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I mentioned a few of my other projects, including the following: Any Other CityWhatever Happened to Hazel Jane?Certain WomenThe episode transcript can be found here. The podcast theme song is "Tall Girl" by Wares from the album Survival, which you can (and probably should) get via Bandcamp. (This song appears courtesy of Wares and Mint Records.) Our logo was designed by Rojina Farrokhnejad at HandMadeDesign. t4t is recorded and edited on the unceded ancestral territories of the...

I talk to Ryka Aoki about everything from Béla Bartók and Dolly Parton to writing works with the underlying message of "I love you." Books by Ryka Aoki: Light From Uncommon StarsHe Mele a HiloWhy Dust Shall Never Settle Upon This SoulSeasonal Velocities Some of the works/people/etc. mentioned in this episode: RykaworldPass with CareThe episode transcript will be uploaded in the not-too-distant future. (Sorry!) The podcast theme song is "Tall Girl" by Wares from the album Survival, which...

I talk with Jeanne Thornton about everything from the history of recorded music to writing as a form of magic. Some of Jeanne's work: Summer FunThe Black Emerald: Novellas & Stories The Dream of Doctor BantamSome of the works/people/etc. mentioned in this episode: I Am Brian Wilson: A MemoirPerfecting Sound Forever: An Aural History of Recorded MusicCalvin and HobbesWe Had No Rules Jeanne Thornton's review of We Had No Rules AGOTTCorinne Manning's review of Summer Fun Brooklyn...

I talk with Megan Milks about everything from what it was like to publish four books in 2021 (!?!) to writing about pop culture, queerness, bodies and shame. The four books Megan Milks published in 2021: Margaret and the Mystery of the Missing BodySlug and Other StoriesTori Amos Bootleg WebringWe Are the Baby-Sitters Club: Essays and Artwork from Grown-Up ReadersSome of the works/writers/etc. mentioned in this episode: Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl The Body Keeps the Score: Brain,...

I talk with Kai Cheng Thom about everything from writing for children and her perennial influences to how her creative work intersects with her embodiment and loving justice work. Works by Kai Cheng Thom that are mentioned: Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars: A Dangerous Trans Girl's Confabulous MemoirI Hope We Choose Love: A Trans Girl's Notes at the End of the WorldA Place Called No HomelandFrom the Stars in the Sky to the Fish in the SeaFor Laika, the Dog Who Learned the Names of the...

I talk with Cassia Hardy about writing songs and playing with her band Wares. You can find Wares (and get their music) via Bandcamp. We mention plenty of musicians during our conversation, including the following: Fear of a Black PlanetThe Power OutInletThe Argument Photo of Cassia Hardy by Levi Manchak. The podcast theme song is "Tall Girl" by Wares from the album Survival, which you can (and probably should) get via Bandcamp. (This song appears courtesy of Wares and Mint Records.) Our...

I talk with Morgan M Page about everything from creative collaborations and her trans history podcast One From the Vaults to writing mtf4ftm noir-influenced fiction and the desire to have writer/filmmaker Virginie Despentes spit in your face. Links and works related to Morgan M Page that are mentioned or relevant to the conversation: her website her Twitterher InstagramOne from the Vaultsthe Valentine's Day episodeValley of the DFraming Agnes"Rental"PlenitudeMeanwhile, ElsewhereAt Land,...

I talk with artist/cartoonist/writer Bishakh Som about everything from goth as gender to how she created two wildly different books that came out around the same time: Apsara Engine and Spellbound. You should follow her on Instagram, where she often posts stunning for-sale work. The episode transcript will be uploaded in the not-too-distant future. (Sorry!) The podcast theme song is "Tall Girl" by Wares from the album Survival, which you can (and probably should) get via Bandcamp. (This...

I talk with Torrey Peters about everything from writing about shame and bodies to Hemingway and commas. Works by Torrey that we discuss: Detransition, BabyInfect Your Friends and Loved OnesThe MaskerSome of the works/writers/etc. mentioned in this episode: New Left ReviewTime is the Thing a Body Moves ThroughHymnswitchConfessions of the FoxHemingwayDarrylManhuntLight From Uncommon StarsThe episode transcript will be uploaded in the not-too-distant future. (Sorry!) Photo of Torrey Peters...

I talk with McKenzie Wark about a range of topics, including writing, editing (her superpower), glimpsing yourself in works by other writers, and writing about sex. Books by McKenzie that we discuss: I'm Very into You: Correspondence 1995–1996Reverse Cowgirl Philosophy for Spiders: On the Low Theory of Kathy Acker Articles written by McKenzie that are mentioned: Girls Like UsThe Many-handed Hunger of Transsexuality: On T. FleischmannReality Cabaret: On Juliana HuxtableCommitment to the...

I talk with Vivek Shraya about her writing process and her writing, including How to Fail as a Popstar and The Subtweet. The episode transcript is available right here. Photo of Vivek Shraya by Heather Saitz, The podcast theme song is "Tall Girl" by Wares from the album Survival, which you can (and probably should) get via Bandcamp. (This song appears courtesy of Wares and Mint Records.) Our logo was designed by Rojina Farrokhnejad at HandMadeDesign. t4t is recorded and edited on the...

I talk with Kama La Mackerel about their debut poetry collection ZOM-FAM and a slew of other topics, including femme armour, shame, and intuition. The episode transcript is available right here. Photo of Kama La Mackerel by Laurence Philomene. The podcast theme song is "Tall Girl" by Wares from the album Survival, which you can (and probably should) get via Bandcamp. (This song appears courtesy of Wares and Mint Records.) Our logo was designed by Rojina Farrokhnejad at...

For this Valentine's Day episode about the messiness of love, John Elizabeth Stintzi reads “The Night After Flights of Cider” from their book Junebat (Anansi, 2020). The podcast theme song is "Tall Girl" by Wares from the album Survival, which you can (and probably should) get via Bandcamp. (This song appears courtesy of Wares and Mint Records.) Our logo was designed by Rojina Farrokhnejad at HandMadeDesign. t4t is recorded and edited on the unceded ancestral territories of the...

I talk with Casey Plett about writing and some of the things she's written, including her debut novel Little Fish and her collection of stories A Safe Girl to Love. Episode transcript is available right here. The transcript also includes a list of links to things that we both mention in this episode (articles, interviews, events, etc.). The podcast theme song is "Tall Girl" by Wares from the album Survival, which you can (and probably should) get via Bandcamp. (This song appears courtesy...

Welcome to t4t. In this brief episode, I explain what I mean by the phrase "writing while trans," who I am, and what to expect from this podcast. Episode transcript is available right here. The podcast theme song is "Tall Girl" by Wares from the album Survival, which you can (and probably should) get via Bandcamp. (This song appears courtesy of Wares and Mint Records.) Our logo was designed by Rojina Farrokhnejad at HandMadeDesign. t4t is recorded and edited on the unceded ancestral...