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A Podcast of trans and non-binary folks exploring media others have deemed Transphobic asking is it? Is it really?Our website https://www.isittransphobic.com/Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsItTransphobicMake a one time payment on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/isittransphobicSupport us on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/isittransphobic/supportMake a one time payment on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/isittransphobic
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Knowing When To Hang Up Your Boots...
I bid you good night and adieu... bang...
Stage Beauty
We are back. Thank you all for understanding! Claire Daines and Billy Crudup star in this Patreon requested analysis of 2004's Stage Beauty! It uh... Well here it is. Maya Murphy and Bailey C Ellis talk with Ashley about this adaptation of a stage play about Shakespearean actors!
Sailor Moon
Kissing Cousins (only in English), Fish Eyes just wanna have fun, and "Gentle Uterus" attacks... Yeah we're talking about Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon! Ashley welcomes back Vivian and welcomes Kat to the show to talk about the ICONIC property. Truthfully this can't be the final time we talk about Sailor Moon because in broad strokes we've only scratched the surface.
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
It's "Is It Transphobic," time! Ashley is joined by Jonathan Alexandratos to talk about their love of and accidental/unintentional influence of Jonathan's journey as a nonbinary person!
King of the Hill: Peggy Horror Picture Show
Sorry all, thought this uploaded but I guess there was some issue... anytways! Ashley welcomes back Hilary and her friend, writer JR Dawson to talk about '90s into early 2000s Fox TV Show King of the Hill. In particular the seaons 11 opener "Peggy Horror Picture Show," Where Peggy befriends someone named Carolyn! Carolyn turns out to be a drag queen and early 'oughts hilarity ensues... but was the comedy actually subversive like a lot of King of The Hill tends to be or did it miss the mark and just rely on the "Haha men in dresses," tropes? Available now right here, publicly April 1st! Youtube link below: https://youtu.be/a1JVHPTX9-M
Community and Dan Harmon
Ashley is joined by her friend Jace in talking about the NBC/Yahoo (Remember when Yahoo tried to become a streaming platform?) show Community! Should this show and (problematic) Rick and Morty Co-creator get six seasons and a movie, or be relegated to the darkest timeline? Special thanks to Rachel Weekley for handling the edit on this episode! Youtube vid
Ty Defoe Minisode Interview
I'm really excited to share my conversation with my (Producer Ashley)'s friend Ty Defoe. Ty and I talked the day after the inauguration of Joe Biden and that is reflected in the interview. We also chat about Ty being on Broadway, working with (#Icon) Kate Bornstein, and helping the craft the indigenous representation and public acknowledgement of the crimes, treatment, and genocides committed against indigenous people throughout history in the North American Continent for this year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. TY DEFOE (Giizhig) is from the Oneida and Ojibwe Nations. He is an interdisciplinary-hyphenated artist, activist, writer, cultural worker, and shape-shifter. As a two-spirit person Ty aspires to an integral approach to artistic projects, social justice, indigeneity, and environmentalism. Ty gained recognition in many circles around the world including a Grammy Award for his work on “Come to Me Great Mystery.” Ty’s global cultural arts highlights are: the Millennium celebration in Cairo, Egypt with the Call for Peace Drum and Dance Company; Turkey for the Ankara International Music Festival, and Festival of World Cultures in Dubai. Ty’s frequents his own community where he learned to hoop dance, eagle dance, and play a variety of wooden flutes. https://www.tydefoe.com/
Adventure Time: Princess Cookie
Come on, grab your friends... Or... maybe... don't? Ashley is joined by returning guest Kat and new to the podcast, author Crysta K Coburn to talk about Adventure Time S04 E 14 titled Princess Cookie! CW/TW: This episode deals with discussions of self-harm, suicidal ideations and attempts, and poor depictions of mental health/mental illness.
Space Sweepers Livestream (Audio)
ON Feb 24th we livestreamed a discussion about the Netflix Movie SPACE SWEEPERS! We are providing you the audio from that featuring Jonathan Alexandratos, Sylas Barrett, and Emmet Asher-Perrin.
