
Totally Trans Podcast Network
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
Latest episodes

Feb 28, 2022 • 12min
Minisode: Dating While Dead
In this Totally Trans Minisode, Henry Giardina (@punkgroucho) talks about the 1934 film Death Takes a Holiday, love, and t4t relationships. Back us on Patreon(https://www.patreon.com/totallytrans)We have moved all our merch to Red Bubble! (https://www.redbubble.com/people/TotallyTrans/)Follow us on Twitter(@TotallyTransPod)Support the show

Feb 25, 2022 • 16min
OSH: The Empress Elagabalus
In this episode of Our Sacred History, Katie Coleman (@KatieoftheLake) talks about the Roman Empress Elagabalus.Sources:Gibbon, Edward. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.Livy, quoted in Partridge, Burgo, A History of Orgies.Zanghellini, Aleardo. The Sexual Constitution of Political Authority.Support the show

Feb 24, 2022 • 26min
URGENT ACTION: A Trans Crisis in Texas
We talked with Alejandra Caraballo (@Esqueer_) about the anti-trans executive order in TX that classifies gender-affirming care as child abuse. We are selling shirts on Bonfire to raise money for the Trans Education Network of Texas (TENT)Protect Trans Kids: https://www.bonfire.com/protect-trans-kids-in-texas/Transexual Menace: https://www.bonfire.com/transexual-menace-for-trans-rights-in-texas/Put a Transsexual Lesbian on the Supreme Court: https://www.bonfire.com/protect-trans-kids-in-tx-supreme-court/Nobody Knows I'm a Transsexual: https://www.bonfire.com/nobody-knows-i-am-fighting-for-rights-in-tx/Ex-Men: https://www.bonfire.com/be-a-hero-for-trans-kids-in-tx/Links to Orgs to SupportTrans Education Network of Texas (TENT) (https://www.transtexas.org/ )ACLU of Texas (https://www.aclutx.org/)Black Trans Women Inc (https://blacktranswomen.org/)Organizacion Latina De Trans en Texas (https://www.latinatranstexas.org/) Equality Texas (https://www.equalitytexas.org/)Support the show

Feb 23, 2022 • 1h 8min
TfaE: Power Pack and Louise Simonson's Special Sauce (possibly mustard?)
In this episode of Transmissions From Another Earth girlfriends Jacqueline Clyde (@were_wife) and Ada-Rhodes Short (@the_ada_rhodes) discuss Marvel's Power Pack (1984).We read:Power Pack #1-8Next week we are reading Milestone's Blood Syndicate #1-8Join the conversation using #TfaQBuy Merch at https://www.redbubble.com/people/TotallyTransBack us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/totallytransOUR SOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE WERE:Power Pack #1-8Spider-Man and Power Pack (1984) Produced with the National Committee for Prevention of Child Abuse Power Pack #27 The Comics Alliance article “ A Life’s Work: 12 Women Who Deserve Lifetime Achievement Recognition”https://comicsalliance.com/women-lifetime-achievement-awards/ CBR Article “Women in Comics: Simonson, Nocenti Talk Marvel & Gender Roles in Comics” by Josie Campbell, March 8, 2013https://www.cbr.com/women-in-comics-simonson-nocenti-talk-marvel-gender-roles-in-comics/ KSU News announcement “Marvel’s Power Pack artist teaching at Kennesaw State University” https://arts.kennesaw.edu/visual-arts/events-activities/news/posts/june_brigman_comic_storytelling_ksu.php Support the show

Feb 21, 2022 • 14min
Minisode: Bill's Soliloquy
In this Totally Trans Minisode, Henry Giardina (@punkgroucho) talks about Billy Bigelow from the musical Carousel. Back us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/totallytrans)We have moved all our merch to Red Bubble! (https://www.redbubble.com/people/TotallyTrans/)Follow us on Twitter(@TotallyTransPod)Support the show

Feb 18, 2022 • 15min
OSH: Cooper Do-nuts Riot
In this episode of Our Sacred History, Katie Coleman (@KatieoftheLake) talks about the Cooper Donuts Riot of 1959.Sources:Drag Magazine No. 1 (https://archive.org/details/drag11unse/page/10/mode/2up)Eskridge, Jr, William N. Gaylaw, Challenging the Apartheid of the ClosetFaderman, Lilith and Timmons, Stuart. Gay L.A.Feinberg, Leslie. Transgender WarriorsRechy, John. City of NightStryker, Susan. Transgender HistorySupport the show

Feb 16, 2022 • 1h 18min
TfaE: Wonder Woman's Golden Age of Kinky Gay Stuff
In this episode of Transmissions From Another Earth girlfriends Jacqueline Clyde (@were_wife) and Ada-Rhodes Short (@the_ada_rhodes) discuss the first year of Wonder Woman comic books and her queer and feminist roots. We read:Wonder Woman as she appears in All-Star Comics #8 and Sensation Comics #1-12Next week we are reading Marvel's Power Pack (1984) #1-8Join the conversation using #TfaQBuy Merch at https://www.redbubble.com/people/TotallyTransBack us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/totallytransOUR SOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE WERE:All-Star Comics #8All-Star Comics #11Sensational Comics #1-12Wonder Woman #1-4Wonder Woman Year OneSupergods by Grant MorrisonThe Secret History of Wonder Woman by Jill LeporeThe Surprising Origin Story of Wonder Woman, which was also written by Jill Lepore, and published by smithsonianmag.com’s Arts and Culture section in October of 2014Support the show

Feb 14, 2022 • 13min
Totally Trans Minisodes: In Between
In this Totally Trans Minisode, Henry Giardina (@punkgroucho) talks about finding themselves in the Judy Garland song "In Between" from "Thoroughbreds Don't Cry." We have moved all our merch to Red Bubble! (https://www.redbubble.com/people/TotallyTrans/)Support the show

Jan 30, 2022 • 1min
Announcing: Totally Trans Minisodes
In this new podcast from the Totally Trans Podcast Network co-founder Henry Giardina (@punkgroucho) tells you short stories of the trans cultural canon.Support the show

Jan 29, 2022 • 2min
Announcing: Our Sacred History (OHS)
In this new podcast from the Totally Trans Podcast Network playwright Katie Coleman (@Katieofthelake) explores stories from trans history and helps connect us to our pasts.Support the show