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Out on the Edge Radio Show

Out on the Edge Radio Show

Join us each week as we celebrate the rich diversity of our 55+ LGBTQ+ community, families, and allies in Orange County: who we are, where we came from, and what we continue to bring to the party. We’ll interview guests to provide education, entertainment, and affirmation for our Gay Elders. By sharing our work, experiences, and memories, we hope to inspire queer generations to come.

Co-hosted by Judy McCord, Robin Hamilton, and Betty Prioux, members of the Project EngAGE LGBTQ+ Senior Resource Team.

Email us at outontheedgeradio@gmail.com with your questions and suggestions for show topics.

To listen live every Monday at 3 PM (US Eastern), tune in at WCOM-LP 103.5 FM (in Chapel Hill/Carrboro) or stream from WCOMFM.org

This weekly radio program is brought to you by the Orange County Department on Aging.

Stream the latest show online at WCOMFM.org or scroll to view previous episodes below!

Episode 21: A Trans Journey into Poetry and Prose

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Guest: Guest: Janet Sara Chandler, author of "Poetry and Prose from a Transgender Soul" (published April 2025). Life stories, transitioning 24 years ago, publishing her book. Pre-recorded December 28, 2025. First broadcast February 16, 2026.

Out On The Edge host and guest(s) on a Zoom call

Episode 20: Processes of Live Performance

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Guest: Joseph Megel, Founding Artistic Director, the Process Series (Black Box Theatre, Swain Hall, UNC-Chapel Hill). Wide-ranging conversation about creating live performances with writers, actors, and production staff during 18 seasons. Broadcast February 9, 2026.

OUT On The Edge host and guest(s) in the studio

Episode 19: Magic Carpetry Ride (REH Mixtape #1)

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Co-host Robin Elise Hamilton launches a planned series of host-curated mixtapes illustrating the careening evolutionary arc of our lifetimes as reflected in popular music. Pre-recorded; first broadcast February 2, 2026.

Episode 18: Live-Show Production on Many Stages

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Guest: Leisah Swanson, Production/Stage Manager for live theater and musical performance, including at the Michigan Women's Music Festival in the early 2000s. Personal stories, coming out, life today. Pre-recorded December 22, 2025. First broadcast January 26, 2026.

Episode 17: End of Life and Life-Changing Illness

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Guest: Betsy Barton, Director of Special Projects at Transitions LifeCare, a Triangle-area organization dedicated to caring for individuals and families navigating the end of life or life-changing illness. Discussion includes available resources and services, ways to prepare for end of life to reduce stress on family and friends. Recorded January 19, 2026.

Episode 16: A Lifetime of Creative Expression

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Guest: Mac McCord. Reflections on many decades of creative work: puppets, dog training and professional handling, musical performance and composition, horse riding, plays and poetry. Recorded January 12, 2026.

Episode 15: Gratitude Celebration! We give thanks.

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Guest: As we approach the Thanksgiving Holiday, co-hosts Robin Elise Hamilton, Judy McCord, and Betty Prioux discuss places, people, and organizations for which we are grateful.

Episode 14: Loving your Queer Children and Grandchildren

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Guest: Sue Fountain and June talk with OOTE about their experiences with a queer child and grandchild, what they have learned, and how they support their kids to live their best lives. Recorded November 17, 2025.

Episode 13: A Long Blessed Life

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Guest: Harry Rosenberg. Surviving Kristallnacht as a young child, growing up in North Carolina, meaningful professional work, two good marriages, a spiritual epiphany, and coming out late in life.

Episode 12: Trans Survivor

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Guest: Mac McCord, creative elder transman and advocate for LGBTQ+ folk of all ages. Recorded November 3, 2025.

Episode 11: A Trans Journey & thoughts on Trustworthy Media

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Guest: Percy, language-skills educator. Includes advice for parents and grandparents of a trans child, ideas about how to separate wheat from chaff in social and corporate media, and suggestions for trustworthy podcasts and online news. Recorded October 20, 2025.

Episode 10: Local ENC staffer talks with OOTE

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Guest: Kasey, Triangle Organizer, Equality North Carolina (ENC). Recorded October 13, 2025.

Episode 9: Voices from Picnic with Pride 2025

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Guest: Recorded at Blackwood Farm Park, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on October 4, 2025. Broadcast October 6, 2025.

Episode 8: Insider stories from Out on the Edge

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Guest: Robin Elise Hamilton, co-host, continues talking with us about her trans journey. Recorded September 29, 2025.

Episode 7: Insider stories from Out on the Edge

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Guest: Robin Elise Hamilton, co-host. Recorded September 22, 2025.

Episode 6: AARP talks with LGBTQ+ Elders

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Guest: Heather Burkhardt, Associate State Director for Outreach and Advocacy, AARP North Carolina - Triangle Region. Recorded September 15, 2025.