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 - Beauty Translated is not being picked up for a fourth season. We hope you enjoyed our journey from day o...
Apr 03, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Season 3Ep. 12
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, you just didn't know it yet! We hope this episode doesn't short-circuit your brain, and that you enjo...
Mar 27, 2024•1 hr 28 min•Season 3Ep. 11
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 . Find out if there is a screening near you! Watch the music video for Janie Danger's new single "Pure...
Mar 20, 2024•1 hr 37 min•Season 3Ep. 10
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 attempts to unify the right. As it turns out, anti-trans legislation does NOT bring out more voters. Tune...
Mar 13, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Season 3Ep. 9
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 Beauty Translated please leave us a rating and review over on Apple Podcasts, and to have your voicemail...
Mar 06, 2024•1 hr 47 min•Season 3Ep. 8
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 encounter stories to tell? We'd love to hear them next week, call us! 678-561-2785 Watch Janie's first pod...
Feb 28, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Season 3Ep. 7
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 religion? How can we evoke the name of Christianity to show people the reality that God made us just...
Feb 21, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 3Ep. 6
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 think the guys should get their chance to grill the girls in a follow-up? Let us know! If you love Beaut...
Feb 14, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Season 3Ep. 5
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 leave us a rating and review over on Apple Podcasts, and to have your voicemail featured in an upcoming ...
Feb 07, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 4
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 Apple Podcasts, and to have your voicemail featured in an upcoming episode, CALL OUR LOVELINE: 678-561...
Jan 31, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Season 3Ep. 3
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 women. If you love Beauty Translated please leave us a rating and review over on Apple Podcasts, and to...
Jan 24, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Season 3Ep. 2
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 past, musical inspirations, and upcoming projects, and Janie Danger invites us all to play a game >:...
Jan 17, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 3Ep. 1
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, wondering where to begin, or would just like to relate to a loved one going through their own journe...
Jan 10, 2024•2 min
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 T_T Carmen and Janie are reviewing more movies on their Patreon! For more from Carmen and Beauty Tr...
Jul 26, 2023•1 hr 7 min
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 listen to part one of this interview first - in your feed now! For more from Carmen and Beauty Translat...
Jul 19, 2023•24 min•Season 2Ep. 14
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 check out the 2nd part of this interview - in your feeds now! For more from Carmen and Beauty Translate...
Jul 19, 2023•31 min•Season 2Ep. 14
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 from Carmen and Beauty Translated follow @thecarmenlaurent & @beautytranslatedpod. See omnystudio....
Jul 17, 2023•22 min
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 from Carmen and Beauty Translated follow @thecarmenlaurent & @beautytranslatedpod . Footnotes: So...
Jul 12, 2023•51 min•Season 2Ep. 13
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 'Stars on Mars' Zaida Zane - Boy Eyes In The Mix: Zaida Zane - Notion The Fight for Queer Nightlife in ...
Jul 10, 2023•30 min
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! For more from Carmen and Beauty Translated follow @thecarmenlaurent & @beautytranslatedpod See ...
Jul 05, 2023•59 min•Season 2Ep. 12
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 finally some heart warming news about the newly transitioned voice of the NYC subway. For more from Ca...
Jul 03, 2023•8 min
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's latest release here , a split album with the artist Feminizer. For more from Carmen and Beauty Tra...
Jun 28, 2023•38 min•Season 2Ep. 11
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 as housing, healthcare, and job training. For more from Carmen and Beauty Translated follow @thecarme...
Jun 21, 2023•37 min•Season 2Ep. 10
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 information....
Jun 19, 2023•20 min
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 perspectives. For more from Carmen and Beauty Translated follow: @thecarmenlaurent & @beautytranslatedpod Se...
Jun 14, 2023•34 min•Season 2Ep. 9
In this special Pride Month crossover episode, Carmen sits down with Danielle Moodie , host of WokeAF Daily , to discuss the meaning of pride month to her and how the marriage equality movement differed from the trans rights movement. Be sure to check out Carmen's interview with Danielle over on the WokeAF Daily Feed , also dropping today! https://www.daniellemoodie.com/ For more from Carmen and Beauty Translated visit @thecarmenlaurent & @beautytranslatedpod See omnystudio.com/listener for ...
Jun 12, 2023•17 min
A first for Beauty Translated, Carmen sits down and has a conversation with the cis straight male comedian Mickey Farrow , in this chat the two unpack the differences between what it means to be trans attracted and what it means to be a "chaser". They also discuss how his trans attraction becomes a subject in his stand-up comedy routine. For more from Carmen Laurent and Beauty Translated visit @beautytranslatedpod & @thecarmenlaurent See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
May 31, 2023•31 min•Season 2Ep. 8
In another thought provoking episode, Carmen sits down with Alia/Issa - who used to live life as a trans man, but after more than seven years of transitioning socially and medically, decided to retransition back to female. Join us as we discuss the mental, physical, spiritual and social aspects of detransitioning, and why it may be more of a "retransition" than anything. For more from Carmen and Beauty Translated visit @thecarmenlaurent and @beautytranslatedpod See omnystudio.com/listener for pr...
May 24, 2023•43 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Welcome to another minisode! We haven't really been keeping up with the news this week, so enjoy this episode of Dr.Phil featuring Janie Danger . And thats right! Janie Danger is nominated for a Peachie! Please vote for her here. And its also Carmen's 30th birthday today! For more from Carmen and Beauty Translated please visit @thecarmenlaurent & @beautytranslatedpod See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
May 22, 2023•29 min
Carmen is in the closet again this week with friend and singer/songwriter Robin Danger Vincent . In this very conversational episode - The two discuss meeting at the ATL trans women's picnic, Robin’s upbringing, musical inspirations, vocal training, passing, The Robin Shakedown Band, and more! See The Robin Shakedown Band live THIS SATURDAY at the Atlanta Roller Derby ! For more from Carmen and Beauty Translated follow @thecarmenlaurent and @beautytranslatedpod . See omnystudio.com/listener for ...
May 17, 2023•59 min•Season 2Ep. 6
