OUT Like a Light with John Scott

OUT Like a Light with John Scott is a soothing, affirming podcast created with love for LGBTQ+ listeners who need a safe place to rest. In a world that often feels heavy, this is your refuge—a warm, baritone, fatherly voice sharing tender bedtime stories, calming meditations, and gentle lullabies designed to remind you that you are cherished. No ads. No interruptions. Just peaceful storytelling to help you feel safe enough to let go and drift into sleep. You deserve rest. You deserve peace. And you are not alone.

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Episodes

2 days ago

Jules climbs a quiet mountain on the Fourth of July and meets an ethereal Giant only the most “tuned-in” creatures can see. This queer-affirming sleep story includes a calming meditation and soft storytelling to help LGBTQ+ listeners feel safe and loved.
Follow @out_like_a_light on IG 🌈Music: Chris Haugen • Jesse Gallagher
 
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Sunday Jun 22, 2025

Tonight on OUT Like a Light, we revisit the inner sanctuary and share Letters to Grace, a tender lesbian love story to help queer listeners feel safe, seen, and softly drift into sleep.
Timestamps:[00:00] Pride Intro, Apple Podcasts Announcement[03:00] Guided Meditation – Your Inner Sanctuary[11:30] Sleep Story – Letters to Grace[48:00] Gentle Music Fade-out
✨ Now on Apple Podcasts! Please subscribe, rate, and review to support our sleepy queer fam.🌈 Happy Pride — this podcast is a soft resistance against hate.📱 DM or follow @out_like_a_light🎧 Full feed: <Insert RSS Link>
🎵 Music by Chris Haugen & Jesse Gallagher (licensed via YouTube Audio Library)
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Sunday Jun 15, 2025

Happy Pride, my loves. In this affirming bedtime story, a shy country mouse visits his city cousin during Pride and discovers a world where he can finally be himself. There are flags, snails, glitter, and gentle lessons about visibility, belonging, and bravery.
OUT Like a Light is the sleep podcast made for LGBTQ+ listeners—created by someone who gets it.No ads. No judgment. Just love, softness, and stories to tuck you in.
💤 New episodes every Sunday🌈 Follow on Instagram: @out_like_a_light🎧 YouTube: youtube.com/@OUTLikeALightJS

The Star on the Other End

Sunday Jun 08, 2025

Sunday Jun 08, 2025

This week on OUT Like a Light, John Scott returns from a starry retreat with a heart full of new story ideas. After a week away camping with his fiancé at a gay retreat, he brings us back to a tender childhood memory—pretending his bed was a space capsule drifting through the cosmos. That moment of imaginative comfort becomes the inspiration for tonight’s floating space meditation.
Then, in our bedtime story, “The Star on the Other End,” we follow a quiet queer soul who rediscovers their inner light after losing their job and wrestling with the weight of a world that doesn’t always feel welcoming. Through a chance connection with what they think is a distant star—spotted through an old backyard telescope—they begin a silent friendship that reminds them: the light they needed was never out there. It was inside them all along.
This episode is for anyone who’s ever looked up and wondered if they belonged out there more than they do down here. You are not broken. You are stardust. And you were never meant to dim.
As always, we thank Chris Haugen and Jesse Gallagher for their beautiful music. While YouTube doesn’t require attribution, we believe in honoring those who make this work possible.
✨ Follow John Scott on Instagram: @out_like_a_light🎧 Watch/listen on YouTube: youtube.com/@OUTLikeALightJS💖 Share this with someone who needs help falling asleep feeling loved.
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S01E12: The Long Road Home

Monday May 26, 2025

Monday May 26, 2025


In this heartfelt twelfth episode of OUT Like a Light, John Scott invites you to slow down with a calming bedtime meditation and a fresh take on an old story.
🧡 The meditation centers around the sensory comfort of floating in orange goo — warm, soft, and safe — helping you ease tension and sink into rest.
Then, in tonight’s story, “The Long Road Home,” we revisit the Tortoise and the Hare, long after their race has ended. Now middle-aged and changed by life, they reconnect not as rivals, but as companions on a shared path of healing. No finish line. No audience. Just the long, gentle road ahead — and the wisdom of walking it together.
✨ LGBTQ+ affirming✨ No ads, no interruptions✨ Just peace, reflection, and rest
Music by Chris Haugen and Jesse Gallagher. YouTube doesn’t require attribution, but my heart does. Thank you, gentlemen.
Let’s tuck you in.

💬 Connect with me on Instagram: @out_like_a_light📺 Subscribe on YouTube: @OUTLikeALightJS🙏 Please rate, share, or leave a kind review — it helps this soft, strange little show reach someone who needs it.

