Out & About in Canada: Recent Episodes
Out & About In Canada
Interview with actor Ryan Ali, on the eve of the theatrical debut of the film Queen Tut.
Following the loss of their closest loved ones, a newly-arrived Egyptian immigrant, Nabil (Ryan Ali), and a trans drag mother, Malibu (Alexandra Billings), find solace in the blossoming friendship they discover with each other. As Malibu teaches Nabil in the ways of drag and Nabil helps Malibu's effort to save her queer bar from "renoviction," they realize that their efforts to cling to the past are holding them back from manifesting the legacy their loved ones would have wanted for them.
Brock McGillis is the first openly gay professional hockey player in the world, and he joins Out & About during the first leg of his Canada wide Culture Shift Tour. Visiting 100 minor hockey teams in 100 days, Brock is on a mission to ensure the game of hockey takes important strides to be a welcoming space.
Learn more about the tour: https://www.brockmcgillis.com/tour
Katrina Teitz is a Vancouver based Queer BIPOC actor/singer/dancer, and is starring as Snow White (along with several other characters in the two-person show) in Carousel Theatre's upcoming production of Snow White!
You can find her on all socials at @Katrinateitz
This is our interview with author and film-maker Michael V. Smith, before the Canadian premiere of his new intimate documentary The Floating Man, which unpacks his journey as a radical drag performer and genderqueer.
Inspired by Agnès Varda, The Floating Man is a unique blend of DIY documentary, road trip, performance art, and videopoem. In this intimate self-portrait by a self-described sissy, The Floating Man examines Michael's journey of discovering his gender.
The Floating Man is an uplifting and timely film about gender fluidity and the power of art to transform a life.
The Floating Man: Canadian Film Premiere on October 22, 2023, 6:30pm at UBC Robson
Juno-nominated singer-songwriter Tafari Anthony joined Glen in studio to talk about his latest single, Evermore, and his upcoming album, When I Met Your Girlfriend, being released Nov. 10.
Tafari Anthony has self-released three EPs, and recently signed with 604 Records. His EP The Way You See Me was nominated for Adult Contemporary Album of The Year at the 2022 JUNO Awards. A constant in Tafari’s releases is his powerfully expansive range, dynamic vocal texture, and commitment to putting queer love and relationships at the forefront of his songs.
Gerald, Glen and Adam are joined by Vancouver comedian and actor Sasha Mark. Sasha is the host of "The Sasha Ha-Ha Show", Co-Host of "Camp! Comedy!", and stars in the short horror film Terror/Forming, which showed at the Vancouver Queer Film Festival (VQFF).
The guys then chat with Andy Holmes, a PhD student and researcher of "Queer Stuff", about the relationship between the queer community and the police. What caused the huge shift in that relationship from the 1981 Toronto Bathhouse Raids to the Police Chief marching in the 2005 Toronto Pride Parade?
Glen & Gerald are back together in studio, just in time for Pride festivities in Vancouver, and listen to Matthew Presidente's latest release, Sungold. The guys chat about coming out... again, and again, and again. And where do the quiet gays go?
Gerald and Glen are gearing up for Pride Weekend in Vancouver!
They have an interview with Charlie Hidalgo, the Artistic Director for the Vancouver Queer Film Festival, which is happening August 10-20, 2023 in Vancouver and available online across BC.
Then they are joined in studio by Teiya Kasahara, a queer/trans non-binary opera singer and theatre creator. Teiya is performing The Butterfly Project August 5, 2023 as part of the Powell Street Festival, a reimagining of Puccini’s opera, Madama Butterfly.
Des Hume joins the guys in studio to discuss their upcoming album FM.Era. Being released June 23, this genre-bending album explores several musical tastes and styles, mimicing the FM explorations of a young Des Hume.
