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! 🐴

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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.

🌈 ADS

DMGMC.org

🍵 THE REFILL

@TheBlazingSaddle on Instagram

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-podcast

See all our links:

https://linktr.ee/tristanmiedema

https://linktr.ee/tessatura

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We're state fair ready, are you? 🌽

Today we're talking all things draggg and Tessa's incredible hat. 😏🐄

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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.

🌈 ADS

https://www.DMGMC.org

Book us for next season or join the chorus for Season 26!

🍵 THE REFILL

Check 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-podcast

See all our links:

https://linktr.ee/tristanmiedema

https://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 & SHOUTOUTS

Join 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 REFILL

Check out The Voice Lab in Chicago → https://www.thevoicelabinc.com

One Weird Trick → https://amzn.to/4fiNhnH

Singing Teacher's Guide to Teaching Transgender Voices → https://amzn.to/4vDlKnc

☕ BUY US A TEA

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-podcast

See all our links:

https://linktr.ee/tristanmiedema

https://linktr.ee/tessatura

💖 ABOUT TRANS TEA

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.

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#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