Best Younguns Podcasts (2024)

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WorldPride road trip 35:15

1+ y ago35:15

35:15

To round out our second series, we're joining two ABC reporters on a road trip around regional NSW to discover what pride means in regional communities.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Ask a young'un 37:55

1+ y ago37:55

37:55

In part two of our Sydney WorldPride cross-generational special, queer seniors ask a panel of LGBTQIA+ youth to demystify the lifestyles and language of queer Gen Z.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Ask an elder 40:13

1+ y ago40:13

40:13

In the first of two cross-generational episodes for Sydney WorldPride, a panel of queer elders respond to questions from rainbow youth about what it was like to be young and queer back in their day.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Coming out advice 40:32

1+ y ago40:32

40:32

In our final ep of 2022, a panel of expert ‘queer peers’ respond to your requests for coming out advice.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Coming out as intersex 28:18

1+ y ago28:18

28:18

What’s it like to discover that you’re intersex? Intersex advocate Mimi Hall reveals how a falling down a YouTube rabbit hole unlocked the key to understanding her body and identity, and Tasmanian chicken farmer Robert Wilson tells how the healthcare system has failed him.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Queerness and faith 32:17

1+ y ago32:17

32:17

Three believers, with different beliefs, tell us how their relationship to religion and spirituality changed after coming out.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Coming out in the dating world 25:12

1+ y ago25:12

25:12

When it comes to dating, how do you tell a prospective partner how you identify and what your preferences are? Because sometimes it’s not obvious. High school student Frankie Mazzone tells us why she shares her transness early on, electrical engineer and proud asexual Kerry Chin reveals how he deals with being hit on, and writer Patrick Lenton smas…

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Queer and neurodivergent 34:27

1+ y ago34:27

34:27

Did you know that autistic people are more likely to identify as LGBTQ+ than the general population?By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Coming out as non-binary 33:31

2y ago33:31

33:31

Three non-binary people share what it’s like to come out as neither male nor female.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Innies + Outies returns! 1:31

2y ago1:31

1:31

The award-winning ABC podcast Innies + Outies is back for a second series exploring uniquely Australian LGBTQIA+ stories about coming out and staying in.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Coming Out Online 30:27

2+ y ago30:27

30:27

The internet can be an amazing way for queer folks to find community and access all the info we're not taught at school. But there's also a darker side — it has trolls, bullies and plenty of misinformation. Inspired by their own journeys, you'll hear how Liz Duck-Chong from TransHub and Mohammad Awad from the Muslim Peers Project are using the inte…

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Pansexuality Explained 2:07

2+ y ago2:07

2:07

What does pansexuality mean? In simple terms, it’s when you’re attracted to people regardless of their gender. And how is that different to being bisexual, you might wonder?By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Intersex Explained 2:43

2+ y ago2:43

2:43

The ‘I’ in LGBTQIA+ stands for intersex! Broadly speaking, intersex people have innate sex characteristics that don't fit medical and social norms for female or male bodies.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Queer Explained 2:28

2+ y ago2:28

2:28

You may have heard some people describe themselves as ‘queer’ and thought ‘hang on – am I even allowed to say that?’By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Pronouns Explained 2:34

2+ y ago2:34

2:34

Are you hearing people talk about pronouns these days and wondering what that’s all about?By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Non-binary Explained 3:03

2+ y ago3:03

3:03

What does non-binary actually mean?By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Asexuality Explained 2:27

2+ y ago2:27

2:27

Asexual is the A in LGBTQIA+ and it refers to someone who doesn’t experience sexual attraction towards other people. This might be how you’ve always felt, or it could change over time – but it’s a natural expression of human diversity.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Coming Out Never Ends 33:12

2+ y ago33:12

33:12

Queer folks don’t come out just once – it's a never-ending process. This week you’ll hear from a Newcastle student whose evolving sexuality and gender identity has led to many coming out celebrations, and how a shocking accident propelled an Indian-Australian woman to come out after 30 years.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Sexuality, faith and culture 41:07

2+ y ago41:07

41:07

This week you'll meet two guys from diverse cultural backgrounds who struggled to reconcile their sexuality and religion. You’ll also hear from psychologist Sekneh Beckett who specialises in helping people navigate the complex world of queerness, faith and culture.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Queer Siblings 31:08

2+ y ago31:08

31:08

Coming out as queer is one thing but what happens when you’re not the only one in the family? This week you’ll meet a family who scored a hat-trick when all three sisters came out, and two brothers whose queerness brought them closer together.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Coming Out in Regional Australia 24:38

2+ y ago24:38

24:38

What’s it like coming out in a small town where queer visibility is limited? This week you’ll meet a man from a remote Aboriginal community who didn't know what 'gay' meant until he went to the city, and a resident of country NSW who feared losing her family when she came out as transgender.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Coming Out in Sport 20:54

