What happens when your voice no longer matches your gender identity? Join host Jess Lupini as she explores the strange and tangled relationship between gender and voice. Through interviews with linguists, trans people, voice training experts, doctors, surgeons, storytellers, and much more, The Words Don't Fit The Picture will take you on a journey through what we know — and what we've still yet to fully understand — about how our voices and gender identities affect one another.
The Words Don't Fit the Picture: Gender vs. Voice
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What happens when your voice no longer matches your gender identity? Join host Jess Lupini as she explores the strange and tangled relationship between gender and voice. Through interviews with linguists, trans people, voice training experts, doctors, surgeons, storytellers, and much more, The Words Don't Fit The Picture will take you on a journey through what we know — and what we've still yet to fully understand — about how our voices and gender identities affect one another.
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Recent Episodes
March 17, 2026
Non-Binary Voice and the Power of Storytelling with Ivan Coyote
<p>Jess chats with Ivan Coyote, a non-binary writer, storyteller, and performer. They talk about storytelling, gender identity, finding their voices, growing up without trans role models in media, why so many trans people find their identities in music, and how to find community when the world feels dark.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SKBP8s1k-0" title="Click here to watch a video of this episode.">Click here to watch a video of this episode.</a><br> <br></p><ul><li>(00:00) - Show Intro</li> <li>(01:30) - Introduction to Ivan Coyote</li> <li>(02:23) - Favorite Voices and Icons</li> <li>(08:28) - Voice as a Tell</li> <li>(29:47) - Misgendering and the Cabin Question</li> <li>(41:50) - Inside "Playlist" Stories</li> <li>(44:51) - Queer Discovery in Music</li> <li>(47:53) - Rocky Horror and Role Models</li> <li>(59:05) - Backlash and Survival</li> <li>(01:14:07) - Advice and Farewell</li> <li>(01:22:57) - Credits</li> </ul><br><a href="https://share.transistor.fm/s/eceae530/transcript" title="Click here to view the episode transcript.">Click here to view the episode transcript.</a><br>
March 15, 2026
What is Voice Training? with Speech-Language Pathologist Sherri Zelazny
<p>Speech-Language Pathologists have played a major part in bringing gender-affirming voice training to communities worldwide. Jess speaks with Sherri Zelazny, a Vancouver-based SLP, who helps trans people change their voices through the Changing Keys program in BC. They discuss voice training, the role of SLPs, and vocal health.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LA_1daF1bhI" title="Click here to watch a video of this episode.">Click here to watch a video of this episode.</a><br> <br><a href="https://share.transistor.fm/s/8ff56544/transcript" title="Click here to view the episode transcript.">Click here to view the episode transcript.</a><br> </p>
March 15, 2026
Voice Surgery for Altering Pitch with Dr. James Thomas
<p>Jess speaks with <a href="https://www.voicedoctor.net/">Dr. James Thomas</a>, a laryngologist who may be the leading expert in pitch-altering vocal surgeries. They talk about what options are available, what kinds of results are possible, and what to expect in terms of recovery and complications. Surgeries discussed include the Cricothyroid Approximation, Feminization Laryngoplasty (FemLar), and Vocal Cord Webbing.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wfsoAOML1U" title="Click here to watch a video of this episode.">Click here to watch a video of this episode.</a><br> <br></p><ul><li>(00:00) - Show Intro</li> <li>(01:34) - Introduction to Dr. James Thomas</li> <li>(03:43) - Stroboscopes</li> <li>(04:52) - A Rare Sub-Sub-Specialty</li> <li>(06:59) - Voice Physics: Pitch vs Resonance</li> <li>(10:42) - Testosterone and Voice Changes</li> <li>(12:15) - The Cricothyroid Approximation</li> <li>(15:04) - Cricothyroid Approximation Results and Drawbacks</li> <li>(18:15) - Inventing "Femlar"</li> <li>(23:31) - Femlar: Before and After</li> <li>(25:29) - Success Rates and Real Outcomes</li> <li>(27:42) - Risks, Complications, and Revisions</li> <li>(30:54) - Webbing and Lasers</li> <li>(32:59) - Choosing Surgery Options</li> <li>(34:42) - Recovery Timelines</li> <li>(36:30) - How Pitch Range Shifts</li> <li>(37:38) - Trachea Shaves</li> <li>(40:18) - Transparency About Complications</li> <li>(44:06) - Revisions vs. "Tuneups"</li> <li>(47:35) - Ethics and Patient Vulnerability</li> <li>(51:34) - Insurance and Political Climate</li> <li>(55:01) - Voice Surgey and Voice Therapy</li> <li>(01:00:09) - Future of the Field</li> <li>(01:02:04) - Pitch Lowering</li> <li>(01:03:47) - Closing Thoughts</li> <li>(01:06:22) - Credits</li> </ul><br><a href="https://share.transistor.fm/s/d135bfb3/transcript" title="Click here to view the episode transcript.">Click here to view the episode transcript.</a><br>
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