OUTcast Podcast: Recent Episodes
Rosie Pentreath
In the final episode of Season 2, British comedian and writer Rosie Jones shares what it was like coming out as a lesbian after achieving fame with her comedy, and discusses why representation of people with disabilities is so vital for a better world.
Topics discussed:
- Comedian Rosie Jones’s coming out story
- Why ‘lesbian’ has become such a loaded word
- How Rosie overcomes the voice of doubt in her head
- Becoming a comedian and coming out
- What it’s like coming out as gay with cerebral palsy
- The Amazing Edie Eckhart
Links mentioned in this episode:
- https://outcastpod.com
This podcast is hosted by Rosie Pentreath.
This week, editor of OutNews Global, Rob Harkavy, shares his experience of being bisexual in the 70s and 80s, and being a leader in the LGBTQ+ travel and media industries.
Topics discussed:
- Bisexuality
- Being LGBTQ+ and Jewish
- The LGBTQ+ travel industry
- How the LGBTQ+ community is navigating social media
Links mentioned in this episode:
- https://outcastpod.com
- https://outnewsglobal.com
This podcast is hosted by Rosie Pentreath.
This week, ANNE+ star and co-creator Hanna van Vliet tells her coming out story, and discusses what it's like being an out LGBTQ+ television and film actor.
Topics discussed:
- Coming out in Amsterdam
- Being an LGBTQ+ actor
- ANNE+ Dutch TV series and Netflix film
Links mentioned in this episode:
- https://outcastpod.com
- https://www.netflix.com/title/81337079
This podcast is hosted by Rosie Pentreath.
This week, British stand up comedian, writer and podcaster Rosie Wilby tells her coming out story. Off the back of her podcast and new book, ‘The Breakup Monologues’, she discusses monogamy, the paradox of progress, and navigating long-term relationships as a member of the LGBTQ+ community.
Topics discussed:
- Coming out in Thatcher's Britain under Section 28
- Monogamy and navigating long-terms relationships in the LGBTQ+ ommunity
- The paradox of progress
Links mentioned in this episode:
- https://outcastpod.com/
- https://www.instagram.com/breakupmonologues/
This podcast is hosted by Rosie Pentreath.
This week, Rosie meets TikTok and Instagram influencer, model and LGBTQ+ advocate AJ Clementine. She tells Rosie her coming out story and discusses why positive trans representation on screen is so crucial.
Topics discussed:
- Coming out as transgender.
- Gender dismorphia.
- Gender confirmation surgery.
- Trans representation on screen.
- Social media and activism.
Links mentioned in this episode:
- https://outcastpod.com/
- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu2P3v6-gW5aMDGQA2EOFXQ
- https://www.minus18.org.au/
- https://www.murdochbooks.com.au/browse/books/biography-memoir/memoirs/Girl-Transcending-AJ-Clementine-9781922351609
This podcast is hosted by Rosie Pentreath.
In the first episode of Season 2, novelist and Emmy award-winning screenwriter Patrick Gale shares his coming out story, and reveals how his own father had been secretly gay, a family secret hidden from him until he had left home.
Topics discussed:
- Patrick Gale's coming out story
- What it's like have closetted gay members of the family
- Family trauma and intergenerational trauma
- What drives Patrick to write
- Patrick's novel, 'Mother's Boy'
Links mentioned in this episode:
- http://outcastpod.com
- https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/aug/21/when-my-childhood-bully-said-sorry-40-years-too-late
This podcast is hosted by Rosie Pentreath.
OUTcast Podcast: Coming out stories from inspiring LGBTQ+ people today.
Topics discussed:
- LGBTQ+ coming out stories
- Issues facing the LGBTQ+ community today
- What gives LGBTQ+ people hope
Hosted by Rosie Pentreath.
In the final episode of OUTcast Season 1, Australian writer Clementine Ford discusses falling in love, coming out, her queer identity, and her new book, ‘How We Love’.
