TransLash Podcasts

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Channel • 3 Shows

Society & Culture

Society & Culture

Updated Biweekly
Society & Culture

Society & Culture

Series
News

News

Updated Biweekly

JAN 1

Replay: Trans Rest and Wellness

Amid relentless political attacks, rest is not a luxury for trans people—it’s a necessary act of survival. In this episode, Imara explores how our communities can cultivate wellness, restoration, and resilience in the face of burnout and grief. She’s joined by yoga instructor Avery Kalapa who shares their advice for reducing anxiety and finding peace within ourselves through movement. Then, organizer and spiritual worker Adaku Utah discusses the politics of rest, the relationship between somatics and liberation work, and the importance of staying rooted in your own needs during times of upheaval. Subscribe to The Mess: Imara’s Guide to Our Political Hellscape on Apple Podcasts. Send your trans joy recommendations to translash_podcast @ translash [dot] org Follow TransLash Media @translashmedia on TikTok, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, and Facebook. Follow Imara Jones on Instagram (@Imara_jones_), Threads (@imara_jones_), Bluesky (@imarajones.bsky.social), X (@ImaraJones) Follow our guests on social media: Avery Kalapa: Instagram (@yoga_with_avery) and Bluesky (@yogawithavery.bsky.social) Adaku Utah: Instagram (@soularbliss) TransLash Podcast is produced by TransLash Media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 1

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1h 3m
2025-12-25

Replay: Trans Comedy as Resistance

Laughter is key to survival. This week, Imara talks to two of the funniest trans people out there about the power of comedy in good times and bad. First, she sits down with comedy writer Ally Beardsley about transitioning in the public eye, Dungeons and Dragons, and learning when to get serious. The two also laugh about the absurdity of Republican politics and Ally’s own conservative background. Next, Imara’s joined by comedian Robin Tran who talks about the relationship between comedy and depression and making jokes about being trans. Send your trans joy recommendations to translash_podcast@translash.org Follow TransLash Media @translashmedia on TikTok, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, X, and Facebook. Follow Imara Jones on Instagram (@Imara_jones_), Threads (@imara_jones_), Bluesky (@imarajones.bsky.social), X (@ImaraJones) Follow our guests on social media! Mx. Dahlia Belle: Instagram (@mx.dahliabelle) Ally Beardsley: Instagram (@allybeardsley @genderspiral) Robin Tran: Instagram (@robintran04) TransLash Podcast is produced by Translash Media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2025-12-25

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1h 3m
2025-10-14

Anti-Trans Attacks Tear Communities Apart

The flood of anti-trans attacks in education isn’t a grassroots phenomenon, it’s part of a calculated attack on democracy. In the first episode of this series, journalist Imara Jones investigates right-wing efforts to take over school boards and throw communities into chaos. Join her as she travels to Pennsylvania to learn how these attacks are playing out in a vital swing district, shedding light on the powerful network behind them and how communities can fight back. To learn more, visit translash.org/antitranshatemachine. Follow TransLash Media @translashmedia on Instagram, Threads, X, and Facebook. Follow Imara Jones on X (@ImaraJones) and Instagram (@Imara_jones_) The Anti Trans Hate Machine is produced by TransLash Media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2025-10-14

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52 min
2025-10-21

Moms, Insurrectionists, and Hate in Education

Florida is ground zero for the modern anti-trans movement in schools. Join journalist Imara Jones as she travels to the belly of the beast, exploring the origin and spread of Moms for Liberty, a so-called parental rights group weaponizing anti-trans hate. In this episode, she uncovers how the anti-trans movement in schools is directly tied to the January 6 insurrection, revealing a fringe conspiracy theory fueling these efforts by casting trans people as an existential threat to America. To learn more, visit translash.org/antitranshatemachine. Follow TransLash Media @translashmedia on Instagram, Threads, X, and Facebook. Follow Imara Jones on X (@ImaraJones) and Instagram (@Imara_jones_) The Anti Trans Hate Machine is produced by TransLash Media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2025-10-21

