On this episode, Angel Lovely joins Caroline and Jordan sit for a conversation that moves through care, survival, art, and the responsibility of witnessing. The discussion is expansive, grounded in what Angel names as “the dimensionality and depth humans can carry” and the multidimensionality we hold within. Angel speaks about writing, painting, and self-portraiture as practices that held them through isolation, dysphoria, and dissociation. They trace how creative work became a method of returni...
May 04, 2026•1 hr 37 min•Season 5Ep. 3
On this episode, Cardioncè Ross-Derèon (Mz. Cardioncè) joins Caroline and Lusi for a conversation that moves through survival, migration, faith, and the material work of building support networks for trans people navigating violence and displacement. Mz. Cardioncè traces her early experiences with gender identity in a conservative Christian environment, the impact of domestic abuse, and the barriers she faced in education and healthcare while seeking affirmation outside formal systems. She speak...
Feb 18, 2026•1 hr 19 min•Season 5Ep. 4
On this episode, Erica Deuso (she/her) joins Caroline and Jordan, with special guest co-host Jessie Gender, for a conversation about her life, work, and community leadership. Erica reflects on childhood in Vermont, where growing up in a working-class family shaped her sense of service and responsibility. Early experiences with economic insecurity, scouting, and public service influenced her commitment to affordability, safety, and care at the local level. As the conversation moves through Erica’...
Feb 03, 2026•1 hr 19 min•Season 5Ep. 1
On this episode, Monica Helms (she/her) joins Caroline, Jordan, Kaz Philips and Tess White for a conversation about her life, work, and enduring impact as a pioneering activist and creator of the Transgender Pride Flag. Monica reflects on childhood in Sumter, South Carolina, and upbringing in Arizona, tracing her path through military service, transition, and advocacy. Serving aboard nuclear submarines from 1970 to 1978, including during the Vietnam War, Monica’s early experiences shaped her com...
Nov 04, 2025•1 hr 22 min•Season 4Ep. 40
On this episode, Caroline, Jordan, and Kevin meet Augustine Lorrie, a queer and transfemme singer, writer, and performer making their Cleveland Play House debut in The Christine Jorgensen Show, a musical cabaret inspired by the life of America’s first transgender celebrity. Together, they explore Augustine’s journey from a rural upbringing in Northern California to the international stage, tracing a path through UC Santa Barbara, the Yale School of Drama, and performances across Europe. Augustin...
Oct 28, 2025•49 min
On this episode, Caroline, Jordan, and Tess sit with Osmany Villa, a multifaceted creative, activist, and community leader from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Known for her historic achievement as the first transgender prom queen in Oklahoma, Osmany has become a visible advocate for trans youth and LGBTQ+ representation across the South. Together, we explore Osmany’s journey of visibility, resilience, and leadership, from her Mennonite upbringing and early transition to her work as Social Media Direct...
Oct 21, 2025•1 hr 15 min•Season 4Ep. 38
On this episode of The Trans Narrative Podcast, Caroline is joined by trans artists and creatives Foxx Cant and Ryan Klinghammer for a conversation exploring art, identity, and creative resilience. Together, they reflect on what it means to create from lived experiences, how transness informs artistic practice, and how storytelling, visual art, and performance become acts of reclamation and community building. In this episode, the three discuss navigating visibility and vulnerability as artists,...
Oct 13, 2025•57 min•Season 4Ep. 37
On this episode Athena, Caroline, and Kevin are joined by artist and educator Ray Sunshine, whose story of survival and self-discovery invites us into a conversation about creativity, healing, and identity. Together, we explore how Ray’s journey through cancer, queerness, and faith reshaped their understanding of purpose. They share how art became both a coping mechanism and a form of spiritual expression, how community sustained them through illness, and how living authentically later in life o...
Oct 06, 2025•1 hr 26 min•Season 4Ep. 36
On this episode, Alicia, Caroline, and Laurie sit with Jennifer Marie, founder of Jennspire and author of Ask Me Anything. Jennifer shares her journey of growing up in a Christian home, finding faith, and embracing her true identity as a trans woman—while navigating privilege, community, and resilience. We discuss her career transition from sports marketing and financial services into coaching, where she now empowers trans people and their families to navigate their journeys with confidence and ...
Sep 29, 2025•1 hr 21 min•Season 4Ep. 35
On this episode, Caroline, Jordan, and Jenna are joined by Elena J. Nova (Ru$ted Electra) the reigning Mx Trans Oklahoma 2025. A former ballerina and musical theatre performer, they now merge ballet-inspired movement with androgynous fashion to create drag that is raw, emotional, and boundary-pushing. Together, they explore Ru$ted’s path from the discipline of ballet to the fluidity of drag, and how their work as a performer, producer, and poet (Not an Apology and The Last Man on Earth) intersec...