2+ y ago20:54

20:54

It can be pretty scary coming out in sport but being part of a club or a team is also a great way to find community. This week you’ll meet an Olympian who discovered her true self through skateboarding, and a pioneer of trans inclusion in men’s rugby.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Coming Out in Politics 29:52

2+ y ago29:52

29:52

What’s it like being queer in a job where public scrutiny is part of the daily grind? You’ll meet three politicians from across the political spectrum whose sexuality has shaped their values, but has also been used against them: Australia’s first openly gay Indigenous parliamentarian, NT Labor’s Chansey Paech; Liberal MP and former Human Rights Com…

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Coming Out at Work 34:08

2+ y ago34:08

34:08

Queer folks navigate coming out in all aspects of our lives, and it can be particularly tricky at work.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Coming Out in Comedy 38:15

2+ y ago38:15

38:15

Comedians Rhys Nicholson, Cassie Workman and Geraldine Hickey share how they turn the highs and lows of coming out into jokes.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Choosing to stay in 32:04

2+ y ago32:04

32:04

Not all queer people want to, or can, come out - but that doesn’t always mean they’re not proud of who they are.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Coming Out in High School 28:56

3y ago28:56

28:56

High school is a tricky time for anyone, but it can be especially hard if you’re queer.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Introducing Innies + Outies 3:09

3y ago3:09

3:09

ABC podcast Innies + Outies brings you fascinating real stories from diverse LGBTQIA+ Australians about coming out or staying in.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Saint Patrick’s Day Special With Stanley Accrington 13:56

4+ y ago13:56

13:56

Well, all our gigs have been cancelled for the foreseeable future, so what is there for us to do but take the opportunity to release a Young’uns Podcast. It’s Saint Patrick’s day, but the pubs are closed, so let’s celebrate … Continue reading →By David Eagle

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Featuring Manchester ballad singer Jennifer Reid And Bob The Builder 34:03

4+ y ago34:03

34:03

This week we’re in Manchester with Jennifer Reid, singer of 19th century Industrial Revolution broadside ballads and Lancashire dialect work song. She’ll be doing some of that for us on this week’s podcast, as well as recounting her experience on … Continue reading →By David Eagle

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The Old Woman Who Swallowed A Thong 52:12

4+ y ago52:12

52:12

This week, Michael is a man of action; David is abused by Australians; there’s an anecdote regarding Mike Harding’s genitals. Gary Hammond of The Hut People and formally The Beautiful South returns to showcase another of his exotic percussion instruments. … Continue reading →By David Eagle

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Halloween Special 40:57

4+ y ago40:57

40:57

The Young’uns Podcast returns for a new weekly run, as we catchup on the backlog of Young’uns gig clips. In the spirit of Halloween there’s a graveyard-based anecdote, some spectral voices, and a bit of blood. Also, we have a … Continue reading →By David Eagle

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Live From Folk East 2018 with Edgelarks, Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne, and Luke Daniels 58:21

5y ago58:21

58:21

We return to Suffolk’s Folk East Festival for another live podcast. Join us in a packed marquee as we host an hour of music, chat, games and a mix of spontaneous and semi-planned features with Philip Henry and Hannah Martin … Continue reading →By David Eagle

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Dan Walsh Live From The Young’uns Suffolk Weekend 2018 55:56

5y ago55:56

55:56

Join The Young’uns with top UK banjo player Dan Walsh live from 2018’s Young’uns weekend in Suffolk. Music, chat and spontaneously generated “features.” David gets a banjo lesson, Dan creates an improvised song and tells stories of surreal gig experiences, plus there’s a brief appearance from Shaggy.…

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Christmas 2018 1:26:42

5+ y ago1:26:42

1:26:42

To bastardise Band Aid: the greatest gift you’ll get this year’s online. It’s the Christmas 2018 Young’uns Podcast, festooned with festive fun from our 2016 We Three Sings Christmas tour. Play along with The Young’uns Christmas quiz, trying to guess … Continue reading →By David Eagle

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World Book Day Special 9:58

6+ y ago9:58

9:58

Given that it’s World Book Day, and we happen to have written a book, this seems like the perfect excuse to be mercenary and remind you that you can part with your money in exchange for a selection of stories all about The Young’uns. The book features tales of our various adventures, and insights into the songs we sing. In this brief instalment of …

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Rex Factor, Live From The Pirate Castle in London 44:02

6+ y ago44:02

44:02

We receive a lot of feedback on The Young’uns Podcast, and one comment that keeps coming around time and time again is: “this folk music stuff is all very well and good, but, when are you going to talk about … Continue reading →By David Eagle

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Bob Sleigh Fox 34:42

6+ y ago34:42

34:42

In this edition of The Young’uns Podcast, presented to you from a sleigh in freezing Western Canada, we feature music, mirth and meanderings with Bob Fox, recorded at our 2016 Singing Weekend in Beverley. Bob divulges stories about his time … Continue reading →By David Eagle

