The Trans Narrative Podcast

🎊HAPPY NEW YEAR 2023 🎉The Trans Narrative Team wants to wish you a happy New Year, 2023!!! ⸻ About the Podcast The Trans Narrative Podcast is a storytelling platform centering trans voices through authentic dialogue and lived experiences. With over 130 episodes across four seasons and listeners in 75 countries, the show creates space for guests to share their journeys, insights, and work—on thei...

It’s The Trans Narrative Holiday special with Ari, Caroline, and Lusi, with special appearances by Cynthia, Athena , and Mariana as they celebrate the holidays and the end of 2022. We talk Avatar - The way of water, the origins of Caroline’s name, Ari’s diving expedition, and a message for the holidays! ⸻ About the Podcast The Trans Narrative Podcast is a storytelling platform centering trans voic...

On this episode Caroline, and Lusi are joined by our first ever guest, 21 year drag performer, community organizer, and accountant by day, Della Licious of Fort Wayne Indiana as they join in in celebrating our first season, and wrap up 2022! On todays episode we’re sitting down with returning guest Della Licious (Branden Blaettner) who joined us on our first episode as we catch up on what’s gone o...

On this episode Ari, and Lusi are joined by contributing co hosts Athena Promachus and Cynthia Grace as they deconstruct bigotry, and transphobia in the media, the parallels with antisemitism, and the dehumanization of the trans community. On todays episode we’re talking dehumanization of the trans community by right wing pundits, transphobia and the parallels to antisemitism. Today’s show was pro...

On this episode Ari, Caroline, and Lusi are joined by contributing co host Athena Promachus as we talk name changes, and the role media and religion play in mass violence toward the lgbtqia+ community, while honoring the victims lost in the Colorado Club Q mass shooting with an “Open letter to the trans community” written by Ariya Lackey. On todays episode we’re talking about changing names, the C...

On this episode we’re reflecting on 30 episodes of Transatlantic Conversations, season one, and some of the best moments of Ari, Caroline, Cynthia, and Lusi. On today’s episode we’re celebrating 30 episodes as contributing researcher Athena Promachus takes us through some of the best moments of the season, honoring our co hosts. ⸻ About the Podcast The Trans Narrative Podcast is a storytelling pla...

On this episode we’re reflecting on season one of Transatlantic Conversations and some of the best moments of our previous guests On today’s episode we reflect on season one guests Della Licious, Olivia Shoppell, Kenya Acid, Alicia Flores, Ashley Lynn, Brandi Evans, Julie McDonald, Jay Louis Van Landingham, Savannah Barker, Brandy Sewell, Brook Earhart, Ato Suzuki, Mariana Bosquet, and Aijaye Fine...

On this episode Ari, Caroline, and Lusi are joined by guest co host Mariana Bosquet as we talk midterms, new anti trans legislation, and Ye formally known as Kanye West. On today’s episode we ask what’s wrong with Ye, will republicans take the congress, if so, what does that mean for our community, and does new age spirituality ultimately lead to antisemitism? “Even in the face of this physical da...

On this episode Ari, Caroline, and Lusi are joined by contributing co host Athena Promachus as they sit and talk eco terrorism, political pollution, and why our government and corporations are doing nothing about climate change. On today’s episode we ask if not using plastic bags makes a difference, why aren’t corporations taking eco accountability, can government do something, and how do we addre...

On this episode Ari, Caroline, and Lusi are joined by Cynthia as they sit and talk nationalism, nazis, and neuroscience with Mariana Bosquet. On today’s episode we ask Mariana Bosquet where in the mind does nationalism form, are we heading in the same direction as Germany did in the 1930s, and will neuroscience help us understand racism? ⸻ About the Podcast The Trans Narrative Podcast is a storyte...

On this episode Ari, Caroline, and Lusi are joined by Mr Gay Indiana Aijaye finesse as they explore dance, drag, and lgbtqia+ media representation. On today’s episode we ask Mr gay Indiana Aijaye finesse how important dance is, the power of drag, and why media representation matters more than ever. This episode was recorded on April 10th 2022, before crowned Mr gay Indiana. ⸻ About the Podcast The...

On this episode Caroline, and Lusi are joined by contributing co host Cynthia Grace, and Athena Promachus as she begins her role as contributing co host as we sit with Rory phoenix Monroe and explore video games, online harassment, and relationships. On today’s episode we ask if video games white wash history, are trans people more of a target of online harassment due to lack of media representati...

