The Laverne Cox Show

A decade ago, Laverne Cox burst on to the scene with her role as Sophia Burset on Netflix’s “Orange is the New Black,” becoming the first openly transgender actress to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in an acting category. This month, Laverne stars in the Netflix film “Uglies,” a dystopian story set in a future society where everyone undergoes extreme cosmetic surgery at the age of 16 to become “pretty.” Laverne joins the Bright Side to discuss her latest role, her changing perceptions of beauty standards, and how at 52, she is saying “yes to life.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 24 September 2024

Hi, Laverne Cox Show fans! Today we bring you an exclusive listen to Laverne’s conversation with mental health guru Jay Shetty on his podcast, On Purpose. Check it out to hear Laverne discuss unresolved trauma, rewiring your brain, and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 10 August 2024

In Laverne’s Season 2 Finale, she pays tribute to one of her heroes, the Black man from North Carolina who spiced up the high fashion world for decades, the one and only André Leon Talley.

Transcribed - Published: 16 November 2023

Laverne hosts Tony-award winning Alex Newell, one of the two first non-binary actors to take home the trophy this year for their featured role in the Broadway musical Shucked.

Transcribed - Published: 9 November 2023

Civil rights attorney and trans advocate Alejandra Caraballo joins Laverne for an update on the assault of LGBTQ+ people.

Transcribed - Published: 2 November 2023

Laverne is a full-on fashionista and shares all the things that excite her most about collecting vintage pieces from her favorite designers.

Transcribed - Published: 26 October 2023

Prima donna and operatic soprano Angel Blue joins Laverne to share stories from her spectacular journey to becoming one of the premiere voices in opera houses around the world.

Transcribed - Published: 19 October 2023

Ellen Friedrichs gives us a few short phrases that help people navigate the murky waters of sexual consent. This is a must listen for everyone and especially parents.

Transcribed - Published: 12 October 2023

Laverne has a passion for singing and despite previous trauma around her voice she has released her own music in the world.

Transcribed - Published: 5 October 2023

Connie Fleming is the groundbreaking model and NYC nightlife legend you probably don’t know, who’s been there, done that - but backwards, in couture chaps and an epic cowboy hat.

Transcribed - Published: 28 September 2023

Connie Fleming is the groundbreaking model and NYC nightlife legend you probably don’t know, who’s been there, done that - but backwards, in couture chaps and an epic cowboy hat.

Transcribed - Published: 26 September 2023

Movement lawyer and political commentator Olayemi Olurin breaks down the criminal system and explains how prisoners are literally slaves.

Transcribed - Published: 21 September 2023

Laverne explores the fraught and socially triggering word “privilege” and why nobody is a bad person just for having some.

Transcribed - Published: 14 September 2023

DJ and Grammy award-winning producer Honey Dijon shares her wisdom, knowledge and philosophy of why nightclubs are like churches and temples.

Transcribed - Published: 7 September 2023

Laverne and history-making transgender actress and activist Nicole Maines talk about what it was like for her to transition in elementary school. It was bad, but not because she was living her truth.

Transcribed - Published: 31 August 2023

Laverne and bell hooks’ friends explore the legacy and work of the revolutionary Black feminist intellectual who shifted Laverne’s molecules.

Transcribed - Published: 24 August 2023

Laverne shares with us the complicated intersectional relationship she has with her body and how it has evolved over time and with grace.

Transcribed - Published: 17 August 2023

Elie Mystal joins Laverne to talk about the wilding U.S. Supreme Court and how we got here.

Transcribed - Published: 10 August 2023

Laverne and friends talk about the fierce attack on trans people by conservatives and how they and their allies can counter the movement hellbent on eliminating trans and queer people.

Transcribed - Published: 3 August 2023

Memoirist and podcast host Glennon Doyle breaks her no interviews rule to talk with Laverne about her recovery from anorexia and so much more.

Transcribed - Published: 27 July 2023

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Transcribed - Published: 27 July 2023

Laverne shares how she’s changed since her last season of The Laverne Cox Show and how the podcast may be a little different too.

Transcribed - Published: 25 July 2023

Season two of The Laverne Cox Show is dropping July 27th! In the meantime, why not re-listen to all of the amazing episodes from Season 1? The conversations were so good, so deep and so important, one listen is not enough! Episodes Featured: Class & Poverty Shaming w/ Mary O'Hara Overcoming Trauma Through Art w/ Billy Porter Residential Segregation & Structural Racism w/ Richard Rothstein Beauty as Capital w/ Kimberly Foster Becoming a Love Warrior w/ Dr. Cornel WestSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 11 July 2023

Multi-talented and multi-award winning actor Billy Porter talks about his life in show business, healing his trauma with art, and his new memoir Unprotected.

Transcribed - Published: 21 October 2021

Laverne’s therapist Jennifer Burton Flier comes back for another visit to go deeper into the Community Resiliency Model, which offers practical skills for building resilience against toxic stress and trauma, and cultivating healthy habits.

