Episode 50, wherein Hippiesq and I (eventually) bring this plane in for a landing as William AF plays us out!

I really hope you’ll enjoy this final episode of UnMuted.Karen and I recorded a thoroughly enjoyable six hours of audio over three separate days in hopes of Saying All The Things That Need Saying. Then came the anguish of excising more than half of it. Karen is a gifted thinker and talker who somehow does both at once, and I couldn’t in good conscience whittle it down any skinnier than the two and a half hours I’m delivering here.We won’t be offended if you break it up like we did, but I hope you’ll eventually make it to the end and be rewarded with a full-length rendition of William A. Ferguson’s “Chaos is Guaranteed,” a song that wasn’t written just for the UnMuted podcast but fits like it was —and I love it the most, so. William’s original music really took this joint up a few levels, and I’m very grateful for his talent and generosity.Links:Stella and Mia interviewing Jonathan Kay: “What Happened to Canada”My interview with Dr. Stella O’Malley, UnMuted Episode 49My interview with Dr. Miriam Grossman, UnMuted Episode 37Karen’s Substack piece A Perfect Storm: How the Stars Aligned to Create the Environment Where Medical Transition Became as Common as Pierced Ears & As Easy to Get, Hippiesq’s Newsletter, March 2024Bill Maher’s Club Random podcast with David Cross on YouTube, April 2026The Fifth Column podcast with Sarah Isgur (paywalled), June 30, 2026Kat Highsmith’s post: The Best Defense of “Trans” You’ll Ever Hear, featuring video of Nebraska legislator Michaela KavanaughLisa Selin Davis’s post about the Brian Lehrer Show with Michael Shermer, Broadview, January 2026Credits:All music by William A. FergusonUnMuted logo art by Anne GibbonsFinal thought: the jokes may write themselves, but the comments don’t! I would love to hear from you. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jennypoyerackerman.substack.com