GRAEME SMITH
about ME
Graeme hosts and produces an LGBTQ+ podcast called OUTCAST WORLD, aimed at an open minded millennial/GenZ audience and with a mission to bring open topics on issues such as gender identity, racism and HIV education to a wider LGBTQ+ audience. The podcast won critical acclaim for its unfiltered and educational approach to unconventional subjects and recieved millions of views in its first month on Tik Tok. The show has received critical acclaim in The Guardian, The Independent and Pod Bible
In July 2022, OUTCAST won BEST NEW PODCAST at THE BRITISH PODCAST AWARDS, beating competition from all the giants of the audio worlds including the BBC and Spotify studios. The production team was him alone with limited enternal support. He also had nomination for BEST INDEPENDENT PODCAST at the Radio Academy ARIAS. It was nominated for best Interviews at the British Podcast Awards in 2025 and an ARIA nomination for best creative or technical innovation came last year as well.
He currently owns his own production company called 7th Planet, making radio shows and podcasts for commercial clients, like COCA COLA and News Corp, TESCO and The Little Black Gallery in London alongside making OUTCAST WORLD and now international podcast chart hit "The BOYS! BOYS! BOYS! Podcast" from the queer art brand.
Graeme’s been in the radio industry for over 20 years now He was weekday evening show and weekend drivtime host on Virgin Radio UK from 2023 until 2026. Starting on the air as a 16 year old on the blag at Juice FM in Liverpool. From here he made his way to the Galaxy Network where he hosted the market-leading drive show from Leeds for about four years starting at the age of 19 and then leaving for Xfm London aged 23 to host shows in London and across the network. He moved onto the original Virgin 1215 UK at 25 and then Absolute Radio. Then followed stint doing network shows at GMG and Bauer, then Capital breakfast and drive time in the north west.
He also had a brief spell hosting shows and making contributions to UK news-talk station LBC as well as some reporting and producing for mens hour on BBC Five Live.
Graeme launched Al Gore’s Current TV in the UK and was one of the main face of the UK satellite and cable TV station, hosting his own daily show from for two years. It’s here that Graeme made documentaries about gay identity and the global drugs trade that received critical acclaim in the Guardian. He also filmed shows from Current TV’s LA base for the US network.
Graeme has interviewed some of the worlds biggest stars and hosted his show live backstage and anchored coverage from V-Festival on Virgin Radio, hosted the main stage at Wireless Festival in London’s Hyde park and since 2016 has been one of the main presenters for Fusion Festival Liverpool on the main stage and on air on Capital.