Out Chicago (Featured Interviews)
Here are featured interviews from "Out Chicago" (Sundays from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Central on WCPT Chicago). Scott Duff and Ellen Miller invite you to spend Sunday brunch with your gay best friends! Each week on "Out Chicago" they tackle today’s headlines from a queer perspective and focus on the accomplishments of the vibrant LGBTQ community in Chicago and across the globe. Scott Duff is an OUT AND PROUD comic, actor and activist who performs throughout Chicagoland and around the country. Ellen Miller is an OUT AND PROUD accomplished musician who has had successful careers in the fields of radio advertising, and real estate. "Out Chicago" is Chicago's only live broadcast for the LGBTQ community!
Episodes
Scott Duff and Ellen Miller are joined by Anthony Rapp, star of “Anthony Rapp: Home for the Holidays,” December 17-20 at The Joan & Paul Theatre in Chicago.
Catch “Out Chicago” Sundays from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/out-chicago).
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Scott Duff and Ellen Miller are joined by Colin Kelty, co-founder of Stars & Garters retro entertainment venue (3914 N. Clark St. in Chicago).
Catch “Out Chicago” Sundays from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/out-chicago).
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Scott Duff and Ellen Miller are joined by Christine Brandes, soprano-turned-conductor; she is conducting “Falstaff” at Chicago’s Studebaker Theater, December 3-7.
Catch “Out Chicago” Sundays from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/out-chicago).
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Scott Duff and Ellen Miller replay a 2023 interview with singer-songwriter Paul Williams.
Catch “Out Chicago” Sundays from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/out-chicago).
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Scott Duff and Ellen Miller are joined by Christopher Pazdernik, Jeff Award-winning director and producer, and managing director of Season of Concern, an organization founded in 1987 to support Chicago theater practitioners afflicted with AIDS and AIDS-related illnesses; today they act as the short-term emergency fund for Chicago’s theater community.
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Scott Duff and Ellen Miller are joined by Asher McMaher, executive director of Trans Up Front IL.
Catch “Out Chicago” Sundays from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/out-chicago).
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Scott Duff and Ellen Miller are joined by Tara Mallen, artistic director of Rivendell Theatre Ensemble, on their 30th anniversary season and December 9 benefit screening of “Ghostlight.”
Catch “Out Chicago” Sundays from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/out-chicago).
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Scott Duff and Ellen Miller are joined by acclaimed tenor Russell Thomas of Lyric Opera of Chicago; he is currently appearing in “Cavalleria rusticana & Pagliacci” through November 23.
Catch “Out Chicago” Sundays from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/out-chicago).
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Scott Duff and Ellen Miller are joined by Karen Reitan, president and CEO of the Public Health Institute of Metropolitan Chicago.
Catch “Out Chicago” Sundays from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/out-chicago).
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Scott Duff and Ellen Miller are joined by Lesley Ann Warren, Oscar and Golden Globe nominee, who hosted “Clue: The Movie 40th Anniversary Screening,” November 16 at Chicago’s Studebaker Theater.
Catch “Out Chicago” Sundays from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/out-chicago).
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Scott Duff and guest co-host Ken Mejia-Beal are joined by Odette Stout, artist, drag performer, and 2025 3Arts Award recipient.
Catch “Out Chicago” Sundays from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/out-chicago).
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On this week's show Scott Duff is joined by guest co-host Ken Mejia-Beal and their guests are:
– Mike Simmons, Illinois state senator and candidate for Congress
– Odette Stout, artist, drag performer, and 2025 3Arts Award recipient
– Countess Luann de Lesseps
– Jack Bowes and Justin Broom of Ghostlight Ensemble's production of "Angry Fags," playing through November 23
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Scott Duff and guest co-host Ken Mejia-Beal are joined by Mike Simmons, Illinois state senator and candidate for Congress.
Catch “Out Chicago” Sundays from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/out-chicago).
Support the show: https://heartlandsignal.com/wcpt820/schedule/
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Scott Duff and guest co-host Tania Richard are joined by Gary Chichester, one of the founders of the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame.
Catch “Out Chicago” Sundays from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/out-chicago).
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Scott Duff and guest co-host Tania Richard Dylan Blaha, captain in the Illinois National Guard, biochemist, and candidate for Congress in the 13th District of Illinois.
Catch “Out Chicago” Sundays from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/out-chicago).
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Scott Duff and Ellen Miller are joined by Tim Rhoze and Bria Walker-Rhoze of “The Baldwin|Giovanni Experience,” which is making its world premier at Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre in Evanston, through November 16.
Catch “Out Chicago” Sundays from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/out-chicago).
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On this week's show Scott Duff is joined by guest co-host Tania Richard and their guests are:
– Angelique Monro of Angelique Munro’s 16th Annual Turkey Trot Thanksgiving Fundraiser for GroceryLand, the food pantry co-founded by the late Mama Lori F. Cannon, who dedicated her life to feeding and uplifting our community
– Dylan Blaha, captain in the Illinois National Guard, biochemist, and candidate for C...
Scott Duff and Ellen Miller are joined by Chase Glenn, new executive director of the GenderCool Project.
Catch “Out Chicago” Sundays from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/out-chicago).
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Scott Duff and Ellen Miller are joined by John Waters. (Photo credit: PhilipRomano)
Catch “Out Chicago” Sundays from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/out-chicago).
Support the show: https://heartlandsignal.com/wcpt820/schedule/
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Scott Duff and Ellen Miller are joined by Marielle Kraft, indie-pop singer-songwriter who performs at Schubas Tavern in Chicago on October 23; her new, debut album is “The Right People Will Love You.”
Catch “Out Chicago” Sundays from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/out-chicago).
Support the show: https://heartlandsignal.com/wcpt820/schedule/
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