Bi Any Means Podcast
172 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsThe Bi Any Means podcast is a weekly show that features interviews with bloggers, podcasters, and activists about the intersections of atheism, humanism, politics, current events, and social justice.
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Bi Any Means Podcast #171: Trump Attacks Trans People...Again
October 25, 2018 07:00 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBThis is another episode I did live on Facebook this past sunday, not just because I was too lazy to book a guest, but also because the New York Times recently published an article about President Trump’s latest planned attack on trans people. Needless to say, I’ve got some shit to say about this! Links: The New York Times article: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/21/us/politics/transgender-trump-administration-sex-definition.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage&fbclid=IwAR0d...
Bi Any Means Podcast #170: Atheism and Social Justice with PZ Myers
October 18, 2018 07:00 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBMy guest for today is PZ Myers. He’s a biologist and blogger who writes about atheism, science, and social justice on Freethought Blogs. Today I have him on the show to get to know him more, plus have a conversation about the current state of movement atheism. Links: Pharyngula: https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/ SciBabe: http://scibabe.com/ The Trans Podcaster Visibility Initiative: https://www.facebook.com/transvisiblepodcaster/ Dream Youth: http://dreamyouth.bandcamp.com Asher...
Bi Any Means Podcast #169: Godless Mom with Courtney Heard
October 11, 2018 07:00 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBMy guest for today is Courtney Heard. She’s been blogging about atheism and secular humanism at Godless Mom since 2014, and she co-hosts the Common Heathens podcast with Donovan Badrock. Today we get to know more about Courtney and all that she does. Links: Godless Mom on Patheos: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/godlessmom/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/godless_mom Common Heathens Podcast: http://commonheathens.com/ My GoFundMe for my laptop: https://www.gofundme.com/help-me-with-my-computer-...
Bi Any Means Podcast #168: Thoughts on Kavanaugh, Self-Care, and Patriarchy
October 04, 2018 07:00 - 29 minutes - 27 MBToday's episode is the audio from a live Facebook video I did this past Sunday where I talk about the recent Ford/Kavanaugh hearing, my self-care kit, and what exactly we SJWs means when we say "patriarchy." Links: The Trans Podcaster Visibility Initiative: https://www.facebook.com/transvisiblepodcaster/ Dream Youth: http://dreamyouth.bandcamp.com Asher Silberman: http://www.ashersilberman.com/ My Twitter: http://twitter.com/tmamone Bi Any Means on Twitter: http://twitter.com/biany...
Bi Any Means Podcast #167: Islam, Secularism, and Intersectionality with Sam Farooqui
September 27, 2018 04:00 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBMy guest for today is Sam Farooqui. She’s an ex-Muslim and an organizer who was a campus organizer for Secular Student Alliance in college, and has interned with both CFI and the American Humanist Association. Today I have her on the show to talk about her life, her work, and her thoughts on secular activism and intersectionality. Links: Sam on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tiredsias My GoFundMe for my new laptop: https://www.gofundme.com/help-me-with-my-computer-problems&rcid=r01-1537796817...
Bi Any Means Podcast #166: Naked Mormonism with Bryce Blankenagel
September 20, 2018 07:00 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MBMy guest for today is Bryce Blankenagel. He’s the host of the podcasts Naked Mormonism which focuses on Mormon history, and the new Glass Box which focuses on Mormon news. Today I have him on the show to talk about some of the craziest shit he’s found so far with his research, and some current news stories surrounding the Mormon Church. Links: Naked Mormonism: http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com/ The Glass Box: http://www.glassboxpodcast.com/index.html My computer GoFundMe: https://www.gofund...
Bi Any Means Podcast #165: The Truth about Rapid-Onset Gender Dysphoria with Julia Serano
September 06, 2018 07:00 - 37 minutes - 34 MBMy guest for today is Julia Serano. She’s a trans-bi activist, the author of the books “Whipping Girl” and “Excluded,” a musician, a spoken-word artist, and a biologist. Today I got her on the show to talk about the controversy surrounding Rapid-Onset Gender Dysphoria, and why the science behind it is pretty sketchy. Links: •Julia’s website: http://www.juliaserano.com/ •Julia on Medium: https://medium.com/@juliaserano •Julia on Twitter: http://twitter.com/JuliaSerano •Marissa’s GoFundMe: ...
