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.
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A Short History of Transmisogyny with Jules Gil...
Bryan interviews Jules about her new book A Short History of Transmisogyny
43 min
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All of Us Strangers’ Ghosts and Gays
Jules and Bryan are joined by Slate’s Jeffrey Bloomer to react to All Of Us Strangers, a new film from director Andrew Haigh.
40 min
78
Your Queer Queries, Answered!
Danny Lavery and Madeline Ducharme join Bryan in answering some listener questions
40 min
79
The Outing of Bubba Copeland
The story of how an Alabama mayor’s outing became national news
31 min
80
Raquel Willis is in Bloom
Jules Gill-Peterson interviews Raquel Willis about her new memoir The Risk It Takes to Bloom
40 min
81
Prides, Provocations, and Political Scandals
Risk-taking bottoms, grifters, and powerful organizers make Outward’s Prides and Provocations of 2023
40 min
82
We’re Here, We’re Queer, Here’s Some Advice!
Jules, Bryan, and Danny Lavery talk through some tough relationship problems from a queer perspective.
36 min
83
Fellow Travelers Brings the Gay Sex and Questio...
The sex and sexual politics in Showtime’s Fellow Travelers
43 min
84
PragerU’s Transphobic Twitter Takeover
Bryan, Jules, and Christina break down Prager University’s million dollar transphobic takeover ad campaign on X.
27 min
85
Taylor Swift's Queer Fans Want to Liberate Her
Guest host Danny Lavery looks at the lively queer subculture within the Taylor Swift fandom
36 min
86
Amy Schneider is a Champion
Bryan, Julia, and Christina talk with Jeopardy! winner and trans trailblazer Amy Schneider about her bold new memoir In The Form of a Question
35 min
87
Bob the Drag Queen's Gay Barz
The non-binary artist is spreading their wings.
31 min
88
Living for the Dead Queers the Ghost-Hunting Genre
What’s so gay about ghosts and demons?
43 min
89
Mercury Stardust Helps Queer People Feel Safe a...
TikTok’s trans handy ma’am on the emotional dimensions of home maintenance.
62 min
90
Red, White & Really Bad
A gay romance among the ruling class seems to have been created for straight people.
61 min
91
The Pleasures and Politics of Cruising
Two new works of art focus on the realities of outdoor sexual encounters.
62 min
92
Despair Is a Rational Response to Anti-Trans Ac...
Trans and queer people have always existed. We always will.
22 min
93
Pride Special: The Trans Pharmacist Who Went Viral
Gwen Herzig went to the Arkansas legislature to share her medical expertise. What came next was humiliating.
25 min
94
What Was Corporate Pride?
We always knew that rainbow-washing was bogus. So why do we miss it?
52 min
95
Pride Special: Why the Law Cares About Your Sex
Paisley Currah discusses his book Sex Is as Sex Does with Sol Werthan.
30 min
96
Lesbian Bars: A Love Story
Krista Burton and Naomi Gordon-Loebl visited every U.S. dyke bar.
29 min
97
Pride Special: The Joys of Writing Queer Love S...
A conversation with romance novelist Harper Bliss.
31 min
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Pride Special: Is “I Do” Best for You?
A better way to protect all kinds of relationships—including queer ones.
34 min
99
Queer Utopian Fiction and Dystopian Reality TV
Netflix’s queer dating show features pets, processing, and very little sexual chemistry.
69 min
100
Are Advice Columns Intrinsically Queer?
Plus, the undeniable gayness of Frog and Toad.
79 min