Out and About is a queer culture podcast where we overshare and overanalyze. Hosted by Sam, Abby, your favorite cousin's cousins, each episode starts with a catch-up on life, touches on a niche aspect of queer culture, and ends with the recommendations you didn’t know you needed.
We're unfiltered, and unapologetically gay - like your group chat, but slightly more structured and on main.
We’re waking up from naps, we have beef with the Nordic Combined, Sam is confused about skimo, and we love Amber Glenn!
Today, Abby takes Sam through the chaos that is the Winter Olympics, breaking down the weirdest sports (skeleton?! ski-mo?!) and why throwing yourself down an ice track at 90mph feels… unnecessary. We talk queer athletes and couples to root for, unpack why Nordic Combined still doesn’t have a women’s division, and shout out the skaters, skiers, and icon behavior that actually make us excited to watch.
Plus: snowed-in hobbies and recs that range from cozy comfort TV to a pod favorite, space-gay content
Olympic sports (https://www.olympics.com/en/sports/winter-olympics)
Coach Jackie explainer on women’s Nordic combined not being included (https://www.tiktok.com/@jcubedhax/video/7598676231764102413?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc)
Meet the queer couples competing in the 2026 Winter Olympics (https://www.out.com/gay-athletes/queer-couples-at-the-2026-olympics#rebelltitem2)
She's a contender to win Olympic gold. She says coming out is a big reason why. (https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/olympics/contender-win-olympic-gold-says-coming-big-reason-rcna255119)
27 Jan 2026
Heated Rivalry: We Have Thoughts
We’re back to our regularly irregular schedule and we're immediately jumping into the internet’s current obsession: Heated Rivalry.
SPOILERS!!!!! Starting at 22:50 and ending at 36:30, hear why Abby has beef (mostly with the first two episodes), Sam is more forgiving, and we of course end up talking about closeted vulnerability, sports culture, and the allies we’ love to see (Rose and Svetlana supremacy).
Plus: Audrey Hobert tickets secured, a travel horror story, an archery anniversary date, rugby is back (and unfortunately very cold), and book recs that wrecked us.
‘Heated Rivalry’ Inspired Real-Life Hockey Player Jesse Kortuem to Come Out (https://www.today.com/life/heated-rivalry-hockey-player-jesse-kortuem-coming-out-rcna253133)
Caleb Williams’ Nails Are Changing the NFL’s Status Quo — See All His Looks (https://www.teenvogue.com/story/caleb-williams-nails-changing-the-nfl-status-quo-see-looks)
23 Dec 2025
The Christmas Special: A Very Gay Holiday
Christmas is here and we have thoughts. We’re talking traditions, controversial music opinions, and must-watch movies. We spiral over an alleged Christmas version of Africa, detour into an impromptu Happiest Season recap, and yes we made a Christmas playlist, because of course we did.
Cheers!
Christmas playlist: (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/07RTmOLN8Ib5NqpSrs2cfT?si=lSJdtEz3QtKYvzY4FNrjUA) https://open.spotify.com/playlist/07RTmOLN8Ib5NqpSrs2cfT?si=lSJdtEz3QtKYvzY4FNrjUA
Straight No Chaser - The 12 Days of Christmas: (https://youtu.be/2Fe11OlMiz8?si=H4Wvgc-e0tktEfoh) https://youtu.be/2Fe11OlMiz8?si=H4Wvgc-e0tktEfoh
16 Dec 2025
Golden Globe nomination and gay awakenings
We’re reacting to the Golden Globe nominations like we’ve watched everything (we haven’t) and then hopping in a time machine to revisit the pop culture ladies that absolutely rewired our brains — from Keira Knightley to Shego to the Cadet Kelly gun-flippy routine.
9 Dec 2025
Holding Space: Wicked and Wicked For Good
Sex cardigans? The scarecrow look like Ryan Reynolds? Why doesn’t the tin man have a heart?
All that and more when Sam takes Abby through Wicked and Wicked For Good. Join us on the journey down the yellow brick road, but beware, *SPOILERS* ahead!!
28 Nov 2025
It’s Giving Thanks
Congratulations! You made it through Thanksgiving.
Take a break from family time for the queerest cousin walk with impressive vocabularies, catered mac and cheese drama, the Larry Queens, pumpkin pie hate, the sexuality of cranberry sauce.
https://www.tiktok.com/@kbfilms92/video/7513510618574507286?_r=1&_t=ZT-91ZRBCrRHqZ
22 Oct 2025
The Taylor Swift of it all
Queer-coded songs (no Gaylor content, bye) and The Life of a Showgirl first reactions ✨
19 Oct 2025
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