Speak Out: Recent Episodes
Christopher Ikonomou and Judah C
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, interviews, and advice, Speak Out is a deep dive into queer community in all its forms.
This time on Speak Out, we discuss everything from the Locked Tomb to Red, White and Royal Blue to Cemetery Boys to... Dracula?
In this episode, Speak Out interviews up-and-coming band Royal Fools! August and Greyson Suchecki explain the inspiration behind their music, how it's informed by their queerness, and their big plans for the future.
Today, we're discussing all our favorite Minecraft YouTubers, from Tubbo to IvoryCello!
Today, we're talking about all our favorite queer musicians, from Peach PRC to Conan Gray!
Today, we're discussing queerness in pirates, including the historical queer relationships on pirate ships of the 17th and 18th centuries! (And also the pirates in Star Wars).
In this episode, we take on everything from Trixie Mattel to wayyy too much queer theory. And... basketball?
In our last episode before a month-long break for the holidays, we discuss all things related to queer fashion!
OutWrite's Fall 2023 print magazine is on UCLA newsstands now! You can also pick it up at the LGBTQ CRC, or at the Los Angeles LGBTQ Resource Center — or read it online on Issuu. Today, we're discussing our theme and all the thought that went into making our print issue!
The Speak Out gang discuss everything from presenting butch to WeHo Halloween to online discourse in this episode dedicated to all the joy of identifiable queerness.
For the second week of our belated Halloween month, we discuss why so many vampires are queer!
Happy late Halloween! The Speak Out crew are here to discuss everything from queer-coded villains to Good Omens to Jennifer's Body in this episode about queer monstrosity.
Spoilers for Good Omens seasons 1 and 2; Our Flag Means Death season 1 (minor spoilers for season 2); Jennifer’s Body
The SpeakOut crew gets together to discuss queer sports, including Megan Rapinoe, rugby, professional wrestling and... slippery stair climbing?
In honor of Asexuality Awareness week, two members of the asexual community talk about their identity and experiences!Content warning for discussion of personal experiences with sexual harassment from 51:00 to 52:00.
A new season and a (partially) new Speak Out crew discuss all things coming out in honor of National Coming Out Day!
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
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!
The Speak Out crew talk the pros and cons of finding queer identity, culture, and community online.
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
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
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.
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.)
The Speak Out crew judge queer-themed posts from r/AITA, plus a couple of our own! 1. Oblivious trans reunion 2. Resenting partner’s transition? (self-written) 3. Keep your gender out of my vacation! 4. Be straight, get rich quick! 5. Random women hate that I’m gay 6. Get landlord’d, homophobe 7. Outing my son before he’s ready? 8. Is cheating worse than a hate crime?
TL;DR: Be gay and don't be an asshole!
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.
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!
Christopher and Judah interview Cody, Danielle, and Nick of Grocer, an up-and-coming alternative rock band from Philadelphia. They talk their origin story, developing their sound, musical influences, quintessential tracks, appealing to outcasts, future goals, and their newest EP "Scatter Plot."Get tickets to see Grocer live at Junior High LA on March 30, supported by Cowboy Boy and Apperson. Listen to "Scatter Plot", follow Grocer on Instagram and Twitter, and check them out on Bandcamp.
Christopher, Judah, and special guest Evan talk the unfiltered trans experience in honor of Trans Day of Visibility! They discuss the minutiae of their identities, intersectionality, self-perception, the dreaded bathroom debate, the absurdity of transphobia, bioessentialism, fascism and trans genocide, the medical system, bodily autonomy, and loving transness.Check out T-Boy Swag: linktr.ee/tboyswag
Judah, Lily, and Colson talk all about bisexuality in honor of Bisexual Health Awareness Month. They discuss defining their identities, intersectionality with transness, realizing they were bi, what they love about their bisexuality, bi representation and erasure, sexual health and education, and advice for their younger selves.
Get a copy of our Culture issue: https://outwritenewsmag.carrd.co
Judah and the Speak Out crew talk about queer culture and its origins. They discuss love for denim, reading as escapism, creepypasta, fashion, palatability, neopronouns, womanhood, and what it means to be nonbinary.
This episode is in honor of our Culture issue coming out March 10! Get info here: https://outwritenewsmag.carrd.co/
Christopher and special guest Omaia share the ins and outs of their aromanticism in honor of Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week. They discuss the minutiae of their identities, their favorite aromantic headcanons, queerplatonic relationships, coming out, defying expectations, and advice for their younger selves.
The Speak Out crew talk about all things love this belated Valentine's Day! They discuss heartwarming and horrifying dating stories, navigating dating apps, when to make the first move, the fuzzy line between platonic and romantic love, and valuing compassion and community above all else.
Christopher, Judah, and Michel interview Cuee, a Black trans recording artist from Chicago. He speaks about being a Black trans human, self-love and staying positive, embracing his transition, his dream collaborations, and more. Stream Cuee's latest track "See You Tonight" and pre-save his "Loverboy" EP, dropping on Valentine's Day.
Judah, Christopher, and Lily discuss intersectionality along the lines of race, culture, class, and disability as they relate to queer and trans identities. They explore its usage within queer spaces to both demonize and uplift certain voices, and which direction the community should be going with these conversations.
Judah, Christopher, and JQ continue their conversation on queer representation. In Part 2, they talk about That 70s Show, Bodies Bodies Bodies, Monstrous Regiment, Genera+ion, Sort Of, Knives Out, Scream, Good Omens, The Umbrella Academy, Hannibal, Killing Eve, No Time To Die, The Walking Dead, and Hades.
Christopher and Judah (and special guest JQ) explore some good, bad, confusing, and headcanoned queer representation in film, TV, and video games. In Part 1, they talk Netflix's "Gentefied, AMC's "The Walking Dead," "Harry Potter," "Skyrim," "Euphoria," and "The Last Of Us" games.
Christopher and Emma interview Colby Minifie ("The Boys"), the star of Joseph Sackett's heartfelt, genderqueer, body-swap comedy film "Homebody." She talks her process for embodying a 10-year-old boy, how the film challenged her own ideas about femininity, and who she'd switch bodies with for a day.
In honor of Trans Awareness Week, Judah and Christopher talk the trans community, finding and rejecting labels, expressing yourself, and trans joy, self-love, and dysphoria.
Since there are audio issues, we recommend watching the full episode with subtitles on youtube.com/@outwritenewsmag.
Judah and Christopher talk the Satanic Panic, its current implications in rising legislation, and protecting and cherishing our community.