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Audio – AMERICAN THEATREOffscript: Pride With the ‘Come Back to the 5 & Dime’ TeamThis month's guests are Shakina Nayfack, Ashley Robinson, and Dan Gillespie Sells, who have turned an iconic 1970s play into a musical, and arts journalist Billy McEntee.2025-06-1200 minAmerican Theatre's OffscriptOffscript: Pride With the ‘Come Back to the 5 & Dime’ TeamThis month's guests are Shakina Nayfack, Ashley Robinson, and Dan Gillespie Sells, who have turned an iconic 1970s play into a musical, and arts journalist Billy McEntee.2025-06-1200 min
American Theatre OffscriptOffscript: Pride With the 'Come Back to the 5 & Dime' TeamThis month's guests are Shakina Nayfack, Ashley Robinson, and Dan Gillespie Sells, who have turned an iconic 1970s play into a musical, and theatre journalist Billy McEntee
2025-06-121h 16
Falling With Style: A Pixar Movie MarathonSpecial Presentation: Tokyo Godfathers (with Cass Proffitt)“I know in my heart, I’m more woman than anyone!”Cass from Distant Echoes joins us for this joyful Christmas masterpiece, led by a heroic and unapologetic trans woman in a cast of complex unhoused characters. We explore filmmaker Satoshi Kon’s unparalleled filmography–including the deep empathy that led him to tell a magical story about the queer and homeless experience–along with the imaginative animation from Madhouse, and the reclamation of Hana as a trans character in modern translations despite early missteps.Film Release: November 8, 2003For the next couple months, we’re doing...2025-03-212h 00
Someone's ThunderShakina Nayfack**due to technical difficulties the audio balance was affected for this episode - be ready to adjust your volume a bit and thank you for your understanding. We are so proud of the content despite this inconvenience. Shakina Nayfack joins Stephanie and Angela to talk about manifesting, trans stories as the power of art. Shakina is a performer, writer, director, activist, and priestess. Most recently, Shakina received two Critics Choice Awards for her work as a writer and director on the NBC hour-long drama series, QUANTUM LEAP. You can hear her powerful acceptance speech mentioned in our e...2025-02-1143 min
Nostalgium ArcanumThe Rocky Horror Picture ShowLet's do the Time Warp again as special guest writer/director/actress/producer Shakina Nayfack (@shakeenz, Difficult People, Quantum Leap) joins us to send off our Halloween season with a bang, emphasis on the bang. This musical is a one-of-a-kind blend of rock, camp, horror, and sexual exploration that really puts the "fluid" in gender fluidity, one that has and always will inspire hordes of live audiences to not just dream it, but to be it.
Also, feel free to yell "asshole" and "slut" at us as you listen to this.
If you have feedback...2023-10-301h 37
ALBUM PODCAST with Joe Iconis and Jennifer Ashley Tepper"Him Today, Gone Tomorrow" (Shakina Nayfack)Him Today, Gone Tomorrow is a rock and roll banger created with Shakina Nayfack for her musical, Manifest Pussy, an autobiographical story of Shakina's journey to gender affirming surgery. This song's sentiment speaks to how the middle of a transition is just as valid as the beginning or the end. Performed by the goddess herself.http://BPN.fm/Album to get the music. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2023-08-1017 min
Metrosource Minis: The LGBTQ World & BeyondShakina Nayfack: Making Trans Waves in TV and BeyondBetter than a Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion reboot, picture it: A milestone high school reunion at an ultra-conservative Catholic High School in Orange County…Shakina Nayfack, Class of (fill in the blank, we don’t do ages): performer, director, writer, producer, artistic director, and activist whose groundbreaking career has encompassed television, theater, and music with projects on Amazon, Hulu, Audible, and NBC; making television history not once, not twice, but three times. Sounds like a Most Successful Honoree, correct? Too bad the high school asked her to leave when she was the victim of bullying because of her id...2023-06-0536 min
