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The cultural, the intellectual, the political, the spiritual — and the silly. Life as we know it, fear it, love it, question it, live it. Hosted by Kris Welch.

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Guest host Eric Jansen talks about the transgender experience with singer-songwriter Nick Lawrence, a family coach and former foster parent educator on LGBTQ topics. His album “I Am A Man,” release in June, is about his own transition. In our conversation for The Talkies, Lawrence dove deep into emotional and physical details, demystifying the transition process with passion, grace and a healthy dose of humor. (Note: the discussion includes graphic surgical details.) We also hear three of his songs, including a beautiful soulful ballad about being estranged from his daughter and a very upbeat celebratory number.

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Guest host Eric Jansen speaks with two authors. In the first half-hour photographer, writer and actor Fayette Hauser, co-founder of The Cockettes, the 1969-’72 experimental performance troupe, shares some of her experiences in the group, reads from her essay- and photo-rich book “The Cockettes: Acid Drag & Sexual Anarchy” and shows us around exhibit of the same name now at the San Francisco Public Library. In the second half-hour, Pacifica writer and poet Toni Mirosevich reads from her latest book, “Spell Heaven,” and talks about finding connection in an increasingly isolated world.

Screenshot via thecockettes.net

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The cultural, the intellectual, the political, the spiritual — and the silly. Life as we know it, fear it, love it, question it, live it. Hosted by Kris Welch.

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The cultural, the intellectual, the political, the spiritual — and the silly. Life as we know it, fear it, love it, question it, live it. Hosted by Kris Welch.

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The cultural, the intellectual, the political, the spiritual — and the silly. Life as we know it, fear it, love it, question it, live it. Hosted by Kris Welch.

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The cultural, the intellectual, the political, the spiritual — and the silly. Life as we know it, fear it, love it, question it, live it. Hosted by Kris Welch.

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The cultural, the intellectual, the political, the spiritual — and the silly. Life as we know it, fear it, love it, question it, live it. Hosted by Kris Welch.

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The cultural, the intellectual, the political, the spiritual — and the silly. Life as we know it, fear it, love it, question it, live it. Hosted by Kris Welch.

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Kris Welch presents Storytelling for Social Change: Right to Choose version with Joyful Raven and Laura Prives. In an excerpt from her solo show, Breed or Bust, Raven tells about her difficult reproductive “choices” contending with her primal baby making instincts. KPFA’s Laura Prives presents a spoken work piece about abortion through generations of her family and the shame that keep’s women stories about abortion in the closet.

As the Supreme Court is poised to rule on Roe v Wade the landmark decision legalizing abortion in the United states, KPFA is gathering your stories about abortion and reproductive health from the community. If you want to share your story anonymously or not, you can by calling 510-848- 6767 x 1973 or Direct messaging KPFA on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.

We plan to gather these stories on a web page and may broadcast them or excerpts from them.We want to  hear how having this right and not having this right affects people’s actual experience. That’s the idea of Storytelling for Social Change, the power of the story is real.

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