The QBurgh Podcast

Slay Weekly May 18, 2026

Pride season is heating up, literally and emotionally. This week’s Slay Weekly celebrates Allies for Health + Wellbeing’s new East Liberty home, spotlights the 45th season kickoff of the Steel City Softball League, and dives into the coded, emotional history of queer music with Mighty Real. From healthcare and athletics to dance floors, playlists, and packed community calendars, this ep is all about the people doing the work to build queer joy, connection, and survival in Pittsburgh before the full Pride chaos officially begins.

Slay Weekly May 11, 2026

Queer Pittsburgh’s calendars are officially getting out of control, and we honestly love to see it. This week’s Slay Weekly celebrates the newly announced 2026 Pittsburgh Pride Grand Marshals, spotlights the joyful rise of queer line dancing with 412Step, and looks ahead to a Pride weekend already packed with hyperpop, rebellion, and free concerts. From neighborhood organizing and community healing to dance floors, fundraisers, and wildly overcommitted group chats, this issue is all about a queer community expanding in every direction at once.

From Newsroom to Nightlife with DJ ROJO

In this episode of the QBurgh Podcast, host Jeff Freedman sits down with Royce Jones, journalist, creative, and nightlife personality better known throughout Pittsburgh as DJ ROJO. Royce opens up about his journey from working in news media to becoming a fixture in Pittsburgh’s queer nightlife scene, sharing stories about music, identity, community, reinvention, and what it means to create spaces where LGBTQ+ people can truly feel free. *** TODAY'S EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY BRIANNA'S MOBILE WORKSHOP, Pittsburgh's premier queer contractors. https://dot.cards/briannasmobileworkshop *** From the evolution of queer nightlife in Pittsburgh to the power of self-expression through music, this conversation is funny, heartfelt, and deeply local in all the best ways.

Slay Weekly May 4, 2026

May is here, and queer Pittsburgh is officially entering its pre-Pride era. This week’s Slay Weekly celebrates the multigenerational sapphic joy of The Soft Spot’s Lesbian Day of Visibility gathering, spotlights Brookline’s first-ever neighborhood Pride celebration, and recommends Jessica Kirson’s wildly vulnerable and hilarious Hulu special I’m the Man. From drag shows and dance parties to organizing, art, and community care, this issue is all about the small moments where queer people find each other, build something bigger, and keep the rebellion alive.

Slay Weekly April 27, 2026

The Draft came, the crowds descended, and Pittsburgh did the absolute most, but now? We’re taking the city back. This week’s Slay Weekly highlights the Barons of Steel showing up for LGBTQ+ youth through mutual aid, celebrates the cozy, community-driven magic of the Cattybaret, and points you toward easy ways to stay informed with QBurgh’s biweekly queer news updates. It’s a post-chaos reset rooted in connection, care, and finding your people because even when the spotlight leaves, the community stays