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OUTCAST WORLD
Hosted by Graeme Smith · EN
Queer politics • sex • culture
Outcast World is a queer politics, sex and culture podcast hosted by multi award-winning broadcaster and podcaster Graeme Smith, alongside rotating guests and co-hosts.
Each week features an eclectic mix of guests. Journalists, comedians, academics, authors, activists and artists appear alongside queer stars from the BBC’s groundbreaking I Kissed a Boy, and familiar faces from global reality franchises including Married at First Sight and TOWIE. The show also features authors of he biggest-selling LGBTQ+ books in the world and Oscar nominated film makers.
Reactive, candid and often funny, the show unpacks politics, sexuality and culture through discussion and debate. While rooted in a queer perspective, its cultural analysis and political commentary resonate well beyond LGBTQ+ audiences.A gold winner at the British Podcast Awards and nominated for Best Interview Podcast in 2025 — alongside Louis Theroux and The News Agents — Outcast World has been recommended by The Guardian and The Independent, and was named a must-listen queer podcast by The Independent.
Get involved, watch our latest episodes and read the latest queer and gay news, politics, sex and relationships and culture on www.outcastworld.net
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BOYS BOYS BOYS LIVE EPISODE FROM MANCHESTER
Oct 17, 202300:46:14Tap to summarizeGraeme Smith is live in conversation with Ghislain Pascal live from Manchester on the Boys Boys Boys world tour 2023 in front of a live audience at UNITOM in the Northern Quarter.Ghislain was a celebrity agent and publicist for many years – including as agent to the legendary photographer Bob Carlos Clarke. Following the death of Carlos Clarke in 2006 he co-founded The Little Black Gallery - one of London's leading photography galleries - with Tamara Beckwith Veroni in 2008. He is an avid collector of photography which are housed in a permanent exhibition space at his home in France. He is the Editor of the BOYS! BOYS! BOYS! books and magazines.BOYS! BOYS! BOYS! is a programme by The Little Black Gallery started in 2018, curated by co-founder Ghislain Pascal, to promote queer and gay fine art photography.It now represents more than 65 photographers from 30 countries - including China, India, Iran, Poland, and Russia where gay rights are repressed and queer lives under constant threat.The first BOYS! BOYS! BOYS! book, with a foreword by David Furnish, was published in 2019; the second by teNeues | MENDO in 2020. Both are sold out, with all the royalties donated to the Elton John AIDS Foundation. The bi-annual BOYS! BOYS! BOYS! Magazine was launched in January 2021. THIS IS OUTCAST UK- LIVE FROM MANCHESTEREverything you do online is tracked, fix it in two minutes, get up to 75% off NordVPN on outcastworld.net-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This helps us become easier to discover. Please take time to rate the show and if you're enjoying the podcast then take time to comment about it wherever you listen.//// Check us on TikTok, YouTube and Instagram @thisisoutcastworld ///// Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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INDIAN SUPREME COURT RULES AGAINST GAY MARRIAGE / LGBTQ+ PERSPECTIVES ON MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT
Oct 17, 202300:22:53Tap to summarizeThe episode begins with a roundup of the latest LGBTQ+ news stories.This week we are in Manchester at the same time as the Tory party but for very different reasons!With a live studio audience in UNTOM in the Northern Quarter, Graeme catches up with Ghislain Pascal, the founder of queer fine art photography series BOYS BOYS BOYS, about freedom of expression and censorship. We hear some highlights of the live Q&A that you can hear in full on our next episode.Everything you do online is tracked, fix it in two minutes, get up to 75% off NordVPN on outcastworld.net-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This helps us become easier to discover. Please take time to rate the show and if you're enjoying the podcast then take time to comment about it wherever you listen.//// Check us on TikTok, YouTube and Instagram @thisisoutcastworld ///// Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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IS SOPHIE ANDERSON OK?/ RUSSIAN CONVERSION THERAPY CENTRE KIDNAPS TRANS WOMAN / SUELLA BRAVERMAN DOUBLES DOWN
Oct 1, 202300:46:14Tap to summarizeGraeme Smith is in Manchester this week talking to transmasculine-non binary legend Paris Munro from the Gaydio breakfast show about if things are OK with former cock destroyers star and OUTCAST UK guest Sophie Anderson. The LGBTQ meme star's partner (who appeared on this show with her just a few months ago) announced she was dead on social media and then backtracked days later causing deep concern amongst queer fans.This episode begins with a roundup of the world's queer news this week.. including:The UK home secretary Suella Braverman has doubled down on her anti LGBTQ+ asylum comments in response to criticism from Elton John that her views lack “compassion”. Sir Elton also said the senior tory was “legitimising hate and violence”.Incredibly disturbing news coming out of Russia over the last few days. A transgender woman has spoken about being forced to undergo conversion therapy, involving masculinity training and being ordered to castrate a pig. California has signed new legislation to help LGBTQ+ youth. The new laws include LGBTQ+ cultural competency training by public school teachers and staff, the establishment of an advisory task force to identify LGBTQ+ pupil needs across the state and amending the foster care vetting process to make sure ensure LGBTQ+ youth in the foster system are not placed in anti-LGBTQ+ foster homes.Everything you do online is tracked, fix it in two minutes, get up to 75% off NordVPN on outcastworld.net-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This helps us become easier to discover. Please take time to rate the show and if you're enjoying the podcast then take time to comment about it wherever you listen.