27 Best Queer Politics Podcasts

1. TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones

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Welcome to the TransLash Podcast, a show where we tell trans stories to save trans lives. At a time when anti-trans attacks are being used to undermine democracy and human rights, award-winning journalist Imara Jones brings you the most important conversations for and about the trans community. From celebrations of trans joy to crystal-clear analysis of the latest political developments to discussions about love and sex, the TransLash Podcast keeps listeners informed and reminds us to never lose hope. Produced by TransLash Media. Music: Ben Draghi and also courtesy of ZZK records...more Host Imara Jones
Producer/Network TransLash Podcasts
Email ****@imarajones.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Recent Guests Leigh Finke, Dylan Mulvaney +43 more
Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 699Facebook 19.7KTwitter 6.5KInstagram 57.6K Avg Length 43 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. Outward: Slate's LGBTQ podcast

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Outward, Slate's queer podcast, is a whip-smart monthly salon in which hosts and guests deepen the audience's understanding of queer culture and politics, delight them with unexpected perspectives, and invite listeners into a colorful conversation about the issues animating LGBTQ communities.more Hosts Christina Cauterucci, Jules Gill-Peterson, Bryan Lowder
Producer/Network Slate Podcasts
Email ****@slate.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Recent Guests Lynne Gerber, Siri Colom +10 more
Apple Rating 4/5Apple Reviews 304Facebook 2KTwitter 4.7KInstagram 130.8K Avg Length 44 min Format Long form Since Aug 2018 Get Email Contact

3. GAY USA

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TV's Longest-Running LGBT News Program where Ann Northrop & Andy Humm report and analyze weekly stories on the LGBT activist movement, politics and government, legal cases, AIDS and community health, and entertainment. We also interview timely newsmakers. GAY USA has been telecast continuously since 1985.more Hosts Andy Humm, Ann Northrop
Producer/Network Ann Northrop, Andy Humm, Bill Bahlman
Email ****@gayusatv.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 160Facebook 22.4K Avg Length 57 min Format Long form Since Jun 2017 Get Email Contact

4. Queer News

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Queer News is an Ambie award-winning weekly news podcast where race & sexuality meet politics, culture and entertainment. Tune-in to reporting which centers & celebrates all of our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & comrade communities. Hosted by Anna DeShawn, a new pod drops every Monday by 9am CT.more Host Anna DeShawn
Producer/Network The Qube
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 129Facebook 2.7KTwitter 505Instagram 3.1K Avg Length 33 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

5. This Way Out: The International LGBTQ Radio Magazine

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'This Way Out' is the multi-award-winning, internationally distributed, weekly lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender radio program. On the air since April 1988, it's currently heard on over 150 local community radio stations around the world. Each week we bring you an international LGBT news round-up and a variety of features on queer culture and politics. Our monthly Audiofile segment covers the lesbigay and trans music scene. 'This Way Out' is produced by Overnight Productions, Inc., a non-profit corporation funded almost entirely by listener donations...more Hosts Joseph Boehnlein, Lucia Chappelle
Producer/Network Overnight Productions, Inc.
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guest Tony Valenzuela
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 30Facebook 4.4KTwitter 401Instagram 628 Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Since Mar 2018 Get Email Contact

6. The Frontline

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Presented by ILGA-Europe, an umbrella organisation for over 600 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) organisations across 54 countries, The Frontline is a podcast about LGBTI activism and lives in Europe and Central Asia. Deep-diving and analysing from a unique and informed perspective, The Frontline aims to bring you to the core of queer activism and give you an understanding on the complexities of what's happening, why it's happening, the wins and the losses, the challenges and commonalities, and the extraordinary ways in which the work of those on the frontlines contin..more Host Evelyne Paradis
Producer/Network The Frontline
Email ****@ilga-europe.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 4/5Apple Reviews 10Facebook 43.6KTwitter 42.4KInstagram 34.4K Avg Length 39 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

7. The Last Gay Conservative

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Tired of being labeled racist, sexist, homophobic, and even transphobic for no reason? Feeling guilt or shame for not accepting this 'new normal' as gospel? Concerned that skin color, gender, and sexual orientation have superseded merit and hard work? Well, you're not alone- twice a week Chad Law will filter the garbage and present the truth. As a gay man and successful entrepreneur, Chad will destroy political stereotypes and exploitation the left uses for personal gain. You'll learn, laugh, and love having the tools to take on your version of the mob. Don't miss it!more Host Chad Law
Producer/Network The Last Gay Conservative
Email ****@lastgayconservative.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 3.9/5Apple Reviews 42Twitter 3.1KInstagram 8.1K Avg Length 40 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