Emmanuel Ortiz of Nerd Caliber Minisode Interview
Ashley sits down with Emmanuel Ortiz the creator of Nerd, Cosplay, and general pop culture media news network Nerd Caliber! Emmanuel is a cis ally and Ashley wanted to chat with Emmanuel because he has a lot of experience in content creation and in professional media, and because, Emmanuel and Nerd Caliber have created spaces to argue for queer and trans rights in popular and geek focused media, and they've been working together as friends for over a decade. Ashley and Emmanuel recount some of the large highs and incredibly harsh lows of being in geeky media creation and coverage (Our chat talks about Emmanuel's experience dealing with racism in the industry, and we touch upon the time I was assaulted at NYCC which Emmanuel helped me deal with and you can read about here if you so choose), but more than anything Emmanuel and Ashley had a really fun conversation that she wants you to enjoy as well. Check out a small curated playlist of me (from years ago) interviewing folks on Nerd Caliber! If you'd prefer to listen on Youtube here is the link! ALSO I'm trying a new software which generates transcripts SO this will be the first piece with a written transcript! What episodes would you like to see adapted into a written transcript?
A Blade In The Dark
(CW: This film is about a man in a dress who murders) We go from a movie which surprised and delighted us to a movie which... Exists. Ashley is joined once again by Morgan of Diversity Horror Blog and you can blame our other guest, Sammie James (Creator of Boo Haha, All My Friends Are Animals, and We Are Trans podcasts) for this one. A Blade in the Dark is an Italian Giallo horror film from 1983 Directed by Lamberto Bava. Morgan also wrote a fantastic multi-part article about trans representation in Horror (Which also talks a bit about A Blade in The Dark) for Morbidly Beautiful linked here.
Boy Meets Girl
Ashley is joined by returning guest Paola "PJ The Whip" Gonzalez and new to the podcast guest Mya Byrne to talk about 2014 (or maybe 2013, but according to Evilzon 2015???)'s Boy Meets Girl starring Michelle Hendley! Ashley found out about this movie searching for movies of questionable trans representation and... not to give away the episode but this is a delightful piece! There are definitely some problems, oh absolutely, but... wow! Hard to believe a lot of folks (Ashley) haven't heard of it! Here's a link to it if you have Evilzon Prime Here's a link to rent the DVD on Netflix If you'd prefer to listen to episodes via Youtube: Youtube video ---------------------- TW/CWs for the Boy Meets Girl movie itself: The R-slur, Cringeworthy trans 101 humor, mentions of suicide, attempted violence against a trans individual. Apologies for lateness, Patreon shoutouts will be in the publicly released version!
Nikki Woolfolk Minisode Interview
This month Ashley welcomes Proud Blerd and self-proclaimed Kween of the Side-Eye, award-winning author Nikki Woolfolk sculpts decadent desserts and fantastical fiction with equal skill and flair. When they're not playing a never-ending game of "what if" in a writing space that's part DieselPunk, part Willy Wonka, they are drawing on their former STEM career and collection of quirky experiences to work up new recipes in the kitchen (tasting encouraged), designing their Goth-inspired garden (tasting decidedly DISCOURAGED), and mashing up real and fictional worlds on social media (virtual kitchen table is always open). Nikki is also the Owner and Chocolatier of Belle Monde Chocolates. Belle Monde Chocolates crafts and delivers high-end confections, making these luxury flavors of chocolates and candies both affordable and accessible. Check out Mise En Death today! Thought I uploaded this, sorry folks!
Do Clowns Have Gender?