SaturnVoxThis Episode is a Seed - On Ghostly Practice, the Ritual Body, and Performing the Chthonic Sun | Jacquelyn Marie ShannonThis week, we are welcoming a person very dear to my heart, Jacquelyn Marie Shannon, ritualist, integrative hypnotist, ritual artist, Ph.D. candidate, and dancer, to chat about their research on a topic they have come to call Ghostly Practice. It's hard for me to concisely state in linear language what this episode is about. It's about poetry, it's about performance, it's about the haunting excess accrued by the churning movements and sacrifice of time. It's about dance as the tension and pulling between not the two sides of the coin, but, the very spin of the coin itself. 2023-03-181h 10
One and Done TVConnecting...On this very disconnected episode of One and Done TV, Ian and John join the waiting room for the 2020 NBC/Peacock Zoom comedy Connecting… starring Keith Powell and Otmara Marrero! A group of friends stay in touch via video chat through the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic, airing their grievances and keeping up to date on what’s happening in society and in their lives during lockdown. Ian remembers working with Shakina Nayfack on Difficult People. John once again urges Ian (and the listeners) to watch Inside by Bo Burnham! The hosts discuss Peacock’s cut-for-tv Harry Potter films, the di...2022-10-131h 23
Mapping The College Audition: An MTCA PodcastRE-AIR: Shakina Nayfack (NBC’s Connecting) on Blazing Your Own TrailIn this Artist Exploration, Shakina and Charlie discuss forging a path around your interests and passions, creating your own work, developing your own ethics and how theater is to agitate. Shakina also encourages us to come from a place of compassion and forgiveness when asking for change. If you would like to hear more from Shakina don't forget to listen to Chonburi International Hotel and Butterfly Club on Audible or follow her at the following places:
http://www.shakina.nyc
@Shakeenz on Instagram
@Shakeenz on Twitter
Shakina Nayfack on YouTube
If you have...2022-08-031h 08
Clayton Howe’s EntertainmentxSammy Lopez: Part 2 ”Passion & Good Business Sense”Sammy (IG:@shlopez21)(LI:@shlopez21)(sammy-lopez.com) is a co-founder and producer with P3 Productions, an artist-driven production company that’s built on three pillars: thought-provoking stories, strong values, and opening doors. They are currently developing: GUN & POWDER (World Premiere: Signature Theatre 2020), HOW TO DANCE IN OHIO (Upcoming World Premiere: Syracuse Stage, Fall 2022), MIDSUMMER (In Development), BRADICAL (In Development), and two additional projects in development with award-winning artists John Leguizamo and Shakina Nayfack. He launched the company with his partners, Ben Holtzman and Fiona Howe Rudin.
He is a co-founding member of The Industry Standard Group (TISG) and...2022-05-2629 min
Clayton Howe’s EntertainmentxSammy Lopez: Part 1 ”We”Sammy (IG:@shlopez21)(LI:@shlopez21)(sammy-lopez.com) is a co-founder and producer with P3 Productions, an artist-driven production company that’s built on three pillars: thought-provoking stories, strong values, and opening doors. They are currently developing: GUN & POWDER (World Premiere: Signature Theatre 2020), HOW TO DANCE IN OHIO (Upcoming World Premiere: Syracuse Stage, Fall 2022), MIDSUMMER (In Development), BRADICAL (In Development), and two additional projects in development with award-winning artists John Leguizamo and Shakina Nayfack. He launched the company with his partners, Ben Holtzman and Fiona Howe Rudin.
He is a co-founding member of The Industry Standard Group (TISG) and...2022-05-2328 min
Difficult PodcastersDIFFICULT PODCASTERS Ep 31 | Recapping Hulu's 'Difficult People' (S03,EP09) w/ Special Guest : Shakina NayfackDIFFICULT PODCASTERS, Hosted By, Kellie & Ronnie (Instagram.com/KellieO79 & Instagram.com/RandomlyRJPod). @DifficultPodcasters is a Recap Podcast about Hulu's Comedy-Series "Difficult People" staring Julie Klausner & Billy Eichner.
