Sex, drugs, and...gender panic!

NPR | By Brittany Luse,

Nastia Voynovskaya, Neena Pathak, Corey Antonio Rose, Barton Girdwood

Published July 7, 2025 at 9:24 AM EDT

The long history of (trans)gender panic.

What do Trump and some feminists have in common? Based on history, more thank you might think.

In this episode, Brittany and KQED's Nastia Voynovskaya explore the roots of modern-day transphobia through the story of one music producer. Then Brittany is joined by journalist Imara Jones to get into how Trump and JK Rowling's rhetoric matches some of those early feminists.

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Brittany Luse

Brittany Luse is an award-winning journalist, on-air host, and cultural critic. She is the host of It's Been a Minute and For Colored Nerds. Previously Luse hosted The Nod and Sampler podcasts, and co-hosted and executive produced The Nod with Brittany and Eric, a daily streaming show. She's written for Vulture and Harper's Bazaar, among others, and edited for the podcasts Planet Money and Not Past It. Luse and her work have been profiled by publications like The New York Times, The New Yorker, Vulture, and Teen Vogue.

Nastia Voynovskaya

Neena Pathak

Corey Antonio Rose

Barton Girdwood