Everything we make, we make independently. No big broadcaster, no algorithm. Just us and our partners and collaborators, from community archives to freelance sound artists and facilitators.

All this crucial community memory work is supported directly by people like YOU via our Patreon. This month, our Patreon supporters received a note from Adam about his recent trip to the archive with Dr Richard Copeman, who was involved in the early days of the Gay Medics and Dentals Society in the 1970s, and then the subsequent related organisations. Plus they’ve continued to get every episode of The Log Books podcast ad-free.

We know that podcast ads can be annoying, but the income from them supports us to hire our assistant producer to work with us in the studio. You can skip the ads by joining our Patreon from as little as £4/month. That’s only £1 per episode of The Log Books, since we release a new episode every week. Bargain!

With Patreon we’re building a community of listeners, whether they come for queer history or just to hear Tash and I think through our ideas and respond to what’s going on in the world. In our recent episodes we’ve covered:

• an exciting and provocative new book about friendship, An Army of Lovers Cannot Fail by Hélène Giannecchini
• what experiments on lab rats taught Tash about their love of nature
• an exclusive tour of an incredible community archive and library in Margate

If you enjoy our work, please consider supporting it directly. The money really does go a long way in supporting our little independent queer culture outfit. You can read about the pricing and what you get for your silver on our Patreon page.