Out Chicago (Full Episodes)
Here are full episodes 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
On this week's show:
- Caleb Mathura, cast member of "Always Something There . . ." at the Marriott Theatre through August 10
- Charles Askenaizer, director of Invictus Theatre Co Chicago's "Angels in America," playing through September 7
- Michael Herrman, chief executive officer of Chicago House
Catch “Out Chicago” Sundays from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/out-chicago)...
On this week's show:
– Jack Schneider, assistant curator of the Museum of Contemporary Art‘s new
exhibit, “City in a Garden: Queer Art and Activism in Chicago”
– Zahra Baker and Shanta Nurullah, co-creators and performers in “OM Mission,” playing through June 28th at the About Face Theatre
– Manny Petty and Queeny from Thirst Trap Salon, June 26 at Zanies Ol...
On this week's show:
- Regene Odon, cast member in the touring company of "Kimberly Akimbo," the Tony Award-winning musical playing at the CIBC Theatre through June 22nd.
- Leah Rauch, education director at the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center, which on June 19th hosts author Wendy Holden for a powerful conversation about her new novel, "The Teacher of Auschwitz," based on the true story of Fredy...
On this week's show:
- Melissa McMahon of Woodstock Pride
- Austin Nelson Jr, cast member in "42 Balloons," playing through June 29 at Chicago Shakespeare
- Ricky Sim, star of the comedy solo show "Coming Out To Dead People" at the Annoyance Theatre June 14
- Charlie Wein, director of marketing and communications for the Andersonville Chamber of Commerce, talking about Midsommarfest, June 13-15
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"Out Chicago" is live at the Buffalo Grove Pride parade and show hosts Ken Mejia-Beal, Scott Duff and Ellen Miller are joined by:
- Peter Thaddeus, artist and Youth Outlook lead
- Allie Gillies Palatine, volunteer and advocate for many causes and mom to a trans daughter who helps other parents to navigate
- Kristal Larson, the first trans elected official in Lake County
- Kevin Morrison, Cook County commissioner an...
On this week's show:
- Tracy Baim, co-founder and owner of Windy City Times, talking about "Windy City Times @40: Breaking News. Breaking Silence." The exhibit opens May 30 at Gerber/Hart Library and Archives.
- Spencer Tweedy, musician
- Kristal Larson, executive director of LGBTQ+ Center Lake County
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On this week's show:
- Chicago Ald. Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth (48th Ward)
- Ilesa Duncan, executive and producing director at Pegasus Theatre Chicago and director of "Shakin' the Mess Outta Misery," playing through June 15
- Will Wilhelm, co-creator/performer in "Gender Play, or what you Will,"
playing through May 24 at the Steppenwolf
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On this week's show:
- Actor Mark David Kaplan, star of "Titanic: The Musical," playing at the Marriott Theater through June 1
- Ed Hall, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre artistic director, on the 2025/2026 season, which will feature a new play about tennis legend Billie Jean King and the U.S. premiere of "Broke Back Mountain."
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On this week's show Scott is joined by Tania Richard (filling in for Ellen Miller) and their guests are:
- Jaylon C. Crump, starring as the messenger god Hermes in the North American Tour of the 2019 Tony Award winner for Best Musical, "Hadestown." It is playing at Chicago's CIBC Theatre through May 18.
- Art historian Jonathan Katz, curator of Wrightwood 659's new exhibit "The First Homosexuals: The Birth of a New Identity ...
On this week's show:
- Channyn Lynn Parker, CEO of Brave Space Alliance, talking about the May 15 Partners in Dignity Soiree
- Terry Guest (writer, cast member) and Paul Michael Thompson (cast member) of The Story Theatre's "At the Wake of a Dead Drag Queen," playing through May 11
- Jane Lepauw, executive director at the Benjamin Marshall Society; May 5 is Benjamin Marshall Day
- John Parker and Jim Pounds of...
Ellen Miller is joined by guest co-host Kathy Voltmer (in for Scott Duff) and they talk here to Second City's Cat McDonnell and Second City alum Claudia Martinez about their new pilot sketch show "Meant To Be Seen."
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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Ellen is joined by guest co-host Kathy Voltmer (in for Scott) and their guests are:
- Second City's Cat McDonnell and Second City alum Claudia Martinez on their new pilot sketch show "Meant To Be Seen"
- Charlie Ockerlund, Logan Square Arts Foundation board member
- Mortgage broker and playwright Shimmy Braun on the world premiere, in London’s West End, of his new work, "Faygele"
- Kim Swinton and Linda Martin fro...
On this week's show:
- Alderperson Dina Nina Martinez-Rutherford, the first trans person elected to Madison Common Council
- State Sen. Sara Feigenholtz (D-IL)
- Dr. Susan McConnell, executive director and founder of Let It Be Us
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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On this week's show:
- David Cerda, artistic director of Hell in a Handbag Productions and playwright of "Scary Town," running April 9-May 11 at The Clutch, 4335 N. Western Ave. in Chicago
- Carolyn Pinta of the Buffalo Grove Pride Parade, where Scott and Ellen will serve as honored grand marshals and host live from Buffalo Grove, Sunday, June 1st
Catch “Out Chicago” Sundays from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Centr...
On this week's show:
- Silas Leslie, advocacy and community engagement manager for Chicago Therapy Collective, talking about the "Share Your Voice, Move Your Body" Community Gathering at the Bramble Arts Loft, 5545 North Clark Street in Chicago
- Abhijeet, celebrated drag artist and self-proclaimed “Bollywood Barbie,” one of the creative forces behind the Steppenwolf's Dream Devis (April 4-13), a queer celebratio...
On this week's show:
- Asher McMaher, executive director of Trans Up Front Illinois; the group is partnering with Indivisible Chicago on the Rally for Trans Visibility, Sunday, March 30th at Federal Plaza in Chicago
- Megan Carney, artistic director at About Face Theatre, on ReGeneration Studio 2025 at the Goodman, March 28-30
- Royce Vavrek, librettist of "The Listeners," on stage at the Lyric Opera of Chicago March ...
On this week's show:
- Rabbi David Chapman of Congregation Beth Shalom in Northbrook
- Clare Kennedy McLaughlin, who stars as Céline Dion in "Titanique," presented by Porchlight Music Theatre in association with Broadway In Chicago; it opens March 25th at the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
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On this week's show:
- Brian C. Johnson, CEO of Equality 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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On this week's show:
- Ruth Clark of The Artemis Singers, Chicago’s Lesbian Feminist Chorus since 1980, ahead of their free concert Sunday, March 9 at the Lincolnwood Library
- Leo Monts, Irish-American filmmaker, writer and musician, on his first documentary feature, "The Revolutionary Housing League
- Comedian Amy Sumpter on The Kates monthly comedy showcase at Lincoln Lodge; this month's performance takes place Fr...
On this week's show:
- William Gill, artistic director for Joel Hall Dancers
- Omer Abbas Salem, playwright, One Party Consent
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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