The HIV Podcast

This week Sarah and Jess are joined by the glorious Liz Tarrant! Liz is an HIV Specialist Nurse at the Florey Clinic, Reading, UK. The Florey Clinic is one of the two main sexual health clinics in Berkshire, that refer into TVPS, so Sarah and Jess know them well! Liz tells us all about what happens when you go for an HIV test, how clinics care for you once diagnosed and their jazzy new testing bus.....it may be a van, but we're sticking with bus!Useful infoOrder STI Home Test Kit - Safe Sex BerkshireFlorey Clinic - Safe Sex Berkshire Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

12 Jul 202438min

In Part 2 of HIV and Travel, Sarah and Jess take a closer look at a couple of wonderful organisations offering HIV support and advocacy, in countries that have HIV travel restrictions.Sourceshttps://www.lhaksam.org.bt/HOME | Brunei AIDS Council Official Website (bdaidscouncil.org) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

5 Jul 202422min

The sun is out and people are jetting off on their summer holidays, so in the first of this two-parter, Sarah and Jess take a whistle stop tour around the globe to look at what restrictions there are, in different countries, for people planning to visit. SourcesUNAIDS and UNDP call on 48* countries and territories to remove all HIV-related travel restrictions | UNAIDSTravel restrictions for people with HIV | aidsmapHIVTravel - Home Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

28 Jun 202438min

Continuing on our sport theme, we take a look at the Gay Games, the biggest LGBT+ sports and culture event in the world, and more importantly we look at it's founder, Tom Waddell. Sarah and Jess also try and flex their language skills with some very poor French, in honor of the Paris Olympics!SourcesTom Waddell - WikipediaGay Games - Wikipedia Acrobats on the Empire State Building in 1935 (youtube.com)Gay GamesGet Involved With Our Podcast!Say our intro!It's that simple. All you need to do is send us a voice note of you saying "Welcome to The HIV Podcast" and send it to us! We'll read out who you are and anything else you'd like us to add. You can also put a little flare onto you intro - we love being surprised! Rant or a RaveIs there something that is grinding your gears (that is vaguely HIV related) or is there something or someone wonderful that you would like to shout about? Then send us a voicenote or email us!Voicenotes can be no more than 3 minutes and please note we may edit the podcast to keep with the timing of the episode.Suggest a topicIf there is something, someone you think The HIV Podcast should consider covering, let us know!You can do this via Whatsapp, DM or email or even just leave us a note in the comments on social media!Email: office@tvps.org.ukWhatsapp: 07727666791Or find us on Instagram and Tiktok @TheHIVPodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

21 Jun 202425min

This week Sarah and Jess are joined by a name that many of you working within the HIV sector in the UK will likely know. A change maker for 8 years at the Terrence Higgins Trust, he has now taken a new role at George House Trust as HIV Advice, Support and Information Services Manager. This week, we're joined by the awesome Alex Sparrowhawk!Get Involved With Our Podcast!Say our intro!It's that simple. All you need to do is send us a voice note of you saying "Welcome to The HIV Podcast" and send it to us! We'll read out who you are and anything else you'd like us to add. You can also put a little flare onto you intro - we love being surprised! Rant or a RaveIs there something that is grinding your gears (that is vaguely HIV related) or is there something or someone wonderful that you would like to shout about? Then send us a voicenote or email us!Voicenotes can be no more than 3 minutes and please note we may edit the podcast to keep with the timing of the episode.Suggest a topicIf there is something, someone you think The HIV Podcast should consider covering, let us know!You can do this via Whatsapp, DM or email or even just leave us a note in the comments on social media!Email: office@tvps.org.ukWhatsapp: 07727666791Or find us on Instagram and Tiktok @TheHIVPodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

14 Jun 202439min

This week Sarah and Jess are joined by the phenomenal Dr Kate Lister, author of a Curious History of Sex, columnist, and host of Betwixt the Sheets! We talk HIV history, syphilis making your nose fall off and stolen testicles! This one is a wild ride!Dr Kate Lister – Historian | Writer | PodcasterGet Involved With Our Podcast!Say our intro!It's that simple. All you need to do is send us a voice note of you saying "Welcome to The HIV Podcast" and send it to us! We'll read out who you are and anything else you'd like us to add. You can also put a little flare onto you intro - we love being surprised! Rant or a RaveIs there something that is grinding your gears (that is vaguely HIV related) or is there something or someone wonderful that you would like to shout about? Then send us a voicenote or email us!Voicenotes can be no more than 3 minutes and please note we may edit the podcast to keep with the timing of the episode.Suggest a topicIf there is something, someone you think The HIV Podcast should consider covering, let us know!You can do this via Whatsapp, DM or email or even just leave us a note in the comments on social media!Email: office@tvps.org.ukWhatsapp: 07727666791Or find us on Instagram and Tiktok @TheHIVPodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

7 Jun 202447min

Arthur Ashe was the first African American to win the men's singles titles at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open, and the first African American man to be ranked No. 1 in the world. He was also HIV positive. Join Sarah and Jess to learn about this legendary sportsman who became a fierce HIV activist, even delivering a speech at the United Nations. SourcesHow tennis legend Arthur Ashe became one of the most vocal HIV/AIDS activists | CNNTennis great Arthur Ashe dies of AIDS | February 6, 1993 | HISTORYHow Arthur Ashe Transformed Tennis—and Athlete Activism | HISTORYArthur Ashe - WikipediaGet Involved With Our Podcast!Say our intro!It's that simple. All you need to do is send us a voice note of you saying "Welcome to The HIV Podcast" and send it to us! We'll read out who you are and anything else you'd like us to add. You can also put a little flare onto you intro - we love being surprised! Rant or a RaveIs there something that is grinding your gears (that is vaguely HIV related) or is there something or someone wonderful that you would like to shout about? Then send us a voicenote or email us!Voicenotes can be no more than 3 minutes and please note we may edit the podcast to keep with the timing of the episode.Suggest a topicIf there is something, someone you think The HIV Podcast should consider covering, let us know!You can do this via Whatsapp, DM or email or even just leave us a note in the comments on social media!Email: office@tvps.org.ukWhatsapp: 07727666791Or find us on Instagram and Tiktok @TheHIVPodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

17 Mai 202427min

This week we speak with Youtuber, playwriter, advocate, activist, ambassador and the person with the most dulcet tones in the sector - Stephen Hart! We chat about everything from the highly anticipated return of his show Shadowed Dreamer to his Britain's Got Talent Performance!Useful InfoShadowed Dreamer Trailer - Shadowed Dreamer 2024 Trailer - Hart Talks (youtube.com)Hart Talks - trailer (youtube.com)Joyful Noise on Britain's Got Talent - Words That Work | Communicate Clearly With Grammarly (youtube.com) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

10 Mai 202433min