b'This month, Outward explores utopian fiction and dystopian reality TV. First, Bryan and Christina are joined by author Theodore McCombs to discuss Uranians, his new collection of speculative stories, which uses queer difference and divestment from the normal as an engine to drive five fascinating tales. Then they\\u2019re joined by producer June Thomas to discuss The Ultimatum: Queer Love, Netflix\\u2019s latest take on the dating show, which follows a cast of queer women and nonbinary folks as they try to decide who they will marry. Finally, the hosts add some new items to the gay agenda.\\n\\nItems discussed in the show:\\nThe CBC report on Patricia Ginn of the WindSisters\\nUranians: Stories, by Theodore McCombs\\nMore on Karl Heinrich Ulrich\\u2019s take on the Uranian\\nThe Ultimatum: Queer Love on Netflix\\nJune on the queerness of portrait galleries\\n\\nGay Agenda\\nJune: The Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh\\nBryan: That! Feels Good!, by Jessie Ware\\nChristina: \\u201cRadical Desire: Making On Our Backs Magazine,\\u201d from Cornell University Library\\n\\nThis podcast was produced by June Thomas.\\nPlease send feedback, topic ideas, and advice questions to outwardpodcast@slate.com.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'