OUTCAST UK
In a world where we need to stick together, we’re starting a global queer group chatQueer chat, news and laughs with UK broadcaster Graeme Smith joined by special guests and regular contributors from around the world. Including Only Fans Model and sex tech expert Topeher, trans masculine icon Paris Munro, DJ Nick Charles, trans legend Jaxon Feeley. From laugh out loud to on the ground reporting to sex positive honesty. Guest appearances from academics to comedians and activists.Winner of GOLD at BRITISH PODCAST AWARDS "As well as compelling debates, this is also a lighthearted podcast in many ways.. an...
S6 E1 · Wed, April 23, 2025
Gay and illegal - OUTCAST UK from Trinidad
Graeme Smith and his husband Steven John travel to Trinidad and Tobago to launch series 6 of OUTCAST UK just days after the country’s shock court ruling recriminalised homosexuality , reinstating a colonial-era law that now carries a 5-year prison sentence for same-sex intimacy. In this on-the-ground exclusive , OUTCAST UK meets Jason Jones , the activist taking the Trinidadian government to the Privy Council in London — the last hope for decriminalisation, not just in Trinidad, but for millions of LGBTQ+ people across the Commonwealth. Together, we unpack the deep scars of British colonial law , the grip of modern-day US-backed conservative networks , and the global battle to push back against the rising tide of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation. This isn’t just a story about one island — it’s a frontline report from a legal fight that could shape queer rights across the world. Producer- Graeme Smith Contributors - Jason Jones and Steven John. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S5 E2 · Wed, October 16, 2024
ESTHER GHEY & JAXON FEELEY: BRIANNA'S LEGACY
The week after Esther Ghey accepted the Attitude award for her daughter Brianna posthumously at a ceremony in London attended by the great and good of the LGBTQ+ community. We Esther and close friend Jaxon Feeley, who presented the award on the night to sit down in a studio in Manchester to chat about that awful period, what she learned and how she is trying to make a difference after losing her beautiful daughter. Jaxon is a previous Attitude award winner and star of Channel 4 reality shows including "Hunted" and "Banged Up: Stars behind bars". He transitioned whilst working as a prison officer in Wigan and has become famous for his activism. This episode is in published in full HD video on Spotify. THIS IS OUTCAST UK Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S5 E1 · Wed, October 09, 2024
HALF AN HOUR WITH BRADLEY RICHES: QUEER, AUTISTIC & GORGEOUS
The worldwide hit LGBTQ+ show Heartstopper is back on Netflix for its highly anticipated third series. Just ahead of the launch, Bradley Riches caught up with Graeme Smith live in the studio in London to talk about how he got on the show, navigating life as a queer autistic person and how it really was in Celeb Big Brother earlier this year. THIS IS OUTCAST UK Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S4 E11 · Thu, August 15, 2024
GRINDR AT 15 SPECIAL: WHERE ARE WE NOW? WITH DANIEL HARDING
The app that changed the way we love, make friends and hook up at it's 15th birthday. In this special programme (exclusively in video form on Spotify and available to listen wherever you get your podcasts. The LGBTQ+ journalist and author of "Gay Man Talking" Daniel Harding looks into how the community are using the app we all take for granted. THIS IS OUTCAST UK Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S4 E10 · Thu, August 15, 2024
DOUBLE QUEENS - KITTY SCOTT CLAUS ON NEW DRAG RACE GLOBAL ALL STARS AND MORE DRAG AT THE FRINGE
Graeme catches up with the amazing Kitty Scott Claus with news of the new Ru Paul’s Drag Race Global All stars launching this week around the world. The best queens from around the world go head to head for £200k in cash! Also back to the fringe in Edinburgh for a catch-up with the legendary Kate Butch whose standup drag show has had the critics soiling with laughter. Connor Moseley pops in with news of his new documentary “Queer sexpectations” and Kev from Pride Daily has the latest LQBTQ news from around the world. THIS IS OUTCAST UK Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S4 E9 · Mon, August 12, 2024
UK BLACK PRIDE / THE QUEER EDINBURGH FRINGE 2024
UK Black Pride took place on Sunday 11th August 2024, just a week after racist violence erupted on the UK's streets. Far right rioting, violent public racist attacks and inflammatory rhetoric have left some people of colour fearful or in their own homes. The UK's black and brown population have barely begun to process what has gone on. UK Black Pride this year was taking place in the middle of a global war on woke by the far right around the world. We begin to start the conversations about how safe we feel after these events and why UK Black Pride was such an important statement. Graeme Smith talk's the morning after the event to Asad Zafar a non binary queer activist, muslim and sexual health testing outreach worker in London. Graeme also talks to comedian and writer Holly Stars who is live from the Edinburgh fringe with news of their new drag comedy show "JUSTICE FOR HOLLY". and Kev McGrath is on hand with a check on the week's biggest LGBTQ news stories from around the world. THIS IS OUTCAST UK Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S4 E8 · Tue, August 06, 2024
GRINDR AT 15! - QUEER AUTHOR DANIEL HARDING LIVE IN THE STUDIO
Graeme is joined in the studio by Daniel Harding the author and LGBTQ+ journalist to talk about the 15th anniversary of Grindr and his special documentary that you can watch exclusively from OUTCAST UK on your Spotify feed. Daniel is also the author of best selling LGBTQ book "Gay man talking" and has a new book coming next year called "Letters to my younger queer self". Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S4 E7 · Wed, July 31, 2024
UK GAY RAPPER JAMES INDIGO - "BUT YOU SAID WE HAD A CONNECTION"
UK LGBTQ rapper James Indigo has been delighting audiences around europe and hitting us with sexual energy to his music like "Daddy's coming home" and rapping about being a top and "D Print" for the last few years. The Birmingham born queer rapper with a staunchly catholic mum mixes his Jamaican / British background with his queer perspective on pop culture. The result is a unique sound from unique guy. His new single "But you said we had a connection" brings us a different and more emotional side to the guy we thought we knew. We stuck James Indigo in a studio for an hour with Graeme Smith to talk about his music, sex, Madonna and Nicki Minaj. THIS IS OUTCAST UK Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S4 E6 · Mon, July 08, 2024
WHAT DOES LABOUR'S LANDSLIDE MEAN FOR US?
The Labour Party has won the UK general election with a landslide majority. Traditionally seen the party of LGBTQ+ progress, there has been little in the way of support through the general election campaign as they sought to avoid any difficult issues. So will the new occupant of number 10 be our friend? In this special episode that was broadcast on Virgin Radio Pride within 72 hours of the election result, we talk to Jamie Wareham from Queer AF. Also features Kevin McGrath with a roundup of other LGBTQ+ news stories from around the world that week. If you want to sign up for the Queer AF newsletter then head to https://www.wearequeeraf.com Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S4 E5 · Tue, July 02, 2024
ACCESS TO PREP, PEP, DOXYPEP - PHIL SAMBA FROM THE LOVE TANK
The creator of "the other blue pill" podcast, HIV and prep expert Phil Samba from The Love Tank drops in to talk all things prep, getting access to it, and also new developments in sexual health like doxy pep. Graeme Smith and Topher Taylor host. THIS IS OUTCAST UK Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S4 E4 · Mon, June 24, 2024
EDITOR OF DIVA MAGAZINE ROXY BOURDILLON DROPS IN
This week we speak to our favourite Lesbian from Leeds, the editor in Chief of DIVA magazine, Roxy Bourdillon. Roxy is in talking about making a new radio show and podcast about the recent Lesbian nightlife explosion and has a book due out next year. We talk about the journey from a 13 year old who passed off her interest in women as just feminism to begin with, through to coming out and ending up editor in chief of worlds biggest magazine for queer and bisexual women and non binary people. THIS IS OUTCAST UK Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S4 E3 · Sun, June 16, 2024
BONUS TRACK MOVIE: SAMUEL SMALL DROPS IN
One of the stars of new UK LGBTQ movie Bonus track drops in to chat to Graeme Smith and Topher Taylor.Bonus track is a story of young love, with reminders of "Heartstopper" and mid 90s queer classic "beautiful thing". Samuel drops in to explain why its so important to be involved in a film like this. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S4 E2 · Sat, June 15, 2024
DEAR CISGENDER PEOPLE: TRANS MODEL AND INFLUENCER KENNY ETHAN JONES
Trans model, influencer and activist Kenny Ethan Jones drops into the studio to talk to Graeme Smith and Topher Taylor about his new book "Dear Cisgender People". Kenny's mum was hugely supportive of his transition and despite the loss of her a few years ago, he still owes her acceptance, love and support everything. THIS IT OUTCAST UK Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S4 E1 · Tue, June 04, 2024
ESTHER GHEY TALKS EXCLUSIVELY AHEAD OF ONLINE SAFETY DOC
Hosted by Graeme Smith and Topher Taylor from the studios of Virgin Radio Pride. We hear exclusively from Esther Ghey, mother of Brianna Ghey, ahead of her documentary with Jason Feley for Virgin Radio Pride 2024. Kevin McGrath has the latest from Pride Daily and we talk through the week's LGBTQ+ happenings. THIS IS OUTCAST UK Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S4 E8 · Mon, March 25, 2024
THE MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH J.K. ROWLING
Liam McDonald is in the studio with Graeme Smith this week, chatting about the latest happenings and events across the queer diaspora. Get involved on Tik Tok and Instagram just search PLAYOUTCASTUK. Includes a news update from Kev McGrath at Pride daily. THIS IS OUTCAST UK Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S4 E7 · Thu, March 14, 2024
WHY WE LOVE DIANE ABBOTT / NHS STOPS PUBERTY BLOCKERS FOR UNDER 18'S
Topher Taylor and Graeme Smith are in the studio talking about what the Diane Abbott story says about us as a nation and the NHS stopping giving puberty blockers to under 18's.Plus a check on the week's LGBTQ+ news stories with Kev McGrath from Pride Daily.THIS IS OUTCAST UK Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S4 E6 · Tue, February 27, 2024
THE STI EXPLOSION vs THE FUNDING IMPLOSION - EXPERT OPINION- DR JOHN WHITE
There has been an explosion in STIs in the UK in the last decade. But at the same time government funding for the services that treat potentially life threatening conditions has been dramatically cut in real terms. We speak to sexual heath expert Dr John White this week to discuss access to sexual health services and the ease of Hep C testing during the current NHS campaign. Also it turns out Hep C treatment is a lot easier than it was a few years ago. Dr John White has 25+ yrs of clinical experience in sexual health. He was an NHS consultant in Genitourinary Medicine for 13 yrs at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals, London. He currently works in Western and Northern Health & Social Care Trusts, Northern Ireland, while also working for Preventx. John was Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of STD & AIDS from 2009 to 2020. He is an expert in bacterial STIs and novel diagnostic approaches and is passionate about educating and speaking on clinical sexual health and HIV medicine. Including Pride Daily update with Kev McGrath. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S4 E5 · Wed, February 21, 2024
ROBIN WINDSOR & REACTIONS TO ALL OF US STRANGERS - DAVID ALLWOOD
With the shock news of queer strictly veteran Robin Windsor's passing this week, Graeme Smith talks to his friend David Allwood about grief and loneliness.We're also talking about the film that has cinema audiences in tears - all of us strangers AND how queer dance collective Homoparody is bringing the community together in London.Plus Kev is here with the latest LGBTQ+ news with a Pride Daily update. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S4 E4 · Tue, February 13, 2024
SUCCESSFUL SEX WORKERS - TOPHER & THE GRABBY AWARDS NOMINEES IN LONDON
Our resident tart with a heart Topher is fronting this week's episode and takes Graeme along to the Grabby awards pre party in London. The great and good from the European gay porn industry throw an awards bash once a year with best bottom, best top and best collab. Thanks to sites like Only Fans, adult stars are no longer under the control of the big studios. The result has been well paid, successful sex workers who are in control of the fruits of their own labour.We are joined in the studio in London by Callum and Cole a couple who have a huge TikTok following that they turned into subscribers to their Only Fans page. Their relationship and sex life has literally always been on camera. Also features a check on the latest LGBTQ+ news stories with Kev from Pride Daily. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S4 E3 · Wed, February 07, 2024
COLMAN DOMINGO'S OSCAR NOMINATION / US CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST JAMES BALDWIN - CAMERON B JONES
This week Graeme is talking through some of the world's biggest queer news with the New York born actor and podcaster Cameron Bernard Jones.Including the significance of Colman Domingo's Oscar nomination for the black queer community. Why Google have used the mid 20th century author civil rights activist and author James Baldwin.Also the worsening situation for trans people in Florida after changes to gender ID rules on driving licences.& Kev McGrath is on hand with a queer news update from Pride Daily. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S4 E2 · Tue, January 23, 2024
HAS CHEMSEX PEAKED? / THE SENATE TWINK / WHY THE GAYS LOVE GYPSY ROSE - LIAM MCDONALD
Graeme is joined by cancelled queer artist Liam McDonald to chat through all the goings on across the LGBTQ+ diaspora of late. Including the obsession with Gypsy Rose and why the senate twink is all of us. Also we also ask if chemsex has in fact peaked or is it still going strong after surveys show crystal meth use in the Manchester gay scene is higher than ever. Kev McGrath is on hand as well with the latest LGBTQ+ headlines around the world. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S4 E1 · Wed, January 17, 2024
MAKING GAY P*RN WITH DOWNLOW GUYS- TOPHER TAYLOR
Sex educator, and Gay London Life columnist, Topher Taylor, joins Graeme Smith in the studio to chat about his Only Fans page featuring him performing with downlow straight guys interested in making anon p0rn.Includes a check on the latest LGBTQ+ news stories making the headlines right now with Kev McGrath from Pride Daily. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E73 · Sun, December 17, 2023
QUEER NEWS ROUNDUP FOR MID DECEMBER - PRIDE WEEKLY
Here's Kev McGrath from Pride weekly with a roundup of the LGBTQ+ happenings from around the world this week. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E72 · Thu, December 07, 2023
SOPHIE ANDERSON'S TRAGIC FINAL MONTHS REPORTED AS TRIBUTES POUR IN / WAS NAPOLEON QUEER?
