In our Pride special, Island Noir: Beyond the Palm Trees revisits the suspicious death of Marsha “Pay It No Mind” Johnson, the Black trans activist who, alongside her friend Sylvia Rivera, co-founded STAR (Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries) and helped lay the foundation for what we now recognize as Pride. In 1992, Marsha’s body was found in the Hudson River. The NYPD called it suicide. Noir Seekers drop your thoughts below. We love hearing from you! Drop your fan mail here: Suppo...
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In our Pride special, Island Noir: Beyond the Palm Trees revisits the suspicious death of Marsha “Pay It No Mind” Johnson, the Black trans activist who, alongside her friend Sylvia Rivera, co-founded STAR (Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries) and helped lay the foundation for what we now recognize as Pride. In 1992, Marsha’s body was found in the Hudson River. The NYPD called it suicide. Noir Seekers drop your thoughts below. We love hearing from you! Drop your fan mail here: Suppo...
Five members of the Lin family are killed overnight—no forced entry, no warning. The only survivor is miles away when it happens, only to find out in the most unexpected way. In this episode, we unravel one of Australia’s most brutal family murders and follow the journey of the sole survivor, Brenda Lin, who transformed her trauma into advocacy by co-founding The Survivor Hub, a peer-led organization supporting sexual assault survivors through recovery and the justice system . We love h...
Island Noir: Beyond the Palm Trees
In our Pride special, Island Noir: Beyond the Palm Trees revisits the suspicious death of Marsha “Pay It No Mind” Johnson, the Black trans activist who, alongside her friend Sylvia Rivera, co-founded STAR (Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries) and helped lay the foundation for what we now recognize as Pride. In 1992, Marsha’s body was found in the Hudson River. The NYPD called it suicide. Noir Seekers drop your thoughts below. We love hearing from you! Drop your fan mail here: Suppo...
