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.

Society & Culture
Sexuality
126
Detransition, Baby and #GaysOverCOVID
Exploring queer adult fiction, and asking if shaming ever works.
65 min
127
Queer Holiday Movies: Naughty or Nice?
Ruth Coker Burks on AIDS in the South, and the gang unwraps the gift of LGBTQ Christmas movies.
50 min
128
Barrett, Biden, and Backwards Bryan
The ACLU’s Ria Tabacco Mar on future fights, and a discussion of Amazon’s Uncle Frank
61 min
129
Caught in Gay Amber
How do we keep queer history fresh without disrespecting it—or ourselves?
61 min
130
Being Horny Is Thorny
Asexuality reveals the flaws of a society based so deeply on sexual desire.
56 min
131
Who Is Ellen to Us?
Looking at how Ellen DeGeneres fits into the history and current landscape of queer media.
58 min
132
Sweat and Sorrow in the Summer
Discussing the atrocities in Chechnya and caring for our queer elders.
58 min
133
We’re Here, We’re Married, We’re Employed
The fifth anniversary of marriage equality, and the future of LGBTQ fights
68 min
134
ACT UP and Larry Kramer’s Legacy
He was good for the movement but maybe not for those inside of it.
37 min
135
The Queerness of Quarantine Bubbles
We’ve spent our whole lives negotiating contested spaces.
62 min
136
Finding Life at Queer Virtual Sex Parties
How can you cruise without any eye contact?
50 min
137
COVID-19, AIDS, and Community
How do we react when we’re unable to come together?
55 min
138
Outward Classic: Our Queer Roots
Where did we come from?
47 min
139
Queer Advice
“How can I mesh my fantasy life and my real life?”
55 min
140
Pandering and Parenting
How do we handle representation, and what does it mean to children?
58 min
141
Special Episode: The Inheritance
A multigenerational roundtable of gay men discuss Matthew Lopez's epic play
53 min
142
The LGBTQ Decade
Where have the last ten years taken us?
65 min
143
Kids These Days
How do we help children step outside of the heteronormative box?
53 min
144
Dolls and Democrats
Do the candidates know how to talk to LGBTQ people?
52 min
145
What Makes Us Gay
Is it God, genes, or just because?
48 min
146
Fights
Picking apart the debates that rile up our queer family.
56 min
147
Icons
Debating queer icons and who gets to make that distinction.
56 min
148
Live From Joe's Pub
Hosts Christina Cauterucci, Bryan Lowder, and Brandon Tensley discuss queer legacies with writer Alexander Chee and actors May Hong and Garcia.
64 min
149
Live From Slate Day
Outward and The Waves on Booksmart, Chirlaine McCray, and Miz Cracker.
48 min
150
The “Sex Ed” Edition
But how does it work?
64 min