Gender Reveal

Tuck speaks with writer and organizer Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha (she/they). Topics include: Do non-disabled people exist? Diagnoses, autism, and how disability + transness intersect  How to build care networks without relying on social capital Why disabled people have the skills we need to survive the climate crisis, pandemics, etc.  Plus: ye olde “what does femme mean?”  This Week in Gender: The San Francisco Marathon offered a nonbinary division, which led us to 2 Hot 4 Hoodies. Find Leah on twitter @thellpsx and instagram @leahlakshmiwrites, and at brownstargirl.org. Preorder The Future Is Disabled (and browse several of their other books) via Arsenal Pulp. Find Tuck on the Trans Mutual Aid episode of the TransLash podcast, and keep an eye out for their Life Kit episode about trans name changes.  ~ Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to get access to our new bonus podcast feed, plus our weekly newsletter and other fun perks. Join the Gender Detectives Slack at bit.ly/gender-slack. Find episode transcripts and starter packs for new listeners at genderpodcast.com. We’re also on Twitter and Instagram @gendereveal. Associate Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music: “Hickory Interlude” by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: Enby (promo code: GenderReveal)

Tuck speaks with sociologist Alex Hanna (she/her). Topics include: How claiming AI is “sentient” gives big tech companies more power Privacy tips for trans folks and abortion-seekers (and why they’re not enough) Using data science to predict who will win Drag Race Literally what is the point of Dall-E?  Plus: Roller derby, Star Trek, and some Macedonian teenager’s repository of faces?  This Week in Gender: A brief message from Charles Barkley. Find Alex on twitter @alexhanna and at alex-hanna.com. Learn more about DAIR at dair-institute.org. Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we’ll read on the show. Today’s message is from Rainbow Parenting. Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to get access to our new bonus podcast feed, plus our weekly newsletter and other fun perks. Browse our nonprofit merch shop at bit.ly/gendermerch. Join the Gender Detectives Slack at bit.ly/gender-slack. Find episode transcripts and starter packs for new listeners at genderpodcast.com. We’re also on Twitter and Instagram @gendereveal. Associate Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderSponsors: Enby (promo code: GenderReveal)

Tuck speaks with pro wrestler Edith Surreal (she/her). Topics include: What happens when a masked wrestler gets an FFS consult? Combining ballroom culture with pro wrestling  Is playing a heel Bad Trans Representation?  Plus: Why wrestling is like a real-life comic book, a soap opera, a drag show, and Super Smash Bros. This Week in Gender: Justine Lindsay; new Pew data; Emma Corrin in Vogue; and lots of news from Germany. Find Edith @edithsurreal on Twitter and IG and at edithsurreal.com. Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we’ll read on the show. Today’s messages are from Trans Book Box and Jordan Ross (learn more about the free voice workshop here). — Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to get access to our new bonus podcast feed, plus our weekly newsletter and other fun perks. Browse our nonprofit merch shop at bit.ly/gendermerch. Join the Gender Detectives Slack at bit.ly/gender-slack. Find episode transcripts and starter packs for new listeners at genderpodcast.com. We’re also on Twitter and Instagram @gendereveal. Associate Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music: “These Times” by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: Enby (promo code: GenderReveal)

Tuck speaks with historian and writer Jules Gill-Peterson (she/her). Topics include: Do cis people exist? Why the United States hates children The very unequal histories of trans men and trans women How both sides of the trans youth debate are failing trans kids Plus: Patti Harrison, FFS @ CVS, and “If this is what being an ally is, I am an enemy.” This Week in Gender: Listen to Jules on Death Panel instead! Find Jules on Twitter @gp_jls and subscribe to her newsletter on Substack. Histories of the Transgender Child is available through UMN Press. Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to get access to our new bonus podcast feed, plus our weekly newsletter and other fun perks. Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we’ll read on the show. Today’s messages are from TheirOpen.Page and Assigned Scientist at Bachelor’s. Find episode transcripts and starter packs for new listeners at genderpodcast.com. We’re also on Twitter and Instagram @gendereveal. Associate Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music: “Shepman” by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: Enby (promo code: GenderReveal)

Tuck speaks with UK-based writer Jackson King (he/him). Topics include: Structural barriers to gender-affirming care faced by fat trans people Visiting Europe’s largest gay sauna What's going on in the UK!?! Can men be redeemed?! Plus: Evangelical kink and RuPaul’s egg detector This Week in Gender: Trans listeners share their wins. Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to get access to our new bonus podcast feed, plus our weekly newsletter and other fun perks. Browse our nonprofit merch shop at bit.ly/gendermerch. Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we’ll read on the show. Today’s message (and special post-credits message) was from Seattle Trans Picnic. Find episode transcripts and starter packs for new listeners at genderpodcast.com. We’re also on Twitter and Instagram @gendereveal. Associate Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music: “Rambling,” “Capering,” and “Calm and Collected” by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: LGBTQ&A and Bistitchual

