{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/695d5c48154465cd6010f4b3/695d5c6ad1ba84fb8f096af2?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Corporate Pride is Tacky, Pointless and Counterproductive","description":"<p>On today’s episode of Hear Me Out… <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sbt-N9IOPfc\">these gays are trying to murder my neutral palate</a>.</p><p>Pride Month festivities come at a time this year when LGBT+ rights are under attack across the country. Brands like Target and Bud Light are facing backlash for lifting up queer voices — but is this all a symptom of pride having gone a little too mainstream? </p><p>Comedian, writer and podcast host <a href=\"https://www.halanscott.com/\">H. Alan Scott</a> joins us to discuss his vision for a pride to be proud of… and, at length, the trouble with rainbows.</p><p><br></p><p>If you have thoughts you want to share, or an idea for a topic we should tackle, you can now email the show: <a href=\"mailto:hearmeout@slate.com\">hearmeout@slate.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>Podcast production by Maura Currie</p><p><br></p><p><em>You can skip all the ads in Hear Me Out by joining Slate Plus. Sign up now at </em><a href=\"http://slate.com/awordplus\"><em>slate.com/hearmeoutplus</em></a><em> for just $15 a month for your first three months.</em></p><p> </p>","author_name":"Slate Podcasts"}