Quinn Christopherson: On His Experience of Living in Alaska as a Trans Man

Throughout today's episode, Quinn Christopherson speaks about winning the 2019 NPR Tiny Desk competition, his Indigenous heritage, and his experiences as a trans man in today's society. 

Quinn Christopherson is an Ahtna Athabaskan and Iñupiaq songwriter born, raised, and based in Anchorage, Alaska. He is the winner of the 2019 NPR Tiny Desk Contest and has since self-released two singles ‘Raedeen’ and ‘Erase Me’.

Twitter @BucketHatQuinn

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Snippets of ‘Raedeen’ and ‘Erase Me’ used with permission from Distance Management

© ℗ 2019 Quinn Christopherson

Our host Maya Kally (she/they) is a genre-free singer-songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist with jazz, indie and experimental influence. Maya's music includes, 'Fantastic new talent!’ - Amazing Radio {Another Time}, ‘Divine Single’ - BBC Radio 6 Music {Chose To Stay}, 'Incredible. Deep and intellectual soul-jazz music for modern day's issues.' - Esquire Thailand {We're Waiting}.

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Podcast Host, Project Manager, and Editor - Maya Kally // Podcast Assistant - Conor Giblin // Artwork by Alysha Takoushian // In association with Come Play With Me

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