Tranos & the Lived Experience

Tranos and Cardboard Time's Arwen catch up on their shared history from being a couple of Western New York state eggs to the wonderful women they are today. They fill in their diverging histories between meetings, and they share and compare their mature truths.

This episode was musically inspired by "Vitamin R" by Chevelle

This episode’s strain is Cherry Pie Bash

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TW: PRETTY MILD CRITICISM OF THE INSTITUTION OF WHITENESS AND ITS FANS

Tranos is tired. The response to Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s draft opinion that the court should overturn Roe v. Wade was obvious, underwhelming and annoying. White women who respond only seasonally to oppression scrambled to put up ungrounded protests that fail to address the structural and social problems that make instant removal of abortion access possible. The lack of bodily autonomy for people in the United States is by design, but white women mostly don’t have to think about it, so why do some of them want to criticize lifelong activists of color and queer activists for not lining up behind them? Tranos investigates, but it’s because they’re racist.

This episode was musically inspired by “Charlotte” by Kittie

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This epiosde’s strain is Blue Walker

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This week, Tranos details the disrespect she experiences as a Black trans woman when she moves through the world. Whether she’s ignored when she expects to be engaged with, objectified when she expects to be treated like an equal or erased when she expects people to remember she exists, Kamryn knows what disrespect feels like. And she’s learning how to advocate for herself in new ways to cope.

This episode’s strain is GG4

This episode was musically inspired by “Resurrection” by Fear Factory

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Felicia Rose joins Tranos to talk about harmful portrayals of trans people. There’s a lot of ground to cover with this topic is all. They talk about Kamryn’s first exposure to trans panic in “What’s Opera, Doc?” and Kamryn almost remembers the title of “Barney Miller.”

This episode’s strain is SFV OG kush

This episode was musically inspired by “Guilty” by Gravity Kills

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This week on Tranos & the Lived Experience, producer Bee returns to take fiction extra seriously. Kamryn and Bee chat about found and hand-made trans representation in media. They talk about characters and figures who speak to their identities and who helped them navigate to becoming the trans heroes they are today.

This episode’s strain is Gorilla Cake

This episode was musically inspired by “Archetype” by Fear Factory

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Kamryn, Andrew and Tracy convene to tell us all about growing up with a total lack of adult supervision. Together, they are The Neglectacons!

The Neglectacons play Knifey-Spooney, teach us nasty Rochester geography and recount Kamryn’s teenage fashion choices.

This episode’s strain is Blueberry Gelato

This episode was musically inspired by “Do Right” by Jimmie’s Chicken Shack

This week, Tranos has a hard time. She describes the hollow she feels in her heart and how it can be filled only by justice where transphobia, racism and megalomania have left a void. Kamryn contextualizes bigoted laws or application of laws in Texas and Florida, and she reflects on the ways Russia’s invasion of Ukraine invites people to reveal their asses.

This episode’s strain is Dosi-Doe

This episode was musically inspired by “Rejection Role” by Soilwork

Tranos had a tough talk with a relative about trans people playing sports. They did want to listen, but she has a loyal audience for that. Kamryn discusses the hurdles trans athletes need to overcome to participate in their sports and dispels the myths about the supernatural advantages trans women must have over their cis competitors to justify systemic transphobia in sports.

This episode’s strain is Peanut Butter Souffle

This episode was musically inspired by “Blow Up the Outside World” by Soundgarden

In an episode recorded before Spotify removed more than 70 episodes of the Joe Rogan Experience for the host's enthusiastic use of the Hard-R N-Word, Tranos discusses the role gleefully problmatic podcasts hosts play in greater social problems of anti-intellectualism, bigotry and toxic masculinity.

This episode’s strain is Skunk #1

This episode was musically inspired by “Point #1” by Chevelle

Have you ever felt like you weren’t getting the kind of attention you signed up for? Everybody has. Today, Tranos talks about the emotions she processes when she finds herself in that situation and what she wants to do with it in 2022.

This episode’s strain is MK Ultra

This episode was musically inspired by “Turn the Page” by Metallica