30 Best Queer Art Podcasts

1. OUT LOUD Queer Creatives Podcast

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The OUT LOUD Queer Creatives Podcast is presented by The Q Creative Network. Hear great interviews and conversations with creatives from the 2SLGBTQIA community in Canada and around the world, and discover the latest and greatest new music releases by queer artists. Hosted by The Q founder Kenney Fitzpatrick.LGBTQ artists can submit their music at curatedbyq.com to be featured on a podcast episode.MORE Host Kenney Fitzpatrick
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 40Facebook 2.7KTwitter 2.7KInstagram 7.7K Avg Length 87 min Format Long form Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. We Want the Airwaves: QPOC Artists on the Rise

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Is it possible to make art and make rent without compromising your values? Since 2013, Nia King has been interviewing queer and trans artists of color to find out. Here's what she learned.
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Producer/Network Nia King
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 53Facebook 619Twitter 163 Avg Length 50 min Format Long form Since Mar 2013 Get Email Contact

3. Fantastic Blackness

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Fantastic Blackness is a bimonthly podcast by Tavia Nyong'o and Shanté Paradigm Smalls focused on Black Queer Trans art, politics, aesthetics, and news. Features interviews with artmakers, reviews of art shows, stage plays, books, film and television, and topical discussion.MORE Producer/Network Fantastic Blackness
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 9 Avg Length 56 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

4. Crystal Queer

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YDN Radio Brighton is bringing a new radio show hosted by Ali, talking all about queer art and celebrating queer artistry. @hisnameisali on Twitter and @hisnameis.ali on Instagram
Host Ali Malek
Producer/Network Ali Malek
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 5Facebook 337Twitter 97Instagram 621 Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Since Apr 2021 Get Email Contact

5. Queer Lit

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Queer Lit is a podcast about LGBTQIA * literature and culture. In each episode, literary studies researcher Lena Mattheis talks to an expert in the field of queer studies. Topics include lesbian literature, inclusive pronouns and language, gay history, trans and non-binary novels, intersectionality and favourite queer films, series or poems. New episode every other week!Recent transcripts here: https://lenamattheis.wordpress.com/queer-lit-transcripts/ ****@gmail.comhttps://lenamattheis.wordpress.com/queerlitTwitter and Instagram: @queerlitpodcastMusic by geovanebruny from PixabayMORE Host Dr Lena Mattheis
Producer/Network Lena Mattheis
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 35Facebook 51Twitter 673Instagram 2.2K Avg Length 42 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

6. The Score

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It's time to put the arts on game! Hosts Lee Bynum, Paige Reynolds, and Rocky Jones are three Black, queer artists and pop culture aficionados, who are working every day to bring more diversity, equity, and inclusivity into the arts. Noted by The New York Times as one of the 'Podcasts Opera Pros Tune To' in 2021, The Score is their provocative, thoughtful, and humorous commentary on the industry's past, present, and future, as seen through an antiracist and unapologetically Black and queer lens...MORE Hosts Rocky Jones, Lee Bynum, Paige Reynolds
Producer/Network Global Majority Media
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 23Facebook 17.4KTwitter 12.5KInstagram 8.3K Avg Length 83 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

7. QUEER AS... a podcast

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Welcome to the first series of the QUEER AS podcast where we're yarning with queer Indigenous artists and creative practitioners about their work across the public imaginary. Queer As is part of the Saving Lives research program that recalls and centres the power of queer Indigenous artistic thinking and creativity. This anticolonial podcast is sponsored by the Australian Research Council and in partnership with IndigenousX and the Centre for Global Indigenous Futures ...MORE Estimated listeners
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8. The Rewind - Wayward World Studios

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Wayward World Studios is founded by award winning podcast host and drag queen Thumali. It's a storytelling channel highlighting Queer stories and Queer media. Home of the podcast show The Rewind; a show where Thumali interviews with the best artists Queer nightlife has to offer. From Drag artists, to Burlesque performers, DJs, and more. Getting a deep dive into how they came into their careers and what the future looks like under the current political climate. Winner of The Inlander's Best of Local Podcast and a Spokane Arts Award for their efforts in inclusion.MORE Producer/Network Thumali
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 12 Avg Length 77 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

9. When We See Each Other

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When We See Each Other* is a podcast hosted by Nikkiesha McLeod focused mostly (though not entirely) on work by Black, queer, trans, and non-binary musicians and other artists.*as in, 'When we see each other in the streets...'MORE Host Nikkiesha McLeod
Producer/Network Stereoactive Media
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 7Instagram 116 Avg Length 63 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

