Ranting Out Loud: An LGBTQ+ perspective on life, love, politics and chaos

Updated: 13 Jun 2025 • 177 episodes
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Author Lee Swift and pop culture fanboy Chadrick Douglas join Producer Mike in bringing you lively conversations about living the LGBTQ+ life and maturing gracefully amid all kinds of chaos. Rant about life, work, love, politics ... iPhones!

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Buckle up for a front-row seat to the ultimate billionaire bromance meltdown: Trump vs. Musk drama, Oval Office wig-snatching fantasies, and spicy takes on Epstein files that’ll make you clutch your pearls (or your Diet Coke). We’ll also dish on the Pentagon’s trolling move to rename a Harvey Milk–honoring ship, FEMA’s

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Happy Pride, everyone! This week on Ranting Out Loud, the gang dives into the joy and resistance that define Pride Month. Chadrick rants about rainbow capitalism and a secret weapon in your purse (WWDQD: What Would Drag Queens Do?), while Lee reminisces about the first time he saw a pink triangle on a car—and how it fe

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30 May 2025 • EN

Tube Steaks and Denim

This week on Ranting Out Loud, it’s all about groceries, grifters, and good food gone hilariously wrong. From a president's bizarre grocery obsession to Chadrick’s McMinnville hospitality (and his brand-new couch narrowly surviving a denim disaster), the gang keeps it as witty as ever. Meanwhile, Producer Mike reflects

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The boys are back this week, serving up snark with a side of small-town charm. Chadrick reveals his rise as the unofficial “Mayor of McMinnville,” where the barber shop doubles as a comedy club, and UFO Days are a thing. Meanwhile, Producer Mike dreams up minimum wage penalties for the rich, and Lee dives into the poli

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This week on Ranting Out Loud, the gang dives into the absurdity of over-the-top bar raids during drag shows and tariffs targeting Hollywood blockbusters (because apparently, Harry Potter is a national security threat). Chadrick dishes on small-town drama with big-city snark, Lee shares a list of gay travel destination

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Pack your bags, darling, because this week on Ranting Out Loud we’re taking our baggage to gay-friendly travel hotspots and tsk-tsk-ing about destinations to avoid (looking at you, Uganda). Chadrick unveils his guide to small-town Pride oases, while Lee doubles down on why hypocrisy might be the most American thing eve

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