Best AGP Podcasts (2024)

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Seasonal Sampler Summer 2024: My Deer Friend Nokotan, Monogatari, Pseudo Harem, and More

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Seasonal Sampler returns with a new rotating guest host spot, filled this time by Ani-Gamers Book Club co-host Inaki! Evan and Inaki talk last season’s favorites, plus lots of Summer anime. The full list: Dungeon People I Parry Everything Mayonaka Punch MONOGATARI Series: OFF & MONSTER Season My Deer Friend Nokotan My Wife Has No Emotions Oshi no K…

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AGP#185 – Dallos

27d ago

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Here it is, the result of the “Tyranny of the Majority” Golden Ticket poll that we ran during Patron Appreciation Month on Patreon! This episode, all four hosts — Evan, David, Inaki, and Pat — review the Mamoru Oshii-directed OVA Dallos, which happens to be the first-ever commercially released OVA! Topics include: narrowly avoiding Ready: Player On…

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Ani-Gamers Book Club #19 – Ascendance of a Bookworm

1M ago

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We are back at it again with the light novels in this first episode of AGBC Part V: The Reading Experience. This time, we’re reading Ascendance of a Bookworm, the story of a book maniac reincarnated in another world without public libraries. Topics include 30 Rock, a singular Reese’s chocolate peanut butter cup, and some brief waffle on the Star Wa…

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Seasonal Sampler Spring 2024: Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night, Spice & Wolf, and More

2M ago

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Evan and Ink recap the anime of Winter 2024, then cover the anime premieres they checked out for Spring 2024! The shows: Bartender Glass of God Delicious in Dungeon (Continuing) The Duke of Death and His Maid (S3) Sound! Euphonium S3 Grandpa and Grandma Turn Young Again The Grimm Variations Highspeed étoile Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night A Salad…

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Ani-Gamers Book Club #18 – JK Haru is a Sex Worker in Another World: Summer

3M ago

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We are back at it again with the light novels in this ninth and FINAL episode (for this arc) of AGBC Part IV: Book Club is Not Crash. This time, we’re reading JK Haru is a Sex Worker in Another World: Summer, continuing the story of Haru and her quest to save the world while working her day job at a brothel. Topics include locked room mystery ennui…

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AGP#184 – Thousand Arms

4M ago

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Just ignore the outdated number in the intro, this one took… a while. Evan fulfills a Golden Ticket request from patron FatDrunkFriendOtaku with a review of the PlayStation JRPG/dating sim Thousand Arms! Topics include: the heart of the swords, Thousand Dates, and DAAAAARKNESS. Runtime: 1 hour, 40 minutes Direct Download RSS Feed iTunes Spotify Goo…

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Teaser: AGP Bonus: Metal Wolf Chaos, aka From Soft vs. Anti-From Soft

4M ago

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This is a teaser for a podcast available on the Ani-Gamers Patreon. To celebrate Patron Appreciation Month 2024, for the first time EVER the entire current Ani-Gamers staff — Evan, David, Inaki, and Pat — host a podcast together to discuss the cult favorite 2004 action video game Metal Wolf Chaos! A game about defending America’s freedoms, gassing …

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Gender Ideologies - with Helen Pluckrose 1:01:36

5M ago1:01:36

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Helen Pluckrose is a political and cultural writer and commentator, addressing current affairs from a liberal humanist perspective. Her particular focus is current Critical Social Justice (woke) scholarship and activism. Helen took part in the Grievance Studies Affair (along with Peter Bogossian and James Lindsay) which submitted shoddy, ridiculous…

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Trouble with Gender - with Alex Byrne 1:16:00

5M ago1:16:00

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Alex Byrne is a professor of Philosophy at MIT. A few years ago he started working on philosophical issues relating to sex and gender. And he just published a book on the topic called “Trouble with Gender: Sex Facts, Gender Fictions”. Pick up your copy here: http://www.alexbyrne.org/trouble-with-gender.html…

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It's Okay to be a Man - with NJada 1:13:55

5M ago1:13:55

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NJada is a detransitioned man who began social transition in 2013 at the age of 19, and HRT the following year. He ultimately detransitioned in 2015. Since then he has been gradually working through stages of self-acceptance. After taking a break from the whole topic of gender for a time, he began to get in touch with other detransitioners in late …

