The Stew Simpson Show

by Stew Simpson

Creativity comes in many shapes, sounds, sizes, smells, tastes, textures and feeling, here on 'The Stew Simpson Show' we explore the various worlds of creative pursuits and what they do for us and why we do them. Stew will chat to Artists, Musicians, Writers, Actors, Dancers, Poets, Chefs etc you name it, if it's creative we want to talk about it and if you are one of those creative sorts and you want to tells us about what you ...   ...  Read more

Podcast episodes

  • Season 4

  • Puppy Play

    Puppy Play

    Adult Content - Puppy Play In this week's episode we explore and aim to demystify the world of adult Puppy Play. A relatively modern off shoot of the BDSM (bondage, discipline (or domination), sadism, and masochism) scene. Since the mid 1990's people have been dressing up as Puppy Dogs and exploring a world of consensual, adult role-play made popular in the gay leather community, where people dress up and embody the characteristics of a dog (and or their handlers). I met three Pups (Lucky, Happy and Anansi) and they told me what being a Pup was to them and what it is all about. They meet in Newcastle Upon Tyne in there homes and at a couple of various social events, Howl 2.0 and Pawz Owt If you want to find out more go to Howl Twitter: https://twitter.com/howl_newcastle?lang=en Howl Website: https://howlnewcastle.com/ Pawz Out Twitter: https://twitter.com/pawz_out

  • Theo Dussek - Pirate Troubadour

    Theo Dussek - Pirate Troubadour

    Theo Dussek - (Pirate Troubadour) tells us all about his forthcoming album 'Written in the River' to be released in April 2024. Theo is a folk singer and songwriter from the rural heart of Hertfordshire, we met at a gig in London at the Aces and Eights in Tuffnel Park and I was really impressed with his band 'Jack of hearts' In this episode we delve into the process of writing this album, his obsession with all things pirate and being an out transman in the world of folk music. Find out more about Theo on his website and socials. https://theodussek.com/ facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheoDussekBand https://theodussek.com/music/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theodussekpiratetroubadour/

  • Marc Block and Queer Spirit

    Marc Block and Queer Spirit

    I catch up with my friend of long standing Marc Block and we talk about their involvement in what I feel is one of the most beautiful and possibly life changing festivals in all of the UK. A grass roots festival full of beautiful people from all walks of life. We also talked about Marc's own journey on his own journey of discovery towards finding out how he/she/they identity. For more information about Queer Spirit go to https://queerspirit.net/festival To find out more about Marc https://marcblock.co.uk/

  • Toc - The Art of being

    Toc - The Art of being

    Welcome to season 4 of the Stew Simpson Show, this season it's all about the LGBTQIA+ community and we start the season by chatting with fellow artist, gay man (He/him) and also ADHDer, the similarities don't just end there, you have to listen to find out all about Toc (aka Tony O'Connell) and his amazing journey through art, being gay and emerging from the Catholic church and how that influences his work. more information about Toc is available on his web presence https://www.artinliverpool.com/features/artist-blog/featured-artist-tony-oconnell-part-of-five-at-kirkby-gallery-2024/ https://www.instagram.com/jon_barleycorn/ https://www.facebook.com/tony.oconnell.5249

  • Season 3

  • ADHD and the Camino with Dan Jarvis

    ADHD and the Camino with Dan Jarvis

    This episode is from an interview I did with Dan Jarvis from his youtube channel https://youtube.com/@Caminohacks?si=azhchw4CDhVGfZzeCamino Hacks and Tipswe talked about dealing with the Camino while having some sort of Neurodivergence in particular me and my ADHD.We hope this might help someone out there who also is wanting to do the Camino but is concerned about the other challenges faced by having a neurospicey brain in a neurotypical world.Dan is such an angel and I'm so pleased we met, he changed my life.