Gender Spiral

Gender Spiral Patreon

Society EN ↓ 114 episodes

Go to patreon.com/GenderSpiralPodcast to gain to listen ad-free and gain access to bonus content like videos, extended interviews, cut-for-time content, live shows and more! Gender Spiral is an award-winning podcast about being a varied, ever-changing human in a world built around categories. Hosts Ally Beardsley (Dropout) and Babette Thomas (Yale University) interview trans and queer guests- the experts on reinvention and evolution- and investigate how we as humans interact with, reject, and reconfigure the boxes society puts us in.

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Gender Spiral

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Society

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Latest episode

Jun 30, 2026

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Episodes

F*ggot Renaissance (w/ James Tom) 19.09.2023

Comedian James Tom figures out their pronouns, talks the art of the 35-minute Grindr hookup, and shares about naviagating Hollywood as a transmasc twink. Hosted by Ally Beardsley and Babette Thomas, Gender Spiral is a quest to explore the modern experience of being a human in our gendered world. Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/GenderSpiralPodcast Find James on Instagram and Twitter. Follow Gend...

The Masc is In Your Brain, B*tch (w/ Jordan Underwood) 05.09.2023

Model Jordan Underwood talks confusing cat-callers, their alter ego Debbie, and what fat liberation could look like within the transmasc community. Hosted by Ally Beardsley and Babette Thomas, Gender Spiral is a quest to explore the modern experience of being a human in our gendered world. Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/GenderSpiralPodcast Find Jordan on Instagram Follow Gender Spiral on Insta...

Dungeons ;) Dragons and Drag (w/ Vico Ortiz) 22.08.2023

Vico Ortiz ( Our Flag Means Death ) talks polyamory, exploring gender through drag, and the many skins they shed during the pandemic. Hosted by Ally Beardsley and Babette Thomas, Gender Spiral is a quest to explore the modern experience of being a human in our gendered world. Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/GenderSpiralPodcast Find Vico on Instagram and TikTok Follow Gender Spiral on Instagram...

"My Kid Sees Me" (w/ Asher Pandjiris) 15.08.2023

Content warning for eating disorders from 21:50-22:59 and from 24:52 to 30:08. This week, psychotherapist Asher Pandjiris talks growing up as a tomboy and their relationship to masculinity, parenting as a nonbinary person, and mental health hurdles that often overlap with gender dysphoria. Article: "Unpacking 'gender exploratory therapy,' a new form of conversion therapy" Hosted by Ally Beardsley...

Pirates, Vikings and Skateboarders (w/ Liv Hewson) 08.08.2023

Actor Liv Hewson ( Yellowjackets , Santa Clarita Diet ) talks their journey to top surgery, their queer literature recommendations, and Sam Reid in Interview with the Vampire . Hosted by Ally Beardsley and Babette Thomas, Gender Spiral is a quest to explore the modern experience of being a human in our gendered world. Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/GenderSpiralPodcast Follow Gender Spiral on I...

Grief Barbie (w/ Amie Morrison) 01.08.2023

This week, musician and friend of the show Amie Morrison talks transitioning in her 30s, how her marriage blossomed into a queer relationship, and exploring gender variance with her late best friend. Content warning: suicide and grief at 21:45-31:00 and 36:35-38:05. Hosted by Ally Beardsley and Babette Thomas, Gender Spiral is a quest to explore the modern experience of being a human in our gender...

Unmasking and re-MASCing (w/ Dr. Devon Price) 25.07.2023

Fresh out of top surgery, author Dr. Devon Price ("Unmasking Autism," "Laziness Does Not Exist") talks coming out as trans and autistic, the unsettling feeling of gender "success" and why autistic folks are more likely to be out as queer and trans. Hosted by Ally Beardsley and Babette Thomas, Gender Spiral is a quest to explore the modern experience of being a human in our gendered world. Support...

I'm Not "a Queer BIPOC" (w/ Brontez Purnell) 18.07.2023

Writer and dancer Brontez Purnell tells us about his ill-fated pact with the sacred masculine, finding divine femininity in dance, and how gentrification and lack of knee cartilage have affected his love life. Hosted by Ally Beardsley and Babette Thomas, Gender Spiral is a quest to explore the modern experience of being a human in our gendered world. Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/GenderSpiral...

"I'm Just a Woman" (w/ Roberta Colindrez) 11.07.2023

Roberta Colindrez ( A League of Their Own , Vida , Fun Home ) talks "Romy and Michele" skirts, getting they/them'd in a Target, and predicting that Ricky Martin was gay. Hosted by Ally Beardsley and Babette Thomas, Gender Spiral is a quest to explore the modern experience of being a human in our gendered world. Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/GenderSpiralPodcast Follow Gender Spiral on Instagra...

Aggressively Feminine (w/ Persephone Valentine) 04.07.2023

Persephone Valentine talks drag, five minute gender hacks, and exploring one's gender through D&D and other RPGs. (TW: Disscusion of difficulties surrounding medical transition and gender affirming surgeries.) Hosted by Ally Beardsley and Babette Thomas, Gender Spiral is a quest to explore the modern experience of being a human in our gendered world. Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/GenderSp...

Wait, I Think I'm Trans?? (w/ Jaylind Hamilton) 27.06.2023

Babette and Ally chat with artist and nutrition coach Jaylind Hamilton about tatooing, testosterone, and tending chickens. Hosted by Ally Beardsley and Babette Thomas, Gender Spiral is a quest to explore the modern experience of being a human in our gendered world. Find Jaylind via thier Linktree Follow Gender Spiral on Instagram and TikTok genderspiralpod.com (not genderspiral.com- thanks for fla...

A Liberated Black and Trans Future (w/ maya finoh) 20.06.2023

Hosted by Ally Beardsley and Babette Thomas, "Gender Spiral" is a new podcast about all things gender. Through interviews with the experts on the topic, trans and queer people, we'll explore what it means to be a human in our gendered world. This week, Babette talks to their old friend and gender mentor maya finoh about cultural work, modeling, and their vision for a liberated future. Find maya on...

GENDER SPIRAL LIVE (Feat. Naomi McPherson and E.R. Fightmaster) 13.06.2023

Most podcasts don't host a live show until like, season two. But we're not "most podcasts." After releasing our first episode, we threw a launch party and recorded an episode live at The Yard Theater in LA. Thanks to everyone who came out to the show, and a HUGE thanks to our guests Naomi McPherson (MUNA) and E.R. Fightmaster ( Grey's Anatomy, Shrill )! Ally, Babette, Naomi and E.R. talk about cor...

Lesbian to T-Guy Pipeline (w/ Jacke Colquitt and River Butcher) 06.06.2023

Hosted by Ally Beardsley and Babette Thomas, Gender Spiral is a new podcast about all things gender. Through interviews with the experts on the topic, trans and queer people, we'll explore what it means to be a human in our gendered world. In the pilot episode, Ally and Babette chat about being trans in a steakhouse bathroom, Black Quantum Futurism, and the "lesbian to T-guy express." Featuring in...

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