Get the album on Bandcamp: https://deshume.bandcamp.com/album/fm-era
Originally aired on CFRO 100.5FM, Vancouver's Co-op Radio Station. Follow us on Instagram @OutAndAbout.ca, and follow Des Hume @Des.Hume
Glen is joined by Jeff Cancade, the man behind the gaylien artist Devours. Devours is essential queer electropop, and he is putting out his newest album Homecoming Queen. His 4th LP, written at the start of COVID, Homecoming Queen continues the storyline of Devours as they return to Earth.
Originally aired on CFRO 100.5FM, Vancouver's Co-op Radio Station. Follow us on Instagram @OutAndAbout.ca, and follow Devours @Devours.UFO
Gerald continues his big gay tour of Asia, joining Glen all the way from Thailand. The guys talk about gay rights in India, ladyboys in Thailand, and Gerald has an interview with Udie, owner of a gay bar in Khao Lak. Originally aired April 20, 2023 on CFRO 100.5FM, Vancouver's Co-op Radio station. Follow us on Instagram @OutAndAbout.ca
Glen is joined by author Hazel Jane Plante, to talk about her upcoming novel Any Other City, the fictional memoir of a semi-famous trans indie rock musician. Gerald's big gay trip continues from Thailand, and he brings an interview with the creator of the Gay Hanoi Tour.
Get a copy of Any Other City from publisher Arsenal Pulp Press: https://arsenalpulp.com/Books/A/Any-Other-City
Originally aired April 13, 2023 on CFRO 100.5FM, Vancouver's Co-op Radio station. Follow us on Instagram @OutAndAbout.ca
Our first international episode! This is but the start of Gerald's international travels, and he has a couple of interviews from Japan. First up is his interview with Mame, a 30somethings openly gay man in Osaka. Gerald also interviews Daniel & Franceso, a couple of gay international models travelling in Osaka. Glen also discusses the ongoing controversy with North American sports attempting to celebrate/include the LGBTQ+ community.
Originally aired April 6, 2023 on CFRO 100.5FM, Vancouver's Co-Op radio. Follow us on Instagram @OutAndAbout.ca
Glen & Gerald chat about drag storytime, the rumour that St. Patrick was gay and legal protections catching up to public sentiment around gay rights. This is the last show before Gerald takes Out & About on the road to Asia...Originally aired March 16, 2023 on CFRO 100.5FM, Vancouver's Co-op Radio station. Follow Out And About on Instagram @OutAndAbout.ca
Just a Small Town Gay... Glen & Gerald chat about Queering the Map, a community generated mapping platform for digitally archiving LGBTQ+ experiences. Glen learns about the gay legendary composer Cole Porter. Drag is a political art form!Originally aired March 9, 2023 on CFRO 100.5FM, Vancouver's Co-Op radio. Follow us on Instagram @OutAndAbout.ca
On this episode, Glen & Gerald are joined in studio by actor Chris Carson, fresh off his performance as a gay basketball-obsessed teenager in the critically acclaimed film Golden Delicious. Chris talks about his journey as an actor, exercising his creative muscles, and positive portrayals of happy queer stories and Asian-Canadian stories. Check out Chris on Instagram here: @ChrisPCarson9
Golden Delicious is a classic queer coming-of-age drama in the digital age, written by Gorman Lee and directed by Jason Karman. Since it's debut at the Vancouver International Film Festival, Golden Delicious has now been shown around the globe and received many awards, including Outstanding Feature Film at the Toronto ReelWorld Film Festival, Best Feature Narrative, Best Overall Feature and Best Overall Performance at the Vancouver Asian Film Festival. Check out Golden Delicious on Instagram here: @GoldenDeliciousFilm
This episode was originally aired on Co-Op Radio, CFRO 100.5fm in Vancouver.
Glen & Gerald are joined by guest host Adam Beggs, host of the podcast The Closet: Journeys of Coming Out. Gay icons, accidental or not! We experienced some intergenerational differences live on air on this one! The guys also chit chatted about gay rights in countries around the world, and gay rights history. Do we talk about Gay History enough?