Ashley welcomes back Rachel Weekley, and their friend Aubrey, to the show to talk about their experience and a brief history of clowning and performance to ask the question: "Do clowns have gender?" We delve further into the performance aspect and character creation within clowning and how "expected androgyny," intersects with "Coded masculine," expectations. (As a note some of the language being used by pundits include the phrases "Male body," and "Female body," which we do address in the episode)
Great Books for TGNC Youth/Parents
Hello all! Thank you so much for supporting the Podcast! Ashley welcomes her friend Seth Day from Rad Child Podcast as they both discuss a series of children's books about various trans and nonbinary issues when it comes to being or having a family member who is trans or nonbinary! We also chat about Seth's experience as a nanny, and how children's books can be useful educational tools for adults as well! This episode, much like last episode and the episode after this one are all concept episodes as opposed to specific media analysis episodes (Those will be back in February). Books discussed include: It Feels Good To Be Yourself by Theresa Thorn Who Are You? by Brook Pessin-Whedbee When Aiden Became a Brother by Kaylani Juanita and Kyle Lukoff 47000 Beads by KOJA AND ANGEL ADEYOHA My Maddy by Gayle E Pitman
State of the Pod 2021
Happy New Year. We need to raise our regular Patreon rate to $250/month if we're going to continue regularly creating the podcast. If you want to contribute, at least $1/month, here is the link to our Patreon
Star Trek Discovery
This episode is so good even Vulcans are excited about it! Whether you're a Trekkie, a Trekker, or none of the above we hope you enjoy Jonathan Alexandratos joining Ashley to talk about the new trans and non-binary characters in Star Trek Discovery as well as a lot of context for those not so well versed in the expansive lore of Starfleet and the United Federation of Planets. This discussion is not expansive (Ashley wasn't even caught up when the episode was recorded) but multiple people, Jonathan included, were incredibly moved by finally feeling represented. If you have been following, or like Ashley, had to play catch up because the first season didn't click for you we want to hear from you. Send us a message on Anchor using the "Message" Button to tell us your thoughts on Adira, Gray, and Star Trek in general!
Enby People Don't Owe You Androgyny
FREE TO ALL, MERRY CHRISTMAS IF YOU CELEBRATE. HERE'S A FREE EPISODE IF YOU DON'T! Ashley is joined by her friends Rocco and Kat to have a frank discussion about the expectation of androgyny from nonbinary folks.
Tootsie
We welcome Robyn Bennis back to the show and Bailey Elis for the first time to talk about Tootsie! In a hilarious piece of happenstance, Robyn and Ashley watched the movie and Bailey watched the live musical adaptation of the movie but we make it work! This fucking movie... Also here's a link to the article from Broadway World we reference about the Tootsie musical co-opting the "T" In LGBTQIA...
Cleo Stiller Minisode Interview
We welcome Robyn Bennis back to the show and Bailey Elis for the first time to talk about Tootsie! In a hilarious piece of happenstance, Robyn and Ashley watched the movie and Bailey watched the live musical adaptation of the movie but we make it work! This fucking movie... Also here's a link to the article from Broadway World we reference about the Tootsie musical co-opting the "T" In LGBTQIA...
Shrill
Ashley welcomes her friend, performer Chloe Koser to gush about Patti Harrison (NOT Patti Jenkins) from the Hulu show Shrill, her character Ruthie, and Chloe's experience in the comedy world!
But I'm a Cheerleader
My friend JN and I tackle a piece of iconic queer cinema in "But I'm a Cheerleader." I highly recommend y'all watch this movie if you haven't. It's (Legitamately, not pirated) on Youtube for FREE. That said it does tackle conversion therapy so you should know and understand that before going in.
Leanna Renee Hieber Minisode Interview
Author, actor, cisgender ally, (and good friend of Ashley's) Leanna Renee Hieber talks about her background as a performer and how that influences her writing, how historical fiction draws from contemporary politics as well as historical precedents, and we even chat, as fans, about DC's Doom Patrol! Also, side-note, one of the writers on the Doom Patrol Comic (Famous writer in his own right) Grant Morrison came out as nonbinary! Check out all of Leanna's work at her website: https://www.leannareneehieber.com/
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Six inches forward, five inches back... We've got a new episode for you! Ashley, Bear, and AJ talk about the controversial punk rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch written by John Cameron Mitchel and Steven Trask! November 9th Girl Tales Podcast November 10th The Parsnip Ship will be having a Parsnip Play Club featuring my work in Progress Untethered Angel I meant to do this before Halloween but the world, unfortunately, exhausted me. This past night, Halloween MAXA went live on Facebook for the release of the "Strange Power" music video, followed by an interview with the artists including L Morgan Lee as well as a few others. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1027393817709973 If You’d like to be one of our amazing patrons and get episodes a week early, and interviews a month early go to Patreon.com/isittransphobic and sign up, or if you heard an episode you particularly liked and want to get us a coffee go to https://ko-fi.com/isittransphobic and support!