Bi Any Means Podcast Bonus Episode: Team Rissy!
September 02, 2018 18:10 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MBRich and Deanna Lyons of Living After Faith got a bunch of us podcasters and fans together to create this special project for Marissa McCool's upcoming science vagina installation. We love you, Rissy Monster! •Marissa’s GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/3z5hf2
Bi Any Means Podcast #164: Transitioning as Non-Binary with Ollie and William
August 30, 2018 07:00 - 49 minutes - 45 MBToday’s episode is a panel discussion with two of my friends about what it means to transition when you’re non-binary. As people who don’t fit into the male-female dichotomy, I feel like we’re often left on our own to figure out what to do with our bodies, our presentations, and our lives. Joining me to talk about this are my friends and fellow NBs Ollie and William, and together we hope to figure all this shit out. Links: •Ollie on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ollieevra.scath •Ollie’...
Bi Any Means Podcast #163: Fighting White Supremacy with Casper Rigsby
August 23, 2018 07:00 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MBMy guest for today is Casper Rigsby. For those that missed his interviews on both The Gaytheist Manifesto and the Inciting Incident, he is a former member of the Aryan Nation, and today I have him on the show to talk about a few questions that have been on my mind lately about effective means of combating white supremacy in America today. Links: •Casper on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The.Casper.Rigsby •Casper on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GodDoesntMatter •Marissa’s GoFundMe: https...
Bi Any Means Podcast #162: Activism in West Virginia with Tricia Shepherd
August 16, 2018 07:00 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBMy guest for today is Tricia Shepherd. She’s the author of several LGBTQ-centered e-books—including “The Geek and the Prom King” and “Loving John Watson”—and is an active member of the West Virginia chapter of the Poor People’s Campaign. We’ve been Facebook friends for a couple of years now, and now I have her on the show to tell us her story. Links: •Tricia on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tricia.shepherd.562 •Tricia on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ColoredGalBlues •Tricia’s books on ...
Bi Any Means Podcast #161: Ranting about Facebook Live on Facebook
August 09, 2018 07:00 - 28 minutes - 26 MBToday's episode is the audio from a live Facebook video I did this past Sunday where I talk about Facebook arguments, how I always end up upsetting someone when I try to have a serious conversation about racism, and anxiety over asking people to come on my show. Links: •Trump’s tweet: https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1026084333315153924 •#BlackAssCaucus: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/black-ass-caucus-protest-netroots-nation-new-orleans_us_5b6683f0e4b0fd5c73da6cdb?ncid=engmo...
Bi Any Means Podcast #160: Humanist Legal Society with David Niose
August 02, 2018 07:00 - 35 minutes - 32 MBMy guest for today is David Niose. According to his bio, he is the legal director of the Appignani Humanist Legal Center (which is the legal arm of the American Humanist Association), running the AHLC’s Massachusetts office. His background includes experience in law and mass communication. Having practiced law in Massachusetts since 1990, Niose has also worked in print and broadcast media, taught both history and law, and written extensively on a wide array of issues. He is also the immediate...
Bi Any Means Podcast #159: Escaping Islam with Zerin Firoze
July 26, 2018 07:00 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBMy guest for today is Zerin Firoze. She’s an atheist from Bangladesh who faced death threats and got thrown out of her house simply for being an atheist. Thankfully she was able to move to the United States as a student, and she’s here with us today on the show to tell her story. Links: •Zerin’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ZerinFiroze •The Trans Podcaster Visibility Initiative: https://www.facebook.com/transvisiblepodcaster/ •Dream Youth: http://dreamyouth.bandcamp.com •Ashe...
