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Dr Kate Nambiar on her sense of vocation

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vocation)
 23 February, 2023 (https://vadamagazine.com/features/dr-kate-nambiar-on-her-sense-of-vocation)  Hadley

Stewart (https://vadamagazine.com/author/hadley-stewart)  Comment

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The recently-appointed Medical Director of the Terrence Higgins Trust sits down with Vada to discuss
her vocation as a doctor and campaigner for inclusive sexual health services and education.

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Michael Perry: green-fingered geek

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 5 December, 2022 (https://vadamagazine.com/features/michael-perry-green-fingered-geek)  Hadley Stewart

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The self-confessed plant geek sits down with Hadley Stewart to discuss his new book Hortus Curious
and how he turned his passion for plants into a career.
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What’s next for Sam McAlister? (https://vadamagazine.com/features/whats-

next-for-sam-mcalister)
 27 November, 2022 (https://vadamagazine.com/features/whats-next-for-sam-mcalister)  Hadley Stewart

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Sam McAlister, the producer behind the BBC Newsnight interview with Prince Andrew and author of
Scoops, sits down with Hadley Stewart to share her next chapter.
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Carl Austin-Behan: proud to be Mancunian

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mancunian)
 5 October, 2022 (https://vadamagazine.com/features/carl-austin-behan-proud-to-be-mancunian)  Hadley

Stewart (https://vadamagazine.com/author/hadley-stewart)

Carl Austin-Behan sits down with Hadley Stewart to reflect on his career as Lord Mayor of Greater
Manchester, working with Andy Burnham, and if he thinks Labour will win the next general election.
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DEN Loungewear: the story behind the queer fashion revolution

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 4 July, 2022 (https://vadamagazine.com/features/den-loungewear-glen-scott-interview)  Hadley Stewart

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Glen Scott sits down with Vada Magazine to tell us about how he went from being made redundant to
launching a successful fashion label, DEN Loungewear.
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On tour with Alexis Gregory’s Riot Act

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 29 June, 2022 (https://vadamagazine.com/features/on-tour-with-alexis-gregorys-riot-act)  Hadley Stewart

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Alexis Gregory sits down with Vada Magazine as he tours the UK with his solo show, Riot Act. He tells
us about why it’s important for audiences today to know about their history and the pivotal moment
we find ourselves when it comes to queer storytelling. 
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book)

How Justin Myers was inspired by Adele’s divorce for his latest book
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adeles-divorce-for-his-latest-book)
 6 June, 2022 (https://vadamagazine.com/features/how-justin-myers-was-inspired-by-adeles-divorce-for-his-

latest-book)  Hadley Stewart (https://vadamagazine.com/author/hadley-stewart)

Author Justin Myers returns with his third novel, and sits down with Vada Magazine to talk about being
in the closet, class, and working with Adam Kay.
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Laura Kay tells us everything about a queer therapist from Brighton

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 16 May, 2022 (https://vadamagazine.com/features/laura-kay-tell-me-everything-interview)  Hadley Stewart

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Laura Kay sits down with Vada Magazine to discuss the importance of queer representation in fiction,
her writing process, and the impact of shame, ahead of the publication of her second novel, Tell Me
Everything.
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Chris McCrudden sashays away into space

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interview)
 27 April, 2022 (https://vadamagazine.com/features/chris-mccrudden-sashay-centre-earth-interview) 

Hadley Stewart (https://vadamagazine.com/author/hadley-stewart)

Hadley Stewart sits down with author Chris McCrudden to discuss his latest book, Sashay to the
Centre of the Earth, the third in his Battlestar Suburbia sci-fi series.
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Lee Knight: on stage with Sir Ian McKellen during a pandemic

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mckellen)
 2 February, 2022 (https://vadamagazine.com/features/lee-knight-on-stage-with-sir-ian-mckellen)  Hadley

Stewart (https://vadamagazine.com/author/hadley-stewart)

Hadley Stewart sits down with the actor Lee Knight to discuss his run with Sir Ian McKellen at
Windsor’s Theatre Royal, and how he wants to help the next generation of actors get into the industry.

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A Guide to Running an LGBT+ Startup in 2022

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startup-in-2022)
 30 March, 2022 (https://vadamagazine.com/geek/technology/a-guide-to-running-an-lgbt-startup-in-2022) 

Peter Minkoff (https://vadamagazine.com/author/peter-minkoff)

Check out out top tips on setting up and sustaining a viable new LGBT+ business.
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Game Review: Crash Bandicoot 4 – It’s About Time

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bandicoot-4-its-about-time)
 12 October, 2020 (https://vadamagazine.com/geek/games-geek/game-review-crash-bandicoot-4-its-about-

time)  Jake Basford (https://vadamagazine.com/author/jake-basford)

‘Crash Bandicoot 4 – It’s About Time’ is not only a useful moniker for the way the audience feels, but
also hints at the plot. “Crash Souls” as has been dubbed by our Geek Editor is deceptively hard and
necessarily so.

MUSIC   (https://vadamagazine.com/category/entertainment/music) 
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Music: 7 of the Best Songs – w/c 6 February 2023

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songs-w-c-6-february-2023)
 6 February, 2023 (https://vadamagazine.com/entertainment/music/music-7-of-the-best-songs-w-c-6-february-

2023)  John Preston (https://vadamagazine.com/author/john-preston)

John Preston rounds up the seven best songs of the moment!

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Music Review: Top 10 Albums of 2022 – Part 2
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 24 December, 2022 (https://vadamagazine.com/highlights/music-top-10-albums-of-2022-part-2)  John

Preston (https://vadamagazine.com/author/john-preston)

John Preston rounds off his list of the 10 best albums of 2022.

TRAVEL   (https://vadamagazine.com/category/lifestyle/travel) 

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travel)

Road Tripping in America: A Guide to Queer Cross-country Travel

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to-queer-cross-country-travel)
 24 January, 2023 (https://vadamagazine.com/lifestyle/travel/road-tripping-in-america-a-guide-to-queer-cross-

country-travel)  Miles Oliver (https://vadamagazine.com/author/miles-oliver)

Thinking of crossing the USA by car? Check out our top tips for organising your very own queer
American road trip.
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Hotel review: The Gantry, London

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 24 November, 2022 (https://vadamagazine.com/lifestyle/travel/hotel-review-the-gantry-london)  Tim

Firmager (https://vadamagazine.com/author/tim-firmager)

The Gantry, a Curio Collection by Hilton hotel, in Stratford, London, recently celebrated its first
birthday. We at Vada were invited to the birthday celebrations and used it as an excuse to stay a night.
The hotel provided the accommodation. Here’s our review.

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