Vada Magazine

Adam Zmith: sniffing out the history of poppers

7 November, 2021Hadley Stewart

Hadley Stewart sits down with Adam Zmith to discuss his book Deep Sniff, an exploration of the history of poppers, queer culture and liberation.

Kevin Poulter: the employment lawyer on his busiest year so far

21 September, 202121 September, 2021Hadley Stewart

Hadley Stewart lunches with employment lawyer Kevin Poulter, to reflect on his busiest year yet, the legalities of furlough, and how our relationship with work has changed.

Out at Work: Sarah Dowd, Physics Teacher

8 September, 20218 September, 2021Hadley Stewart

We go back to school as part of our Out at Work series, with physics teacher Sarah Dowd. She shares her career milestones and gives an insight into a week in the life of a teacher.

Lewis Oakley: the invisibility of bisexuality

4 August, 20213 August, 2021Hadley Stewart

Hadley Stewart speaks to activist Lewis Oakley about how he is attempting to bring greater visibility to bisexuality – a sexuality that he argues has been disregarded for too long.

Out at Work: Dominic Arnall, Chief Executive

3 August, 20213 August, 2021Hadley Stewart

As part of Vada’s Out at Work series, we meet Just Like Us CEO Dominic Arnall, who talks about bullying at school and leading a charity dedicated to improving the experiences of LGBT+ young people in education.

Laura Kay: finding humour in a break-up

8 July, 2021Hadley Stewart

Hadley Stewart sits down with Laura Kay, author of queer rom-com, The Split. They talk about how to write funny, the hills of Sheffield, and why people need to get better at break-ups.

Ian Eagleton: Encouraging empathy with children’s stories

24 June, 202124 June, 2021Hadley Stewart

Author Ian Eagleton brings a queer love story to the pages of his children’s book, Nen and the Lonely Fisherman.

Andrew McMillan: the language of pain

20 June, 202121 June, 2021Hadley Stewart

Hadley Stewart sits down with Andrew McMillan to discuss his latest poetry collection, pandemonium, and how he hopes to provide a language to the abstract daemons in our lives.