Bi Any Means Podcast #158: Trans Rights Activism in Nashville with Dr. Marisa Richmond
July 12, 2018 07:00 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBMy guest for today is Dr. Marisa Richmond. She’s a transgender activist based in Nashville, TN who, in 2016, became the first transgender woman ever appointed to a local government commission in Tennessee, nominated by Mayor Megan Barry and confirmed by unanimous vote to the Metro Human Relations Commission. She is also a professor in the history department at MTSU, and, in 2003, was the founder and first president of TTPC, the Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition. Today I have her on th...
Bi Any Means Podcast #157: Beyond Gender with Caleb Arring
July 05, 2018 07:00 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBMy guest for today is Caleb Arring. He is the main host of the Beyond Gender podcast which focuses on LGBTQ news stories and interviews with trans people about their lives. He also runs LGBTQEntrepreneur.com with his partner to help queer and trans business owners gain more clients. Today we’re going to get to know Caleb more and all that he does. Links: •Beyond Gender Podcast: http://www.beyondgenderpod.com/ •LGBTQ Entrepreneur: https://www.lgbtqentrepreneur.com/ •The Trans Podcaster Visi...
Bi Any Means Podcast #156: She Talks Atheism with Bethany Futrell
June 28, 2018 07:00 - 29 minutes - 27 MBMy guest for today is Bethany Futrell. She is the co-host of the Inciting Incident Podcast with Marissa McCool, and is the host of the She Talks Atheism podcast. We’re wrapping up our Pride Month series highlighting LGBTQ podcasters by getting to know Bethany and all that she does. Links: •She Talks Atheism: https://www.patreon.com/SheTalksAtheism •The Inciting Incident: http://www.incitingincident.libsyn.com/ •The Trans Podcaster Visibility Initiative: https://www.facebook.com/transvisibl...
Bi Any Means Podcast #155: TransPunkRockGirl with Stevi Faithless
June 21, 2018 07:00 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBMy guest for today is Stevi Faithless, host of the brand new podcast TransPunkRockGirl. Continuing my Pride Month theme of highlighting fellow LGBTQ podcasters, today I have her on the show to talk about her life and her show. Links: •TransPunkRockGirl: https://audioboom.com/channels/4962513 •The Daily Dot’s response to the Atlantic: https://www.dailydot.com/irl/trans-children-article/ •The Trans Podcaster Visibility Initiative: https://www.facebook.com/transvisiblepodcaster/ •Dream Youth...
Bi Any Means Podcast #154: The Interesting Life of Priss
June 14, 2018 07:00 - 43 minutes - 39.4 MBMy guest for today is Priss, host of the podcast The Interesting Life of Priss. Continuing my Pride Month theme of highlighting fellow LGBTQ podcasters, today I have Priss on the show to talk about her life and her show. Links: •The Interesting Life of Priss: https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-interesting-life-of-priss •Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/prissunicorn •Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Prissunicorn/ •Twitter: https://twitter.com/prissunicorn •I Doubt It with Dollemore: http...
Bi Any Means Podcast #153: Odd Atheist Friends with Erik Ryder
June 07, 2018 07:00 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBMy guest for today is Erik Ryder. He’s a trans man from North Carolina who co-hosts the Odd Atheist Friends podcast with Matthew Maxon. For Pride Month, I want to showcase fellow LGBTQ podcasters, and so today we’re going to get to know Erik more. Links: •Odd Atheist Friends on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OAFPodcast/ •OAF on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Oaf •Hertzey Talks: https://www.facebook.com/HertzeyTalks/ •The Trans Podcaster Visibility Initiative: https://www.facebook.co...
Bi Any Means Podcast #152: Polyamory Panel with Heina Dadabhoy, Devyn Lennex, and Marissa McCool
May 31, 2018 07:00 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MBToday’s episode is a panel discussion about polyamory featuring Heina Dadabhoy of the Orbit blog Heinous Dealings, Marissa McCool of the Inciting Incident podcast, and her partner Devyn Lennex. There’s been a lot of talk recently about “enforced monogamy,” so I thought what better time to talk about polyamory, right? Links: •Heinous Dealings: https://the-orbit.net/heinous/ •Heina on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heinousheina •Marissa’s website: http://rismccool.com/ •Devyn on Faceboo...
