Trans Sister Radio: Broadcasting Everything Trans
by The Story Thus Far Network
Trans Sister Radio is a podcast that explores the real-life stories of two trans women, Athena and Quinn. Every week, they give advice based on their experiences and cover topics and questions they see frequently asked by new and questioning trans folk.
Episodes
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Episode 118: Season 5 Finale
Welcome to Trans Sister Radio Season 5, Episode 24! This week, Athena and Quinn take a break from their usual topics to look back at season 5, and the tumultuous year that was its hallmark. Main Topic: Season 5 Finale Really Silly Thing: Supergirl Discussion (Spoilers Ahead!) We have a Patreon!...
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Episode 117: The Transfem Bottom Surgery Consult Experience
Welcome to Trans Sister Radio Season 5, Episode 23! This week, Athena and Quinn cover Quinn’s recent experience at consultation for bottom surgery. Main Topic: Quinn’s Bottom Surgery Consult Experience Really Silly Thing: Athena’s Controller Journey Part 2 - Mom, We Have Steam Controller At Home...
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Episode 116: The Difference Between Mistakes and Transphobia
Welcome to Trans Sister Radio Season 5, Episode 22! This week, Athena and Quinn expand on a topic they briefly mentioned last episode: how to tell if someone made an honest mistake, or is being transphobic. Main Topic: The Difference Between Mistakes and Transphobia Really Silly Thing: Granvir -...
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Episode 115: Navigating Work Life as a Trans Person
Welcome to Trans Sister Radio Season 5, Episode 21! This week, Athena and Quinn expand on a topic they’ve covered in the past by diving into the current landscape of being trans at work. Main Topic: Navigating Work Life as a Trans Person (a sequel to Professionally Trans, episode 12) Really Silly...
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Episode 114: Microdosing Gender - The Little Things That Bring Us Joy
Welcome to Trans Sister Radio Season 5, Episode 20! This week, Athena and Quinn discuss all the little things about their gender that bring them joy. Main Topic: Microdosing Gender - The Little Things That Bring Us Joy? Really Silly Thing: The Headliners -...
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Episode 113: Should You Engage With TERF-Owned IPs?
Welcome to Trans Sister Radio Season 5, Episode 19! This week, Athena and Quinn discuss why it’s harmful to engage with properties owned by individuals that do harm, and the lines we set for ourselves. Main Topic: Should You Engage With TERF-Owned IPs? Really Silly Thing: He is Coming -...
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Episode 112: Finding Trans Representation in Non-Trans Places
Welcome to Trans Sister Radio Season 5, Episode 18! This week, Athena and Quinn discuss why trans individuals so often turn to non-trans characters and stories to find representations of themselves. Main Topic: Oops, I transed a character’s gender again! Really Silly Thing: Star Trek Voyager:...
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Episode 111: Digital Privacy & Trans Safety
Welcome to Trans Sister Radio Season 5, Episode 17! This week, Athena and Quinn discuss why it’s so important to protect yourself online, even when sharing exciting things about being trans. Main Topic: Digital Privacy & Trans Safety Really Silly Thing: SorceryCon - https://www.sorcerycon.com/ We...
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Episode 110: The Anxiety-Shaped Elephant in the Room
Welcome to Trans Sister Radio Season 5, Episode 16! This week, Athena and Quinn return after a long hiatus and talk about the reason the show has been gone so long: Anxiety. Main Topic: Anxiety and How Gender Dysphoria Masks It Really Silly Thing: Quinn: Vintage Story…
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Episode 109: Being Your Honest Self After Transition
Welcome to Trans Sister Radio Season 5, Episode 15! This week, Athena and Quinn discuss how to balance fitting in versus finding yourself. Main Topic: Being Your Honest Self After Transition Really Silly Thing: Expeditionary Force by Craig Alanson...
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Episode 108: How Transition Affects Gender Roles in a Relationship
Welcome to Trans Sister Radio Season 5, Episode 14! This week, Athena and Quinn discuss how relationships have to change as a result of one or more partners transitioning. Main Topic: How Transition Affects Gender Roles in a Relationship Really Silly Thing: Arc Raiders...
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Episode 107: Can My Partner Set Boundaries on My Transition?
Welcome to Trans Sister Radio Season 5, Episode 13! This week, Athena and Quinn discuss whether your partner has a say in your transition. Main Topic: Can My Partner Set Boundaries on My Transition? Really Silly Thing: Mortal Sin https://store.steampowered.com/app/1494810/Mortal_Sin/ We have a...
