Episodios

  • 2025-07-09 - Who's Spinning the Spin?

    2025-07-09 - Who's Spinning the Spin?
    Jul 9 2025
    Jonny and Heather begin with a thesis that the weather is transphobic. This not-entirely-serious claim is used as a foil to discuss disinformation and misinformation campaigns. They examine several current event stories impacted by such spin, including: the Texas floods, the Everglades detention center, myths about undocumented immigration, and trans ban legislation.In the back half of the show, Jonny picks up the thread of AI's role in producing deep fakes and contributing to disinformation campaigns, but then offeres a more queer/nonbnary take on AI that examines ethical possibilities and recurrent fantasies about the nonnormative potential of robots.
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    58 m
  • 2025-07-02 - Look Over Here!

    2025-07-02 - Look Over Here!
    Jul 2 2025
    Jonny and Heather celebrate the end of a very busy and very good Pride Month while also taking stock of a lot of bad news for the LGBTQ+ community this past weekend. After reviewing SCOTUS decisions and developments in the BBB, in the back half of the show they turn to why visibility matters, especially at a time when people are trying to erase us.
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    58 m
  • 2025-06-25 - Surviving Bombshell Decisions

    2025-06-25 - Surviving Bombshell Decisions
    Jun 25 2025
    Jonny and Heather process their weekend, which included domestic packing, Pride celebrations, and the threat of WWIII starting in the Middle East. They turn from this big bomb to the bombshell the SCOTUS dropped in its US v. Skrmetti decision. There is quite a lot of fallout already from that explosive ruling. In the back half of the show they explore queer and trans joy as activists' strategy and tactic, starting with an empowering gift from a fan of the show. The fight isn't over, folks, and we will prevail!
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    58 m
  • 2025-06-18 - The Art of Protest

    2025-06-18 - The Art of Protest
    Jun 18 2025
    Jonny and Heather are joined by local queer and trans artist, Brooke Yandle, creator of Hawthorne Art. Together, they discuss the challenges of making a living as an artist in a small town before turning their attention to assessing this past weekend's Pride on the Strip events, No Kings protest rally, and Trump's Washington DC parade ostensibly honoring the 250th birthday of the US Military. Veteran and aesthetic critiques proves very insightful and revealing.
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    58 m
  • 2025-06-11 - Reading Pride

    2025-06-11 - Reading Pride
    Jun 11 2025
    Jonny and Heather start off with a little reflection on the street actions during Pride Month so far. This includes various offcial Pride maches and activities as well as unrelated yet akin protests in LA. And then, well, the big Pride Month break up of a same sex marriage at the federal level. Shade! They eschew the drama on the streets for drama on the page, reviewing and recommending some trans authored novels, starting with Heather's own Goodbye, Hello.Several other authors' recent works are also examined, proving to be as genre fluid as they are gender fluid. The show ends with a rundown of Pride events planned in Carbondale this coming Saturday (6/14)
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    58 m
  • 2025-06-04 - Queer Ecology (Archive Repeat)

    2025-06-04 - Queer Ecology (Archive Repeat)
    Jun 4 2025
    Jonny digs into the archive pulling an episode about queer ecology from Earth Day (April 22) 2024. Jonny and Heather are on the road and unable to make a new episode this week.
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    59 m
  • 2025-05-28 - Putting Memory in Memorial

    2025-05-28 - Putting Memory in Memorial
    May 28 2025
    Jonny and Heatherreflect on the true meaning of Memorial Day and why it is a somber holiday of remembrance. They offer a queer and trans infused contemplation of the military in contrast to the Trump Administration's approach, and link their focus to the real purpose of Pride. In the back half of the show they take a deeper look at the Big "Beautiful" Bill that narrowly passed the House and appears to have stalled in the Senate (for now). The review several victories in courts and legislatures where Trumps anti-LGBTQ agenda is being thwarted.
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    58 m
  • 2025-05-21 - Twisters and Twisting Attention

    2025-05-21 - Twisters and Twisting Attention
    May 21 2025
    Jonny and Heather lead off with recognition of the Agender Day of Visibility (Monday, May 19). They then turn to issues of local concern in Southern Illinois, including recent deadly tornadoes, current summer Pride plans, Governor Pritzker's visit, and Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton's endorsement by 50 Illinois LGBTQ leaders in her bid for the US Senate. In the back half of the show they discuss the Trump administration's attempts to distract public attention with outrage over "86 49" alleged threats. Instead of giving that drama queen response much attention, they focus on what the Trump administraion probably doesn't want us talking about this week--there is SO much!!!!
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    59 m