# Alone Growing Up Gay In The Ozarks with Author Wade Rouse

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/alone-at-lunch-759585/alone-growing-up-gay-in-the-ozarks-with-author-wade-rouse
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/alone-at-lunch-759585/alone-growing-up-gay-in-the-ozarks-with-author-wade-rouse.md
Podcast: [Alone At Lunch](https://stenobird.com/podcast/alone-at-lunch-759585)
Published: 2026-03-09T07:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://alone-at-lunch.simplecast.com/episodes/alone-growing-up-gay-in-the-ozarks-with-author-wade-rouse-mwiA2kcE
Audio file: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/cac7d731-b449-4d4a-8582-874ae8108cf1/episodes/20dc44b2-aa0d-4819-8f70-81850b18f9fb/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=cac7d731-b449-4d4a-8582-874ae8108cf1&awEpisodeId=20dc44b2-aa0d-4819-8f70-81850b18f9fb&feed=NxRtVm6x
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/alone-at-lunch-759585/episodes/alone-growing-up-gay-in-the-ozarks-with-author-wade-rouse
Duration seconds: 3235

## Resource

This week we are joined by author Wade Rouse! In this episode, Wade shares his journey from growing up in the Missouri Ozarks to becoming a celebrated author, addresses the complexities of his family dynamics, and the importance of finding love and support.

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/alone-at-lunch-759585/episodes/alone-growing-up-gay-in-the-ozarks-with-author-wade-rouse/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/alone-at-lunch-759585/alone-growing-up-gay-in-the-ozarks-with-author-wade-rouse.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.