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49 min
2025-10-28

Private, Separate, and Unequal

In this final episode of our season, journalist Imara Jones and her team investigate how the anti-trans attacks on schools are part of a larger strategy to dismantle public education, and it’s being driven by the most powerful coalition on the right. Join her as she learns how the plan to privatize education is flourishing in Arizona and starting to gain momentum across the country. The ultimate goal: use vouchers to destroy public schools — a major pillar of democracy. But the outcome of these efforts is far from a foregone conclusion. The interviews with Tami Staas and Marisol Garcia in this episode were conducted before the assassination of Charlie Kirk. To learn more, visit translash.org/antitranshatemachine. Follow TransLash Media @translashmedia on Instagram, Threads, X, and Facebook. Follow Imara Jones on X (@ImaraJones) and Instagram (@Imara_jones_) The Anti Trans Hate Machine is produced by TransLash Media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2025-10-28

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38 min
2025-11-20

Trans Day of Remembrance in an Era of Political Violence

On Trans Day of Remembrance, we honor the trans people who have had their lives cut short by violence. Imara speaks with notable changemaker in the trans rights movement Kylar Broadus. Kylar was the first out transgender American to testify before the United States Senate and has been honored for his legal work by the City of New York and the LGBT Bar Association of Los Angeles, among others. Together, they process what it means to commemorate this day during an era of heightened anti-trans rhetoric, attacks on healthcare and all out political assault. Kylar shares how he came to practice law while advocating for civil rights and reflects on the importance of multigenerational community. For Trans Awareness week, TransLash Media is celebrating trans brilliance across generations with a new zine: Transcestors & Trailblazers: 30 Lives, 30 Legacies. You can find it at translash.org/zines Send your trans joy recommendations to translash_podcast @ translash [dot] org Follow TransLash Media @translashmedia on TikTok, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, and Facebook. Follow Imara Jones on Instagram (@Imara_jones_), Threads (@imara_jones_), Bluesky (@imarajones.bsky.social), X (@ImaraJones) Follow our guest on social media: X - @KylarBroadus; Facebook - Kylar Broadus Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2025-11-20

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34 min
2025-11-13

A Losing Political Strategy: Anti-Trans Hate

This month’s elections were a resounding victory for Democrats and a rare sign of hope for many during a dark time where authoritarianism is on the rise. In this episode, Imara dives into the big stories from the recent 2025 election and what they mean for the trans community. First, Charlotte Rene Woods, a politics, health, & housing reporter for The Virginia Mercury helps us understand how anti-trans rhetoric became a losing strategy in the recent gubernatorial elections in Virginia. Then, journalist Cyril Mychalejko from the Bucks County Beacon unpacks what happened in two politically significant school boards we reported on in this year’s investigation on The Anti-Trans Hate Machine podcast. Send your trans joy recommendations to translash_podcast @ translash [dot] org You can listen to The Anti-Trans Hate Machine Podcast here. Follow TransLash Media @translashmedia on TikTok, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, and Facebook. Follow Imara Jones on Instagram (@Imara_jones_), Threads (@imara_jones_), Bluesky (@imarajones.bsky.social), X (@ImaraJones) Follow our guest on social media: Charlotte Woods: Twitter/X: @charlottewords Bluesky: @charlottewords.bsky.social Cyril Mychalejko Follow on Bluesky @buckscountybeacon.com @cmychalejko.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2025-11-13

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50 min
2025-10-16

Transgender Ideology-Inspired Violence and Extremism (TIVE)

