Episode 5: “I stole the show!”
Marsha’s status as an icon extends beyond activism and into the arts. She was an inspiration to others and a creative in her own right. From her trendsetting DIY looks salvaged from New York’s dumpste...
8 Jul 202552min
Episode 4: Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries
“STAR is into two things very heavily. One is radical politics. And the second is prostitution.” At least that’s how one journalist in the 1970s described the Street Transvestite Action Revolutionarie...
1 Jul 202552min
Episode 3: Who Threw the First Brick at Stonewall?
There’s no moment in queer history more celebrated than the Stonewall riots, which set off the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement. There’s also no event that’s more hotly debated. To separate the truth fro...
24 Jun 202554min
Episode 2: From Elizabeth to Times Square
A trip to Elizabeth, New Jersey, brings us into the heart of Marsha’s upbringing. We sit down with her sister, Jeannie, and her nephew, Al, to get a picture of Marsha’s childhood home and hear stories...
17 Jun 202549min
Episode 1: The Saint of Christopher Street
Watching Marsha P. Johnson get ready for a date feels like spying on a long lost auntie. On some level, that’s exactly who Marsha is as a mother in the fight for trans rights. But in her grainy home v...
10 Jun 202548min
Introducing: Afterlives Season 2: Marsha P. Johnson
Marsha P. Johnson is THE icon of the LGBTQ+ movement and a mother of the fight for trans rights. Today, you can buy T-shirts emblazoned with her face or walk through a park named in her honor. This se...
3 Jun 20253min
Bonus: An Announcement from Afterlives!
Host Raquel Willis takes a moment to check in on the state of the world and our community. Plus, some exciting news about next season! Make sure you and your friends are subscribed because the stakes ...
20 Mai 20257min
Bonus: The History of the Stroll & Stories from a Trans Elder
Two incredible trans storytellers, Kristen Lovell and Cecilia Gentili, share how they found their power in interview segments you haven’t heard before. Kristen Lovell, the documentary filmmaker behi...
17 Jan 202441min
