Gender Spiral with Ally Beardsley and Babette Thomas
Ally Beardsley & Babette ThomasGender 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
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 65 | Founded | 3 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Society & CultureComedy | |||
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Pulitzer-prize winning critic Andrea Long Chu (New York Magazine, books: Females, Authority) lobbys for a new term for centrist TERFs who are neither right-wing nor leftist. She also explains how gender is a filter through which her work is written, ... more
Poet and professor Stacey Waite is staying in Nebraska, and examining masculinity as they raise their son.
Get Stacey's Lambda-nomiated book A Real Man Would Have a Gun.
Hosted by Ally Beardsley and Babette Thomas, Gender Spiral is a quest to exp... more
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
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- Babette please stop saying “like”
I’m begging at this point. Almost unlistenable because Babette says “like” between almost every three words.
Apple Podcasts3carw19
United Statesa month ago - 😭
okayyyyy babies and Judith Butler? Merry Christmas to me
Apple Podcasts5laufuku
Canada8 months ago - Vital Conversations
Grateful this show exists. Vital conversations happening. Also some good laughs.
Apple Podcasts5Aspiring HobbitUnited States9 months ago - Epic
You guys got to interview JUDITH BUTLER?!?!
Apple Podcasts5Somethin’222Canada9 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 Podcasts5nottootypicalUnited Statesa year ago
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What is Gender Spiral about and what kind of topics does it cover?
A lively, intimate series exploring gender diversity, queer identity, and trans experiences through hosted conversations with a wide range of guests. Episodes blend personal storytelling with activism, art, and academic perspectives to unpack how gender identities evolve beyond binaries, often weaving in humor and community-centered insights. Noteworthy is the consistent pairing of thoughtful, intersectional dialogue with a welcoming, ally-friendly tone, making complex topics accessible for a broad audience while maintaining rigor. Potential listeners who enjoy nuanced discussions about gender, sexuality, and social justice—especially around trans and queer experiences—will likely find this show engaging and empowering.
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1. Gender Reveal
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3. Worlds Beyond Number
4. Maintenance Phase
5. Queer Collective Podcast
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Gender Spiral launched 3 years ago and published 65 episodes to date. You can find more information about this podcast including rankings, audience demographics and engagement in our podcast database.
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What guests have appeared on Gender Spiral?
Recent guests on Gender Spiral include:
1. Stacey Waite
2. Raquel Willis
3. Dion, also known as Tygapaw
4. Cuthwulf Eileen Myles
5. Aza Mahanti
6. Judith Butler
7. J Wortham
8. Sasha Fuentes
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