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Author: Katie Coleman, Henry Giardina, and Ada-Rhodes Short
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In the networks flagship show Searching for the Trans Canon, hosts Katie Coleman (playwright, composer, queer trans woman she/her @katieofthelake), Ada-Rhodes Short (activist, engineering academic, and queer trans woman She/her @the_ada_rhodes) and Henry Giardina (writer, critic, trans guy. He/they @punkgroucho) discuss finding trans representation in film, tv, and literature. Twitter & Instagram: @totallytranspod
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In the final installment of her miniseries, Rabia (of Suddenly: A Frank Sinatra Podcast) gives us a deep dive into the backstory of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, a film based on three actual Sydney drag queens: Cindy Pastel, Lady Bump, and Styrkermyer. How did this film come to be, and how did they get queer and trans life so wrong? This deep dive will change the way you think about Priscilla—and trans Australian history—forever. Source notes for this episode: WATCH “LADIES PLEASE” ON YOUTU...
In the penultimate episode of Rabia's miniseries, Rabia (of Suddenly: A Frank Sinatra Podcast) and Henry discuss the 1995 Australian film All Men Are Liars, in which an egg dresses in drag and joins an all-female band...with complications. Are all men liars? Are all men eggs? Who is Bazza and why does everyone want to see him sing Perry Como covers? Support the show
Rabia pays tribute to Imam Muhsin Hendricks. ABC article referenced Imam Muhsin Henricks Documentary Support the show
Rabia of Suddenly joins us once again to explain why the 1996 romcom Dating the Enemy is a better trans film than Priscilla Queen of the Desert! This charming Guy Pearce vehicle imagines a trans romance with heart, humanity, and deeply saturated color. Back us on Patreon Check out SplendorQueer Support Rabia's show here Support the show
In the first episode of a new series featuring special guest Rabia (of Suddenly: A Frank Sinatra Podcast), Henry and Rabia dive into the 1995 Australian musical film Billy's Holiday, a deeply insane, quite eggy film that Rabia is obsessed with. This is the first episode of several that Rabia is joining us for! Tune in next week when Rabia and Henry take a look at another Australian movie you've never heard of that's randomly more trans than Priscilla: Queen of the Desert! Back us on P...
In this episode, Henry (@punkgroucho, Spalding Gay on TikTok) discusses the work of the late feminist writer Susan Taubes. Support the show
In this episode, Ada, Katie, and Henry discuss last weeks episode Check out SplendorQueer Get bonus content on https://www.patreon.com/totallytrans Buy our old merch RedBubble and TeePublic Support the show
In this minisode, Henry (@punkgroucho, @henrygiardina on TikTok) discusses the very eggy writings of Denton Welch and looks into the @LilyTino Kurt Cobain controversy. When trans figures of the past tell us who they are, we do we have such a hard time believing them? Support the show
In this episode, Ada, Katie, and Henry discuss Love Lies Bleeding and Drive Away Dolls Check out SplendorQueer Get bonus content on https://www.patreon.com/totallytrans Buy our old merch RedBubble and TeePublic Support the show
In this episode Ada talks about the film Love Lies Bleeding We talked about what sports we loved to play and love to watch. Check out SplendorQueer Get bonus content on https://www.patreon.com/totallytrans Buy our old merch RedBubble and TeePublic Support the show
Katie, Ada, and Henry discuss Katie discussing the 2015 Polish horror mermaid musical The Lure, and there's just always something about mermaids, isn't there? Check out SplendorQueer Get bonus content on https://www.patreon.com/totallytrans Buy our merch RedBubble and TeePublic Support the show
Katie discusses the 2015 Polish horror mermaid musical The Lure, and there's just always something about mermaids, isn't there? Check out SplendorQueer Get bonus content on https://www.patreon.com/totallytrans Buy our merch RedBubble and TeePublic Support the show
In this episode, Katie (@katieofthelake), and Ada-Rhodes (@the_ada_rhodes) talk about the short doc Apayauq. Check out SplendorQueer Get bonus content on https://www.patreon.com/totallytrans Buy our merch RedBubble and TeePublic Support the show
In this Most Valuable Teammate interview, Ada talks with Apayauq, who is the first trans woman to complete the Iditarod and the subject of an LA Times Documentary. We talked about what sports we loved to play and love to watch. Back us on Patreon Check out SplendorQueer Support the show
All four co-hosts sit down and talk about their favorite media from 2023. Check out SplendorQueer Get bonus content on https://www.patreon.com/totallytrans Buy our merch RedBubble and TeePublic BlueSky Codes bsky-social-6xcls-4x5mj bsky-social-jkwbv-eduor bsky-social-i64g3-23feq bsky-social-4psng-xsnkp Support the show
In this Holiday Special, Katie (@katieofthelake) tells Ada-Rhodes (@the_ada_rhodes) and Henry Giardina (@punkgroucho) tell you the Totally Trans story of the Ghosts of Gender Past, Present, and Future and then talk about what is trans about a Christmas Carol. Follow us on Twitter @totallytranspod Get bonus content on https://www.patreon.com/totallytrans Buy our merch RedBubble Support the show
In this episode, Katie (@katieofthelake), and Ada-Rhodes (@the_ada_rhodes) talk about lady ballers. Check out SplendorQueer Get bonus content on https://www.patreon.com/totallytrans Buy our merch RedBubble and TeePublic Support the show
CN: This episode discusses the childhood sexual abuse of one of the characters Henry and Ada talk about Breakfast at Tiffanys and how their relationships to it and gender and the past have changed in the past three years. Check out SplendorQueer Get bonus content on https://www.patreon.com/totallytrans Buy our merch RedBubble and TeePublic Support the show
CN: This episode discusses the childhood sexual abuse of one of the characters This episode originally aired in January of 2021 but we will be revisiting it and discussing it next week with new eyes. In this episode, Ada (@the_ada_rhodes) tells Henry (@punkgroucho) why she thinks that the entire book Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote is totally trans. You can find Breakfast at Tiffany's at your Local Library or Bookstore Check out Avery Rose's great Twitter thread ...
In this episode, Katie (@katieofthelake), Jaq (@were_wife) and Ada-Rhodes (@the_ada_rhodes) talk about Revolutionary Girl Utena. Check out SplendorQueer Get bonus content on https://www.patreon.com/totallytrans Buy our merch RedBubble and TeePublic Support the show




Absolutely one of my favorite podcasts. insightful, smart, and funny funny funny.