Ranting Out Loud: An LGBTQ+ perspective on life, love, politics and chaos
Author Lee Swift and pop culture fanboy Chadrick Douglas join Producer Mike in bringing you lively conversations about living the LGBTQ+ life and maturing gracefully amid all kinds of chaos. Rant about life, work, love, politics ... iPhones!
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 28 minutes
- Episodes
- 186
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
Show 46 - Reality (Show) Check
Movie mania abounds as Kris and Chadrick turn to the big screen to talk about their on-screen preferences. The conversation quickly shifts to ... SURPRISE! ... reality shows, particularly Big Brothe…
Show 45 - A low down dirty show
They went there. Well, it was really Chadrick who after hanging the moon put some sunshine where the Sun doesn't. The show is about judges, rats in a courthouse and longing for the days when skinny…
Show 44 - Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
Kris and Chadrick fly solo for this episode but their banter takes us to the fair. A renaissance fair where people in Texas dress in medieval gear and stare at men in tights. Well, at least Chadric…
Show 43 - The Foggy Bottom .. um, er, Front
Another episode, another controversy (that was a Prince song, by the way), this time involving retailers, protesters and potty breaks. Speaking of Prince, the hosts pick their favorite tunes from th…
Show 42 - You'll have fun fun fun 'til Chadrick takes your gay card away
Kris and Chadrick try and name that tune to out gay the other then pit Hamilton vs. Tubman in a rant about history, money and Broadway.
Sarina Bowen chats with Kris about her USA Today best-selling…
Show 41 - Crystal "meh"
Kris and Chadrick are on their own and despite the opening, Kris is not drunk. That's Chadrick's job! This show is full of TV talk from Ru- to La- to [insert your "p" word here]. Chadrick gives Kri…
Show 40 - Who wears short-shorts?
Chadrick and Kris talk gays, sports, gays in sports and gay sports guys in shorts. Find out why Chadrick blames a basketball legend for ruining the eye candy for him. Your hosts lament what some po…
Show 39 - Cowboy assassins and gay cruise safaris with cats
This inadvertent travel episode takes you from Denmark, to Texas, back to Europe and beyond. Kris and Chadrick have their preferences -- one for filth and seduction, the other for a true global adve…
Show 38 - Dropping more than the kids off at the pool
So, Chadrick is back from yet another getaway. This time it's Eureka Springs, Arkansas which he says is quite the place for gay people to enjoy. Of course, the conversation has to turn foul as Chadr…
Show 37 - Podcasters of the gay world unite! Oh, and Oprah for President.
Kris and Chadrick welcome an exchange with fellow podcasters from Jeff & Will's Big Gay Fiction Podcast. All they had to do was agree to be on their show too. We love sharing! Get ready for some mo…
Show 36 - Put on some makeup and get ready for some sherbet!
The show begins on a somber note, then it's Chadrick's turn to speak. Chadrick has a cute doctor, but he still won't let him "go there" for his next physical. By the end of the show, the conversation…
Show 35 - Have the Decency to Show Me Some Filth!
Leo got his Oscar, Gaga inspired, and Max just made Chadrick mad. It's the post-Oscar show and our hosts tell us whether it was a worthwhile watch or a dud. Here's a hint: On a scale of 1-10, Chadri…
Show 34 - Throw the Book at 'Em!
Kris and Chadrick go into the world of books, talking about their favorites and what types of reading keeps them wanting more. As an author, Kris gives insight into his preferred types of genres and…
Show 33 - The Spouse That Roared
Valentine's Day has come and gone. Chadrick and Kris talk about how their special day went. Apparently Chadrick's must have gone better because Kris' guest on this show is none other than his husba…
Show 32 - Super Bowled Over with VD (pssst, it's not what you think)
The 50th Super Bowl event has come and gone but the memory is more about the half-time show than the game's outcome. Beyonce, Coldplay and Bruno Mars all shone on the stage in an explosion of color …
Show 31 - The Short Kiss Goodbye (Yuck, Daddy, YUCK!)
Chadrick has a nose for all things political and Kris just has a nose for running... as in he has a cold. But like a good sport, he soldiers on with the show only to be bested by his other self as C…
Show 30 - London Calling! (That's Keith to You and Me.)
The season's chills grip much of the nation but there's nothing that can melt a winter's frost more than the soothing voices of Kris and Chadrick, right? [queue record scratch ...]
Actually, we prefe…
Show 29 - A pain in the glass! Chadrick gets wood.
Chadrick is involved in a car chase, which he started, but it wasn't his fault, really. Like a thorn in his side -- or through his windshield -- other drivers bring out the seldom-seen MADrick Doug…
Show 28 - The Chad-Shank Redemption and Other Light Reading
Two rules some writers live by: Drink lots of coffee; Write drunk, edit sober.... much like some of us write our greeting cards. But authors are a special breed and balancing personal and profession…
Show 27 - The Hangover, Part 2016
Kris and Chadrick welcome you to the REAL show of 2016 since they had you believe they were actually recording on New Year's Day and that's ... oh, never mind!
Chadrick kicks the door shut on 2015 an…