<description>Episode 29 features ABC Australia broadcaster Corbin Middlemas, who talks about his journey as a gay man in Australian sports media and more, including:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;6:20: How he feels in sports media after being out for nearly four years&lt;br/&gt;10:45: His journey in getting into sports media&lt;br/&gt;17:40: Coming to understand his sexuality in a heteronormative sports world&lt;br/&gt;31:00: Some of his stories in coming out to his friends and family, and later publicly &lt;br/&gt;47:15: Covering Australian sports, particularly the AFL, where out athletes are few and far between&lt;br/&gt;1:05:45: How does he cover controversies around homophobic language in sports?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Enjoy the show!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Intro and outro music is "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere, from his album "Music for Podcasts 5": &lt;a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rose…For_Podcasts_5" class="linkified" target="_blank"&gt;freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rose…For_Podcasts_5&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit &lt;a href="https://theoutfieldpodcast.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&amp;#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1"&gt;theoutfieldpodcast.substack.com&lt;/a&gt;</description>

The Outfield Podcast

Matt Lichtenstadter

Episode 29: Corbin Middlemas

APR 7, 202277 MIN
The Outfield Podcast

Episode 29: Corbin Middlemas

APR 7, 202277 MIN

Description

Episode 29 features ABC Australia broadcaster Corbin Middlemas, who talks about his journey as a gay man in Australian sports media and more, including:<br/><br/>6:20: How he feels in sports media after being out for nearly four years<br/>10:45: His journey in getting into sports media<br/>17:40: Coming to understand his sexuality in a heteronormative sports world<br/>31:00: Some of his stories in coming out to his friends and family, and later publicly <br/>47:15: Covering Australian sports, particularly the AFL, where out athletes are few and far between<br/>1:05:45: How does he cover controversies around homophobic language in sports?<br/><br/>Enjoy the show!<br/><br/>Intro and outro music is "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere, from his album "Music for Podcasts 5": <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rose…For_Podcasts_5" class="linkified" target="_blank">freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rose…For_Podcasts_5</a> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://theoutfieldpodcast.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">theoutfieldpodcast.substack.com</a>