UTOPIA Talks

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Episodes: 48

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UTOPIA Talks is a podcast celebrating the world of dance music and tackling issues faced by our generation. Hosted by Radio 1 DJ and broadcaster Jaguar, this is a reactive podcast and a springboard for further conversation. We want to create a more inclusive and equal world in dance music and beyond. Welcome to UTOPIA Talks!

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Episode Date
Juicy Romance - crafting a signature sound, the Aussie explosion & big footed queens
Nov 07, 2024
Has Ibiza lost its soul to corporate greed?
Oct 23, 2024
HAAi - from empty bars to headlining the world’s biggest stages
Oct 17, 2024
Elkka - centring lesbians in art & making it in your thirties
Oct 09, 2024
BIIANCO - the realities of going viral & navigating a disability in the music industry
Oct 02, 2024
Should Rebecca Black have done a Boiler Room?
Sep 27, 2024
Bimini - life before RuPaul’s Drag Race & their new journey in dance music
Sep 24, 2024
The end of Brat Summer, MPs going raving & music’s big ticket scandal
Sep 20, 2024
Madam X - why Spotify is killing music, learning production & Kaizen
Sep 17, 2024
Hanging out in The Veronicas’ dressing room!
Jun 21, 2024
BONUS: Jess Iszatt
Jun 17, 2024
BONUS: Harry Gay from Queer House Party is in Ibiza for the first time!
Jun 17, 2024
Champions of our community (Pxssy Palace, Queer House Party, He.She.They & Change The Beat)
Jun 07, 2024
An intimate conversation with four Black women in dance music (Smokin’ Jo, DJ Paulette, TSHA & Jaguar)
May 30, 2024
BONUS: Bringing the feral London gays to Ibiza (IMS Day One)
May 22, 2024
Our best of 2023! (Picking our favourite album, festival, live performance + more)
Dec 27, 2023
The Sugababes at Drumsheds, weird food DJs eat & the worst song of all time…
Dec 21, 2023
Jaguar - hitting rock bottom and coming back
Nov 28, 2023
Katy B - On A Mission, Rinse FM & more!
Oct 11, 2023
Meg Ward - the challenges of being a working class DJ & making acid house!
Oct 04, 2023
The ultimate festival
Sep 27, 2023
Piri - going viral, sustaining a career in music and making OnlyFans content
Sep 20, 2023
Hannah Laing - producing chart toppers, the Scottish scene & working with Patrick Topping!
Sep 13, 2023
TSHA - tackling live streams, mental health & being nominated for a Grammy!
Sep 06, 2023
Aluna - being in AlunaGeorge & celebrating the Black and LGBTQ+ roots of dance music
Aug 30, 2023
Låpsley - making hits on Garageband, life as an independent artist & challenging beauty standards
Aug 23, 2023
sim0ne - the story behind her Lana Del Rey remix, social media & fighting misogyny
Aug 16, 2023
DJ Seinfeld - his new music, finding inspiration & dealing with a bad gig
Aug 09, 2023
Heléna Star - her pregnancy, supporting Black artists & what’s next for her!
Aug 02, 2023
Have DJs become too arrogant?!
Jul 31, 2023
Pretty Girl - Discovering her sound & why Australia is taking over dance music
Jul 26, 2023
Is Peggy Gou stealing music & our thoughts on the new Disclosure album!
Jul 21, 2023
Grimes - The Power of AI, The Problem with Copyright and The Future of Humanity!
Jun 07, 2023
BONUS Under The Lights: Lagoon Femshayma - Boiler Room's First DJ in Drag!
May 16, 2023
BONUS Under The Lights: Supporting Upcoming Female, Trans & Non Binary Artists (Kiimi from Hunni Sound)
May 09, 2023
Episode 2 - Under The Lights: Being a Woman, Trans or Non-Binary Person in UK Dance Music
Mar 08, 2023
Episode 1 - Under The Lights: Being a Woman, Trans or Non-Binary Person in UK Dance Music
Mar 08, 2023
COMING SOON - Under The Lights: Being a Woman, Trans or Non-Binary Person in UK Dance Music
Mar 01, 2023
DANCE MUSIC IS BLACK (with Niks & Fabio - The MOBOS, The Black Artist Database & More)
Aug 18, 2021
Becky Hill, Rowetta & Angie Brown - Is Dance Music Betraying Its Vocalists?
Aug 11, 2021
Avtomat - The DJ Fighting for LGBTQ+ Rights in Poland
Aug 04, 2021
Sherelle, Mary-Anne Hobbs & Judy Griffith Part 2 - Whitewashing, Sexism & Sherelle’s New Label
Jul 29, 2021
Sherelle, Mary-Anne Hobbs & Judy Griffith Part 1 - Pioneers of UK Dance Music
Jul 28, 2021
Sama’ - Her Arrest, Pioneering Techno in Palestine & Her Viral Boiler Room Set
Jul 21, 2021
Fat Tony, Prospa & Timanti - Life as sober DJs
Jul 14, 2021
Queer House Party - From Zoom Parties to Real Life Raves
Jul 07, 2021
The Return of Raving (Exclusive Interviews with Heidi, The Blessed Madonna, Jayda G & More)
Jun 30, 2021
Welcome to UTOPIA Talks!
Jun 22, 2021