Sep 22, 2025•46 min
On this episode, Athena, Caroline, and Rosie are joined by Ashley Wiggs, a science educator, former food scientist, mom, roller derby skater, and lifelong gamer. Polyamorous and married for 25 years, Ashley brings honesty and curiosity to everything she does, from the classroom to streaming to navigating identity in today’s climate. Together, they explore Ashley’s journey as a transgender teacher in Florida, her shift from chemistry to education, and how fandoms, roller derby, and gaming fuel he...
Sep 15, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Season 4Ep. 33
On this episode, Caroline and Athena sit down with Mateo Briscoe, aka Local Slothboi, a Sacramento-based musician whose songs explore self-discovery, transition, and lived experience. Mateo takes listeners through his journey from early music experiences to finding his voice as a trans artist, and how creativity became a lifeline for self-expression. Together, they dive into the role of music in fostering connection, understanding, and empowerment. Mateo shares the inspiration behind his acousti...
Sep 08, 2025•1 hr 15 min
On this episode, Caroline, Cynthia, and Jordan sit down with Nia Chiaramonte, author of I Hardly Knew Me, co-founder of Love in the Face, and featured voice in the Hulu documentary We Live Here. Nia takes us through her profound journey, from growing up in an evangelical Christian family in Iowa, to embracing her truth as a transgender woman, wife, mother of five, and advocate for queer families. Together, we explore the intersections of faith, family, and identity along with what it means to de...
Sep 01, 2025•1 hr 22 min•Season 4Ep. 31
On this episode, Athena, Caroline, and Foxx Cant sit down with Kit M. Caelsto (they/them), an author, spiritual mentor, and founder of Feathermane Soul. Kit takes us through their journey, from a bullied childhood in Iowa, to becoming a published author of romance and equestrian fiction, to embracing their identities as transgender, neurodivergent, chronically ill, and disabled. Together, we explore how storytelling serves as a thread connecting Kit’s work as an author, a graduate student in Rel...
Aug 25, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Season 4Ep. 30
On this episode, Caroline, Kristen, and debuting as an official co-host, Dylan Dickerson, are joined by Naaz Joshi—India’s first transgender international beauty queen and three-time Miss World Diversity winner. From navigating childhood in Delhi to gracing global runways, Naaz brings a deeply personal account of how resilience, visibility, and courage can reshape not only a life but an entire cultural narrative. The episode traces Naaz’s journey from early struggles—including societal stigma an...
Aug 18, 2025•1 hr 21 min•Season 4Ep. 32
On this episode, Caroline and Dr. Avgi Saketopoulou are joined by clinical psychologist Laura Scarrone Bonhomme as they meet at the intersection of psychoanalysis, gender, and liberation. This episode Dr. Laura Scarrone Bonhomme brings her perspective as a clinician working in the UK, sharing how both personal and professional experiences have shaped her approach to affirming care amidst rising political backlash. The episode explores the limitations of diagnostic systems like the DSM and the im...
Aug 11, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Season 4Ep. 28
On this episode, Caroline is joined by trans artists and creatives Marla Alpert, Freja Ki Gray, and Foxx Cant for an expansive, spirited discussion on storytelling, media, and trans identity. The episode opens with a discussion on trans representation in theater, where Marla critiques the persistent casting of non-binary actors in roles that align with binary expectations. Foxx shares their experience managing a queer production company and developing stories centered on housing crises, while Fr...
Aug 04, 2025•1 hr 20 min•Season 4Ep. 27
On this episode, Caroline and Honey sit down with Grace O’Connor, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, to explore her personal and professional journey as a trans woman navigating healing, identity, and mental health advocacy. Growing up in a working-class, Catholic neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago during the 1960s and 70s, Grace shares the deep sense of isolation and fear she experienced while concealing her identity. Grace discusses how decades of internalized transphobia, trauma...
Jul 28, 2025•1 hr 19 min•Season 4Ep. 26
On this episode, Caroline, Cherice, and Jordan sit with Indiana drag star Ana Crusis as they explore the powerful intersections of performance, advocacy, and identity. Ana shares her journey from growing up in Indianapolis to discovering drag as a form of joyful self-expression, detailing how influences like Judy Garland, Dennis Rodman, and Diana Ross shaped her early creative imagination. The conversation opens with reflections on her first full drag performance—Glinda the Good Witch—and how it...
Jul 21, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Season 4Ep. 25
On this episode, Caroline, Kevin, and Foxx meet Vega, also known as Genderfluid-ACAB Solid, a transfemme, nonbinary digital artist and media critic known for their incisive and comedic takes on gender representation in film and television. The episode explores Vega’s creative journey from studying biomedical engineering to working in indie game development, and eventually becoming a rising voice on TikTok.. The conversation highlights Vega’s latest creative project: a fanfic-inspired video serie...
