ABC Audio launched today the third season of "Life Out Loud with LZ Granderson," its award-winning podcast focused on LGBTQ+ issues. The new, six-episode season, hosted by ABC News contributor and Emmy® Award-winning journalist LZ Granderson, explores the concept of family as well as parenting through the lens of the LGBTQ+ community. By drawing on his own lived experiences as a gay, Black father, Granderson delivers inspiring conversations on the topics of adoption, surrogacy, biracial parenting and more.
"The first two seasons were about getting our stories out there and getting information out there," said LZ Granderson. "Season three is about showing our hearts, and what better way to do that than to talk about our families? The conversations are still informative, but this season there's more vulnerability because we're trying to show more of the community's heart."
The premiere episode features a candid and personal discussion between Granderson and his son, LZ "LZed" Granderson. The pair discuss their family dynamic and LZed's thoughts on growing up with a queer father. Granderson also reflects on his own life, sharing what it was like to come out and get divorced.
"This season of 'Life Out Loud' shows how family takes all forms," says ABC Audio executive producer Laura Mayer. "Whether a member of the LGBTQ+ community, or an ally, listeners will feel seen by this heartfelt season's focus on every type of family/families of origin or of one's own creation."
Earlier this month, "Life Out Loud with LZ Granderson" received the Signal Award for best LGBTQ+ series. The show has been recognized with Special Honors by GLAAD ans was called a Best New Podcast by Spotify following the success of its first season.
New episodes will post every Thursday and feature interviews with interior designer and TV personality Vern Yip ("Trading Spaces," "Design Star"), drag queen and TV personality Eureka O'Hara ("We're Here"), journalist and author Jemele Hill ("Uphill: A Memoir") and BET executive Tiyale Hayes, among others.
"Life Out Loud with LZ Granderson" is available for free on major listening platforms, including:
Apple Podcasts,
Spotify
Amazon Music
Google Podcasts
iHeartRadio
Pandora
Stitcher
TuneIn
Audacy and the ABC News app.
"Life Out Loud" is produced by ABC Audio. Laura Mayer is executive producer.
About LZ Granderson
LZ Granderson is an Emmy Award-winning journalist and op-ed columnist for the Los Angeles Times. In 2021 the Equality Forum listed Granderson among its "LGBTQ History
Month Icons," and the Los Angeles Press Club as well as California News and Publishing Association named him the year's top columnist. In 2016 he was inducted into the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association Hall of Fame and his TED Talk, "Myth of
the Gay Agenda," has more than 1.7 million views. Granderson received recognition for his work from major LGBTQ+ organizations in the nation, including the Human Rights Campaign, GLSEN and GLAAD. The Advocate, the nation's most prominent and oldest LGBTQ+
magazine, frequently includes him as one of the 50 most influential LGBTQ voices in media.
About ABC Audio
ABC Audio is America's premier source for radio news, entertainment content, and podcasts. ABC News Radio reaches more Americans than any other commercial broadcaster through its network of more than 1,600 radio stations and digital distributors. ABC Audio offer affiliates on-demand access to original audio, video and social media content, as well as news, entertainment and lifestyle digital text stories. ABC Audio is part of a top-ranked podcasting network, along with partners at ESPN, National Geographic and Marvel. The growing podcast portfolio includes ABC News' flagship daily news podcast, "Start Here," as well as the critically acclaimed, chart-topping hits like "The Dropout," "Reclaimed: The Story of Mamie Till-Mobley," and "In Plain Sight: Lady Bird Johnson."
