Trans Tea

Dearest tealings, join us for a conversation today about chorus community culture, and how we've seen it evolve here in Iowa. We also take about our favorite bar, the Legendary Blazing Saddle! 🐴———Featuring Tristan Miedema & Tessa Tura from Iowa's only trans and nonbinary singing ensemble TRANScendent.Welcome to Trans Tea, a podcast all about queer life in the Midwest — the community, the trans choral movement, and the queer stories yet to be told. Co-hosted by Tessa Tura (she/her), drag entertainer, queer activist, and one of TRANScendent's founding members & Tristan Miedema (he/they), director of TRANScendent, Iowa's only trans and non-binary singing ensemble. We're here to talk about queer Iowans living out loud and the voices making it happen. So consider this your invitation — sit back and grab a cup, cuz we're spillinggg.🌈 ADSDMGMC.org🍵 THE REFILL@TheBlazingSaddle on InstagramWant to support our work?☕ Buy us a tea at https://buymeacoffee.com/transteapodcast💖 FOLLOW US 💖⁠⁠Tea with Tristan⁠⁠ on Substack⁠@TristanMiedema⁠ on Instagram⁠@TristanMiedema⁠ on TikTok⁠@TheTessaTura⁠ on Instagram⁠@The_Tessa_Tura⁠ on TikTok🎧 LISTEN on your favorite platform: https://tr.ee/transtea-podcastSee all our links:https://linktr.ee/tristanmiedemahttps://linktr.ee/tessatura#transvoices #transchoralmovement #transchoir #transchorus #queervoices #queermidwest #midwest #iowachoruses #choir #choirhumor #choirrehearsal #transpodcast #lgbtqchoruses #galachoruses #queermusic #queerpodcast #queerpodcasts #transpodcasts #transpodcaster #desmoines #desmoinesia #nonbinary #nonbinarypodcast #nonbinaryvoices #nonbinarymusic #transmusic #transmusicpodcast #transgender #transrights #choirlife #genderedclothing, #queerfashion #tuxedo #choirperformance

We're state fair ready, are you? 🌽Today we're talking all things draggg and Tessa's incredible hat. 😏🐄———Featuring Tristan Miedema & Tessa Tura from Iowa's only trans and nonbinary singing ensemble TRANScendent.Welcome to Trans Tea, a podcast all about queer life in the Midwest — the community, the trans choral movement, and the queer stories yet to be told. Co-hosted by Tessa Tura (she/her), drag entertainer, queer activist, and one of TRANScendent's founding members & Tristan Miedema (he/they), director of TRANScendent, Iowa's only trans and non-binary singing ensemble. We're here to talk about queer Iowans living out loud and the voices making it happen. So consider this your invitation — sit back and grab a cup, cuz we're spillinggg.🌈 ADShttps://www.DMGMC.orgBook us for next season or join the chorus for Season 26!🍵 THE REFILLCheck out The Garden Restaurant & Show Lounge!https://www.grdn.com Want to support our work?☕ Buy us a tea at https://buymeacoffee.com/transteapodcast💖 FOLLOW US 💖⁠⁠Tea with Tristan⁠⁠ on Substack⁠@TristanMiedema⁠ on Instagram⁠@TristanMiedema⁠ on TikTok⁠@TheTessaTura⁠ on Instagram⁠@The_Tessa_Tura⁠ on TikTok🎧 LISTEN on your favorite platform: https://tr.ee/transtea-podcastSee all our links:https://linktr.ee/tristanmiedemahttps://linktr.ee/tessatura#transvoices #transchoralmovement #transchoir #transchorus #queervoices #queermidwest #midwest #iowachoruses #choir #choirhumor #choirrehearsal #transpodcast #lgbtqchoruses #galachoruses #queermusic #queerpodcast #queerpodcasts #transpodcasts #transpodcaster #desmoines #desmoinesia #nonbinary #nonbinarypodcast #nonbinaryvoices #nonbinarymusic #transmusic #transmusicpodcast #transgender #transrights #choirlife #genderedclothing, #queerfashion #tuxedo #choirperformance

