Trans Tea

Tristan Miedema and Tessa Tura
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Featuring Tristan Miedema & Tessa Tura from Iowa's only trans an nonbinary singing ensemble TRANScendent. Welcome to Trans Tea, a podcast all about queer life in the Midwest — the community, the trans choral movement, and the queer stories yet to be told. Co-hosted by Tessa Tura (she/her), drag entertainer, queer activist, and one of TRANScendent's founding members & Tristan Miedema (he/they), director of TRANScendent, Iowa's only trans and non-binary singing ensemble. We're here to talk about queer Iowans living out loud and the voices making it happen. So consider this your invitation — sit back and grab a cup, cuz we're spillinggg. 💖 FOLLOW US 💖 ⁠⁠ Tea with Tristan⁠⁠ on Substack ⁠ @TristanMiedema⁠ on Instagram ⁠ @TristanMiedema⁠ on TikTok ⁠ @TheTessaTura⁠ on Instagram ⁠ @The_Tessa_Tura⁠ on TikTok 🎧 LISTEN on your favorite platform: https://tr.ee/transtea-podcast See all our links: https://linktr.ee/tristanmiedema https://linktr.ee/tessatura #transvoices #transchoralmovement #transchoir #transchorus #queervoices #queermidwest #midwest #iowachoruses #choir #choirhumor #choirrehearsal #transpodcast #lgbtqchoruses #galachoruses #queermusic #queerpodcast #queerpodcasts #transpodcasts #transpodcaster #desmoines #desmoinesia #nonbinary #nonbinarypodcast #nonbinaryvoices #nonbinarymusic #transmusic #transmusicpodcast #transgender #transrights

Episodes

  1. 1d ago

    State Fair Couture & Iowa Drag 🌽

    We're state fair ready, are you? 🌽 Today we're talking all things draggg and Tessa's incredible hat. 😏🐄 ——— Featuring Tristan Miedema & Tessa Tura from Iowa's only trans and nonbinary singing ensemble TRANScendent. Welcome to Trans Tea, a podcast all about queer life in the Midwest — the community, the trans choral movement, and the queer stories yet to be told. Co-hosted by Tessa Tura (she/her), drag entertainer, queer activist, and one of TRANScendent's founding members & Tristan Miedema (he/they), director of TRANScendent, Iowa's only trans and non-binary singing ensemble. We're here to talk about queer Iowans living out loud and the voices making it happen. So consider this your invitation — sit back and grab a cup, cuz we're spillinggg. 🌈 ADS https://www.DMGMC.org Book us for next season or join the chorus for Season 26! 🍵 THE REFILL Check out The Garden Restaurant & Show Lounge! https://www.grdn.com Want to support our work? ☕ Buy us a tea at https://buymeacoffee.com/transteapodcast 💖 FOLLOW US 💖 ⁠⁠Tea with Tristan⁠⁠ on Substack ⁠@TristanMiedema⁠ on Instagram ⁠@TristanMiedema⁠ on TikTok ⁠@TheTessaTura⁠ on Instagram ⁠@The_Tessa_Tura⁠ on TikTok 🎧 LISTEN on your favorite platform: https://tr.ee/transtea-podcast See all our links: https://linktr.ee/tristanmiedema https://linktr.ee/tessatura #transvoices #transchoralmovement #transchoir #transchorus #queervoices #queermidwest #midwest #iowachoruses #choir #choirhumor #choirrehearsal #transpodcast #lgbtqchoruses #galachoruses #queermusic #queerpodcast #queerpodcasts #transpodcasts #transpodcaster #desmoines #desmoinesia #nonbinary #nonbinarypodcast #nonbinaryvoices #nonbinarymusic #transmusic #transmusicpodcast #transgender #transrights #choirlife #genderedclothing, #queerfashion #tuxedo #choirperformance

  2. Jul 18

    HRT affects the voice?! (feat. guest Liam Shipston)

