930

Adult Content - Puppy PlayIn this week's episode we explore and aim to demystify the world of adult Puppy Play.A relatively modern off shoot of the BDSM (bondage, discipline (or domination), sadism, and masochism) scene.Since the mid 1990's people have been dressing up as Puppy Dogs and exploring a world of consensual, adult role-play made popular in the gay leather community, where people dress up and embody the characteristics of a dog (and or their handlers).I met three Pups (Lucky, Happy and Anansi) and they told me what being a Pup was to them and what it is all about. They meet in Newcastle Upon Tyne in there homes and at a couple of various social events, Howl 2.0 and Pawz OwtIf you want to find out more go to Howl Twitter: https://twitter.com/howl_newcastle?lang=en Howl Website: https://howlnewcastle.com/ Pawz Out Twitter: https://twitter.com/pawz_out

Theo Dussek - (Pirate Troubadour) tells us all about his forthcoming album 'Written in the River'to be released in April 2024. Theo is a folk singer and songwriter from the rural heart of Hertfordshire, we met at a gig in London at the Aces and Eights in Tuffnel Park and I was really impressed with his band 'Jack of hearts'In this episode we delve into the process of writing this album, his obsession with all things pirate and being an out transman in the world of folk music. Find out more about Theo on his website and socials.https://theodussek.com/facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheoDussekBandhttps://theodussek.com/music/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theodussekpiratetroubadour/

I catch up with my friend of long standing Marc Block and we talk about their involvement in what I feel is one of the most beautiful and possibly life changing festivals in all of the UK. A grass roots festival full of beautiful people from all walks of life. We also talked about Marc's own journey on his own journey of discovery towards finding out how he/she/they identity.For more information about Queer Spirit go to https://queerspirit.net/festivalTo find out more about Marc https://marcblock.co.uk/

Welcome to season 4 of the Stew Simpson Show,this season it's all about the LGBTQIA+ community and we start the season by chatting with fellow artist, gay man (He/him) and also ADHDer, the similarities don't just end there, you have to listen to find out all about Toc (aka Tony O'Connell) and his amazing journey through art, being gay and emerging from the Catholic church and how that influences his work.more information about Toc is available on his web presencehttps://www.artinliverpool.com/features/artist-blog/featured-artist-tony-oconnell-part-of-five-at-kirkby-gallery-2024/https://www.instagram.com/jon_barleycorn/https://www.facebook.com/tony.oconnell.5249

This episode is from an interview I did with Dan Jarvis from his youtube channel https://youtube.com/@Caminohacks?si=azhchw4CDhVGfZzeCamino Hacks and Tipswe talked about dealing with the Camino while having some sort of Neurodivergence in particular me and my ADHD.We hope this might help someone out there who also is wanting to do the Camino but is concerned about the other challenges faced by having a neurospicey brain in a neurotypical world.Dan is such an angel and I'm so pleased we met, he changed my life.

A chance encounter in the chicken shed at Chickenstock festival over a downward facing dog led me to chat with a nice chap. Drawn in by his Santiago De Compestella t-shirt I hastened to ask 'Peregrino?' to which the answer was, look at this tatoo. I may have embelished slightly but sometimes chance encounters happen for a reason. David had great vibes and I had to ask him to tell me all about the Camino Inglese. I thouroughly enjoyed this chat and I hope you do too. Follow the way and eventually you will make it home.Buen Camino

In today's episode we catch up with the youngest pilgrim I met on my journey and one of my favourite pilgrims. Martha is an integral part of my Camino family, at only 20 years of age Martha decides to walk the Camino De Frances over northern spain.We met in Orisson very close to the beginning of the journey and we also finished our journey together over 500 miles later in Finesterre (aka Fisterre) also aka The End of the world. Today we caught up via zoom for the first time properly since we parted with tears in our eyes at the Fisterre bus station. We had the best of time and made friends for life.

Zsofi Majorosi is part of my Camino Family and I haven't seen her since we parted ways in Santiago De Compostela. We caught up with what she's been doing since she went home to Hungary, reminded me all about the lovely Donkey we met and told me of her special skill about being able to sleep almost anywhere.www.behance.com/majorosiZsofi is a freelance Designer and her work is incredibly beautifulFollow the link to her website and or find her on instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/zsofimjrsi/also more design work on instagram at@zsofi_doing_things