Best Overnight Productions, Inc Podcasts (2025)

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Podcast Extended Interview with Allison Lee of PEN America Los Angeles on Banned Book 29:24

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Banned books across the USA have risen dramatically in the past three years. We present here an extended interview with Allison Lee, Managing Director of PEN American Los Angeles from This Way Out Radio Episode 1947 (interviewed by Jason Jenn). This is part one of two reports about banned books inspired by a special reading event called homo-centri…

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PEN: Mightier Than the Book Bans 28:58

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Just how far is it from book bans to bonfires? PEN America’s Los Angeles Director Allison Lee tracks the alarming censorship trend across the U.S. and how to stand up against it (interviewed by Jason Jenn).And in NewsWrap: a gay male Ukrainian couple wins recognition as a legal family in a Kyiv district court, the Church of England votes to stop te…

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Harvard’s Global LGBTQI+ Human Rights Program 28:58

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While Harvard University faces off with the Trump administration over its diversity, equity and inclusion programs, director Diego Garcia Blum of its John F. Kennedy School of Government Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights Global LGBTQI+ Human Rights Program counts its first year accomplishments (interviewed by David Hunt).And in NewsWrap: same-gende…

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U.N.’s Crucial Queer Rights Vote 28:58

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On the eve of the U.N. Human Rights Council’s vote on whether to renew the Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, Fabiana Leibl of the International Service for Human Rights, trans activist Best Chitsangupong, Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights senior fellow Jessica Stern; and scholar-activist Ignacio Saiz discuss the signific…

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Podcast Extended Interview: Marval A Rex's Big Dad Energy 39:02

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Extended interview with actor/astrologer/comedian Marval A Rex, the ringmaster of an all trans male comedy troupe called Big Dad Energy. The conversation is an extended version of This Way Out Radio Episode 1944 about Big Dad Energy's origins after their recent West Hollywood Pride performance at the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Renberg Theater - and …

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Marval A Rex’s Big Dad Energy 28:58

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During this terrible time of queer and trans erasure, finding a moment to laugh can be another form of protest - especially when the source of the laughter is from an all trans male comedy troupe called Big Dad Energy. The ringmaster behind the group is actor/astrologer/comedian Marval A Rex, whose conversation about its origins after their recent …

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U.S. Supreme Court v. Trans Kids’ Health Care 28:58

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The U.S. Supreme Court upheld Tennessee’s ban on pediatric gender affirming health care with a decision that lowered the bar for establishing its constitutionality and that imperils the rights of young trans patients in the 20 other states with similar laws — all despite the opposition of every major U.S. medical association. Brad Sears, Distinguis…

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USAID Cuts Cripple Global Queer Rights 28:58

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In the aftermath of the Elon Musk chainsaw gutting the United States Agency for International Development, LGBTQ+ people around the world were robbed of more than a hundred programs geared to promote their health, safety and human rights. UCLA Law School’s Williams Institute senior fellow and director of international programs Ari Shaw worries that…

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The Scrubbing of the USNS Harvey Milk 28:58

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The U.S. Navy launched a fleet replenishment oiler in honor of assassinated San Francisco Supervisor and Navy vet Harvey Milk in 2021, but a new administration finds the gay icon not “reflective of the Commander-in-Chief's priorities.” Milk’s nephew Stuart and then-Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro spoke about the significance of the USNS Harvey Milk,…

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Erik Piepenburg’s “Dining Out” 28:58

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The rich history of LGBTQ+ eateries and the role they’ve played in encouraging community is served up by Erik Piepenburg in his new book, “Dining Out: First Dates, Defiant Nights and Last Call Disco Fries at America’s Gay Restaurants” (interviewed by David Hunt).And in NewsWrap: more than 70 members of the European Parliament plan to defy the Orbán…

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Drag Queen Violinist Thorgy Thor 28:58

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As Trump-phobia stokes concert homophobia across the U.S. during Pride season, RuPaul's Drag Race favorite Thorgy Thor weaves classical music into her unique performance style (interviewed by Brian DeShazor).And in NewsWrap: a lesbian couple in Italy can both be legally recognized as the mothers of a child they conceived via in vitro fertilization …

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Texas v. DEI & Garcia v. Noem 28:58

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The Texas state House held a hearing on a bill that LGBTQ+ activists say would undermine education by eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion policies from public schools. State Representative Ron Reynolds, Equality Texas Communications Director Johnathan Gooch, Mandy Garcia of Texas AFT and a representative of Students Engaged in Advancing Tex…

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Audio Archive Saves Queer History 28:58

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This Way Out’s own collection of programs dating back to 1988 is already becoming a valuable tool for LGBTQ+ researchers and educators, even as the extensive process of data sorting and cataloging is getting underway. Project lead and Overnight Productions (Inc,) CEO Brian DeShazor discusses the next steps and the importance of preserving original …

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Poetic Duet: Adrienne Rich and Audre Lorde 28:58

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Classic appearances by two giants in the world of poetry regardless of gender or orientation, reading from their work and responding to their audience, brought together by the magic of recording tape (!) and the courtesy of the Pacifica Radio Archives (produced by Brian DeShazor).And in NewsWrap: transgender former High Court judge Dr. Victoria McC…

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Jason “Journeyman’s” Queer Ecology 28:58

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Oppressive governments like the Trump administration may try to erase queer identities and histories, but California Naturalist and educator Jason “Journeyman” Wise reveals how science is recognizing that the rigid, patriarchal, binary view of the natural world is no match for the true fluid, diverse and interdependent reality (interviewed by Jason…