Season 03, Episode 09 Recap "Sweet Tea." PODCAST, POWERED BY ViridianRowe.com / RandomlyRonnieJr.com / Patreon.com/RandomlyRonnieJr. Special Thanks : Shakina Nayfack 2022-04-1147 min
The Adam Sank ShowBest of ASS: Chicks We Love!It's estrogen overload as Adam and guest co-host Joanne Filan look back at some of the greatest ladies to ever appear on the ASS... including Michelle Buteau, Julie Halston, Suzanne Westenhoefer, Shakina Nayfack, Irene Bremis and Joanne, herself! Loosen your bra, and enjoy this supersized special! Visit https://linktr.ee/AdamSank 2021-12-251h 05
Mapping the College Audition: Artist ExplorationShakina Nayfack (NBC’s Connecting) on Blazing Your Own TrailIn this Artist Exploration, Shakina and Charlie discuss forging a path around your interests and passions, creating your own work, developing your own ethics and how theater is to agitate. Shakina also encourages us to come from a place of compassion and forgiveness when asking for change. If you would like to hear more from Shakina don't forget to listen to Chonburi International Hotel and Butterfly Club on Audible or follow her at the following places:
http://www.shakina.nyc
@Shakeenz on Instagram
@Shakeenz on Twitter
Shakina Nayfack on YouTube
If you have...2021-11-241h 07
Mapping The College Audition: An MTCA PodcastShakina Nayfack (NBC’s Connecting) on Blazing Your Own TrailIn this Artist Exploration, Shakina and Charlie discuss forging a path around your interests and passions, creating your own work, developing your own ethics and how theater is to agitate. Shakina also encourages us to come from a place of compassion and forgiveness when asking for change. If you would like to hear more from Shakina don't forget to listen to Chonburi International Hotel and Butterfly Club on Audible or follow her at the following places:
http://www.shakina.nyc
@Shakeenz on Instagram
@Shakeenz on Twitter
Shakina Nayfack on YouTube
If you have...2021-11-241h 07
You're Making It WorseShakina NayfackShakina Nayfack -- actress, writer, activist and overall oracle of light -- joins the guys to talk about her vagina (and other stuff). Plus, Brent explains "hate raids" against queers on Twitch. And H. Alan explains what made Tammy Faye Bakker a deeply complicated gay icon. And it wasn't just the makeup! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2021-09-2348 min
Sunday Pancakes with Celia Keenan-BolgerLie Still On The Day of Pain And The Day Of Joy Will Greet You with Shakina NayfackMost recently, SHAKINA NAYFACK made television history starring in NBC’s Connecting… as the first transgender person to have a starring role in a network comedy. She can also be seen in Amazon’s GLAAD Award Winning Transparent Musicale Finale, which she helped write and produce, and Hulu’s Difficult People, for which she was a writing consultant. Her play Chonburi International Hotel and Butterfly Club premiered on Audible in 2020 in collaboration with Williamstown Theatre Festival and was recognized with a 2021 Drama League Award for Best Audio Theatre Production. She is the Founding Artistic Director of Musical Theatre Factory, where she...2021-06-1339 min
QT: Queer Teen PodcastShakina NayfackHappy Pride Month and Happy Summer Bonus Episodes!
This is my first guest of the summer. Shakina Nayfack is an out trans actress, writer, activist, author and one of the coolest humans I know! We talk about everything from God, T.V., Thailand, musical theatre and more! Enjoy and tell all your friends!
Friendly reminder: become a Patron of the POD! patreon.com/queerteenpodcast $5 dollars a month goes a long way!
Listen. Learn. Love
2021-06-1151 min
Listen To The Full Audiobook Everyone Is Talking About — So Spellbinding!Owning It by Nikki Levy, Alexandra BillingsPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/32099to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Owning It
Author: Nikki Levy, Alexandra Billings
Narrator: Nikki Levy, Alexandra Billings, Jen Kober, Diona Reasonover, Harvey Guillén, Shakina Nayfack, Bianca Del Rio, Chase Strangio
Format: mp3
Length: 1 hr and 52 mins
Release date: 05-27-21
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 195 ratings
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs
Publisher's Summary:
Owning It, produced especially for Pride Month in collaboration with the historic live event and podcast Don’t Tell My Mother!, brings Audible Members a collection of uplifting, raw, and hilarious stories from queer actors, comedians, and personalities. Cohosted by beloved actress and act...2021-05-271h 52Start This Game-Changing Full Audiobook And Feel The Difference.Owning It by Nikki Levy, Alexandra BillingsPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/4299to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Owning It
Author: Nikki Levy, Alexandra Billings
Narrator: Nikki Levy, Alexandra Billings, Jen Kober, Diona Reasonover, Harvey Guillén, Shakina Nayfack, Bianca Del Rio, Chase Strangio
Format: mp3
Length: 1 hr and 52 mins
Release date: 05-27-21
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 195 ratings
