Gender Reveal
Welcome to Gender Reveal, a podcast about nonbinary and transgender folks. Join us as we interview notable trans guests, analyze current events, answer advice questions and get a little bit closer to understanding what the heck gender is.
Episodes
Tuck chats with author Caro De Robertis (they/them). Topics include:
- Caro’s oral history work with trans, genderqueer, and two-spirit elders of color
- Why Spanish can be more gender-affirming than English
- How Caro’s knowledge of South American dictatorships informs their perspective on US politics
- Why Black trans women were encouraged to de...
Happy Trans Day of Having a Nice Snack! In this bonus episode, Tuck and Ozzy chat with author Jeanne Thornton (she/her) about ‘90s chatrooms, masking quizzes, community open mics, second-person narration, a possible Plot Conflict Trans Misery Industrial Complex, and hidden crossover events in the Jeanne Thornton literary universe.
Listen to the full episode on Patreon to hear discussions of Topside Press goss, job interview horror...
Ozzy and Tuck chat with philosopher Talia Mae Bettcher (she/her). Topics include:
- Creating a theory of trans oppression beyond the “wrong body” and “beyond the binary” accounts
- How clothing can be part of an abusive system of forced disclosure
- “Let’s meditate on genitalia if we can for a moment”
- Why are there so many terfs in philosophy??<...
Tuck explains this year’s Trans Day of Snack celebrations — which includes the opportunity to organize a Gender Reveal-funded gathering! — before chatting with Seattle Trans Joy’s Jerika Che (they/them). Topics include:
- How do I organize a Trans Day of Snack event in my area?
- How do I choose a location?
- How can I spread the word?
- What safety measures might be helpful?
- Plus: Trans vegan donuts, potlucks, and emotional support c...
Tuck chats with Palestinian activist Yaffa (they/she) about their experiences with last year's student encampments, their belief in collectivism, and their journey to mononymity.
Listen to the full episode on Patreon to hear what Yaffa learned about gender from Palestinian elders, among other topics.
Find Yaffa @yaffasutopia across platforms, and at themasgd.org and merajpublishing.com.
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Tuck and Ozzy chat with writer Vera Blossom (she/her). Topics include:
- Being the hottest girlie at the men-only bathhouse
- Writing a memoir-grimoire complete with magic spells
- What did estrogen teach Vera about the life cycle of pigeons???
- Is Shrek the ideal man? (And are straight roommates queer-coded?)
- Plus: Las Vegas, Pokemon boarding school online role-play, and the ghost of the gay guy who previously owned Vera’s bread mac...
Tuck, Mattie (she/they) and Calvin (he/him) attempt to answer two questions:
- What is Gender Ordeal?
- Why are they doing it?
Along the way, we also reveal the amount of time that Tuck can be emotionally available on a plane, and how many years you have to stay married before you earn a watch.
Listen to the full episode on Patreon for discussions of gender-swapped holes, erotic landlord chocolate, a new definition of bi ...
We’re celebrating Gender Reveal’s seventh anniversary by journeying into a little galaxy of gender futures.
Join our Patreon to access Gender Conceal and discover even more futures of gender. Find episode transcripts at genderpodcast.com.
Sound Design: Arlie Adlington
Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman
Logo: Ira M. Leigh
Theme: Breakmaster Cylinder
Additional Music: Blue Dot Sessions
Tuck chats with Basketdolls founder Devin Myers (she/her). Topics include:
- Infusing queer nightlife vibes into a streetball tournament
- Creating a sixth official job for trans women!?
- Working at the "Gay Cracker Barrel” in Tallahassee
- “If I see a need for something that doesn’t exist, I don’t care what it takes, I’m going to make it.”
- Plus: #1 Dad Dwayne Wade, the New York Liberty, and various Wallaces
This Week in Gender...
Tuck chats with comedian Sunny Zimmerman (they/them) about LBJ: the Play, LBJ-inspired gender, moral ambiguity in politics, and the value of slapping around yr Conventionally Hot Cis Guy Friend onstage :)
Listen to the full episode on Patreon to hear discussions of Oh, Mary!, Ronan Farrow’s pop single, The Power Broker, the Ship of Theseus, and a certain president’s huge hog :) :)
Tuck & Ozzy catch up with organizer and author Dean Spade (he/him). Topics include:
- Tools for moving through jealousy, handling in-group conflict, and supporting someone during a breakup
- Why symbolic arrests aren’t currently an effective political strategy
- Why mutual aid is most important when we feel scared, avoidant or isolated
- Plus: “Be...
Tuck and Ozzy tackle advice questions about coming out (or not), accessing medical transition in This Political Moment, and dating for the very first time.
Listen to the full episode on Patreon to hear discussions of business casual tits, getting back into domming, being normal around other trans people, brainstorming nonbinary tattoos, coming out at work, going on T, and of course, choosing one person to eat.
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.
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 genitals are on Wikipedia
- Why growing up in restaurants made Tuck & River into storytellers
- Evolving P...
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 k...
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
- Runni...
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 patro...
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
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 Sepho...
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 oft...
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