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Gender Reveal

by Tuck Woodstock · English · Society & Culture

Welcome to Gender Reveal, a t4t podcast that began as a deep dive into what exactly gender... is? Since 2018, the show has evolved into an excuse to chat with a bunch of smart, funny, hot people about everything from anarchism, abolition, and organizing, to parenting, literature, linguistics, kink,

New episodes: Every two weeks
Typical length: 38 min
Latest: 12 Oct 2026
Language: English

Latest episode

12 Oct 2026 · 33 minNew

Episode 205: Oliver Hall

Tuck chats with organizer Oliver Hall (they/he). Topics include: How Elevated Access coordinates free private flights for people in need of gender-affirming care, abortion, relocation, or even a ride to camp Who are all of these volunteer pilots??? How deep canvassing can seed trans political support for the future Lesser-discussed connections between abortion and gender-affirming care (beyond bodily autonomy) Plus, which is most stereotypically trans: BSDM educator, leatherworker, or chronic wrist issues? :) Find Elevated Access at elevatedaccess.org and @elevatedaxs . Oliver is on LinkedIn…

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S15 · E4 · 5 Oct 2026 · 47 min
Episode 204: Anjali Rimi
Tuck chats with organizer Anjali Rimi (she/her). Topics include: Parivar Bay Area, the country's only org made by and for Hijra, Kinnar, and Global South trans immigrants Differences between anti-trans laws & attitudes in the US and India How Anjali's name was inspired by a lewd, iconic drag name Reinventing yourself in Boise and realizing that the US is "all a sham" :) Plus: Titanic , mutual aid, and remembering Naga Gouri Devi Apply for our grant for trans organizers of color at bit.ly/GRgrant26 or learn more on our website . Find Parivar Bay Area at parivarbayarea.net and @parivarbayarea…
28 Sep 2026 · 29 min
Bonus: Lee Arden
Ozzy and Tuck chat with author Lee Arden (any) about friendship, Quakerism, the "annoying to me personally" z-axis , and Ursula Le Guin's communal pickle barrels. Listen to the full episode on Patreon for discussions of friendship advice questions, zines & indie publishing, prude-slut solidarity, Margaret Thatcher, and more! The Politics of Lonely is available via Fernwood Publishing and Bookshop.org . Find Lee's zines at SheerSpite.ca . Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Additional Music: Blue Dot Sessions
S15 · E3 · 14 Sep 2026 · 55 min
Episode 203: M. K. Thekkumkattil
Tuck and Ozzy chat with writer and nurse M. K. Thekkumkattil (they/them). Topics include: Envisioning a future without hospitals Do medical kinks hit differently as a nurse? Bringing your book tour to the salmon :) When yr doctor realizes that you're medically transitioning before you do… Plus: We return to Drew's Giving Poppers to Cis Women , M. K. explains why sepsis is femme, and Tuck does a pronouns crime to Ms. Blood Submit a piece of Theymail : Today's messages were from Recovery Demystified and Bruno George . Find M. K. at thekkumkattilmk.com , on Patreon , and @thekkumkattilmk on IG.…
31 Aug 2026 · 24 min
Bonus: Checking in with Katherine Packert Burke
Tuck chats with Katherine Packert Burke about All Us Saints and the cis gaze; why Narrow Rooms is more affirming than coming-out stories; and whether Tehching Hsieh is the only true artist. Listen to the full episode on Patreon for discussions of competitive bisexual erasure, ghosts, Colombo, Vegeta, "Sapphic new releases for May," KPB's book list , and a special message for our 11 or 12 cisgender listeners. All Us Saints is available in bookstores now . Find Katherine at katherinepackertburke.com , @katpburke on twitter, and ofc @vegetasackvillewest on IG. Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas…
S15 · E2 · 10 Aug 2026 · 56 min
Episode 202: Lynn Loheide