Last month, reports surfaced that the FBI is considering a new domestic terrorism category: “Transgender Ideology-Inspired Violence and Extremism,” or TIVE. In today’s episode, Imara unpacks what that means—and why it’s so dangerous. First, Dr. Cynthia Miller-Idriss lays out the state of violent extremism across the political spectrum and why the far-right has turned trans people into scapegoats. Then, R.G. Cravens from the Southern Poverty Law Center discusses how a TIVE designation could create permission structures for white supremacist and anti-LGBTQ violence. Despite their dire warnings, both guests also share where they’re finding hope in the fight against domestic violent extremism and disinformation. Check out Season 3 of the Anti-Trans Hate Machine here. Send your trans joy recommendations to translash_podcast @ translash [dot] org Follow TransLash Media @translashmedia on TikTok, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, X, and Facebook. Follow Imara Jones on Instagram (@Imara_jones_), Threads (imara_jones_), Bluesky (imarajones.bsky.social), X (@ImaraJones) TransLash Podcast is produced by TransLash Media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2025-10-16

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58 min
2025-11-06

TransLash Presents: Anti-Trans Attacks Tear Communities Apart

This week on the TransLash Podcast, Imara shares Season 4 of The Anti-Trans Hate Machine, TransLash Media’s investigative series about the surge of anti-trans attacks in education. Join her as she discovers these right-wing attacks are part of a larger strategy to destroy democracy by dismantling public education. She’ll expose the inner workings of this movement and take you into communities fighting back to preserve this critical pillar of democracy. In this first episode, Imara investigates a right-wing effort to take over two school boards in Pennsylvania, throwing a vital swing district into chaos. To learn more, visit translash.org/antitranshatemachine. Follow TransLash Media @translashmedia on Instagram, Threads, X, and Facebook. Follow Imara Jones on X (@ImaraJones) and Instagram (@Imara_jones_) The Anti Trans Hate Machine is produced by TransLash Media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2025-11-06

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53 min
2025-10-23

The Dangers AI Poses For Trans People

It's clear that tech billionaires want AI to be the next tech revolution to change society. How it's being developed and used raises serious questions and concerns around the impact on trans people, especially given the key companies developing these products have very close ties to the Trump administration. First, Imara speaks with Karen Hao, a journalist and bestselling author of Empire of AI, a sweeping investigation into the rise of OpenAI and the global power dynamics of machine intelligence. Then, she chats with Eddie Ungless, a recent Phd graduate in Natural Language Processing, about what it might take to make these technologies safer and more accountable. Send your trans joy recommendations to translash_podcast @ translash [dot] org Follow TransLash Media @translashmedia on TikTok, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, and Facebook. Follow Imara Jones on Instagram (@Imara_jones_), Threads (@imara_jones_), Bluesky (@imarajones.bsky.social), X (@ImaraJones) Follow our guest on social media: Eddie Ungless: Bluesky (@mxeddie.bsky.social) Karen Hao: Bluesky (@karenhao.bsky.social) TransLash Podcast is produced by TransLash Media. The Translash team includes Imara Jones, Oliver K., Aubrey C., Rebekah R., Josephine M., Hillary E., and Morgan A. Lucy L. did the sound editing and engineering for this episode. Theme music composed by Ben D. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2025-10-23

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1h 12m

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 lose hope. Produced by TransLash Media. Music: Ben Draghi and also courtesy of ZZK records. Learn more: translash.org/podcasts/translash-podcast/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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SOCIETY & CULTURE
Right wing forces have taken aim at trans kids in schools, relentlessly targeting some of our country’s most vulnerable youth. In this season, journalist and host Imara Jones investigates this movement, uncovering how these attacks are part of a larger plan to dismantle public education and shatter democracy itself. Join her as she travels across the country to expose the inner workings of this powerful effort uniting Christian Nationalists, conspiracy theorists, extremist paramilitary organizations, conservative business groups, and billionaires in an revelatory investigation exposing what’s really behind the onslaught of anti-trans hate in public schools. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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SOCIETY & CULTURE
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, award-winning journalist Imara Jones brings you the political show that we need right now. With political attacks on trans communities and ever-creeping authoritarianism at an all-time high, staying informed and engaged are key. Imara’s razor sharp wit and critical analysis takes the edge off and reminds us that there’s always hope.

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