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Episode 106: Caregiving as a Trans Person
Welcome to Trans Sister Radio Season 5, Episode 12! This week, Athena and Quinn discuss how transitioning impacts one’s role as a caregiver and how to balance your needs against those in your care. Main Topic: Caregiving as a Trans Person Really Silly Thing: Dispatch...
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Episode 105: Allegorical Monsters - The Intersection of Gender and Horror
Welcome to Trans Sister Radio Season 5, Episode 11! This week, Athena and Quinn discuss how horror, and especially movie monsters, remind us of our own gender journeys. Main Topic: Allegorical Monsters - The Intersection of Gender and Horror Citations: Barbara Creed’s "Monstrous-Feminine": Trans...
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Episode 104: Small Town Trans
Welcome to Trans Sister Radio Season 5, Episode 10! This week, Athena interviews Quinn about her experience transitioning in a small, rural town, and dives in deep on advice for those doing the same. Main Topic: Small Town Trans Really Silly Thing: A “Mini” Tainted Grail Review...
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Episode 103: Do You Have to Medically Transition to Be Trans?
Welcome to Trans Sister Radio Season 5, Episode 9! This week, Quinn and Athena discuss something they’ve covered only in passing, but that deserves its own episode: do you have to medically transition to be trans? Main Topic: Do You Have to Medically Transition to Be Trans? Really Silly Thing: No...
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Episode 102: Masc off: The Overlap of Gender and Neuro Diversity
Welcome to Trans Sister Radio Season 5, Episode 8! This week, Quinn and Athena discuss the parallels between two of their journeys of self-discovery: accepting their gender identity, and accepting their own neurodiversity. Main Topic: Masc off: The Overlap of Gender and Neuro Diversity Really…
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Episode 101: Do You Ever Forget That You’re Trans?
Welcome to Trans Sister Radio Season 5, Episode 7! This week, Quinn and Athena tackle a question that seems obvious, but isn’t everything it seems to be: do they ever forget they’re trans? Main Topic: Do You Ever Forget That You’re Trans? Really Silly Thing: Haste...
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Episode 100: What Podcasting Has Taught Us About Ourselves
Welcome to Trans Sister Radio Season 5, Episode 6! This week, to celebrate 100 episodes of Trans Sister Radio, Quinn and Athena turn their introspective lens on a different topic - what the show has taught them about themselves. Main Topic: What Podcasting Has Taught Us About Ourselves Really…
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Episode 99: There I Go Misgendering Myself Again!
Welcome to Trans Sister Radio Season 5, Episode 5! This week, Quinn and Athena discuss why we misgender ourselves, and why it may not be as big a deal as we make it out to be. Main Topic: There I Go Misgendering Myself Again! Really Silly Thing: Dune: Awakening...
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Episode 98: Why Negative Self-Talk Is So Harmful
Welcome to Trans Sister Radio Season 5, Episode 4! This week, Quinn and Athena discuss how negative self-talk can seep into everyday life, and ways to help mitigate it. Main Topic: Why Negative Self-Talk Is So Harmful Mental Health Resources:...
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Episode 97: Managing Trans Fatigue
Welcome to Trans Sister Radio Season 5, Episode 3! This week, Quinn and Athena discuss how fatigue and burnout can set in unexpectedly, especially as a trans person, and strategies to mitigate it. Main Topic: Managing Trans Fatigue Really Silly Thing: Outward...
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Episode 96: Being Trans Shouldn’t Be A Headline
Welcome to Trans Sister Radio Season 5, Episode 2! This week, Quinn and Athena discuss why being Trans is perceived as such a big deal, and why it shouldn’t be. Main Topic: Being Trans Shouldn’t Be A Headline Quinn at parties:...
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Episode 95: My First Pride
Welcome to Trans Sister Radio Season 5, Episode 1! This week, Quinn and Athena discuss Athena’s first ever time at Pride, and what it’s taught her about why it matters. Main Topic: My First Pride Really Silly Thing: WARRIORS: Abyss https://store.steampowered.com/app/3178350/WARRIORS_Abyss/ We…
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Episode 94: Season 4 Finale
Welcome to Trans Sister Radio Season 4, Episode 24! This week, Quinn and Athena discuss the past season of Trans Sister Radio. Main Topic: Season 4 Retrospective Really Silly Thing: Crime Boss: Rockay City https://store.steampowered.com/app/2933080/Crime_Boss_Rockay_City/ We have a Patreon! Come...
