Gender Reveal
Episodes
Bonus: Alma Avalle
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck chats with writer and union organizer Alma Avalle (she/her) about the Transparent finale, Trader Joe's dream to destroy the NLRB, and Alma's expe...
Bonus: Lee Lai
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck chats with cartoonist Lee Lai (she/her) about gossip, projection, emotional journalism, toxic relationship dynamics, annoying transmascs, the haz...
Episode 193: Barry Lee
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck chats with artist Barry Lee (they/them). Topics include: Creating an oracle deck that doesn't shy away from difficult emotions Why Barry has m...
Episode 192: Ceyenne Doroshow
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ozzy and Tuck chat with activist and G.L.I.T.S. founder Ceyenne Doroshow (she/her). Topics include: Memories of Ceyenne's mother, Miss Major Ceyenn...
Bonus: Cassius Adair + new book tour stops!
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck announces new book tour events, including a '90s-themed lit party and a trans band debut/reunion(!?!). Then, Tuck chats with Cass about the state...
Episode 191: Zefyr Lisowski
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck and Ozzy chat with writer Zefyr Lisowski (she/her). Topics include: How horror helps us explore what we owe others in the wake of pain Zefyr's d...
Bonus: Denne Michele Norris
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck chats with author Denne Michele Norris (she/her) about the future of trans publishing — is this year's trans lit boom just a outlying blip? —...
Episode 190: Isa Noyola
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck and Ozzy chat with activist Isa Noyola (she/her). Topics include: What are the top priorities for trans immigrant communities and orgs? How can ...
Bonus: Kani Lapuerta
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck chats with filmmaker Kani Lapuerta (he/him) about his new feature-length documentary, Niñxs. Topics include trans rights in Mexico, the increase...
Bonus: Dean Spade, Morgan Bassichis, and Tourmaline
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we're sharing an episode of Love in a F*cked Up World, a new podcast hosted by our friend Dean Spade. In this episode, Dean chats with To...
Episode 189: Morgan Bassichis
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck and Ozzy chat with comedian, organizer, and writer Morgan Bassichis (they/them). Topics include: Whether a comedy show is a good use of time in ...
BONUS: Marsha P. Johnson with Raquel Willis
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we're sharing the first episode of Afterlives: Marsha P. Johnson, a limited-run narrative series hosted by our friend Raquel Willis. Find...
Bonus: Mal Blum's villain era
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck and Mal chat about how 2010s Brooklyn hurt Mal's relationship to masculinity, whether reading a book would help kids understand song lyrics, and ...
Episode 188: Whit Washington
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ozzy chats with Whit Washington (they/them), senior attorney for the Nonbinary & Transgender Rights Project at Lambda Legal. Topics include: Why the ...
Bonus: Sawyer K. Kemp
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck chats with Sawyer K. Kemp (they/them) about the news that Ian McKellan is involved in an all-trans staged reading of Twelfth Night. Topics inclu...
Bonus: Niko's advice for ghosts and/or bears
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck chats with Niko about coming out as a grocery store cashier, deterring ghosts and bears, writing memoir with a bad memory, and misspelling Neko C...
Episode 187: Alison Bechdel
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck and Ozzy chat with cartoonist Alison Bechdel (she/her). Topics include: Which Dykes to Watch Out For characters are canonically t4t-married, top...
Episode 186: Harron Walker
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck chats with writer Harron Walker (she/her). Topics include: Sleepaway Camp (1983) vs They/Them (2022) Making sense of GSA Day of Silence circa 20...
Bonus: Mckenzee Griffler + Tuck AMA
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck and Mckenzee chat about the big knife in Moonstruck (1987), pizza mnemonics, blue foods, trans vibing, and the special cat that David Lynch inve...
Episode 185: Caro De Robertis
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Bonus: Jeanne Thornton
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Episode 184: Talia Mae Bettcher
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ozzy and Tuck chat with philosopher Talia Mae Bettcher (she/her). Topics include: Creating a theory of trans oppression beyond the "wrong body" and "...
Bonus: Trans Day of Snack 2025 with Jerika Che
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck explains this year's Trans Day of Snack celebrations — which includes the opportunity to organize a Gender Reveal-funded gathering! — before ...
Bonus: Yaffa
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck chats with Palestinian activist Yaffa (they/she) about their experiences with last year's student encampments, their belief in collectivism, and ...
Episode 183: Vera Blossom
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 c...
Bonus: Gender Ordeal with Mattie Lubchansky & Calvin Kasulke
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
This Week in Seven Years of Past Futures of Gender
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're celebrating Gender Reveal's seventh anniversary by journeying into a little galaxy of gender futures. Join our Patreon to access Gender Concea...
