Life lessons Episode 6

Tash and Adam catch-up with Femi Otitoju, one of the original contributors of The Log Books podcast, and one of Switchboard’s most valuable volunteers. Femi reflects on what it meant to have her memories recorded, and how she and others made sure that Switchboard served Black people and women. You can also listen to Femi speaking on the podcast Black And Gay, Back In The Day on Apple and Spotify . Buy our book or see our events listings: The Log Books: Voices of Queer Britain and the Helpline that Listened . Hosted and produced by Tash Walker and Adam Zmith The voice of the log books: Serena James Assistant producer: Marnie Woodmeade Engineer: David Pye Music: Tom Fosket-Barnes Original artwork: Natalie Doto Thanks to the Bishopsgate Institute; our publisher, Faber Books; the dreamboats at Acast; the staff and volunteers at Switchboard, and all the contributors who shared their stories. Episode transcripts available here . Call Switchboard on 0800 0119 100, email hello@switchboard.lgbt or instant message via . Support this show . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Life lessons Episode 6 is an episode from The Log Books by Aunt Nell.

This episode is 32:50 long.

This episode was published on Feb 5, 2026.

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