Bonus Episode: Trace Lysette

Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

Lemonada Media

Society & Culture, Film Interviews, Tv & Film

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 September 2019

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

This week, “Hustlers” actress Trace Lysette joins us on the show! She reflects on “giving birth to herself” in New York (8:30), developing “Tribe“ with Devere Rogers (10:30), manifesting an abundance of opportunity for transgender artists (11:40), fighting passivity in storytelling (14:00), facing the duality of success and heartbreak (17:00), navigating dating in Los Angeles (21:00), recognizing and educating against toxic masculinity (27:00), speaking out during the #MeToo movement (35:00), finding an anchor in her mother and friends (37:00), questioning her right to pay parity (39:40), and finally, embracing a prospective future of leading roles (47:00).

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0:00.0	Pushkin.
0:07.0	Sometimes I'm
0:15.0	wonder if it's subconscious bias because I'm an out trans woman.
0:21.0	And other times I just wonder if it's something I need to be doing more of
0:24.0	but there are certain rooms I'm not getting into which I feel I feel I should be getting
0:28.8	into those strong leading roles in major movies even just a shot to audition. You know, no one is asking for a
0:36.3	handout, but when you've studied this craft for over a decade and you have credits and you have
0:41.1	a following and you've shown the world your chops. You can't help but wonder when those
0:46.6	opportunities come. That was Trace Lissette. I'm Sam Fregoso and this is Talk Easy.
0:54.0	Welcome to the show. So, Hey everyone welcome to the podcast this is talk easy. I'm Sam Fregoso and
1:21.1	today on the show is the one and only Trace Lissette.
1:25.0	This is technically a bonus episode.
1:28.0	We are going to release our official 150th podcast next Sunday. But we wanted to get this one out sooner rather
1:38.7	than later since Trace has a role in the new film that just came out a week or two ago,
1:45.0	hustlers. If you have not seen it yet, you are truly missing out,
1:50.0	but I think you can rectify that oversight.
1:55.0	Until then, here is a bit from the trailer.
2:01.0	I just want to take care of my grandma, maybe go shopping every once in a while.
2:09.0	When I was a kid, I always wanted to work with animals.
2:12.0	I was close.
2:14.0	Who!
2:15.0	These Wall Street guys.
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