//// Check us on TikTok, YouTube and Instagram @thisisoutcastworld ///// Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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BRAVERMAN SAYS NO TO GAY ASYLUM / GB NEWS PUNDIT WANTS PUP ROLE PLAYERS "PUT DOWN"
Sep 27, 202300:28:54Tap to summarizeGraeme is joined by transmasculine non binary icon, Paris Munro from Gaydio breakfast to discuss the weeks queer news happenings and a lot more.Includes a round up of the latest LGBTQ+ stories.Everything you do online is tracked, fix it in two minutes, get up to 75% off NordVPN on outcastworld.net-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This helps us become easier to discover. Please take time to rate the show and if you're enjoying the podcast then take time to comment about it wherever you listen.//// Check us on TikTok, YouTube and Instagram @thisisoutcastworld ///// Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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LIVE SPECIAL: RECORDED AT LONDON PODCAST FESTIVAL WITH A STUDIO AUDIENCE
Sep 11, 202301:06:26Tap to summarizeLive from London Podcast Festival 2023 at Kings Place. Graeme Smith is joined by show regulars including the Loud Brown Gay’s podcast host, Gaydio and Fire London DJ Nick Charles. Alongside Topher Taylor – the sex educator, Only Fans model and columnist for Gay London Life magazine.Joining the team for the evening is the controversial queer artist Liam Stonier McDonald, famous for his art on chemsex, addictions, his mothers alcoholism and his outspoken views.Everything you do online is tracked, fix it in two minutes, get up to 75% off NordVPN on outcastworld.net-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This helps us become easier to discover. Please take time to rate the show and if you're enjoying the podcast then take time to comment about it wherever you listen.//// Check us on TikTok, YouTube and Instagram @thisisoutcastworld ///// Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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GAYDIO'S NICK CHARLES & GRAEME SMITH PREPARING FOR OUR LIVE EPISODE - LONDON PODCAST FESTIVAL WEEK
Sep 5, 202300:29:03Tap to summarizeThis Friday we are doing our first ever live episode recording of OUTCAST UK at The London Podcast Festival in front of a small ticketed studio audience.On stage will be Graeme Smith hosting as usual, joined by his mate and OG OUTCAST regular NICK CHARLES, The Gaydio host and Loud Brown Gays podcaster. Also joining are sex educator and London Gay Life columnist Topher Taylor and Liam Stonier McDonald the controversial LGBTQ+ artist.Here we get a taster of what is to come on Friday and talk about the fetish model from the UK who posted nazi themed content and what the fallout has been from this online.Tickets are available to be in the small studio audience at Kings Place on KINGSPLACE.CO.UK as part of London Podcast Festival 2023 in association with Guardian Podcasts and Acast.Everything you do online is tracked, fix it in two minutes, get up to 75% off NordVPN on outcastworld.net-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This helps us become easier to discover. Please take time to rate the show and if you're enjoying the podcast then take time to comment about it wherever you listen.//// Check us on TikTok, YouTube and Instagram @thisisoutcastworld ///// Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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TOPHER TAYLOR: SOUTH LONDON'S TART WITH A HEART GETS DEEP - LONDON PODCAST FESTIVAL WEEK
Sep 4, 202300:51:56Tap to summarizeAhead of appearing at our live episode recording at The London podcast festival at Kings Place, Kings Cross, this Friday the 8th September. Show regular Topher Taylor dragged his ass north of the river and dropped into our sketchy London studio in Tottenham.Normally Graeme and Topher catchup remotely but today they've blocked out some time to get in depth ahead of Topher joining G in front of a live studio audience on Friday.Toper is talking about being beaten up growing up in queer in Eltham, how the "groomers" smear being used against LGBTQ+people online makes us feel. Also what does he have planned for the live show? Topher's lining up an OUTCAST UK take-over of the Clone Zone socials to help us out.TICKETS FOR THE LIVE SHOW ON FRIDAY 8TH SEPTEMBER ARE LESS THAN £10 - PLAYOUTCASTUK.COM HAS THE LINK TO BOOK.Everything you do online is tracked, fix it in two minutes, get up to 75% off NordVPN on outcastworld.net-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This helps us become easier to discover. Please take time to rate the show and if you're enjoying the podcast then take time to comment about it wherever you listen.//// Check us on TikTok, YouTube and Instagram @thisisoutcastworld ///// Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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THE UK'S MOST CANCELLED QUEER ARTIST LIAM STONIER MCDONALD IS BACK - LONDON PODCAST FESTIVAL WEEK