Episode 182: Devin Myers
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck chats with Basketdolls founder Devin Myers (she/her). Topics include: Infusing queer nightlife vibes into a streetball tournament Creating a six...
Bonus: Sunny Zimmerman
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck chats with comedian Sunny Zimmerman (they/them) about LBJ: the Play, LBJ-inspired gender, moral ambiguity in politics, and the value of slapping ...
Episode 181: Checking in with Dean Spade
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck & Ozzy catch up with organizer and author Dean Spade (he/him). Topics include: Tools for moving through jealousy, handling in-group conflict, ...
Bonus: Advice with Producer Ozzy
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck and Ozzy tackle advice questions about coming out (or not), accessing medical transition in This Political Moment, and dating for the very first ...
Bonus: Rani Som
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 inevita...
Episode 180: River Gallo
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck chats with filmmaker and intersex activist River Gallo (they/them). Topics include: Making cinema history with (and getting force-femmed by?) ...
Bonus: Katherine Packert Burke
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 b...
Episode 179: Colby Gordon
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Bonus: Anthology submissions, Boston live show, and more!
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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! Lea...
Episode 178: Yvie Oddly
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
BONUS: Emma Specter
02 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck chats with Vogue culture writer Emma Specter (she/they) about unionizing Condé Nast, embracing Bisexuality 2, and not monetizing their gender ex...
Episode 177: Rose Eveleth
19 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck and Ozzy chat with Rose Eveleth (they/them), creator of Tested. Topics include: Details and stories cut from Tested that Gender Reveal listeners...
Episode 176: Susan Stryker
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck and Ozzy chat with historian Susan Stryker (she/her). Topics include: Publishing old kink erotica in a new academic reader Truffle-hunting for...
BONUS: Solomon J. Brager
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy pub day to Heavyweight, a graphic memoir by Solomon J. Brager! Tuck chats with Sol (they/he) about the intersections of Zionism and transphobia,...
BONUS: Lammys, Labor Solidarity, & Arlie Adlington
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck shares an exciting 2 Trans 2 Furious update before chatting with Arlie Adlington (he/him) about queer labor solidarity, Pride movie recs, and nor...
Episode 175: Checking in with Jules Gill-Peterson
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For our season finale, Tuck catches up with historian Jules Gill-Peterson (she/her). Topics include: Why Jules might be writing a trilogy of books ag...
Episode 174: Jane Schoenbrun
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck and Ozzy chat with director Jane Schoenbrun (they/them). Topics include: Working through gender feelings onscreen with Brigette Lundy-Paine How ...
BONUS: Checking in with LittlePuss Press
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode, Tuck chats with Cat Fitzpatrick and Casey Plett about what's going on over at LittlePuss Press post-SPD collapse. Topics inclu...
Episode 173: 17 Advice Questions with Mckenzee Griffler
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck tackles more advice questions with BFF of the show Mckenzee Griffler (she/her). Topics include: What if my partner doesn't want me to come out t...
Episode 172: Checking in with Jerika Che
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck catches up with organizer Jerika Che (they/them). Topics include: Creating an abolitionism-inspired trans summer camp What's up with all the gen...
BONUS: "The Prospects" Opening Day with KT Hoffman
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck chats with author KT Hoffman (he/him) about trans romance novels, egg & cheddar gender, egg behavior, and not being Assigned Mariners At Birth. ...
Episode 171: Yin Q
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ozzy and Tuck chat with with Yin Q (they/them). Topics include: How parenting changed Yin's relationship to gender and kink What queer people still n...
Bonus: Trans Day of Snack 2024 + Abolishing Time w/ Shuli Branson
30 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy (almost) Trans Day of Snack! We're explaining this weekend's mutual aid campaign (including FREE SNACKS for trans people in 26 US states) and s...
Episode 170: Jamie Lauren Keiles
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck chats with with writer Jamie Lauren Keiles (he/him). Topics include: Writing a nonbinary history book that eschews common trans identity rhetori...
Episode 169: Liz Fong-Jones
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck and Ozzy chat with Liz Fong-Jones (she/her). Topics include: Creating a Coworker Solidarity Fund to support worker organizing and potential stri...
Episode 168: Fola Francis
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck shares last year's conversation with Nigerian fashion designer and activist Fola Francis (she/her/they). Topics include: Dodging a blacklist to ...