Ozzy chats with piercer Lynn Loheide (they/them). Topics include: How horny leather queers launched the modern US piercing industry Genuinely surprising ways that a genital piercing can be gender-affirming Using matching nipple rings as thruple wedding bands :) What to know before splitting your tongue(!!!) Plus: the "gay ear," HRT's effects on piercings, and inventing a trans shibboleth? This Week in Gender: Take the Gender Census and explore the Nonbinary Name Survey Results (and send Tuck yr cool name!) Submit a piece of Theymail : Today's message was from Kay Pickering . Find Lynn at…
3 Aug 2026 · 29 min
Bonus: Metonymy Press (feat. Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch)
In this bonus episode, Tuck chats with poet Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch (they/them) about what's going on over at Metonymy Press. Topics include: Metonymy's role in launching the careers of trans writers Advice for trans people considering their own small press What Metonymy is looking for in its current open submissions How Tuck keeps messing up on dating apps :) :) :) Plus: Teaching Hanif Abdurraqib & summoning Elliot Page?? Support Metonymy via their GoFundMe and shop their existing titles at MetonymyPress.com . Eli Tareq's newsletter is at slowsyrup.substack.com ; Knot Body and The Good…
27 Jul 2026 · 30 min
Bonus: Karmela Padavic-Callaghan
Tuck chats with physicist and writer Karmela Padavic-Callaghan (they/them) about science writing, quantum hacking, union organizing, and why quantum physics is sooooo queer. Listen to the full episode on Patreon to hear about Tuck being hospitalized in the multiverse, vegan restaurant hot takes, how Tumblr impacted our college experience, and more. Send questions for Karmela via our advice/AMA form. Find Karmela karmelapadaviccallaghan.com and sign up for their newsletter, Ultracold . Entangled States is available in bookstores now . Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. Leigh…
S15 · E1 · 13 Jul 2026 · 58 min
Episode 201: Julián Delgado Lopera
Tuck chats with author Julián Delgado Lopera (he/him). Topics include: Why Julián chose to focus on a closeted travesti in his new novel Creating intergenerational trans friendships and navigating inevitable conflict Protesting in Bogotá and navigating Colombian gender bureaucracy Untranslatable Spanglish, transsexual grammar, travesti poetics, and the beautiful transfemme tradition of lying-i-mean-myth-making :) Plus: Alison Bechdel vs Carson Kressley in Provincetown?! This Week in Gender: We hear from a friend and supporter of Amber Kim . Submit a piece of Theymail : Today's message was…
S14 · E15 · 29 Jun 2026 · 19 min
Episode 200C: A Bit of Advice from Mckenzee Griffler
Last chance to save 50% off Gender Reveal patreon subscriptions and Girl Dad Press books with code "PRIDE" (!!!) Tuck tackles more advice questions with BFF of the show Mckenzee Griffler. Topics include why becoming a beautiful woman is like riding a motorcycle, how to handle intrusive questions from other trans people, and how we can support our friends when they make decisions we hate. Listen to the full episode on Patreon to hear discussions of immaculate conception mpreg Mario, ovo-lacto parkour, unappreciated Mulan jokes, and why it's so important to make a transphobic group chat.…
S14 · E14 · 15 Jun 2026 · 51 min
Episode 200B: Jack Haven
Tuck and Ozzy chat with I Saw the TV Glow actor Jack Haven (they/them). Topics include: Wearing an A/C unit on your head, both literally (in Camp Miasma ) and figuratively (at Cannes and elsewhere) Chasing shame and embarrassment as the most intense and therefore realest emotions Filming an improvised movie guerrilla-style with friends & family Jack's grandmother falling in love with another nun and living an amazing life :) Plus: Little Death, actual death, Leatherface, Kate Berlant, Paul Preciado, bouillon chunks, a tour of Jack's tattoos, and a surprising amount about Nuts4Nuts Submit a…
S14 · E13 · 8 Jun 2026 · 54 min
Episode 200A: Trans Healthcare Q&A with Lola Pellegrino