Genres: LGBTQ+
Publisher's Summary:
Owning It, produced especially for Pride Month in collaboration with the historic live event and podcast Don’t Tell My Mother!, brings Audible Members a collection of uplifting, raw, and hilarious stories from queer actors, comedians, and personalities. Cohosted by beloved actress and activist Ale...2021-05-271h 52Feel Into A Best-Selling Full Audiobook This Weekend.Owning It by Nikki Levy, Alexandra BillingsPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/32099to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Owning It
Author: Nikki Levy, Alexandra Billings
Narrator: Nikki Levy, Alexandra Billings, Jen Kober, Diona Reasonover, Harvey Guillén, Shakina Nayfack, Bianca Del Rio, Chase Strangio
Format: mp3
Length: 1 hr and 52 mins
Release date: 05-27-21
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 195 ratings
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs
Publisher's Summary:
Owning It, produced especially for Pride Month in collaboration with the historic live event and podcast Don’t Tell My Mother!, brings Audible Members a collection of uplifting, raw, and hilarious stories from queer actors, comedians, and personalities. Cohosted by beloved actress and act...2021-05-271h 52
Thesis on JoanQueer Queue with Drew GregoryThis week, hosts chat with filmmaker, theatremaker, and writer Drew Gregory! Drew shares about the short she made in quarantine, “The First Time”, reminisces about directing immersive theatre immediately after coming out, and giving young people the trans representation in media she did not have. As a writer for Autostraddle, Drew discusses the freedom of writing for queer indie media, finding the one second of queerness in the In The Heights trailer, and assigns us the best kind of homework, to watch her queer media recommendations.Hosts Harrow and Meghan discuss more thoughts on the return of in-p...2021-05-261h 10
TA(L)KING DIRECTIONIn Conversation with Natasha SinhaRecorded on March 15, 2021
Dramaturgs have long played a critical role in developing and examining new works of theater, but the job is often difficult to describe to those unfamiliar with the show development process. Natasha Sinha, producer, dramaturg, and now Playwrights Horizons' Associate Artistic Director, is no stranger to the process, having played an integral role in developing new works by Michael R. Jackson, Grace McLean, Shakina Nayfack, Danny Pudi, Heather Raffo, and many more. In this episode, Sinha joins The Drama League’s Artistic Director Gabriel Stelian-Shanks to examine the role of the dramaturg in our ever...2021-04-1451 min
THE DEL & EMERSON SHOW10/16/20 Townhalls, Hearings & Lockdown Loving10/16/2020. Townhalls, ACB Hearings, Palm Springs Karen, Shakina Nayfack Network TV First, Grandma For Biden, Gay Paintings Found, Trans Murders, Pride House Tokyo, Roommate Lockdown Lovin', Affirming Scottish Restaurant & more!
2021-03-1759 min
Glow Up And Speak OutObsessed Ep. 207: INSIDE SCOOP: Interview w/Shakina NayfackOn this special edition INSIDE SCOOP the gals are interviewing Shakina Nayfack - star of NBC's "Connecting". Shakina is the FIRST transgender person to be cast as a series regular on a network sitcom. In addition to her incredible acting career, Shakina is an activist, writer, and founding artistic director of NYC's Musical Theatre Factory. We chat everything from shooting a tv show in the middle of a pandemic to dating in NYC to best advice ever received. Shakina's story telling is going to have you begging for MORE!
We are sure you will be as obsessed with Shakina as...2021-02-2458 min
The Queerty InterviewUnproblematic Fave (w/ Shakina Nayfack)Gabe is back this week to discuss the recent Golden Globe nominations and mourn the loss of one of the greats of the music industry. Plus, actress, Shakina Nayfack, joins the conversation to talk about Drag Race, who could replace Ellen, and she gives her thoughts on the future of the Harry Potter franchise. Also- don't forget to also cast your vote for this year's Queerties at https://www.queerty.com/Queerties2021/----Listen to Queerty Ad-Free on Forever Dog Plus:2021-02-0534 min
She's a Woman with Miz CrackerShakina Nayfack: Manifest Pussy!Originally from Southern California, Shakina is a performer, director, writer, producer, and social activist living in New York City. She is well known for her work as Lola on the comedy series Difficult People, Ellis in the sitcom Connecting, and as the Founding Artistic Director of Musical Theatre Factory, where she has supported the development of over 100 new musicals including her own autobiographical rock musical, Manifest Pussy. Follow Shakina on Twitter: @ShakeenzFollow She's a Woman Podcast on IG: @shesawomanpodcastYou can listen and subscribe to us on your favorite p...2021-02-0156 min
