Tuck chats with visual artist and author Rani Som (she/her) about writing an exquisitely eggy memoir, coming out in her 40s, and exploring the inevitable failure of trans utopia. Listen to the full episode on Patreon to hear discussions of growing up in Manhattan, working in architecture, drawing sex scenes (or not), Kate Bush, misanthropy, and the freaky pickle art on Tuck’s wall. Find Rani at bishakh.com and @biche_bash.  Apsara Engine and Spellbound are both available on...

Tuck chats with filmmaker and intersex activist River Gallo (they/them). Topics include:  Making cinema history with (and getting force-femmed by?) Indya Moore  How to reckon with the fact that yr g******s are on Wikipedia  Why growing up in restaurants made Tuck & River into storytellers Evolving Ponyboi from experimental John Waters-y play to Sundance-premiering comedy thriller  Plus: Trans Hamlet, trans Bruce Springsteen, trans Totoro, real New Jersey, and the Huff & Puff Queen....

Tuck chats with Still Life author Katherine Packert Burke (she/her) about trans lit, Austin TX, Susan's Place, and possibly getting her egg cracked by Drake.  Listen to the full episode on Patreon to hear discussions of Gossip Girl, the Strand, autofiction, lesbian TTRPGs, someone Tuck dated in high school, returning to your hometown as a transsexual, and why 2 Trans 2 Furious is an Uncle John's Bathroom Reader. Find Katherine at katherinepackertburke.com, on Twitter @katpburke and on IG...

Tuck chats with Colby Gordon (he/him), a founder of Early Modern Trans Studies. Topics include:  How much of Colby’s work is writing slashfic about the Bible?? The limits of secularism in protecting trans people, and why Colby wants more trans people to have access to religion How the IRS randomly assigned Colby a trans name as a teen  Running a twitter poll to decide between rabbinical school and a neck tattoo Plus: Phalloplasty, Wheat Jesus, trans mayhem(!), and the return of Spinoza ...

Three bits of news that couldn't wait until our next episode: Submissions for the second Girl Dad Press anthology are open now for a limited time! Learn all about the submission process here. WE'RE COMING TO BOSTON on 11/3! Tickets are on sale now! All ages show but no guarantees that we will behave.  Lastly, patrons have until Sunday (11/6) to fill out our annual patreon survey and enter to win a fun prize! (If you're not a patron, it only costs $1 to join, and your feedback will be used...

Tuck chats with drag performer and artist Yvie Oddly (she/they). Topics include: How being on Drag Race changed the way Yvie watches TV An impromptu analysis of RuPaul’s memoir  Why dysphoria is universal and drag is inherently trans What Yvie and Chappell Roan have in common Plus: FtMtW transgender, unionizing Drag Race, bendy bones gender and accessibility at the club Submit a piece of Theymail: Today’s message was from Chris Gallego. Join our Patreon to access more of this...

Tuck chats with Vogue culture writer Emma Specter (she/they) about unionizing Condé Nast, embracing Bisexuality 2, and not monetizing their gender exploration.  Listen to the full episode on Patreon to hear Emma talk about seeing girlies from middle school at their book events; being asked about her boyfriend on the local news; and shoplifting gender from an infinite nonproblematic Sephora. Emma’s memoir More, Please is available now! Find Emma @specteremma / @emmaspecter. Senior...

Tuck and Ozzy chat with Rose Eveleth (they/them), creator of Tested. Topics include: Details and stories cut from Tested that Gender Reveal listeners would appreciate! Why individual trans and/or intersex athletes have conflicting ideas of what “fair” competition looks like  How the Paralympics can help us imagine new ways of categorizing elite sports What well-intentioned people often get wrong about sex testing in sports Plus: A breaking news name reveal(!?!), a Pokémon gender, and a...

Tuck and Ozzy chat with historian Susan Stryker (she/her). Topics include: Publishing old kink erotica in a new academic reader  Truffle-hunting for niche trans subcommunities on Reddit What does it look like to embrace monstrosity in today’s world? How Susan pieced together the story of Compton’s Cafeteria Riot  Plus: The literal meaning of life!  Find Susan at susanstryker.net. When Monsters Speak is out now. (Watch Screaming Queens for free on YouTube!) Come see Tuck, Mattie &...

Happy pub day to Heavyweight, a graphic memoir by Solomon J. Brager! Tuck chats with Sol (they/he) about the intersections of Zionism and transphobia, the need to make up true stories, and the arguments against claims of Jewish indigeneity.  Listen to the full episode on Patreon for discussions of teaching a class called Graphic Sex, stealing boxing valor, navigating our mothers' feelings about our hair color, and much more. Find Sol at solomonbrager.com and @jbbrager. Heavyweight is ...

Tuck shares an exciting 2 Trans 2 Furious update before chatting with Arlie Adlington (he/him) about queer labor solidarity, Pride movie recs, and normal tea.  Listen to the full episode on Patreon to hear Arlie talk about working with Sam Smith, navigating the world of UK t-shots, and writing an important song about beverages (before Sabrina Carpenter did it, even!) See you at the Bell House on Thursday for our Pride™ live show!  (Oh and here’s the video that Casey took hehe.)

For our season finale, Tuck catches up with historian Jules Gill-Peterson (she/her). Topics include: Why Jules might be writing a trilogy of books against ~transgender~ Why liberal trans inclusion is the “kissing cousin of fascism” A list of fun hot reasons why people have transitioned throughout history Is transphobia always rooted in misogyny? Plus: Fighting your publisher over derogatory italics; learning the secrets of the most trans dinosaur; and once again asking whether a certain...