Every 100 episodes, we demand that Lola Pellegrino—a nurse practitioner who specializes in gender-affirming care and gynecology, mostly for trans people—answers our medical questions. Topics include: Exciting new developments in PrEP! Will crossfading hormones werewolf a doll? How important is freezing your eggs/sperm prior to HRT? How does testosterone affect menopause? Plus: "Weird/bad vagina things," AOL, and the Mucinex guy jerking it? This Week in Gender: Nicole Kelly highlights Trans Florida Resources , one of the 2025 Gender Reveal grant recipients. Submit a piece of Theymail :…
1 Jun 2026 · 20 min
Bonus: Inaugural Trans Book Draft! (feat. Sabrina Imbler, Calvin Kasulke, & Alma Avalle)
Save 50% off Gender Reveal patreon subscriptions and Girl Dad Press books with code "PRIDE" all June! Tuck challenges Sabs (How Far the Light Reaches), Calvin (Several People Are Typing), and Alma (Picnic Magazine) to draft the best bookshelf of trans literature. Along the way, we become cool bus perverts, travel to the Swiss Alps, and discover which recently published books are about Calvin :) Patrons can listen to the full, 8-round draft and then vote on the winner of the episode! Wow! Find Alma's work at linktr.ee/PicnicMagazine , Sabrina's work at defector.com , and Calvin's work at…
S14 · E12 · 11 May 2026 · 55 min
Episode 199: Bobuq Sayed
Tuck chats with author and organizer Bobuq Sayed (they/them). Topics include: How Bobuq's novel No God But Us addresses shortcomings in other immigrant lit Writing representation for white trans guys with a savior complex who are bad at poly :) How living in Turkey changed Bobuq's relationship to the pride flag How Writers Against the War on Gaza combats the media ecosystem's rightward drift Plus: Mx. Potato Head, mommy issues, and Jenna Bush Hager? This Week in Gender: Nicole Kelly highlights Colectivo Mariposa , one of the 2025 Gender Reveal grant recipients. Bobuq's book No God But Us is…
4 May 2026 · 23 min
Bonus: Tempest Creation & Tuck's little life
Tuck teases a very personal recent Gender Conceal episode and a big, exciting upcoming experiment. Then, Ozzy chats with Tempest Creation (she/her) about her short film Birth of the Hive Queen. Topics include how to cast moths for a movie, why Tempest's films all have "hooker brain," and whether trans cinema has a coherent aesthetic beyond being dark and crazy :) :) Listen to the full episode on Patreon to hear Tempest discuss alienating her YouTube transition vlog audience, choosing her name, and being banned by the Library of Congress?! Find Tempest at tempestcreation.com and…
S14 · E11 · 13 Apr 2026 · 51 min
Episode 198: Violet Allen
Tuck and Ozzy chat with Violet Allen (she/her), author of Plastic, Prism, Void . Topics include: Incorporating 40+ fonts, multiple languages, three timelines, a theme song, and approx. one trillion references into one sci-fi romantasy novel Violet's personal beef with Joyce Carol Oates?! Tuck & Violet's shared grievance against contemporary fiction Channelling all your evil into books :) :) Plus: CATS, Sailor Moon, Girls, Rejection , fanfic, heterosexuality, and the worm from Dune This Week in Gender: Nicole Kelly highlights Best Practices Policy Project , one of the 2025 Gender Reveal grant…
30 Mar 2026 · 17 min
Bonus: Advice with Mattie & Calvin
Happy Trans Eve of Snack! Tuck chats with Mattie Lubchansky & Calvin Kasulke about how to know whether you're on a date, deal with ambivalence towards certain HRT effects, and cope with the fact that you didn't transition earlier. (Also: trebuchets, glory holes, and nonbinary Donald Duck.) Listen to the full episode on Patreon to hear us discuss whether you should tell your husband about your affair(!!), whether you should flee the country(!), and how to explain FFS to your cis wife. We also share our favorite memories from the Gender Ordeal tour, including the time we met a piss ghost(!!!).…
S14 · E10 · 16 Mar 2026 · 1 hr 4 min
Episode 197: Marquis Bey
