Being a daily podcast, Gay Travel Today boasts a lot of variety in subject matter and its episode list has become a pretty good resource that you can browse through to find a location or topic to learn more about. Curious about Northern England or Asia? There are podcast episodes about them. Looking for some travel inspiration? Check out the episode about art locations in Melbourne, Australia or the one about adventure films with fantastic locations. There’s a lot to enjoy here. New podcast episodes of Outward come out once a month and usually run for around an hour or so. The monthly release schedule may frustrate some but it’s important to realize that there’s only so much LGBT news that can break at a time. Being a Slate product, Outward does have a very strong progressive angle to its news coverage and gears itself more to the teen and 20-something age demographic. While this does mean that those who are older or consider themselves politically center or conservative may not feel like this podcast is for them, those in the target demographic will find a lot to like. Both of Bad Gays’ two hosts are incredibly well-suited to their roles, both are published authors with one also being a researcher who teaches queer history, literature, and visual cultures. This means that, unlike similar podcasts who usually just read off Wikipedia articles, these two know what they’re talking about and can discuss certain themes with accuracy and certainty. You won’t hear any sassy gossip on Bad Gays, which is actually rather refreshing, but you will get high quality weekly easy-to-listen one hour episodes that feel like a free audiobook downloaded right to your podcast app. In addition to being within the LGBT sub-genre of role-playing podcasts, Let’s Be Legendary also falls into the actual play category which means that the podcast recording includes in-character and story dialog in addition to out-of-character discussion and joking between the players. On one hand, this approach can break the immersion of the story though many people do also enjoy the relatively more authentic role-playing experience and getting to know the players. Your personal preference will decide whether you enjoy Let’s Be Legendary or not. The story itself is a gay romance, though as you may have guessed by now, it’s not an erotic gay story intended for gay male listeners but rather a fiction for others who aren’t gay who enjoy listening to such stories. As a result, the main protagonists act more like idealized portrayals of gay men as seen by straight women instead of actual gay men but this is part of the parcel when it comes to this genre and fans of such tales will find a lot to like here, especially those who enjoy their gay romance with a touch of dragons and magic. The aim of Gay Pulp is to preserve classic, out-of-print, gay pulp novels by converting them into free audiobooks. Each episode is expertly narrated and typically runs for around 20 minutes, containing a single chapter, or a part of a longer chapter, and a photo of the actual book cover for that episode’s cover artwork. A brilliant look, or listen, at a time in gay history most modern gay men would have very little exposure to. The podcast is hosted by Erin Gibson & Bryan Safi, who each bring their own unique energetic selves to each topic discussed, and there’s fantastic chemistry between the two which is a joy to listen to and is likely one of the many reasons they’ve continued to record episodes since the show’s launch way back in 2011. New episodes of Rainbow Road go live around three times a month, usually run for around 40 to 50 minutes, and typically focus on a single topic such as LGBT characters in Overwatch, impressions on The Last of Us, and queer romance options in modern games. The singular focus means that episodes can be listened to at your leisure and make a solid companion to your favorite gaming news podcast. Highly recommended for those in search of more lesbian stories and those who are disappointed by the unfortunate lack of lesbian content in LGBT websites and magazines.