Bi Any Means Podcast #151: Troll Nation with Amanda Marcotte
May 24, 2018 07:00 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBMy guest for today is Amanda Marcotte. She’s a political writer for Salon.com, and has a new book out called “Troll Nation: How The Right Became Trump-Worshiping Monsters Set On Rat-Fucking Liberals, America, and Truth Itself.” Today I have her on the show to talk about her latest book, and what the Left can do now with the current political climate. Links: •Amanda on Salon: https://www.salon.com/writer/amanda_marcotte •Amanda on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AmandaMarcotte •Real Life Beyon...
Bi Any Means Podcast #150: Black Women vs. Christianity with Deanna Adams
May 17, 2018 07:00 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MBMy guest for today is Deanna Adams. She is a co-organizer for Black Lives Matter Houston, and has an essay called “Black Women and Christianity: A Historical Perspective Part 2” in Karen Garst’s upcoming book “Women v. Religion.” Today I have Deanna on the show to talk about her life, her work, and about racial justice and humanism in general. Links: •Deanna on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deemusings1 •“Women v. Religion” on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Women-v-Religion-Against-Faith_and/...
Bi Any Means Podcast #149: Secular Activism with Debbie Goddard
May 10, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 64.3 MBMy guest for today is Debbie Goddard. According to her bio, “Debbie Goddard is the outreach director at the Center for Inquiry in Amherst, NY. She is also the director of African Americans for Humanism. Before working for CFI, she participated in local freethought groups in the greater Philadelphia region and helped organize and support campus groups internationally as a student volunteer. She has also been involved with progressive issues and LGBT activism.” Today I have her on the show to t...
Bi Any Means Podcast #148: 35th Birthday Facebook Live AMA
May 03, 2018 07:00 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBToday’s episode is a special AMA episode that I did live on Facebook for my 35th birthday this past Sunday. I did this as a backup just in case I wasn’t able to get a guest on time for this weeks’ episode, and what better way to spend my birthday than with all my fans, right? Links: •Think Stephtically: https://www.youtube.com/user/ThinkingStephtically •The Trans Podcaster Visibility Initiative: https://www.facebook.com/transvisiblepodcaster/ •Dream Youth: http://dreamyouth.bandcamp.com ...
Bi Any Means Podcast #147: Creating a Safer Atheist Movement with Ashley F. Miller and Jessica Xiao
April 26, 2018 07:00 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MBToday’s episode is a small panel discussion between Dr. Ashley F. Miller and Jessica Xiao about how to make the atheist movement a safer space. As a head’s up, we’ll be talking sexual assault and harassment in the movement, so if you’re not in a good place right now, feel free to skip this episode for now and listen when you’re a much better place. For everyone else, I hope you gain something from this conversation. Links: •Ashley F. Miller on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mgafm •Jessi...
Bi Any Means Podcast #146: The Trans Podcaster Visibility Initiative with Callie Wright and Marissa McCool
April 19, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 60.1 MBToday’s episode is the audio from an online panel discussion me, Callie Wright, and Marissa McCool did about the Trans Podcaster Visibility Initiative during last week’s online OrbitCon. OrbitCon was a three-day online conference organized by the bloggers at The Orbit featuring panels and talks livestreamed on YouTube about atheism and social justice. Benny Vimes introduced us and asked us a few audience questions near the end, but mostly it’s the three of us talking about what the Initiative...
Bi Any Means Podcast #145: My Suicidal Episode
April 12, 2018 07:00 - 22 minutes - 21 MBAs you may remember from the intro to last week’s episode, I recently had an emergency where I almost drank myself to death. I’m doing much better now, thankfully, but I’ve been focused so much on recovery that I didn’t feel like booking a guest for this week, so instead I’m going to tell you what happened and how I’m re-evaluating my life. Needless to say, this episode has all the trigger warnings, so if you’re not in a good place right now, you can skip this and come back if and when you’r...