Frog and Toad Are Still Here

Sunday May 18, 2025

Sunday May 18, 2025

In this special listener-requested episode of OUT Like a Light, John Scott welcomes you back to the sanctuary—a quiet, affirming space to rest, feel safe, and feel seen. This time, we're honoring Joseph, who requested a modern reimagining of The Frog and The Toad. The result? A deeply soothing, middle-aged queer bedtime tale about enduring friendship and love that stays—even after everything life has thrown your way.
You’ll start with a grounding meditation that nurtures your inner sanctuary and a kind, fatherly inner voice—perfect for those of us healing from cPTSD, rough childhoods, or just a long day.
Then we drift into a story. One with no voices to imitate. Just a gentle narration of Frog and Toad—older, softer, still here—learning to sit beside each other and breathe again.
A huge thank you to Joseph for inspiring this episode, and to Vira Miller and Yellow Tree for the breathtaking soundscape.
🌈 LGBTQ+ affirming💤 No ads, no loud voices, no stress🎧 Sleep-safe narration with soft pacing📲 DM John Scott on Instagram @out_like_a_light
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Sunday May 04, 2025

Episode Description:
Welcome to Episode 10 of OUT Like a Light—our cozy little milestone! Thank you for being part of this journey. This podcast is a safe, ad-free space for LGBTQ+ listeners to wind down, feel seen, and fall gently asleep.
Tonight’s episode, Blue and the Blackbird, is a tender adventure about what it really means to be brave—not loud or fearless, but steady and true. Inspired by Mel Robbins’ 5 Second Rule (which has been helping me build courage in my own life), we begin with a meditation designed to help you let go of the day… and then we drift into a story about finding quiet strength, even when your heart is scared.
Thank you to the talented musicians who’ve supported this project, and to you, dear listener, for coming back each week. If this podcast has brought you rest or comfort, please consider sharing it with a friend and following us wherever you listen.
You can now find OUT Like a Light on YouTube too!
Sweet dreams,– John Scott

Sunday Apr 27, 2025

Welcome back to OUT Like a Light, your soft place to rest, created especially for LGBTQ+ listeners. Tonight, John Scott invites you into a gentle meditation to help your inner voice speak with kindness — followed by a soothing story about a traveler who discovers they are as natural and beloved as the mountains themselves. No ads. Just love, softness, and safety. Featuring music by Yellow Tree and Vera Miller. Now also available on YouTube for easier listening!
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The Perfect Scoop

Sunday Apr 13, 2025

Sunday Apr 13, 2025

Welcome to Episode 8 of OUT Like a Light, a soft landing space for anyone in our LGBTQ+ family who needs comfort, affirmation, and a gentle voice to help them sleep.
Tonight, we begin with a guided meditation that leads you back into the sanctuary of your own heart—a quiet, sacred space within that remembers who you are, even when the world forgets.
Then we ease into a tender story: The Perfect Scoop.This dreamy tale takes place in Marshmallow Moon, a magical ice cream shop that only appears when someone needs a little extra softness. People come when they’re in-between—between names, between heartbreak and healing, between who they were and who they’re becoming. Inside this cozy shop, flavors hold feelings, and each scoop is exactly what your heart needs to keep going.
This story, like every episode of OUT Like a Light, is created with love and care for our queer community—especially for anyone who never had a voice like this growing up.
So get comfy, my friend. You are safe here.And remember: your softness is sacred.
Special thanks to Yellow Tree and Vera Miller for the beautiful music and soundscape in this episode.
 
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Letters in the Attic

Sunday Apr 06, 2025

Sunday Apr 06, 2025

Hey, sweet souls… OUT Like a Light S01E07 is here. And before anything else—I just want to say thank you. 💜
Even though this podcast is still growing, I’m already so deeply grateful for each and every one of you. Your presence means the world. My heart is in this project, and I’m here for you—for your peace, your rest, and your healing.
This episode is a soft place to land.💭 A meditation to help you reconnect with your inner self.📖 A quiet, affirming story about a woman, a box of hidden love letters, and the legacy of a love that bloomed in silence.
If this podcast has brought you comfort, please share it with someone who needs that same peace. Let’s build a sleepy little sanctuary for the LGBTQ+ community—one cozy listen at a time. 🕯️
🎧 Music Credits:
“Ambient Documentary Score” by ViraMiller – freesound.org/s/742889 – Licensed under CC BY 4.0​Ambient Documentary Sco…
“Nemui” by YellowTree – freesound.org/s/686394 – Licensed under CC BY 4.0​Nemui by YellowTree -- …
🛏️ Listen wherever you get your podcasts.🔗 Link in bio.You are seen. You are enough. You are so loved.
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