Out Chicago (Featured Interviews)
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From Heartland Signal and WCPT AM 820 in Chicago, here are featured interviews from "Out Chicago" (Sundays from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Central). Scott Duff and Ellen Miller invite you to spend Sunday brunch with your gay best friends! Each week on "Out Chicago" they tackle today’s headlines from a queer perspective and focus on the accomplishments of the vibrant LGBTQ community in Chicago and across the globe.
Scott Duff is an OUT AND PROUD comic, actor and activist who performs throughout Chicagoland and around the country.
Ellen Miller is an OUT AND PROUD accomplished musician who has had successful careers in the fields of radio advertising, and real estate.
"Out Chicago" is Chicago's only live broadcast for the LGBTQ community!
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- Playwright and author Tina Fakhrid-Dean: WCPT 820 Interview · 23 minEllen Miller and guest co-host Kathy Voltmer are joined by Tina Fakhrid-Deen, playwright, author, and educator who is the recipient of the 2026 3Arts Awards SIF Fund at the…
- Musician Kimi Hayes: WCPT 820 Interview · 19 minEllen Miller and guest co-host Kathy Voltmerare are joined by Kimi Hayes, musician currently appearing in “Six the Musical” as Maggie, the guitarist. Catch “Out Chicago” Sundays…
- Singer-songwriter Cathy Richardson: WCPT 820 Interview · 22 minEllen Miller and guest co-host Kathy Voltmer are joined by Cathy Richardson, singer-songwriter who is the lead vocalist for Jefferson Starship. Catch “Out Chicago” Sundays from…
- Mikael Burke of "A Strange Loop": WCPT 820 Interview · 22 minScott Duff and guest co-host Ken Mejia-Beal are joined by Mikael Burke, director of the Chicago premiere of Michael R. Jackson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning musical “A Strange Loop,”…
- Coco Soodek of Q Force: WCPT 820 Interview · 9 minScott Duff and guest co-host Ken Mejia-Beal are joined by Coco Soodek of Q Force, an organization and community for queer and allied Chicagoans fighting to embolden Democrats and…
- Write Club's Corbette Pasko and Josh Zagoran: WCPT 820 Interview · 17 minScott Duff and guest co-host Ken Mejia-Beal are joined by Write Club Chicago host/producer Corbette Pasko and timekeeper/producer Josh Zagoran; season 17 begins with “Write Club…
- Rick Miller of Gay Sons and Mothers: WCPT 820 Interview · 16 minScott Duff and guest co-host Ken Mejia-Beal are joined by Rick Miller, LICSW, founder and executive director of Gay Sons and Mothers and director of the documentary "Mom, I Have…
- Denise Poloyac of Indivisible Chicago: WCPT 820 Interview · 11 minScott Duff and guest co-host Ken Mejia-Beal are joined by Denise Poloyac, Indivisible Chicago executive committee member. Catch “Out Chicago” Sundays from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m…
- Historian Owen Keehnen: WCPT 820 Interview · 10 minScott Duff and guest co-host Ken Mejia-Beal are joined by Owen Keehnen, author, historian and public speaker on LGBTQ history. The conversation highlighted Owen’s work preserving…
- Kyna Lenhof: WCPT 820 Candidate Interview · 19 minScott Duff and guest co-host Ken Mejia-Beal are joined by Kyna Lenhof, 2026 candidate for Chicago Board of Education. - Lenhof says she is running to put students first in the…
- Susana Mendoza: WCPT 820 Candidate Interview · 14 minScott Duff and guest co-host Ken Mejia-Beal are joined by Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza, 2027 candidate for Chicago mayor. Mendoza's campaign is centered on affordability…
- Bridget Lee of Academy for Local Leadership: WCPT 820 Interview · 16 minScott Duff and guest co-host Ken Mejia-Beal are joined by Bridget Lee, founder of the Academy for Local Leadership (ALL Chicago). Here is a brief summary of the conversation…
- Susan Ottaviano of Book of Love: WCPT 820 Interview · 17 minScott Duff and guest co-host Ken Mejia-Beal are joined by Susan Ottaviano, vocalist with with synth pop band Book of Love, coming to Metro Saturday, October 10. Catch “Out…
- WCPT 820 Interview: Julio Flores of The Alliance · 17 minScott Duff and Ellen Miller are joined by Julio Flores, program director for The Alliance at the Public Health Institute of Metropolitan Chicago. The Alliance is a statewide…
- WCPT 820 Interview: Sheldon Epps and Alan H. Green of "Play On" · 16 minScott Duff and Ellen Miller are joined by Sheldon Epps (director) and Alan H. Green (cast member) from Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s production of “Play On!” playing through…
- WCPT 820 Interview: Mitchell J. Fain of "The Birth of the Pill" · 11 minScott Duff and Ellen Miller are joined by Mitchell J. Fain, cast member of “The Birth of the Pill,” having its world premiere at TimeLine Theatre through October 4. Catch “Out…
- WCPT 820 Interview: Jennifer Grosshandler · 20 minScott Duff and Ellen Miller are joined by Jennifer Grosshandler, executive director and founder of The GenderCool Project. Catch “Out Chicago” Sundays from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00…
- WCPT 820 Interview: Tania Richard and J. Nicole Brooks · 18 minScott Duff and Ellen Miller are joined by Tania Richard, writer and performer of "Black Girl From a White Suburb," and the production's director J. Nicole Brooks. The solo show…
- WCPT 820 Interview: William Lindsey Cochran of Great Moments in Vinyl · 29 minScott Duff and Ellen Miller are joined by William Lindsey Cochran of Great Moments in Vinyl; check out their upcoming shows here: https://www.greatmomentsinvinyl.com/upcoming…
- WCPT 820 Interview: Jay Kuo of Human Rights Campaign · 17 minScott Duff and Ellen Miller are joined by Jay Kuo, two-time Tony-winning co-producer and composer; CEO and founder of The Social Edge (a social media and digital publishing…







