Becoming Visible: Trans Stories

About Becoming Visible: Trans Stories

Through heartfelt and entertaining interviews with gender-diverse individuals, we hope to leave you feeling enlightened and empowered. By listening, you will gain a deeper understanding of gender identity-related terminologies and the diverse lived experiences of those we have interviewed. Becoming Visible: Trans Stories is hosted by Jack Fonder, a transgender man and Susan Williams, mom of a transgender teen in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Publisher

Jack Fonder & Susan Williams

Category

education · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 May 2023

Latest episode

23 Apr 2025

Latest episodes

27 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   23 Apr 2025

   Rachel: Social Worker & Parent of Non-Binary Teen

   Welcome to Season 2 of Becoming Visible: Trans Stories! Susan and Jack sit down with Rachel Hulstein-Lowe is trained as a clinical social worker and has been a clinician in private practice in the Boston area since 2010. Through play, talk and humor, she helps anxious kids, teens and parents gain insight and empowerment. In addition, as the parent of a nonbinary teen, she has both personal and professional experience supporting trans, nonbinary, and gender-expansive youth and adults live thei...

2. 

   14 Mar 2025

   Cole

   In our 24th episode, Susan and Jack sit down with Cole, a transgender man who grew up in South Dakota and navigated the complexities of coming out to his family while in college. Now an adult, Cole shares why he chose to stay in the state, the challenges of being a trans man in the workplace, and how recent legislative actions and the current administration are making it harder to sustain his career. A quick note: After recording, we discovered an issue with Susan’s microphone, so her audio m...

3. 

   7 Oct 2024

   Willow

   In the 22nd episode of Becoming Visible: Trans Stories, Susan and Jack learn all about Willow, a transgender woman originally from Howard, SD who is in her last year at Dakota State majoring in CyberSecurity who is heading into AmeriCorps next year. Willow shares her struggle with internalized transphobia, getting an Autism diagnosis and transitioning in a small town.Adult 18+ Queer Community Members: Are you an LGBTQ+ individual who is 18+ and wants to make both medical and mental heal...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

10 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 46 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

40

Social presence

91

YouTube

0

Engagement

82

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