Listen in as we welcome our first guest, Liam Shipston to the pod! A founding member of TRANScendent, Liam started HRT over 10 years ago and is helping us spill the tea on all things gender and voice parts in the choral space.🌈 ADS & SHOUTOUTSJoin the DMGMC or book us for next season at https://www.DMGMC.org.Read the Journal of Queer Choral Studies (JOQCS): https://www.galachoruses.org/resources/joqcs🍵 THE REFILLCheck out The Voice Lab in Chicago → https://www.thevoicelabinc.comOne Weird Trick → https://amzn.to/4fiNhnHSinging Teacher's Guide to Teaching Transgender Voices → https://amzn.to/4vDlKnc☕ BUY US A TEAhttps://buymeacoffee.com/transteapodcast💖 FOLLOW US 💖 ⁠⁠Tea with Tristan⁠⁠ on Substack ⁠@TristanMiedema⁠ on Instagram ⁠@TristanMiedema⁠ on TikTok ⁠@TheTessaTura⁠ on Instagram ⁠@The_Tessa_Tura⁠ on TikTok🎧 LISTEN on your favorite platform: https://tr.ee/transtea-podcastSee all our links:https://linktr.ee/tristanmiedemahttps://linktr.ee/tessatura💖 ABOUT TRANS TEAFeaturing Tristan Miedema & Tessa Tura from Iowa's only trans and nonbinary singing ensemble TRANScendent. Welcome to Trans Tea, a podcast all about queer life in the Midwest — the community, the trans choral movement, and the queer stories yet to be told. Co-hosted by Tessa Tura (she/her), drag entertainer, queer activist, and one of TRANScendent's founding members & Tristan Miedema (he/they), director of TRANScendent, Iowa's only trans and non-binary singing ensemble. We're here to talk about queer Iowans living out loud and the voices making it happen. So consider this your invitation — sit back and grab a cup, cuz we're spillinggg.PS, we may earn commission on links you access via this description. Thanks for supporting our work!#transvoices #transchoralmovement #transchoir #transchorus #queervoices #queermidwest #midwest #iowachoruses #choir #choirhumor #choirrehearsal #transpodcast #lgbtqchoruses #galachoruses #queermusic #queerpodcast #queerpodcasts #transpodcasts #transpodcaster #desmoines #desmoinesia #nonbinary #nonbinarypodcast #nonbinaryvoices #nonbinarymusic #transmusic #transmusicpodcast #transgender #transrights #choirlife #genderedclothing, #queerfashion #tuxedo #choirperformance

Hi gay! We're backkkk after a short pride hiatus. 🌈 Today we're talking about The Silver Party, the Des Moines Gay Men's Chorus's 25th Anniversary Concert Celebration. We've got lots more coming this summer, so stay tuned, and keep those cups full. ☕🏳️‍⚧️———Featuring Tristan Miedema & Tessa Tura from Iowa's only trans and nonbinary singing ensemble TRANScendent.Welcome to Trans Tea, a podcast all about queer life in the Midwest — the community, the trans choral movement, and the queer stories yet to be told. Co-hosted by Tessa Tura (she/her), drag entertainer, queer activist, and one of TRANScendent's founding members & Tristan Miedema (he/they), director of TRANScendent, Iowa's only trans and non-binary singing ensemble. We're here to talk about queer Iowans living out loud and the voices making it happen. So consider this your invitation — sit back and grab a cup, cuz we're spilling, and the trans tea is always hot.🎶 Listen to Weightlessness by ⁨@paxressler⁩ & ⁨@JosAShapiro⁩ → https://youtube.com/watch?v=qIawi1AvBsg&feature=shared🌈 ADSJoin the DMGMC for our 26th season → https://www.dmgmc.org/join-the-chorusShop DMGMC Merch → https://stores.inksoft.com/phelpsusa_dmgmc/shop/home🍵 THE REFILLCheck out @GalaChoruses: https://www.galachoruses.org.Listen to our collab with Queer Voices Podcast → https://rss.com/podcasts/queer-voices/Want to support our work?☕ Buy us a tea at buymeacoffee.com/transteapodcast💖 FOLLOW US 💖⁠⁠Tea with Tristan⁠⁠ on Substack⁠@TristanMiedema⁠ on Instagram⁠@TristanMiedema⁠ on TikTok⁠@TheTessaTura⁠ on Instagram⁠@The_Tessa_Tura⁠ on TikTok🎧 LISTEN on your favorite platform: tr.ee/transtea-podcastSee all our links:https://linktr.ee/tristanmiedemahttps://linktr.ee/tessatura#transvoices #transchoralmovement #transchoir #transchorus #queervoices #queermidwest #midwest #iowachoruses #choir #choirhumor #choirrehearsal #transpodcast #lgbtqchoruses #galachoruses #queermusic #queerpodcast #queerpodcasts #transpodcasts #transpodcaster #desmoines #desmoinesia #nonbinary #nonbinarypodcast #nonbinaryvoices #nonbinarymusic #transmusic #transmusicpodcast #transgender #transrights #choirlife #genderedclothing, #queerfashion #tuxedo #choirperformance