On this episode, Trevor Ladner — Harvard student, and in small-town Mississippi, the drag artist known as “Miss Annie Thang” — talks to host Justin Mitchell about discovering his passion for performing, and defining his own sense of self. Plus, a special announcement from Evan Wolfson and our friends behind the new documentary “The Freedom to Marry”!

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On this bonus episode of "Out Here in America," Grammy- and Emmy-nominated comedian Tig Notaro talks to host Justin Mitchell about filming her Amazon show, "One Mississippi" at home in the Deep South; the show's portrayal of her stepfather, Bill; and how the upcoming second season will be packed with "more truth, and more fiction, equally."

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On this episode, Grammy- and Emmy-nominated comedian Tig Notaro talks to host Justin Mitchell about marrying her partner Stephanie in the Deep South; the birth of their twin boys, Max and Finn; the parts of Notaro's show, "One Mississippi," that mirror her own LGBTQ experience; and her hope for equality in the state that she loves.

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On the debut episode of Out Here in America, Pulse nightclub shooting survivor Chris Hansen talks to host Justin Mitchell about his role helping to save the lives of Jose "Junior" Martinez and Kaliesha Andino during the massacre, his decision to leave small-town Arkansas for a city more welcoming of the LGBTQ community, and finding hope and strength in Orlando a year after one of the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history.

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Recorded in McClatchy's Biloxi, Miss., Sun Herald newsroom, Justin Mitchell hosts an interview-driven narrative podcast featuring military veterans, church leaders, celebrities and others giving voice to the LGBTQ experience in the historically conservative, traditionally religious Heartland and Deep South. Season 1, “Southern Roots,” debuts June 12.

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