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Transqat

Transqat is a safe place to learn about transgender issues. Hosted by Clare McCarthy, Transqat is conversations with an emphasis of civil discourse and respect.

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Transqat Episode 116: Bi Panel

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2026/04/24

Shari Lucas and Amanda Redfern talk with Clare about all things bisexual. Transqat is a safe space for respectful conversations about transgender issues and queer people. Learn more at transqat.com. Show Notes Beard Lavender Marriage History of “bisexual” Bowie Playboy interview Time 1992 cover Triangle Community Center Bi+ in CT FB page Bi+ pansexual omnisexual asexual bi vs androgenous Robin Ochs Bisexual Manifesto Pew Research Imposter syndrome GSAs Bojack Horseman: Todd Star Trek: Discov...

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59:43

Transqat Episode 115: TJ Klune

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2026/04/10

#1 NYT and #1 USA Today author TJ Klune talks with Clare about his newest book, We Burned So Bright. Transqat is a safe space for respectful conversations about transgender issues and queer people. Learn more at transqat.com. Show Notes: TJ Klune We Burned So Bright The Black Cat Tavern senachie The Straight Story Wild at Heart Mulholland Drive The Front Runner Tucson Festival of Books Island of Misfit Toys Adoption Movement Twin Peaks: The Return

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Transqat Episode 114: John Pica-Sneeden

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2026/03/20

John Pica-Sneeden, Executive Director of the Connecticut Gay & Lesbian Chamber, talks with Clare about the power of belonging. Transqat is a safe space for respectful conversations about transgender issues and queer people. Learn more at transqat.com. Show Notes Sponsor: Goodspeed Musicals CTGLC River Bend Books Prism Counseling Hartford HealthCare National Gay & Lesbian Chamber YWCA New Britain Travelers Insurance Kimmel Suspension Shampooch Imperial Sovereign Court Darling Divas Mi...

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57:43

Transqat Episode 113: P-Town Trans Week

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2026/03/06

On location in Provincetown, Clare hosts a panel of participants at the 2026 Trans Week. Transqat is a safe space for respectful conversations about transgender issues and queer people. Learn more at transqat.com. Show Notes Trans Week AA Veronica Vera CDI New York The Raven Trans Heaven, Pennsylvania Southern Comfort

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62:35

Transqat Episode 112: Authentic Selves

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2026/02/20

Peggy Gillespie, editor of the book Authentic Selves: Celebrating Trans and Nonbinary People and Their Families, along with Fresh Lev White, Genny Beemyn and Brianna Harris (who are featured in the book) join Clare to discuss found famil and hope in difficult times. Transqat is a safe space for respectful conversations about transgender issues and queer people. Learn more at transqat.com. Show Notes:

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7:21

Clare Knows How to Read #4: Manhunt

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2026/02/16

Clare reviews Gretchen Felker-Martin's horror novel Manhunt.

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54:25

Transqat Episode 111: Christa Steiner

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2026/02/06

Miss Constitution State 2026 talks with Clare about mental health and recovery, pageant life, and all things queer. Transqat is a safe space for respectful conversations about transgender issues and queer people. Learn more at transqat.com. Show Notes: Sponsor: Prism Counseling CT Chuckles XI Christa Steiner Miss Connecticut Miss America NAMI Bipolar Type 1 Manhattan School of Music Community Music School Kristen Chenoweth Goodspeed Musicals Two River Theater The Gilded Age Love Is Blind Bob...

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55:54

Transqat Episode 110: Voice From Pride 2025 Part 3

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2026/01/30

The third and final installment of excerpts from Pride event attendees from 2025. Transqat is a safe space for respectful conversations about transgender issues and queer people. Learn more at transqat.com. Show Notes Sponsor: Goodspeed Musicals Transqat Episode 106 Transqat Episode 108 Little v. Hecox West Virginia v. BPJ US v. Skrmetti Mexico City Policy Dr. Dolittle: Pushme-PullYu Ashley Shade Saw the Musical Every Body Leslie Feinberg Dayenu UniTy of Pioneer Valley HRC Workplace Guide HR...

