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Gender Spiral with Ally Beardsley and Babette Thomas

Ally Beardsley & Babette Thomas
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Gender Spiral is an award-winning podcast about queer folk's relationship to gender. Through interviews with trans and queer guests, hosts Ally Beardsley (Dropout) and Babette Thomas (Yale University) explore how our reinventions and evolutions aren't always so linear. Support us at patreon.com/GenderSpiralPodcast. Gender Spiral with Ally Beardsley and Babette Thomas is an Audiation Original produ... more

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Latest Episodes

Activist and writer Raquel Willis tells us why we can't lose focus on intersectionality in the gender liberation movement. Plus, she talks about recording her experience of growing up Black and trans in a Catholic southern family in a memoir at the r... more

From their all-girls school growing up in Jamaica, to the international customs kiosk, to their Carribean neighborhood in NYC, DJ TYGAPAW (aka Dion) examines moving through the world now passing as a man versus their former experience of Black womanh... more

Poet and novelist Cuthwulf Eileen Myles (Chelsea Girls, An American Poem, Working Life) debuts a new name - and haircut - in a conversation about transitioning in their 70s, their "butch straight" mother and "definitely queer" father, and the influen... more

Ally Beardsley and Babette Thomas are kicking of another season of spiraling featuring all new interviews with trans and queer people from across the gender spectrum. Hear from poet Eileen Myles, activist Raquel Willis, electronic musician Tyga Paw, ... more

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Recent Guests

Dion, also known as Tygapaw
DJ, electronic musician, multidisciplinary artist
Independent artist; project Together You Gather All Power Applied Worldwide (Tygapaw)
Episode: Black Trans Masculine Experience (w/ TYGAPAW)
Cuthwulf Eileen Myles
Poet, novelist, art journalist; trans-identified person
Independent artist
Episode: HRT After Menopause (w/ Cuthwulf Eileen Myles)
Aza Mahanti
President of Rainbow Alliance, organizer of Rainbow Alliance event on campus
Rainbow Alliance, University of Pittsburgh
Episode: Gender Spiral LIVE at University of Pittsburgh!
Judith Butler
Philosopher and gender theorist
University of California, Berkeley
Episode: Judith Butler Talks About Their Gender (w/ Judith Butler)
J Wortham
Writer and podcaster
Episode: There is No Solo Future (w/ J Wortham)
Eoin McGraw
Trans man, tattoo artist
In the Clouds Tattoo
Episode: Transitions and Tattoos (w/ Eoin McGraw)
Sasha Fuentes
Queer archivist, DJ, and printmaker
Episode: The Revolution Will Be Self-Published (w/ Sasha Fuentes)
Irregular Girl
Chicago-based drag entertainer, co-host of the lesbian party Strapped
Strapped
Episode: Gender Spiral LIVE in Chicago! (Night 2 w/ Irregular Girl & Mari De La Rua AKA Stephanie)
Mari De La Rua
Chicago drag entertainer and producer of the show Ran Through.
Ran Through
Episode: Gender Spiral LIVE in Chicago! (Night 2 w/ Irregular Girl & Mari De La Rua AKA Stephanie)

Hosts

Ally Beardsley
Co-host of Gender Spiral, involved in production and guest coordination
Babette Thomas
Co-host of Gender Spiral, involved in production and guest coordination

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 1.2k ratings
  • 😭

    okayyyyy babies and Judith Butler? Merry Christmas to me

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    laufuku
    Canada7 months ago
  • Vital Conversations

    Grateful this show exists. Vital conversations happening. Also some good laughs.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Aspiring Hobbit
    United States7 months ago
  • Epic

    You guys got to interview JUDITH BUTLER?!?!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Somethin’222
    Canada7 months ago
  • Maybe the best podcast ever???

    The most recent episode featuring Cass Adair is, no exaggeration, my single favorite episode in all of podcasting. (And I listen to over 100 shows!) Truly, I find the process of writing podcast reviews to be so tedious that I’ve only ever written one before this, and I *ran* to write one as soon as I finished the episode.

    Ally and Babette ask such insightful questions, and Cass provides such thoughtful, digestible, and well-articulated responses.

    I got answers to questions l've always had abo... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    nottootypical
    United States10 months ago
  • resonance

    wow u ever just hear a conversation and think these are my people and im enriched by hearing their nuanced and wonderful thoughts

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    toesimpon
    Canadaa year ago

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Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

HRT After Menopause (w/ Cuthwulf Eileen Myles)
Q: What went into you deciding to live in Marfa?
They describe economic and residency reasons, including a Lannan Foundation residency and the desire for a writing place, leading to a move that shaped their life and work.
HRT After Menopause (w/ Cuthwulf Eileen Myles)
Q: Can you tell me about Cuthwulf?
The guest explains the origin of their chosen name Cuthwulf, how it functions as an honorific, and how friends may call them by that name, reflecting a personal and artistic redefinition.
Gender Spiral LIVE at University of Pittsburgh!
Q: What happened to your earlier masculinity project and how did Gender Spiral begin?
They describe a previous masculinity-focused project, how a Zoom collaboration led to Gender Spiral, and the decision to co-host to build a duo-driven show.
Gender Spiral LIVE at University of Pittsburgh!
Q: How did you get into radio or production?
Ally explains radio as a birth of her way of exploring questions, with a history from high school through NPR and college radio, shaping a method of inquiry and production.
Gender Spiral LIVE at University of Pittsburgh!
Q: Okay. Ally, could you tell me a bit about your background as a comedian?
Ally discusses early improv experiences, college stand-up, work at College Humor/Dropout, and how those shaped their approach to podcasting and interviewing.

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What is Gender Spiral about and what kind of topics does it cover?

A lively, intersectional conversation about gender, queerness, and lived experience, featuring in-depth interviews with scholars, artists, activists, and creators who work at the margins of gender studies and queer culture. Episodes mix personal storytelling with rigorous discussions on topics like transgender rights, identity, community care, archival practices, and survival in modern society. Live shows and cross-campus collaborations add a dynamic energy, while humor and warmth keep complex subjects approachable for a broad audience. Noteworthy guests include humanities scholars, writers, and prominent trans and queer voices, making this a standout space for nuanced, down-to-earth explorations of gender and sexuality.

A distinctive stre... more

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Recent guests on Gender Spiral include:

1. Dion, also known as Tygapaw
2. Cuthwulf Eileen Myles
3. Aza Mahanti
4. Judith Butler
5. J Wortham
6. Eoin McGraw
7. Sasha Fuentes
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