This week, Jolene is joined by Alexis to talk about her essay in the Trans Marxism special issue of TSQ, as well as: Remy Boydell and Michelle Perez's The Pervert, Jolene's opinions on Car Seat Headrest, just what happens at furry conventions, the erotics of Finnster, and the worst cover on an academic anthology ever. Read Alexis' essay here: https…

Jolene hosts a reading group for Herculine Barbin's memoir! S/o to Rhea, Harper, and Logan for joining, discussion was lovely. You can join us for the next meeting on June 23rd, at 1PM CST for a discussion of the Autobiography of Alice B Toklas by Gertrude Stein, or for the meeting after that, a discussion of Fun Home by Alison Bechdel, on July 7th…

Jolene is joined by Judas for a conversation about the there and back again and back again that is transition, detransition, and retransition. It's also kinda sorta like transgender Fun Home but with indie rock instead of modernist literature. Check out Judas' writing here: https://nicejewishboy.neocities.org/ The intro and outro music is by Lynn J…

Jolene is joined by Kay for a story of there and back again: detransition. Tune in for a story of wolfaboos, drag queen babysitters, colonialism, and more! Also, at the end we get excited about the upcoming WAGHARFG reading group! Join here: https://discord.gg/tDkukGxgS3?event=1229990512560443423 The intro and outro music is by Lynn July. You can l…

This episode was a patreon only episode, but I decided to throw it up on the main feed by way of apology for falling behind on putting out episodes. Don't worry patreons, there's another one for you coming in just another day or two (or three, apologies). Jolene is joined by repeat guest Ilya to discuss his essay, out a few weeks ago in Gender and …

Join the WAGHARFG Reading Group Discord: https://discord.gg/TTESqMNENt I'm sorry about the dog sounds in the background of my beginning spiel; I didn't think you'd be able to hear it through the mic. Jolene is joined this week by Lev, a different Lev than ever before, to talk through hir life, bouncing around the digital landscape of niche feminism…

Does what it says on the tin. Jolene is joined by Vanya this week to discuss woundfucking. It is exactly what it sounds like. Also some discussions of sex work, brain tumors, Ehlers-Dahnlos, the endorphin system, and more. Also: Jolene was on another podcast last week. I talk about it at the start, but here's a link to the episode: https://open.spo…

Ricky interviews the great Bo Jackson! Ronnie and Ricky discuss the Super Bowl and chasing greatness...looking younger than your age and favorite old school cartoon characters.By Ricky Cobb

This week, Jolene is joined by Jay (@trans_catboy on twitter) to discuss the omegaverse. Tune in to find out what the hell is secondary sex, and how it was birthed from the inflamed libidos of sci-fi fans who got a hold of some bad wolf science, and how it fits into Jay's life and transition. The intro and outro music is by Lynn July. You can liste…

Ricky and Ronnie discuss being robbed of snow football, the NFL Playoffs and Saban & Belichick...Another trip overseas, plot twist, this time it's Ricky...Ricky tells his Paul Simon/Bob Dylan concert story and the guys talk about their best and favorite siblings in sports.By Ricky Cobb

FIRST EPISODE OF 2024!!! Jolene is joined by Lua to talk mostly about noise music, transition and blackness, and eventually, raceplay. Also featured: gossip, some censorship (sorry), and sissies. Check out Lua's music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlxYb3JaACE https://open.spotify.com/artist/60KplDAZ1mE9UINmtP6r3d?si=g4ScSPkjSYep-r44qpERJQ The in…

Ronnie gives Ricky some amazing news...they discuss the college football playoffs...could Caitlin Clark play D1 Men's Basketball..Ricky's favorite holidays and of course, much more

EDIT: There are a couple places in here where my guest says something and then says he'd prefer it omitted from the recording. We talked more off-mic, and Jamie ultimately decided he was fine with putting out what all is in here. Jolene is joined by Jamie for a discussion that ranges across: cis4pay sex work, agender lesbianism to transfaggotry, ra…

Ronnie recaps his trip to Europe including watching Christmas Vacation for the first time which leads to Ricky being stunned by Ronnie's opinion of what many consider to be the best movie of all time...Rahm to LIV, the new world of college football and Ohtani's new contract are discussed...Ricky goes over his big night at the comedy club..and as al…

Jolene is joined by Professor Megan Massa of Emory University to talk about neuroendocrinology! We talk about hormones, their affects on behavior, scientific narratives around this, how those narratives interact with popular narratives, and more! This is a really jam packed episode and one I'm really proud of. Enjoy! The paper Megan co-authored wit…

Jolene is joined by Roxana to talk about her transition, spurred in part by the transition of her daughter! Other topics include: the importance of bisexual Wiccan girls to a healthy ecosystem, how gay fighting games are, gender-neutral parenting, and more! Here's the Iranian poet Roxana mentions towards the end: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forug…

