Proudly Said is about being LGBTQ+ in the UK without compromise.Hosted by John Hyland (he/they), a Liverpool-born activist and advocate, the show brings real conversations to the forefront. No studios, no scripts - just people, where they’re most at home, speaking in their own words.Each episode centres voices you don’t hear enough, talking about what it means to live out loud, hold space, and just live.There’s no performance. Just queer stories, proudly said.
Required Pod Score for this show. PitchCentric checks your profile against host openness, topical fit, and audience signals before you generate a pitch.
Contact path
Verified email
Booking probability
33%
Guest openness
Selective
Sign up to generate a grounded pitch for Proudly Said.
Signup to Generate a PitchProudly Said is about being LGBTQ+ in the UK without compromise. Hosted by John Hyland (he/they), a Liverpool-born activist and advocate, the show brings real conversations to the forefront. No studios, no scripts - just people, where they’re most at home, speaking in their own words.
Proudly Said is hosted by John Hyland. The show has published 73 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Ep 73: Emma Miller-McCaffrey said" (22 October 2026, 35 minutes), "Ep 72: Rosa Harrison said" (13 October 2026, 36 minutes), and "Ep 70: Nikias Tomasiello said" (1 October 2026, 34 minutes).
Proudly Said publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 37 minutes across 73 episodes.
Booking probability for Proudly Said is 33%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Proudly Said requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Proudly Said's contact route on record: verified email.
John Hyland hosts Proudly Said, a society show with 73 episodes published.
Our AI reads these to draft pitches. Use them as grounding for a pitch that cites a real guest and a specific topic.
Episode #73
️ What's This Episode About? Emma Miller McCaffrey is an LGBTQ+ advocate, community volunteer, and one of those people who seems to be involved in approximately everything simultaneously, to her own detriment as John...
Episode #72
️ What's This Episode About? Rosa Harrison is a Liverpool-based singer, professional vocalist and queer mum to a four-year-old, recorded at home just before a gig, in a flat that John describes as having very much...
Episode #70
️ What’s This Episode About? Nikias Tomasiello is an online personal trainer, certified nutritionist, and trans man who moved from Italy to Portsmouth, then Brighton, then Liverpool, which he and his partner both loved...
Episode #69
️ What’s This Episode About? Content warning: this episode contains adult themes, explicit discussion of sex work, recreational drug use, online harassment, and mature content throughout. It is intended for audiences...
Episode #68
️ What’s This Episode About? Janethan Jeffery is a Manchester-born musician, content creator and self-described 'spicy Jonathan'. His name is January and Ethan put together, and yes, he has to explain that constantly...
Episode #67
️ What’s This Episode About? Theo UK Rose is a professional dancer and performer currently touring the UK in The Bodyguard. John catches him in a dressing room at the Liverpool Empire, squeezed in between a matinee and...
Episode #66
️ What’s This Episode About? Dr. Christopher Owen is a Canadian-born, Manchester-based liberation coach, consultant, trainer and activist, and the founder of Coliberate. He holds a PhD in intersectional systemic...
Episode #64
️ What’s This Episode About? Minnie is a Welsh-born, Cardiff-raised, Liverpool-adopted drag queen, host, DJ and bingo caller, who goes by Just Minnie, formerly Mini Cooper, before a certain Australian Drag Race...
Episode #63
️ What’s This Episode About? Warren Allmark is a founding member and chairperson of Chester Pride, a drag artist known as Wanda Why, and the driving force behind the Rainbow Tea Rooms, Chester Pride's own LGBTQ+...
Episode #62
️ What’s This Episode About? A.J. West is a Sunday Times bestselling author, award-winning former BBC journalist, and, as he puts it himself, the world's foremost queer bookshop historian. He joins John at Liverpool...
Episode #61
️ What’s This Episode About? Skarlett Skandal is a Carrickfergus-born, Liverpool-made bearded drag queen and DJ, currently making her way back home to Northern Ireland after eight years of nights, stages and dance...
Episode #60
️ What’s This Episode About? Mac Wynter is a musician, animator, freelance illustrator, event organiser, teacher, and the founder of Stripped MCR and QuAC, a UK-based queer arts collective. He also used to go by Mickey...
Episode #59
🎙️ What’s This Episode About? Ruby Boy is a Yorkshire-born, Doncaster-raised drag queen, DJ, host and event producer, who relocated to Liverpool in early 2025 and has been quietly building something rather brilliant...
Episode #58
🎙️ What’s This Episode About? Lizzy Maginness joins John from the top floor of Gaydio Towers (really the Manchester One buildings, but Gaydio Towers sounds so much better!), looking out across Manchester… and...
Episode #57
🎙️ What’s This Episode About? Dan Roberts is a Liverpool librarian and the founder of the Proud Readers Book Club , an LGBTQ+ reading group that meets monthly in the Hornby Reading Room at Liverpool Central Library...
Episode #56
🎙️ What’s This Episode About? Kyle Clarke is a talent manager, producer, and the founder of DFIU Events , a drag and entertainment events company that has been putting on shows across the UK for five years. Kyle joins...
Episode #55
🎙️ What’s This Episode About? Jeneen Lilith is a former nurse, queer activist, artist, and the mum of Luna, a transgender teenager known within Liverpool's LGBTQ+ community. John has known them both for ten years, and...
Episode #54
🎙️ What’s This Episode About? Jodi Fox is a creative director, brand consultant, trustee of The Proud Trust , and founder of Studio Zenko , but more than that, she’s someone who understands how identity, creativity and...
Episode #53
🎙️ What’s This Episode About? To mark the start of Pride Month, John sits down with Liverpool drag artist Naya Thorn for a conversation that feels honest, grounded, and very real about where she’s at. Naya talks about...
Episode #52
🎙️ What’s This Episode About? Mario Kyriacou, the man behind the iconic Cheer Up pop party, joins John for a conversation that goes far beyond the dancefloor. We get into the story behind one of the UK’s most...
Recent guests on Proudly Said. Study who booked and why before you pitch.
Based on semantic analysis of episode topics and host coverage, this show is a strong guest fit for executives in:
Industry fit is computed by PitchCentric using vector embeddings of the show's episode catalog.
Is this podcast yours and you'd like to remove or correct details? Request removal or email privacy@pitchcentric.com.
Questions about the free trial? See the pricing FAQ