Paris Munro from Gaydio breakfast joins Graeme Smith to chat through some of the worlds biggest LGBTQ+ news stories.Including an extended chat about the latest on the sad news this week about the death of Sophie Anderson just weeks after her partner. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E71 · Wed, December 06, 2023
REACTION TO BRIANNA GHEY CASE/ ORGANISING THE LIVE YOUR TRUTH CONCERT
A mid week catch-up on the week's biggest queer news and chat with special guest Jaxon Feeley.Part two of Graeme Smith's interview with Jaxon Feeley from Channel 4 show Banged up - Stars behind bars. We talk about his reaction to increases in anti trans violence after the murder of Brianna Ghey in Warrington. As a trans man from nearby Wigan and someone who has worked with vulnerable adults in prison, Jaxon had some words for parents engaging in anti trans rhetoric.We also talk about why he decided to plan the Live your truth concert at Heaven in London featuring Danny Beard and a host of other celebs to raise funds for the transgender clinic. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E70 · Wed, December 06, 2023
JAXON FEELEY - HOW TRANSITIONING WHILST WORKING IN A PRISON SAVED MY LIFE
Jaxon Feeley is a transgender male former prison officer who now appears on the new Channel 4 show Banged up- stars behind bars. Before this he worked in a prison in Wigan where he decided to transition with full knowledge of inmates. Jaxon gained their respect with his bravery and honesty and now a week ahead of organising the huge "live your truth" concert at Heaven in London visits Graeme in the studio to tell his incredible story ufiltered.This episode begins with a tribute to former guest Sophie Anderson and a roundup of the week's LGBTQ+ news stories. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E69 · Tue, November 28, 2023
WORLD AIDS DAY 2023 - SCOTTISH HIV TV AD MIXED REVIEWS / CHANCES FOR AN HIV VACCINE / MADONNA PAYS TRIBUTE TO LOST QUEER GENERATION
For World AIDS Day 2023 we got the experts in for a chat about all the latest news in the world of HIV. The amazing people behind The HIV podcast - Jessica Harding and Sarah Macadam join Graeme this week. Jess and Sarah are also the bosses of the HIV charity Thames Valley Positive Support and provide much needed support to people with HIV in Berkshire and across the South East. Kev McGrath from Pride Daily is on hand as well with an explainer on the background of the famous HIV red ribbon. THIS IS OUTCAST UK Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E68 · Tue, November 21, 2023
SOPHIE ANDERSON EX DIES SUDDENLY / SECTION 28 ANNIVERSARY / CHEMSEX KILLER STEVEN PORT MET POLICE INVESTIGATED
Chatting through the week's queer news stories is LGBTQIA activist David Allwood, the winner of Gold at Mr Gay GB 2022, Silver at Mr Gay World 2023 and founder of Homoparody.Minutes before the episode recording, Graeme learned of the sudden death of Oliver Spedding, the partner of Sophie Anderson and that Sophie herself is in hospital following the news. Sophie and Oliver (aka Damien Oliver) were guests for two special episodes of OUTCAST UK a few months previous and have been followed by many in the LGBTQ+ community who became concerned about some recent social media posts. The couple spoke at length to Graeme about their chemsex problems. Kev McGrath from new podcast Pride Daily brings us a world queer news update at the start of the episode. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E68 · Fri, November 10, 2023
HOW MY HEAVY DRINKING LANDED ME IN REHAB AND I LOST EVERYTHING
We are back and after a check on the week's queer news stories with Kev from Pride Daily. GRAEME SMITH talks to Houston based author TATE BARKLEY. His new book outlines his battles with alcohol and partying and how he hit rock bottom and lost his law firm. After a friend paid for him to go into rehab, he built his life back up again. Tate’s 24 year recovery journey has compelled him to write and speak about personal integrity, ethics, shame, self-acceptance, mental wellness, and resilience. His story demonstrates how shame and addiction can disrupt lives, businesses and institutions.His new book, Sunday Dinners, Moonshine, and Men, published in September 2023, recounts Tate’s troubled relationship with his father and his journey to overcome his shame and the scarcity mindset that fueled his addictions and blocked his ability to find peace in his life. Tate offers a deeply personal account of his dysfunctional childhood, from the backwoods of North Carolina, to his family’s struggles with poverty in Central Florida, and their ultimate move to the boomtown of 1970s Houston, Texas. He details his attempts to control his escalating drinking and repress his sexuality as he became a successful attorney, only to hit rock bottom and lose it all.THIS IT OUTCAST UK Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E67 · Sat, November 04, 2023
QUEER NEWS: A BONFIRE OF LGBTQ NEWS IN ROUNDUP FORM
With Graeme still indisposed (he says moving his life from Manchester to London but Kev does not believe this)... Kev McGrath is on hand with a roundup of this world's queer news thanks to our new partnership with Pride Daily.Graeme returns next week with guest US based author, LGBTQ+ advocate and recovering alcoholic Tate Barkley. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E66 · Sat, October 28, 2023
QUEER NEWS: AN AUTUMNAL ROUNDUP WITH KEV MCGRATH
A roundup of the weeks biggest LGBTQ+ news stories from around the world.Queer news man Kev McGrath sits in for Graeme Smith this week and he is back with a preview of his own podcast called Pride Daily. It's a roundup of the days LGBTQ+ news and it will be partnering with OUTCAST UK on our regular episodes to keep us upto date with the queer news agenda. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E65 · Tue, October 17, 2023
BOYS BOYS BOYS LIVE EPISODE FROM MANCHESTER
Graeme Smith is live in conversation with Ghislain Pascal live from Manchester on the Boys Boys Boys world tour 2023 in front of a live audience at UNITOM in the Northern Quarter. Ghislain was a celebrity agent and publicist for many years – including as agent to the legendary photographer Bob Carlos Clarke. Following the death of Carlos Clarke in 2006 he co-founded The Little Black Gallery - one of London's leading photography galleries - with Tamara Beckwith Veroni in 2008. He is an avid collector of photography which are housed in a permanent exhibition space at his home in France. He is the Editor of the BOYS! BOYS! BOYS! books and magazines. BOYS! BOYS! BOYS! is a programme by The Little Black Gallery started in 2018, curated by co-founder Ghislain Pascal, to promote queer and gay fine art photography. It now represents more than 65 photographers from 30 countries - including China, India, Iran, Poland, and Russia where gay rights are repressed and queer lives under constant threat. The first BOYS! BOYS! BOYS! book, with a foreword by David Furnish, was published in 2019; the second by teNeues | MENDO in 2020. Both are sold out, with all the royalties donated to the Elton John AIDS Foundation. The bi-annual BOYS! BOYS! BOYS! Magazine was launched in January 2021. THIS IS OUTCAST UK- LIVE FROM MANCHESTER Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E64 · Tue, October 17, 2023
INDIAN SUPREME COURT RULES AGAINST GAY MARRIAGE / LGBTQ+ PERSPECTIVES ON MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT
The episode begins with a roundup of the latest LGBTQ+ news stories.This week we are in Manchester at the same time as the Tory party but for very different reasons!With a live studio audience in UNTOM in the Northern Quarter, Graeme catches up with Ghislain Pascal, the founder of queer fine art photography series BOYS BOYS BOYS, about freedom of expression and censorship. We hear some highlights of the live Q&A that you can hear in full on our next episode. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E63 · Sun, October 01, 2023
IS SOPHIE ANDERSON OK?/ RUSSIAN CONVERSION THERAPY CENTRE KIDNAPS TRANS WOMAN / SUELLA BRAVERMAN DOUBLES DOWN
Graeme Smith is in Manchester this week talking to transmasculine-non binary legend Paris Munro from the Gaydio breakfast show about if things are OK with former cock destroyers star and OUTCAST UK guest Sophie Anderson. The LGBTQ meme star's partner (who appeared on this show with her just a few months ago) announced she was dead on social media and then backtracked days later causing deep concern amongst queer fans.This episode begins with a roundup of the world's queer news this week.. including:The UK home secretary Suella Braverman has doubled down on her anti LGBTQ+ asylum comments in response to criticism from Elton John that her views lack “compassion”. Sir Elton also said the senior tory was “legitimising hate and violence”.Incredibly disturbing news coming out of Russia over the last few days. A transgender woman has spoken about being forced to undergo conversion therapy, involving masculinity training and being ordered to castrate a pig. California has signed new legislation to help LGBTQ+ youth. The new laws include LGBTQ+ cultural competency training by public school teachers and staff, the establishment of an advisory task force to identify LGBTQ+ pupil needs across the state and amending the foster care vetting process to make sure ensure LGBTQ+ youth in the foster system are not placed in anti-LGBTQ+ foster homes. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E62 · Wed, September 27, 2023
BRAVERMAN SAYS NO TO GAY ASYLUM / GB NEWS PUNDIT WANTS PUP ROLE PLAYERS "PUT DOWN"
Graeme is joined by transmasculine non binary icon, Paris Munro from Gaydio breakfast to discuss the weeks queer news happenings and a lot more.Includes a round up of the latest LGBTQ+ stories. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E61 · Mon, September 11, 2023
LIVE SPECIAL: RECORDED AT LONDON PODCAST FESTIVAL WITH A STUDIO AUDIENCE
Live from London Podcast Festival 2023 at Kings Place. Graeme Smith is joined by show regulars including the Loud Brown Gay’s podcast host, Gaydio and Fire London DJ Nick Charles. Alongside Topher Taylor – the sex educator, Only Fans model and columnist for Gay London Life magazine.Joining the team for the evening is the controversial queer artist Liam Stonier McDonald, famous for his art on chemsex, addictions, his mothers alcoholism and his outspoken views. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E60 · Tue, September 05, 2023
GAYDIO'S NICK CHARLES & GRAEME SMITH PREPARING FOR OUR LIVE EPISODE - LONDON PODCAST FESTIVAL WEEK
