Out Chicago

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.

“Out Chicago” is Chicago’s only live broadcast for the LGBTQ community!

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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.

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Featured Interviews

Scott and Ellen are joined by U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL), 2026 candidate for U.S. Senate in Illinois.

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Scott and Ellen are joined by Daniel Biss, Democratic candidate for Congress in the 9th District of Illinois.

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Scott and Ellen are joined by Kat Abughazaleh, Democratic candidate for Congress in the 9th District of Illinois.

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Scott and Ellen are joined by Suzy Eddie Izzard, British stand-up comedian, actor and activist.

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Scott and Ellen are joined by Anthony Rapp, star of “Anthony Rapp: Home for the Holidays,” December 17-20 at The Joan & Paul Theatre in Chicago.

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Scott and Ellen are joined by Lesley Ann Warren,‬ Oscar and Golden Globe nominee, who hosted “Clue: The Movie 40th Anniversary Screening,” November 16 at Chicago’s Studebaker Theater.

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Scott and Ellen are joined by acclaimed tenor Russell Thomas of Lyric Opera of Chicago; he was appearing in “Cavalleria rusticana & Pagliacci.”

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Scott and Ellen are joined by John Waters.

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Scott and Ellen are joined by Miz Cracker, RuPaul’s Drag Race star.

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Scott and guest co-host Ken Mejia-Beal talk to Countess Luann de Lesseps about her “Marry F Kill” cabaret show.

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Scott and Ellen are joined by Emmy Award-winning comedian and actor Judy Gold.

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“Out Chicago” welcomes Randy Rainbow, promoting his new essay collection “Randy Rainbow’s Low-Hanging Fruit: Pressing Issues From My Gay Agenda.”

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“Death Becomes Her” star Michelle Williams talks to Scott and Ellen.

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Click here for all of Out Chicago’s Featured Interviews.

Listen live Sundays from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at 820 AM, on TuneIn, right here on the Heartland Signal website, or watch the live video stream on Facebook or YouTube. You can also tell Alexa to play WCPT from TuneIn.

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May 3 episode
– Guy Branum, Emmy and Golden Globe-winning writer/producer of “Hacks“
Luke Romesberg, senior director of Youth Programming at the Center on Halsted, ahead of the Center’s May 9 Trans Youth and Family Action Summit

April 26 episode
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Scott Duff is joined by guest co-host Tania Richard and their guests are
– Elizabeth Stam, star and co-writer of “Hekla,” a new film by director Michael Glover Smith; it opens May 10 at the Music Box Theatre in Chicago
– Kayla Boyle, star of the one-woman show “Call Me Elizabeth,” which she’ll perform Saturday, May 3 at the Center on Halsted (presented by PrideArts)

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“Out Chicago” now has its very own podcast. Two, in fact:  Out Chicago (Full Episodes), available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, YouTube, Amazon and TuneIn, and Out Chicago (Featured Interviews), also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, YouTube, Amazon and TuneIn. Subscribe to one or both!  “Out Chicago” is also available at Omny.fm.