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Gender Spiral with Ally Beardsley and Babette Thomas

Gender Spiral with Ally Beardsley and Babette Thomas

Written by: Ally Beardsley & Babette Thomas
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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.2023 Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Season 3 Highlights (w/ Ally & Babette)
    Feb 12 2026

    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!

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    36 mins
  • Kiki (and Bouba) with Ally & Babette
    Jan 1 2026

    Happy New Year! We took some time to catch up with each other, look back on season 3, and discuss Sandra Bullock's secret lesbian club (and Heated Rivalry, ofc). We also responded to some listener voicemails!

    Thanks for spiraling with us in 2025! Season 3 was our biggest season yet, but we've got so much more spiraling to do in 2026. Stay tuned!

    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, and support us on Patreon at patreon.com/GenderSpiralPodcast. 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!

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    46 mins
  • Judith Butler Talks About Their Gender (w/ Judith Butler)
    Dec 15 2025

    The legendary gender philosopher and scholar Judith Butler tells us about their personal relationship to non-binary identity. They also provide insight on the global rise of anti-trans ideology, the subject of their 2024 book "Who's Afraid of Gender?"

    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, and support us on Patreon at patreon.com/GenderSpiralPodcast. 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!

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    54 mins
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