The Log Books

Sometimes you read a book and feel ‘this is a bit of me!’ That’s how we both felt reading An Army of Lovers Cannot Fail, so we wanted to talk about it. It’s a book about friendship, across generations, and the power of queer solidarity. So it also led us to two recent photography exhibitions too.
-Adam + Tash

Discussed in this episode:
Book: An Army of Lovers Cannot Fail by Hélène Giannecchini
Exhibition: We Others: Donna Gottschalk and Hélène Giannecchini @ The Photographers’ Gallery until June 7th
Exhibition: Catherine Opie: To Be Seen @ National Portrait Gallery, until May 31st

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The Log Books is hosted and produced by Tash Walker and Adam Zmith
The assistant producer is Mia Campbell
Music from Soundstripe
Original artwork by Natalie Doto
Thanks to the dreamboats at Acast

Seasons 1-3, from 2019-22, were co-produced with Shivani Dave, in partnership with Switchboard.
Season 4, from 2025-26, featured interviews for our book, published by Faber & Faber.
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Oh, we do like to be beside the seaside…

Tash went for a swim (Adam went to the cafe), but we BOTH went to the Margate Queer Library and Archive, which is run by Sé Malaïka Nomyo. We also met Jen Scott, aka SHELLY GROTTO, who also told us about her work on Margate and Thanet’s queer history.

Discussed in this episode:
Space: Margate Queer Library and Archive
Video: New Rumours on YouTube

-Adam + Tash

Aunt Nell: Instagram | YouTube | website

The Log Books is hosted and produced by Tash Walker and Adam Zmith
The assistant producer is Mia Campbell
Music from Soundstripe
Original artwork by Natalie Doto
Thanks to the dreamboats at Acast

Seasons 1-3, from 2019-22, were co-produced with Shivani Dave, in partnership with Switchboard.
Season 4, from 2025-26, featured interviews for our book, published by Faber & Faber.
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Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/thelogbooks.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’re relaunching your favourite podcast!

We’re Tash Walker and Adam Zmith, and EVERY WEEK we get together to talk about history, politics, art and LGBTQ+ life.

From us ageing millennials nattering on, to interviews with exciting people doing amazing things, The Log Books contain… the stories of our lives.

Let us know what you think of the new format, and what you think we should feature.
-Adam + Tash

Aunt Nell: Instagram | YouTube | website

The Log Books is hosted and produced by Tash Walker and Adam Zmith
The assistant producer is Mia Campbell
Music from Soundstripe
Original artwork by Natalie Doto
Thanks to the dreamboats at Acast

Seasons 1-3, from 2019-22, were co-produced with Shivani Dave, in partnership with Switchboard.
Season 4, from 2025-26, featured interviews for our book, published by Faber & Faber.
KI7FHCTLCUOCNJZ9
Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/thelogbooks.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tash and Adam listen to Abi McIntosh, our youngest interviewee!, who first listed her sexuality on MySpace...

Abi also reflects on her experience of connecting with older queer Black people, and how this has changed how she sees herself.

You can listen to Abi on the podcast Black And Gay, Back In The Day on Apple and Spotify.

Buy our book or see our events listings: The Log Books: Voices of Queer Britain and the Helpline that Listened.

Hosted and produced by Tash Walker and Adam Zmith
The voice of the log books: Serena James
Assistant producer: Marnie Woodmeade
Engineer: David Pye
Music: Tom Fosket-Barnes
Original artwork: Natalie Doto
Thanks to the Bishopsgate Institute; our publisher, Faber Books; the dreamboats at Acast; the staff and volunteers at Switchboard, and all the contributors who shared their stories.
Episode transcripts available here.
Call Switchboard on 0800 0119 100, email [email protected] or instant message via www.switchboard.lgbt.
Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/thelogbooks.
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Adam and Tash hear from Faizan, who co-founded Imaan, a network for queer Muslims.

Faizan recalls what it felt like to be growing up as a British Pakistani queer person in London in the 80s, and the electricity of a first (good) kiss.

Buy our book or see our events listings: The Log Books: Voices of Queer Britain and the Helpline that Listened.

Hosted and produced by Tash Walker and Adam Zmith
The voice of the log books: Serena James
Assistant producer: Marnie Woodmeade
Engineer: David Pye
Music: Tom Fosket-Barnes
Original artwork: Natalie Doto
Thanks to the Bishopsgate Institute; our publisher, Faber Books; the dreamboats at Acast; the staff and volunteers at Switchboard, and all the contributors who shared their stories.
Episode transcripts available here.
Call Switchboard on 0800 0119 100, email [email protected] or instant message via www.switchboard.lgbt.
Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/thelogbooks.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.