Baring It All with Call Me AdamSeason 1: Episode #67: Shakina Nayfack Interview: Actress, Activist, NBC's Connecting, Musical Theatre FactoryActress, director, writer, producer, and activist Shakina Nayfack answered my call to bare it all on my podcast Baring It All with Call Me Adam.Shakina received international attention for crowdfunding her gender confirmation with her 2014 KickStartHer campaign and has since written three rock musicals about her transition. Shakina played a guest-starring role in the series finale of Amazon's Transparent, a Musicale Finale on which she was also a writer and producer. Shakina's fans know from her work as "Lola" in Hulu's cult-comedy series Difficult People and most recently, playing "Ellis" on NBC's new comedy Connecting.2020-12-1733 min
You Can't Say That!Shakina Nayfack (Part 2)Shakina and dive deep into identity politics. This is a conversation you won't want to miss because we do not mince words AND Shakina is offering a birthday Zoom Butto Class on December 8thProduced by Dori Berinstein and Alan Seales, edited by Derek Gunther, music by Cat Dail.A proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-12-0431 min
You Can't Say That!Shakina Nayfack (Part 1)Shakina and dive deep into identity politics. This is a conversation you won't want to miss because we do not mince words AND Shakina is offering a birthday Zoom Butto Class on December 8thProduced by Dori Berinstein and Alan Seales, edited by Derek Gunther, music by Cat Dail.A proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-12-0133 min
The TalkBODIES (Part 1 - Dr. Shakina Nayfack)In the first of a two-part episode, I have a conversation with actress, dancer, and social activist Dr. Shakina Nayfack about understanding, loving, and advocating for our bodies. And about giving children freedom and language at early ages to feel safe expressing themselves without shame.You can find "The Talk" on Instagram and Facebook at @thetalkthepodcast, and on Twitter at @thetalkthepod. If you'd like to contribute to the conversation by sharing your story about one of our episode topics, you can do so by sending a voice memo or an email to thetalk@thetalkthepodcast.com. And if you'd...2020-11-1932 min
TA(L)KING DIRECTION#Collaboration: Laura Savia and Shakina NayfackSeptember 13, 2020
Right off the heels of recording their play for Audible. Chonburi International Hotel & Butterfly Club's Laura Savia (Director & Associate Artistic Director of Williamstown Theatre Festival) and Shakina Nayfack (Actress/Playwright) come together to discuss what it takes to turn a stage play into a radio play, how to empower voices beyond their own in the room, and how to lead a team during a pandemic.
Chonburi International Hotel & Butterfly Club by Shakina Nayfack, presented by Williamstown Theatre Festival and Audible will be released on Audible on December 29, 2020.
#COLLABORATION, The Drama League's new series of conversations that provide a window...2020-10-2853 min
My First ShowShakina NayfackEva talks to activist/artist Shakina Nayfack about the shows that impacted her growing up, from BYE, BYE, BIRDIE to THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW; the ways in which she reflects her own life in her work; and what it feels like to be on Must See TV.Part of the Broadway Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-10-0649 min
Double Threat with Julie Klausner & Tom ScharplingCarry On, My Wayward Yoink (with Shakina Nayfack)Tom and Julie welcome actress and transgender activist Shakina Nayfack (Difficult People, Connecting) for a scene-by-scene analysis of the Netflix documentary Tread and the 1985 adventure comedy Pee-wee's Big Adventure. Listener submissions for the John Zorn Kars4Kids song challenge. And Action Park, Charles Manson biographies, The Three Stooges, OnlyFans, and unwashed carrots.LISTEN TO DOUBLE THREAT AD-FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS:http://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plusDOUBLE THREAT MERCH:https://www.teepublic.com/stores/double-threatSEND CLIPS AND SUBMISSIONS TO:2020-08-311h 40
Ghibliotheque - A Podcast About Animation and Studio GhibliShakina Nayfack on Tokyo Godfathers | Ghibliotheque Interview SpecialIn this special bonus episode, we talk to actress and activist Shakina Nayfack on providing the voice of Hana in the new English dub of Satoshi Kon's Tokyo Godfathers, produced by GKIDS.Follow Ghibliotheque on Twitter:@ghibliotheque@MichaelJLeader – Michael@jakehcunningham – Jake@_stephwatts - StephFollow Shakina on twitter @ShakeenzAnd get in touch via email at ghibli@littledotstudios.comProduced by Michael Leader, Jake Cunningham, Steph Watts & Harold McShiel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...2020-08-2831 minGhibliotheque - A Podcast About Animation and Studio GhibliMailbag Special | Konology #6In this special mailbag episode, Michael, Jake and Steph discuss Satoshi Kon's final short film, Ohayo, his unfinished works and his legacy, with help from listeners and special guests Paul Williams, Zack Davisson, Shakina Nayfack and Natalie Ng.Follow Ghibliotheque on Twitter:@ghibliotheque@MichaelJLeader – Michael@jakehcunningham – Jake@_stephwatts - StephFollow this episode's guests on Twitter:@artporu - Paul Williams@ZackDavisson - Zack Davisson@Shakeenz - Shakina Nayfack@wednesdaydreams - Natalie NgA...2020-08-2150 min
