Beauty Translated

Hello Beauty Translated listeners, today for our series finale we are so excited to bring you this amazing conversation that Carmen and Janie got to have with THE Dylan Mulvaney . Please enjoy our conversation with Dylan about her days of girlhood, trans visibility, and what pride month looks like moving past the pride meltdown of 2023. And yes listeners and friends, you read that correctly - Beau...

When was the last time you went outside and touched grass? Are you still doing the math to figure out how Bernie can win? Who am I? and...who are you? ...Cat...Turd? Squirt Mcwho? Only Russian assets still say "homie"! Well, Yes! Pussy in bio! This week on the pod we are chronically online with the extraordinary Juniper of the podcast Western Kabuki. It's the episode you've all been waiting for, y...

This week on the podcast we are speaking with a guest who has just made her escape from Arkham Asylum - Vera Drew is the Director and Star of the much anticipated upcoming film "The People's Joker" . Enjoy our chat with Vera as we learn about all of the (legal) trials and tribulations she had along the way to making her amazing film. The People's Joker is coming to select theaters on April 12th ....

Today on the pod we are joined by THE guy who correctly predicted the 2022 election outcomes, Ettingermentum , and he's breaking down what the presidential elections in 2024 will look like. We're so grateful to have Josh on this week to help us understand this crazy system. We're also discussing the modern history of Southern electoral politics and the recent use of anti-trans legislation in attem...

In this episode, we are joined by queer film historian Liz Purchell . We are FINALLY giving you the Beauty Translated movie episode you've been dying for and its MAXI! So bring your popcorn, and get ready for some new movie recommendations from queer history! Check out Liz's film programming in Austin & in New York City Subscribe to Janie's YouTube - New music video drops soon If you love Beau...

This week the girls are sitting down to chat with Marcos , Ivy , and Shoggs , The Homies from The Ain't Shit Show . Join us this week for a fun, lighthearted, and NSFW hang. We learn about Marco's philosophy of "Homieism" and how everyone can be a Homie if they want to be. Then, buckle up, cause everyone starts sharing their worst Craigslist Casual Encounters stories. Do you have any casual encoun...

On this week's episode, Janie brings her friend Haela Hunt Hendrix to the show. Haela is the black metal musician behind the project Liturgy. In this conversation, the ladies talk about Haela's unique approach to making black metal, the inspiration she finds within the Holy Trinity and Christianity, and how we interpret those beliefs as modern trans women. Why are younger generations returning to...

On this very special Valentine's Day episode of Beauty Translated, Carmen and Janie sit down with the men in each of their lives. Alan and Sam are the long-time boyfriends of each of the girls respectively, in this episode, we take a nostalgic stroll down Lovers Lane and get to know just how they came to fall in love, and later Janie and Carmen grill the guys over a game of Newly Weds. Do you thin...

What's a Beauty Translated episode without a little movie talk before the main topic? This week on the podcast, Janie and Carmen are talking with the Traveling Career Girl herself, Taylor Snider! An inspiration to many women in the trans community - Join us as we talk with Taylor about the many lives she has lived from an elite escort, to fashion designer.  If you love Beauty Translated please lea...

Put your transvestigating caps on Beauties! Today we've got Hesse Deni ( Seeking Derangements , Chapo Movie Mindset ) and we are going DOWN the rabbit hole of transvestigations and the people who dedicate their lives to exposing the secret world of inverted celebrities! Be sure to bring your sense of humor for this one :) If you love Beauty Translated please leave us a rating and review over on Ap...

In this episode, Carmen and Janie sit down with their friend Sofi Fowler ( The Robin Shakedown Band , Three Women The Band ) who has just had her bottom surgery 4 weeks prior. In this fun chat, we make a few detours to discuss our favorite movies while masterfully staying on the main topic: Sofi's Neovagina! Listen to this episode to learn all about the ins and outs of bottom surgery for trans wom...

Beauty Translated is finally BACK! This time Carmen is joined by her new permanent co-host Janie Danger! Featuring an all-new format and 12 new guests - join us every Wednesday for NEW EPISODES! This week Janie and Carmen sit down with the members of the girl-pop trio - The Gurls . Alissah , Domino Presley, and Raquel Starr are visiting Atlanta for PRIDE weekend! They discuss memories of pride pas...

