Episode 151: E.R. Fightmaster

Coming Out Pod

Health & Fitness, Sexuality, Comedy, Mental Health

4.9 • 584 Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2021

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Pride continues with the goddamned hilarious E.R. Fightmaster, who plays NON-BINARY ICON Em on Hulu's Shrill! E.R. (who identifies as "a huge dyke") grew up in '90s Ohio, where gay people were regarded as "kind of mentally ill." They regale us with a high school enemies-to-lovers story so heart wrenching, it's worthy of a YA novel, and share how their present-day confidence was hard-won. We also discuss the idea of labels we "can't" call ourselves, and why you should *always* make the basketball team spoon.

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0:00.0	Hey, everybody.
0:07.0	Hey y'all.
0:09.0	Welcome to Coming Out with Lauren and Nicole.
0:13.0	We're a weekly podcast where we bring on queer folks from all walks of life.
0:17.0	They tell us the tales of how they came out to friends, family, and the world at large.
0:21.5	Because who doesn't love a coming out story? This week for pride, we have a guest, too. I am
0:28.1	so excited about, we are here with actor E.R. Fightmaster, who many of you probably know from
0:36.3	Hulu's Shrill, a very popular show in our
0:41.0	queer community.
0:42.0	Hi, E.R.
0:43.0	Hi, I'm so happy to be here.
0:46.0	You're so thrilled.
0:48.0	For those who have long listened to the podcast, you have heard me mention on occasion
0:51.8	that I used to live in Amsterdam and I worked at a theater called Boom Chicago.
0:56.0	That's an improv and sketch comedy theater.
1:01.0	ER also worked at Boom.
1:05.0	We did not work there at the same time, but as we were saying off mic, it's the kind of, it feels like a sorority
1:12.0	or fraternity or like underground secret club that if you've been in it and you meet someone
1:18.6	else who's been in it, you're like, I get you.
1:20.7	You're blood related somehow.
1:22.9	So we have had a good time talking before we started rolling about all the catching up on all the gossip.
1:30.4	And a lot of people are in trouble.
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