This Friday we are doing our first ever live episode recording of OUTCAST UK at The London Podcast Festival in front of a small ticketed studio audience. On stage will be Graeme Smith hosting as usual, joined by his mate and OG OUTCAST regular NICK CHARLES, The Gaydio host and Loud Brown Gays podcaster. Also joining are sex educator and London Gay Life columnist Topher Taylor and Liam Stonier McDonald the controversial LGBTQ+ artist. Here we get a taster of what is to come on Friday and talk about the fetish model from the UK who posted nazi themed content and what the fallout has been from this online. Tickets are available to be in the small studio audience at Kings Place on KINGSPLACE.CO.UK as part of London Podcast Festival 2023 in association with Guardian Podcasts and Acast. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E59 · Mon, September 04, 2023
TOPHER TAYLOR: SOUTH LONDON'S TART WITH A HEART GETS DEEP - LONDON PODCAST FESTIVAL WEEK
Ahead of appearing at our live episode recording at The London podcast festival at Kings Place, Kings Cross, this Friday the 8th September. Show regular Topher Taylor dragged his ass north of the river and dropped into our sketchy London studio in Tottenham.Normally Graeme and Topher catchup remotely but today they've blocked out some time to get in depth ahead of Topher joining G in front of a live studio audience on Friday.Toper is talking about being beaten up growing up in queer in Eltham, how the "groomers" smear being used against LGBTQ+people online makes us feel. Also what does he have planned for the live show? Topher's lining up an OUTCAST UK take-over of the Clone Zone socials to help us out.TICKETS FOR THE LIVE SHOW ON FRIDAY 8TH SEPTEMBER ARE LESS THAN £10 - PLAYOUTCASTUK.COM HAS THE LINK TO BOOK. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E58 · Sun, September 03, 2023
THE UK'S MOST CANCELLED QUEER ARTIST LIAM STONIER MCDONALD IS BACK - LONDON PODCAST FESTIVAL WEEK
2 years after their first episode went viral . Graeme Smith is catching up with Liam Stonier McDonald in London a week out from a live show at the London Podcast Festival in Kings Cross. Liam will join Graeme, Nick Charles and Topher Taylor for a live recording of an episode of OUTCAST UK in front of a studio audience at the event. This week we're catching up with everyone pre show and on this episode its the return of the most cancelled Queer artist in the UK - Liam Stonier McDonald, who is as usual annoyingly likeable despite his sometimes unpopular thoughts on issues. We hear about his art show being cancelled last year by a gallery under pressure from other performers. He tells us his thoughts about PREP and gets stuck into Just Stop Oil... Graeme is opposed. THIS IS OUTCAST UK Tickets to our show at London Podcast Festival on Friday 8th September are linked from PLAYOUTCASTUK.COM Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E57 · Tue, August 29, 2023
MANCHESTER PRIDE BOSSES REFUSE TO ANSWER OUR QUESTIONS ON CHARITY DONATIONS AND EXECUTIVE PAY / RUSSIA WARNS OF GAY UKRAINIAN SUPER SOLDIERS / GRINDR SHOCK SURVEY
On our last edition of this Summer's Queer news updates on OUTCAST UK, we turn to Manchester Pride. Manchester Pride this year was without a doubt one of the most inclusive yet and saw entry prices seem to come down in price and some special access for lower income groups. This alongside a proudly diverse lineup headed by Danny Beard and Jodie Harsh. But it seems the scars of the bad PR of the last few years has left the organisation a little unsure of engaging with the media. Interview opportunities were notable scaled back for LGBTQ+ media. With the only notable broadcast interview of the CEO this time being more of a promo for just the events of the Big Weekend. But surely people deserve a bit more than just this?After initially contacting US regarding an interview with their CEO and some headliners, the PR people got a little upset with us for asking a couple of questions about charity funding plans going forward and a few more politically loaded questions about rights for LGBTQ+ people around the world and stopped answering our emails access to their artists and VIPs. Is Pride still a protest and charity fundraiser or has it changed into something else and how do you balance all these interests?---ALSO on this episode -a Putin ally warns of Gay Ukrainian super soldiers! AND the Grindr survey that says a quarter of people are on the app to network. The boss of the company claims to have hired people he met on the app.THIS IS OUTCAST UKGraeme Smith is joined by the host of Virgin Radio Pride Daily and former Times Radio, BBC Five Live and LBC Radio newsreader Kevin McGrath for a roundup of the week's queer news stories. From the serious to the ridiculous. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E56 · Thu, August 24, 2023
IT'S A SIN'S NATHANIEL HALL CHATS EXCLUSIVELY ABOUT HIS NEW SHOW TOXIC
NATHANIEL HALL is a queer icon. He's an actor, theatre-maker, writer, performer, director, producer and HIV activist from Manchester. He is artistic director of DIBBY THEATRE in Manchester - an LGBTQ+ working class theatre company. Recent credits include once in a generation TV drama It's A Sin in which he played love interest of Richie Tozer (played by Olly Alexander), the 20 something actor Donald Bassett. He had a hit Edinburgh festival solo show called First Time that received critical acclaim and he is Co-Creative Director of the Manchester Pride Candlelit Vigil. He talks to Graeme Smith about the trauma of being diagnosed positive at the age of 16 and hiding it from everyone for 15 years. How it felt to meet up with Russell T Davies and be cast in It's a Sin and his new show Toxic based on the kind of dysfunctional and co-dependent relationships we can easily find ourselves in. THIS IS OUTCAST UK // Come see our live show at The London Podcast Festival on Friday 8th September at 7pm. Tickets are less than £10 to be in the audience of our live episode recording - follow the ticket link on PLAYOUCASTUK.COM Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E55 · Sat, August 19, 2023
LGBTQ+ HATE CRIMES SEE MASSIVE INCREASE IN UK / QUEER RAPPER BOBO SANGO TALKS UK BLACK PRIDE / TRANS WOMAN WINS HUGE MEXICAN REALITY TV SHOW
One of the two men, stabbed outside a club in London, in a homophobic attack - says he couldn’t be prouder, to be gay.This comes as LGBTQ+ hate crimes are up massively in the UK in recent years.AND Graeme Smith caught up with LA based queer rapper Bobo Sango ahead of leaving for UK Black Pride this weekend. The "Thirst Trap" and "Stinky face" rapper talks about his majorly homoerotic videos for his music. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E54 · Fri, August 18, 2023
AMPLIFYING QUEER BLACK VOICES AND PERSPECTIVES : UK BLACK PRIDE
This weekend is UK Black Pride and this episode is celebrating the voices and perspectives of Queer people of colour from the OUTCAST UK archives.Graeme chats to DJ, music producer and radio presenter NICK CHARLES, LA based Queer rapper BOBO SANGO and DEI speaker in the tech startup world, STEVEN JOHN (who also happens to be Graeme's long term partner).There is no singular voice to represent queer people of colour, its obviously an incredible broad community of people. But we wanted to bring some of the voices of some of queer black friends and family to takeover OUTCAST UK for this special episode.Nick Charles is now making some big moves with his Doing career, and this weekend he’s busy gigging in Manchester before heading to London to headline at Fire at the peak of UK Black Pride weekend. He’s also got his weekly national radio show on Gaydio and he is the cohost of the Loud Brown Gays podcast with his bestie Dan James.But Nick was born in Trinidad and had to leave there after a wave of anti LGBTQ violence over a decade ago. Now living in Manchester he told us the story of why he had to move to the UK. We heard a never before heard perspective of coming to the UK to escape persecution but being sent to a detention centre.Bobo Sango talks about the differences in his experiences in the UK vs the US.Steven John talks about Steven about how the brutal murder of George Floyd in the depths of Covid in 2020 brought the reality of structural racism right into the homes of many mixed relationships for the first time.THIS IS OUTCAST UKtickets to our London Podcast Festival Live show are on PLAYOUTCASTUK.COM Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E53 · Thu, August 17, 2023
QUEER RAPPER BOBO SANGO SETTING OFF FOR UK BLACK PRIDE
Bobo Sango is a queer rapper from Los Angeles and has been nicknamed the first male Niki Minaj. Bobo is an openly gay rapper with a genuine love for Hip-Hop. Capable of crossing into pop, Afro-beats and techno. He is a breath of fresh air to the genre.His first big performance was at LA Black Gay Pride in 2019 following the success of his first mixtape Assimilation Vol 1. With some highly sexual and homoerotic themes in his music videos they have reached hundreds of thousands of streams.Graeme Smith speaks to him about his music, being a queer rapper and the difference between US and US racism in his experience just as he is leaving for the airport to fly to London for UK Black Pride. He performs in South London on Thursday 17th August - check out his instagram for more info @bobbysango. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E52 · Wed, August 16, 2023
THIS SUMMER'S MORE UPBEAT LGBTQ+ STORIES AND A LOOK AT THE GARETH THOMAS CASE FROM EARLIER THIS YEAR
All this summer we have been bringing you the latest queer news and on this episode we're rounding up the positive LGBTQ+ stories of the summer so far.Also this week a look at the Gareth Thomas case as Graeme speaks to Jess and Sarah from The HIV podcast and the bosses of Thames Valley Positive support about the effect coverage has had on people who are HIV Positive. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E51 · Sat, August 05, 2023
QUEER NEWS: ALEX SCOTT WORLD CUP AGONY / ALAN TURING IN TRAFALGAR SQUARE
In the Queer news... Alex Scott says, she’s still feeling the IMPACT - of her queer solidarity at the Qatar World Cup. (And not in a GOOD way.) Nearly half of young people in America reckon, misgendering someone on purpose - should be a criminal offence. Topher is manning the DM’s and is onhand with advice to all your queer sex and relationships quandries.. its a question about a three way relationship. Across this summer's Pride season OUTCAST UK is dropping a weekly LGBTQIA+ news update followed by our hot take and analysis of the week's events. Former BBC 5 Live / LBC and Times Radio journalist and broadcaster Kevin McGrath joins Graeme Smith every week across this summer. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E50 · Tue, August 01, 2023
BOYS BOYS BOYS: WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PORN AND ART?