Tuck and Ozzy chat with scholar Marquis Bey (they/them). Topics include: If we abolish gender, what will happen to sex changes? Is nonbinary bourgeois? Learning about nonbinary from incarcerated queer studies students If neither of us care about gender, then what are we doing on this gender podcast?! Plus: Burner genders, replacing "community" with "swarms," and pushing back against the assimilation of they/them This Week in Gender: Nicole Kelly spotlights QueerSouf , one of the 2025 Gender Reveal grant recipients. ( Transcript here. ) Find Marquis at marquisbey.com . Marquis's new book,…
9 Mar 2026 · 10 min
Bonus: Trans Day of Snack 2026
Tuck outlines two options for this year's Trans Day of Having a Nice Snack festivities . Want to plan your own Trans Day of Snack event? Apply for a microgrant at bit.ly/TDOS2026 . A full transcript of this episode (and all of our TDOS episodes) is available on our website . Submit questions for our upcoming Gender Conceal episode with Mattie and Calvin at bit.ly/GCadvice . Donate to the microgrant fund via PayPal.me/TWoodstock or @Tuck-Woodstock on Venmo. Read more about Trans Day of Snack's history here and here . ~ Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster…
2 Mar 2026 · 14 min
Bonus: AK talks baseball & Heated Rivalry
Tuck chats with the internet's own AK (they/them) about baseball disease, fantasy hockey shows, and the most iconic scene from Twilight. Listen to the full episode on Patreon to hear discussions of the Phillies' horrible bodily fluids, Happy Feet- related top surgery, and AK's journey to becoming a jumpsuit influencer on January 6. (Plus, more baseball!) Find AK @dumplingmenace on IG and Bluesky . Submit advice questions or AMA prompts via our new form ! Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Additional Music: Blue Dot Sessions
S14 · E9 · 16 Feb 2026 · 53 min
Episode 196: Aren Aizura
Tuck chats with trans studies scholar and Minneapolis resident Aren Aizura (he/him). Topics include: How a protest camp in the Australian desert helped free dozens of immigrant detainees(!!) How Aren's kids are reacting to ICE occupying their neighborhood How Twin Cities organizing has remained leaderless and decentralized Being subjected to archaic HBIGDA "true transsexual" guidelines and a political background check while trying to access top surgery!? Plus: Australian hippies, tear gas, Tim Walz, the YMCA sauna, and audio of a baby talking to a cat in a bag :) Through The Wire, a 10-min…
S14 · E8 · 9 Feb 2026 · 44 min
Episode 195: Ash Tifa
Tuck chats with human rights advocate and organizer Ash Tifa (she/her). Topics include: Do human rights laws actually ensure our rights? What media coverage is missing/misunderstanding about what's going on in the Twin Cities Are Black leaders and queer people being intentionally targeted for arrest? Plus: Ireland vs US immigrant detention, living in a post-constitutional state, and keeping your nose warm in a Minnesota winter [Note: This episode was updated on 02/17/2026 to remove a question per Ash's request.] Submit a piece of Theymail : Today's message was from Roguish Goblin Stories.…
2 Feb 2026 · 12 min
Bonus: Jess Darrow
Tuck chats with Encanto actor Jess Darrow (they/them) about working with Disney as outspoken queer person, singing the transest possible song for their Encanto audition, being queer-awakened by a certain Disney couple, and declaring pole dancing the most they/them hobby. Listen to the full episode on Patreon to hear how Tuck and Jess met via goofing off on Letterboxd … plus Jess coming into their queerness while making Encanto; their mission to make Captain Hook gay; their big discovery about comedians; their takes on RATS and GREECE; their hot take on cishet relationships; and much more!!!…
S14 · E7 · 19 Jan 2026 · 41 min
Episode 194: Megan Milks
Tuck and Ozzy chat with author Megan Milks (they/them). Topics include: The queer and trans potential of milk Writing fantastical slug erotica and bull insemination scenes Dating and writing advice from Samuel Delany What even is a kink, you know? Plus: New Narrative , the "overwhelming influence of The Argonauts ," and finally getting out of high school This Week in Gender: Tuck reads their favorite book review of 2025 . Find Megan @sklimnagem and meganmilks.com . Mega Milk is available now . Order Sex Change and the City or catch Tuck on book tour in Baltimore on Feb 12. Join our Patreon…