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The Shaman Brain - with Courtney Coulson 1:40:36

5M ago1:40:36

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Courtney Coulson is an Australian detransitioner and YouTuber exploring the real psychological and social motivations behind gender dysphoria. In this conversation, Courtney discusses a topic not nearly covered enough on this podcast, which is the role of online fandoms in Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria and motivating adolescent females to transition…

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Another Whistle Blown - with Tamara Pietzke 44:09

6M ago44:09

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Tamara Pietzke is a whistleblower from Washington State whose story was published by The Free Press last week. Tamara has a Masters in social work from the University of Washington. She's since worked with older adults, pregnant and postpartum women, the chronically mentally ill, those in inpatient centers, and she's spent the last six years doing …

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The New York Times ”Opinion” Piece & USPATH’s ”Medical” Conference - with Eliza Mondegreen 1:17:57

6M ago1:17:57

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Eliza Mondegreen researches online trans and detrans communities, where she explores the ways questions and doubts are handled. She also writes about gender medicine for Substack, UnHerd, and other outlets. We had Eliza back on the pod to discuss Friday's New York Times article on detranistioners (featuring Aaron K! and others) as well as her lates…

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Ani-Gamers Book Club #17 – Min-Maxing My TRPG Build in Another World Volume 2

6M ago

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We are back at it again with the light novels in this eighth episode of AGBC Part IV: Book Club is Not Crash. This time, we’re reading Min-Maxing My TRPG Build in Another World Vol. 2, continuing the story of Erich and his TRPG build. Topics include rye bread, teething remedies for infants, and The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. Post in the Di…

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Seasonal Sampler Winter 2024: Delicious in Dungeon, Metallic Rouge, Meiji Gekken: 1874, & More

6M ago

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Evan and Ink recap the anime of Fall 2023, then cover the anime premieres they checked out for Winter 2024! The shows: Brave Bang Bravern, Burn the Witch #0.8, Delicious in Dungeon, Delusional Monthly Magazine, The Fire Hunter S2, Maboroshi, Meiji Gekken: 1874, Metallic Rouge, A Sign of Affection, Snack Basue, The Witch and the Beast. Bonus: Evan w…

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The False Dichotomy of Soft Boys and AGPs 55:58

6M ago55:58

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Jared Kavan is an attorney by training but became interested in the broader gender discourse upon reading Autoheterosexual: Attracted To Being The Other Sex by Phil Illy in 2023. Jared became aware of the theory of autogynephilia in his early twenties, and has been particularly interested in how AGP impacts the male experience of cultivating a fulf…

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AGP#183 – Quicksave: So Long 2023!

7M ago

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For our final episode of the year, Evan and David check in for a Quicksave podcast about a bunch of anime, manga and games they’ve been checking out recently, including Mario Wonder, Talk to My Back, World of Horror, Frieren, Pluto, and Super Mario RPG. Thanks for listening for the past year and see you in 2024! Runtime: 46 minutes Direct Download …

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Oldtaku no Radio #062 – Planetes

7M ago

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Reuniting for the annual Anime Secret Santa project, Jared and Ink stuff your stocking with opinions about 2004’s Planetes via a special episode of Oldtaku no Radio. Thank you, Santa!!! The choices originally presented to Ink were Stars Align, Planetes, Godzilla Singular Point, and Project Blue Earth SOS. When Ink told Jared Planetes was gifted, th…

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Autogynephilosophy - with Ray Alex Williams 1:03:37

8M ago1:03:37

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Ray Alex Williams is a detrans philosopher who wrote a book on trans feminism and philosophy when he was still identifying as trans. After detransition, however, he started a YouTube channel to share his experiences and educate people on gender issues suppressed in mainstream discourse. Ray's YouTube - youtube.com/@RayAlexWilliams Ray's Twitter - t…

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Ani-Gamers Book Club #16: The Apothecary Diaries Volume 2