Sep 3, 202300:54:26Tap to summarize2 years after their first episode went viral . Graeme Smith is catching up with Liam Stonier McDonald in London a week out from a live show at the London Podcast Festival in Kings Cross.Liam will join Graeme, Nick Charles and Topher Taylor for a live recording of an episode of OUTCAST UK in front of a studio audience at the event. This week we're catching up with everyone pre show and on this episode its the return of the most cancelled Queer artist in the UK - Liam Stonier McDonald, who is as usual annoyingly likeable despite his sometimes unpopular thoughts on issues.We hear about his art show being cancelled last year by a gallery under pressure from other performers. He tells us his thoughts about PREP and gets stuck into Just Stop Oil... Graeme is opposed. THIS IS OUTCAST UKTickets to our show at London Podcast Festival on Friday 8th September are linked from PLAYOUTCASTUK.COMEverything you do online is tracked, fix it in two minutes, get up to 75% off NordVPN on outcastworld.net-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This helps us become easier to discover. Please take time to rate the show and if you're enjoying the podcast then take time to comment about it wherever you listen.//// Check us on TikTok, YouTube and Instagram @thisisoutcastworld ///// Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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MANCHESTER PRIDE BOSSES REFUSE TO ANSWER OUR QUESTIONS ON CHARITY DONATIONS AND EXECUTIVE PAY / RUSSIA WARNS OF GAY UKRAINIAN SUPER SOLDIERS / GRINDR SHOCK SURVEY
Aug 29, 202300:31:04Tap to summarizeOn our last edition of this Summer's Queer news updates on OUTCAST UK, we turn to Manchester Pride. Manchester Pride this year was without a doubt one of the most inclusive yet and saw entry prices seem to come down in price and some special access for lower income groups. This alongside a proudly diverse lineup headed by Danny Beard and Jodie Harsh. But it seems the scars of the bad PR of the last few years has left the organisation a little unsure of engaging with the media. Interview opportunities were notable scaled back for LGBTQ+ media. With the only notable broadcast interview of the CEO this time being more of a promo for just the events of the Big Weekend. But surely people deserve a bit more than just this?After initially contacting US regarding an interview with their CEO and some headliners, the PR people got a little upset with us for asking a couple of questions about charity funding plans going forward and a few more politically loaded questions about rights for LGBTQ+ people around the world and stopped answering our emails access to their artists and VIPs. Is Pride still a protest and charity fundraiser or has it changed into something else and how do you balance all these interests?---ALSO on this episode -a Putin ally warns of Gay Ukrainian super soldiers! AND the Grindr survey that says a quarter of people are on the app to network. The boss of the company claims to have hired people he met on the app.THIS IS OUTCAST UKGraeme Smith is joined by the host of Virgin Radio Pride Daily and former Times Radio, BBC Five Live and LBC Radio newsreader Kevin McGrath for a roundup of the week's queer news stories. From the serious to the ridiculous.Everything you do online is tracked, fix it in two minutes, get up to 75% off NordVPN on outcastworld.net-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This helps us become easier to discover. Please take time to rate the show and if you're enjoying the podcast then take time to comment about it wherever you listen.//// Check us on TikTok, YouTube and Instagram @thisisoutcastworld ///// Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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IT'S A SIN'S NATHANIEL HALL CHATS EXCLUSIVELY ABOUT HIS NEW SHOW TOXIC
Aug 24, 202300:45:04Tap to summarizeNATHANIEL HALL is a queer icon. He's an actor, theatre-maker, writer, performer, director, producer and HIV activist from Manchester. He is artistic director of DIBBY THEATRE in Manchester - an LGBTQ+ working class theatre company.Recent credits include once in a generation TV drama It's A Sin in which he played love interest of Richie Tozer (played by Olly Alexander), the 20 something actor Donald Bassett. He had a hit Edinburgh festival solo show called First Time that received critical acclaim and he is Co-Creative Director of the Manchester Pride Candlelit Vigil.He talks to Graeme Smith about the trauma of being diagnosed positive at the age of 16 and hiding it from everyone for 15 years. How it felt to meet up with Russell T Davies and be cast in It's a Sin and his new show Toxic based on the kind of dysfunctional and co-dependent relationships we can easily find ourselves in.THIS IS OUTCAST UK// Come see our live show at The London Podcast Festival on Friday 8th September at 7pm. Tickets are less than £10 to be in the audience of our live episode recording - follow the ticket link on PLAYOUCASTUK.COMEverything you do online is tracked, fix it in two minutes, get up to 75% off NordVPN on outcastworld.net-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This helps us become easier to discover. Please take time to rate the show and if you're enjoying the podcast then take time to comment about it wherever you listen.//// Check us on TikTok, YouTube and Instagram @thisisoutcastworld ///// Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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