Subscribe to the Patreon to hear the full episode: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=85347146 Jolene is joined by Lyn of Make the Golf Course a Public Sex Forest (which you can order here: https://maitlandsystems.bigcartel.com/product/make-the-golf-course-a-public-sex-forest) to discuss some books by the great Joanna Russ and Samuel Delany! Check out …

Ricky and Ronnie cover everything from Lynda Carter to football to pizza to the ridiculous in season NBA tournament to all things Christmas and the "fat" shot...some are saying it's the most fun episode in a while.By Ricky Cobb

Jolene is joined by Natalie and Louane to talk about their relationship (trans motherhood), fatness, f*ggotry, weird medical stuff, abuse, trauma, extreme sex acts, and more. Jolene would also like to apologize for using the word "traumatophilia" incorrectly. This is what I get for trying to talk about a book I've never read. Just replace "traumato…

Jolene is joined by Alice for the first discussion of many about Guy Hocquenghem, a gay French guy (Guy) who wrote some provocative theory. This series will be released primarily on Patreon, with some episodes getting public releases. This episode is on Homosexual Desire, which you can read here: https://files.libcom.org/files/Hocquenghem%20-%20Hom…

This week, Jolene is joined by Cody to discuss some art they made, centering around masculine performances of misogyny. Watch Rabbithole here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zYEJQ1kqv8&t=1s (Content notes: Contains a lot of misogyny, obviously, as well as footage of someone masturbating). Some stuff Cody referenced: Angry White Men: https://www.h…

Sorry that episodes are still slow coming. Here's some bonus content by way of apology. An episode where Jolene is joined by Talia to discuss some fun animal facts! Tune in to learn about mourning geckos, barnacles, mole salamanders, and more! Talking about biology gets fascistic fast. Content warning for some discussion of sexual violence. (There …

Listen to jolene and ichor talk about: creatures, goblins, ghouls, self-cest, addiction, cucking yourself with yourself, how 'it' is actually the first pronoun used for most people, the "dead wife experience," clowning, and more. Check out all of Ichor's links here: https://linktr.ee/duckykw Project LETS is the organization Ichor mentions towards t…

An episode where Jolene is joined by Talia to discuss some fun animal facts! Tune in to learn about mourning geckos, barnacles, mole salamanders, and more! Talking about biology gets fascistic fast. Content warning for some discussion of sexual violence. (There will be another normal episode soon! I promise). Here's Talia's twitter account: https:/…

Ricky and Ronnie are all over the place in this episode and yet somehow it works...the stress of moving, Chicago, Ricky's cats, young grandparents, the NFL (and Taylor Swift), the Twins, the Ryder Cup and Ricky gives his favorite TV detectives.By Ricky Cobb

Ricky gloats about being right about Justin Fields...Deion for President?...Ricky's tweet about Josh Allen leads the boys down a hilarious path about high school..favorite games as kids wrap up the episodeBy Ricky Cobb

My guest described this episode thusly: "one boygirls quest to liberate sexy hunky trans men from the "my only sexual value js my fronthole" industrial complex & get them phalloplasty in an attempt to fulfill a long held deep seated fantasy of bottoming for an all post op no loads refused ftm gangbang. This is she/theys story....... DunDun" This is…

My guest described this episode thusly: "one boygirls quest to liberate sexy hunky trans men from the "my only sexual value js my fronthole" industrial complex & get them phalloplasty in an attempt to fulfill a long held deep seated fantasy of bottoming for an all post op no loads refused ftm gangbang. This is she/theys story....... DunDun" This is…

Ricky and Ronnie react to the Aaron Rodgers injury...they discuss the first weekend of both college and pro football...US Open tennis...Ricky rants about rookie NFL QBs and the Final 4 is favorite movie scenes.By Ricky Cobb

Jolene is joined by Amelie to talk about dissociative identity disorder, autophilias/paraphilias, erotic investments in transition, and more! The intro and outro music is by Lynn July. You can listen to more of her music at: https://tinytachyon.bandcamp.com/ Follow the pod on twitter: https://twitter.com/WhenAGuyHas Check out our website: https://w…

Content Note: This episode includes a brief mention of a suicide attempt and subsequent hospitalization. Jolene is joined by Luca for a conversation about a lot of things, including: trans children and trans childhood, the continuity between trans childhood and the rest of the community, ballet and gender norms within it, movement, playful and sill…

Ricky and Ronnie discuss sports memorabilia, all time sports fights, GOATs they've seen in person, athletes that have stood them up and a lot more.By Ricky Cobb

Jolene's streak of "trans women whose lives were touched by evangelical Christianity" continues, as she's joined by Aurora for a conversation about: "Did you know they make bikinis for boys?" (they don't), joining a cult, leaving a cult, being a surfer boy as an attempt at femininity, and finally, a long meandering meta conversation about narrativi…