On this episode Caroline, and Lusi are joined by Athena Promachus and Mia Kaminsky exploring how research can be used as tool in legislation and policy, what research bias is, and what’s next for the Supreme Court. On today’s episode we ask what research bias is, the tools used in creating legislation, and policy, and we look at one survey that reaches the Supreme Court, and the bias and intent to...

On this episode Caroline, and Lusi are joined by Brook Earhart as they sit and talk with Ato Suzuki talking gender identity, intersex, and lgbtqia representation in the media. On todays episode we talk gender identity, sexuality, and lgbtqia representation with Ato Suzuk. Despite the fact that almost 1 in 8 young people identify as transgender or gender non-conforming, it is still a marginalizing...

On this episode Ari, Caroline and Lusi talk the death of a British monarch, colonialism, transphobia and our contributing co host Cynthia Grace joins us to speak on the new works of J.K Rowling. On todays episode we ask if the Queen of England Elizabeth Mary is a war criminal, what colonization is, what transphobia is, and why J.K Rowling and her work is dangerous. The truth is, someone died, and...

On this soul to soul episode we sit down with Torri Williams, Azira Fisher, Brandy Sewell, and Austin Guess as we explore the soul to soul questions that bring the deepest and awe inspiring answers out! ⸻ About the Podcast The Trans Narrative Podcast is a storytelling platform centering trans voices through authentic dialogue and lived experiences. With over 130 episodes across four seasons and li...

On this episode Caroline, and Lusi are joined by contributing co host Cynthia as they explore creativity, innovation, and change. On todays episode we ask if capitalism kills creativity? Why race still plays a major role in the medical field. We continue our conversation on the oppression from the alt right and how that holds us back. We also spent time talking a bit Star Wars. In a galaxy far far...

On this episode Ari, Caroline, and Lusi sit and talk green technology, nuclear power, and the future of our species. On todays episode we speak on green technology such as nuclear, desalination, fusion, solar, and more. Taking more time to speak on the current climate crisis and how the new inflation reduction act will impact that. Taking time to have conversations like this do matter; they get us...

On this episode Ari, Caroline, and Lusi sit with Brandy Sewell and talk a bit about Brene’ Brown’s newest book “Atlas of the heart, cognitive dissonance, and MAGA fascism. Cognitive dissonance defined by Brene’ Brown is “a state of tension that occurs when a person hold two cognitions (ideas, attitudes, beliefs, opinions) that are psychologically inconsistent with each other”Brandy Sewell is a nur...

On this episode Ari, Caroline, and Lusi return with contributing co host Cynthia as they explore monkey pox, the divide between states and the continuing conversation on the aftermath of roe v wade. Monkey pox is on the rise and before things get out of hand, perhaps a bit of education on the matter might help. We’re exploring the continuing effects of the reversal of roe v wade; and conspiracy’s...

On this soul to soul episode we sit down with Della licious, savannah Barker, Olivia Shoppell, Kenya Acid, Cynthia Grace, and Jay Louis VanLandingham as we explore the soul to soul questions that bring the deepest and awe inspiring answers out! ⸻ About the Podcast The Trans Narrative Podcast is a storytelling platform centering trans voices through authentic dialogue and lived experiences. With ov...

On this episode Caroline, and Lusi sit down with Stygian Blue as they answer some questions for the “Fort Wayne Fuckoff” zine about the current state of the world, the cold civil war, what it’s gonna take to see real change, and little backstory to our show (6 month anniversary episode whooo hoooo) Today we sit down with Stygian Blue from Fort Wayne Indiana, currently writing a punk rock zine abou...

On this episode Ari and Lusi explore the taboo topic of sex work, sex education, and the importance of voting. Stigma increases violence. Ariya, and lusi sit down to explore what sex work is, how it impacts everyone, some modern day sex education, and why voting in this midterm is so important along with peaceful protest! Today we hear from amaze.org to get a clear understanding of issues as impor...

On this episode Ari, Caroline, and Lusi, talk about the current state of the world, the Declaration of Independence, what John Adams had to say, and speak on the cowardice behavior from current democratic leaders as they continue the push for voting while doing nothing to fight for the American people. L . Our theme song today is upbeat event travel by infractionWe hear from Descendants of Frederi...

On this episode Ari, Caroline, and Lusi sit with Biconic AKA Panorama, known by the government as Savannah Barker. The Supreme Court on Friday overturned Roe v. Wade, effectively ending recognition of a constitutional right to abortion and giving individual states the power to allow, limit, or ban the practice altogether. From King 5 News NBC Seattle we hear the timeline from 1973 to what led to t...