Bi Any Means Podcast #144: Atheism, Bisexuality, and Activism with Amanda Scott
April 05, 2018 07:00 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBMy guest for today is Amanda Scott. She’s a fellow bisexual atheist activist whose first foray into activism was speaking out against having an “In God We Trust” display being installed in a Mobile, Alabama government building. She’s currently a Georgetown University student studying government and American history, and continues to put her humanist values into action through political activism. Today I have her own the show to talk about her story and her activism. Links: •Amanda on Faceboo...
Bi Any Means Podcast #143: Going Godless with Max Tang
March 29, 2018 07:00 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBMy guest for today is Max Tang. They were born and raised in a Chinese American Baptist church where they were taught that they must decrease while Christ must increase. After a four-year long process of deconstructing their faith in high school and a painful coming out process, Max is just now giving themself permission to be their true authentic self, and blogs about their experience at Max Goes Godless. Today I have them on the show to tell their story. Links: •Max Goes Godless: https://m...
Bi Any Means Podcast #142: How to Avoid Activist Burnout—Live from NaNoCon ‘18
March 22, 2018 07:00 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MBToday’s episode is my NaNoCon presentation “How to Avoid Activist Burnout.” The audio you are about to hear is the 20 minute opening talk and my closing words at the end. What you won’t hear is the discussion questions I asked the audience to discuss among themselves because I didn’t want to put people’s voices online without permission. But overall people said they enjoyed my workshop, and I hope you will do the same. Links: •Territory Recognition (mentioned at the beginning of the talk): h...
Bi Any Means Podcast #141: Philosophers in Space with Thomas Smith and Aaron Rabi
March 15, 2018 07:00 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MBMy guests for today are Thomas Smith and Aaron Rabi, hosts of the podcast Philosophers in Space. It’s a new show where Aaron of Embrace the Void and Thomas of Serious Inquiries Only explore philosophical concepts using sci-fi shows and movies. Today I have them on the show to not only talk about the podcast, but also to ask them some philosophical sci-fi questions of my own. Links: •Philosophers in Space on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/philosophers-in-space/id1348915993?mt=2 ...
Bi Any Means Podcast #140: Secular Women Work with Stephanie Zvan
March 08, 2018 12:32 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBReturning to the show today is Stephanie Zvan. She’s helping put together the second Secular Women Work conference, which will be held in Minneapolis from August 24th to the 26th of this year. Today I have her back on the show to talk about the upcoming conference, plus how the mainstream atheist movement can create safer spaces for attendees in the wake of Lawrence Krauss. As a head’s up, we will discuss rape and sexual misconduct in the atheist movement, so listener discretion is highly ad...
Bi Any Means Podcast #139: Psychiatric Abuse with Caleb Orion
March 01, 2018 12:11 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBMy guest for today is Caleb Orion. A few weeks ago they messaged me on Facebook wanting to share the story of their traumatic experience with psychiatric abuse, so I’ve got them on the show today to talk about it. Links: •Radical Mental Health Oregon: https://www.facebook.com/RadicalMentalHealthOR/ •Psych-Critical Pro-Med: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PsychCritical/ •The Icarus Project: http://theicarusproject.net/ •RAANC - Radical Autistic and Neurodivergent Community: https://www.fac...
Bi Any Means Podcast #138: Queer Disbelief with Camille Beredjick
February 22, 2018 15:06 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBMy guest for today is Camille Beredjick. She’s a journalist who blogs about LGBTQ rights on the blogs GayWrites and Friendly Atheist. She has a new book out called “Queer Disbelief” that explains why atheists should care about LGBTQ rights. Today we talk about her back story, her work, and the new book. Links: •GayWrites blog: http://gaywrites.org/ •GayWrites YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/GayWrites •Camille on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cberedjick •Camille on Facebook: h...
Bi Any Means Podcast #137: Yelling at the Atheist Community with Larry Yellingman
February 15, 2018 15:34 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBMy guest for today is Larry Yellingman. He’s the host of the new podcast Man Yelling at the News where he and two guests talk—and yell—about the latest news. Today I have him on the show to get to know him a little bit more, but mostly to yell at the atheist community. Links: •Larry Yellingman Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LarryYellingman •No Religion Required: https://www.spreaker.com/show/no-religion-required_1 •The Trans Podcaster Visibility Initiative: https://www.facebook.com/tran...
