OUTCAST UK
Queer chat, news and laughs with Graeme Smith joined by special guests and regular contributors. Including the latest LGBTQ+ news with Kev McGrath from Pride Daily. winner-GOLD at BRITISH PODCAST AWARDS "As well as compelling debates, this is also a lighthearted podcast in many ways.. an eclectic mix of guests" - The Independent “A truly inclusive show… with honesty exuberance and charm” - British podcast awards
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Gay and illegal - OUTCAST UK from Trinidad
Wednesday, 23 April 2025
Graeme Smith and his husband Steven John travel to Trinidad and Tobago to launch series 6 of OUTCAST UK just days after the country’s shock court ruling recriminalised homosexuality, reinstating a colonial-era law that now carries a 5-year prison sentence for same-sex intimacy.In this on-the-ground exclusive, OUTCAST UK meets Jason Jones, the activist taking the Trinidadian government to the Privy Council in London — the last hope for decriminalisation, not just in Trinidad, but for millions of LGBTQ+ people across the Commonwealth.Together, we unpack the deep scars of British colonial law,...
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ESTHER GHEY & JAXON FEELEY: BRIANNA'S LEGACY
Wednesday, 16 October 2024
The week after Esther Ghey accepted the Attitude award for her daughter Brianna posthumously at a ceremony in London attended by the great and good of the LGBTQ+ community. We Esther and close friend Jaxon Feeley, who presented the award on the night to sit down in a studio in Manchester to chat about that awful period, what she learned and how she is trying to make a difference after losing her beautiful daughter. Jaxon is a previous Attitude award winner and star of Channel 4 reality shows including "Hunted" and "Banged Up: Stars behind bars". He transitioned whilst working as a prison o...
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HALF AN HOUR WITH BRADLEY RICHES: QUEER, AUTISTIC & GORGEOUS
Wednesday, 9 October 2024
The worldwide hit LGBTQ+ show Heartstopper is back on Netflix for its highly anticipated third series. Just ahead of the launch, Bradley Riches caught up with Graeme Smith live in the studio in London to talk about how he got on the show, navigating life as a queer autistic person and how it really was in Celeb Big Brother earlier this year. THIS IS OUTCAST UK
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GRINDR AT 15 SPECIAL: WHERE ARE WE NOW? WITH DANIEL HARDING
Thursday, 15 August 2024
The app that changed the way we love, make friends and hook up at it's 15th birthday. In this special programme (exclusively in video form on Spotify and available to listen wherever you get your podcasts. The LGBTQ+ journalist and author of "Gay Man Talking" Daniel Harding looks into how the community are using the app we all take for granted. THIS IS OUTCAST UK
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DOUBLE QUEENS - KITTY SCOTT CLAUS ON NEW DRAG RACE GLOBAL ALL STARS AND MORE DRAG AT THE FRINGE
Thursday, 15 August 2024
Graeme catches up with the amazing Kitty Scott Claus with news of the new Ru Paul’s Drag Race Global All stars launching this week around the world. The best queens from around the world go head to head for £200k in cash!Also back to the fringe in Edinburgh for a catch-up with the legendary Kate Butch whose standup drag show has had the critics soiling with laughter. Connor Moseley pops in with news of his new documentary “Queer sexpectations” and Kev from Pride Daily has the latest LQBTQ news from around the world.THIS IS OUTCAST UK
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UK BLACK PRIDE / THE QUEER EDINBURGH FRINGE 2024
Monday, 12 August 2024
UK Black Pride took place on Sunday 11th August 2024, just a week after racist violence erupted on the UK's streets. Far right rioting, violent public racist attacks and inflammatory rhetoric have left some people of colour fearful or in their own homes. The UK's black and brown population have barely begun to process what has gone on. UK Black Pride this year was taking place in the middle of a global war on woke by the far right around the world. We begin to start the conversations about how safe we feel after these events and why UK Black Pride was such an important statement. Graeme S...
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GRINDR AT 15! - QUEER AUTHOR DANIEL HARDING LIVE IN THE STUDIO
Tuesday, 6 August 2024
Graeme is joined in the studio by Daniel Harding the author and LGBTQ+ journalist to talk about the 15th anniversary of Grindr and his special documentary that you can watch exclusively from OUTCAST UK on your Spotify feed. Daniel is also the author of best selling LGBTQ book "Gay man talking" and has a new book coming next year called "Letters to my younger queer self".
