Gender Spiral with Ally Beardsley and Babette Thomas
Ally Beardsley & Babette Thomas
Hosted by Ally Beardsley and Babette Thomas, Gender Spiral is a quest to explore the modern experience of being a human in our gendered world. Each episode of the podcast explores important topics and questions about navigating expectations of gender and presentation in our society through conversations with the foremost experts on the topic: trans and queer people. You'll hear firsthand accounts of gender variant folks of all stripes and walks of life, to highlight the liberation of questioning and exploring one's own gender, no matter your identity. Support us at patreon.com/GenderSpiralPodcast Gender Spiral with Ally Beardsley and Babette Thomas is an Audiation Original production.
Categories: Society & Culture
Listen to the last episode:
It's been a month since season 3 ended, so we decided to catch up and reflect! Here are some of our favorite moments from this season, plus an update on what's going on in our own lives.
Here are the clips you heard in this episode (in order):
- Ericka Hart & Ebony Donnelly, "Parenting on Purpose"
- Kamra Hakim, "Community Care in the Catskills"
- Cass Adair, "A Baby? In This Economy?"
- Judith Butler, "Judith Butler Talks About Their Gender"
- J Wortham, "There is No Solo Future"
- River Nice, "Money Sucks -And- You Can Do It"
- Judith Butler (again), "Judith Butler Talks About Their Gender"
Make sure to go back and re-listen to these and all of our other episodes from season 3 during our hiatus! And sign up for our Patreon for bonus content including video interviews and more.
Hosted by Ally Beardsley and Babette Thomas, Gender Spiral is a quest to explore the modern experience of being a human in our gendered world. Subscribe/follow/rate/review us to help us out. Follow us on Instagram and TikTok to keep up with all things Gender Spiral. Find transcripts at genderspiralpod.com/episodes, and check out our merch store at genderspiralpod.com/merch!
Previous episodes
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60 - Season 3 Highlights (w/ Ally & Babette) Thu, 12 Feb 2026 - 0h
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59 - Kiki (and Bouba) with Ally & Babette Thu, 01 Jan 2026 - 0h
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58 - Judith Butler Talks About Their Gender (w/ Judith Butler) Mon, 15 Dec 2025 - 0h
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57 - There is No Solo Future (w/ J Wortham) Tue, 02 Dec 2025 - 0h
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56 - Suing the Government (w/ Zander Schlacter) Tue, 18 Nov 2025 - 0h
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55 - Transitions and Tattoos (w/ Eoin McGraw) Tue, 04 Nov 2025
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54 - The Revolution Will Be Self-Published (w/ Sasha Fuentes) Tue, 21 Oct 2025
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53 - Community Care in the Catskills (w/ Kamra Hakim) Tue, 07 Oct 2025 - 0h
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52 - My Best Trans Wedding (w/ Rose Dommu) Tue, 23 Sep 2025 - 0h
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51 - Gender Spiral LIVE in Chicago! (Night 2 w/ Irregular Girl & Mari De La Rua AKA Stephanie) Tue, 16 Sep 2025
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50 - A Baby? In This Economy? (w/ Cass Adair) Tue, 09 Sep 2025
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49 - The Strongest Woman in the World (w/ Marley Gotterer) Tue, 26 Aug 2025 - 0h
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48 - Lou Sullivan and The Pink Butt Book (w/ Zach Ozma & Ellis Martin) Tue, 12 Aug 2025
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47 - Gender Spiral LIVE in Chicago! (Night 1 w/ Lynzo the Heartthrob & Eoin McGraw) Tue, 29 Jul 2025
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46 - Money Sucks -And- You Can Do It (w/ River Nice) Tue, 15 Jul 2025
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45 - Gender Spiral Season 3 Trailer Thu, 10 Jul 2025 - 0h
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44 - Parenting on Purpose (w/ Ericka Hart & Ebony Donnelly) Tue, 01 Jul 2025