My Broadway MemoryShakina Nayfack & Eve LindleyOriginally from Southern California, Shakina is a performer, director, writer, producer, and social activist living in New York City. You can see Shakina most recently on the Transparent musical series finale. She is most known for her work as Lola on the Hulu comedy series Difficult People (seasons 2 and 3) and as the Founding Artistic Director of Musical Theatre Factory, where she has supported the development of over 100 new musicals including her own autobiographical rock musical, Manifest Pussy. Shakina is a Lilly Award winner, TRU Humanitarian Award winner, two-time Drama League Fellow, and a proud graduate of University of California Santa...2020-07-0351 min
A Podcast, But EvilJarethWe're joined by Shakina Nayfack (@shakeenz of Hulu's Difficult People), THE babe with the power, to talk about Jareth the Goblin King, overseer of the Labyrinth. Should you need us... send feedback to @podcastbutevil.2020-06-0956 min
Legends of S.H.I.E.L.D.: A Marvel Studios TV & Film Fan Podcast"AKA Playland" S2E13 Jessica Jones Series Finale Review (A Marvel Fancast) LoS328The Legends Of S.H.I.E.L.D. Director SP, Agent Lauren and Agent Michelle discuss the Netflix series Jessica Jones season 2 finale episode “AKA Playland.” The Agents debrief you on Jessica’s last family roadtrip, how Alisa choses to cope with life after Dr. Mallus, Trip and Oscar’s miraculous travels, medical advice when waking up in a hospital, Trish’s final straws, what “hot” yoga really means, Marvel series law enforcement are terrible as evidence chain of custody, what Jeri has planned for season 3 (and all the cast), Jessica’s gold metal bottom shelf booze throw, Jessica’s new re...2020-04-2349 minLegends of S.H.I.E.L.D.: A Marvel Studios TV & Film Fan Podcast"AKA Three Lives And Counting" S2E11 & "AKA Pray For My Patsy" S2E12 Jessica Jones Review (A Marvel Fancast) LoS327The Legends Of S.H.I.E.L.D. Director SP, Agent Lauren and Agent Michelle discuss the Netflix series Jessica Jones season 2 episodes “AKA Three Lives And Counting” and “AKA Pray For My Patsy.” The Agents debrief you on why SP is actually watching Discovery on CBS All Access, if Battlestar Galactica’s Head Balter or Jessica Jones Head Kilgrave would win in a fight, why you cannot assume Jessica is crazy talking to herself, Jessica’s hilarious use of a dating app, Trish’s quest for Superpowers, how Dr. Karl Mallus has skewed thoughts on experimentation, what the Caledonian...2020-04-161h 20
They/Them/Theirs - A Monthly Non-binary Discussion#15: Recent Trans Representation in Film (and also yes the Marvel Comics thing)We didn't plan for this episode to come out on TDOV so we will probably talk about it in April! Also, if you'd like to skip the majority of our COVID related conversation in this ep, skip ahead to 11 minutes in.
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Join our discussions in the Orange Groves Discord Server!
Our theme music is Big Trucks by I Believe in Julio.2020-03-311h 47
What Makes U Sing? with Larry OwensWhat Makes Shakina Nayfack Sing?We have actor and activist, Shakina Nayfack, in the studio to talk about the music that made her. Shakina and Larry sing songs from "Rent," "Hedwig and the Angry Inch," and "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat."---Listen to Larry Owens on the cast album of A Strange Loop HERE!Have you watched James Harvey's show, James Harvey: The Bald-Faced Truth? Watch it HERE!Credits: James Harvey (Accompanist), Henry Koperski (Theme Song), Andrew McGuire (Session Producer), Vicky Leta (cover art). ---PLEASE SUBSCRIBE/RATE US on...2020-03-0300 min
Feel The Full Audiobook Everyone Is Talking About — So Game-Changing!The Seep by Chana PorterPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/493961to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Seep
Author: Chana Porter
Narrator: Shakina Nayfack
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 3 hours 4 minutes
Release date: January 21, 2020
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Apocalyptic & Dystopian
Publisher's Summary:
“A unique alien invasion story that focuses on the human and the myriad ways we see and don’t see our own world. Mesmerizing.” —Jeff VanderMeer A blend of searing social commentary and speculative fiction, Chana Porter’s fresh, pointed debut explores a strange new world in the wake of a benign alien invasion. Trina FastHorse Goldberg-O...2020-01-213h 04Download High-Quality Full Audiobooks in Science Fiction & Fantasy, Apocalyptic & DystopianThe Seep by Chana PorterPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/493961to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Seep
Author: Chana Porter
Narrator: Shakina Nayfack
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 3 hours 4 minutes
Release date: January 21, 2020
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Apocalyptic & Dystopian