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60:49

Transqat Episode 109: Rainbow Organizing and Response

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2026/01/16

Ali Wicks-Lim and AT from ROAR talk with Clare about making LGBTQ+ events more joy-focused. Transqat is a safe space for respectful conversations about transgender issues and queer people. Learn more at transqat.com. Show Notes: Sponsor: Goodspeed Musicals ROAR Laurel Hubbard IOC Standards NCAA Standards (2010) NCAA standards (2022) Trump’s Weight Imane Khelif vs. Angela Carini Hampshire Pride Rural Justice Network Parasol Patrol Queer Joy Collaborative

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12:27

Transqat: Clare Knows How to Read, Episode 4

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2026/01/07

Clare refutes the claim that she's illiterate by discussing queer-themed books. This episode: Casa Susanna: The Story of the First Trans Network in the United States, 1959-1968

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Announcement

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2026/01/06

Clare addresses some changes at Transqat

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Transqat Episode 108: Voices From Pride 2025, Part 2

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2026/01/02

More excerpts from Middletown, Madison, North Haven, Worcester, North Adams, Holyoke and Hampshire Pride. Transqat is a safe space for respectful conversations about transgender issues and queer people. Learn more at transqat.com. Show Notes Sponsor: Prism Counseling LLC ACA Subsidies HR 1399 Kennedy-Oz Press Conference FDA & Binders Seneca the Elder Treme-John Goodman Iris Rocks Madison Pride The Deluxe Iris Shaneeda Razor Prism OUT Loud: Big Gay Cabaret Rainbow t-shirt It Gets Better S...

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61:31

Transqat Episode 107: Ria Brodell

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2025/12/19

The artist and author of Butch Heroes and More Butch Heroes joins Clare to discuss their 15-year project of depicting gender variance in history. Transqat is a safe space for respectful conversations about transgender issues and queer people. Learn more at transqat.com. Show Notes Sponsor: Goodspeed Musicals Ria Brodell Butch Heroes More Butch Heroes Antonio de Erauso Catholic Prayer Cards Gouache painting St. Bartholemew όλισβος Sex Variants: A Study of Homosexual Patterns Magnus Hirschfeld...

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Transqat: Clare Knows How to Read Episode 3

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2025/12/17

In a spin-off series of mini-episodes, host Clare McCarthy spotlights queer-themed books. Today's episode focuses on Mike Curato's 2025 graphic novel Gaysians.

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Transqat Episode 106: Voices From Pride 2025 Part 1

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2025/12/12

Excerpts from conversations at Middletown, North Haven, Madison, Hampshire, Worcester, North Adams and Holyoke Pride events. Transqat is a safe space for respectful conversations about transgender issues and queer people. Learn more at transqat.com. Show Notes Sponsor: Goodspeed Musicals Quantum Leap (1989) Quantum Leap (2022) Mason Alexander Park Gaylordsville CT Conversion Therapy Intersex Society of North America Transqat Episode 47: Dr. Carl Streed PCOS The Race to be Myself, C...

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Transqat Episode 105: Marybel Delgado

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2025/12/05

Marybel Delgado, founder and Executive Director of Transcending Beyond, a Holyoke-based nonprofit working to support and educate parents, caregivers and allies of trans folx. Transqat is a safe space where transgender and queer people can stand together. We stand for respectful conversations, for open minds and open hearts, for a better understanding. We stand against bigotry, willful ignorance, and fear-mongering. Transqat: We Stand. Show Notes Sponsor: Goodspeed Musicals Tran...

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61:48

Transqat Episode 104: Trans Doe Task Force

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2025/11/21

In honor of Trans Day of Remembrance, Dr. Anthony Redgrave of the Trans Doe Task Force talks with Clare about working LGBTQ+- related cold cases and missing persons. Transqat is a safe space where transgender and queer people can stand together. We stand for respectful conversations, for open minds and open hearts, for a better understanding. We stand against bigotry, willful ignorance, and fear-mongering. Transqat: We Stand. Show Notes Sponsor: Fox & Fire Trans Doe Task For...

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Transqat Episode 103: Todd Rennebohm

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2025/11/14

Todd Rennebohm talks with Clare about his podcast series Transgression: My Search for the REAL Trans Agenda in Saskatchewan. Transqat is a safe space where transgender and queer people can stand together. We stand for respectful conversations, for open minds and open hearts, for a better understanding. We stand against bigotry, willful ignorance, and fear-mongering. Transqat: We Stand. Show Notes Sponsor: Fox & Feather Healing ArtsTransqat Episode 102This Is Jan screeni...

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61:19

Transqat Episode 102: This Is Jan

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2025/11/07

Writer/director Robert Larriviere and producer Brooklyn ___ of the short film This Is Jan join Clare to dissect and appreciate this short film. A special, limited-time screening is available to Transqat subscribers. Link: https://vimeo.com/1013685119?share=copy Password: Transqat2025 Transqat is a safe space where transgender and queer people can stand together. We stand for respectful conversations, for open minds and open hearts, for a better understanding. We stand against bigotry,...

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11:06

Transqat: Clare Knows How To Read Episode 2

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2025/10/31

Clare proves she knows how to read by discussing TJ Klune's The House in the Cerulean Sea and Somewhere Beyond the Sea.

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