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.
info_outline Ep 49 Cup of Words with Paige ConverseA Minnesota Trans-Atheist
Call the show at 612-643-1108 or email [email protected]
info_outline Ep 48 Maddy is InterviewedA 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.
info_outline Ep 47 Everyone's AgnosticA Minnesota Trans-Atheist
Ep 47
info_outline Bonus Episode Shout Out to Marissa Alexa McCoolA 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.
info_outline Ep 46 Slurm Flirty WormA 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.
info_outline Ep 45 Yannick TaylorA Minnesota Trans-Atheist
Episode 45
info_outline Ep 44 Giving Birth as a ManA 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.
info_outline Ep 43 Dr. Eric MeiningerA 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.
info_outline Ep 42 The Idaho Coalition Against Sexual & Domestic ViolenceA 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...
info_outlineMy 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.
Dr. Eric Meininger specializes in adolescent health with special emphasis on transgender adolescents and LGBT homeless youth. I first met Dr. Meininger about 6 years ago in a professional setting, but we don’t mention anything about in this episode because we are both cognizant of patient privacy and the ethics surrounding keeping patient information private.
Dr. Meininger is a wonderful person, a wonderful doctor, and gasp shock & horror, the lead usher at All God's Children Metropolitan Community Church. Yes Dr. Meininger is yet another christian appearing on an atheist podcast…but that’s because to me the god question is much less important than how we treat each other, how we respect, care, and treat our fellow humans...and Dr. Meininger respects, cares, and treats his patients and the people in his life wonderfully. Too often in the trans community we are faced with gatekeepers who are trying to keep us out. Dr. Meininger definitely manages a gate, but from this interview, and the years I’ve personally known him, his role at that gate is to help the trans community get through the gate and onto their true authentic selves. We need more allies like Dr. Eric Meininger in healthcare.
Links:
Dr. Meininger Links
Family Tree Clinic in St. Paul: https://www.familytreeclinic.org/
U of M Transgender Health: https://www.sexualhealth.umn.edu/clinic-center-sexual-health/transgender-health-services
Minnesota Trans Health Coalition: http://mntranshealth.org/
Annex Teen Clinic: https://annexteenclinic.org/
Rainbow Health Initiative: http://www.rainbowhealth.org/
Music Links
Homobiles on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Homobiles-1381340508850417/
Homobiles on Bandcamp: https://thehomobiles.bandcamp.com/
Contact: [email protected]
Obsidian Shell: http://www.obsidianshell.com/
Obsidian Shell Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/obsidianshell/
Jokes
- Apparently you can’t use “beef stew” as a password. It’s not stroganoff.
- I was just looking at my ceiling. Not sure if it’s the best ceiling in the world, but it’s definitely up there.
- I wear a stethoscope so that in a medical emergency I can teach people a valuable lesson about assumptions.
- There are 10 types of people: Those who understand binary, and those who don't.