Speak Out

By OutWrite Newsmagazine

Speak Out is the radio show/podcast made by OutWrite Newsmagazine, the oldest queer college publication in the nation established in 1979 at the University of California, Los Angeles. A mix of talk

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How many episodes does Speak Out have?

The podcast currently has 73 episodes available.

Speak Out episodes:

June 10, 2023 Protecting Queer Spaces and Other Lessons We've Learned So Far
The Speak Out crew recount their queer journeys in college! This is our final episode until September, so we hope you enjoy.
0:00 Intro
1:15 Joining OutWrite and our first contributions
20:58 Keeping our spaces safe and functioning
31:22 Our role within the queer community
36:55 Fighting back to protect queer spaces and making them better (+ an intersectional PSA)
44:59 Growing while keeping in touch with history
52:03 Embracing the messiness of queer identity
56:27 Holding on to community through the hate
1:02:01 Advice and revelations
1:11:47 Our final farewell
Check out the graduates' work!
Christopher: https://outwritenewsmag.org/?s=christopher+Ikonomou
Judah: https://outwritenewsmag.org/?s=judah+c
Kelly: https://outwritenewsmag.org/?s=kelly+doherty
Lily: https://outwritenewsmag.org/?s=mieko+tsurumoto
Lorely: https://outwritenewsmag.org/?s=lorely+guzman
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1h 13min
June 05, 2023 The Highs and Lows of Queer Relationships, Sex, and Romance
The Speak Out crew talk about queer relationships! They discuss dating apps, romantic ambiguity, making the first move, sober spaces, different types of relationships, the institution of marriage, the nuclear family, queer and trans sex, gender roles, and Glee.
37:54 - 41:32 Explicit mentions of sex!
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1h 1min
May 27, 2023 Online vs. Offline: Where Does Queer Community Thrive?
The Speak Out crew talk the pros and cons of finding queer identity, culture, and community online.
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1h 4min
May 21, 2023 Ranking LGBTQ+ Pride Flags TIERLIST
The Speak Out crew rank a bunch of pride flags!
0:00 Intro
1:47 Rainbow
3:31 Progress Pride
6:26 Gilbert Baker 1978
9:12 Philly Pride
12:39 Transgender
16:33 Lesbian
19:10 Gay Man
21:14 Bisexual
25:31 Nonbinary
28:05 Genderqueer
30:20 Genderfluid
34:05 Pansexual
36:26 Polysexual
38:02 Omnisexual
41:11 Asexual
46:29 Aromantic
48:13 Demisexual
50:10 Agender
52:26 Aroace
54:29 Bigender
55:38 Demigirl / Demiboy
57:02 Intersex
59:17 Aegosexual
1:01:24 Honorable Mentions
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1h 7min
May 14, 2023 Queer Am I the Asshole Part 2!
The Speak Out crew judge queer-themed r/AITA posts from Reddit... again!
(0:00) Intro
(00:44) Inviting the abuser to birthday dinner?
(10:06) Accusing my sister of being a fake lesbian?
(18:23) Outing my trans cousin?
(24:43) Internet Culture Interlude
(32:21) Abandoning my trans daughter for The Boys
(44:57) Networking with homophobes
(55:26) Ending on a positive note
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58min
May 06, 2023 Queer Joy Is Real: Living as a Queer Asian American
Christopher interviews some OutWrite staff about their experiences as queer Asian American people! They talk realizing their identities, coming out, hidden impacts of colonization, men being stinky, favorite queer Asian representation, the false dichotomy of choosing race or queerness, not fitting in, advice for youth, and finding gaysian community.
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50min
April 30, 2023 Let's Go Lesbians!: Celebrating Lesbian Visibility Week
The Speak Out crew interview a platoon of lesbians for Lesbian Visibility Week! They discuss their favorite lesbians, realizing your identity, lesbian gender expression, things to love about being a lesbian, appreciating the lesbian community, the male gaze, and advice for prospective lesbians. (They almost get through the whole thing without a single man! Almost.)
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51min
April 22, 2023 Am I the Asshole?: Queer Edition
The Speak Out crew judge queer-themed posts from r/AITA, plus a couple of our own!
(0:00) Intro
(3:03) Oblivious trans reunion
(6:38) Resenting partner’s transition? (self-written)
(16:51) Keep your gender out of my vacation!
(25:07) Be straight, get rich quick!
(31:48) Random women hate that I’m gay
(38:03) Get landlord’d, homophobe
(45:14) Outing my son before he’s ready?
(52:59) Is cheating worse than a hate crime?
TL;DR: Be gay and don't be an asshole!
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1h 6min
April 15, 2023 Making Our Own World: Queer Headcanons, Tinhatting, and The Great Gatsby
The Speak Out crew talk all things headcanon! They discuss their favorite headcanons, shipping, authorial intent and death of the author, making your own canon, tinhatting and conspiracies, and the weird show about dogs that's actually about men who are actually cats sometimes.
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58min
April 08, 2023 Am I Gay Quizzes and Growing Up Queer
The Speak Out crew talk growing up queer in the internet age. They discuss Tumblr and the queer-coded things they enjoyed as kids, and take an infamous Am I Gay quiz live!
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50min

FAQs about Speak Out:

How many episodes does Speak Out have?

The podcast currently has 73 episodes available.