In The Den with Mama Dragons

Send us Fan Mail Many of us are carrying a question we never expected to ask: what does safety look like for our kids? Where can we find it? For some families, that urgent question may drive them to consider moving to a different state. For others, that may not be enough, and a move out of the United States feels like the safest choice. Our guest In the Den today is Kate Isett, who moved to Spain and formally filed a case to help legally establish that the U.S. is no longer a safe country for...

Send us Fan Mail Across some of the most conservative states in the country, we’re witnessing incredible acts of activism and resistance, as people show up, speak out, and fight back against efforts to strip away the rights and dignity of transgender people. However, it’s important to recognize just how difficult it is to do that work when you’re not only fighting against these policies but are also among the very people being targeted by them. What does it take to keep showing up, to put you...

Send us Fan Mail Today’s episode will tackle the topic of hopelessness, which might seem like a strange thing to spend an hour talking about, especially for those of us who are doing justice work, who care deeply about our communities and about creating a different kind of world. We’re often told that hope is what keeps us going–hope for the future, hope for the next generation, hope that we’ve been here before and somehow we’ll find our way through this, too. When people talk about having ho...

Send us Fan Mail Two of our podcast episodes have been named finalists for the 2026 Signal Awards, and today we’re re-airing one of those episodes. You can vote through October 15th here. We hope you’ll listen to this episode again, and consider sending it to a friend or two who would benefit from it. Sara is joined In the Den by two other moms of trans kids, Melissa and Sarah, and together the three moms will share with you what’s on their hearts–the fears, the doubts, the anger and the joys...

Send us Fan Mail Coming out can be scary and full of unknowns, but it can also be a time of celebration and curiosity. Today’s guest In the Den, PJ Brescia, created the nonprofit Baby Gay and has made it their mission to create a welcoming and warm environment for those who are just coming out of the closet and learning to embrace who they truly are. Mama Dragons is excited to be joining Baby Gay to help create welcome packages for newly out LGBTQ+ individuals. New In the Den co-host Shannon ...