Episode 167: Ariana Steele
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck chats with linguist Ariana Steele (they/them). Topics include: Studying ways that Black nonbinary people degender themselves via language Deve...
Episode 166: Shing Yin Khor
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck chats with artist and experience designer Shing Yin Khor (they/them). Topics include: The memoirist's dilemma: narcissism vs turning other peo...
Episode 165: Lucy Sante
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck chats with writer Lucy Sante (she/her). Topics include: Why Lucy finally transitioned after avoiding it for nearly 60 years Why the worst tran...
A Tribute to Cecilia Gentili
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we remember advocate, storyteller, and mother Cecilia Gentili. Cecilia resources & links: Cecilia's legacy fund!!! Faltas (published b...
Episode 164: Shuli Branson
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck chats with Shuli Branson (she/they), author of Practical Anarchism: A Guide for Daily Life. Topics include: Transition as a form of anarchist ...
Episode 163: Cassius Adair
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck finally chats with academic and occasional Gender Reveal producer Cassius Adair (he/him). Topics include: His role in the Twin Flames cult doc...
Episode 162: Checking in with Salimatu Amabebe
22 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck catches up with multidisciplinary artist Salimatu Amabebe (he/they). Topics include: Barracuda, an it/its drag monster and perverse people-ple...
Episode 161: Lamya H
15 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're back, baby! Tuck chats with Lamya H (she/they), author of Hijab Butch Blues. Topics include: Discovering queer themes (and dykes!) in the Qur...
BONUS: Rax Will is one of the guys
10 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck chats with journalist Rax Will (he/they) about queer food, pronoun-themed cocktails, and "AFAB" trans clothing brands (derogatory). Plus, news ab...
BONUS: Making Podcasts for Trans People (via Gender Spiral)
08 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck speaks with Ally Beardsley and Babette Thomas way back on Trans Day of Snack 2023. It's a Gender Reveal x Gender Spiral crossover event! Find G...
BONUS: a lil end-of-year update
29 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A few quick announcements on what's coming up next. Thanks to Blue Dot Sessions as always for the music bed.
BONUS: $1000 grant! 5 days left to apply! (Also, other things!)
27 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Quick announcement because I remembered that not everyone is on Instagram dot com. This year's grant applications close on Halloween night. Apply at b...
Episode 160: Raquel Willis
02 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck chats with activist Raquel Willis (she/her). Topics include: Why having the ~most radical gender~ isn't a useful standard Reconciling your f...
Episode 159: Alison Rumfitt
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck and Ozzy chat with author Alison Rumfitt (she/her). Topics include: When people fail to recognize their kink as simply a kink Letting go of th...
Episode 158: Chiquitita
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck chats with drag performer Chiquitita (she/her). Topics include: Why trans people make the best drag performers (even w/o clothes) Dealing with...
Episode 157: SPEED/READING Live!
11 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck chats with Casey Plett (she/her), Fran Tirado (she/they) and Kendra Wells (they/them) live at the Bell House. Topics include: Gossip from the ...
Episode 156: Casey Plett
04 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck and Ozzy chat with author Casey Plett (she/her). Topics include: Is queer community… bad for us? Is it finally time to talk about Topside? T...
Episode 155: Checking in with Soleil Ho
21 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck catches up with cultural critic Soleil Ho (they/them). Topics include: Doing secret drag at an anti-trans fundraising dinner Should we abolish...
Episode 154: Nicole Maines
14 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck chats with actress Nicole Maines (she/her). Topics include: The long, slow process of transitioning in elementary school Picketing with the ...
Episode 153: Katie Barnes
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck chats with sports journalist Katie Barnes (they/them). Topics include: Will "the science" ever be settled re: trans athletes? How coordinated ...
BONUS: Capturing The New York Times with Imara Jones
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The most recent episode of the Anti-Trans Hate Machine is a banger, and we thought you should hear it. Listen to the Anti-Trans Hate Machine (a TransL...
BONUS: Calvin Kasulke, Hal Schrieve, crossover content, live show?!
31 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we've got a grab bag of bonus content! Topics include: Book and comic recommendations from Hal Schrieve Kurt Russell, gender roots, and ...
Episode 152: Hal Schrieve
24 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck chats with author and comic artist Hal Schrieve (ze/hir). Topics include: Growing up as a trans teen and surviving via messy queer youth space...
Episode 151: M.E. O'Brien
17 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ozzy and Tuck chat with author M.E. O'Brien (she/her), whose work explores trans communist futures. Topics include: What can family abolition offer...
BONUS: Sandy Stone w/ Sarah Esocoff
10 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck share their favorite episode of their new favorite podcast. Find Sounds Gay wherever you get podcasts. Sandy Stone's incredible time capsule ...
