Are you ready for the best new pop culture podcast on all things reality TV?

Xtra’s Get Queer podcast is here.

With episodes dropping weekly starting May 8, Get Queer questions and celebrates authentic LGBTQ2S+ representation in pop culture.

In the series’ inaugural six episodes, reality TV fan, journalist and host Mel Woods leads you through a candid analysis of unscripted television’s history in a bid to answer a central question: “How has reality TV shaped queer identity in the community, in the world and in the mirror?”

Through interviews with pop culture stars, experts and fan favourites, including Zeke Smith (Survivor), Wes Culwell (Boy Meets Boy), Arewà (Are You the One?) and Racquel Chevremont (The Real Housewives of New York City), Mel takes you behind the scenes of reality TV’s most shocking and compelling moments to unravel how they were made and their lasting impact.

Listen and subscribe here or any place you get your podcasts.

Show credits

Host Mel Woods (they/them) is a journalist, editor and content creator. They are currently the Senior Editor Audience Engagement at Xtra. They grew up in Red Deer, Alberta and now live in Vancouver with their partner and two beloved cats. Mel brings their authentic self—the perspective of a journalist, the lived experience of a trans non-binary person and the sense of humour and fun of a reality TV fan—to Get Queer Season 1.

Producer Daniel MacIvor (he/him) is a writer, producer, director and performer. They are currently Creative Consultant with Pink Triangle Press and Artistic Director of reWork a Toronto-based production company for new theatre and film.

Cover photography by Celina Koops.