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Coming out the pod
by Ed Connell
A podcast where members of the LGBTQ+ share their coming out stories
Episodes
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Zach Brookes
Zach first came to my attention when I saw a video of him on twitter that had gone viral. It was of Zach opening his gender recognition certificate. For those of you who follow Zach on twitter, you’ll know already that he talks very openly about his trans journey. In this podcast he talks about…
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Rob Graham
Rob and I met over a decade ago when he was playing for Yorkshire Terriers and I was playing for London Titans. The hospitality offered to visiting clubs was legendary and we had many drunken nights together. Rob’s coming out story has many similarities with other guests in the series; struggling...
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Rob Rinder
Rob Rinder qualified as a barrister after leaving university but after several years at the bar he took up the role of Judge Rinder on ITV’s afternoon show. In this episode he talks about his coming out to friends and family but also about his experience of growing up “asphyxiated by the cloak of...
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Sam Schofield
Sam is a teacher and head of cricket at Trinity School, a private school in South London with an impressive sporting alumnae. In this episode Sam talks about life as a teacher during the pandemic and also about how when rumours began circulating amongst the students about his sexuality, he "took...
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Dr. Sophie Cook
Sophie has had an extraordinary life. She started her career as a jet engine technician in the RAF. After several years abroad, she returned to the UK and in 2000 began transitioning but stopped when her son was born with health problems. She began working as a photographer ending up as the...
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Dr. Dan O'Hare
Dan is an educational psychologist who splits his time between working for the local authority and lecturing students at University of Bristol. In this episode his shares his experience of growing up in South East London and finally coming to terms with his sexuality in his first year of...
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Matthew Cain
Having been educated in state schools in Bolton, Matthew then studied at Cambridge University. His started his career working in television at ITV on shows such as the The South Bank Show. In 2010 he became Channel 4's first culture editor before becoming Editor in Chief of Attitude Magazine. In...
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George Cooper
George is a journalist with the Daily Telegraph. In this interview he not only tells how his coming out story is an example of how not to come out to your parents. He also talks about what its like to be a member of the LGBT community working in the heterosexual dominated world of sport’s...
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James Wharton
James Wharton is an author of 2 books. His first book “Out in the Army” tells the story of how he came out when he was in the Household Cavalry aged 19. This has been turned into a screenplay called “Posterboy” and it recently was previewed at the virtual Edinburgh Fringe. His second book is...
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Ed Connell - my story
In this episode I tell my coming out story with contributions from my family. My sister. the person who I came out to first, recounts what what she remembers of living with me during the time where I was struggling to come out. My parents talk of their memories of my coming out. I also speak to…
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Trailer
In this trailer I tell you about the sorts of guests who will be featuring in this, the first season
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