Episode 34 of the Outfield Podcast features out English soccer broadcaster Mike Minay, who has an interesting journey to the gantries of English and European soccer as an out man with a lot to talk about including:
7:00: Dreaming of becoming a play-by-play announcer
13:45: Radio vs. TV commentary
23:50: Figuring out his sexuality and coming to understand it personally and professionally
37:00: Feeling welcome at games and in sports that sometimes don’t love you back because of homophobic comments
43:25 Some of Mike’s favorite coming out stories
51:00: Did Mike find it challenging to become the commentator he’s become with no one out before him?
1:04:00: Does Mike worry about getting homophobic comments on social media because of his commentary?
1:07:20: A few quick questions to end the show
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Intro and outro music is “Thinking It Over” by Lee Rosevere, from his album “Music for Podcasts 5”: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/lee-rosevere/music-for-podcasts-beats/thinking-it-over/
