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Coming Out After Divorce with Zoe Lister-Jones

Made It Out

Made It Out Media

Relationships, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.91.1K Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Actor, Writer and Director Zoe Lister-Jones (New Girl, Life In Pieces, Whitney) joins Mal on the couch this week to share her coming out story - from growing up in Brooklyn with two artist parents, to getting married in her early 20's, exploring polyamory and coming out as queer during COVID.  Follow our guest @zoelisterjones, follow Made It Out Media @madeitout and follow Mal @malglowenke 👉 Subscribe, like & comment to support queer content! Check out our new show, Out For A Drive, and please remember to subscribe, engage, like, comment, show us some love babyyyy! ⁠https://youtu.be/0T_a9veJZHA?si=G_u7EJoABSgLlPpKv For all other inquiries, please email ⁠⁠madeitout@mgmt-entertainment.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey, y'all, welcome back to Made It Out. Before we get started, I just want to remind you the best way to support our show is to talk to us, engage with us, like, comment, subscribe, turn on your push notifications. As you all know, Matilda and I just turned Made It Out podcast into Made It Out Media, which basically just means we want to create more free content for you, but we can't do that without you.

0:21.6

So please go over, talk to us, let us know what you want to see.

0:26.1

Today's episode is with actor Zoe Lister Jones.

0:28.9

We talk about coming out later in life after being in a long-term marriage to a man,

0:33.5

the complexities that come with that, coming out in the public eye, and we even touch a little bit

0:37.9

on polyamory. Enjoy. Dating app fatigue is a very real thing. Mindless swiping and meaningless

0:44.9

DMs can make us all feel way more disconnected. And while most dating apps are about pursuing

0:49.7

someone else, there's one that's carved out space for you to find yourself.

0:57.8

On field, you have the breathing room to explore all of your desires.

1:02.6

You have so many options with 20 plus sexuality and gender identities to choose from.

1:07.4

You have the freedom to explore who you are and what you like in ways that you've never even imagined.

1:14.1

62% of field members evolve their sexuality, interests, and desires within the very first year.

1:15.1

Download field today, that's F-E-E-L-D on the App Store or on Google Play.

1:29.0

Thank you for being here.

1:30.9

So happy to finally meet you.

1:31.6

Yeah, same.

1:42.2

We're going to talk about kind of your journey with your sexuality and how you came out later in life, which is something that our listeners have really requested, especially after being married.

1:46.3

I think that's such an experience that people are wanting to hear.

1:48.4

But I want to start early.

1:49.0

Okay.

1:53.5

What are some of the lessons that were like ingrained into you as a child?

2:03.7

I mean, I was raised in Brooklyn in the 80s, not to age myself, but there was like a lot of survival, a lot of focus on survival.

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