Outward: Slate's LGBTQ podcast
Outward, Slate's queer podcast, is a whip-smart monthly salon in which hosts and guests deepen the audience’s understanding of queer culture and politics, delight them with unexpected perspectives, and invite listeners into a colorful conversation about the issues animating LGBTQ communities.
1
The New Lavender Scare with Christina Cauterucci
Jules Gill-Peterson talks with Christina Cauterucci about her latest piece on queer federal workers.
42 min
2
Renaissance Trans Theologies and History with C...
How Renaissance theology and literature reveal a long history of transition—socially, spiritually, and surgically
35 min
3
Should We Get Guns?
39 min
4
Why Love Isn’t Apolitical: Liberation and Rethi...
Bryan Lowder sits down with Dean Spade to talk about his new book Love in A F*cked Up World: How to Build Relationships, Hook Up, and Raise Hell Together
36 min
5
Slapping Leather: The Untamed History of the Ga...
Christina Cauterucci talks with historian Rebecca Scofield about the history of gay rodeo
36 min
6
The “Protect the Children” Trap: How Trump Targ...
Bryan Lowder sits down with Nico Lang to unpack how Trump is using child protection rhetoric to push anti-trans policies
33 min
7
Chase Strangio on Trump’s Anti-Trans Policies
The ACLU Lawyer talks about the legal situation around healthcare, passports, and more
43 min
8
A Trans Military Member Speaks Out
Christina Cauterucci talks with a Navy Lieutenant Commander who is Trans about her service and Lambda Legal Counsel on the legal battle ahead.
28 min
9
Creating A Home for Trans Surgery Recovery
Jules Gill-Peterson sits down with Owen Dempsey from Quest Healing House, a post-op recovery home by and for transmasculine people
39 min
10
Breaking Down Emilia Perez: Backlash, Awards Bu...
37 min
11
Meta’s New Rules: Embracing Homophobic and Tran...
WIRED writer Kate Knibbs breaks down the recent changes at Meta with Christina Cauterucci
28 min
12
Bisexual Dads, Awkward Art, and Transphobic Fam...
New Year, new versions of the same problems.
32 min
13
Conversion Therapy and Survival with Lucas Wilson
Author Lucas Wilson reveals the pseudoscience, trauma, and lasting impact of conversion therapy
38 min
14
Actor Jeff Hiller on Death Sex and Money
Actor Jeff Hiller talks about his role on HBO’s wonderful series Somebody Somewhere that follows a group of friends queer and straight, in Manhattan, Kansas.
53 min
15
‘Queer’ on Screen: Luca Guadagnino’s Take on De...
Christina Cauterucci, Bryan Lowder, and guest host Jeff Bloomer unpack the film’s charged sex scenes, complex characters, and cinematic beauty.
36 min
16
How Lesbian Artists Turned Renaissance Ruins In...
The story of a lesbian princess and her lover’s project to restore an Italian estate in ruin
29 min
17
Masculinity and Muscles with Michael Andor Bro...
Bryan speaks with writer Michael Andor Brodeur about his new book Swole: The Making of Men and the Meaning of Muscle
36 min
18
Sarah McBride’s Win and the Rise of Anti-Trans ...
Sarah McBride’s win is inspiring, but it comes as anti-trans politics reach unprecedented levels
36 min
19
What Southern LGBTQ History Can Teach Us
Jules Gill-Peterson talks with the co-founders of Invisible Histories to talk about their work preserving stories of the LGBTQ South and the lessons we all need to learn from them
40 min
20
Now What Do We Do? Mark Joseph Stern Answers O...
Christina Cauterucci talks to journalist Mark Joseph Stern about the potential impacts of the incoming Trump administration on the LGBTQ Community
36 min
21
Gays in the Woods: History and Identity with B...
Bryan Lowder and historian Ben Miller discuss how romanticized notions of 'primitive' cultures influenced white gay men's sense of self and activism.
33 min
22
Building Movements with Gender Liberation March...
Jules Gill-Peterson sits down with the lead organizers of the Gender Liberation March to talk movement building, the fight for bodily autonomy needs us all, and organizing in an election year
38 min
23
The Amicus Brief for U.S. v. Skrmetti with co-a...
Outward’s own Jules takes us behind her contributions to an amicus brief for an upcoming Supreme Court case that will have a massive impact on trans healthcare rights
37 min
24
The WNBA’s Very Big Year: New Fandom, Renewed ...
Guest host Daisy Rosario talks to queer sports reporter Frankie de la Cretaz about the WNBA’s biggest season and what it means for the lesbian and queer fans who’ve been there the whole time.
31 min
25
What Arabic LGBTQ+ Slang Tells Us with Marwan K...
June sits down with Marwan Kaboour, editor of The Queer Arab Glossary, the first published collection of Arabic LGBTQ+ slang
32 min