Podcast Episodes

From Hit Parade: The Hidden History of Queer Pop Icons Pt. 2

Outward is going on a little summer break, in the meantime we’re leaving you with a delightfully queer episode of Slate’s Hit Parade with Chris Molanphy called Mighty Real. This is part two—catch par…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

From Hit Parade: The Hidden History of Queer Pop Icons

Outward is going on a little summer break, in the meantime we’re leaving you with a delightfully queer episode of Slate’s Hit Parade with Chris Molanphy:

Little Richard was rock ‘n’ roll’s flamboyant…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Archiving the Spirit of Ballroom with Michael Roberson

This week, Bryan is joined by theologian, activist, and ballroom historian Michael Roberson to discuss his new book, Ballroom: A History, A Movement, A Celebration. Roberson traces the rich legacy of…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

The Latest on Trans Rights in the Court and in Congress

In this episode of Outward, Bryan talks with Slate legal reporter Mark Joseph Stern about a federal judge’s sweeping and controversial ruling in United States v. Skrmetti, which could have massive co…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Small-Town Pride Blooms

This week, Bryan talks with Christina about her new piece for Slate The Conservative Wave Is Having a Very Unexpected Effect on Pride which covers the power and politics of small-town Pride. Then, in…

Published on 5 months ago

America’s Gay Restaurants with Erik Piepenburg

This week, Christina Cauterucci is joined by Erik Piepenburg, author of Dining Out, a new book that explores the history of gay restaurants in the United States. Piepenburg traces how restaurants hav…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Queer Travel Writing with Alden Jones

Outward’s Bryan Lowder and Christina Cauterucci talk to Alden Jones, editor of the new anthology, Edge of the World. With essays from Alexander Chee, Daisy Hernández, Edmund White, and more, the coll…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

Iowa’s Civil Rights Crisis with Hope Giselle and Dr. David Johns

This week, Bryan Lowder is joined by Hope Giselle and Dr. David Johns to discuss Iowa’s recent decision to strip trans people of key legal protections, making it legal to discriminate based on gender…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

Christina sits down with author Zein Murib to talk about his recent article for Slate ‘Why Are Trans People Such an Easy Political Target?’

In this episode, Christina Cauterucci speaks with Zein Murib, Fordham professor and author of Terms of Exclusion: Rightful Citizenship Claims and the Construction of LGBT Political Identity, about th…

Published on 7 months ago

Planning San Francisco Pride in a Shifting Political Landscape with Suzanne Ford

Christina Cauterucci speaks with Suzanne Ford, executive director of San Francisco Pride, about the goals and challenges of organizing Pride this year amid the corporate retreat from LGBTQ+ issues. T…

Published on 7 months, 1 week ago