8M ago

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We are back at it again with the light novels in this seventh episode of AGBC Part IV: Book Club is Not Crash. This time, we’re reading The Apothecary Diaries Vol. 2, continuing the story of Maomao and the mysteries she encounters inside the imperial court. Topics include our uncle who works at Japan, Umineko When They Cry, and the Blowfish Challen…

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Ani-Gamers Podcast: Seasonal Sampler Fall 2023: Frieren, SHY, 100 Girlfriends, & More

9M ago

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We missed an episode, so Evan and Ink recap both Spring and Summer 2023, then dive into Fall 2023! The shows: The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really Love You, Bullbuster, Dark Gathering, FLCL: Grunge, FLCL: Shoegaze, Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, KamiErabi GOD.app, MF Ghost, Migi & Dali, Overtake!, Precure: Full Bloom, Ron Kamonohashi’s Fo…

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Enabled and Embedded – with Helen Joyce 1:41:50

10M ago1:41:50

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Helen Joyce is author of “TRANS: When Ideology Meets Reality”, (recently reissued as “Trans: Gender Identity and the New Battle for Women’s Rights”). TRANS was published in July 2021 by OneWorld and has been in paperback since May 2022. A Times of London and Spectator book of the year, it is a UK and Amazon top ten bestseller. It received rave revi…

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Ani-Gamers Book Club #15: Spice and Wolf Volume 2

10M ago

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We are back at it again with the light novels in this fifth episode of AGBC Part IV: Book Club is Not Crash. This time, we’re reading Spice and Wolf Vol. 2, continuing the story of the wise wolf Holo and her traveling merchant companion, Lawrence. Topics include the ancient profession of shepherding, the curvature of a sabre, and some educated gues…

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Taking Stock at Tavistock - with Anastassis Spiliadis & Dr Anna Hutchinson 1:17:33

10M ago1:17:33

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Anastassis Spiliadis is a psychotherapist and psychologist based in London & Athens, working with individuals couples and families. He works clinically in private practice and as an Education Lead in the NHS. He has worked for many years with people of all ages affected by eating disorders, gender-related distress, relationship challenges and often…

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AGP#182 – Otakon 2023 with Tom Aznable

10M ago

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Evan is joined by Ani-Gamers Podcast editor Patrick Sutton and friend of the show Tom Aznable to recap their weekend at Otakon 2023. Topics include: train man, Macross in America, and the big train for small hands. Runtime: 1 hour, 6 minutes Direct Download RSS Feed iTunes Spotify Stitcher Google Music Send us Feedback! Support us on Patreon! Join …

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Ani-Gamers Book Club #14: Slayers Volume 2

11M ago

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We are back at it again with the light novels in this fifth episode of AGBC Part IV: Book Club is Not Crash. This time, we’re reading Slayers Vol. 2, continuing the story of sorceress Lina Inverse and her swordsman companion, Gourry. Topics include tabletop roleplaying games, Ryu ga Gotoku, and another impassioned food rant from Inaki. Post in the …

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Exploring the Unexpected Penis - with Amanda Kovattana 1:17:57

11M ago1:17:57

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Amanda Kovattana is a biracial, tri-cultural writer who grew up in Bangkok, in a pre-industrialized Thailand before immigrating to California in 1968. She was born in England to an English mother and a Thai father and lived in England during their college years. As a gender non-conforming child, living in Thailand, she benefited from the “third gen…

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Backpedaling Pediatrics - with Dr Julia Mason 1:24:01

12M ago1:24:01

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Dr. Julia Mason is a board-certified pediatrician and Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. She is a graduate of the University of Illinois and completed residency training in Pediatrics at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. Dr. Mason has a busy pediatrics practice; in the past several years she's encountered increasing numbers of gender dysp…

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The Denton Report - with Jamie Reed 1:28:28

12M ago1:28:28

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This episode is a little different, in that it started as an informal conversation between Aaron Kimberly, Aaron Terrell and our friend Jamie Reed from the LGBT Courage Coalition. We’re weren’t entirely sure it would become a podcast episode, so it might be a little more disorganized than even we are known for. In this recording, we’re discussing a…

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Ani-Gamers Book Club #013: Are You Okay With a (Slightly) Older Girlfriend? Volume 2