Jolene is joined by her friend Livvy to talk about her transition, Michael Savage, importing hormones from Malaysia, crashing on so many different couches, living with a terminal illness, and more. The intro and outro music is by Lynn July. You can listen to more of her music at: https://tinytachyon.bandcamp.com/ Follow the pod on twitter: https://…

Jolene is joined by her third ever Audrey to discuss: Growing up in the 80s; growing up in a cult in the 80s; the crossdresser-to-trans woman pipeline, raising your child in a 'genderful' way, and more. The intro and outro music is by Lynn July. You can listen to more of her music at: https://tinytachyon.bandcamp.com/ Follow the pod on twitter: htt…

Ricky and Ronnie are on the same page when it comes to not doing unnecessary things that could kill you...Will Zuck and Musk really fight?...Mix in some sports and music and you've got yourself one hell of an interesting episode.By Ricky Cobb

Jolene is joined by Rowan to talk about their life! Listen in for stories of: recreational testosterone use, teen tinder in Maine, lesbianism as a gender, serially favorite personing girls, and more. Jolene made Rowan read Testo Junkie, and then goes on a tangent about plasticity as a concept + academic bullshit. Apologies in advance. Rowan is putt…

Jolene is joined by Henny, to discuss their life! Featuring: erotic roleplay on deviantart, Loveless discussion (yes, the BL with the cat ears thing), lots of theater metaphors, some poker metaphors, a lot of fun theorizing about gender and relationships and reflexive genders and so on. It's a classic episode set up. Enjoy. The intro and outro musi…

Ricky spends an evening at Soldier Field with his daughters...Hall of Fame slights...is there a chance Ronnie might follow baseball?...and the Scholastic Book Fair was a highlight of the yearBy Ricky Cobb

Jolene is joined by Ariel to discuss her transition. Included are: gender in between Anglo-American, Latina, and Jewish spaces, transitioning to non-binary leatherman, transitioning to a trans woman who is still sort of a leatherman, capoiera, a frankly weird amount of bisexual erasure, the pansexual kink scene, Japanese rope bondage, getting reall…

Jolene is joined by Georgie to talk about his life, which winds around a lot of different vertices, including: chilling on discord making dozens of pride flags a night, being closeted and out at the same time, bats, French immersion camp, correcting adults on your gender, the f-slur to creature continuum, and more. The intro and outro music is by L…

The boys discuss "cool" things we did as kids that are now laughable, Will.i.am in Prague and other famous people they've been close to without interacting and Ricky gives his Final 4 pro wrestlers.By Ricky Cobb

Jolene is joined by another anonymous guest to discuss, primarily, doing sex work as a cis4pay trans guy. Other topics covered include: bisexuality, coming out to your dad who comes out right back at you, being accused of addiction to testosterone (s/o to paul, we love you), men who think you're a girl calling you "good boy," and more. Content warn…

Jolene is joined by a nameless guest to discuss what it means to have a butch soul, crying to Jim and Pam fancams, being so monogamous you're unable to conceptualize attraction to someone besides your partner, borrowing moves men have used on you to use on women, and convincing your mom to read Allison Bechdel when you're 12, and then being confuse…

Ricky and Ronnie reminisce about writing letters to players and coaches as kids and how different cars, phones and TVs are from the 70s and 80s to now...favorite salty snacks and a bunch of other random fun.By Ricky Cobb

Ronnie T-shirts recaps his Vegas weekend, Ricky puts on his professor hat and drops some knowledge and the Final 4 is stand-up comics of the last 15 years.By Ricky Cobb

Jolene is joined by Noah for a classic tale of intellectualizing your transition to death. Strap in for a tale that takes us through: the Social Network Fandom; junior college; convincing a now cancelled alt-lit poet to disavow manhood; Jolene realizing in real time the effect that adderall usage had on her thought patterns; and most importantly: t…

Ricky and Ronnie are all over the place in this episode....keto, strip clubs, The Masters, The Final 4 , MJ & Prince and somehow it all works!By Ricky Cobb

Jolene is joined by Cordelia Belton (@cozyunoist) to talk about Mary Beth Mader's Sleights of Reason, and some more stuff. This is a rough attempt at a thesis statement for the show. Sort of. Listen in to figure out what Jolene Actually Believes. The intro and outro music is by Lynn July. You can listen to more of her music at: https://tinytachyon.…

Tomorrow is my birthday, and I want the week off! So I'm giving myself and you a present by unlocking the most recent patreon episode, my discussion of sci-fi with James Hudson! Enjoy and subscribe to the patreon for more like this, and to support the show! And if you want to give me a birthday present, share the show with a friend! Sci fi is one o…