8. InterPod, The Global Voices of Pride Podcast

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InterPod, The Global Voices of Pride Podcast, powered by InterPride, where the world comes together for the LGBTQIA+ community!InterPod, powered by InterPride is hosted by Michelle Meow, who brings on guests from all over the world to broaden the audience's understanding of queer, trans, and Pride culture and politics, to surprise and delight listeners with unexpected points of view, and to invite listeners into a vibrant conversation about the issues that are animating the global LGBTQIA+ communities.more Host Michelle Meow
Producer/Network InterPride
Email ****@interpride.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 4Facebook 16.4KTwitter 8.2KInstagram 11.8K Avg Length 23 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

9. ItsAQueerThang

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It's A Queer Thang covers local and national LGBTQ+ issues and events. We focus on politics, civil rights, news and, entertainment. Special guests are featured with interviews focusing on issues relevant to the LGBTQ+ community in Fresno and the Central Valley. Hosted by Chris Jarvis and Kaylia Metcalfe.Queer Thang welcomes viewer input, suggestions. and questions at itsaqueerthang(at)gmail(dot)com.more Host Kaylia Metcalfe
Producer/Network Chris And Kaylia
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 3Facebook 691Twitter 80 Avg Length 53 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

10. Earth is Ghetto podcast w/ Aaron & Syd

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This is a blackqueer Podcast posting commentary on current events, history and politics from the blackqueer perspective. Remember being queer is African
Hosts Aaron Mondy, Sydney Liseli
Producer/Network Syd & Aaron
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 4Instagram 181 Avg Length 73 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

11. The Future is Queer: A Guide to Saving Democracy with Robin Maril

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The Future is Queer is about the good, the bad, and the obviously queer in American law and politics. It is not an easy moment to be LGBTQ in America. From state legislatures to school boards LGBTQ people are facing the biggest threat to our survival in a generation. Queer and trans people have fought for our right to live and love openly for decades. But today even more is at risk. Our queer future depends on our democratic future. Law Professor and activist Robin Maril sits down with the LGBTQ voices leading the resistance to talk about democracy, what's at stake, and how we save it all.more Producer/Network Robin Maril
Email ****@willamette.edu
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Margaret Cho, Gloria Goeres +17 more
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 7 Avg Length 44 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

12. Beyond Queer Politics

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Beyond Queer Politics explores how European politics shapes the lives and rights of LGBTIQ+ people. Hosted by Rémy Bonny, the podcast goes beyond headlines to unpack the political battles, policies, and power struggles affecting queer communities across Europe. Through conversations with activists, policymakers and journalists, each episode reveals how democracy, media, foreign influence and law intersect with LGBTIQ+ equality. This podcast is produced by Forbidden Colours.more Producer/Network Forbidden Colours
Apple Reviews 1 Avg Length 34 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

13. Podcasting Social Justice: Dialoges of Resistances

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A podcast series about 'anti-gender' politics, a complex, multi-sided political and civil society movement threatening gender and sexual diversity.In each episode, we look at how campaigns against gender and sexual equality take shape in different places, how these ideas travel across borders and across party lines, and what they mean for everyday life...more Email ****@napier.ac.uk
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14. Gaywaves

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Gaywaves is the longest continuously aired LGBTQ public affairs radio program in Ohio and probably beyond, having originally aired as Radio Lambda in the 1970s. The show's expanded format and pre-recorded interviews have given the opportunity to share parts of the show beyond NE Ohio.This podcast is the best of the recorded interviews with LGBTQ news makers and opinion shapers from all over the country.more Host Eric Resnick
Avg Length 58 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

15. Political by Design

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🎙 Political by Design // with Leslie Clarke This podcast explores politics from an LGBTQ+ perspective. From campaign slogans to leadership styles, it explores how design, messaging and strategy influence political success. Join me as I speak to experts in branding, politics, the community, and the media to explore the world of politics and current affairs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.more Producer/Network Leslie Clarke
Apple Reviews 1 Avg Length 43 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

16. Rainbow Briefing

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Australia's daily LGBTQIA+ news podcast.Rainbow Briefing delivers queer news that matters — in about 5 minutes, Monday to Friday. Policy and politics. Community wins. Culture and sport. Joy. Stay informed without the doom-scroll.Your LGBTQIA+ news catchup for Australian audiences. Independent queer community media, hosted by Louise Poole..more Producer/Network Louise Poole
Email ****@welcomechangemedia.com.au
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Reviews 3 Avg Length 6 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

17. Damage Control

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The LGBT community needs DAMAGE CONTROL. Far-left ideologues are taking over and doing enormous damage to tolerance and acceptance. Gay journalist Brad Polumbo teams up with right-of-center LGBT guests to push back on the left-wing excesses of the LGBT movement and offer a sane, center-right approach to these divisive cultural and political issues.more Host Brad Polumbo
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 202Facebook 133KTwitter 82.6KInstagram 100.8K Avg Length 33 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

