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TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
Welcome to the TransLash Podcast, a show where we tell trans stories to save trans lives.
At a time when anti-trans attacks are being used to undermine democracy and human rights, award-winning journalist Imara Jones brings you the most important conversations for and about the trans community. From celebrations of trans joy to crystal-clear analysis of the latest political developments to discussions about love and sex, the TransLash Podcast keeps listeners informed and reminds us to never…
Episodes
- TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
Replay: Traveling While Trans
Imara takes a look at the joys and complications of travel for the trans community in this fan favorite episode from last summer. First, she’s joined by Nala…
- TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
How to Vote as a Trans Person
The 2024 elections are only three months away, and turning up at the polls is critical. But the complex landscape of voter ID laws across the U.S. can make…
- TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
The Radical Politics of Christian Zionism
With the Republican National Convention underway, Imara takes a closer look at the rise of Christian Zionist ideas within the G.O.P. First, she’s joined by…
- TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
Trans Rural Life
Cities are often seen as the epicenter of trans culture and activism. But there are trans people living in rural communities across the United States whose…
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TransLash Presents: American Problems, Trans Solutions
Black trans people are among the most marginalized of marginalized Americans. But those closest to the nation’s most pressing problems are often able to craft…
- TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
River Butcher on Masculinity
What’s so funny about masculinity? This week, Imara talks with actor, writer, and stand up comedian River Butcher about the beauty and absurdity of being a…
- TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
Gender Without Boundaries
Happy Pride Month! This week, Imara celebrates the process of gender exploration beyond rigid binaries and limitations. First, she’s joined by Eli Lawliet…
- TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
TransLash Presents: Bad Queers
To kickoff off Pride Month, Imara shares her recent conversations about everything love and relationships on the podcast Bad Queers. She returns to the show…
- TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
Transmasculine Filmmaking
Trans people have been making and starring in films for decades. But transmasculine representation hasn’t always been given the attention it deserves. In this…
- TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
Trans Powerlifting
As political attacks on trans athletes escalate, trans powerlifters are continuing to push their sport forward. In this episode, Imara talks with two…
- TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
Environmental Justice Through A Trans Lens
What do the struggles for environmental justice and trans liberation have in common? In this Earth Day episode, Imara examines the shared goals and strategies…
- TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
Being Autistic and Trans
In celebration of Autism Acceptance Month, Imara learns more about the politics and lived experiences of being autistic and trans. She’s joined by influential…
- TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
Trans Youth in Oklahoma
In the wake of Nex Benedict’s tragic death, Imara examines the escalating hostility and political attacks on trans kids in Oklahoma. First, she speaks with…
- TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
Trans Hollywood and the Oscars
As the 2024 awards season comes to a close, Imara reflects on the groundbreaking contributions of trans filmmakers and actors to cinema. First, she sits down…
- TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
Introducing The Mess
Today’s political landscape is an absolute dumpster fire, but that doesn’t mean we can’t learn and laugh through the mess. In this TransLash Media production…
- TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
Election 2024: Primaries Update
The 2024 Presidential Primary season is underway, and Imara talks with two political journalists about the state of U.S. politics. First she’s joined by…
- TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
Christianity and Black Trans People
In celebration of Black History Month, Imara talks with two religious leaders about their faith, ministeries, and dedication to justice. First, she’s joined by…
- TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
Trans Fashion Photography
With New York Fashion Week just around the corner, Imara takes a look at the power of photography as a tool for creative expression and representation. First…
- TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
Trans Filmmakers at Sundance: The Stroll
As the 2024 Sundance Film Festival kicks off, Imara is joined by the creators of last year’s award-winning documentary, The Stroll. The film explores the…
- TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
Replay: Happy Trans Holidays
Imara celebrates the holidays with trans hope and cheer in this episode replay from 2022. First, she talks with designer and entrepreneur Mars Wright about his…
- TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
Trans Voices on Gaza
As the war in Gaza continues, Imara talks to trans people with valuable perspectives and knowledge from lived experience. First, she’s joined by Palestinian…
- TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
BONUS: Trans Theater During the Holidays
As theatergoers flock to Broadway during the holiday season, Imara talks with two talented performers about their experiences on and off the stage. First, she…
- TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
Shop Trans for the Holidays 2023
Holiday shopping is the perfect opportunity to support trans makers and business owners. This year, Imara sits down with two entrepreneurs making products by…
- TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
Trans Indigenous Month
Imara honors Native American Heritage Month by joining in conversation with two indigenous changemakers about their identities, cultures, and advocacy. First…
- TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
Raquel Willis’ Risk to Bloom
Imara chats with award-winning activist, author, and media strategist Raquel Willis about her new memoir The Risk It Takes to Bloom: On Life and Liberation. It…
- TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
Talking Trans History with Trans Scholars
As we continue to celebrate LGBT History Month, Imara is joined by two leading trans scholars to discuss our community’s history and future. First, she talks…
- TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
The Legendary Miss Major
To celebrate the beginning of LGBT History Month, Imara is joined by legendary trans activist and Stonewall veteran Miss Major. She shares her experience…
- TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
Being Fat and Trans
Like transness, fatness is politicized and stigmatized in nearly every part of our culture. So how do fat trans people navigate the challenges and joys at the…
- TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
Trans Fashion Week
As models and designers flock to New York Fashion Week, Imara takes a look at the world of trans fashion. First, she speaks with model and activist, Ady Del…
- TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
Replay: Trans Mutual Aid
From the work of Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera to the Covid-19 pandemic, mutual aid has long been key to trans survival. To find out what trans mutual…
- TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
Replay: Summer of Trans Sex
There are few things more policed in life than sex and sexuality. For lots of trans folks, learning to embrace themselves as sexual beings is a journey all its…
- TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
Traveling While Trans
It’s time for summer vacation! Imara takes a look at the joys and complications of travel for the trans community. First, she’s joined by Nala Touissant…
- TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
TransLash Presents: Capturing The New York Times
Disinformers ultimately want their narratives to filter into trusted sources where they can almost imperceptibly begin to shift public opinion. In this…
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TransLash Presents: A Voice for Anti-Trans, Mass Media
Various parts of the right wing disinformation machine effectively work in tandem to elevate junk science and platform people spreading anti-trans hate. In…
TransLash Podcast with Imara JonesWhat's Going On in Texas?