10. Passing The Paintbrush

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Learn More: www.passingthepaintbrush.wordpress.com Passing the Paintbrush is an educational project and podcast about historic Queer Jewish artists in Berlin. After the release of each audio documentary, we held history and practical art workshops on the featured artists. Season 1 focused on Gertrude Sandmann, Lotte Laserstein, and Toni Ebel, learning about their lives through site visits and interviews with historians, authors, and artists. Thank you to all the funders and partners who made the production possible Spinnboden Demokratie In Der Mitte BMF EVZMORE Producer/Network Hani חאני
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11. Subtextual: A Queer Film Pod

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Most movies are gay. We'll prove it. Subtextual is a film podcast hosted by your two favorite queer women, Lizzie & Sam. Every episode we select a beloved movie and breakdown all of the queer subtext we can find, plus dive into the production, critic reception, and our own hot takes. Come for the movies, stay for the gay!You can find us at:Youtube @subtextualpodInstagram @subtextualpodLetterboxd @subtextualpodTikTok @subtextualpodSupport the show at Patreon.com/subtextualpodSubtextual is hosted by Lizzie Guitreau (@denimdemonn) &Samantha De La Fuente (@glden.grl) Produced/Mixed by Lee Garc..MORE Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 29 Avg Length 61 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

12. Buster's Beat

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Welcome to 'Buster's Beat,' the podcast where we dive deep into the vibrant world of queer artistry and performance. Hosted by the incomparable Buster Pants, a beloved local drag king hailing from Salem, Massachusetts, 'Buster's Beat' promises to be your go-to destination for engaging conversations with the LGBTQ community.Join Buster Pants as they sit down with a diverse array of queer artists and performers, delving into their experiences, inspirations, and the challenges they've overcome on their journey to self-expression...MORE Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5 Avg Length 61 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

13. LitFriends Podcast

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Queer besties, Annie Liontas & Lito Velazquez, co-host a weekly podcast that features a great writer and their best lit friend discussing literature, friendship, and all the ways that art and love co-exist.MORE Producer/Network Annie Liontas & Lito Velazquez
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 17 Avg Length 57 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

14. The Queer Thesperience

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'The Queer Thesperience' is an interview-style podcast featuring queer artists & entertainers to discuss their experiences, knowledge, and stories with your host Casper Oliver (they/he), a queer actor and podcaster.MORE Producer/Network Casper Oliver, Thesperience Productions
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 5 Avg Length 54 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

15. The Playing Possum Podcast

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Playing Possum Collective is the brain-child of three queer-identified visual artists, Kacey Montgomery, a photographer and multimedia artist, Katherine Edmonds, a woodworker, designer, and educator, and Jamey Hudnall, a painter. The collective's name comes from the phrase 'playing possum,' which echoes our mission statement: Helping creatives be creative when you feel like playing dead...MORE Producer/Network playingpossumcollective
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 3 Avg Length 53 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

16. Hues of Seven

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Dive into the colorful conversations with queer people of color in the creative arts.Hosted by John Todd Graphic Designer and Visual Storyteller.
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Apple Rating 5/5 Avg Length 50 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

17. Art in the Raw: A Podcast About Queer Artists

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Art in the Raw is a podcast exploring the bold and unfiltered world of queer art. Hosted by David Smith of Salon Naturale, each episode features intimate conversations with LGBTQ artists who push boundaries in nude art, photography, painting, and multimedia. Discover the inspirations, struggles, and creative processes behind their work - raw, vulnerable, and unapologetically queer. New episodes every other Sunday.MORE Producer/Network David Smith, Salon Naturale
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 4 Avg Length 48 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

18. Queer The Music: Jake Shears On The Songs That Changed Lives

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Jake Shears celebrates the anthems that have dominated dancefloors and shaped queer lives. Throughout the history of popular music, queer artists have made huge contributions - often at great expense and risk to themselves personally and professionally. This podcast shines a spotlight on those who trailblazed paths towards self expression. Join Scissor Sisters' frontman Jake Shears and his guests as he unearths these important stories song by song. Executive Producer: Alice Williams, Producer: Debbie Kilbride, Research: Mark Wood and Luke Wheatley Hosted on Acast...MORE Host Jake Shears
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 193 Avg Length 45 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

