Afterlives: Marsha P. Johnson - Podcast Rankings and reviews

This podcast brings Layleen’s spirit to life so listeners can hear all aspects of her life and death. Thank you for not only giving up the story of a beautiful woman, her life and her family, but also bringing lessons to learn from her inexcusable death. This is not just a tragic story. The podcast brings hope. Solutions surface through the work of Layleen’s family to work for bail reform, ending solitary confinement, exposing how trans people are especially vulnerable in prison, mental health services for incarcerated people, and the need to shut down Riker’s Island.

It’s well researched, heartfelt, and humanizes someone that has been instrumental to the LGBT+ rights movement. Having a black trans host telling the Marsha’s story is so special. Anyone wanting a picture into queer life in the US over the past few decades should listen to the whole season.

I am thoroughly enjoying this new season! So much so that I’m gonna dig into the first season when I’m done. Thank you so much for re-rooting this important history for the next generation.

I’m not sure how I stumbled upon this pod, but I’m glad I did! Raquel is fantastic at delivering the story and has an incredibly soothing voice. I can’t wait for the next episode and actually the next season.