Topics discussed:
- Clementine Ford’s new book ‘How We Love: Notes on a Life’
- Falling in love with a woman for the first time
- Coming out as bisexual
- Grief and losing a mother
Links mentioned in this episode:
- https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2015/12/amorous-intensity-iris-murdoch-s-letters
This podcast is hosted by Rosie Pentreath.
Rosie catches up with her distant cousin, singer-songwriter, charity worker and radio presenter Libby Pentreath, and they disciuss Libby’s experience of being a gay in 1980s Surrey and starting a family.
Topics discussed:
- Loving guys and girls in the 1980s onwards
- Coming out in a religious family
- Having a child as part of a same-sex couple in the 1990s
Links mentioned in this episode:
- https://sites.google.com/site/oneandallaid/home
- https://libbypentreath.bandcamp.com/
This podcast is hosted by Rosie Pentreath.
This week, Rosie is joined by the RAF’s Wing Commander Mark Abrahams OBE, who shares what it was like being gay while rising up the ranks in the British military, coming out in the Air Force, and helping to establish the RAF’s thriving LGBT+ Freedom Network.
Topics discussed:
- Being LGBTQ+ being banned in the UK military before 2000
- Coming out in the Royal Air Force
- The UK military’s ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ era
- Founding the RAF’s LGBT Forum and LGBT+ Freedom Network
This podcast is hosted by Rosie Pentreath.
This week, Irish clarinettist Jessie Grimes reveals what it’s like being gay growing up in Ireland, how the classical music industry approaches LGBTQ+ representation, and what it’s like for same-sex couples starting a family.
Topics discussed:
- Coming out in Ireland in the 2000s
- Being queer in classical music
- Starting a family with a same-sex partner
Links mentioned in this episode:
- https://www.homemadegardenjam.com/
This podcast is hosted by Rosie Pentreath.
This week, Tim Lai from Gogglebox Australia tells Rosie about coming out as a Malaysian Australian, finding out his best friend was gay at the same time, and what it’s like to be part of the popular Gogglebox reality TV franchise.
Topics discussed:
- Coming out as gay in 1980s Australia
- Experiencing racism as an Asian Australian
- What it‘s like being on Gogglebox Australia
This podcast is hosted by Rosie Pentreath.
This week, Nigerian refugee Victor Iringere shares his coming out story and tells Rosie Pentreath about the persecution, struggle and flight he had to go through to become the proud gay man he is today. Victor is an LGBTQ+ and mental health advocate, and complex needs integration specialist at Coventry Refugee and Migrant Centre.
Topics discussed:
- Being an LGBTQ+ Nigerian
- How colonialism has contributed to homophobia and relgious dogma in Nigeria
- Conversion therapy and other extreme measures taken against homosexuality
- What it’s like being an asylum seeker in the UK
- 11 October is National Coming Out Day
Links mentioned in this episode:
- https://outcastpod.com/
This podcast is hosted by Rosie Pentreath.
In the second episode of OUTcast, transgender priest Sarah Jones shares her coming out story, discusses the Anglican church’s approach to LGBTQ+ rights, and shares the issues facing the trans community today.
Topics discussed:
- Experiencing life as a trans person from the 60s to now
- Being outed as trans after ordination in the Church of England
- The concept of God as non-binary
Links mentioned in this episode:
- https://attitude.co.uk/article/god-is-beautifully-non-binary-the-transgender-church-of-england-priest-outed-by-a-national-newspaper-1/25157/
This podcast is hosted by Rosie Pentreath.
In the inaugural episode of OUTcast Podcast, Tilly Lawless shares her coming out story, insights into being a queer sex worker, and what inspired her debut novel, ‘Nothing But My Body’. Hosted by Rosie Pentreath.
Topics discussed:
- Coming out as gay
- LGBTQ+ experiences and rights
- Queer sex workers
- Debut novel, ‘Nothing But My Body’
Links mentioned in this episode:
- https://outcastpod.com/
- https://archermagazine.com.au/2018/01/tilly-lawless-making-space/
This podcast is hosted by Rosie Pentreath.