Texas legislators introduced over 50 anti-trans bills during the 2023 session and will soon become the largest state to ban gender affirming care. Imara takes…
- TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
TransLash Presents: Sounds Gay
Imara shares a new podcast that TransLash listeners are sure to love: Sounds Gay. In this mixtape of documentaries, host Sarah Esocoff takes you to rap…
- TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
Black Trans Femme Artistic Legacies
Imara celebrates the release of Artistic Legacies, a three-part docuseries featuring the Black Trans Femmes in the Arts (BTFA) Collective. First, she’s joined…
- TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
Horse Barbie: A Conversation with Geena Rocero
Imara is joined by the model and author of Horse Barbie: A Memoir, Geena Rocero. They discuss Geena’s childhood and experience as a pageant queen in the…
- TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
Trans Athletes and Title IX
The Biden Administration has proposed a change to Title IX that would prohibit schools from categorically banning trans students from sports teams that align…
- TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
TransLash Presents: Seduction of Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria
Disinformation must spread in ways that are imperceptible and seemingly organic. Join us for Episode 3 of Season 2 of the Anti-Trans Hate Machine for a deep…
- TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
AAPI and Trans
In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Imara sits down with two leading AAPI trans community organizers. First, she speaks with…
- TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
TransLash Presents: Detransition Pseudo-Science and Misleading Examples
Disinformation campaigns need archetypes to advance their propaganda. In Episode 2 of the Anti-Trans Hate Machine Season 2, we see how Christian Nationalists…
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Trans Family Child Separation
Republicans in Texas and Florida are pursuing a devastating new line of attack against trans youth: separating them from their supportive parents. This week…
- TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
TransLash Presents: Conversion Therapy: The Disinformation Blueprint
Every day, attacks on trans kids grow louder, and more anti-trans bills keep moving through state legislatures. How did this happen? In Episode 1 of the…
- TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
Trans Bill of Rights
As legislative attacks on the trans community continue across the United States, the Transgender Bill of Rights offers one path to bolstering protections on…
- TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
Trans Day of Visibility
As we look towards Trans Day of Visibility 2023, Imara examines the good and the bad of increasing trans visibility in the United States. First, she’s joined…
- TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
The Ukraine War and Queer Rights
As the war in Ukraine grinds into its second year, Imara highlights the role of anti-LGBTQ rhetoric and violence in Putin’s overall agenda. Award-winning…
- TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
Coming Soon: Season 2 of The Anti-Trans Hate Machine
Day by day, the attacks on trans kids grow louder, and more anti-trans bills keep moving through state legislatures. In this season of The Anti-Trans Hate…
- TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
Black Trans Podcasts
In our second episode of Black History Month, Imara talks with two podcasters and advocates about the power of Black trans voices. First, she’s joined by…
- TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
Black, Incarcerated, and Trans
To start off Black History Month, Imara takes a look at the state incarceration and abolition for Black trans people in the United States. First she speaks…
- TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
Trans Politics 2023
Imara examines trans political representation and policy on the state and local level. First she talks to Montana State Representative Zooey Zephyr about her…
- TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
MLK Day Replay: A New Black Trans Civil Rights Agenda
In this episode replay from 2022, Imara discusses how the idea of Black civil rights has been reduced to the idea of changes in specific laws. But the civil…
- TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
TransLash 2022 Rewind
Imara takes a look back at another year of the TransLash Podcast. She shares highlights from some of the most informative and inspiring episodes of 2022…
- TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
TransLash Preview: Non-Binary Entrepreneurship
Imara shares the trailer for Non-Binary Entrepreneurship with Daniela Capistrano, a new podcast coming spring 2023. On this intersectional podcast, DCAP Media…
- TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
Happy Trans Holidays
We’re celebrating the holidays with trans hope and cheer! First, Imara talks with designer and entrepreneur Mars Wright about his streetwear brand Life on…
- TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
Trans World AIDS Day
This World AIDS Day, Imara reflects on the millions of lives lost to HIV-related illness and the ongoing fight against this epidemic within the trans…
- TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
Unpacking the 2022 Election
As the dust settles on the 2022 midterm elections, Imara takes a closer look at what the results mean for trans issues and candidates. She talks with…
- TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
BONUS: Trans Abortion Doula
In this bonus episode, Imara is joined by North Carolina-based abortion doula and community organizer, Ash Williams. Ash shares his journey to becoming a doula…
- TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
Trans Reproductive Justice on the Ballot
As TransLash kicks off the second part of “Trans Bodies, Trans Choices,” Imara looks into the state of reproductive justice for our community. First, she talks…
- TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
Angelica Ross on Broadway
Imara is joined by actress and advocate Angelica Ross to discuss her groundbreaking role in Chicago the Musical. They chat about her experience playing Roxie…