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In slightly more than ONE WEEK, Kamryn goes under the knife. TODAY, she talks about how this process is so freeing in the way it’s going to cut away some of the damage she’s done to herself in service of people who didn’t want her to be the person she actually is and how it’s opening up space in her life she was too cramped to move around in. This episode is musically inspired by “Contortionist” by Arankai This episode’s strain is Cherry Gorilla Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US Follow Kamryn  @TranosPod on TikTok @TheTranos on Twitter,  @TranosLives on Instagram

On the extended eve of her facial feminization surgery, after many setbacks, Kamryn explains what it means to her to transform her body to match what she carries around inside everyday. She explains what the content output will look like after her face has been peeled like a grape and her skull passes through the femininity forge and why she’s choosing to undergo this ordeal. And, this is Bee editorializing, I’m so proud of her. This episode is musically inspired by “Shapeshifter” by Downswing This episode’s strain is Shape Shifter Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US Follow Kamryn @TranosPod on TikTok @TheTranos on Twitter, @TranosLives on Instagram

Tranos & The Lived Experience is back for 2024 with a very special episode! This week, Kamryn is joined by John “JC Money” Cimino, a long-time locker room colleague, a long-time friend and sometime foe. They plumb their shared history for tender memories and interrogate the moments in their lives where they couldn’t truly see each other through the filter of beef. This episode is musically inspired by “What’s Beef” by The Notorious B.I.G. This episode's strain is Apple Fritter Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US Follow Kamryn @TranosPod on TikTok @TheTranos on Twitter, @TranosLives on Instagram

In this episode of Tranos & The Lived Experience, Kamryn reflects on the time she shared with her mother at the end of her life and how generational trauma made those times complicated even while each moment is so precious in retrospect. This episode is musically inspired by “Needles and Pins” by Deftones This episode’s strain is Mother’s Finest Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US Follow Kamryn @TranosPod on TikTok @TheTranos on Twitter, @TranosLives on Instagram

Kamryn returns from a hiatus not totally, entirely rested. She shares the pain she's experienced around her career with UPW and how she plans to manage it with her impending retirement. This episode was not musically inspired and isn't paired with a strain. Our theme music is “Supernova” by Arthur Vyncke | https://soundcloud.com/arthurvost Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US Follow Kamryn @TranosPod on TikTok @TheTranos on Twitter, @TranosLives on Instagram

This week, Kamryn reflects on the sense of betrayal she feels when people who build a brand around trans advocacy only ever seem to advocate for white trans people. She relates it to her local community building events by and for the white segment of the community and talks about what’s lost by this exclusion.This episode is musically inspired by “One Of Us Is The Killer” by Dillinger Escape PlanThis episode’s strain is Planet of the Grapes. Our theme music is “Supernova” by Arthur Vyncke | https://soundcloud.com/arthurvost Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US Follow Kamryn @TranosPod on TikTok @TheTranos on Twitter, @TranosLives on Instagram

Happy yesterday! Kamryn returns on a recalibrated schedule to share her nostalgia for the Sundays of her youth, how life intervened to take those away from her and how being a Sunday adult feels so remote to her childhood Sundays.This episode is musically inspired by “Easy Like Sunday Morning” by the CommodoresThis episode’s strain is Sunday Driver Our theme music is “Supernova” by Arthur Vyncke | https://soundcloud.com/arthurvostMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons / Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_USFollow Kamryn @TranosPod on TikTok@TheTranos on Twitter, @TranosLives on Instagram

Tranos watches the watchpeople this week! Kamryn has tales to tell about activism and the ways in which internal politics prevent activists from fulfilling their mission because their path is blocked by high-school-style social hurdles.This episode’s strain is Modified BananasThis episode is musically inspired by “Plugged In” by Pete & BasOur theme music is “Supernova” by Arthur Vyncke | https://soundcloud.com/arthurvostMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons / Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_USFollow Kamryn @TranosPod on TikTok@TheTranos on Twitter, @TranosLives on Instagram

This week, Tranos fails to keep it light. Bee joins Kamryn to have a fun, chill conversation but they ended up talking about how illiteracy around intersectionality causes trouble in the queer community. Oops! They’re still funny with it. This episode’s strain is Lou’s Legacy. This episode is musically inspired by “Shout” by Tears for Fears Our theme music is “Supernova” by Arthur Vyncke | https://soundcloud.com/arthurvostMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons / Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US Follow Kamryn @TranosPod on TikTok @TheTranos on Twitter, @TranosLives on Instagram

Bee is back from New York, and Tranos is back with some facts for that ass. Kamryn examines the social dynamics behind the response to the Montgomery dock melee and finds similar factors at play in every situation where marginalized people match energy where only subservience is expected.This episode’s strain is Bio-JesusThis episode is musically inspired by “Holy Roller” by SpiritboxOur theme music is “Supernova” by Arthur Vyncke | https://soundcloud.com/arthurvostMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons / Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_USFollow Kamryn @TranosPod on TikTok@TheTranos on Twitter, @TranosLives on Instagram

This week, Tranos delivers a piping hot anthology of transgressions. A person in Kamryn’s life has, over years, exemplified some of the most toxic behavior allies get up to, so she’s washing her hands of this person and collecting the runoff for the reference of other marginalized people who might have some false allies in their midst.This episode’s strain is Memory LossThis episode is musically inspired by "My Will Be A Dead Man" by Project 86Our theme music is “Supernova” by Arthur Vyncke | https://soundcloud.com/arthurvostMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons / Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_USFollow Kamryn @TranosPod on TikTok@TheTranos on Twitter, @TranosLives on Instagram

Tranos has been journeying far and wide and didn't have time to record an episode this week, so Tranos & The Lived Experience will revisit an arc in the Neglectecon Saga! --- Kamryn, Andrew and Tracy convene to tell us all about growing up with a total lack of adult supervision. Together, they are The Neglectacons! The Neglectacons play Knifey-Spooney, teach us nasty Rochester geography and recount Kamryn’s teenage fashion choices. This episode’s strain is Blueberry Gelato This episode was musically inspired by “Do Right” by Jimmie’s Chicken Shack