This episode was originally aired Feb 23, 2023 on Co-Op Radio, CFRO 100.5fm in Vancouver.
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Glen escaped to Mexico, so Gerald is joined by guest host Adam Beggs from the podcast The Closet: Journeys of Coming Out. Gerald and Adam chit chat about the film industry and the arts in Vancouver. Adam drops some hard truths about dating as a gay man in Vancouver, and Gerald gives his secrets from being gay married for 30+ years.
This episode was originally aired Feb 16, 2023 on Co-Op Radio, CFRO 100.5fm in Vancouver, BC
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Glen & Gerald chat about the LGBTQ+ identity and family, politics, and Everything, Everywhere All At Once.
Episode originally aired Feb. 2, 2023 on Co-Op Radio, CFRO 100.5fm in Vancouver.
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February 6, 2020 episode of Out & About in Canada, featuring a discussion with Travis from the Rainbow Roundtable.
Originally broadcast on CFRO 100.5 FM in Vancouver
Guest host Adam Beggs (of The Closet: Journeys of Coming Out) joins Glen to talk about queer content in the 2023 Oscar nominations, queer events & queer spaces in BC, the controversy of Beyonce's concert in Dubai, being queer around the world and funny/awkward coming out stories.
On this episode, Canadian podcaster Adam Beggs joins Glen & Gerald to talk about his podcast, The Closet: Journeys of Coming Out.
Coming out of the closet is a journey that every Queer person faces. This intimate podcast explores the core Queer experience through different generations of The Community. Together, we’ll challenge our insecurities and combat discrimination, so we can celebrate our identity. It all begins with knowing: you are different. The Closet is a continuous podcast series of weekly episodes featuring coming out stories told by the people that lived them.
Adam's podcast can be found on Spotify. Click Here
On this episode, award winning Canadian director Jason Karman joins Glen & Gerald to talk about his latest film - Golden Delicious.
Written by Gorrman Lee, Golden Delicious is a classic queer coming-of-age drama in the digital age, filmed in Vancouver, BC.
February 13, 2020 episode of Out & About in Canada, featuring Non La. Non La is fronted by DJ On, the Vancouver based queerpop songwriter. Non La released their debut album, Not in Love on February 14, 2020. Not in Love is available via digital download, vinyl and cassette. Originally broadcast on CFRO 100.5 FM in Vancouver
March 5, 2020 episode of Out & About in Canada, featuring artists in the Growing Room Literary & Arts Festival, a celebration of diverse Canadian writers and artists.
Our guests were:
Tin Lorica, a queer Filipinx comedian and writer based in Vancouver. They co-host and produce Millennial Line, a monthly comedy and poetry series, as well as Yellow Fever, an all-Asian comedy show.
Tanya Boteju, a teacher and writer, whose young adult novel, Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens, debuted in May 2019.
Tash McAdam, a writer of plot-focused fiction for young adults. They write stories centring marginalised identities that aren’t about The Struggle of being marginalised.
Originally broadcast on CFRO 100.5 FM in Vancouver
February 27, 2020 episode of Out & About in Canada, featuring a discussion with Andy Holmes, a Masters student at U of T. His research focus is on queer social movements, and he recently published a paper entitled: "Marching in Pride: Debates on uniformed police participating in Vancouver's LGBTQ Pride Parade."
Originally broadcast on CFRO 100.5 FM in Vancouver
January 23, 2020 episode of Out & About in Canada, featuring a discussion with Dr Tinus Wasserfall, a family doctor in Vancouver, about health outcomes of the LGBTQ community.
Originally broadcast on CFRO 100.5 FM in Vancouver
January 16, 2020 episode of Out & About in Canada, featuring a discussion with Devin Chen, a registered clinical counsellor, on Mental Health in the LGBTQ community.
"Queer people don't grow up as ourselves, we grow up playing a version of ourselves that sacrifices authenticity to minimize humiliation & prejudice"
Originally broadcast on CFRO 100.5 FM in Vancouver