Graeme speak to Ghislain Pascal the publisher of the international queer fine art photography series BOYS BOYS BOYS about censorship by tech platforms and the difference between porn and art. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E49 · Sun, July 30, 2023
LABOUR CHANGES TRANS SELF ID POLICY / MATTY HEALEY 1975 / BLACK PRIDE MOVES DATE
In the queer news update this week:Graeme chats to Ghislain Pascal about his Boys Boys Boys queer photography series featuring all the nudes about the difference between porn and art.In the queer news this week:A sixth person may have been Cured of HIV.The Swiss man in his 50s is known as 'The Geneva Patient'.There’s a split between Labour and Scottish Labour - over letting trans people self-ID.Across this summer's Pride season OUTCAST UK is dropping a weekly LGBTQIA+ news update followed by our hot take and analysis of the week's events. Former BBC 5 Live / LBC and Times Radio journalist and broadcaster Kevin McGrath joins Graeme Smith every week across this summer. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E48 · Sun, July 23, 2023
RUSSIAN ANTI LGBTQ+ LAW / BUDAPEST PRIDE / BARBIE MOVIE RAVE REVIEWS
Newsman Kev is back with the update this week...- Russiw continues to be an absolute bin fire - when it comes to LGBTQ+ rights…The country’s lower house of parliament’s, passed a new law - BANNING gender reassignment surgery. It’s to “protect… citizens and… children…” And people who have transitioned, won’t be allowed to adopt. - Thousands of people have turned out for Pride in Budapest - with Protests against, Hungary’s anti-queer right wing government.A law there, supposedly protecting kids - from content portraying homosexuality or gender reassignment - is now being applied, more and more.- And we have reaction to the new Barbie movie. It's top ratings from The Telegraph, Independent and The Guardian ... but the ex wife of Michael Gove doesn't agree. Graeme and Kevin take a look at reaction from these unlikely places.Across this summer's Pride season OUTCAST UK is dropping a weekly LGBTQIA+ news update followed by our hot take and analysis of the week's events. Former BBC 5 Live / LBC and Times Radio journalist and broadcaster Kevin McGrath joins Graeme Smith every week across this summer. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E47 · Sun, July 16, 2023
IS AMERICA GOING BACKWARDS FOR LGBTQ+ PEOPLE? / LONDON FETISH WEEK / TOPHER ANSWERS YOUR DMS
We're talking London Fetish Week with Topher and he's helping out answer a DM from someone who's just moved to the capital.Newsman Kev is away so Graeme does what can only be described as news cosplay and jumps in for the queen of the queer news update.Also In this weeks update: - More on the fallout from the ruling by America’s Supreme Court meaning businesses can now legally deny their services to LGBTQ+ people. We find some surveys that show a glimmer of hope. - UK Black Pride announces its theme for 2023.Across this summer's Pride season OUTCAST UK is dropping a weekly LGBTQIA+ news update followed by our hot take and analysis of the week's events. Former BBC 5 Live / LBC and Times Radio journalist and broadcaster Kevin McGrath joins Graeme Smith every week across this summer. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E46 · Thu, July 13, 2023
MPOX UPDATE: GREG OWEN FROM TERRENCE HIGGINS TRUST
Greg Owen has been called "one of the U.K.’s most vocal proponents of PrEP", describing himself as the "poster boy for PrEP in the UK". He is the PREP lead for Terrence Higgins Trust and talks frankly about the issues surrounding PREP, being HIV positive and issues surrounding chemsex. He now leads the response at THT into the Mpox outbreak and is able to lean into his learnings from getting the NHS to prescribe PREP making huge reductions in HIV transmission in the UK. Mpox is back this summer so what can you do to get protected? Greg has advice. You can check for Mpox vaccination near you on the Terrence Higgins Trust website - tht.org.uk Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E45 · Sun, July 09, 2023
US SUPREME COURT RULES BUSINESSES CAN DISCRIMINATE AGAINST LGBTQ+ PEOPLE / BARBIE MOVIE CURSED BY CHRISTIAN PASTOR / GAY PENGUINS UPSET RIGHT WING POLITICIAN
ITS YOUR WEEKLY DOSE OF QUEER NEWS FROM OUTCAST UK - KEEPING A KEEN EYE ON THE LATEST LGBTQ+ NEWS STORIES AND REPORTING ON RIGHT WING BATSH*TTERY FROM AROUND THE WORLD.In this weeks update: - Fears, a ruling by America’s Supreme Court means businesses can now legally deny their services to LGBTQ+ people. - The House of Lords has voted to ban the deportation of LGBTQ+ MIGRANTS to 10 mainly African countries.- The new BARBIE film’s had a curse put on it - by an anti-queer, right wing Christian preacher, in America. Kent Christmas (his actual real name) is most displeased with the films plot, even though he doesn't know what's in the film as it hadn't been released at the time of his cursing.Across this summer's Pride season OUTCAST UK is dropping a weekly LGBTQIA+ news update followed by our hot take and analysis of the week's events. Former BBC 5 Live / LBC and Times Radio journalist and broadcaster Kevin McGrath joins Graeme Smith every week across this summer. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E44 · Tue, July 04, 2023
LIFE AFTER THE C*CK DESTROYERS: HOW CHMSEX NEARLY KILLED ME - PANSEXUAL P*RN STAR SOPHIE ANDERSON
Sophie Anderson was one part of the legendary LGBTQ+ extreme porn meme duo the cockdestroyers. Life after the destroyers split has been difficult for Sophie who continues to make extreme porn but has lost a boob twice after cosmetic surgery and her and partner, the porn actor and former Crystal Palace footballer Damien Oliver, have also begun recovering from a drugs and chemsex problem that nearly killed Sophie and saw the pair arrested.They have decided to sell video content on a platform called "Sc*t book" and actually show host Graeme a clip of their latest work in a moment the likes of which this show has never seen before.This is an interview episode that is as outrageous as it is emotional at times. But you can't help feel for the pair and be on their side as they battle against their demons to get their lives and careers back on track. — THIS EPISODE CONTAINS REFERENCES TO ADULT CONTENT FROM THE START AND SOME REFERENCES TO DRUGS AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E43 · Sun, July 02, 2023
UK ATTEMPT TO FORCE OUT TRANS PUPILS VOTED DOWN / ACTOR JACK HOLDEN CHATS EXCLUSIVELY
- This week - we hear about attempts to bring about a law forcing out trans pupils at school from a UK far right party, how Kenya looks set to follow Uganda with extreme anti LGBTQ+ laws. - The actor Jack Holden chats to us exclusively about his Olivier nominated show set in the depths of the HIV/AIDS crisis in late 1980's Soho, London. Cruise that was a hit on the West End after lock down and after a critically acclaimed run, the show is heading to Manchester and a feature film of CRUISE is also currently in development. Jack tells us the story of the phone call he took as a volunteer at LGBTQ+ charity switchboard that inspired him to create the show based on what should have been the last night on earth of main character Michael Spencer. Across this summer's Pride season OUTCAST UK is dropping a weekly LGBTQIA+ news update followed by our hot take and analysis of the week's events. Former BBC 5 Live / LBC and Times Radio journalist and broadcaster Kevin McGrath joins Graeme Smith every week across this summer.Plus a preview of a truly bizarre chat we had with one half of the cock destroyers on a mid week episode that's dropping this week in which we were literally LOST FOR WORDS.Listen to OUTCAST UK every week on Virgin Radio Pride UK - Ask your smart speaker to play Virgin Radio Pride.OUTCAST UK brings you the weekly Queer news dissected in podcast form and now on the radio - Sundays from 9pm. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E42 · Tue, June 27, 2023
SOPHIE ANDERSON SPILLS THE TEA
THIS EPISODE CONTAINS VERY ADULT THEMES AND LOTS OF SWEARING.Sophie Anderson is one half of the legendary C*ck Destroyers. She's still not in touch with Rebecca More the other half of the porn duo that went on to host Slag Wars and had legions of LGBTQ+ fans. But in this exclusive chat she makes clear that she would be open to a reconciliation and reforming at some point. Which begs the question, is a return on the cards?The two years since the peak of the adult meme duo's fame have not been easy for Sophie, now with fellow porn actor Damian Oliver. She lost a breast implant to infection twice, had botched cosmetic surgery on her bum and has lost a lot of her hair. But now on the road to recovery, Sophie and Damian have driven up to Manchester and are talking to Graeme Smith in his actual front living room on the hottest day of the year. We hear over the next few episodes about how despite the split and all the rumours flying about... she might be open minded to a reconciliation with Rebecca to reform the cock destroyers, if the possibility came up... news that will send LGBTQ+ fans into a lather. We also hear about how her adult work has continues with Damian but working from a mobile home and how the two combatted drugs issues after getting involved with the chemsex scene and how they prevented themselves from being totally drawn in to the orbit of drugs and sex on the London scene. Over three episodes they tell their story in their own unorthodox way. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E41 · Sun, June 25, 2023
LAURENCE FOX STRUGGLES TO SET FIRE TO PRIDE FLAGS IN HIS GARDEN IN FULL BATSHIT SOCIAL MEDIA PROTEST / PADAM PADAM IN PARLIAMENT / HOWARD DONALD
Across this summer's Pride season OUTCAST UK is dropping a weekly LGBTQIA+ news update followed by our hot take and analysis of the week's events. Former BBC 5 Live / LBC and Times Radio journalist and broadcaster Kevin McGrath joins Graeme Smith every week across this summer.This week - Laurence Fox seems to struggle to set fire to pride flags in his own sordid Pride protest/meltdown in his back garden and we discuss how American conversation anti trans and anti drag ideas are making their way into British Conservative political dialogue. Listen to OUTCAST UK on Virgin Radio Pride UK - Ask your smart speaker to play Virgin Radio Pride.OUTCAST UK brings you the weekly Queer news dissected in podcast form and now on the radio - Sundays from 9pm. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E40 · Sun, June 18, 2023
SESAME STREET TARGETTED BY ANTI LGBTQ+ TROLLS / MIRIAM MARGOLYES / ANTI LGBTQ+ PREACHER DIES
Across this summer's Pride season OUTCAST UK is dropping a weekly LGBTQIA+ news update followed by our hot take and analysis of the week's events. Former BBC 5 Live / LBC and Times Radio journalist and broadcaster Kevin McGrath joins Graeme Smith every week across this summer.Sesame St is the latest US institution to be targeted by trolls for supporting pride month and after seeing Miriam Margolyes nude magazine front cover, we get to see what's in her handbag (spoiler alert... its a bit mad).Listen to OUTCAST UK on Virgin Radio Pride UK - Ask your smart speaker to play Virgin Radio Pride.OUTCAST UK brings you the weekly Queer news dissected in podcast form and now on the radio - Sundays from 9pm. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E39 · Mon, June 12, 2023
DAN TIERNAN - COMEDIAN OF THE YEAR: BEFORE THE EDINBURGH FRINGE 2023
Dan Tiernan is a 26-year-old, gay, Mancunian with dyspraxia. He’s a high energy act with a gag heavy set all about his weird and chaotic life. He is the comedian of the year and also BBC new comedian of the year.Here he speaks to Graeme about being a standup comic, a dinner lady for a while, his new Edinburgh festival show this summer and ... being gay and dyspraxic.By Dan's admission he is gay but doesn't feel like he totally belongs in the gay community in the traditional sense and most of his mates are his life long friends who are all straight.Just before he set off to Edinburgh for the fringe season of his career he chats to OUTCAST UK. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E38 · Sun, June 11, 2023
THE MET APOLOGISES FOR FAILING LGBTQ+ PEOPLE / IS DRAG US BAN UNCONSTITUTIONAL? / SYPHILIS IS BACK
Across this summer's Pride season OUTCAST UK is dropping a weekly LGBTQIA+ news update followed by our hot take and analysis of the week's events. Former BBC 5 Live / LBC and Times Radio journalist and broadcaster Kevin McGrath joins Graeme Smith every week across this summer.The Metropolitan police is a mess, we discuss. Also this week we hear about the bed wetting trolls voting this and other LGBTQ+ podcasts down on podcast platforms - this is where we need your help. Listen to OUTCAST UK on Virgin Radio Pride UK - Ask your smart speaker to play Virgin Radio Pride.OUTCAST UK brings you the weekly Queer news dissected in podcast form and now on the radio - Sundays from 9pm. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E37 · Sun, June 04, 2023
THE PHILIP SCHOFIELD AFFAIR AND HOMOPHOBIA / DEATH PENALTY FOR LGBTQ+ PEOPLE IN UGANDA
Across this summer's Pride season OUTCAST UK is dropping a weekly LGBTQIA+ news update followed by our hot take and analysis of the week's events. Ex BBC 5 Live / LBC and Times Radio journalist and broadcaster Kevin McGrath joins Graeme Smith every week across this summer.Listen to OUTCAST UK on Virgin Radio Pride UK - Ask your smart speaker to play Virgin Radio Pride.OUTCAST UK brings you the weekly Queer news dissected in podcast form and now on the radio - Sundays from 9pm. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E36 · Sun, May 28, 2023
TARGET REMOVES PRIDE MERCH TO PLACATE TROLLS / SCHOOL FORCES TRANS TEEN GIRL TO DRESS AS A MALE /EXPLORING KINK WITH KEV
Across this summer's Pride season OUTCAST UK is dropping a weekly LGBTQIA+ news update followed by our hot take and analysis of the week's events.Ex BBC 5 Live / LBC and Times Radio journalist and broadcaster Kevin McGrath joins Graeme Smith every week across this summer. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E35 · Mon, May 22, 2023
UK NATIONAL CONSERVATIVE CONFERENCE GOES FULL BATSHIT / TEACHER UNDER LEGAL INVESTIGATION FOR SHOWING DISNEY FILM WITH LGBTQ THEME / SNOBBERY ABOUT SMALL TOWN PRIDES
IF YOU'RE ENJOYING OUTCAST UK - RATE AND COMMENT ON THIS PODCAST WHEREVER YOU ARE LISTENING.Across this summer's Pride season OUTCAST UK is dropping a weekly LGBTQIA+ news update followed by our hot take and analysis of the week's events.Ex BBC 5 Live / LBC and Times Radio journalist and broadcaster Kevin McGrath joins Graeme Smith every week across this summer. This week we hear some of the worst bits of the National Conservative Conference ( the far right of the Tory party and their allies got together to comment on an array of cultural issues... obviously they had some utterly 19th century things to say about the role of marriage in society and some pretty out there stuff on LGBTQ+ issues. We also talk about the Florida school teacher who is under investigation for showing a Disney movie with a gentle LGBTQ+ reference.THIS IS OUTCAST UK Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E34 · Tue, May 16, 2023
CAN STRAIGHT ACTORS PLAY QUEER ROLES?
