Cracked Ivory
Episodes
Are Transsexuals Bourgeois? Serena Nanda's "Neither Man Nor Woman"
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
For the season one finale, Talia and Emma are joined by a very special guest: Julia Serano, transfeminist and author of Whipping Girl! They discuss th...
Mitchell's Festivities. The Contentious History of Michfest and Camp Trans
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Talia locks Emma and Beth (she/her) into a call so she can ramble at them about lesbian feminism and feminist history for hours (again). She goes over...
Spotlight: Interview with Maria Ying, Author of "The Hades Calculus"
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Emma and Talia bring you an interview with the one-third of the bestselling author of The Hades Calculus Maria Ying, about lesbian futurism, not-so-fe...
The Cult That Changed Tumblr. Robinson's "Detransition: Beyond Before and After"
31 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Initially, this episode was intended to be exclusive to Patreon. However, given its subject matter, we decided to instead release it to early access a...
The Parent Trap. Shrier's 'Irreversible Damage'
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this very special episode of Cracked Ivory, Emma traps Talia and Lucy Kartikasari (she/they/he, luckartikasari on TikTok) on a call and subjects th...
Spotlight: Interview with Jude Doyle, Author of "Did I Leave Feminism?"
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this special episode of Cracked Ivory, Talia and Emma invite Jude Doyle (he/they) to discuss his new book, Did I Leave Feminism? They talk about th...
Sister Raymond's Transmisogyny Bible. Raymond's 'The Transsexual Empire'
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Talia and Emma dissect The Transsexual Empire, a foundational text for the modern gender-critical movement. They discuss the history of radical...
Please Just Take Testosterone. Halberstam's 'Female Masculinity'
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is there a difference between trans men and butch lesbians? Are non-transitioning queer people like refugees? And most importantly, HOW MUCH SEX ARE T...
Arson, Murder, Fandom. Aburime's 'Transphobia, homonationalism, and anti-Asian prejudice in anti-BL attitudes'
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Talia and Emma are joined by May Peterson (she/her, goddessblade.bsky.social) to discuss the sizzling and steamy world of M/M romance fiction and ask:...
Whose Intersectionality Is It Anyway? Crenshaw's Theory of Intersectionality
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For the first episode of Cracked Ivory, Talia and Emma are joined by legal historian and queer feminist of color Kay (who can be found at dihya-bint-n...
Trailer - Cracked Ivory
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Talia Bhatt and Emma Zakharuk unveil their evil lesbian radical transfeminist agenda: to end both Manhood and Discourse with a single podcast. 'C...