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UK GAY RAPPER JAMES INDIGO - "BUT YOU SAID WE HAD A CONNECTION"
Wednesday, 31 July 2024
UK LGBTQ rapper James Indigo has been delighting audiences around europe and hitting us with sexual energy to his music like "Daddy's coming home" and rapping about being a top and "D Print" for the last few years. The Birmingham born queer rapper with a staunchly catholic mum mixes his Jamaican / British background with his queer perspective on pop culture. The result is a unique sound from unique guy. His new single "But you said we had a connection" brings us a different and more emotional side to the guy we thought we knew. We stuck James Indigo in a studio for an hour with Graeme Sm...
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WHAT DOES LABOUR'S LANDSLIDE MEAN FOR US?
Monday, 8 July 2024
The Labour Party has won the UK general election with a landslide majority. Traditionally seen the party of LGBTQ+ progress, there has been little in the way of support through the general election campaign as they sought to avoid any difficult issues. So will the new occupant of number 10 be our friend? In this special episode that was broadcast on Virgin Radio Pride within 72 hours of the election result, we talk to Jamie Wareham from Queer AF. Also features Kevin McGrath with a roundup of other LGBTQ+ news stories from around the world that week. If you want to sign up for the Queer AF ...
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ACCESS TO PREP, PEP, DOXYPEP - PHIL SAMBA FROM THE LOVE TANK
Tuesday, 2 July 2024
The creator of "the other blue pill" podcast, HIV and prep expert Phil Samba from The Love Tank drops in to talk all things prep, getting access to it, and also new developments in sexual health like doxy pep. Graeme Smith and Topher Taylor host. THIS IS OUTCAST UK
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EDITOR OF DIVA MAGAZINE ROXY BOURDILLON DROPS IN
Monday, 24 June 2024
This week we speak to our favourite Lesbian from Leeds, the editor in Chief of DIVA magazine, Roxy Bourdillon. Roxy is in talking about making a new radio show and podcast about the recent Lesbian nightlife explosion and has a book due out next year. We talk about the journey from a 13 year old who passed off her interest in women as just feminism to begin with, through to coming out and ending up editor in chief of worlds biggest magazine for queer and bisexual women and non binary people. THIS IS OUTCAST UK
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BONUS TRACK MOVIE: SAMUEL SMALL DROPS IN
Monday, 17 June 2024
One of the stars of new UK LGBTQ movie Bonus track drops in to chat to Graeme Smith and Topher Taylor. Bonus track is a story of young love, with reminders of "Heartstopper" and mid 90s queer classic "beautiful thing". Samuel drops in to explain why its so important to be involved in a film like this.
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DEAR CISGENDER PEOPLE: TRANS MODEL AND INFLUENCER KENNY ETHAN JONES
Saturday, 15 June 2024
Trans model, influencer and activist Kenny Ethan Jones drops into the studio to talk to Graeme Smith and Topher Taylor about his new book "Dear Cisgender People". Kenny's mum was hugely supportive of his transition and despite the loss of her a few years ago, he still owes her acceptance, love and support everything. THIS IT OUTCAST UK
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ESTHER GHEY TALKS EXCLUSIVELY AHEAD OF ONLINE SAFETY DOC
Tuesday, 4 June 2024
Hosted by Graeme Smith and Topher Taylor from the studios of Virgin Radio Pride. We hear exclusively from Esther Ghey, mother of Brianna Ghey, ahead of her documentary with Jason Feley for Virgin Radio Pride 2024. Kevin McGrath has the latest from Pride Daily and we talk through the week's LGBTQ+ happenings. THIS IS OUTCAST UK
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THE MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH J.K. ROWLING
Monday, 25 March 2024
Liam McDonald is in the studio with Graeme Smith this week, chatting about the latest happenings and events across the queer diaspora. Get involved on Tik Tok and Instagram just search PLAYOUTCASTUK. Includes a news update from Kev McGrath at Pride daily. THIS IS OUTCAST UK
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WHY WE LOVE DIANE ABBOTT / NHS STOPS PUBERTY BLOCKERS FOR UNDER 18'S
Thursday, 14 March 2024
Topher Taylor and Graeme Smith are in the studio talking about what the Diane Abbott story says about us as a nation and the NHS stopping giving puberty blockers to under 18's. Plus a check on the week's LGBTQ+ news stories with Kev McGrath from Pride Daily. THIS IS OUTCAST UK
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THE STI EXPLOSION vs THE FUNDING IMPLOSION - EXPERT OPINION- DR JOHN WHITE
Tuesday, 27 February 2024
There has been an explosion in STIs in the UK in the last decade. But at the same time government funding for the services that treat potentially life threatening conditions has been dramatically cut in real terms. We speak to sexual heath expert Dr John White this week to discuss access to sexual health services and the ease of Hep C testing during the current NHS campaign. Also it turns out Hep C treatment is a lot easier than it was a few years ago. Dr John White has 25+ yrs of clinical experience in sexual health. He was an NHS consultant in Genitourinary Medicine for 13 yrs at Guy's a...
