A Podcast About Gender

Gara Lonning

Gabriel Gara Lonning (@unitedstatesofgara) has spent the better half of ten years coming out as Transgender. Listen along as he explores the world of gender and welcome's some guests along the way. 

  1. 12/10/2025

    if you look at me directly (the image is different)

    JANUARY 10 KING AT BRANDED SALOON My head is at 6 am. Fire on the pillow and a workday for war orphans. It's falling in love with my Transgender American Pie. Sweet pride for a british gay man named Nathanial. Isolation at the manchester airport gave me an invention idea: a podcast that is also a youtube video that is also a patreon. Sorry this wasn't nuanced at all. Does it sound arrogant? Sorry... Patreon.com/garalonning Support the show

    28 min

  2. 11/20/2025

    man, i'm so so so sorry

    I brought my dog on a plane to the UK when I reaaaally wasn’t supposed to, ended up stuck in Manchester Airport for six hours. This is part of my darkness that follows me and somehow it has taken years to attempt to tell this specific tale. This is Chapter 5 of a longer piece. The rest of the chapters are on my Youtube, Podcast and Substack. Support the show

    26 min

  3. 10/29/2025

    Chapter Four

    Welcome to Chapter Four of “Man Without a Century”—a digital novel unfolding one podcast at a time. In this episode, we rewind to my personal ground zero: the moment I split from everything I knew and hurled myself across the Atlantic, reckless and reeling, chasing meaning at the Edinburgh Fringe. This chapter traces the fuse back to its unlikely flame—a father’s sudden exit, and the uncanny, impossible light that follows. FULL VERSION AVAILABLE ON PATREON  Support the show

    22 min

  4. 10/02/2025

    Chapter 3

    "Man Without a Century," a messy, funny, and painfully self-aware narrator navigates love, testosterone, and the art of letting go. This chapter, "Genesis of An Orange Tree." It’s a dry-mouth heartbreak, and the weird rituals we invent to survive the world being left behind. Full chapter available on Patreon.  patreon.com/garalonning Support the show

    23 min

  5. 09/17/2025

    Chapter Two

    From the first taste of suburban alienation to the neon-lit aisles of New York’s Whole Foods, the story winds through thefts both petty and profound: a Claddagh ring from the Dublin airport, rosehip oil hidden next to a rotisserie chicken, blood oranges left to dry in a vacant windowsill. These aren’t just crimes, but —a crooked catechism for a queer, trans kid desperate to rebel...and to survive. FULL RAW EPISODE: https://youtu.be/2U2bOAoTRR0 Support the show

    24 min

  6. 08/26/2025

    Man Without A Century

    This is a new "Digital Diary" I have been writing called "Man Without A Century". It details my decision to upend my life a year after a traumatic event altered my spirituality and psyche. This is The Prologue and Chapter One: A Living But Dying Fool. You can see the raw file on my Patreon or read the manuscript on my substack. Links to these are below. Thank you always for your support and for adapting to my creative pursuits. I like to always be moving through different artistic lenses to tell my story. https://www.patreon.com/garalonning , https://substack.com/@bigbeefpro  Support the show

    18 min

  7. 06/18/2025

    Mashka

    In this episode, Gabriel sits down with listener Mashka for a thoughtful conversation about gender. They dig into what it’s been like to mask up after COVID, explore the pressure of gender expectations in ballet and figure skating, and share stories about changing your name within your own culture. Along the way, they touch on family, identity, and more. Support the show

    57 min

  8. 06/03/2025

    writing is a virtue

    In this episode, Gabriel Gara Lonning cracks open his journal and shares the painfully mundane details of his life as a twenty-something writer stumbling through New York City. He’s desperate for your approval. Tune in for existential oversharing, and catch the full episode on Patreon. Support the show

    23 min
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Gabriel Gara Lonning (@unitedstatesofgara) has spent the better half of ten years coming out as Transgender. Listen along as he explores the world of gender and welcome's some guests along the way. 

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  • Creator
    Gara Lonning
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    117
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2025 A Podcast About Gender
  • Show Website
    A Podcast About Gender