TEASER: High-Fiving Mattie Lubchansky through Keith Haring's Irreversible Damage Hole
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck chats IN PERSON with Mattie Lubchansky (they/them) about Boys Weekend, the Nib, Mattie's next project, and also Orville Peck. Listen to the fu...
Episode 150(!): Honey Mahogany
26 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck chats with activist, performer, and politician Honey Mahogany (she/her). Topics include: Being one of the first official Drag Queen Story Hour...
Episode 149: Spicy Advicey with Mckenzee Griffler
19 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck tackles more advice questions with BFF of the show Mckenzee Griffler (she/her). Topics include: Is getting top surgery bad for my cool radical ...
Episode 148: M Nijiya
11 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ozzy and Tuck chat with tattoo artist M Nijiya (they/them). Topics include: Tattoos as gender-affirming care What to know about nipple tattoos befo...
Episode 147: A. (Gus) Andrews
05 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck chats with cartoonist A. Andrews (they/them). Topics include: Unicycling while your peers go to sex ed Dating someone with your former name ...
TEASER: Naveen Kundanmal's Pterodactyl Screech Transition Timeline
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck chats with Naveen Kundanmal (they/them) about doing Shania Twain karaoke at the Texas State Capitol and tracking your HRT timeline via pterodacty...
BONUS: 2 Trans 2 Furious Sneak Peek with Mckenzee Griffler
19 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Fast X Day! We're celebrating chosen familia by sharing Mckenzee's essay "Letty Did Not Trans Me But Maybe She Did" from our upcoming anthology ...
TEASER: The ISIS Tweet to Trans Ally Pipeline with Mckenzee Griffler
13 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck chats with Mckenzee about basement pizza, intrusive thoughts, the PTW slur, our college radio origin story, and a partial list of ways to be "mo...
BONUS: Trans Day of Having a Nice Snack 2023
31 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Trans Day of Snack! We're explaining today's mutual aid campaign (including FREE SNACKS for trans people in 26 US states) and sharing a sneak pe...
Episode 146: Ryan Ken
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck chats with actor and writer Ryan Ken (they/them). Topics include: Why a TikTok can be more useful than a DEI training Using fashion strategica...
Episode 145: Live at the Bell House!
20 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck chats live in Brooklyn with AC Dumlao (they/he), Mattie Lubchansky (they/them) and Io (they/them). Topics include: Changing your legal name to...
Episode 144: Mckenzee Griffler (normal girl edition)
13 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck checks in with BFF of the show Mckenzee Griffler (she/her). Topics include: Speedrunning gender Special girl bottom surgery Getting comfortabl...
Episode 143: maia arson crimew
30 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck speaks with hacktivist maia arson crimew (it/she). Topics include: Takeaways from the No Fly List leak Why "white hat" and "black hat" hacki...
Episode 142: Lily Zheng
23 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck speaks with DEI strategist Lily Zheng (they/them). Topics include: Why pizza can be more useful than a 60-minute workshop Can we DEI our way o...
Episode 141: Renée Yoxon
16 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck speaks with gender-affirming voice teacher Renée Yoxon (they/them). Topics include: How do we modify the perceived gender of our voices? What...
Episode 140: Margaret Killjoy
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck speaks with author and podcast host Margaret Killjoy (she/they). Topics include: What to consider before moving to a queer off-grid land proje...
Episode 139: Alynda Segarra
02 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck speaks with musician Alynda Mariposa Segarra (they/them) of Hurray for the Riff Raff. Topics include: Crashing a blockbuster film set in a jan...
Episode 138: Lehuauakea
26 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck speaks with māhū artist Lehuauakea (they/them). Topics include: Should you be going to Hawaii???? Being cornered, exotified and spat on(!) b...
live show tix on sale now(!!!)
22 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's a Christmas miracle — we've got tickets on sale to our February 1st live show, feauting four of your favorite Gender Reveal alumni. Get your...
Episode 137: Dean Spade
19 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck speaks with organizer and educator Dean Spade (he/him). Topics include: Why civil rights laws won't save us Common mutual aid struggles: money...
Episode 136: Sabrina Imbler
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck speaks with writer and creature enthusiast Sabrina Imbler (they/them). Topics include: A Who's Who of the ocean's notable transsexuals Writi...
Episode 135: Joan Summers
28 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tuck speaks with Eating for Free cohost Joan Summers (she/her) Topics include: Getting outed by your pastor's wife in a movie theater parking lot...