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43 - Stream of Consciousness Chat w/ Ally & Babette Tue, 24 Jun 2025 - 0h
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42 - The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson (w/ Tourmaline) Tue, 17 Jun 2025 - 0h
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41 - Reflecting on our Second Season of Spiraling (feat. YOU!) Sat, 08 Feb 2025 - 0h
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40 - What Makes a Haircut Queer? (w/ Alys Aurora) Tue, 21 Jan 2025 - 0h
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39 - TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones: Gender Without Boundaries Tue, 14 Jan 2025 - 0h
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38 - Anxiously Pulling Tarot (w/ Honey Pluton) Tue, 07 Jan 2025 - 0h
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37 - Gluten Intolerance & Building Queer Families (A New Year's Minisode) Tue, 31 Dec 2024 - 0h
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36 - Fashion Club (w/ Pascal Stevenson) Tue, 17 Dec 2024 - 0h
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35 - Trans People are a Reflection of Nature (w/ Massima Bell & Dust Reid) Tue, 03 Dec 2024 - 0h
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34 - The Revolution is Horny (w/ Nori Reed) Tue, 19 Nov 2024
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33 - All About Trans Surgeries (w/ Kayla McLaughlin) Tue, 05 Nov 2024 - 0h
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32 - All About HRT (w/ Dr. Crystal Beal) Tue, 22 Oct 2024 - 0h
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31 - Being Trans on the Internet (w/ Charlotte McDonnell) Tue, 08 Oct 2024 - 0h
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30 - Radicalizing the Rave (w/ Alima Lee) Tue, 24 Sep 2024 - 0h
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29 - Gender Spiral LIVE at the Bell House (w/ Honey Pluton, Rose Dommu, Cherry Jaymes, & River Ramirez) Tue, 10 Sep 2024
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28 - Bonus Episode: Q&A w/ Ally & Babette Tue, 27 Aug 2024 - 0h
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27 - Pisces are Psychic (w/ Alice Sparkly Kat) Tue, 13 Aug 2024 - 0h
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26 - Dance Music is a Queer Safe Space (w/ Daria Lourd) Tue, 30 Jul 2024 - 0h
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25 - Interdisciplinary Furby (w/ River Ramirez) Tue, 16 Jul 2024 - 0h
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24 - Thinking Outside the "Man Box" (w/ Thomas Page McBee) Tue, 02 Jul 2024 - 0h
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23 - The Sands of Time (w/ Halo Perez-Gallardo) Tue, 18 Jun 2024 - 0h
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22 - Baddies Who Go to Church (w/ Bay Davis) Tue, 04 Jun 2024 - 0h
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20 - Gender Spiral Starter Pack Tue, 28 Nov 2023 - 0h
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19 - Making Podcasts for Trans People (w/ Tuck Woodstock) Tue, 14 Nov 2023 - 0h
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18 - Trans Hirstory (w/ Chris Vargas and David Frantz) Tue, 31 Oct 2023 - 0h
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17 - Coveralls and Clicky Shoes (w/ JT Green) Tue, 17 Oct 2023 - 0h
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16 - Queer Friendship (w/ Chris Renfro) Tue, 03 Oct 2023 - 0h
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15 - F*ggot Renaissance (w/ James Tom) Tue, 19 Sep 2023 - 0h
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14 - The Masc is In Your Brain, B*tch (w/ Jordan Underwood) Tue, 05 Sep 2023 - 0h
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13 - Dungeons ;) Dragons and Drag (w/ Vico Ortiz) Tue, 22 Aug 2023 - 0h
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12 - "My Kid Sees Me" (w/ Asher Pandjiris) Tue, 15 Aug 2023 - 0h
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11 - Pirates, Vikings and Skateboarders (w/ Liv Hewson) Tue, 08 Aug 2023 - 0h
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10 - Grief Barbie (w/ Amie Morrison) Tue, 01 Aug 2023 - 0h