The US based actor Aidan Moreno is in the Netflix series Heartland. After playing the character "Rick" since 2007, they decided to include an LGBTQ+ storyline on the show and was on the receiving end of a massive homophobic backlash from viewers to the show on US and Canadian network TV.Series 16 of the show dropped on Netflix this week and Aidan has been in the UK talking about the response of north american viewers to the queer storyline.He also appeared in UK media this week on Good Morning Britain and across the tabloid press after being reported as saying "straight actors should not play queer roles". But there's so much more to this statement than a tabloid article or five minute chat on breakfast TV, so we talked it through and unpacked the lot. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E33 · Mon, May 15, 2023
ANTI LGBTQ+ POLITICIAN RESIGNS AFTER AFFAIR WITH YOUNG INTERN / GERMAN GENDER SELF ID LAW CHANGES / QUEER JOURNALISTS HARASSED ONLINE
IF YOU'RE ENJOYING OUTCAST UK - RATE AND COMMENT ON THIS PODCAST WHEREVER YOU ARE LISTENING.Across this summer's Pride season OUTCAST UK is dropping a weekly LGBTQIA+ news update followed by our hot take and analysis of the week's events.Ex BBC 5 Live / LBC and Times Radio journalist and broadcaster Kevin McGrath joins Graeme Smith every week across this summer. This week we hear more details on anti LGBTQ+ politicians caught out in acts of hypocrisy. German plans to change their gender ID laws. And Kevin decides to interrogate Graeme about having a cleaner. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E32 · Fri, May 12, 2023
CHAOS WITH MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT’S THOMAS HARTLEY & PARIS MUNRO- AT EUROVISION IN LIVERPOOL
Reality TV and social media star Thomas Hartley is scouse through and through and has smashed it recently on hit reality show Married at first sight.He dropped into our studio at Eurovision 2023 to hang out with Graeme Smith and Paris Munro and talk Eurovision, Liverpool, their new drag alter ego Pam Sandwich and about beef with another older and less woke Liverpool LGBTQ+ social media star who is renowned for their strident anti woke stance.This chat is an absolute riot. This is scouse sass served with a main course of Eurovision and reality TV. Get ready for chaos.THIS IS OUTCAST UK Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E31 · Fri, May 12, 2023
LIVE FROM EUROVISION 2023 - LIVERPOOL
The UK is hosting the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time in decades and the LGBTQ+ community are big fans.This week, Liverpool looks more queer than ever and is home to an array of musicians, broadcasters and gays, lots of gays. More than we even imagined would be here, its like Pride.We're Live from Liverpool with all the latest with Graeme Smith and Paris Munro who has been to the dress rehearsals for the main event and has all the inside goss. We've got all the reaction and build up before the main event.RECORDED THURSDAY 11TH MAY 2023 AT 8PM. 48 HOURS BEFORE THE LIVE FINAL.QUEER CHRISTMAS IS HERE AND ITS SCOUSE FLAVOURED. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E30 · Tue, May 09, 2023
DANNII MINOGUE (THE BEST MINOGUE) IS BACK / TRANS TEEN ATTEMPTS SUICIDE WATCHING POLITICAL DEBATES / MAN DEFECATES ON PRIDE FLAG IN BIZARRE PROTEST
Across this summer's Pride season OUTCAST UK is dropping a weekly LGBTQIA+ news update followed by our hot take and analysis of the week's events.Ex BBC 5 Live / LBC and Times Radio journalist and broadcaster Kevin McGrath joins Graeme Smith every week across this summer. On this episode we're talking about the return of Dannii Minogue in a new LGBTQ+ dating show, Dannii was always the spicier more interesting Minogue in Graeme's controversial opinion. We hear about how US law makers in Montana have banned a trans representative from the state legislature for standing up for trans rights, including for the family of a trans teen who attempted suicide watching them debate anti trans legislation. There is also the Montana state representative who said she would rather her daughter died by suicide than transitioned. Then there is the curios case of the man who defecated on a Pride flag and then wiped his bottom on another. It's the latest bizarre anti LGBTQ+ protest to take place there recently. We dissect his actions whilst falling about laughing.THIS IS OUTCAST UK Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E29 · Tue, May 02, 2023
EXTREME ANTI LGBTQ+ LAW IN UGANDA / EUROVISION / BRAND NEW HEARTSTOPPER + BERLIN FETISH CLUB CHAT
Across this summer's Pride season OUTCAST UK is dropping a weekly LGBTQIA+ news update followed by our hot take and analysis of the week's events.Ex BBC 5 Live / LBC and Times Radio journalist and broadcaster Kevin McGrath joins Graeme Smith every week across this summer. On this episode we're talking about the proposed amnesty for LGBTQ's in Uganda, Heartstopper is back later this summer so we find out a bit more about the new season, the Irish Eurovision entry have had to sack a senior team member for alleged transphobic tweets and we find out how Kevin's trip to Berlin went last week. We're asking did he visit any of the clubs we mentioned?? (spoiler alert.. this is the last thing he would do). We end up back on the Berghain website again explaining various fetish nights to Kev. who is perplexed and bewildered.THIS IS OUTCAST UK Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E28 · Mon, April 24, 2023
DAME EDNA'S TRUE COLOURS - AN OBITUARY OF SORTS
Nobody knew how to make the great and powerful with big egos get in line during a TV interview than Dame Edna. Her chat shows became the ones all the big ego celebs wanted to be on… only to be ridiculed and cut down to size be the Dame who in end could have passed for an elder member of the aristocracy.The Dame is one of the most ensuring cultural figures of the last few decades and was played by the Australian comic and actor Barry Humphries. Despite being the Dame being an LGBTQ+ icon to many, Humphries was famously anti woke and was labelled by some people as anti trans.So how did one of the biggest gender non confirming entertainment acts of all time end up being played by a straight man with conservative political leanings?Graeme Smith takes a personal look at the cultural impact of Dame Edna on young queer people growing up in the 80's and 90's and how that contrasted with the politics of the man himself. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E27 · Sun, April 23, 2023
TWITTER GETS MORE EXTREME/ VERY DIFFERENT GUIDES TO BERLIN!!
Across this summer's Pride season OUTCAST UK is dropping a weekly LGBTQIA+ news update followed by our hot take and analysis of the week's events.Ex BBC 5 Live / LBC and Times Radio journalist and broadcaster Kevin McGrath joins Graeme Smith every week across this summer. On this episode they talk about the mainstream culture microcosm that was Paul O'Grady's funeral, complete with Julian Clary attending and a guard of honour from Battersea dogs home, which must have been hard to manage. We dissect the week's queer news agenda and then discuss Kevin's impending trip to Berlin. Graeme and Kevin have both been to Berlin, but had vastly different cultural experiences, Kevin going to the David Hasselhoff museum and G heading to the Berghain. We also explain modern porn to Kevin who has only ever seen porn once. Actually that makes twice in his life now, by the end of this episode anyway.THIS IS OUTCAST UK Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E26 · Thu, April 20, 2023
TOPHERS INBOX - CHASTITY AND DOUCHING PILLS
Topher is the self confessed Tart with a heart, the only fans model and PR manager for Clonezone is up for a grabby award this week at the Gay adult industry awards - The Grabby Awards in Spain this weekend as best adult content creator.He is here again to answer some of your queer sex questions including douching pills advice and some advice for Kinksters on CHASTITY.Also we hear about the recent spate of attacks on Clone Zone's Manchester shop in The Village and talk self defence for LGBTQ+ people. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Bonus · Tue, April 18, 2023
ZARA LARSSON - THE INTERNATIONAL POP MEGASTAR CHATS EXCLUSIVELY TO PARIS MUNRO
Zara Larsson needs no introduction. She's brought us some of the biggest LGBTQ+ bangers of the last decade and at a young age cemented herself as one of the biggest popstars on the planet. The Swedish born star is back with new music and her current hit single can't tame her is one of the most streamed songs in the UK this year and is a hit across UK radio. She's worked with all the world's biggest producers and smashed the glass ceiling with hits such as the huge collab with LGBTQ+ icon MNEK - Never forget you.. and the pop dance bangers "Symphony" and "Lush life".At the age of 25, the Swedish musician has grown into one of the biggest crossover mainstream electronic music artists of her generation. We've got the chat with her at her most frank and random self. We even hear how she's been learning to fly and has switched to piloting helicopters recently as she chats to Paris Munro for Queer & The Beat in association with Outcast UK. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S23 E24 · Tue, April 18, 2023
LGBTQ+ PARENTHOOD - OUR IVF JOURNEY: JENNIE GUAY
After news of Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black having their second child by surrogacy in the U.S. we're exploring the different ways LGBTQ+ people are starting a family. Adoption seems to be one of the most popular in the UK right now but other options are available and we're keen to hear your stories around this as more LGBTQ+ people step into parenthood.Children's author Jennie Guay and her partner the LGBTQ+ entrepreneur and podcaster Sam White have had their kids using IVF treatment. Graeme spoke to Jennie to find out more about their IVF journey. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E23 · Mon, April 17, 2023
THE SAD DEMISE OF CHARIOTS SAUNA / TOM DALEY NEW BABY / SCOTTISH GENDER ACT COURT CASE
Across this summer's Pride season OUTCAST UK is dropping a weekly LGBTQIA+ news update followed by our hot take and analysis of the week's events.Ex BBC 5 Live / LBC and Times Radio journalist and broadcaster Kevin McGrath joins Graeme Smith every week across this summer. We're hearing the latest about the UK and Scottish governments fight over the Gender Recognition Act, how Vauxhall's Chariots Sauna is being turned into an immersive experience in its life after being a s*x venue for decades.After our Queer news roundup Graeme and Kevin compare their vastly different experiences of venues like Chariots... Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Bonus · Wed, April 12, 2023
AMERICAN SINGER CAROLINE ROSE CHATS EXCLUSIVELY TO PARIS MUNRO
This week Paris is chatting to the US based musician Caroline Rose.Caroline Rose is an artist that has been patiently and effectively building a name for herself over the last few years, gaining increasing levels of acclaim with a steady stream of alternative pop bangers. Her latest full length offering Superstar is more of the same, and looks set to make Caroline just that. The artists latest full length is packed with substance, style, and infectious hooks that will sit with you indefinitely. A fitting embodiment of a career that has pitted Caroline Rose as an unapologetic, unfiltered anti-hero, and a great one at that.Paris said ... " Growing up, I struggled with parent abandonment and gender identity issues, so I turned to music as a form of escape. Music was a saviour for me in healing trauma. On my new podcast, I want to show you another side to artists that you’ve never heard before. So I'm curious to know how upcoming artists, to some of the biggest names in pop realised that music was their safety blanket too. I’m taking a deeper look so I can really understand the person behind the songs". Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E21 · Mon, April 10, 2023
US ANTI TRANS LAWS / BARBIE MOVIE TRAILERS DROP / SCOTTISH CHURCH & CONVERSION
Across this summer's Pride season OUTCAST UK is dropping a weekly LGBTQIA+ news update followed by our hot take and analysis of the week's events.Ex BBC 5 Live / LBC and Times Radio journalist and broadcaster Kevin McGrath joins Graeme Smith every week across this summer. After a news roundup of this weeks biggest LGBTQ+ stories ...this week we're talking about the self appointed voices of the LGBTQIA community and how out of touch they are from the reality of life for most of us. Also would Jesus have voted Tory or Republican?THIS IS OUTCAST UK Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E20 · Tue, April 04, 2023
THERE WERE NO BOOKS THAT REPRESENTED MY OWN LGBTQ+ BLENDED FAMILY - SO I WROTE ONE
