Jonny interviews Casey and Jamie about their project, “Laveder House,” a center for mutual support for the transgender communiy in Carbondale. In the process of sharing information about this resource, Jamie and Casey tell part of their story about living in Florida and why they left. In the back half of the show, Heather and Jonny discuss a new Transgender Spiritual group Heather will be hosting at the Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship (CUF). They connect the dots on the costs of separatism and the benefits of wholism. They analze how the current strategy of the DNC, including Rep. Sarah McBride as a spokeswoman, misses the boat on connecting their constituents’ concerns as they deemphasize trans rights advocacy. They close out the show with a review of the many events this weekend celebrating Monday’s Transgender Day of Visibility. If you would like to connect with the Carbondale Lavender House, please send a text message to 618-203-9520.

Trash we can recycle. Garbage we can compost. Toxic waste….uh, maybe we should try harder not to make that. But even there, we can grow mushrooms.

Now, if you were paying attention, you know I am not the biggest fan of mushrooms, but even I am willing to look past my feelings to see the benefits of mycoremediation. Wouldn’t it be a shame if I let my personal distaste for fungus get in the way of a systemic benefit?

We are more resilient than we know.