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Episode 93: What We Wish They’d Told Us About Medical Transition
Welcome to Trans Sister Radio Season 4, Episode 23! This week, Quinn and Athena discuss things they didn’t expect about medical transition. Main Topic: What We Wish They’d Told Us About Medical Transition Really Silly Thing: Dome Keeper https://store.steampowered.com/app/1637320/Dome_Keeper/ We...
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Episode 92: How to Deal with Transphobia
Welcome to Trans Sister Radio Season 4, Episode 22! This week, Quinn and Athena discuss strategies you can use to deal with transphobia in your life. Main Topic: How to Deal with Transphobia Really Silly Thing: Grim Dawn https://store.steampowered.com/app/219990/Grim_Dawn/ We have a Patreon! Come...
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Episode 91: Are We a Trend?
Welcome to Trans Sister Radio Season 4, Episode 21! This week, Quinn and Athena answer a question that’s obvious to every trans person ever, addressing the answer both from a historical perspective and why people might believe the wrong answer. Main Topic: Are We a Trend? Really Silly Thing: Gato...
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Episode 90: Lies Our Brains Tell Us
Welcome to Trans Sister Radio Season 4, Episode 20! This week, Quinn and Athena discuss all the lies our brains tell us, and the consequences they create. Main Topic: Lies Our Brains Tell Us Really Silly Thing: Why Quinn is so hyped about Star Citizen right now We have a Patreon! Come find us at...
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Episode 89: Navigating Old Spaces as a New Gender
Welcome to Trans Sister Radio Season 4, Episode 19! This week, Quinn and Athena discuss how to return to spaces as a new gender. Main Topic: Navigating Old Spaces as a New Gender Really Silly Thing: Caves of Qud https://store.steampowered.com/app/333640/Caves_of_Qud/ We have a Patreon! Come find…
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Episode 88: What if My Hobbies Are the Wrong Gender?
Welcome to Trans Sister Radio Season 4, Episode 18! This week, Quinn and Athena discuss what to do if you suddenly don’t fit in with hobbies where you once belonged. Main Topic: What if My Hobbies Are the Wrong Gender? Really Silly Thing: Sorcery: Contested Realm https://sorcerytcg.com/ We have a...
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Episode 87: Why Does Visibility Matter?
Welcome to Trans Sister Radio Season 4, Episode 17! This week, Quinn and Athena discuss why visibility is so important, to more people than even you might realize. Main Topic: Why Visibility Matters Really Silly Thing: Athena’s unnecessarily difficult journey to find a good controller. The ones…
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Episode 86: Our Relationship to Our Bodies
Welcome to Trans Sister Radio Season 4, Episode 16! This week, Quinn and Athena discuss how their perception of their bodies has changed over time. Main Topic: Our Relationship to Our Bodies Really Silly Thing: What We Bought in the Steam Sale Athena: Caves of Qud...
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Episode 85: Our Relationship to Our Voices
Welcome to Trans Sister Radio Season 4, Episode 15! This week, Quinn and Athena discuss how their perception of their own voices has changed over time. Main Topic: Our Relationship to Our Voices Really Silly Thing: Enshrouded https://store.steampowered.com/app/1203620/Enshrouded/ We have a…
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Episode 84: Regrets of a Dead Past
Welcome to Trans Sister Radio Season 4, Episode 14! This week, Quinn and Athena discuss the things they regret from their past lives before transition, and how they deal with that regret. Main Topic: Regrets of a Dead Past Really Silly Thing: YouTubers We’re Currently Watching Athena’s: Serge…
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Episode 83: A Day in the Life 3: Return of the Day-i
Welcome to Trans Sister Radio Season 4, Episode 13! This week, Quinn and Athena take a break from trans-related topics to talk about what their lives have been like during Season 4. Main Topic: A Day in the Life Really Silly Thing: Cinnabunny is OUT!...
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Episode 82: How to be a Good Ally in 2025
Welcome to Trans Sister Radio Season 4, Episode 12! This week, Quinn and Athena revisit how to be a good ally, given the realities of the year 2025. Main Topic: How to be a Good Ally in 2025 Really Silly Thing: Games that aren’t our most played games, but should be! Athena: Signalis...