    Listen in as we welcome our first guest, Liam Shipston to the pod! A founding member of TRANScendent, Liam started HRT over 10 years ago and is helping us spill the tea on all things gender and voice parts in the choral space. 🌈 ADS & SHOUTOUTS Join the DMGMC or book us for next season at https://www.DMGMC.org. Read the Journal of Queer Choral Studies (JOQCS): https://www.galachoruses.org/resources/joqcs 🍵 THE REFILL Check out The Voice Lab in Chicago → https://www.thevoicelabinc.com One Weird Trick → https://amzn.to/4fiNhnH Singing Teacher's Guide to Teaching Transgender Voices → https://amzn.to/4vDlKnc ☕ BUY US A TEA https://buymeacoffee.com/transteapodcast 💖 FOLLOW US 💖 ⁠⁠ Tea with Tristan⁠⁠ on Substack ⁠ @TristanMiedema⁠ on Instagram ⁠ @TristanMiedema⁠ on TikTok ⁠ @TheTessaTura⁠ on Instagram ⁠ @The_Tessa_Tura⁠ on TikTok 🎧 LISTEN on your favorite platform: https://tr.ee/transtea-podcast See all our links: https://linktr.ee/tristanmiedema https://linktr.ee/tessatura 💖 ABOUT TRANS TEA Featuring Tristan Miedema & Tessa Tura from Iowa's only trans and nonbinary singing ensemble TRANScendent. Welcome to Trans Tea, a podcast all about queer life in the Midwest — the community, the trans choral movement, and the queer stories yet to be told. Co-hosted by Tessa Tura (she/her), drag entertainer, queer activist, and one of TRANScendent's founding members & Tristan Miedema (he/they), director of TRANScendent, Iowa's only trans and non-binary singing ensemble. We're here to talk about queer Iowans living out loud and the voices making it happen. So consider this your invitation — sit back and grab a cup, cuz we're spillinggg. PS, we may earn commission on links you access via this description. Thanks for supporting our work! #transvoices #transchoralmovement #transchoir #transchorus #queervoices #queermidwest #midwest #iowachoruses #choir #choirhumor #choirrehearsal #transpodcast #lgbtqchoruses #galachoruses #queermusic #queerpodcast #queerpodcasts #transpodcasts #transpodcaster #desmoines #desmoinesia #nonbinary #nonbinarypodcast #nonbinaryvoices #nonbinarymusic #transmusic #transmusicpodcast #transgender #transrights #choirlife #genderedclothing, #queerfashion #tuxedo #choirperformance

  3. Jul 4

    Pride is over, and we're still trans — Celebrating 25 years of the Des Moines Gay Men's Chorus

    Hi gay! We're backkkk after a short pride hiatus. 🌈 Today we're talking about The Silver Party, the Des Moines Gay Men's Chorus's 25th Anniversary Concert Celebration. We've got lots more coming this summer, so stay tuned, and keep those cups full. ☕🏳️‍⚧️ ——— Featuring Tristan Miedema & Tessa Tura from Iowa's only trans and nonbinary singing ensemble TRANScendent. Welcome to Trans Tea, a podcast all about queer life in the Midwest — the community, the trans choral movement, and the queer stories yet to be told. Co-hosted by Tessa Tura (she/her), drag entertainer, queer activist, and one of TRANScendent's founding members & Tristan Miedema (he/they), director of TRANScendent, Iowa's only trans and non-binary singing ensemble. We're here to talk about queer Iowans living out loud and the voices making it happen. So consider this your invitation — sit back and grab a cup, cuz we're spilling, and the trans tea is always hot. 🎶 Listen to Weightlessness by ⁨@paxressler⁩ & ⁨@JosAShapiro⁩ → https://youtube.com/watch?v=qIawi1AvBsg&feature=shared 🌈 ADSJoin the DMGMC for our 26th season → https://www.dmgmc.org/join-the-chorus Shop DMGMC Merch → https://stores.inksoft.com/phelpsusa_dmgmc/shop/home 🍵 THE REFILLCheck out @GalaChoruses: https://www.galachoruses.org. Listen to our collab with Queer Voices Podcast → https://rss.com/podcasts/queer-voices/ Want to support our work?☕ Buy us a tea at buymeacoffee.com/transteapodcast 💖 FOLLOW US 💖⁠⁠Tea with Tristan⁠⁠ on Substack ⁠@TristanMiedema⁠ on Instagram ⁠@TristanMiedema⁠ on TikTok ⁠@TheTessaTura⁠ on Instagram ⁠@The_Tessa_Tura⁠ on TikTok 🎧 LISTEN on your favorite platform: tr.ee/transtea-podcast See all our links:https://linktr.ee/tristanmiedema https://linktr.ee/tessatura #transvoices #transchoralmovement #transchoir #transchorus #queervoices #queermidwest #midwest #iowachoruses #choir #choirhumor #choirrehearsal #transpodcast #lgbtqchoruses #galachoruses #queermusic #queerpodcast #queerpodcasts #transpodcasts #transpodcaster #desmoines #desmoinesia #nonbinary #nonbinarypodcast #nonbinaryvoices #nonbinarymusic #transmusic #transmusicpodcast #transgender #transrights #choirlife #genderedclothing, #queerfashion #tuxedo #choirperformance