Can you believe that Rumpelstiltskin is still being read in school? It’s a very old story – well past its time if ever there was one. It’s a story filled with misogyny, greed, and abuse; selling a daughter for financial gain, holding that daughter captive until she performs an impossible task, and all for the benefit of men. If that’s not a terrifying message to send to our kids, I don’t know what is.Gone are the days of the normalised nuclear family – a mother, father, brother and sister. According to research, stepfamilies are currently the fastest growing family dynamic in the UK and it is estimated that one in three of all families are now stepfamilies or blended families. In the context of LGBTQ+ books being banned from some libraries in the United States, out of a fear that young people may see them, it's more important than ever to ensure we allow families that exists out of the standard heteronormative nuclear family to be represented in literature. LGBTQ+ youth deserve to know they have a place in the world and are valued.Graeme Smith chats to the children's author Jennie Guay, who quit her job in financial services to write books that represented her own diverse, blended family. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E19 · Mon, April 03, 2023
PAUL O'GRADY / DON'T SAY GAY LAWS / BANNED BOOKS
Across this summer's Pride season OUTCAST UK is dropping a weekly LGBTQIA+ news update followed by our hot take and analysis of the week's events.Ex BBC 5 Live / LBC and Times Radio journalist and broadcaster Kevin McGrath joins Graeme Smith every week across this summer.After a news roundup of this weeks biggest LGBTQ+ stories ...This week we talk about the sad loss of the scouse/LGBTQ+ and nan TV icon Paul O'Grady. We also hear about the changes to the law in Florida outlawing discussing LGBTQ issues in schools and how Prince William attended a queer restaurant in Poland... so do we like him now as a result? Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Bonus · Mon, April 03, 2023
HONEYLUV - THE L.A. HOUSE DJ AND PRODUCER CHATS TO PARIS MUNRO: QUEER & THE BEAT
HoneyLuv is an Los Angeles based House DJ & producer.From a basketball player, turned U.S Navy sailor, turned DJ/Producer, Honey Luv is a force to be reckoned with. Hailing from a city filled with house culture, Cleveland’s own Honey Luv is currently taking the dance music scene by storm. She made her first debut with spinning Hip Hop and R&B music on Dash Radio as a Guest DJ for celebrity trainer Corey Calliet’s “Issa Lifestyle'' radio show and playing for all the hottest urban parties in Los Angeles. She then later on switched over to dance music, her first love. With only two years of DJing under her belt Honey Luv has started to establish herself in the dance music world by playing online for notable festivals such as Desert Hearts and House Nation Music. She has played all over the USA, whether it's in nightclubs, hotels, or private events; it's always an experience when Honey Luv is on the decks. She even started her own radio show powered by ill Donuts Radio called, “House of Honey.” Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E17 · Wed, March 22, 2023
ULTRA NATE - THE 90'S MUSIC LEGEND CHATS EXCLUSIVELY WITH PARIS MUNRO
Baltimore singer/songwriter/DJ/producer and music legend Ultra Naté has long been adored by electronic, dance and pop fans since the early 90's. Three decades on with massive crowd stompers such as Twisted, Automatic, Party Girl, New Kind Of Medicine, Found A Cure, How Long (Ultra Flava) and the Top 10 pop nugget, If You Could Read My Mind , 2022 finds Ultra Naté joyously celebrating the enduring anthem Free’s 25th anniversary . Last Summer saw Ultra collaborating with the likes of Icona Pop, David Morales, NYC’s esteemed Lincoln Center, numerous festivals, Prides and ushering in her 10th album titled, ULTRA . Not gonna lie we were excited to meet her. Graeme Smith is catching up with Paris Munro about their latest podcast episode of Queer & The Beat featuring an exclusive chat with the 90's legend. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E16 · Tue, March 21, 2023
S*X POSITIVE: TOPHER'S INBOX - YOUR AWKWARD OR OUTRAGEOUS DM'S ANSWERED AND UNPACKED ONCE AGAIN
THIS EPISODE CONTAINS VERY EXPLICIT ADVICE TO LISTENERS SEXUAL HEALTH ISSUES, JUST SO YOU KNOW! Whether its anxieties around cleanliness or questions around kink... Topher's DM's are always open. Graeme Smith talks with self confessed Tart with a heart, OnlyFans model, columnist for Gay London Life and Clonezone PR brand manager Topher about sex, sex tech and relationships questions from OUTCAST UK's and his DM's. This episode we have people wanting to know how much sex they should be having and a complete run down of advice around fisting in response to the deluge of DM's we get about it. If you have a question then reach out on TikTok or Instagram on PLAYOUTCASTUK Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E15 · Thu, March 16, 2023
JOESEF CHATS EXCLUSIVELY TO PARIS MUNRO: QUEER & THE BEAT
The morning after Joesef SMASHED a gig at Manchester Academy, mid way through a huge UK tour and as his debut album "Permanent Damage" is available to stream and buy we have an exclusive chat. Graeme is catching up with Paris Munro again about their new podcast Queer & The Beat. This week Paris catches up with LGBTQ+ musician Joesef, with details on THAT KISS people are going wild about from Joesef's new music video. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E14 · Mon, March 13, 2023
S*X POSITIVE: TOPHERS INBOX - YOUR AWKWARD QUESTIONS ANSWERED AND UNPACKED
THIS EPISODE CONTAINS EXPLICIT ADVICE TO LISTENERS SEXUAL HEALTH ISSUES, JUST SO YOU KNOW! Whether its the best way to douche, anxieties around cleanliness or questions around kink... Topher's DM's are always open. Graeme Smith talks with self confessed Tart with a heart, OnlyFans model, columnist for Gay London Life and Clonezone PR brand manager Topher about sex, sex tech and relationships questions from OUTCAST UK's and his DM's. On this episode we hear about the newly single, self confessed "pig bottom" D in Manchester and his anal anxieties whilst hooking up with lots of people ... we unpack these anxieties and talk about how many people go through periods like this. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E13 · Wed, March 08, 2023
MARTIN IKIN - LEGENDARY HOUSE DJ - TALKS TO PARIS MUNRO: QUEER & THE BEAT
Graeme Smith and Paris Munro catch up about the new podcast QUEER & THE BEAT... featuring an exclusive chat with MARTIN IKIN. DJ / Producer since 1991, Martin Ikin AKA: Soul Purpose, Indigo, MIGrant, DJ Mayhem, etc etc… Too many Aliases to mention them all… As well as producing, DJing, spending years employed as an in-house engineer at several recording studios, he’s also studied jazz piano, has been bandleader of several jazz funk outfits, is still gigging, session playing and teaching piano today. After over 10 years of releasing music on other labels, Martin launched his own label – Soul Purpose Records in 2003, as a stable for his own productions. With artists such as Juliet Roberts, Elisabeth Troy, Angie Brown, Mary Pearce & Bryan Chambers joining the camp straight away and letting the music do the talking, Soul Purpose Records has now built a reputation for quality house music with numerous chart Number 1’s under its belt, and is going from strength to strength. Now DJing and producing under his real name, Ikin has released on the most respected labels in the scene, including Toolroom, Repopulate Mars, Lost and OFF Recordings. Ikin’s remix credentials include names such Mariah Carey, Jamiroquai, Joey Negro, MAW, Grant Nelson, Hardsoul, Ron Carroll and many, many more. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E12 · Wed, March 01, 2023
JP FROM CASH CASH CHATS EXCLUSIVELY TO PARIS MUNRO: QUEER & THE BEAT
Featuring exclusive interview highlights with JP from Cash Cash talking about mental heath and music. Graeme Smith chats to Gaydio radio presenter Paris Munro about the launch of their brand new podcast ‘Queer & The Beat’.Based in Manchester, the queer nonbinary presenter currently hosts the Gaydio Breakfast show weekdays from 7am. They have a passion for music, and love being goofy with their guests on the show. As well as being on the radio, they also host events and stages during pride season, as well as interviewing artists on red carpets - most recently for Gaydio at The Brits. Also a member of The Brits and The Heavy Music Awards voting academies, Paris really wants to help pave the way for marginalised communities in music.Cash Cash is a US based group from New Jersey. The group consists of three DJs / musicians: brothers Jean Paul Makhlouf, Alex Makhlouf and Samuel Frisch. They produce, record, mix and master all their music together as a trio. The group's highest-charting song to date is their RIAA platinum-certified single "Take Me Home", which features vocals by Bebe Rexha. Throughout their career, they have released a wide range of original songs featuring diverse artists such as, John Rzeznik of the Goo Goo Dolls, Nelly, Wiz Khalifa, Lukas Graham, Christina Perri, Busta Rhymes, among many more. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E11 · Thu, February 16, 2023
SHIVANI DAVE - A DARK WEEK FOR THE TRANS COMMUNITY
Graeme is talking to Shivani Dave on the morning after the Manchester and London vigils following the horrific killing of Brianna Ghey in Warrington. The media and political landscape has become more transphobic than ever, we discuss the implications for the LGBTQ+ community. We also talk about the importance of keeping your cool when dealing with transphobia after Shivani’s recent appearances on Good Morning Britain and Talk Radio / Talk TV. Shivani is a Gen Z journalist, broadcaster, and physicist. They provide a youth audience with impartial news for a world that isn't via @OpenlyNews on TikTok for the Thompson Reuters Foundation. The channel focuses on LGBTQ+ issues around the world. On the weekends, Shivani hosts on Virgin Radio Chilled. They are also a producer for the award-winning, independent LGBTQ+ history podcast, The Log Books and they have since gone on to set up an audio production company focused on sharing untold stories. Shivani is in the Radio Academy's 30 under 30, the Attitude 101 Honours list, a British LGBT+ Award 'Top 10 Broadcaster' of 2022, and shortlisted as a British Podcast Award 'Rising Star'. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E10 · Mon, February 13, 2023
PREP & CHEMSEX: GREG OWEN
WARNING: THIS EPISODE CONTAINS DRUGS REFERENCES SOME PEOPLE IN RECOVERY MAY FIND TRIGGERING. Greg Owen has been called "one of the U.K.’s most vocal proponents of PrEP", describing himself as the "poster boy for PrEP in the UK". He is the PREP lead for Terrence Higgins Trust and talks frankly about the issues surrounding PREP, being HIV positive and issues surrounding chemsex. But did you know that Greg found out about PREP initially during his party days from a meth dealer at a sex party? Leading HIV researchers credit Greg and his campaign being a major force in the massive reduction in new HIV infections in the UK between 2015 and 2017. This despite the fact he was processing the news of his own HIV diagnosis, dealing with drugs issues and was homeless at the time. Here Graeme Smith and Greg Owen talk about the chemsex scene and how they both survived it and we hear Greg's thoughts on the question of whether PREP encourages people to take more sexual risks. Turns out it's not as simple as that. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E9 · Thu, February 09, 2023
QUEER HISTORY AND PREP: GREG OWEN
On this episode Graeme Smith catches up with the founder of iwantprepnow.co.uk and PREP lead for national UK HIV charity, Terrence Higgins Trust, Greg Owen. Greg is unique .... born in Belfast in the 80's he moved to London to study dance and drama... he like many of us has talked frankly about doing sex work and his experiences of chemsex. In fact... HIV researcher Sheena McCormack credits him with helping decrease the number of HIV diagnoses in the UK. From 2015–2016, the number of new diagnoses in London had decreased by 40%, while around the UK it was decreased by around a third. Owen recalls McCormack saying to him, "There are thousands of people who didn’t become HIV-positive this year because of you." In the first of a few epidodes , me and greg talked about prep in the context of LGBTQ+ history month, in the run up to him doing a talk at The University of Birmingham on this very subject a few days later. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E8 · Mon, February 06, 2023
THE GARETH THOMAS CASE: HIV AND THE LAW
Former Wales rugby captain Gareth Thomas has settled a legal dispute with an ex-partner who accused him of "deceptively" transmitting HIV to him. Ian Baum alleged Mr Thomas hid his HIV status and "failed to take reasonable care" to ensure he did not pass it on. The former British and Irish Lion said he had settled the case for £75,000 plus costs, but it was not an admission of liability or guilt. The reaction in the media and the comments on social media have been devastating for the mental health of people living with HIV, already too often marginalised and treated with suspicion. In this episode Graeme chats to Sarah Macadam the CEO of Thames Valley Positive support and Jessica Harding, the deputy CEO of the HIV charity. The two also host the award nominated podcast "The HIV podcast" and specialise in guiding both their service users and podcast listeners around the world through the legalities, facts and history of HIV. Here we hear their expert take on the issues this case has brought up. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E7 · Mon, January 30, 2023
WILL TRANSPHOBIA BREAK UP THE UK?