12M ago

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We are back at it again with the light novels in this fourth episode of AGBC Part IV: Book Club is Not Crash. This time, we’re reading Are You Okay With a (Slightly) Older Girlfriend? Vol. 2, continuing the story of an average teenage boy and his 27-year old girlfriend. Topics include the famous Hitachi Magic Wand back massager, the truth behind bl…

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Managing Dysphoria without Transition - with Anna 52:58

1y ago52:58

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Anna is a Boston-based musician that has lived with gender incongruence her whole life. After trying medical transition, she decided to move away from this treatment approach for her condition, even after seeing some benefits. Regardless of her approach moving forward, she seeks to reestablish a new relationship with what it means to be a female bo…

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The old hippie soul, on Transsexual Unity - Guest: Marc 1:20:06

1y ago1:20:06

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Marc is a 40 year old, married transsexual man from Michigan. By day he’s a Senior Legal Processor at a Real Estate Law Firm. He and his wife also have an Etsy business, The Winking Owl Designs. Marc describes himself as an old hippie soul, an avid animal lover, music lover, cannabis connoisseur, and lover of all humans. He started speaking publicl…

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AGP#181 – Quicksave: Tears of the Kingdom

1y ago

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It’s summertime and that means lots of travel and conventions! In between Anime Expo and Otakon, Evan and David sit down to recap what they’ve been up to, which includes Anime Expo for Evan and a whole lot of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom for both hosts. Topics include: working for Small Manga, Boxers Link, and THE DEPTHS. Runtime: 1 ho…

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The Butch Lesbian to Gay Man Pipeline 1:16:24

1y ago1:16:24

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No guest this week. Instead Aaron T makes the case for why he believes so many butch lesbians become gay transmen after taking testosterone. This is a phenomena widely observed within FtM communities, but neither the people experiencing this sexuality change, nor the clinicians prescribing the hormones, seem to understand why it is happening. A lot…

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Special Series - National Transgender Health Summit - Ep. 3 - APA 2:46:03

1y ago2:46:03

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Don't listen to this podcast. At least not here. Head over to YouTube https://youtu.be/UKQErjjStIk where you will find a transcript to accompany the often difficult to hear audio. In the third installment of our special series covering the 2023 National Transgender Health Summit, we bring you the recording of a task force from the American Psycholo…

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AAP: Aaron, Aaron & Phil 1:14:50

1y ago1:14:50

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We brought Phil Illy back for the launch his book: Autoheterosexual: Attracted to Being the Other Sex. Available today as a paperback, with the ebook and hardcover available on Tuesday, June 13th. Here is what our own Aaron Terrell had to say about Autoheterosexual, "Expertly researched yet entirely accessible to any layperson interested in this to…

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Special Series - National Transgender Health Summit - Ep. 2 - Dr Karasic 1:31:22

1y ago1:31:22

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In this second episode of our special series on the National Trans Health Summit, we bring you into the room for a presentation by Dr Dan Karasic. Karasic is the lead author of the mental health chapter of WPATH’s Standards of Care 8, speaking here about working with patients with autism.We’re joined by two Bay area clinicians who attended the conf…

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AGP#180 – Tomie

1y ago

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Evan and David review Tomie, the manga that started Junji Ito’s career as one of the most famous horror artists in the world. We confront the original girlboss and become gaslit into believing that Tomie is a nice girl who is simply misunderstood. Topics include: the Evan Minto Disclaimer Corner, the internal logic of Tomie’s funky ruleset, and Jun…

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Special Series - National Transgender Health Summit - Ep. 01 - Dr. Diane Ehrensaft 2:05:31

1y ago2:05:31

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Our guest this week is Dr. Diane Ehrensaft. Dr. Ehrensaft is director of mental health, and a founding member of the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Child and Adolescent Gender Center Clinic. She is a developmental and clinical psychologist in the San Francisco Bay Area. We’re kidding. Sort of. Aaron T recently attended the Annual Trans Health Sum…

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National Transgender Health Summit 1:15:17