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De Waal: “It Wasn’t Dutch Courage” 28:58

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Decades of LGBTQ+ organizing in Australia are captured in the memoir of Peter De Waal, and the spirit of his book launching at the site of the early movement’s first meetings is captured by Sydney correspondent Barry McKay.And in NewsWrap: the United Kingdom’s Supreme Court rejects the Scottish government’s argument that transgender women should ha…

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Meet Trinidad and Tobago Plaintiff Jason Jones 28:58

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Biracial, binational, queer human right activist Jason Jones began his lawsuit against Trinidad and Tobago’s British colonial ban on same-gender sex in 2017. It was struck down in 2018, but an appeals court recently overturned that ruling and reinstated the law. Jones has one more chance to appeal that decision (interviewed by David Hunt).And in Ne…

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Resisting the Erasure of Pauli Murray 28:58

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Even at the National Historic Landmark dedicated to a queer civil rights activist, legal scholar, author and Episcopal priest, the Trump administration is rewriting U.S. history. Executive Director Angela Thorpe Mason of the Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice in Durham, North Carolina is fighting to keep the legacy alive (produced b…

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Garcia Checks Greene & Pritzker Preaches to HRC 28:58

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Infamous U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) didn’t know what she was getting into when she defamed the drag artist with a doctorate Professor Lil Miss Hot Mess, but gay Representative Robert Garcia (D-CA) had the skillful sarcasm to shut her down (Lauren Schmitt reports).lIllinois Governor JB Pritzker’s fiery address lights up the Hu…

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Thank You For Trans Service, Col. Fram 28:58

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While transgender members of the U.S. military wait on tinder hooks for the courts to rule on President Donald Trump’s order to expel them, Col. Bree Fram of the Space Force refuses to give up her frontline post. The courageous trans soldier, a descendant of a family with a history of valiant service, shares her story. Note: Fram spoke in her perso…

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Beyond Identity: Bettcher’s Transgender Philosophy 28:58

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Transgender philosophy professor Talia Mae Bettcher (“Beyond Personhood: An Essay in Trans Philosophy”) confronts a world that oppression has turned upside down, and has some bold suggestions for radical, liberating action to stop trans erasure (interviewed by Tanya Kane-Parry).And in NewsWrap: the U.S. Department of the Navy puts its plans to expe…

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Signs: What You Say, How You Serve, Who You Marry 28:59

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In the cycle between LGBTQ+ inclusion and exile, you can see the same signposts in either direction. Whether the queer community is on the rise or whether rights are being extinguished step by step, three bellwether issues are “no promo homo” laws, military service and marriage equality. Current news and archival reports from March 2000 illustrate …

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Eli Butler’s Transmasculine Joy 28:59

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As the Trump administration erases the T and Q in LGBTQ from government websites and publications — even the signage outside the Stonewall National Monument — New York college student Eli Butler seeks to counter the hate of far-right politicians and media outlets by exploring the hidden history and the joy of transmasculine community building (inte…

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Paul Outlaw: Baldwin’s American Dream/American Negro 28:58

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Sixty years ago this month, days before the assassination of Malcolm X and weeks ahead of “Bloody Sunday” on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, the University of Cambridge’s historic debate society hosted a face-off between Black gay author, activist and public intellectual James Baldwin and conservative founder of The National Review William F. Buckley, Jr…

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The Rise and Fall of MECLA (Pt. 2) 28:58

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The Municipal Elections Committee of Los Angeles had a brief, shining romance with progressive candidates that began in the 70s, but in the 90s AIDS brought about the demise of the first LGBTQ political action committee in the United States (Part 2 of 2 produced by David Hunt).And in NewsWrap: Indonesian authorities arrest 56 men during a raid at a…

Overnight Productions, Inc Podcasts

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This Way Out: The International LGBTQ Radio Magazine

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Podcast Extended Interview with Allison Lee of PEN America Los Angeles on Banned Book 29:24

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PEN: Mightier Than the Book Bans 28:58

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Harvard’s Global LGBTQI+ Human Rights Program 28:58

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U.N.’s Crucial Queer Rights Vote 28:58

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Podcast Extended Interview: Marval A Rex's Big Dad Energy 39:02

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Marval A Rex’s Big Dad Energy 28:58

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U.S. Supreme Court v. Trans Kids’ Health Care 28:58

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USAID Cuts Cripple Global Queer Rights 28:58

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The Scrubbing of the USNS Harvey Milk 28:58

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Erik Piepenburg’s “Dining Out” 28:58

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Drag Queen Violinist Thorgy Thor 28:58

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Texas v. DEI & Garcia v. Noem 28:58

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Audio Archive Saves Queer History 28:58

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Poetic Duet: Adrienne Rich and Audre Lorde 28:58

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Jason “Journeyman’s” Queer Ecology 28:58

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De Waal: “It Wasn’t Dutch Courage” 28:58

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Meet Trinidad and Tobago Plaintiff Jason Jones 28:58

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Resisting the Erasure of Pauli Murray 28:58

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Garcia Checks Greene & Pritzker Preaches to HRC 28:58

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Thank You For Trans Service, Col. Fram 28:58

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Beyond Identity: Bettcher’s Transgender Philosophy 28:58

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Signs: What You Say, How You Serve, Who You Marry 28:59

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Eli Butler’s Transmasculine Joy 28:59

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Paul Outlaw: Baldwin’s American Dream/American Negro 28:58

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The Rise and Fall of MECLA (Pt. 2) 28:58