19. Drag & Burlesque Diaries

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Drag and Burlesque Diaries pulls back the curtain on the incredible lives and raw experiences of marginalized performance artists. Host Flame Foxxe sits down with a variety of performers—including drag kings, queens, burlesque dancers, poets, singers, fire artists, acrobats, pole dancers and more—to explore important, self-selected topics like ballroom culture, selective activism, and navigating community etiquette...MORE Email ****@gmail.com
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20. The BOYS! BOYS! BOYS! Podcast

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ART. QUEER. CULTURE. The BOYS! BOYS! BOYS Podcast Nominated for Best Podcast at the Society of Magazine Editors 'Talent Awards 2026'. A finalist or Best Arts Show at the Independent Podcast Awards 2025. Bringing the BOYS! BOYS! BOYS! universe to life through conversations with queer photographers, cultural icons and creative innovators. Explore the intersections of art, queer, culture. Hosted by radio presenter and multi award winning LGBTQ podcaster Graeme Smith...MORE Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5 Avg Length 43 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

21. CaseyRyan Podcast

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Join CaseyRyan, a queer, independent singer/songwriter and content creator as he talks with fellow artists on the challenges of being an Independent artist and the power of music.
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Apple Rating 5/5 Avg Length 41 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

22. FLORA FM

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FLORA FM IS AN INTIMATE SONIC GARDEN CURATED BY ARTIST BOYSLOVEFLOWERS, WHERE THE PULSE OF BLACK GAY UNDERGROUND MUSIC BLOOMS IN FULL COLOR. EACH EPISODE INVITES LISTENERS INTO A WORLD OF LUSH SOUNDSCAPES, TENDER STORIES, AND UNAPOLOGETICALLY QUEER EXPRESSION—SPOTLIGHTING ARTISTS WHO ARE RESHAPING THE MUSICAL UNDERGROUND WITH INNOVATION, VULNERABILITY, AND EDGE. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.MORE Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5 Avg Length 38 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

23. The Chalachhitra Podcast

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The Chalachhitra Podcast brings to you stories from Indian Cinema, Queer Cinema and the unique intersection of the both. Giving marginalized cinema focus at the front and center, our host Komolika merges their own identities and journalism with these films to advocate for Indian and Queer cinema as important parts of World Cinema. The Chalachhitra Podcast gives you unique and rarely talked about stories, discourse and interviews with people from these films, as Komolika makes them personal, grounded in their art form, and contextualized in their socio-political milieus.MORE Producer/Network Komolika Basu
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 2 Avg Length 35 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

24. Sonic Interventions

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A podcast about the poetics of sound and its power to disrupt norms and transform society. Each episode presents conversations with musicians, sound artists, and theatre-makers, with a special ear for postcolonial and/or queer sonic possibilities. Season 1 (Feb-April 2023) was launched for Black History Month with a focus on New York and Chicago. Season 2 (Sep-Oct 2023) features artists based in Berlin, Paris, and Yogyakarta. Our new season starting in February 2024 features South African voices and sounds.A project conceived by Dr...MORE Producer/Network Intervening Arts - Freie Universität Berlin
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 8 Avg Length 33 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

25. Queers and Quills

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The official companion podcast for Queers and Quills romance convention in Portland, OR, May 23-25, 2025.Audiobook narrator Kirt Graves invites attending authors and narrators to join him for one-on-one conversations about their lives and their art so attendees and readers from across the world can get to know them not only as professionals but as people.MORE Producer/Network Kirt Graves
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26. The Sewing Circle

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Welcome to The Sewing Circle, presented by Hankycode. Here, you'll meet a wide range of amazing LGBTQ artists who stop by to chat about their work, creative processes, and much more. Don't miss our print and digital publication: https://www.hankycodemagazine.com Your listening helps ensure the continuation of our podcast and hankycode magazine. Support the podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2448302/supportMORE Producer/Network Rebecca VanderKooi
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27. InResidency

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InResidency by The Bureau of Queer Art is a media venture for Contemporary Queer & Allied Creatives to explore representation, identity, and themes of outsiderness in a culture of 'mall-ification'. 'Queer' not as being about who you're having sex with (that can be a dimension of it); but 'queer' as being about the self that is at odds with everything around it and that has to invent and create and find a place to speak and to thrive and to live.' -Bell Hooks Apply to participate at BureauQueerArt.comMORE Producer/Network Queer & Allied Artists Community - BureauQueerArt.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 8 Avg Length 14 min Format Short form Get Email Contact