1y ago1:15:17

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“Sophia” is a clinical psychologist with a private practice in San Francisco, CA. Her practice is dedicated to providing psychoanalytic psychotherapy to gender-dysphoric and trans-identified adolescents and young adults as well as detransitioners, and parent consultation. She, along with my co-host Aaron Terrel, recently attended the National Trans…

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Seasonal Sampler Spring 2023: Oshi no Ko, Skip and Loafer, The Witch from Mercury, and More

1y ago

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Evan and Ink discuss what they finished in Winter 2023 and take a look at the anime premieres of Spring 2023! This time we cover Birdie Wing Season 2, The Cafe Terrace and its Goddesses, Heavenly Delusion, Insomniacs After School, Magical Destroyers, The Marginal Service, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury Season 2, My Home Hero, Oshi no Ko…

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When Dad Became Joan - with Cath Lloyd 1:09:12

1+ y ago1:09:12

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Cath Lloyd is the daughter of male to female trans parent. In 1987 her Dad suddenly announced that he was going to undergo gender reassignment treatment. This was a total shock to the whole family, except for her Mum who had known about her Dad's gender dysphoria for 10 years. There were no warning signs. Once Cath finally got through her bereaveme…

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AGP#179 – Cave Story

1+ y ago

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Fulfilling a Patreon Golden Ticket request from Jums, Evan reviews Daisuke “Pixel” Amaya’s famous indie action-platformer Cave Story, with a lot of help from Cave Story fan David. Topics include: being a little guy, gamefeel, and Undertale vindication. Runtime: 1 hour, 12 minutes Direct Download RSS Feed iTunes Spotify Stitcher Google Music Send us…

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Sexology in Samoa - with Dr Paul Vasey 1:04:50

1+ y ago1:04:50

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Dr Paul L. Vasey is Professor and Board of Governors Research Chair in Culture, Organization and Society at the University of Lethbridge in Alberta, Canada. His research has focused on understanding the development, evolution and psychobiology of gender diversity and sexual orientation. He has studied female homosexual behavior in Japanese monkeys …

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The Autism Connection - with Christina Buttons 1:07:26

1+ y ago1:07:26

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Christina is an independent journalist who writes about gender, pseudoscience, mental health, autism and critical thinking. She advocates for early autism screening and education and a model of transition care that prioritizes thorough, individualized assessments that explore gender-related distress. https://buttonslives.substack.com/p/how-autistic…

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AGP: Important Podcast Announcement 1:06

1+ y ago1:06

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An important accountment regarding the Articulate Gnoll PodcastsBy The Articulate Gnoll

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Soft spoken. Soft hearts - with Julia Malott 1:01:55

1+ y ago1:01:55

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Julia Malott is a transgender woman in Ontario, Canada. After running as a candidate for her 2022 school board trustee election, she has been active in school boards across Ontario. Julia holds herself as a voice against illiberal ideologies and seeks to bridge conversations about sex and gender in a way that brings about workable solutions for eve…

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Ani-Gamers Book Club #011: Torture Princess Volume 2

1+ y ago

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We are back at it again with the light novels in this third episode of AGBC Part IV: Book Club is Not Crash. This time, we’re reading Torture Princess Vol. 2, continuing the story of a hapless dummy pulled between the elegant and sadistic Elisabeth and his homicidal robot girlfriend, Hina. Topics include offal cuisine, positivity in the face of ove…

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The sound a whistle makes - with Jamie Reed 1:11:01

1+ y ago1:11:01

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Jamie Reed is a self described Queer woman and mom of 5. She holds a Masters of Science in Clinical Research Management and previously worked as a case manager at the Washington University School of Medicine's paediatric transgender centre at St Louis Children's Hospital. She left the position in November of 2022 due to concerns that they were harm…

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Heroes Of Helios - S3 | E8 - Redemption Arc: Part 8 48:39

1+ y ago48:39

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Welcome Back to the Heroes Of Helios!!! Our group of heroes find themselves standing within the hag's library looking upon Hairlo Rema herself! The Articulate Gnoll Is: Jordan - "Vithos" Jason - "Bobo" Bob - "Shen McGoolin" Jesse - "Gyrle Bhek" Mike - "Bhodi" George - "The DM " Remember to follow us on our socials, tell all your friends, and leave …

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