Publisher's Summary:
“A unique alien invasion story that focuses on the human and the myriad ways we see and don’t see our own world. Mesmerizing.” —Jeff VanderMeer A blend of searing social commentary and speculative fiction, Chana Porter’s fresh, pointed debut explores a strange new world in the wake of a benign alien invasion. Trina FastHorse Goldberg-O...2020-01-213h 04
Download High-Quality Full Audiobooks in Science Fiction & Fantasy, Apocalyptic & DystopianThe Seep by Chana PorterPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/493961 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Seep Author: Chana Porter Narrator: Shakina Nayfack Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 4 minutes Release date: January 21, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Apocalyptic & Dystopian Publisher's Summary: “A unique alien invasion story that focuses on the human and the myriad ways we see and don’t see our own world. Mesmerizing.” —Jeff VanderMeer A blend of searing social commentary and speculative fiction, Chana Porter’s fresh, pointed debut explores a strange new world in the wake of a benign alien invasion. Trina FastHorse...2020-01-2103 min
HomophiliaShakina NayfackActress Shakina Nayfack (Manifest Pussy, Transparent) joins Matt and Dave to talk about revisiting Rent as an adult, table reading for Difficult People, and challenging the conversation surrounding body parts. Plus, Shakina’s incredible first date with her boyfriend, bringing her own perspective to Transparent's Musicale Finale, and learning how to treat spiritual life as a key to mental health.2019-12-0643 min
You Might Know Her FromShakina NayfackDamian and Anne are just giddy to be joined by actress, writer, and activist Shakina Nayfack. You Might Know Her From Difficult People, Transparent, Jessica Jones, Detour, and her multitudinous solo shows. Shakina talked to us about sorta stepping into Moira’s shoes in the Transparent musical finale, her favorite musicals, and the possibility of a Difficult People holiday reunion. Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne Discussed this week: Shakina’s IMDB Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Elizabeth Perkins in Weeds Margaret Qualley, Andie...2019-10-1047 min
LGBTQ&AShakina Nayfack: Manifest Pussy 😻Live from the Big Queer Pod Fest in NYC, Shakina Nayfack talks about how subversive it can feel to be a trans woman learning to embrace herself as a sexual being who is worthy of love. She also talks about Manifest Pussy, the musical she wrote about her gender confirmation surgery, having to learn how to have sex again after transitioning, and why watching porn that stars trans women has been so life-changing for her.
LGBTQ&A is hosted and produced by Jeffrey Masters. @jeffmasters1
2019-09-0428 min
Explore New Full Audiobooks in Science Fiction & Fantasy, Apocalyptic & DystopianThe Book of Flora by Meg ElisonPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/347895to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Book of Flora
Series: #3 of The Road to Nowhere
Author: Meg Elison
Narrator: Shakina Nayfack
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 8 hours 57 minutes
Release date: April 23, 2019
Genres: Apocalyptic & Dystopian
Publisher's Summary:
In this Philip K. Dick Award–winning series, one woman’s unknowable destiny depends on a bold new step in human evolution. In the wake of the apocalypse, Flora has come of age in a highly gendered post-plague society where females have become a precious, coveted, hunted, and endangered commodity. But Flora does not participate in the economy that trade...2019-04-238h 57
Explore New Full Audiobooks in Science Fiction & Fantasy, Apocalyptic & DystopianThe Book of Flora by Meg ElisonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/347895 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Book of Flora Series: #3 of The Road to Nowhere Author: Meg Elison Narrator: Shakina Nayfack Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 57 minutes Release date: April 23, 2019 Genres: Apocalyptic & Dystopian Publisher's Summary: In this Philip K. Dick Award–winning series, one woman’s unknowable destiny depends on a bold new step in human evolution. In the wake of the apocalypse, Flora has come of age in a highly gendered post-plague society where females have become a precious, coveted, hunted, and endangered commodity. But Flora does not participate in the economy that...2019-04-2303 min
Explore the Latest Full Audiobooks in Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science FictionThe Book of Flora by Meg ElisonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/347895 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Book of Flora Series: #3 of The Road to Nowhere Author: Meg Elison Narrator: Shakina Nayfack Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 57 minutes Release date: April 23, 2019 Genres: Science Fiction Publisher's Summary: In this Philip K. Dick Award–winning series, one woman’s unknowable destiny depends on a bold new step in human evolution. In the wake of the apocalypse, Flora has come of age in a highly gendered post-plague society where females have become a precious, coveted, hunted, and endangered commodity. But Flora does not participate in the economy that...2019-04-2303 min
