Name: The People and Dancefloors Radio Show: Festivals by Peopleandancefloors
Duration: 2 h 56 s
Description: To celebrate festival season, Alex and Giulia did a deep dive into festivals and what makes them so special. We chatted festivals as rites of passage, sex and drugs experiences at festivals, and festival-defining moments. We got busy collating anecdotes and testimonies from people, which we shared on the show that aired on Thursday 17.08.2023 on www.netilradio.com

To celebrate festival season, Alex and Giulia did a deep dive into festivals and what makes them so special. We chatted festivals as rites of passage, sex and drugs experiences at festivals, and festival-defining moments. We got busy collating anecdotes and testimonies from people, which we shared on the show that aired on Thursday 17.08.2023 on www.netilradio.com

The People and Dancefloors Radio Show: Festivals

The fifth episode of the People and Dancefloors radio show is here! This month, our regular host Giulia was away in Tuscany - lucky bitch. So join Alex and extra special guest co-host Casil McAuthur (@casil_the_goat_lord) as they explore trans bodies in nightlife spaces. The episode aired onThursday 20.07.2023 on netil radio.

The People and Dancefloors Radio Show: Trans bodies in nightlife spaces

On our June show, we discussed the relationship between sex and drugs in nightlife, caring about people welfare in queer club spaces with extra special guest Knives (@ghost.them). We talked about the problems with consent - Alex shared some deep and moving insights from their research and a different way to think about sex on drugs as capacities to act. Content warning: we discuss sexual abuse so be mindful of your mental state when listening.

The People and Dancefloors Radio Show: Sex and Drugs in Nightlife and the Problems with Consent

On our third episode, Giulia and Alex talked psychedelics, with special guests journalist and author Mattha Busby (@matthamundo @unchartedterritorypod) and Rosalind Stone (@rosalindst0ne @semantrix_sessions). We tackled the big questions that stem from the tension between psychedelics and capitalism and the prospect of their medicalisation.

The People and Dancefloors Radio Show: Psychedelics

Back with another episode of the People and Dancefloors radio show! This time, we tackled authenticity in clubs with extra special guests Dr Danielle Antoinette Hidalgo (@missanthrope10) and David Ramsay (@drms_85) North London based DJ and resident @homostash. What is an authentic club experience? Why do people seek it? Why is it important? And how does it square with capitalism?

The People and Dancefloors Radio Show: Authenticity in Club Culture

Welcome to first episode of the People and Dancefloors Radio Show! A new monthly feature. We will be taking over the airwaves every 3rd Thursday of the month, early-birding from 9 till 11. Expect some juicy chats about the many intersections between drug use and club culture. We are so excited about our first show on afterparties, featuring Dr Lisa Williams and Dr Karenza Moore. What is an afterparty? Why do people love them? What happens there? Listen in to find out

The People and Dancefloors Radio Show: Afterparties

Can we ever separate partying from politics? and should we? In January, we dug into the long and complicated relationship between raving and politics, chatting hedonism, space, and the controversies surrounding clubs' and parties' positions on Palestine. We also welcomed back our friend David Ramsay for a special guest mix <3

The People and Dancefloors Radio Show: Party and Politics

Back with our 11th show, which aired February 15th, 2024. On this episode, we chat about GHB/GBL. Colloquially known as G, there are lots of myths surrounding this drug that need to be busted, so that is what we set out to do with the help of our extra special guest Lyu Azbel @ljulyu, a researcher and activist involved with the Transform Dancefloors for Pleasure project in Berlin (@td4p_berlin)

The People and Dancefloors Radio Show: GHB

The People and Dancefloors radio show is officially one year old! This episode, we talked a lot of news, I had verbal diarrhoea more than usual as a result of drinking a strong coffee after being off coffee for a little while... We also discussed the significance of fashion in clubs and nightlife via anecdotes shared by some of our favourite people and some good old fashioned academic literature.

The People & Dancefloors Radio Show: Fashion in Nightlife

The recording of our April show is out :)

We tackle the topic of inclusion and exclusion in nightlife between us and in a deep dive interview with Dr Luis Manuel Garcia-Mispireta about his new book "Together, Somehow: Music, Affect and Intimacy on the Dancefloor" >>>> highly recommended read!! https://www.dukeupress.edu/together-somehow

The People and Dancefloors Radio Show: Festivals

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