Jul 14, 2025•1 hr 17 min•Season 4Ep. 27
On this episode, Caroline, Jordan, and Tess meet JAD Davis a Memphis-based artist, performer, and community force whose life and work embody the beauty of unapologetic authenticity. Together, they explore JAD’s personal and artistic evolution, from growing up neurodivergent in the South to becoming Memphis’s first hyperpop artist. The episode highlights JAD’s experience navigating the intersections of identity, creativity, and social pressure. They reflect on their roots in the fashion world and...
Jul 07, 2025•1 hr 13 min•Season 4Ep. 23
On this episode, AJ, Athena, and Caroline meet Rosalyn Sandri as they explore her powerful journey from high school English teacher to nationally recognized advocate for trans visibility. Rosalyn shares the roots of her story—from her early years in Philadelphia to her adolescence in Texas—highlighting the formative experiences in Catholic school, theater, and queer community that helped her understand herself in a world that often tried to define her differently. The conversation turns toward R...
Jun 30, 2025•1 hr 17 min•Season 4Ep. 22
On this episode, Caroline, Jordan, and Kevin sit with Ryan Klinghammer, reigning Mr. Trans Midwest, as they discuss gender identity, creative expression, and what it means to build community in the face of systemic adversity. Ryan walks us through his journey, from growing up in St. Louis and discovering his love of theater, to coming out as trans in high school and stepping into his power through the world of drag king performance. Ryan speaks candidly about the challenges of navigating transma...
Jun 23, 2025•1 hr 13 min•Season 4Ep. 21
On this episode, Caroline, Kristin, and Lusi meet Kaz Phillips, a 22-year-old trans woman currently serving in the U.S. Army as a human intelligence professional. As the military once again attempts to roll back protections for transgender service members, Kaz faces an involuntary discharge under a policy that forces trans personnel to separate or risk losing their benefits. With courage and clarity, she walks us through what it means to serve your country while being forced to hide who you are,...
Jun 16, 2025•1 hr 23 min•Season 4Ep. 20
On this episode, Caroline and Jordan have the pleasure of meeting Tessa White, a retired detective sergeant, Marine Corps veteran, and fierce LGBTQ+ rights advocate whose journey spans decades of service, transformation, and community leadership. Tessa shares stories from her upbringing in Philadelphia, her time in the military and law enforcement, and the pivotal moment when she began transitioning in 2015. With humor, heart, and unflinching honesty, she reflects on navigating gender dysphoria,...
Jun 09, 2025•1 hr 25 min•Season 4Ep. 19
On this episode, Athena, Caroline, and Jordan are joined by Indy Pride’s own Hudson Gaunt, a transmasculine, non-binary, autistic, Hispanic pagan and EMT whose life is rooted in radical care, community resilience, and queer joy. Together, they dive into Hudson’s personal journey, from growing up in a conservative religious household to becoming a visible and vital advocate for inclusive queer spaces in Indianapolis. With honesty and depth, Hudson shares the formative moments of their self-discov...
Jun 02, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Season 4Ep. 18
On this episode, Athena and Caroline meet Olivia Nied, a radiant queer, trans, and neurodivergent musician whose voice and artistry are as nuanced as her identity. They begin by tracing Olivia’s creative roots, from her early musical influences like Queen and the Beach Boys to her transformative experiences at a UK ukulele festival. Along the way, Olivia reflects on how music became both a mirror and a map in her gender journey, helping her find language for joy, self-recognition, and resistance...
May 26, 2025•54 min•Season 4Ep. 17
On this episode, Caroline is joined by guest cohosts Alicia Mullins and Jenna Daugherty as they meet Mary Almy, a resilient and radiant trans woman whose story weaves together themes of faith, identity, and radical hope. Mary shares her powerful journey growing up in a conservative Christian environment, enduring rejection, self-harm, and suicidal ideation before discovering a path of healing through transition, advocacy, and community. Her story moves from the U.S. to Africa, from military and ...
May 19, 2025•1 hr 16 min•Season 4Ep. 16
On this episode, Caroline welcomes back Della Licious, Jordan Braxton, and Kristen Browde as they gather for a vibrant, honest, and deeply human roundtable on drag, transition, and advocacy. The conversation flows from laughter and casual catching up into a powerful exploration of identity, visibility, and the ongoing challenges facing LGBTQ+ communities—especially in the face of anti-drag and anti-trans legislation. Della shares stories from her 23-year journey in drag and HIV education, while ...
May 12, 2025•1 hr 16 min•Season 4Ep. 15
On this episode, Caroline, Moth Moth Moth, and returning guest co-host—singer of our theme song—Boy Bowser sit down with Aj Evergreen, original co-host of The Trans Narrative Podcast, making her first appearance as a guest. Together, they revisit Aj’s early years growing up as a Jehovah’s Witness, exploring how her insular religious upbringing shaped her understanding of queerness, language, and identity. They delve into the role of education and community in Aj’s journey of self-discovery, as w...
May 05, 2025•1 hr 14 min•Season 4Ep. 14