Tuck and Ozzy speak with Manhunt author Gretchen Felker-Martin (she/her). Topics include: Writing a book for trans freaks Reclaiming the gender-plague genre from TERFs Horror movies as exposure therapy  Can art be dangerous? Plus: Supermasochist, spitting, shrooms, and “my biological father, David Cronenberg” This Week in Gender: Addressing a few common talking points about how there are so many trans kids these days.  Find Gretchen on Patreon and Twitter @scumbelievable. Manhunt is out now in paperback. Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to get access to our new bonus podcast feed, plus our weekly newsletter and other fun perks. Browse our nonprofit merch shop at bit.ly/gendermerch. Find episode transcripts and starter packs for new listeners at genderpodcast.com. We’re also on Twitter and Instagram @gendereveal. Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we’ll read on the show. Today’s message was from Evolution’s Rainbow (tickets available here). Associate Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music: “Plaster Combo” and “Distill” by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: LGBTQ&A and Bistitchual

Tuck speaks with Fran Tirado (she/they), co-host of Like a Virgin and Food 4 Thot. Topics include: Queer reality show concepts and non-monogamous TV representation  Writing a book about “when activism gets wrapped up in capital” A quick and easy guide to reclaiming Pride from corporations  Self-work, community care, and how to stop working all the time Plus: Mustache privilege(?!) and f@gg0try as a gender    This Week in Gender: Rynn shares a heartwarming dispatch from Madison. Find Fran @fransquishco and on the Like a Virgin meme page @likeavirgin42069. Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to get access to our new bonus podcast feed, plus our weekly newsletter and other fun perks. Browse our nonprofit merch shop at bit.ly/gendermerch. Find episode transcripts and starter packs for new listeners at genderpodcast.com. We’re also on Twitter and Instagram @gendereveal. Associate Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music: “Night Light” by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: LGBTQ&A, Zoned Out Podcast, and Queer Candle Co (promo code: GENDER10)

Tuck and Ozzy speak with Jeopardy champion Amy Schneider (she/her). Topics include: How going on national TV helped with vocal dysphoria (and gave Amy hope for trans people’s political future) Grappling with the constant threat of milkshake-ducking The history and future of Trans Jeopardy  Why are so many trans women coders?  Plus: Kafka, Tarot, fame, orgies, and the gay green couch This Week in Gender: An exclusive clip of our new bonus episode with Cassius Adair!  Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to get access to our new bonus podcast feed, plus our weekly newsletter and other fun perks. Browse our nonprofit merch shop at bit.ly/gendermerch. Find episode transcripts and starter packs for new listeners at genderpodcast.com. We’re also on Twitter and Instagram @gendereveal. Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we’ll read on the show. Today’s message was from the band Diners. Associate Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderSponsors: Queer Candle Co (promo code: GENDER10)

Tuck speaks with Imogen Binnie (she/her), author of Nevada. Topics include: Revisiting Nevada 10-15 yrs later, obvi!  MichFest, Trans Camp, and womyn with a y  Playing doom metal by candlelight as a queer bonding activity Watching horror movies to feel something Plus: Piss Christmas, John Darnielle, Gene Belcher, and Melissa???? This Week in Gender: Heartstopper and the possibility of something good. Preorder Nevada here. Find Correspondences on Bandcamp. Listen to Imogen Watches Classic Films on Apple Podcasts. Imogen is @imogenbinnie, where you can also find the trans Love, Actually script. Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to get access to our new bonus podcast feed, plus our weekly newsletter and other fun perks. Browse our nonprofit merch shop at bit.ly/gendermerch. Find episode transcripts and starter packs for new listeners at genderpodcast.com. We’re also on Twitter and Instagram @gendereveal. Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we’ll read on the show. Today’s messages was from the out_cast podcast.   Associate Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music: “Quindi” and “Khfett” by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: Queer Candle Co (promo code: GENDER10)

Tuck speaks with writer and researcher Jo Krishnakumar (they/them). (CW: anti-trans violence 37-42) Topics include: The neurodivergent need to take your pain and put it into ~projects~ How casteism continues to impact queer and trans spaces  Reimagining “the closet” as a cave, a balcony, or a nest How different trans communities interact in India Plus: Googling "Am I gay?” This Week in Gender: New study shows that trans kids stay trans. (Riley MacLeod weighs in.)    Find Jo (and Almaarii and Transform) at waytojo.com. Browse our nonprofit merch shop at bit.ly/gendermerch. Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to get access to our new bonus podcast feed, plus our weekly newsletter and other fun perks. Find episode transcripts and starter packs for new listeners at genderpodcast.com. We’re also on Twitter and Instagram @gendereveal. Associate Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. LeighMusic: Breakmaster CylinderAdditional Music: “Vela Vela” by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: Bistitchual & Queer Candle Co (promo code: GENDER10)