Podcasts Archives – The Buckeye Flame

This News is So Gay (1/7/26): Carrying Stories into 2026 and Covering Rainbow Crosswalks

By Ken Schneck ● Podcasts ● January 7, 2026

Featuring: Leo Cusimano (Dallas Voice), Ryan Williams-Jent (Watermark Out News) & Kate Sosin (The 19th)

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AudioThis News is So Gay (12/31/25): Reporting on LGBTQ+ Book Bans and Ever-Present HIV Stigma

By Ken Schneck ● Podcasts ● December 31, 2025

Featuring: Sam Donndelinger (Uncloseted Media) and Darian Aaron (GLAAD)

AudioThis News is So Gay (12/24/25): Exploring the Importance of Blogs in the LGBTQ+ Journalism Landscape

By Ken Schneck ● Podcasts ● December 24, 2025

Featuring: Sue Kerr (Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents) and Mark S. King (My Fabulous Disease)

AudioThis News is So Gay (12/17/25): Diving Headfirst into LGBTQ+ Military and Education Stories

By Ken Schneck ● Podcasts ● December 17, 2025

Featuring: Levi Kalish (HuffPost), Spencer Macnaughton (Uncloseted Media) and Christopher Wiggins (The Advocate)

(left to right) Ken Schneck, H.L. Comeriato, Juan Michael Porter II and Jasmine Mithani

AudioThis News is So Gay (12/10/25): LGBTQ+ Tech Drama & More on Trump’s ‘Cancelation’ of World AIDS Day

By Ken Schneck ● Podcasts ● December 10, 2025

Featuring: H.L. Comeriato (The Buckeye Flame), Juan Michael Porter II (The Sero Project) and Jasmine Mithani (The 19th).

AudioThis News is So Gay (12/3/25): Covering Trump’s World AIDS Day ‘Cancelation’ & Staying Unsurprised

By Ken Schneck ● Podcasts ● December 3, 2025

Featuring: Alex Cooper (The Advocate), Missy Spears (Queer Kentucky) and John Parker (The Gaily Show).

AudioThis News is So Gay (11/26/25): Digging into SNAP Benefits, Pride Updates and Lesbian Bars

By Ken Schneck ● Podcasts ● November 26, 2025

Featuring: Joseph Darius Jaafari (LOOKOUT), Ben Jodway (The Buckeye Flame) and Marissa J. Lang (The Washington Post).

(left to right) Ken Schneck and Mark Segal on this week's episode of This News is So Gay

AudioThis News is So Gay (11/19/25): Exploring the Line Between Activism and LGBTQ+ Journalism

By Ken Schneck ● Podcasts ● November 19, 2025

Featuring: Mark Segal, founder/publisher of the Philadelphia Gay News.

AudioThis News is So Gay (11/12/25): Demystifying (and Queering) Redistricting & Covering LGBTQ+ Org Cuts

By Ken Schneck ● Podcasts ● November 12, 2025

Featuring: Susan Tebben (The Ohio Capital Journal), Adam Rhodes (Investigative Reporters and Editors) and Lauren Chapman (Indiana Public Broadcasting).

AudioThis News is So Gay (11/5/25): A Path to LGBTQ+ Equality in Local Advocacy?

By Ken Schneck ● Podcasts ● November 5, 2025

Featuring: David DeWitt (The Ohio Capital Journal), Jake Wittich (Windy City Times) and Jason Villemez (Philadelphia Gay News).