Studio TimeEm Grosland — Artist as AdvocateOn Em’s website is the statement “I am passionate about work that challenges audiences, shifts paradigms, and serves to increase empathy in our culture.“ In this conversation you’ll hear how representing the truth of our own humanity in all its nuances as artists we can create space for others to do the same. There are lots of fun stories here, including those about pixie dust and Meryl Streep. But the thing that has stuck with me from this conversation is the idea of the artist as advocate. I think the thing that separates artists from entertain...2018-12-3159 min
The Adam Sank ShowEp. 74: Shakina Nayfack is Bald, Bold and BeautifulTrans actress and activist Shakina Nayfack (Difficult People) joins Burlesque star Chris Harder and Adam for a frank discussion of her life and career. Visit www.adamsank.com 2018-12-021h 00
that's what she saidshakina nayfackseason 4 premiere! performer/director/writer/producer/activist shakina nayfack starts the season out right talking about love, sex, betrayal and forgiveness.2018-11-281h 04LGBTQ&AShakina Nayfack: The Radical Act of Being a Trans Woman in LoveLive from the Big Queer Pod Fest in NYC, Shakina Nayfack talks about how subversive it can feel to be a trans woman learning to embrace herself as a sexual being who is worthy of love. She also talks about Manifest Pussy, the musical she wrote about her gender confirmation surgery, having to learn how to have sex again after transitioning, and why watching porn that stars trans women has been so life-changing for her.
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LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and is part of...2018-06-2628 min
NancyI Had No IdeaWe were in a relationship?
— Peter Bresnan is a radio producer in New York.
— Shakina Nayfack was accompanied by pianist and composer Julianne Wick Davis.
Episode scoring by Isaac Jones and U.S. Army Blues ("Barbara"). Theme by Alexander Overington.
2017-04-1639 min
HuffPost Love + SexSex In Self-Driving Cars And The Week's Other Big Sex StoriesOn this week's Love + Sex Podcast, Noah & Carina chat about the future of vehicular sex, as well as other exciting developments in the world of love and sex, like a new bluetooth tampon, a reality TV show that will crown America's next porn superstar, and America's first penis transplant.
Later on, we’re joined by Shakina Nayfack, a trans actress and performance artist, who is headed to North Carolina where she promises to protest the recent anti-queer law that was passed, by "pissing in all of the wrong bathrooms."
Finally, Carina and Noah tackle a few sex and love questions, in...2016-05-1927 min
HuffPost Love + SexSex In Self-Driving Cars And The Week's Other Big Sex StoriesOn this week's Love + Sex Podcast, Noah & Carina chat about the future of vehicular sex, as well as other exciting developments in the world of love and sex, like a new bluetooth tampon, a reality TV show that will crown America's next porn superstar, and America's first penis transplant.
Later on, we’re joined by Shakina Nayfack, a trans actress and performance artist, who is headed to North Carolina where she promises to protest the recent anti-queer law that was passed, by "pissing in all of the wrong bathrooms."
Finally, Carina and Noah tackle a few sex and love questions, in...2016-05-1900 min
The Lance and Ray ShowEp 52: Shakina Nayfack“Hold clear in your mind the image of your highest self…and never lose sight of that.”
Lance and Ray talk with the wise and delightful Shakina Nayfack, director, performer, writer, producer, and artistic director of the Musical Theatre Factory in Midtown Manhattan. Last year Shakina underwent transition surgery in Thailand, and her show Post-Op will be happening at Joe's Pub at 9:30 PM on September 22nd, the one year-anniversary of that surgery. Follow her @Shakeenz.
They talk about the Musical Theater Factory sharing a space with a porn studio, the moment when she decided she needed the tr...2015-08-2519 min
Something New - a musical theatre podcastEpisode 319 - Shakina NayfackShakina Nayfack is the Founding Artistic Director of Musical Theatre Factory and the first transwoman to be honored with a Lilly Award recognizing the remarkable contributions to the American Theatre made by women. Her autobiographical ONE WOMAN SHOW has played Joe’s Pub, 54 Below, Sophie’s, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, Barrington Stage Company, and was the flagship project of her groundbreaking KickStartHer campaign to crowdsource funds for her gender confirmation. She holds a Bachelors Degree in Community Studies, a Minor and a Graduate Certificate in Theatre Arts from the University of California Santa Cruz, as well as an MFA in Experimental Chor...2015-07-0653 min