{"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":"Kevin: The Transformative Power of Coming Out Later in Life","slug":"kevin-the-transformative-power-of-coming-out-later-in-life","published_at":"2024-07-24T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/coming-out-stories-414403/kevin-the-transformative-power-of-coming-out-later-in-life","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/coming-out-stories-414403","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2046283/episodes/15462688-kevin-the-transformative-power-of-coming-out-later-in-life.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2046283/episodes/15462688-kevin-the-transformative-power-of-coming-out-later-in-life.mp3","summary":"What does it take to come out after 55 years of hiding your true self? Kevin O'Connor, an author and a gay man found the courage to embrace his identity after decades of living a different life. In this episode, you’ll hear Kevin's reflections on his early inklings of being gay in the 1960s, his struggles with authenticity, and the pivotal moment when his youngest son came out at 16, prompting Kevin to finally confront his own buried feelings. This episode delves into the complexities of...","meta_description":"What does it take to come out after 55 years of hiding your true self? Kevin O'Connor, an author and a gay man found the courage to embrace his identity a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2065,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/coming-out-stories-414403/episodes/kevin-the-transformative-power-of-coming-out-later-in-life/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/kevin-the-transformative-power-of-coming-out-later-in-life.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}