The Pride Has Spoken | Episode 21: Carolyn Wiger

About this episode

Carolyn Wiger joins the hosts for a discussion on identity, sobriety, and the LGBTQ+ experience in reality TV.

The Pride Has Spoken | Episode 21: Carolyn Wiger ?This week, Dr. Evvie Jagoda (@EvvieJag), Matt Scott (@MattScottGW), and Grace Leeder (@HiFromGrace) are joined by Survivor 44 and Traitors standout Carolyn Wiger for a candid conversation about identity, sobriety, queerness, reality TV, healing, and the courage to live more fully as yourself. Carolyn reflects on getting sober, embracing the word “pansexual”, navigating vulnerability on and off screen, and choosing self-acceptance over changing yourself to be liked. Follow Carolyn on social media and Patreon for more, and be sure to check her out on the new show Bed Rot Challenge.??We want YOU to share your story: What has being LGBTQ+ in the Survivor community meant to you?Please submit your video or audio response by Sunday, June 21st for a chance to be included in an upcoming episode of The Pride Has Spoken. Submit your story here: bit.ly/tphs2026 ??They also discuss this year’s Pride merch campaign. Profits from merch sales will go toward three LGBTQIA+ charities chosen by the hosts: Rainbow Railroad https://www.rainbowrailroad.org/ Ten Oaks Project https://www.tenoaksproject.org/ Sisters PGH https://www.sisterspgh.org/ You can…

People in this episode

Hosts: Dr. Evvie Jagoda, Matt Scott, Grace Leeder

Guest: Carolyn Wiger

Topics covered

• identity
• sobriety
• queerness
• reality TV
• self-acceptance
• LGBTQ+ community

Keywords

• Survivor
• Pride
• LGBTQ+
• sobriety
• pansexual
• self-acceptance
• reality TV

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rainbow Railroad, Ten Oaks Project, Sisters PGH, Our Spot KC, Lambert House, Kindling Collective, Ali Forney Center, Branching Out Adventures, NAGLY

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