We gather the facts and consider the implications of the standoff between the Scottish and the UK Government over trans rights.After 5 years of consultations, the Scottish government set about updating their gender recognition laws and a coalition of Nicola Sturgeon’s SNP, The Greens and The Scottish Labour Party recently passed the Gender recognition act. The vote in the Scottish parliament was decisive 88 for, 33 against, 4 abstained, 4 no vote. This was a clear message that these changes had a majority in the Scottish parliament.In London... this Scottish reform bill was viewed as a big problem. But the UK is lagging behind the rest of the world, over 30 countries and regions across 4 continents have updated their gender recognition laws over the last decade. In fact when it comes to the rights of trans- non binary people, the UK is now 21st on a list of nations alongside Russia. After a quick summary of how we got to this position, Graeme Smith talks to Paris Munro about how all this feels from the perspective of someone who is trans-non binary. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Bonus · Wed, January 25, 2023
HOT TAKE: WAS LIAM SMITH HOMOPHOBIC TO CHRIS EUBANK JNR?
After the boxer Chris Eubank Jnr was on the receiving end of what sounded a lot like homophobic abuse from the boxer Liam Smith we listen to the exchange in full and talk about what happened. Is mens sport intrinsically homophobic?Are LGBTQ+ people often on the receiving end of this kind of dog whistle/ teenage boy banter?Graeme is joined by LGBTQ+ activist and radio producer Calum McFabulous to talk this through. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E5 · Mon, January 23, 2023
ARE THE CULTURE WARS COMING FOR YOU NEXT?
Right now it's trans people being vilified by the right wing press and government around the world. But beware, it could be you on the menu next in the culture wars. Maybe the real enemy is toxic masculinity? Another talk with Graeme Smith and Steven John. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E4 · Thu, January 19, 2023
SEX POSITIVE: TOPHER... THE SEX TECH EXPERT
Topher is the PR Brand Manager at Clonezone and a bit of a star on social media and more recently on TV sex documentaries. He gives sex and relationship advice to his Only Fans followers as well as making adult content and advising on the latest sex tech to consumers. He also gives advice to LGBTQ+ sex toy manufacturers in the development of new products. He's never happier than when he's replying to people's problems or dishing out sex advice or helping with problems. We're getting the lowdown on what the best sex tech there is out there right now for us all, talking about the basics of bottoming and getting some advice not only on douching, but the best douche to get and how often to change your douche! We also find out how he's found being on Only Fans and how he went from being kicked out of a rough school in East London for his own good, to ending up in Soho working in sex shops and about the time his mum had to ask him why a sex shop had called for him on the house phone. This episode was also filmed for a TV sex technology documentary on Channel 5. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E3 · Mon, January 16, 2023
DIVERSE COMPANIES ARE MORE PROFITABLE
Diversity and DEI in most organisations is seen as a nice to have, but more and more research shows that it creates more successful and profitable organisations. Steven John continues to talk about DEI and it's practical applications. Also how is the Conservative party one of the most diverse parties in UK politics, whilst not appearing to actively support progressive policies around the rights of women and monitories? featuring Graeme Smith and Steven John. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E2 · Sun, January 15, 2023
THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY HAS A RACISM PROBLEM
WARNING: THIS EPISODE CONTAINS CONTENT SOME PEOPLE WILL FIND DISTURBING.After the last episode of OUTCAST UK we had to turn off comments on our George Floyd chat after the video got the attention of people on Tik Tok denying that it was a murder and making baseless claims to discredit the victim and the family. We made this bonus episode to comment on this initially.Then it became important to also bare witness to the latest act of police violence against people of colour. In the United States, LA Police repeatedly tasered Keenan Anderson, an unarmed black man who later died in hospital, the latest in a wave of deaths at the hands of the LAPD in the first few weeks of 2023. The high school english teacher and father flagged officers down for help after a car accident. The same thing happened here, people began to blame the victim for their own death. There is a pattern.In the UK the case of Ngozi Fulani being victim blamed after flagging up what many believed to be evidence of structural racism in the royal household, later having the charity commission investigate her organisation. According to The Voice "SISTAH SPACE boss Ngozi Fulani was cleared of wrongdoing by the Charity Commission, but some are questioning why the charities regulator launched an investigation in the first place. The announcement of the investigation by government-appointed quango last month came after a torrent of race-hate on social media aimed at Fulani, and criticism of her in mainstream newspapers." News of her being cleared by the commisssion was not picked up by most of the UK press. What ties all these together? Victim blaming. Then moments before we made this bonus episode, a man in Manchester tweeted about his experience of racism from cis gender white gay men in the city. We're commenting on all of this in this hot take on all the issues our last episode brought up and what's happened in the world this first half of January 2023. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 E1 · Mon, January 09, 2023
THE IMPACT OF GEORGE FLOYD'S MURDER ON OUR RELATIONSHIPS
In 2020, during peak COVID lockdown, 18 months after Steven had moved from London to Liverpool to live with fiancé Graeme, an event happened thousands of miles away that shook the world and their relationship. It didn't just shake the social foundations of our society, it called on couples in mixed ethnicity relationships to confront the elephant in the room head on - STRUCTURAL RACISM. Within a week of the brutal public murder of George Floyd at the hands of police in the United States. Rates of depression and anxiety among African- Americans shot to higher rates than any other ethnic group, with 41 percent screening positive for at least one of those symptoms, data from the US Census Bureau showed. Whilst rates of anxiety and depression remained relatively flat among white people, black people everywhere have been effected mentally by what this period brought up for them, did their white friends get it? Accounts differ, but LGBTQ+ mixed ethnicity relationships are a good place to gauge the social change and learning that's been happening in our community. Steven John is DEI lead for a Manchester based tech business, he has hosted a series of talks and seminars for tech industry conferences in the UK around how DEI can be used to improve organisations. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S2 E8 · Mon, December 19, 2022
C*M CUISINE: A SELECTION OF SEMEN BASED RECIPES ... ( in paperback)
A late night random podcast chat on The Loud Brown Gays podcast between Graeme Smith and Nick Charles brought to light a little known corner of the culinary world... Cum Cuisine. After listener Aaron said he was pretty into it. Nick was grossed out, Graeme was intrigued.Off the back of this, Graeme got in touch with the author of the book "Human harvest"... the book of semen based recipes. The book 15 years ago was followed with a bartender edition of drinks to be made with semen as the ingredient and now Paul Photenhauer has brought out a book of recipes for beauty products with Semen as an ingredient. Yes even including the all important FACIAL!!!This episode is as interesting as it is hilarious. Bon Appetit x Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S2 E7 · Tue, December 06, 2022
QUEER MENTAL HEALTH: BEYOND YOUR CONFINES - PSYCHOTHERAPIST CHRIS WARREN DICKINS
Nobody knows more about being on the receiving end of people's fears and assumptions than LGBTQ+ people. But we are all pre programmed with these from the environment we grew up in. The less aware you are of your internal (mental) state , the more you become a prisoner of it, Why are some Queer people still internally homophobic and how does this impact their later lives? How does all this trauma impact us and prevent us from being our authentic selves free from anxiety ? LGBTQ+ mental health is the focus in this episode as Graeme Smith talks to the US based psychotherapist and author Chris Warren Dickins from his practice in New Jersey about his new book "Beyond your confines". The book aimed at people who are interested in seeking therapy but often are not able to. In this chat we learn some of the core messages and thinking behind "Beyond your confines" and learn methods to apply the these to our own lives. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S2 E6 · Thu, December 01, 2022
HIV - CHARITY AND COMMUNITY: WORLD AIDS DAY 2022 SPECIAL
This World AIDS Day we're getting together with people from leading UK regional HIV organisations looking at charity and community and the role they have played in the response to the HIV pandemic. With the absence of support from society generally, a hostile media and the initial medical outlook so bleak, it became the job of the community to provide hope and emotional support at first. But some of the initial groups are still with us and going strong pushing back on stigma and providing upto date education to a world that seems to have its view of HIV firmly set in a different age. G raeme Smith chats to the people in charge at Thames Valley Positive Support in Berkshire and George House Trust in Manchester. Both vital lifelines for people living with HIV since 1985. We're talking about how U+U and prep have changed the game and how a huge number of HIV positive people have lived in fear of being criminalised even until recently. We're also talking about the rights of people living with HIV when it comes to getting tattoos. In an episode packed with queer history, old news reports, first hand accounts and some exceptionally raw and personal reflection. We're also hearing how Manchester Pride this year took a moment to reflect at the annual HIV vigil with the reading of poem This Quilted History, written and read at the event by Jay Mitra leading the candlelit reflection. It sounds even more poignant this world aids day. With thanks to Sarah Macadam the Chief Executive of Thames Valley Positive Support, Jessica Harding, deputy CEO at TVPS, The HIV Podcast, Darren Knight, the CEO of George House trust and to Jay Mitra. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S2 E5 · Wed, October 12, 2022
IN FROM THE SIDE: THE GAY RUGBY MOVIE
Graeme chats to Carl Loughlin who plays the character Gareth from new movie "In from the side"... the story based on an illicit love affair in a gay rugby team. The film stars Alexander Lincoln (formerly Jamie Tate in Emmerdale) and Alexander King. Wirral born Carl plays the team bully Gareth but draws on some of his own earlier life experience to bring to the role. He gets together one early October morning in Liverpool with Graeme to talk gay trauma, bullying and how the LGBTQ+ community needs a positive feel good love story like this on the big screen. THIS IS OUTCAST UK Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S2 E4 · Tue, July 26, 2022
COMING OUT AS TRANSMASCULINE NON BINARY - LIVE ON NATIONAL RADIO: PARIS MUNRO
Paris Munro is one part of the breakfast show on the worlds biggest LGBTQ+ station - Gaydio. The UK national LGBTQ radio network. On the Paris and Dave breakfast show he came out as TRANSMASCULINE NON BINARY in early 2022 and since then listeners have shared in the experience with Paris. Graeme Smith headed into the studios of Gaydio in Manchester in mid June 2022 to see how it had all gone so far and hear Paris' story. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S2 E3 · Thu, February 17, 2022
THE UNEXPECTED HISTORY OF THE PINK POUND- DR JUSTIN BENGRY
