Out Chicago (Full Episodes)
From Heartland Signal and WCPT AM 820 in Chicago, here are full episodes from "Out Chicago" (Sundays from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Central). 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 Ellen Miller is joined by guest co-host Kathy Voltmer and their guests are
– Kimi Hayes, musician currently appearing in "Six the Musical" as Maggie, the guitarist
– Tina Fakhrid-Deen, playwright, author, and educator who is the recipient of the 2026 3Arts Awards SIF Fund at the Chicago Community Foundation Award
– Cathy Richardson, singer-songwriter who is the lead vocalist for Jeffe...
On this week's show
– Coco Soodek of Q Force, an organization and community for queer and allied Chicagoans fighting to embolden Democrats and defeat Republicans
– Mikael Burke, director of the Chicago premiere of Michael R. Jackson's Pulitzer Prize-winning musical "A Strange Loop," a co-production of About Face Theatre and Raven Theatre playing through November 8 at Raven's Johnson Stage
– Sophie Gordon,...
On this week's show Scott Duff is joined by guest co-host Ken Mejia-Beal and their guests are
– Denise Poloyac, Indivisible Chicago executive committee member
– Rick Miller, LICSW, founder and executive director of Gay Sons and Mothers and director of the documentary "Mom, I Have Something to Tell You"
– Write Club host/producer Corbette Pasko and timekeeper/producer Josh Zagoran; season 17 begins wi...
On this week's show Scott Duff is joined by guest co-host Ken Mejia-Beal and their guests are
– Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza, 2027 candidate for Chicago mayor
– Kyna Lenhof, 2026 candidate for Chicago Board of Education
– Owen Keehnen, author, historian and public speaker on LGBTQ history
Catch “Out Chicago” Sundays from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/progr...
On this week's show Scott Duff is joined by guest co-host Ken Mejia-Beal and their guests are
– Bridget Lee, founder of the Academy for Local Leadership (ALL Chicago)
– Rauly Luna, playwright/director of "Of America: A Mall Delirium," playing at the Rhinoceros Theater Festival October 4, 11, 18 and 25
– Susan Ottaviano, vocalist with with synth pop band Book of Love, coming to Metro Saturday, Oc...
On today's show
– Eliza Bent (playwright) and Paul Oakley Stovall (actor) from "Bonnie's Last Flight," having its world premiere at Rivendell Theatre through October 17
– Jason Laurits, writer-director of "Loves Company," showing tonight (Sept 20) at Reeling International Film Festival
– Whitney Chitwood, writer-director-producer of "Sam Wants Her Sweater Back," showing Saturday, September 26 at Reeling ...
On this week's show
– Mitchell J. Fain, cast member of “The Birth of the Pill,” having its world premiere at TimeLine Theatre through October 4
– Sheldon Epps (director) and Alan H. Green (actor) from Chicago Shakespeare Theater's production of "Play On!" playing through October 18
– Julio Flores, program director for The Alliance at the Public Health Institute of Metropolitan Chicag...
On this week's show
– August Spree, senior manager of special events at AIDS Foundation Chicago
– Tania Richard, writer and performer of "Black Girl From a White Suburb," along with the production's director J. Nicole Brooks; the solo show is having its world premiere at American Blues Theater September 4-October 4
– Jennifer Grosshandler, executive director and founder of The GenderCool Project
Catch &ld...
On this week's show
– Jay Kuo, two-time Tony-winning co-producer and composer; CEO and founder of The Social Edge (a social media and digital publishing company based in New York City); author of The Status Kuo Substack newsletter; and member of the board of directors for the Human Rights Campaign
– William Lindsey Cochran of Great Moments in Vinyl; check out their upcoming shows here: https://www.greatm...
On this week's show Scott Duff is joined by guest co-host Ken Mejia-Beal and their guests are
– Lindsay Gaskins, CEO of Chicago House
– David Cerda, artistic director for Hell in a Handbag Productions; he is currently starring in “Joan Crawford Goes To Hell,” playing through September 27 at The Clutch,
4335 N. Western Ave. in Chicago
– Iris Sowlat and Pearlie Leaf, who have w...
On this week's show:
– Madison Alderperson Dina Nina Martinez-Rutherford, 2026 candidate for Wisconsin Assembly
– Ada Cheng, speaker, producer, educator, storyteller; her solo show, “The Trouble with My Hair: Coloring, Cutting, and Coming into Who I Am,” is coming to five different locations across Chicago for a series of intimate, site-specific performances, August 21-30; Ada is joined ...
On this week's show
– Michael Ighodaro, filmmaker, human rights activist, and creator/director of “Red Light Diaries,” a seven-episode “global drama series that explores queer life, migration, and HIV prevention across six international cities”
– Taylor Pasche (director) and Matt Schutz (playwright) of PrideArts’ world-premiere production of “Windows” at Chicago’s&nb...
On this week's show
– Chicago Ald. Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth, 48th Ward
– RJ Silva, playwright of Nova Entertainment's production of "Hail Mary/Maria," opening August 14 at Chicago's Theater Wit
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 and Ellen Miller are joined by
– Carolyn Pinta and Army Captain Katie Benn on Pinta Pride Project‘s letter writing campaign (read more)
– Derek Van Barham, producing artistic director of Kokandy Productions; Kokandy’s production of “Hair” is now playing at the Chopin Theater Mainstage
– Guy Branum, comedian, actor, and Emmy and Golden Globe-winn...
On this week's show Ellen Miller is joined by guest co-host Kathy Voltmer and their guests are
– Andrew Sa, singer-songwriter; his new album, American Rough," came out on Bloodshot Records in June
– Tim Rhoze, artistic director of Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre; their new show, “In the Continuum,” opens July 25 and plays Saturdays and Sundays through August 9
– CB Cason, fight choreogra...
On this week's show
– Ken Mejia-Beal of the LGBTQ+ Victory Fund
– Sandra Delgado of “The Sandra Delgado Experience,” July 24-26 at Collaboraction
– Lewis Rawlinson, writer and performer of “Nervous Breakdown in G Minor,” playing July 17-19 at Steppenwolf
Catch “Out Chicago” Sundays from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.co...
On this week's show
– Actor Alan H. Green, appearing in Marriott Theatre’s production of Stephen Sondheim’s “A Little Night Music” through August 9
– Keira Fromm, director of Raven Theatre’s “Octet,” playing at The Goodman’s Owen Theatre through August 2
Catch “Out Chicago” Sundays from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs...
Scott Duff and Ellen Miller lead WCPT's live coverage of the 55th Chicago Pride Parade.
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
– Cook County Circuit Court Judges Jill Rose Quinn and Cecilia Horan
– Mona Noriega and Evette Cardona, 2026 Community Grand Marshals for the 55th Chicago Pride Parade, Sunday, June 28
– Steve Needham, co-artistic director for the Tin Drum Theatre Company; their new production, "Southern Rapture," plays through June 28
– Chazzie and Lev Grosshandler of GenderCool Project
Catch...
On this week's show
– John Parker and Jim Pounds of KTNF AM 950’s “The Gaily Show,” weeknights at 10:00 p.m. Central on WCPT
– Tracy Baim, co-founder and owner of Windy City Times and a grand marshal in the Chicago Pride Parade, June 28
– Zia Varajon, Chicago-based author, whose debut book, “Love, Your Trans Big Sister: Advice on the Transfeminine Journey,” was released in Ma...
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