BRAT! Pod (Ben and Robin Are Trans!)

Welcome to week 3 of BRAToween! This week Ben and Robin try to figure out the connection so many queer people have to horror movies. They talk about both direct and indirect trans representation in horror films, why the genre lends itself so well to expressing queer experiences, and build a somewhat substantial list of movies for Ben to watch. The beginning part of the episode includes a spoiler-f...

Hey BRATs! Join Ben and Robin for week two of BRAToween as they journey to the spooky (and very queer) land of Denton, Ohio! They talk about Ben’s experiences performing the Rocky Horror Picture Show shadowcast both before and after realizing he was trans, talk about their struggles with food (see content warnings below), then Robin gives some gardening advice!  Come hang out with Ben and Robin an...

Hey BRATs! Ben and Robin are celebrating a very special holi-gay, and they’re doing it for the whole month of October! For the first week of BRAToween they talk about important topics such as Why is Halloween gay? How gay can we make Halloween? and Can it be Halloween right now? (it can). Come hang out with Ben and Robin and friends on our ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  server⁠! All links and resour...

Hey BRATs! Ben and Robin are joined in the studio by Robin’s longtime friend, Dan (they/he/she/dan?). They talk about being bigender (transfem in the chat, agender in the streets), being a transphobic egg, the things we’ve said when we were younger that we’re deeply embarrassed about now, share some college-era Robin lore, and talk about controversial public figures such as Johnny Trains and the Z...

Hey BRATs! Time for the moment you’ve all been waiting for…Ben and Robin talking about religious trauma! Robin talks about the abuse that was prevalent in her childhood church, breaking free from that, and then finding a new abusive church. Ben talks about his experiences with his religious right-wing father-in-law. Then they both talk about their current religious status and the complications tha...

Hey BRATs! Ben and Robin talk about sex, baybeeee! They try their best to describe their sexuality, talk about the separate journeys of finding themselves sexually and gender...ally, share their feelings about being in gay spaces as trans people, and try to figure out, on air, if they really have bottom dysphoria (THEY DO). Come hang out with Ben and Robin and friends on our ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Hey BRATs! Ben and Robin are excited to introduce their game master and new bestie, Briar, to the BRAT! Podcast Universe! Topics include discovering yourself through roleplay, being an out nonbinary person with a spouse and kids, growing up with Jehovah’s Witness parents, DnD voice training fails, and the proper use of tape. Stay tuned after the outro for some bonus silly-goosery. Follow Briar on...

Hey BRATs! Ben and Robin take a break from giving each other unlicensed therapy to talk about their experiences with actual professional therapy. Note: It was amazing listening back to this one and seeing how much we've grown since the early days of...3 months ago. And we're so grateful that the community we dream of at the end of the episode is already becoming a reality! Come join our ⁠...

Hey BRATs! Ben and Robin jump in the ol’ time machine and explore “queer temporality”, which is a fancy scholarly name for the way trans and other queer people experience time differently from everyone else. But mostly they tell stories about prom, weddings, and the unique experiences they’ve been through as they’ve transitioned and re-started life (and puberty!) The inspiration for this topic cam...

Hey BRATs! Ben and Robin are SO excited to introduce their friend: trans man, drag king, and queer youth advocate Will, aka Willy Wankme! This week we talk about discovering oneself through drag, the differences and overlaps between drag performers and trans people, and working to help queer, underprivileged, and unhoused youth. Also…this episode is just really cute and we’re so happy you all get...

Hey BRATs! Ben and Robin just HAVE to tell you about their amazing partners! They tell stories about falling in love, coming out to a long-term partner, and the effects of being married while in the closet. Thanks for all the love, BRATs! We're having fun getting to know you all, and there is much, much more content to come. See you next Tuesday morning! Come join our ⁠ ⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠  server⁠! A...

Our friends Chloe and Sarah from the Trans Safe Space podcast ARE brat! Sarah is one of the few people in the world who have read the ENTIRE Project 2025 document and she's here to help us talk about it. And as you would expect when you gather a silly li'l guy and three silly li'l gals together there is a lot of uncontrollable laughter when we're not talking about the dark stuff. A...

Hey BRATs! Ben and Robin welcome their first guest, Ari Rosales! Ari shares stories about growing up trans in Bolivia, being kidnapped and brought to the US, rediscovering family (both biological and otherwise), and meeting a very pre-hatched Ben. They also make more than one rhetorical trip to the gender-neutral bathroom that is Ronald Regan’s grave. See you next Tuesday morning! Come join our ⁠...

Hey BRATs! Ben and Robin have to pee, and so do you! This week we share stories about having to go to the bathroom, ask why some people actually don’t want us to, and wonder if this whole conversation is making it more dangerous for us to be in a public restroom…or in public at all. Ben and Robin also show off their singing skills along the way. Come with meee and we’ll peee in a world of trans im...

Ben and Robin are here, they're queer, and they're podcasters! Hey BRATs! We've been waiting SO long to share stories with you from trans voices you may have heard, some you have definitely not heard, and some that are our own silly li'l voices. Today we start with our own origin stories! More to come every Tuesday morning! Like what you heard? Come join our Discord server ! Don&#3...

Because we couldn't wait to share it with you, here's a sneak preview of our new podcast, Ben and Robin Are Trans! Episode 1 drops on July 12, 2024 followed by new episodes every Tuesday morning. Until then, come meet us and the BRAT! community on our free Discord server ! You can also find us on Instagram (@BRATpod) and TikTok (@BRATpodcast) BRAT! Pod is produced independently by Ben and...