QUEER HISTORY IS ALL OF OUR HISTORYDR JUSTIN BENGRY, DIRECTOR OF QUEER HISTORY AT GOLDSMITH'S, UNIVERSITY OF LONDONJust as the news landed that the worlds first and only Masters course in Queer History was being axed, alongside the UK's only Black History Masters in a round of cuts. Graeme catches up with The Director of Queer History at Goldsmiths, University of London, Dr Justin Bengry. We learn about ‘The Unexpected History of the Pink Pound’. and his work with Historic England on the history of Queer spaces outside of London.In the 1970s and 1980s an increasing variety of openly gay-oriented newspapers, magazines, clubs, and bars appeared, but it was not until the 1990s that terms like the ‘pink pound’, ‘pink dollar’, or ‘pink economy’ gained a foothold in marketing texts and everyday language. And yet, a longer history remains untold.In this talk based on a decade of research into the history of the Pink Pound, Dr Justin Bengry uncovers more than a century of evidence that shows how business has been fascinated with LGBTQ people. History shows us that long before Pride sponsorships and glossy magazines capitalism and homosexuality have been intertwined.We also hear about how a cruising spot at a public toilets in Liverpool made history and inspired a unique piece of art!LGBTQIA+ History is the social history of our society. We're here for learning more about our queer and in the closet ancestors! Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S2 E2 · Mon, February 07, 2022
SEX WORK CONFESSIONS & RACISM IN THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY
Nick Charles is back in the studio chatting to Graeme Smith over ONE can of Elvis Juice IPA (6%) It's a whole, six months after they first caught up to chat in episode 1.Lots has changed and Nick's last episode with Graeme got hundreds of thousands of views on Tik Tok when Nick opened up about claiming asylum in the UK and his experience of extreme homophobic attacks in Trinidad and Tobago before he left in 2010.Graeme confesses to doing bits of escorting work to survive when he was out of work... but it turns out this was in Nick's current bedroom of his flat share in Manchester. You couldn't make this up.Nick also gives his lowdown on the recent racism controversy around a well known LGBTQ+ venue and a staff member sharing a racist meme. Is there ever any excuse for this kind of behaviour? Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S2 E1 · Tue, February 01, 2022
SWITCHBOARD & THE LOG BOOKS
Graeme catches up with the chair of SWITCHBOARD and host of The Log Books podcast, Natasha Walker for the start of LGBT history month.The Log Books are an award-winning history of LGBTQ+ life in Britain as noted by volunteers at Switchboard.As a helpline for anyone who wants to talk about gender identity and sexuality, Switchboard has been hearing about, and helping, queer life since 1974.Now held in the archive at the Bishopsgate Institute, the volunteers’ log books offer a unique insight into the range of issues facing LGBTQ+ people in Britain in the 70s, 80s and 90s.Stories range from police entrapping gay men meeting for sex in toilets, to women losing custody of their children for being lesbians, to people kicked out of pubs for wearing pro-gay badges and to those struggling with their gender identity before anyone had the right language to help them.The log books laugh and cry with the real lives of runaways and disco-dancers, with isolated fishermen phoning to chat and people unsure about how to have sex.The logbooks podcast is an award winning project showcasing the UK's untold LGBTQ+ history and Natasha is cohost and Producer. Here she chat's about the Logbooks, giving us an insight into the UK's social history that isn't often seen. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 E6 · Fri, December 24, 2021
STEPHANIE HIRST: TRANSITIONING IN THE PUBLIC EYE: PART 2
PART 2 OF 2Stephanie Hirst is an LGBT+ icon and also a broadcasting legend. She has spent her entire adult life hosting radio shows, winning awards for her breakfast shows, hosting segments with Lorraine Kelly on Good Morning Britain and she was the host of the UK national commercial chart show for many years.In 2014 she dramatically quit her breakfast show, Hirsty's Daily Dose and later appeared on the Steven Nolan programme on BBC Radio 5 Live to go public on her gender transition. Since then she has appeared in The Independent on Sunday's Rainbow list of the 101 most influential LGBTQ+ people in the UK and been given an honorary doctorate by Leeds Beckett University for her LGBT activism.Here she chats to her former colleague Graeme Smith about her life, her career and her transition for the first time across two episodes. Stephanie Hirst gives one of the most in depth and personal interviews she has ever given.Please rate and comment wherever you listen.Follow us on Tik Tok and Instagram @playoutcastuk Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 E5 · Fri, December 24, 2021
STEPHANIE HIRST: TRANSITIONING IN THE PUBLIC EYE: PART 1
PART 1 OF 2Stephanie Hirst is an LGBTQ+ icon and also a broadcasting legend. She has spent her entire adult life hosting radio shows, winning awards for her breakfast shows, hosting segments with Lorraine Kelly on Good Morning Britain and she was the host of the UK national commercial chart show for many years.In 2014 she dramatically quit her breakfast show, Hirsty's Daily Dose and later appeared on the Steven Nolan programme on BBC Radio 5 Live to go public on her gender transition. Since then she has appeared in The Independent on Sunday's Rainbow list of the 101 most influential LGBTQ+ people in the UK and been given an honorary doctorate by Leeds Beckett University for her LGBT activism.Here she chats to her former colleague Graeme Smith about her life, her career and her transition for the first time across two episodes. Stephanie Hirst gives one of the most in depth and personal interviews she has ever given.Please rate and comment wherever you listen.Follow us on Tik Tok and Instagram @playoutcastuk Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wed, December 22, 2021
STEPHANIE HIRST: TRANSITIONING IN THE PUBLIC EYE ( 3/3)
Stephanie Hirst is one of the most accomplished radio broadcasters in the UK. With countless awards and accolades under her belt, she is also a trustee of the Radio Academy and famous to millions of listeners. She has won Sony Radio awards, hosted segments on Good Morning Britain with Lorraine, hosted tens of thousands of hours of breakfast radio as the anchor of Hirsty's Daily Dose and took over from Neil Fox to host the national commercial radio network chart show Hit40UK weekly to millions of listeners across the country for many years. But behind the scenes there was an issue occupying her head. A "finagle of confusion" in her own words. In 2013 she appeared on BBC Radio 5 Live with Stephen Nolan to announce that she had stepped back from her radio work for a break and was to undergo gender reassignment surgery. Since then she has shared her experiences of coming out as trans, how it changed her work, how she felt about herself, how she got where she is today. But now in one epic three parter, she talks at length to Graeme Smith, her former colleague of many years, about the experiences of her life so far and her transition. Stephanie Hirst gives one of the most in depth and personal interviews she has ever given. Please rate and comment on this podcast wherever you are listening.
Wed, December 22, 2021
STEPHANIE HIRST : extreme coming out stories (2/3) TRANSITIONING IN THE PUBLIC EYE
PART 2 Stephanie Hirst is one of the most accomplished radio broadcasters in the UK. With countless awards and accolades under her belt, she is also a trustee of the Radio Academy and famous to millions of listeners. She has won Sony Radio awards, hosted segments on Good Morning Britain with Lorraine, hosted tens of thousands of hours of breakfast radio as the anchor of Hirsty's Daily Dose and took over from Neil Fox to host the national commercial radio network chart show Hit40UK weekly to millions of listeners across the country for many years. But behind the scenes there was an issue occupying her head. A "finagle of confusion" in her own words. In 2013 she appeared on BBC Radio 5 Live with Stephen Nolan to announce that she had stepped back from her radio work for a break and was to undergo gender reassignment surgery. Since then she has shared her experiences of coming out as trans, how it changed her work, how she felt about herself, how she got where she is today. But now in one epic three parter, she talks at length to Graeme Smith, her former colleague of many years, about the experiences of her life so far and her transition. Stephanie Hirst gives one of the most in depth and personal interviews she has ever given. Please rate and comment on this podcast wherever you are listening.
Wed, December 22, 2021
STEPHANIE HIRST: extreme coming out stories. TRANSITIONING
PART 1 OF 3: THIS IS A MUST LISTEN Stephanie Hirst is one of the most accomplished radio broadcasters in the UK. With countless awards and accolades under her belt, she is also a trustee of the Radio Academy and famous to millions of listeners. She has won Sony Radio awards, hosted segments on Good Morning Britain with Lorraine, hosted tens of thousands of hours of breakfast radio as the anchor of Hirsty's Daily Dose and took over from Neil Fox to host the national commercial radio network chart show Hit40UK weekly to millions of listeners across the country for many years. But behind the scenes there was an issue occupying her head. A "finagle of confusion" in her own words. In 2013 she appeared on BBC Radio 5 Live with Stephen Nolan to announce that she had stepped back from her radio work for a break and was to undergo gender reassignment surgery. Since then she has shared her experiences of coming out as trans, how it changed her work, how she felt about herself, how she got where she is today. But now in one epic three parter, she talks at length to Graeme Smith, her former colleague of many years, about the experiences of her life so far and her transition. Stephanie Hirst gives one of the most in depth and personal interviews she has ever given. Please rate and comment on this podcast wherever you are listening.
S1 E4 · Wed, December 15, 2021
QUEER MENTAL HEALTH SURVIVAL SKILLS - Help from an LGBTQ+ psychotherapist
Chris Warren-Dickins LLB MA LPC is a New York based author, psychotherapist and LGBTQ+ mental health expert.His new book Beyond the Blue aims to help people develop mental health survival tools so we caught up with him the week before Christmas. LGBTQ+ people are 1.5 times more likely to develop depression. Gay men are 4 times as likely to commit suicide than the rest of the population and 46 percent of trans people have thought about ending their life. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 E3 · Thu, December 02, 2021
LIAM STONIER MCDONALD: CHEMSEX, ADDICTIONS AND PREP
THIS EPISODE CONTAINS HEAVY DRUGS AND SEXUAL REFERENCES, ALONGSIDE OPINIONS SOME PEOPLE MAY FIND UPSETTING.Liam Stonier McDonald is the bad boy of the LGBTQ art world, he is an internationally famous artist who's work sells for tens of thousands of dollars. His niche is his parents addictions and his own experiences in the underground chemsex scene in London and Chicago. He talks about his work and his thoughts on the chemsex problem facing the gay community and also about his own controversial thoughts on PREP which he himself is on. Liam is holding up a mirror to the underbelly of our community and some people really don't like it.He met up with Graeme Smith in London recently to explain all. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 E2 · Sun, November 21, 2021
JAY HAWKRIDGE - TIK TOK HIV ACTIVIST
JAY HAWKRIDGE opened a Tik Tok account in November 2020, aimed at reducing HIV stigma following his own positive HIV diagnosis months earlier. Since then he's gone out of his way to educate and inform on what it means to HIV positive in the 2020's. Often this means facing down extreme prejudice in the comments to his social media videos. Now a year on from beginning his campaign he is a Tik Tok UK LGBTQ+ ambassador, he's featured in a new major TV documentary for Sky and is ready to tell his story at length for the first time in a catchup with Graeme Smith in Liverpool ahead of World Aids Day 2021. Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Trailer · Fri, November 19, 2021
JAY HAWKRIDGE - THE HIV ACTIVIST TELLS HIS STORY - EXTREME COMING OUT STORIES
EXTREME COMING OUT STORIES - PREVIEW Jay Hawkridge tells his story in his own words over a half hour special.
S1 E1 · Sun, November 14, 2021
NICK CHARLES - CLAIMING LGBTQ+ ASYLUM IN THE UK
NICK CHARLES is a podcaster, panellist and presenter born in Trinidad and Tobago. A decade ago he was forcibly outed by his then boyfriend and made to undergo a form of conversion therapy forcing to flee to the UK to claim asylumHere he talks in depth about how his experience of extreme homophobia at home has meant he is determined to be his authentic self. There is also a very unfiltered chat about male sexual behaviour in immigration detention centres. THIS IS OUTCAST UKhead to playoutcastuk.com for the latest news, all our social links and info or search playoutcastUK on Instagram and Tik Tok Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review. We're on Insta and TikTok @playoutcastuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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