18. LGBT Bar NY Podcast

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Featuring lively discussion of the latest legal and political news affecting the LGBTQ+ community here and abroad, through interviews with LGBTQ lawyers, policy wonks, and activists. Hosted by Shain Filcher, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY, with regularly featured guest Prof. Arthur S. Leonard of New York Law School.more Host Shain Filcher
Producer/Network LeGaL - LGBT Bar of New York
Email ****@lgbtbarny.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 102Facebook 2.2KTwitter 3.6KInstagram 3.2K Avg Length 58 min Format Long form Since Sep 2011 Get Email Contact

19. Gay Shame

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A trans/queer extravaganza against white supremacy, capitalism, ableism, cops, settler-colonialism and all forms of domination.
Producer/Network The Marys
Email ****@riseup.net
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 27Instagram 13.8K Avg Length 36 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

20. Deep Dive with Shawn

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Welcome to Deep Dive, the podcast where politics, history, and queer lives intersect in engaging, in-depth conversations. I'm Dr. Shawn C. Fettig, a political scientist, and I've crafted this show to go beyond the headlines, diving into the heart of critical issues with authors, researchers, activists, and politicians. Forget surface-level analysis; we're here for the real stories, the hidden layers, and the nuanced discussions that matter. Join me as we explore the intricate world of governance, democracy, and global stability. Expect empathy, unique perspectives, and thought-provoking dialogue—no punditry, just genuine insights...more Host Shawn C. Fettig
Producer/Network Sea Tree Media
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Dr. Sara Benesh, Tim Marting +16 more
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 17Twitter 1Instagram 78 Avg Length 54 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

21. Pride in Protest

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Pride in Protest is a Sydney based collective of activists who campaign for queer rights, refugee rights and Indigenous justice. You can reach us at @Pride.in.Protest on Instagram.
Producer/Network Pride in Protest
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 13Facebook 8.1KTwitter 2.3KInstagram 18.8K Avg Length 51 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

22. Equality Policy Podcast

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A show about all things public policy and the state of equality. We will cover all levels of government, with a special focus on Arizona and how public policy at all levels impacts the state of equality for LGBTQ people. equalityarizona.substack.commore Producer/Network Equality Arizona
Email ****@equalityarizona.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 7Facebook 11.1KInstagram 6.1K Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

23. Queer News Tonight

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Being queer means, knowing your rights, and getting quick updates about your community while you continue with your daily routine. Hence, we have brought Queer News Tonight to Spotify.Here you can get your daily doses of LGBTQ+ updates from across the world. We will interpret every political, social, and financial update from the LGBTQ+ perspective to understand its impact on you.more Host Al Ferguson
Producer/Network Happening OUT Television Network
Email ****@happeningout.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 2Facebook 4.2KTwitter 4.1K Avg Length 53 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

24. The Rainbow Advocate

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The Rainbow Advocate is a weekly program and podcast created to raise awareness of LGBT centric political issues. The show celebrates noteworthy rainbow advocates in society, identifies issues in need of reform, and interviews influential individuals in a position to promote change on those issues. Presented by Evalyn Venture. Podcaster: Penn Russell.more Producer/Network JOY 94.9 - Rainbow Community Podcasts for our LGBTI, LGBTIQA+, LGBTQIA+, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGB, Gay, Lesbian, Trans, Intersex, Queer Communities
Email ****@joy.org.au
Twitter 11Instagram 11.7K Avg Length 50 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

25. Queer Caucus

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For queer North Carolinians to stay up to date with what is happening politically in NC.
Producer/Network LGBTQ Dems of NC
Email ****@lgbtqdemocrats.org
Facebook 5.3KTwitter 278Instagram 5.1K Get Email Contact

26. Political In-Queery

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Hello and welcome to Political In-Queery Podcast. We are produced and powered by the Michigan Gayly, which is an LGBTQIA2S+ news publication at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Political In-Queery is a podcast devoted to exploring national and local political news, Queer and Trans features, and interviews (including elected officials, community leaders, and organization directors)Political In-Queer can be found on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, and RSS...more Producer/Network Blake Byle
Email ****@umich.edu
Facebook 278Twitter 3Instagram 53 Avg Length 35 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

27. Caffeine with Kunaan

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Kunaan, as a queer, neurodivergent, atheist Iñupiaq, discusses a wide variety of topics from her viewpoint and shares how it has impacted her life. Topics range from politics to religion to colonization and more.more Producer/Network Kunaan Panik
Email ****@caffeinewithkunaan.com
Facebook 70Twitter 3 Avg Length 53 min Format Long form Get Email Contact