Niko and Tuck make an all-covers playlist for the ghost bears of Chicago, Ohia
Added 2025-05-26 05:00:06 +0000 UTCThis month, Tuck talks with Niko about her new book, The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman. Topics also include:
Coming out as a girl by becoming a grocery store cashier
Choosing your name by misspelling a musician’s name in Sharpie on your bloody arm?!
Asking the Meg 2 to sever our internet connection at 9pm nightly
Writing memoir as someone with a bad memory
Techniques to ward off ghosts, soul-eaters, bears, and/or mother-in-laws
Working-class/trade labor representation in trans lit
Canada’s Boston pierogi pizza and “San Francisco stores”
The importance of a trans “buffer name”
Rare Tuck Childhood Lore re: MySpace, autism, track meets, etc.
Most importantly: SIXTEEN music clips, including TWELVE covers! Buckle up baby!
CW: child abuse/threats of assault, 26:40-27:40
Niko’s book is available in bookstores now! And of course, we’re happy to personally mail you a copy of our award-winning joke of a book.
Comments
Truly loved this episode and the radio DJ set at the end. When I was also a ~boy cashier~, many of these covers were piped into the 2010s mall. Goodish times xD
Riley
2025-07-07 01:40:44 +0000 UTCthis rules ty!!!
Tuck
2025-06-28 03:03:49 +0000 UTCBen Howard has another cover from that same era that made me say "i love and respect women but this one is better" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Men2J9uebI&list=RD6Men2J9uebI&start_radio=1
Luz Calero
2025-06-16 18:15:11 +0000 UTCwould love more tuck autism lore!
Ysaure Fulconis
2025-06-04 16:05:31 +0000 UTCi just got my stickers in the mail and omgggg i love them 🫶🏻
Ysaure Fulconis
2025-05-29 12:33:43 +0000 UTCLoving the episode and the book!! (Also strongly endorse listening to one of those playlists with all the songs Niko mentions in order of appearance while you read)
shura
2025-05-27 23:39:54 +0000 UTCWow wow wow am dying for the wilco by transness ranking, specifically where does the live version of misunderstood go!!!!!
Elizabeth Roberts
2025-05-27 16:47:34 +0000 UTC