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The Erotic Dance Of The Rolling Pin (with Quicksilver) 48:22

6+ y ago48:22

48:22

This week’s guests are Quicksilver, comprising Grant Baynham, a regular contributor on BBC One’s That’s Life with Esther Rantzen in the 80s, and Hilary Spencer from the vocal harmony trio Artisan. As well as playing live for us, They share anecdotes of post-gig accommodation traumas, Grant talks about writing comedy songs for radio and his time on …

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Live in Suffolk with Gilmore & Roberts 39:21

6+ y ago39:21

39:21

This week’s guests are BBC Radio 2 Folk Award nominated duo Gilmore & Roberts.Katriona Gilmore introduces us to her talking micropig. Herbal tea Of The Week makes a return. We rant about satnavs and kettles. And we discuss odd gig experiences.

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The Young’uns in Australia 50:00

6+ y ago50:00

50:00

This week’s Young’uns podcast features highlights from our 2016 Australian tour. We receive some rather unusual heckles. We nearly become major Australian reality TV stars. We are thrown into panic due to a case of mistaken identity. We’ve an Australian themed game for you to try your hand at. Find out what caused one female audience member to lodg…

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Live From Folk East 2017 with Dan Walsh, Will Pound, Eddy Jay and Pete Flood 58:09

6+ y ago58:09

58:09

The Young’uns Podcast returns to the Folk East festival in Suffolk. There’s music, chat and games with Dan Walsh, Will Pound, Eddy Jay. Pete Flood is best known for his percussion skills, being the drummer in Bellowhead, but he’s also … Continue reading →By David Eagle

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The Antiques Folk Show With Nancy Kerr, James Fagan, Richard & Jess Arrowsmith (AKA Melrose Quartet) 33:47

6+ y ago33:47

33:47

The Young’uns Podcast returns to Sheffield, to the Antiques shop Rileys & Co, for music, conversation and games with Sheffield’s Melrose Quartet. There’s another epic Space Attack battle, play along with our new game, Song charades, we discuss dreams, and … Continue reading →By David Eagle

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The Young’uns In Canada (2016) 53:26

6+ y ago53:26

53:26

This week’s Young’uns Podcastt features our 2016 adventures in Canada. Take a soak with us in a hot tub; come with us as we embark on a perilous boat ride. Kiss a dog, or kiss lots of dogs, so long … Continue reading →By David Eagle

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Live from Sheffield with Roy Bailey and Neil McSweeney 1:00:47

7y ago1:00:47

1:00:47

The wait is finally at an end. The Young’uns podcast is back for another series. Over the course of the next few weeks we’ll take you with us to Canada, Belgium, Australia, and all around the UK. We’ll be playing you some of the more interesting bits that happened between the songs at our gigs. We’ll be chatting with and hearing music from lots of …

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Live From Folk East Festival, With John Spiers, O’hooley & Tidow, and Sam Kelly 54:18

8y ago54:18

54:18

The Young’uns Podcast is back! Our first podcast of 2016 comes live from the Folk East Festival in Suffolk, where we are joined by an enthusiastic audience, guests John Spiers, O’hooley & Tidow, and Sam Kelly. As well as songs and tunes, we play a game of Jenga, have a competition to see who can do the best impression of the characters from the chi…

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End Of Year Clearance Sale 45:15

8+ y ago45:15

45:15

It’s the last Young’uns Podcast of the year, and the last in the current series until April 2016. So, in this podcast we are clearing out all our old stock, I.E. the remaining gig clips that are still lurking on the computer that have yet to be played, It’s very much the bargain basement equivalent of a podcast, but in a good way, hopefully. David …

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Christmas 2015 1:12:57

8+ y ago1:12:57

1:12:57

Hark, hark, good news, the Christmas Young’uns Podcast is here! Lots of music and clips from our Christmas tour, a Christmas quiz in which we ask you to identify the TV sitcom from the Young’uns’ musical clues. And we invade a train with 300 of our friends to sing Christmas songs, led by the folk group Scuppered.…

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My Step son was almost run over by Princess Diana, And Other Stories 45:14

8+ y ago45:14

45:14

This Young’uns Podcast episode is dedicated to Jake, a fourteen-year-old boy who wrote us a lovely long letter about how wonderful we are; he’s clearly going to go places. Today we meet the man who’s step son was nearly killed … Continue reading →By David Eagle

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Strawberry Knickers 48:09

8+ y ago48:09

48:09

This week’s Young’uns Podcast is dedicated to the man at our gig in Honiton who rebuked us for being too much of a miserable band. David meets a child magician, Sean is lost for words, Maz O’Connor is feeling flummoxed, … Continue reading →By David Eagle

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