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ROBIN WINDSOR & REACTIONS TO ALL OF US STRANGERS - DAVID ALLWOOD
Wednesday, 21 February 2024
With the shock news of queer strictly veteran Robin Windsor's passing this week, Graeme Smith talks to his friend David Allwood about grief and loneliness. We're also talking about the film that has cinema audiences in tears - all of us strangers AND how queer dance collective Homoparody is bringing the community together in London. Plus Kev is here with the latest LGBTQ+ news with a Pride Daily update.
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SUCCESSFUL SEX WORKERS - TOPHER & THE GRABBY AWARDS NOMINEES IN LONDON
Tuesday, 13 February 2024
Our resident tart with a heart Topher is fronting this week's episode and takes Graeme along to the Grabby awards pre party in London. The great and good from the European gay porn industry throw an awards bash once a year with best bottom, best top and best collab. Thanks to sites like Only Fans, adult stars are no longer under the control of the big studios. The result has been well paid, successful sex workers who are in control of the fruits of their own labour. We are joined in the studio in London by Callum and Cole a couple who have a huge TikTok following that they turned into subs...
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COLMAN DOMINGO'S OSCAR NOMINATION / US CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST JAMES BALDWIN - CAMERON B JONES
Wednesday, 7 February 2024
This week Graeme is talking through some of the world's biggest queer news with the New York born actor and podcaster Cameron Bernard Jones. Including the significance of Colman Domingo's Oscar nomination for the black queer community. Why Google have used the mid 20th century author civil rights activist and author James Baldwin. Also the worsening situation for trans people in Florida after changes to gender ID rules on driving licences. & Kev McGrath is on hand with a queer news update from Pride Daily.
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HAS CHEMSEX PEAKED? / THE SENATE TWINK / WHY THE GAYS LOVE GYPSY ROSE - LIAM MCDONALD
Tuesday, 23 January 2024
Graeme is joined by cancelled queer artist Liam McDonald to chat through all the goings on across the LGBTQ+ diaspora of late. Including the obsession with Gypsy Rose and why the senate twink is all of us. Also we also ask if chemsex has in fact peaked or is it still going strong after surveys show crystal meth use in the Manchester gay scene is higher than ever. Kev McGrath is on hand as well with the latest LGBTQ+ headlines around the world.
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MAKING GAY P*RN WITH DOWNLOW GUYS- TOPHER TAYLOR
Wednesday, 17 January 2024
Sex educator, and Gay London Life columnist, Topher Taylor, joins Graeme Smith in the studio to chat about his Only Fans page featuring him performing with downlow straight guys interested in making anon p0rn. Includes a check on the latest LGBTQ+ news stories making the headlines right now with Kev McGrath from Pride Daily.
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QUEER NEWS ROUNDUP FOR MID DECEMBER - PRIDE WEEKLY
Sunday, 17 December 2023
Here's Kev McGrath from Pride weekly with a roundup of the LGBTQ+ happenings from around the world this week.
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SOPHIE ANDERSON'S TRAGIC FINAL MONTHS REPORTED AS TRIBUTES POUR IN / WAS NAPOLEON QUEER?
