TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones

Tourmaline’s New Definitive Biography of Marsha P. Johnson


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Marsha P. Johnson helped change the world—and now, she’s getting the biography she deserves. This week, Imara sits down with author and artist Tourmaline to talk about her groundbreaking new book, Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson. Tourmaline shares what it took to piece together Marsha’s story, from her early life in Times Square to her radical visions of freedom, spirituality, and care. She also unpacks Marsha’s expansive political imagination, her collaborations with groups like the Black Panthers, and why telling the full truth about her legacy matters more than ever in the face of right-wing historical revisionism. 


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TransLash Podcast is produced by TransLash Media.

Translash Team: Imara Jones, Oliver-Ash Kleine, Aubrey Calaway. 

Xander Adams is our Senior Sound Engineer and a contributing producer.

Morgan Astbury is our Social Media Coordinator. 

Hillary Esquina is our Director of Digital Media and Social. 

Theme music composed by Ben Draghi.

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