Alien
Hello Boils, Ghouls, and Non-Batnary individuals! Welcome to The Is It Transphobic Podcasts's Halloween Frightacular! For tonight's auditory autopsy Ashley is joined by comedian Sammie James and mime, clown, performance artist Rachel Weekley for Ridley Scott's Alien. It was revealed in the DVD box set of (sequel movie) Aliens that the character of Joan Lambert (The only female character aside from Sigourney Weaver's Ellen Ripley). The specific wording from the special feature is: “Despite conversion at birth from male to female, so far there are no signs of suppressed trauma from gender reassignment.” This is a lot to unpack!
SA Hunt Minisode Interview
Samara Abigail Hunt is the Georgia-born author of the Amazon Top 10 Horror Malus Domestica series, and the Outlaw King fantasy series, winner of Reddit.com's /r/Fantasy "Independent Novel of the Year" 2014 Stabby Award. She is also a "Mentor of Poetry, Prose, & Performance" with the National Creative Society. In 2005 she joined the Army and after an ill-advised stint in the military police (ACAB), she went back to school to be a transportation coordinator in order to deploy to Afghanistan. Stationed in Camp Arena, Herat, Samara was promoted to Specialist and placed in a Lieutenant position in a joint Italian-Spanish command room, where she coordinated and recorded hundreds of convoys and outreach missions into far-flung parts of RC West, the western quadrant of the Afghanistan theater. She was awarded a Joint Services Achievement Medal for her efforts.
Hazbin Hotel
Ashley and Morgan (of Diversity Horror Blog) talk about Hazbin Hotel, a cartoon show about Hell! It was announced in August that A24 optioned Hazbin Hotel to become a full series! With that of course comes scrutiny... But how does the pilot created for Youtube hold up to the issues presented? Let's jump in and figure that out! From their website: "Hazbin Hotel is the story of Charlie, the princess of Hell, as she pursues her seemingly impossible goal of rehabilitating demons to peacefully reduce overpopulation in her kingdom. She opens a hotel in hopes that patients will be "checking out" into Heaven. While most of Hell mocks her goal, her devoted partner Vaggie, and their first test subject, adult film-star Angel Dust, stick by her side. When a powerful entity known as the "Radio Demon" reaches out to Charlie to assist in her endeavors, her crazy dream is given a chance to become a reality. "
The Lost Boys
Cry little sister, love is with your brother. Today Ashley chats with Sylas and SA Hunt talk about late 80s classic Vampire flick The Lost Boys... But wait, there are no trans people in The Lost Boys... are there? After Ashley's friend Thom pointed out some interesting choices in set design we took a deep dive into the history of the film, analysis of the plot as it relates to other horror movies of the period, and the queer interpretations of the film that already exist to ask Is It Transphobic? Tickets to We Are Trans Fest: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/we-are-trans-fest-tickets-116927546439?fbclid=IwAR0HDA8M2lDhHKZ9WZmPJHWawi8b_1Osgpi5UygC8meFvRunHJTbxf94t-s
Dallas Buyer's Club
It's been 4 years since we started this Podcast. Thank you all so much for listening... Now Ashley, V, and Sylas tackle Dallas Buyers Club... DBC was the reason Ashley started the Podcast, it was an academy award-nominated film with both Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor awards going to its actors... So was DBC as transphobic as everyone made it out to be or was there more nuance? Buckle up buckaroos because this is going to be a bumpy ride...
Work In Progress
Ashley and AJ talk about Showtime's "Work In Progress." Both Ashley and AJ gush about how much they enjoy the show for its messy but realistic portrayal of queer relationships and the comedy which doesn't let up! Check this one out!
