OUTCAST WORLD - The queer group chat
Queer news, sex, politics and culture — all in one smart, funny and sometimes outrageous group chat. Hosted by Graeme Smith with guests from the UK, US, and beyond. From anti-LGBTQ+ laws to pop culture scandals to TRUMP. It’s the world from a queer perspective and it’s totally uncensored. With the best guests and interviews in the LGBTQ podcast world. Winner of GOLD at THE 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 judges Nominated best Creative or technical innovation at the 2025 Radio Academy ARIA Awards and Best Independent Podcast at the 2022 Radio Academy ARIA Awards. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Show episodes
A brutally honest look at grief, addiction, and finding a way back to life. After almost four years and 130 episodes of Outcast World, the mic finally turns towards its own creator. This week, the show takes a personal turn as The Divorce Social host Samantha Baines — known from BBC Radio London, The One Show, The Crow
In this episode of OUTCAST WORLD, Graeme Smith sits down with Jaxon Feeley, author of "Fear Proof" out this week. Jax is here to flip everything you’ve ever believed about fear on its head. Jaxon Feeley is a British TV personality, presenter, speaker and advocate known for his work around trans inclusion, authenticity
He kissed a boy. Then told the villa — and the whole country — he was living with HIV. Adam Williams went on I Kissed a Boy looking for love — and ended up schooling the nation on HIV and therapy. On Outcast World this week, Graeme Smith gets the goss straight from the masseria:Coming out (again) — this time on reality
Junaid Ahmed is one of the most visible queer Muslims on British television — and he’s doing it on one of the UK’s most-watched reality shows. As The Only Way is Essex returns to ITV2 and ITVX on Sunday nights at 9pm, Junaid sits down with Graeme Smith to talk identity, faith, fame and the reality behind the reality TV
Should We Ditch the Apps? Daniel Harding on Queer Dating + UK Eurovision Girlband Remember Monday
On this week's Outcast World, Graeme Smith is asking the big question: should we finally ditch the dating apps? Author and broadcaster Daniel Harding joins the show to talk about the impact of his best-selling book Letters To My Younger Queer Self, and his new project hitting the streets to find out how queer people re
Outcast World goes live from Manchester Pride 2025 with Graeme Smith and Nick Charles right at the heart of the action hosting a podcast and radio show from the site on the afternoon of Graeme's stag doo in the city! As well as speaking to some modern Manchester queer icons and old school pop legends, we're essentially