The Laverne Cox Show

Laverne Cox joins HIGHKEY! to talk trans erasure, identity, and surviving Hollywood in 2025. She shares how the cancellation of Clean Slate affected her personally and financially, and explains why being palatable to white audiences didn’t protect her. Laverne breaks down her evolving stance on respectability politics and the growing divestment from trans stories. She also revisits a recent speech where she called out Gavin Newsom by name—and why she’s done playing nice. A raw and thoughtful conversation about power, creativity, and what it takes to keep going. If you’re HIGHKEY! vibing with us, come kick it on Patreon! We’re dropping bonus content, behind-the-scenes tea, exclusive group hangs — basically, the HighKiki. www.patreon.com/HIGHKEY   Watch HIGHKEY! on YouTube at youtube.com/@highkeyhere [http://youtube.com/@highkeyhere] Follow along on socials @highkeyhere   HIGHKEY! is a production of iHeartPodcasts, as part of the Outspoken network. The show is created and executive produced by Ben O’Keefe, Ryan Mitchell, Yvie Oddly, and Spoke Media. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Danielle and Simone discuss this week’s pop culture stories with Amanda Kloots, co-host of “The Talk” and moderator on Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry. What’s the best way to connect with your child-free friends? And is sharing gum with your partner hot or not? Simone, Danielle, and Amanda weigh in. Check out our episode with Michaela Jaé’ here [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/michaela-ja%C3%A9-rodriguez-on-showing-up-on-the-screen/id1734490947?i=1000665119214]! And click here [https://www.findingelle.com/] for more information on the Elle open casting call.  See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

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 [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

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 [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Larger than life fashion journalist, stylist, creative director and editor André Leon Talley passed away unexpectedly on January 18, 2022. In this episode of love, respect, admiration and reflection, Laverne and her exceptional guests remind us why the world, the fashion world in particular, will miss the late great André Leon Talley. Iconic fashion designer and André’s longtime friend Norma Kamali shares stories starting from their early days in 1970’s New York City and Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post journalist Robin Givhan offers an industry perspective from the last 25 years of his life. Both are intimate, knowing, and candid, and say the same thing: there will never be another ALT. A New Line: Robin Givhan Interviews André Leon Talley (2017) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tQF_GsyOrI] (courtesy of Washington Post Live Events) Please rate, review, subscribe and share The Laverne Cox Show with everyone you know. You can find Laverne on Instagram and Twitter @LaverneCox and on Facebook at @LaverneCoxForReal. As always, stay in the love. More Links of Interest: A.L.T. [https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780375508288] by André Leon Talley Chiffon Trenches [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/609773/the-chiffon-trenches-by-andre-leon-talley/] by André Leon Talley The Gospel According to Andre [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzZkVGCY5rY] (Documentary Official Trailer) A Memorial for André Leon Talley [https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/29/style/andre-leon-talley-memorial.html] (NYT) André Leon Talley, the Pioneering Vogue Editor, Has Died at 73 [https://www.vogue.com/article/andre-leon-talley-obituary] (Vogue) Norma Kamali: I Am Invincible [https://normakamali.com/pages/book] (book) Grace Jones Studio 54 New Years Eve Party [https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/pkcumwd9m6l7tanbo4qeq/LCS_AlexNewell_FirstAssembly-V2-no-speech_102723_Mixdown2.mp3?rlkey=mzbhu8gyqk22gwtbbgynm8fh9&dl=0] (costume designed by Norma Kamali) Jessye Norman [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCwZLMD_WFA] (Opera Legends Documentary, YouTube) ALT on Meeting Lagerfeld and Being Correct [https://bit.ly/45XE8ud] (YouTube) John Fairchild [https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/28/business/media/john-fairchild-editor-of-womens-wear-daily-dies-at-87.html], author of Fashionable Savages Hilton Als' Profile [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1994/11/07/andre-leon-talley-vogue-the-only-one] (The New Yorker, 1994) The Collection of André Leon Talley [https://www.christies.com/auction/auction-20995-nyr/overview] (Christie’s) ALT Recent Auction [https://www.thecut.com/article/inside-andre-leon-talley-estate-auction.html#_ga=2.78127636.1488109453.1676597080-1517910228.1676597076] (The Cut) Laverne Cox and André Leon Talley on Watch What Happens Live [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W2pOHHyYPI&t=43s] 2015  Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty Show Reinvents Lingerie [https://time.com/5674562/rihanna-savage-fenty-2019/] (TIME, 2019) André Leon Talley Dishes on Galliano, McQueen, and Lagerfeld, Darling [https://www.interviewmagazine.com/fashion/andre-leon-talley-gloria-von-thurn-und-taxis-the-chiffon-trenches] (Interview Mag, 2020) Andre Leon Talley Day [https://wwd.com/eye/people/andre-leon-talley-day-officially-happening-dvf-vogue-jacobs-1235342198/] (WWD, 2022)   Other Episodes Mentioned Relevant: The Spirituality of Club Culture w/ Honey Dijon [https://bit.ly/44L3z1g] Diary: Where Fashion Meets Art [https://bit.ly/46SsX7e] The Legendary Life of Connie Fleming, Part I [https://bit.ly/46o3dPw]and Part II [https://bit.ly/48B2yvV]   CREDITS: Executive Producers: Sandie Bailey, Alex Alcheh, Lauren Hohman, Tyler Klang & Gabrielle Collins Producer & Editor: Brooke Peterson-Bell Associate Producer: Akiya McKnight See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.