Thursday, 7 December 2023
Paris Munro from Gaydio breakfast joins Graeme Smith to chat through some of the worlds biggest LGBTQ+ news stories. Including an extended chat about the latest on the sad news this week about the death of Sophie Anderson just weeks after her partner.
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REACTION TO BRIANNA GHEY CASE/ ORGANISING THE LIVE YOUR TRUTH CONCERT
Wednesday, 6 December 2023
A mid week catch-up on the week's biggest queer news and chat with special guest Jaxon Feeley. Part two of Graeme Smith's interview with Jaxon Feeley from Channel 4 show Banged up - Stars behind bars. We talk about his reaction to increases in anti trans violence after the murder of Brianna Ghey in Warrington. As a trans man from nearby Wigan and someone who has worked with vulnerable adults in prison, Jaxon had some words for parents engaging in anti trans rhetoric. We also talk about why he decided to plan the Live your truth concert at Heaven in London featuring Danny Beard and a host o...
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JAXON FEELEY - HOW TRANSITIONING WHILST WORKING IN A PRISON SAVED MY LIFE
Wednesday, 6 December 2023
Jaxon Feeley is a transgender male former prison officer who now appears on the new Channel 4 show Banged up- stars behind bars. Before this he worked in a prison in Wigan where he decided to transition with full knowledge of inmates. Jaxon gained their respect with his bravery and honesty and now a week ahead of organising the huge "live your truth" concert at Heaven in London visits Graeme in the studio to tell his incredible story ufiltered. This episode begins with a tribute to former guest Sophie Anderson and a roundup of the week's LGBTQ+ news stories.
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WORLD AIDS DAY 2023 - SCOTTISH HIV TV AD MIXED REVIEWS / CHANCES FOR AN HIV VACCINE / MADONNA PAYS TRIBUTE TO LOST QUEER GENERATION
Tuesday, 28 November 2023
For World AIDS Day 2023 we got the experts in for a chat about all the latest news in the world of HIV. The amazing people behind The HIV podcast - Jessica Harding and Sarah Macadam join Graeme this week. Jess and Sarah are also the bosses of the HIV charity Thames Valley Positive Support and provide much needed support to people with HIV in Berkshire and across the South East. Kev McGrath from Pride Daily is on hand as well with an explainer on the background of the famous HIV red ribbon. THIS IS OUTCAST UK
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SOPHIE ANDERSON EX DIES SUDDENLY / SECTION 28 ANNIVERSARY / CHEMSEX KILLER STEVEN PORT MET POLICE INVESTIGATED
Tuesday, 21 November 2023
Chatting through the week's queer news stories is LGBTQIA activist David Allwood, the winner of Gold at Mr Gay GB 2022, Silver at Mr Gay World 2023 and founder of Homoparody.Minutes before the episode recording, Graeme learned of the sudden death of Oliver Spedding, the partner of Sophie Anderson and that Sophie herself is in hospital following the news. Sophie and Oliver (aka Damien Oliver) were guests for two special episodes of OUTCAST UK a few months previous and have been followed by many in the LGBTQ+ community who became concerned about some recent social media posts. The couple spok...
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HOW MY HEAVY DRINKING LANDED ME IN REHAB AND I LOST EVERYTHING
Friday, 10 November 2023
We are back and after a check on the week's queer news stories with Kev from Pride Daily. GRAEME SMITH talks to Houston based author TATE BARKLEY. His new book outlines his battles with alcohol and partying and how he hit rock bottom and lost his law firm. After a friend paid for him to go into rehab, he built his life back up again. Tate’s 24 year recovery journey has compelled him to write and speak about personal integrity, ethics, shame, self-acceptance, mental wellness, and resilience. His story demonstrates how shame and addiction can disrupt lives, businesses and institutions. His ...
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QUEER NEWS: A BONFIRE OF LGBTQ NEWS IN ROUNDUP FORM
Saturday, 4 November 2023
With Graeme still indisposed (he says moving his life from Manchester to London but Kev does not believe this)... Kev McGrath is on hand with a roundup of this world's queer news thanks to our new partnership with Pride Daily. Graeme returns next week with guest US based author, LGBTQ+ advocate and recovering alcoholic Tate Barkley.