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Episode 81: Questions You Don't Have to Answer
Welcome to Trans Sister Radio Season 4, Episode 11! This week, Quinn and Athena discuss all the questions you don’t have to answer as a trans person, and ways to handle being asked them. Main Topic: Questions You Don’t Have to Answer Really Silly Thing: A ‘Mini’ Pacific Drive Review...
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Episode 80: How Do You Know You’re Ready For Surgery?
Welcome to Trans Sister Radio Season 4, Episode 10! This week, Quinn and Athena discuss signs that might indicate you’re ready for gender affirming surgery. Main Topic: How Do You Know You’re Ready For Surgery? Really Silly Thing: Becky Chamber’s books! https://www.otherscribbles.com...
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(Bonus) Missellaneous Episode 1: The Star Citizen Episode
Welcome to Trans Sister Radio… Wait… hold on… something’s wrong here! This week, Quinn and Athena had issues finding time to record (yay health issues), so instead we’re releasing the first episode of Missellaneous for everyone! If you enjoy what you hear, and want to hear more of it, you can…
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Episode 79: What If My Gender Label Doesn’t Fit?
Welcome to Trans Sister Radio Season 4, Episode 9! This week, Quinn and Athena discuss how gender changes over time. Main Topic: What If My Gender Label Doesn’t Fit? Really Silly Thing: Space Engineers (and its upcoming sequel!) https://store.steampowered.com/app/244850/Space_Engineers/...
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Episode 78: What If You Can’t Transition Yet?
Welcome to Trans Sister Radio Season 4, Episode 8! This week, Quinn and Athena discuss what you can get started on now if you can’t transition yet. Main Topic: What If You Can’t Transition Yet? Related listening: Dealing with Dysphoria...
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Episode 77: Transgender Representation in Media
Welcome to Trans Sister Radio Season 4, Episode 7! This week, Quinn and Athena discuss how trans representation has evolved over time in media, and what we can learn from these depictions. Main Topic: Transgender Representation in Media Really Silly Thing: Quinn’s Favorite Issue of DC Pride, 2022...
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Episode 76: What's In A Name?
Welcome to Trans Sister Radio Season 4, Episode 6! This week, Quinn and Athena discuss everything about choosing names, from how they chose theirs to tips on how to choose yours. Main Topic: Choosing Your Name Really Silly Thing: Quinn’s Experiences with the Meta Quest 3S...
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Episode 75: Navigating the Holidays While Trans
Welcome to Trans Sister Radio Season 4, Episode 5! This week, Quinn and Athena discuss all the techniques they’ve learned for navigating the holidays during and after transition, whether that be at awkward family parties, celebrating with found family, or enjoying some quality alone time. Main...
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Episode 74: Hypotheticals - The Magical Cis Pill Redux
Welcome to Trans Sister Radio Season 4, Episode 4! This week, Quinn and Athena revisit a previous topic from all the way back in Season 1 of Trans Sister Radio: the Magical Cis Pill! Join us as we dive into what we might do if we could magically solve all our transition woes. Main Topic:...
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Episode 73: Tracking Trans Holidays
Welcome to Trans Sister Radio Season 4, Episode 3! This week, Quinn and Athena discuss the idea of tracking trans holidays - both Quinn’s perspective on tracking personal holidays like name day, and broader holidays, like Trans Day of Visibility and Trans Day of Remembrance. Main Topic: Tracking...
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Episode 72: Stories of Trans Joy
Welcome to Trans Sister Radio Season 4, Episode 2! This week, Quinn and Athena recall moments in which being trans gave them immense joy, and the ways those moments impacted them. Main Topic: Stories of Trans Joy Really Silly Thing: CBR+PNK...
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Episode 71: With Thunderous Applause
Content Warning: This episode comes with a content warning prior to the opening music. Please listen before engaging with the full episode! Welcome to Trans Sister Radio Season 4, Episode 1! So this is how liberty dies…. We’re back for season 4, everyone! Normally, we’d be a lot more excited…
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Episode 70: Season 3 Finale
Welcome to Trans Sister Radio Season 3, Episode 24! It’s been a long road, gettin from there to here… It’s here! The finale of Season 3. What a long and wild road it’s been the last few months! This week, Athena and Quinn look back on the last 23 episodes and talk about what comes next for Trans...
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Trans Sister Radio is a podcast that explores the real-life stories of two trans women, Athena and Quinn. Every week, they give advice based on their experiences and cover topics and questions they see frequently asked by new and questioning trans folk.
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