Inherent Vice - 004

About this episode

Tash Walker interviews Shoun Obana about his zine Inherent Vice, exploring queer history and heritage.

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.

People in this episode

Hosts: Tash Walker, Adam Zmith

Guest: Shoun Obana

Topics covered

• queer history
• heritage
• zines
• poetry
• LGBTQ+ culture

Keywords

• queer history
• heritage professionals
• zine
• poetry
• LGBTQ+

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC Radio 4, Falling Tree, Acast, Faber & Faber, Switchboard

Books & works: Inherent Vice, Dear Section 28

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