The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang
Today Ashley is joined by her good friend Jonathan Alexandratos to talk about The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang! We highly reccommend you read this graphic novel ahead of time as we will be diving right into spoiler territory but both Ashley and Jonathan found the piece to be incredibly fun and affirming (While acknowledging that there is a forced reveal near the end of the book, just to warn). Link to The Prince and the Dressmaker: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781626723634 Link to Jonathan's NPX Site: https://newplayexchange.org/users/3845/jonathan-alexandratos Link to SCOWL: Self Isolation Devastation: https://bit.ly/SCOWLDevastation
Big Mouth
Ashley and her friend Lillian of the Podcast JukeBox Zeros talk about Netflix's Big Mouth! Donate to These Orgs to Support Black Trans People https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/n7wnbb/tony-mcdade-nina-pop-how-to-help
Birds of Prey: and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn
Ashley and her good friend Rachel sit down and talk about a movie they love... BIRDS OF PREY! "But wait Ashley," I hear you saying, "there were no openly trans/NB characters in BoP!" Aaaaaand yeah... you're right BUT looking at media from a TGNC lens isn't just about analyzing TGNC media! No YOU just wanted an excuse to talk about a movie with badass, complicated, and interesting women that is simultaneously well put together and fun as hell!
Wrestling in 2020: Intergender Wrestling
Ashley, Sylas and Paola chat about Intergender wrestling, which is pro wrestling amongst people of various genders! Candace LaRae v. Johnny Gargano Intergender Wrestling a Documentary by Kenny Johnson ESPN: EQUAL FIGHTS MOVEMENT
Wrestling in 2020: COVID-19, Nyla Rose, and an update of PJ "The Whip"
Ashley and Sylas sit down with Paola (PJ "The Whip" Gonzalez) to chat about the indie wrestling scene, how her character has changed since last Ashley and she talked. They also talk about AEW Women's Champion Nyla Rose! Paola's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pjgonzalez42/ ----------- Article about Nyla being signed to AEW and its impact https://www.si.com/wrestling/2019/06/18/aew-nyla-rose-transgender-wrestler-history Nyla talking about being a “trailblazer” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Js6tbFEGuk Riho (c) v. Nyla Rose https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MB957F_9Exw Nyla Rose, first promo after winning title https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1fBqeNGTI4 First video package leading up to her first defense https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJJz9_-e3Lk Nyla Rose on the Talk is Jericho Podcast https://open.spotify.com/episode/37Al8Jgd6AeUL9AjA21Rew?si=GePNre-eScmp_9DhvN-DVQ
Chromosomes... What are they?
Ashley sits down with her good friend Hilary to talk about Chromosomes, how they get used as a tool against trans existence, and what they are!
Insidious 1 & 2 with Diversity in Horror Fiction Blog!
Ashley Skypes with Morgan, the writer, and creator of the blog Diversity in Horror Fiction! Morgan's Blog DIVERSITY IN HORROR FICTION: http://diversityhorror.blogspot.com/ Morgan's article on transphobia in horror: https://morbidlybeautiful.com/transphobia-horror-1/ Join our Patreon to support: http://patreon.com/isittransphobic
Mrs. Doubtfire
Ashley is joined again by Jonathan Alexandratos as they take a look at the Robin Williams film Mrs. Doubtfire and speculate how the producers of the upcoming Broadway musical could make it better (if it can be..). Does it still hold up? Is it more than just a tired "Man in a dress" joke? More importantly... Is It Transphobic? Does ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ at The 5th Ave transcend the original’s problematic elements? ~ Seattle Times https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/theater/mrs-doubtfire-roundtable-intro/ ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ Musical Is Headed to Broadway ~ Variety https://variety.com/2020/legit/news/mrs-doubtfire-musical-broadway-1203456034/
LIGHTNING ROUND!!!
This episode Ashley takes us on a series of 30(ish) second mini "Is It Transphobic"s! JK Rowling, Too Faced, Crocodile Dundee all get quick breakdowns and snap decisions in Is It Transphobic's first-ever LIGHTNING ROUND! Do we talk about Ricky Gervais? Yep. Do we follow up on Contrapoints? Better believe we do! Make a Tax Deductible contribution to SCOWL: Laddermageddon Follow us on Twitter @IsItTransphobic, and consider donating to us on Patreon or going to anchor.fm/isittransphobic/support to support us there.
Due South
Sylas suggested Ashley check out the show Due South, so they sat down with one episode!