12 Jan 2026 · 38 min
Bonus: Andrea Horne w/ Zen Blossom
TGIJP's Zen Blossom chats with historian, artist, and organizer Andrea Horne for the California Report Magazine podcast. Photos(!) and a full transcript are available at KQED.org . For more conversations with trans youth, plus a bonus chat with artist and activist Donna Personna , check out the California Report Magazine's Love You For You series.
5 Jan 2026 · 25 min
Bonus: Alma Avalle
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 experience getting very publicly fired from Condé Nast in an egregiously illegal instance of union retaliation! Listen to the full episode on Patreon to hear discussions of Emilia Perez , paywalled Condé gossip, " Anna Wintour's elite fiefdom rocked by woke soap opera," and much more! Find Alma at @goodbyealma across platforms and @picnic_mag on IG. Download issue 1 of Picnic Magazine for pay-what-you-want, and don't forget to sign the petition to…
15 Dec 2025 · 24 min
Bonus: Lee Lai
Tuck chats with cartoonist Lee Lai (she/her) about gossip, projection, emotional journalism, toxic relationship dynamics, annoying transmascs, the hazards of being overly self-reliant, and more. Listen to the full episode on Patreon to hear discussions of puberty 4, comic-reading etiquette, she/her mustache, maladaptive trans coping mechanisms, creative dialogue bubbles, and whether hormones physically relocate your feelings in your body. Find Lee Lai at lee-lai.cargo.site , on IG @_leelai , and on Patreon . Find Tuck on book tour in Portland on Dec 19! (For real this time.) RSVP here . ~…
S14 · E6 · 8 Dec 2025 · 45 min
Episode 193: Barry Lee
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 moved away from mural-painting (and bisexuality lol) The toxic positivity and individualism of mainstream self-help tools Eugenics, limited autonomy, and other enemies of trans & disabled people Plus: Atlanta, Keith Haring, Strega Nona, noses, and queer Muppets Find Barry @barryleeart and barryleeart.com . Submit a piece of Theymail : Today's message was from Emmeline . Order Sex Change and the City today, or catch Tuck on book tour in Portland on…
S14 · E5 · 17 Nov 2025 · 54 min
Episode 192: Ceyenne Doroshow
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 Ceyenne's 3-hour meal with Zohran Mamdani Lessons learned from a career in sex work Providing safe housing and asylum assistance through G.L.I.T.S. Plus: Riis Beach, a St. Bernard named Thor, and a revenge trip to Puerto Rico? Find Ceyenne and support her crucial work at glitsinc.org . Submit a piece of Theymail : Today's message was from Organize Your Library! Order Sex Change and the City today, or catch Tuck on book tour in Seattle, Oakland, and…
27 Oct 2025 · 24 min
Bonus: Cassius Adair + new book tour stops!
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 of trans studies and why podcasts are over. Listen to the full episode on Patreon to hear Cass and Tuck discuss talking to kids about gender, making friends in Minnesota, wearing one hat for 15 years, projecting your brain problems onto your baby, and much more. Catch Tuck on book tour in Philly, Brooklyn, Chicago, Minneapolis, Seattle, Portland, Oakland, and on Zoom! Sex Change and the City is available now in the Girl Dad Press shop .…

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Gender Reveal is a English society & culture podcast from Tuck Woodstock. Melo plays each episode straight from the publisher's own feed — no ads added, no account needed — and remembers where you stopped, in this browser only.

Publisher: Tuck Woodstock
Language: English
Category: Society & Culture
New episodes: Every two weeks
Typical length: 38 min
Latest episode: 12 Oct 2026
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