Tuck and Ozzy chat with director Jane Schoenbrun (they/them). Topics include: Working through gender feelings onscreen with Brigette Lundy-Paine How did Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst end up in I Saw the TV Glow? What happened to that film adaption of Nevada? Why the third movie in Jane’s Screen Trilogy is actually three novels Plus: The most sapphic Spielberg film; A Trip to the Moon (1902); custom Jane’s Bar Mitzvah CD booklets; and getting warped by Nickelodeon  This Week in Gender: None, but...

In this bonus episode, Tuck chats with Cat Fitzpatrick and Casey Plett about what's going on over at LittlePuss Press post-SPD collapse. Topics include: What’s next for LittlePuss?  How can we learn to log off?  Wouldn’t it be mortifying to win a Nobel Prize? Cat’s thoughts on historical fell type?? Plus: An upcoming book that "establishes, at a stroke, [the author] as one of the great writers of her generation"(!!!) Support the LittlePuss Press Kickstarter by May 17, or shop all their...

Tuck tackles more advice questions with BFF of the show Mckenzee Griffler (she/her). Topics include: What if my partner doesn’t want me to come out to their parents? Are we sure that cis people don’t think about gender this much? Can my gender be “boy” if I’m in my thirties?  Should I live the plot of Boys Weekend by Mattie Lubchansky? Plus: wedding photos, astrology, nonprofits, FFS soup, King of Falafel, and securely attached Super Smash Bros characters? This Week in Gender: Kai Jacobsen...

Tuck catches up with organizer Jerika Che (they/them). Topics include: Creating an abolitionism-inspired trans summer camp What’s up with all the gender-segregated trans picnics? Advice for creating your own trans community events  Learning to successfully collaborate with co-organizers Plus: Xenogenders, Transoween, and Warrior Cats? This Week in Gender: The Girls & Gays Movie Corner (lol) Find Jerika’s events at seattletransjoy.com and @seattletransjoy. Submit a piece of Theymail:...

Tuck chats with author KT Hoffman (he/him) about trans romance novels, egg & cheddar gender, egg behavior, and not being Assigned Mariners At Birth.  Listen to the full episode on Patreon for discussions of bagel recipes, real-life baseball romance (in our dreams), local queer softball leagues, formative gay YA novels, and which marginalized group will get to play professional baseball first (lol).  The Prospects is available now wherever books are sold! Find KT Hoffman at...

Ozzy and Tuck chat with with Yin Q (they/them). Topics include: How parenting changed Yin’s relationship to gender and kink What queer people still need to learn about kink and consent  How the Red Canary Song documentary honors its subjects’ privacy and agency Decriminalizing sex work — and then taking the “work” part out of it Plus: Spiritual sexuality, the kink-o-meter, and parent-child top surgery? This Week in Gender: A Trans Day of Snack update!  Find Yin @redcanarysong...

Happy (almost) Trans Day of Snack! We’re explaining this weekend’s mutual aid campaign (including FREE SNACKS for trans people in 26 US states) and sharing part two of our chat with Shuli Branson. Sign up to receive your snack and/or financial aid at bit.ly/tdos24. View our list of trans resources at bit.ly/tdos24links. Spread the word! Our full chat with Shuli is available here. (Part one is available here.) Find Shuli at sjbranson.com and @shulibranson. Practical Anarchism is available...

Tuck chats with with writer Jamie Lauren Keiles (he/him). Topics include: Writing a nonbinary history book that eschews common trans identity rhetoric  Reporting on phallo and b*****b jokes for the New York Times Magazine  Why Jamie will never run another Most Transgender Name Competition  Why everyone in the trans community is annoying in different beautiful ways :) :) :) Plus: “Fake bi to real bi,” best novelty license plates, and Chaz Bono shopping in Miami? This Week in Gender: There’s...

Tuck and Ozzy chat with Liz Fong-Jones (she/her). Topics include: Creating a Coworker Solidarity Fund to support worker organizing and potential strikes Organizing your Google colleagues so hard that you crash Google Docs Being realistic about your security threats (e.g., is it safe to organize in Google Docs?) Ways that (trans & cis) tech workers can support trans people  Plus: How the Joy Luck Club (not that one) saved her life This Week in Gender: Listen to Hang Up. Find Liz at...

Tuck shares last year’s conversation with Nigerian fashion designer and activist Fola Francis (she/her/they). Topics include: Dodging a blacklist to walk in Lagos Fashion Week Advice for other people living under anti-LGBTQ laws  “Queerness has always been very African”  Hosting several of Lagos’s first balls Plus: Nigerian healthcare, Dolls Activities, and And Just Like That…  This Week in Gender: Remembering Fola.  A full episode transcript is available at genderpodcast.com/listen. You...

Tuck chats with linguist Ariana Steele (they/them). Topics include:  Studying ways that Black nonbinary people degender themselves via language Developing a “chill vs loud” nonbinary fashion taxonomy  How Ariana’s autism and gender relate to each other… …and how all this ties into their mixed identity and Aquarius-Pisces cusp Plus: Britney Spears, the “gay lisp,” and doing ethnographies in the club This Week in Gender: Get ready for Trans Day of Snack 2024! Find Ariana at...

Tuck chats with artist and experience designer Shing Yin Khor (they/them). Topics include:  The memoirist’s dilemma: narcissism vs turning other people into Content™  “The long human tradition of grabbing some clay and making a little guy” Shifting your approach to activism in order to (hopefully!) avoid burnout Transitioning out of gender entirely? Plus: Burning Man hot takes, Paul Bunyan’s BDE and the Muffler Man renaissance  This Week in Gender: Krys Malcolm Belc reviews Caitlyn...