{"podcast":{"title":"Coming Out Stories","slug":"coming-out-stories-414403","podcast_index_feed_id":414403,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2046283.rss","website_url":"https://comingoutstoriespodcast.com/","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/vea6juts9ms0r1yh9ww69304ria2?.jpg","author":"What Goes On Media","episode_count":161,"summary":"Real people. Unique Stories.Coming Out Stories will take you to one the most important moments in many people’s lives. It will perch you on sofas in suburban sitting rooms, stand you in front of officials' desks, put you at the centre of a crowd in a noisy classroom, everywhere where these conversations have happened. It doesn’t even matter if you haven’t had a conversation like this yourself, or indeed ever plan to. Everyone can recognise the innate human desire to love and be loved, and that’s what these stories are about.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-01T16:20:30.977839+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/coming-out-stories-414403"},"episode":{"title":"How to *not* come out (and still live authentically!)  Meet the YA author who has had his books banned","slug":"how-to-not-come-out-and-still-live-authentically-meet-the-ya-author-who-has-had-his-books-banned","published_at":"2024-10-23T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/coming-out-stories-414403/how-to-not-come-out-and-still-live-authentically-meet-the-ya-author-who-has-had-his-books-banned","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/coming-out-stories-414403","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2046283/episodes/15970793-how-to-not-come-out-and-still-live-authentically-meet-the-ya-author-who-has-had-his-books-banned.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2046283/episodes/15970793-how-to-not-come-out-and-still-live-authentically-meet-the-ya-author-who-has-had-his-books-banned.mp3","summary":"In this episode, meet the hugely successful author Simon James Green. Simon writes books for a YA audience that include vital representation for LGBTQ+ teens. This has led to his books being vilified and even banned. Simon talks about growing up gay in the UK in the shadow of Clause 28, a time when being true to oneself seemed nearly impossible. Simon recounts his personal journey of gradual self-revelation—a roadmap marked by subtle hints and professio...","meta_description":"In this episode, meet the hugely successful author Simon James Green. Simon writes books for a YA audience that include vital representation for LGBTQ+ te…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1705,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/coming-out-stories-414403/episodes/how-to-not-come-out-and-still-live-authentically-meet-the-ya-author-who-has-had-his-books-banned/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/coming-out-stories-414403/how-to-not-come-out-and-still-live-authentically-meet-the-ya-author-who-has-had-his-books-banned.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}