Beauty Translated is back for season 3! Lifelong glamour expert and esthetician Carmen Laurent is joined this season by lo-fi, punk-rock savant Janie Danger . With each episode, the girls sardonically discuss topics relating to the legal, medical, and emotional world of being trans in the modern era. Beauty Translated is made by and for trans people, whether you have been transitioning for years,...

We are still on hiatus until season 3, but Beauty Translated is back for a BONUS episode! Carmen and Janie Danger discuss The Barbie Movie ! Tune in to hear the two discuss the hype, the movie, and the crazy conservative backlash! This episode is self-recorded, produced, and published by me - Carmen, PLEASE excuse the horrible sound quality on my part, I was accidentally recording on my laptop mic...

In this very special two-part finale of season 2 of Beauty Translated, Carmen speaks with living legend Monica Helms and her wife Darlene Wagner. They discuss Monica's life, activism, and creation of the trans pride flag, then we open up the conversation to speaking about what it means to be two trans women in love and married in the South, religion, and spirituality, and parenting. Be sure to lis...

In this very special two-part finale of season 2 of Beauty Translated, Carmen speaks with living legend Monica Helms and her wife Darlene Wagner. They discuss Monica's life, activism, and creation of the trans pride flag, then we open up the conversation to speaking about what it means to be two trans women in love and married in the South, religion, and spirituality, and parenting. Be sure to che...

Welcome to another Beauty Translated minisode! Beauty Translated producer and musician Jess is covering the news with Carmen this week. First they discuss the trans sports debate, and in let's celebrate that , they discuss the new Miss Netherlands! Footnotes: Transgender athletes banned from international cycling Miss Netherlands crowns its first openly trans woman Rikkie Valerie Kollé For more fr...

This week Carmen speaks with the woman who was connecting the trans community with the information and resources before the internet existed, Dallas Denny . Carmen talks with Dallas about her life's work - Creating the American Educational Gender Information Service, Chrysalis magazine, and Southern Comfort conference and what the trans community was like here in the South at that time.  For more...

Welcome to another BIG minisode, this week I'm talking recent news with friend and past guest Zaida Zane and catching up on whats been going on in her world. First we discuss the Lance Armstrong hypocrisy. Then we celebrate Zaida's coming back from an international tour and releasing an AMAZING new EP called Boy Eyes .  Footnotes: Lance Armstrong Confronted Over 'Disheartening' Trans Remarks on 'S...

This week Carmen is talking with the writer Jamie Lauren Keiles about his Instagram account @sexchange.tbt which archives the written trans history of the 80s, 90s, and early 2000s. First, we get to know Jamie and the book he's writing The Third Person about non-binary gender in America, then Carmen and Jamie take a look at some of their favorite posts on his account, with fun discourse to follow!...

This week Carmen is alone in her closet covering the latest and greatest (mostly the worst) news. Carmen is talking about the most recent cop city antics, Atlanta police arrested 76-year-old beloved queer activist Lorraine Fontana while she was peacefully protesting outside of a Home Depot. Dylan Mulvaney speaks out for the first time on how Bud Light abandoned her right before pride month. And fi...

This week my guest is Forest Brienne Cutrer , A metal musician based out of the Bronx, NY with French Cajun roots. We discuss her Louisiana upbringing, what it was like to return to the South as a trans woman for a family reunion, making metal music as a trans artist, and MORE! You can find Forest at the Gender Experts open mic event Tuesdays at Metropolitan Bar in Brooklyn. Also listen to Forest'...

In this week's episode, Carmen talks to Sean Ebony Coleman , the founder of Destination Tomorrow , a trans-led LGBT center in the Bronx, New York, and Atlanta, Georgia. Coleman discusses the importance of putting the "T" first in the LGBT community and the challenges that trans people face. He also talks about Destination Tomorrow's work to support trans people, including providing services such a...

Welcome to another Beauty Translated minisode! This week I am catching up with friend of the pod, the doll, Rylie ! We discuss why we fucking hate it here, followed by LETS CELEBRATE THAT - When we discuss Rylie's new single " WEAPONS " and TV show in the works! For more from Carmen and Beauty Translated, follow @thecarmenlaurent & @beautytranslatedpod See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i...

This week Carmen talks to Blake Dotson ( @aqueercowboy )  based out of the PNW in Seattle, Washington. Blake shares his story and his perspectives on trans issues from the trans male perspective. Topics in this episode include: Queer life in the PNW, Western Pleasure horseback riding and how it overlaps with drag culture, Blake's work in oncology, and trans discourse lacking trans male perspective...