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What else is possible? What can queer/trans life invite us into? What other worlds can we create? Outlining their journeys through consciousness, Aly & shawndeez share their stories, honestly and intimately, as tokens of radical hope. This series touches

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    • Mar 10, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 42m AVG DURATION
    • 11 EPISODES


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    fatherhood

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2023 43:23


    in this episode, shawndeez shares openly about what it means to come into trans fatherhood. they vulnerably discuss their fears and griefs in becoming a father as they reflect on what forms of (non)fathering they have personally experienced. talking intergenerational loss, self-love, and absent fathers, shawndeez gives an intimate insight into their own consciousness and what important lessons they've learned for reformulating what a father is.

    envisioning family

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2023 49:14


    in this episode, Aly & shawndeez discuss their process of envisioning a family. they discuss intergenerational wisdom, ancestral guidance, and the values and dreams they enshrine in their queer/trans home.

    pregnancy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2023 48:29


    in this episode, Aly & shawndeez discuss their journey through queer pregnancy: getting there, waiting for the news, and the experience of being pregnant. they share of their challenges, physical pains and emotional isolation, and how excited they are to greet their little one.

    pride!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2022 38:45


    in this episode, shawndeez & Aly talk all things pride: first memories of pride, dyke days v. pride parades, critiques of rainbow capitalism, and dreams of what pride can be. pushing for queer/trans intimacy, connection, and communal exchange, their joint vision paints a dreamy future for what possibilities lie ahead in queer/trans life.

    diy!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2022 38:42


    why do-it-yourself? in this episode, shawndeez & Aly share the creative abolitionist framework that leads them to so many diy projects, from garden trellises to plumbing projects to homemade hot tubs. talking self-reliance, creative processes, and local knowledge, they describe what becomes possible when we remember and cultivate our power beyond the state.

    transmasculine ivf deets

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2022 60:16


    in this episode, shawndeez & Aly share the intimate details of a transmasculine egg retrieval journey. talking daily logistics, hormonal changes, and cost, they give the nitty gritty on ivf in hopes of making it less scary for other QTs.

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    maybe a gaybie?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2022 36:09


    where do gay babies come from? shawndeez and Aly share their process of dreaming up a queer family, describing their experiences with bottom dysphoria, doctor's visits, and a transmasc egg retrieval process.

    norooz

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2022 36:33


    spring is coming! in this episode, Aly & shawndeez share their excitement for the upcoming Norooz festivities, as well as opening up questions of cultural authenticity, interracial family dynamics, ritual, and ancestral connection.

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    small town life

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2022 53:14


    what compelled shawndeez & Aly to up and move out of LA into a small Colorado town? in this episode, they share how they've learned to reconceptualize ideas around community, collective care, spacious terrain, and the beauties of small town love.

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    live slow, die old

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2022 41:02


    what does it mean to slow down? to live slow? to intentionally pause in the face of a rapidly moving capitalist world? in this episode, shawndeez & aly explore their own journeys with choosing to live a slow life and what becomes possible when we do.

    !!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2022 22:55


    In this episode, we introduce the why of this podcast, who we are, and what topics we will be diving into in the future. We are so happy to have you all here.

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