  4. May 31

    Are Tuxes Trans? Gendered Clothing & Trans Identity in Choir

    Episode 2 of Trans Tea is here! 🎉💖 The tuxedo: a choral tradition, a symbol of formality, and — for a lot of trans and nonbinary people — a complicated relationship. In this episode, Tessa & Tristan dig into gendered clothing in the choral movement: what wearing a tux really means when you're trans, how their own journeys with clothing have shaped who they are on stage, and whether it's time choral tradition caught up. Featuring Tristan Miedema & Tessa Tura from Iowa's only trans and nonbinary singing ensemble TRANScendent. Welcome to Trans Tea, a podcast all about queer life in the Midwest — the community, the trans choral movement, and the queer stories yet to be told. Co-hosted by Tessa Tura (she/her), drag entertainer, queer activist, and one of TRANScendent's founding members & Tristan Miedema (he/they), director of TRANScendent, Iowa's only trans and non-binary singing ensemble. We're here to talk about queer Iowans living out loud and the voices making it happen. So consider this your invitation — sit back and grab a cup, cuz we're spilling, and the trans tea is always hot. 🌈 SHOUTOUTS🪩 DMGMC.org for Tickets to The Silver Party! ❤️ Learn more about First Friday Breakfast Club: ffbciowa.org 🍵 THE REFILLCheck out Common Love DSM: @CommonLoveDSM Want to support our work? ☕ Buy us a tea at buymeacoffee.com/transteapodcast 💖 FOLLOW US 💖⁠⁠Tea with Tristan⁠⁠ on Substack ⁠@TristanMiedema⁠ on Instagram ⁠@TristanMiedema⁠ on TikTok ⁠@TheTessaTura⁠ on Instagram ⁠@The_Tessa_Tura⁠ on TikTok 🎧 LISTEN on your favorite platform: tr.ee/transtea-podcast See all our links:linktr.ee/tristanmiedema linktr.ee/tessatura #transvoices #transchoralmovement #transchoir #transchorus #queervoices #queermidwest #midwest #iowachoruses #choir #choirhumor #choirrehearsal #transpodcast #lgbtqchoruses #galachoruses #queermusic #queerpodcast #queerpodcasts #transpodcasts #transpodcaster #desmoines #desmoinesia #nonbinary #nonbinarypodcast #nonbinaryvoices #nonbinarymusic #transmusic #transmusicpodcast #transgender #transrights #choirlife #genderedclothing, #queerfashion #tuxedo #choirperformance

  5. May 20

    There's trans people in Iowa—and they sing!?!?

    It's heeerreee!!! Episode 1 of Trans Tea. 💖 Featuring Tristan Miedema & Tessa Tura from Iowa's only trans an nonbinary singing ensemble TRANScendent. Welcome to Trans Tea, a podcast all about queer life in the Midwest — the community, the trans choral movement, and the queer stories yet to be told. Co-hosted by Tessa Tura (she/her), drag entertainer, queer activist, and one of TRANScendent's founding members & Tristan Miedema (he/they), director of TRANScendent, Iowa's only trans and non-binary singing ensemble. We're here to talk about queer Iowans living out loud and the voices making it happen. So consider this your invitation — sit back and grab a cup, cuz we're spilling, and the trans tea is always hot. 💖 FOLLOW US 💖⁠Tea with Tristan⁠ on Substack @TristanMiedema on Instagram @TristanMiedema on TikTok @TheTessaTura on Instagram @The_Tessa_Tura on TikTok #transvoices #transchoralmovement #transchoir #transchorus #queervoices #queermidwest #midwest #iowachoruses #choir #choirhumor #choirrehearsal #transpodcast #lgbtqchoruses #galachoruses #queermusic #queerpodcast #queerpodcasts #transpodcasts #transpodcaster #desmoines #desmoinesia #nonbinary #nonbinarypodcast #nonbinaryvoices #nonbinarymusic #transmusic #transmusicpodcast #transgender #transrights

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Featuring Tristan Miedema & Tessa Tura from Iowa's only trans an nonbinary singing ensemble TRANScendent. Welcome to Trans Tea, a podcast all about queer life in the Midwest — the community, the trans choral movement, and the queer stories yet to be told. Co-hosted by Tessa Tura (she/her), drag entertainer, queer activist, and one of TRANScendent's founding members & Tristan Miedema (he/they), director of TRANScendent, Iowa's only trans and non-binary singing ensemble. We're here to talk about queer Iowans living out loud and the voices making it happen. So consider this your invitation — sit back and grab a cup, cuz we're spillinggg. 💖 FOLLOW US 💖 ⁠⁠ Tea with Tristan⁠⁠ on Substack ⁠ @TristanMiedema⁠ on Instagram ⁠ @TristanMiedema⁠ on TikTok ⁠ @TheTessaTura⁠ on Instagram ⁠ @The_Tessa_Tura⁠ on TikTok 🎧 LISTEN on your favorite platform: https://tr.ee/transtea-podcast See all our links: https://linktr.ee/tristanmiedema https://linktr.ee/tessatura #transvoices #transchoralmovement #transchoir #transchorus #queervoices #queermidwest #midwest #iowachoruses #choir #choirhumor #choirrehearsal #transpodcast #lgbtqchoruses #galachoruses #queermusic #queerpodcast #queerpodcasts #transpodcasts #transpodcaster #desmoines #desmoinesia #nonbinary #nonbinarypodcast #nonbinaryvoices #nonbinarymusic #transmusic #transmusicpodcast #transgender #transrights

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  • Creator
    Tristan Miedema and Tessa Tura
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    5
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2026 Tristan Miedema and Tessa Tura
  • Show Website
    Trans Tea