Bi Any Means Podcast #136: Bisexual Activism with Miles Joyner
February 08, 2018 15:29 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBMy guest for today is Miles Joyner. They are a twenty-something bisexual non-binary college student who runs the Miles the Bisexual Facebook page where they share memes, articles, and blog posts about bisexuality. Today we’re going to get to know Miles a bit more and all the stuff they do. Links: •Miles the Bisexual on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MilestheBi/ •Earning Mileage blog: https://earningmileage.wordpress.com/ •Miles on Twitter: https://twitter.com/milesenbi •NaNoCon: https...
Bi Any Means Podcast #135: Secular Soup with Amy and Ami
February 01, 2018 16:00 - 30 minutes - 28.4 MBMy guests for today are Amy with a Y and Ami with an I from the Secular Soup podcast. Secular Soup is a new podcast where two self-described blueberries floating in a bowl of tomato soup talk about atheism, feminism, politics, parenting, and whatever else they feel like talking about. Today I have them on the show to talk about the podcast, their back stories, and why they hate Tom and Cecil from Cognitive Dissonance so much. Links: •Secular Soup: https://www.spreaker.com/show/secular-soup ...
Bi Any Means Podcast #134: Skepticism and Social Justice with Cory Johnston
January 25, 2018 13:17 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBMy guest for today is Cory Johnston. He’s the main host of the Brainstorm Podcast, as well the podcasts Skeptic Voices and The Hardcore Skeptic Examines. Today we get to know Cory a little bit more, plus talk about why there’s such a huge rift among skeptics about social justice. Links: •The Brainstorm Podcast: https://www.brainstormblog.net/ •Brainstorm Podcast on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Brainstormpodcast/ •Cory on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CJBrainstorm •Cory on Twitte...
Bi Any Means Podcast #133: Atheism and Asexuality with Emily Karp
January 18, 2018 14:50 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBMy guest for today is Emily Karp. She was one of the co-hosts of the Recovering from Religion Podcast, and currently blogs about asexuality and fandom at luvtheheaven.wordpress.com. She’ll be co-presenting a workshop at this year’s Creating Change conference about asexuality, so I’ve got her on the show to talk about ace visibility in both the atheist community and the LGBTQ community. Links: •Emily’s blog: https://luvtheheaven.wordpress.com/ •The SciBabe: http://scibabe.com/ •The Trans Po...
Bi Any Means Podcast #132: The Iranian Protests with Kaveh Mousavi
January 11, 2018 21:01 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBReturning to the show today is Iranian atheist blogger Kaveh Mousavi to talk about last week’s Iranian protests. As you’ll hear in this interview, Mousavi is a bit more skeptical of the effectiveness of the protests than Armin Navabi was last week on The Thinking Atheist. Consider my conversation with Mousavi as a companion piece to Seth Andrews’ conversation with Navabi. Hopefully between these two interviews, listeners will have a better understanding of the political situation in Iran. Li...
Bi Any Means Podcast #131: Top 10 Favorite Episodes of 2017
January 04, 2018 21:00 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBToday on the show I’m counting down my top ten favorite episodes of 2017. It’s a similar structure to last year’s best of 2016 episode, but because Spreaker doesn’t list most downloaded episodes in numerical order anymore and I’m too lazy to do the math myself, I decided to just list my personal favorite episodes from this past year instead. That way I can highlight episodes that didn’t get a lot of downloads. Links: •The Secular Barbershop: http://www.thesecularbarbershop.com/ •The Trans P...
Bi Any Means Podcast #130: A Very Gaytheist Friendsmas
December 28, 2017 21:00 - 1 hour - 85.3 MBToday’s episode is the live Friendsmas show I was a part of on Christmas Eve with Callie and Ari from the Gaytheist Manifesto and Marissa and Aiden from the Inciting Incident. We talked about surviving the holidays as trans people when we’re stuck with reminders of who we used to be and not-so supportive relatives, plus a little bit about my struggle to give myself permission to be myself, along with a tangent about avocado toast for some reason. Links: •The Gaytheist Manifesto: http://www.t...