Transcribed - Published: 14 October 2021

Laverne and writer, journalist and producer Mary O’Hara break down the destructive and manipulative poverty narrative, which says if a person is poor it’s their choice or their fault.

Transcribed - Published: 7 October 2021

Opera lecturer, Metropolitan Opera broadcast co-host and retired diva, Ira Siff breaks down opera history by telling stories from his youth and how he turned his insanely devoted fandom of diva worship into a legit career in the opera world.

Transcribed - Published: 30 September 2021

We delve into a topic that we’ve touched on many times in this show, but never directly addressed: Spirituality.

Transcribed - Published: 23 September 2021

ACLU attorney Chase Strangio joins Laverne to address the overwhelming occurrence of misinformation in media and attacks on trans rights in legislatures.

Transcribed - Published: 16 September 2021

Dr. Joe Dispenza shares with us his theories and techniques of mind over matter - all with the goal of healing our bodies.

Transcribed - Published: 19 August 2021

California’s Surgeon General, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, discusses integrating mental and physical health on a systemic level.

Transcribed - Published: 12 August 2021

Dr. Joy DeGruy explains how the legacy of slavery is still with us in its descendants. Behaviors many Black people are taught today have a direct line to ancestors trying to survive centuries ago.

Transcribed - Published: 5 August 2021

Dr. Kristin Neff gives us tools to turn our self-criticism into self-compassion.

Transcribed - Published: 29 July 2021

Forensic psychologist Dr. Karen Franklin shares her groundbreaking research on why violent offenders often target transgender people and what can end it.

Transcribed - Published: 22 July 2021

Sarah Adeyinka-Skold breaks down the sociological origins of racial dating preferences and talks about the unique difficulties Black women face in the dating world.

Transcribed - Published: 15 July 2021

Laverne talks with Dr. Cornel West, renowned intellectual and political activist, about what it means to live in the spirit and be a Love Warrior.

Transcribed - Published: 8 July 2021

Tracey Norman made modeling and success in the fashion world look easy as a Black woman in the 70’s. What nobody knew, though, is that she had a secret. And the secret could not be hidden forever.

Transcribed - Published: 17 June 2021

Psychologist and radio host Dr. Wendy Walsh joins Laverne to go over the thing she’s been hearing more and more about, Attachment Theory. It explains so much of why we do what we do in relationships.

Transcribed - Published: 10 June 2021

No matter who you are, if you’re a trans woman, finding love can be tangled up with all sorts of obstacles. Actress and writer Jen Richards goes candid about what it has taken for her to finally allow herself to find true love.

Transcribed - Published: 3 June 2021

Richard Rothstein is the author of The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America. He and Laverne break down the many policies implemented by the government in the 20th century that insured housing segregation and the rippling effects of them that are still felt today.

Transcribed - Published: 27 May 2021

Laverne speaks with Kevin Allred, author, scholar, speaker, who teaches a university course called Politicizing Beyonce that’s been adapted into the best-selling book Ain’t I a Diva.

Transcribed - Published: 20 May 2021

Activist, advocate and founder of the MeToo Movement, Tarana Burke, joins Laverne to assess where we are in the fight to stop sexual violence since MeToo went viral in 2017.

Transcribed - Published: 13 May 2021

The Laverne Cox Show will return from its brief hiatus in May! Just a few guests lined up are activist and MeToo creator Tarana Burke on reclaiming the movement; award-winning author, educator, and musician Kevin Allred on politicizing Beyonce; and researcher and academic Richard Rothstein on the roots of housing inequality in America. //Thank you for listening to The Laverne Cox Show! Please rate, review, subscribe and share with everyone you know. You can find Laverne on Instagram and Twitter @LaverneCox and on Facebook at @LaverneCoxForReal. As always, stay in the love. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 3 April 2021

Ts Madison, the loud, brash and outrageous social media star has hit the mainstream with her own TV show. It’s a first for an openly transgender person. She and Laverne talk about growing up trans in the south, her former life in sex work and her trailblazing rise to mainstream reality TV.

Transcribed - Published: 18 March 2021

Kimberly Foster, cultural critic and founder and editor-in-chief of For Harriet, a multi-platform digital community for Black women, talks with Laverne about how a person’s beauty or lack thereof has major consequences in life.

Transcribed - Published: 11 March 2021

Laverne asks herself, you and her therapist, if we are collectively traumatized by the epic events of the last year, how can we collectively heal? It’s called the Community Resiliency Model!

Transcribed - Published: 4 March 2021

Laverne and Artist ALOK talk about the history of the gender binary and embracing the entire spectrum.

Transcribed - Published: 25 February 2021

Laverne and fat activist Virgie Tovar talk real about fatphobia, the pervasive fear Americans have of being fat, and diet culture, the socially acceptable expectation of losing weight at any cost.

Transcribed - Published: 18 February 2021

Get some top level advice on dating over 40 (and any age) from professional dating coach Damona Hoffman.

Transcribed - Published: 11 February 2021

*Podcast Premier: Laverne goes deep with social researcher Dr. Brené Brene on the tense division of people in America and what our options are.

Transcribed - Published: 4 February 2021