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  • Out at Work

    — Asa Sevelius is principal of the Heath School in Brookline, Mass.

    — Clair Farley is the director of economic development at the San Francisco LGBT Center; Mia Satya is an employment services specialist with the center's Trans Employment Program.

    — Check out the results from our Out at Work survey, plus a whole bunch of resources for navigating being queer on the job.

    Special thanks to Mandy Naglich, Anna Burke, and Alison Morgenstern.

    Episode scoring by Jeremy Bloom with additional music by Drake Stafford ("Matte Black") and Evan Schaeffer ("Sisyphus"). Theme by Alexander Overington.

    31 min
  • This Awful Side of Me

    You don't accept it or you don't understand it?

    — Lewis Wallace is a magazine editor and radio producer in North Carolina.

    — Liza Yeager is a senior at Brown University, where she co-founded Now Here This.

    Episode scoring by Jeremy Bloom with additional music by Anamorphic Orchestra ("Signs of Life"). Theme by Alexander Overington.

    26 min
  • Absence Of

    You don't know what you don't know.

    — Jordan Crucchiola is an associate editor at Vulture, where this spring she wrote "An Asexual's Defense of Jughead Kissing Betty on Riverdale."

    — Ben Schwartz is a LARP writer at the Wayfinder Experience.

    Episode scoring by Jeremy Bloom with additional music by Drake Stafford ("In Heaven"), Age of Escapism ("Done With Disco" and "Start Over"), Kai Engel ("Daedalus" and "Low Horizon"), and Ultra Cat ("Disco High"). Theme by Alexander Overington.

    30 min
  • Tegan & Sara & Abby & Josh

    Sibling relationships can be tricky.

    — Tegan & Sara are about to hit the road for "The Con X: Tour," which marks the 10th anniversary of their breakout album.

    — Abby Holtzman is a radio producer working now at WAMU and NPR's The Big Listen. Her brother Josh is in his first year at Oberlin College. They only look like twins.

    Episode scoring by Jeremy Bloom with additional music by Andy Cohen ("A Perceptible Shift") and Juanitos ("Mondo Wack"). Theme by Alexander Overington.

    18 min
  • Oliver Sipple

    On Sept. 22, 1975, Oliver Sipple went for a walk. The rest is history.

    — Latif Nasser is the director of research at Radiolab.

    — Tracie Hunte is a reporter at Radiolab.

    This episode was produced by Matt Kielty, Annie McEwen, Latif Nasser, and Tracie Hunte. Nancy theme by Alexander Overington.

    1 hr 6 min
  • Different in Two Ways

    Ryan Haddad is a writer and actor with a one-man show about hooking up, dating, and intimacy. He also has cerebral palsy. Please don't call him inspirational.

    — Ryan Haddad is a New York-based writer and performer. His one-man show is called "Hi, Are You Single?"

    This week's episode was recorded live at the Now Hear This podcast festival. Special thanks to Chris Bannon, John DeLore, Chris Hartnett, and the entire Now Hear This team.

    Episode scoring by Jeremy Bloom with additional engineering by Matt Boynton. Additional music by Kevin MacLeod ("Slow Burn") and Anamorphic Orchestra ("Radiant Flux"). Theme by Alexander Overington.

    20 min
  • Will and Grace Are Back! (But Should They Be?)

    The world's changed since the groundbreaking sitcom went off the air. Eleven years later, does Will & Grace still have something to say?

    — Alex Jung is a staff writer at Vulture, where he covers entertainment and culture.

    — New episodes of "Will & Grace" air Thursdays on NBC starting Sept. 28. You can watch episodes from the series' original run on Hulu.

    Episode scoring by Jeremy Bloom. Theme by Alexander Overington.

    20 min
  • Somewhat Out

    It's easy to feel invisible.

    — Chirlane McCray, New York City's first lady, spoke to us about the new NYC Unity Project. Her 1979 essay in Essence is called "I Am A Lesbian."

    — Rich Bellis is an associate editor at Fast Company, where he covers the intersection of LGBT issues, business, and leadership.

    — Join our "Out at Work" project by taking our quick survey.

    Episode scoring by Jeremy Bloom. Theme by Alexander Overington.

    25 min
  • I See You, I Love You

    If you don't see something, say something.

    — Gaby Dunn and Allison Raskin produce a YouTube series called Just Between Us. They have a new YA book called "I Hate Everyone But You."

    — Vivek Shraya is the author of "The Boy and the Bindi," a children's book illustrated by Rajni Perera. (Here's the research she cites about diversity in books for kids.)

    Special thanks this week to Daniel Guillemette.

    Episode scoring by Jeremy Bloom. Theme by Alexander Overington.

    24 min
  • Does Your Boss Know You're Gay?

    Twenty-eight states lack employment protections for LGBT people. And what federal protections do exist are under new attack.

    — This episode is part of our Out at Work series. Take our quick survey to tell us about your experience being queer at work.

    — Find out what protections you have with this state-by-state guide from Lambda Legal.

    — Mark Joseph Stern covers law and LGBTQ issues for Slate.

    Episode scoring by Jeremy Bloom with additional music by Podington Bear ("Lightfeet"), Arne Bang Huseby ("Stormy Blues"), and Anamorphic Orchestra ("Radiant Flux"). Theme by Alexander Overington.

    24 min

About Nancy

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BFF Kathy Tu and Tobin Low are super queer, super fun and ready to take over your podcast feed. Join them for provocative stories and frank conversations about the LGBTQ experience today. Because everyone’s a little bit gay.

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