Bi Any Means Podcast #129: The Recovery Diaries—A Monologue
December 21, 2017 21:00 - 18 minutes - 16.5 MBToday’s episode is going to be another monologue episode. Today’s going to be a very bare-bones episode where I talk about my drinking problem and the steps I’m taking toward recovery. It’s going to be pretty raw, just to give you all a head’s up, so you might want to skip this episode if you’re not in a good space. For everyone else—especially those struggling—I hope this episode will benefit you in some way. Links: •The Trans Podcaster Visibility Initiative: https://www.facebook.com/transv...
Bi Any Means Podcast #128: How to Win an Election with Andrea Jenkins
December 14, 2017 21:00 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBMy guest for today is Andrea Jenkins. According to Wikipedia, “Andrea Jenkins is an American policy aide, writer, performance artist, poet, and transgender activist. She is known for being the first African American openly trans woman to be elected to office in the United States. Jenkins moved to Minnesota to attend the University of Minnesota in 1979 and was hired by the Hennepin County government, where she worked for a decade. Jenkins worked as a staff member on the Minneapolis City Counci...
Bi Any Means Podcast #127: Youth Activism with Madison Kimrey
December 07, 2017 21:00 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBMy guest for today is sixteen-year-old activist Madison Kimrey. According to Wikipedia, “Madison Kimrey is a political activist from Burlington, North Carolina. Her focuses include youth involvement in politics, the humane treatment of animals, and women’s rights. She has also been involved with petitions, including a petition to meet with North Carolina governor Pat McCrory. She spoke at a Moral Mondays event in North Carolina, and at the ‘We are Woman’ rally in Washington DC. Kimrey's first...
Bi Any Means Podcast #126: Social Justice and Humanism with James Croft
November 30, 2017 21:00 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBMy guest for today is James Croft. According to his bio, “James Croft is a Humanist activist and public speaker who has swiftly become one of the best-known new faces in Humanism today. He is a graduate of the Universities of Cambridge and Harvard, and is recently completed his Doctorate at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. As a leader in training in the Ethical Culture movement – a national movement of Humanist congregations – he is an in-demand public speaker, an engaging teacher, ...
Bi Any Means Podcast Bonus Episode: RIP Scott Smith [Show Notes Edited]
November 27, 2017 22:56 - 9 minutes - 8.4 MB*UPDATE 11/28/17: After talking with several friends today on Facebook and looking back at this episode, I realized that I brushed over the fact that Scott killed his wife, and for that I apologize. I should have recorded this after giving myself time to process the tragedy before recording. For now I will leave this episode online for accountability, but if needed I will delete this. If you're in a domestic violence situation, go to The National Domestic Violence Hotline at www.thehotline.o...
Bi Any Means Podcast #125: Friendsgiving with Marissa McCool and Jessica Xiao
November 23, 2017 14:00 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBToday’s a special Friendsgiving episode with two friends of mine, Marissa McCool and Jessica Xiao. Instead of awkward dinner conversations with your racist uncle, this conversation is going to be about some things that have been on my mind lately about social justice activism, such as self-care, perfectionism, and radical vulnerability. I’m releasing this a few hours earlier than usual for three reasons. First, in case anyone’s traveling for the holiday you can listen to this on the ride. Se...
Bi Any Means Podcast #124: Confessions of an Ex-Muslim with Yasmine Mohammed
November 16, 2017 21:00 - 44 minutes - 40.3 MBMy guest for today is Yasmine Mohammed, co-host of the Secular Jihadists from the Middle East podcast. She grew up in Canada in an extremely conservative Muslim family, and was in an arranged marriage with an Al-Qaeda agent. She escaped both the marriage and Islam, and her memoir about her journey, “From Al-Qaeda to Atheism,” will be released this December. Today we’re going to talk about her story, plus a little bit about what the Left and Right get wrong about Islam. Links: •Yasmine’s webs...