The Log Books

Every Easter in San Francisco, there’s a competition to find the best hunky Jesus. We didn’t go to it, BUT we spoke to Sister Roma, one of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, the order of queer nuns that organises it. AND to filmmaker Jennifer Kroot who’s just made a film about the sisters and their search for hunky Jesus.

-Adam + Tash

Films:
Hunky Jesus
La Grazia
Teenage Sex And Death At Camp Miasma
I Saw the TV Glow

Queer disabled arts project:
Eff-able

TV:
The Repair Shop (BBC) - featuring the first Switchboard log book!
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Why have one adolescence when you can have two? That’s the reality for many LGBTQ+ people. So let’s talk about what happens when you come out (or let people in), and unleash a whole new era on yourself. Sex, friendships, romance, lifestyle — all these things are up for grabs again a second time around for many queer people. Why is that? And what does psychology research say about it?

-Adam + Tash

Discussed in this episode:
The Second Adolescence of LGBTQ+ Adulthood, Psychology Today (2023)
The importance of sexual and romantic development in understanding the developmental neuroscience of adolescence
Sexual Development Through the Lifespan
Sex, Clubs, Dissent: Visualising Queer Nightlife by Amelia Abraham (ed)
Heartstopper (Netflix)
We Are Who We Are (HBO/BBC)
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We’ve got a star guest this week! Tino Orsini is a versatile character actor — you might have seen him playing the artist Banksy in Ted Lasso. For his next trick he’ll be on stage performing an intimate solo show about his own dark past. It’s all based around the time he tried to make it in Hollywood.

We loved hearing Tino’s reflections on immigration, addiction, sex, family secrets and, of course, showbiz. His new show is called Ghosts of West Hollywood and it’s on 2-7 June at the Et Cetera theatre in London.

-Adam + Tash

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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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Tash has been reading some intriguing studies about the psychology of lab rats — and has discovered something about themself in the process. So let’s talk about it! Join us while we gnaw on the topics of cages (real and imagined), being queer, and the power of nature.

-Adam + Tash

Discussed in this episode:
The Well Gardened Mind by Sue Stuart-Smith

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
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We make no secret that we’re obsessed with queer history and heritage. So in this episode Tash met Shoun Obana who’s created a zine called Inherent Vice, “for heritage professionals and enthusiasts alike”.

We’ve also got a poem by Tash, Dear Section 28.

-Adam + Tash

Discussed in this episode:
Zine: Inherent Vice
Radio poem: Dear Section 28, originally created for Short Cuts, series 33, a Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

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.