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GCN’s Queer + Alternative Podcast

With a gentle nod to the club that was beloved of alt queers in naughties Dublin, the brand new podcast from GCN, Q+A gets a first airing this month, and we think you’ll like it very much indeed.

Presented by our editor-in-chief, Brian ‘the host with the most’ Finnegan, the inaugural episode of Q+A: The Queer and Alternative Podcast features besties Rory O’Neill (aka Panti Bliss) and designer Niall Sweeney, chatting about their contribution to Dublin’s gay scene, from halcyon days of performing outrageous acts together on the stage of their fetish club, GAG, through the creation of ’90s super-club Powderbubble and the legendary dragathon that was Alternative Miss Ireland, to the creative thinking behind the launch of Pantibar, which celebrates ten years of pulling pints, and more, this month.

It’s a conversation peppered with anecdotes, laughs, nostalgia and attitude, and as GCN’s first ever broadcast, a little piece of history in itself.

Search iTunes for ‘GCN Presents Q+A’ or on whatever platform you get your regular podcast fix.

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