Ep 50 Stephanie Zvan
A Minnesota Trans-Atheist
This episode I sit down via Skype with radio host, author, speaker, organizer, and activist Stephanie Zvan. Stephanie has been a major impact on my life through her friendship, her writing, and her ability to bring people together in an effort to improve the world. I'm grateful to have the chance to chat with her one on one, across a variety of topics from Minnesota Atheists to the conferences she has organized and some behind the scenes radio stuff. I hope you enjoy this conversation.
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Ep 49 Cup of Words with Paige Converse
A Minnesota Trans-Atheist
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Ep 48 Maddy is Interviewed
A Minnesota Trans-Atheist
My guest this episode is Shanna Felix, and she will actually be interviewing me. Shanna is a 3rd year phD student with Georgia State University working on a dissertation relating to criminal justice where her field of study is criminology, queer criminology, and the experience perceptions of people who identify as queer have with the criminal justice system.
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Ep 47 Everyone's Agnostic
A Minnesota Trans-Atheist
Ep 47
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Bonus Episode Shout Out to Marissa Alexa McCool
A Minnesota Trans-Atheist
We’re here to bring you an extra special crossover episode in support of Marissa Alexa Lennox-Mccool. She is a podcaster, author, performer, speaker, and an LGBT rights and atheist activist. She co-founded the Trans Podcaster Visibility Network, she is the host of the podcasts The Inciting Incident and The Cis Are Getting Out of Hand, and she produces a few other shows and helps out numerous other podcasters in many ways, including being a rad guest.
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Ep 46 Slurm Flirty Worm
A Minnesota Trans-Atheist
This episode features an interview with a really fun punk band from the Pacific Northwest, Slurm Flirty Worm. Slurm's drummer and back up vocalist (Abbi) is trans, and a listener local to Slurm helped connect Abbi and I. The whole band, Abbi, Michael, & Zakk are awesome, and I had a lot of fun chatting with them about how they got their name, what kind of music they play, and of course which hot pockets are the best hot pockets.
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Ep 45 Yannick Taylor
A Minnesota Trans-Atheist
Episode 45
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Ep 44 Giving Birth as a Man
A Minnesota Trans-Atheist
My guest for this episode is Shane Armstrong-Phairchyld, artist, dad, and the branch co-director of the trans-youth education and support of Colorado. Shane was responding to a question Daylin had posted on facebook regarding the experiences of trans men who had given birth. Shane was so willing to share that I asked if we would be willing to share his experiences here on this show as well.
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Ep 43 Dr. Eric Meininger
A Minnesota Trans-Atheist
My guest this episode is Dr. Eric Meininger specializes in adolescent health with special emphasis on transgender adolescents and LGBT homeless youth. After the interview stick around for “American Punk”, a track from the recently released “Burning Rubber” the newest EP from The Homobiles.
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Ep 42 The Idaho Coalition Against Sexual & Domestic Violence
A Minnesota Trans-Atheist
Call the show at 612-643-1108 or email Facebook: Twitter: Instagram: This podcast is proud to be a part of the Trans Podcaster Visibility Initiative: Main show page is The Trans Lifeline is US: and Canada: Quick links 001:13 Brief personal transition story 007:58 Thank you 009:05 Interview with Jennifer Landuis - Director of Social change at The Idaho Coalition Against Sexual & Domestic Violence 138:35 Mya Byrne, American Dream (so far away) My guest for this episode is Jennifer Landuis, she is the Director of Social...
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Quick Episode Summary
- 1:02 Quick introduction for new listeners
- 05:18 Grease Rag Interview
- 58:08 PixelGoth
This episode features an interview with Grease Rag, a mostly Minneapolis based Women, Trans, and Femme cycling organization who are successfully creating safe spaces not just for cisgender women, but also for anyone who is femme, trans, non-binary, or really anyone who doesn't fit into the standard cisgender masculine community.
One of my favorite aspects of Grease Rag is how grassroots and welcoming they are. You don't have to own an expensive bicycle to belong. You don't have to know anything about a bicycle to be welcome at one of their open shops. You simply have to be decent person.
The people who make Grease Rag possible are passionate about bicycling, and about empowering everyone and anyone who identifies as a Woman, Trans, or Femme.
Personally, I love my bicycle. I've always loved my bicycle. I love the freedom of moving fast, under my own pedal power, and the feeling of wind on my face. I love the being alone among people in the city, riding through Minneapolis, not having to worry about finding a place to park before I find a place for coffee. I love realizing I'm 30 miles away from home, and that I rode there, and the only way I'm getting home is back on that bicycle - or the bus :)
If you live in, or are visiting Minneapolis, I highly recommend the Grand Rounds, a bicycle tour of the city park system that encircles the city. You'll see Minnehaha Falls, the Chain of Lakes area, the Downtown Waterfront, and a lot more scenic and natural beauty nested in an urban area.
Minneapolis and Saint Paul have a fantastic bike sharing program, called Nice Ride Minnesota, that I use quite frequently, its a wonderful way to see the city or even as a transportation solution.
Music for this episode is by Pixelgoth, aka Grace Lynn, a pixel artist, songwriter, and game designer. You can check out all of the amazing Pixel Art following the link below, and while you're enjoying the art, you can listen to some of Grace Lynn's music on the Soundcloud page (see the big giant picture/link below).
As always opening and bumper music for the show was provided courtesy of Obsidian Shell.
Links
Grease Rag's home page: http://greaserag.org/ which is chock full of calendars, links, and so much Greasy Goodness.
Grease Rag on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greaserag/
Babes in Bikeland home page: http://babesinbikeland.com/
Minneapolis Grand Rounds: http://www.minneapolisparks.org/grandrounds/home.htm
Witch Hat Hill / Prospect Park: http://www.minneapolisparks.org/default.asp?PageID=4&parkid=486
Nice Ride Minnesota: https://www.niceridemn.org/
Pixelgoth Homepage: http://www.pixelgoth.com/
Pixelgoth Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pixelgoth
Obsidian Shell: http://www.obsidianshell.com/
Bad Joke(s)
- I bet the butcher $50 that she couldn't reach the meat from the top shelf without a step stool. She just looked at me, and said, "Nope, I can't make that bet, you see the steaks are just too high."
- Why can’t you hear a pterodactyl in the bathroom?
Because it has a silent pee!