Tiny live show presale! Season 13 news! Big Pigeon!

Hey everyone,

Hope you’re all hanging in there. Thanks for being so chill about the whole “making 60% less podcast” thing! Appreciate y’all very very much.

Speaking of making podcasts, did I mention that season 13 starts on Monday??? Here’s Ezra successfully cracking the anagram and creating some incredible other trans names along the way:

Image: Ezra listing possible anagrams for “nursery tasks” including “Ryan K. Stusse,” TS Kyan R. R. Sues” and “Sassy Knurret” before landing on Susan Stryker.

So! Yes, we’ve got Susan Stryker on the podcast on Monday! She’s an icon and a legend and she absolutely roasts my ass about 10 minutes in. Can’t wait for y’all to hear it.

But wait, there’s more! I know we literally just did a Brooklyn live show, BUT! Mattie and Calvin and I are workshopping a new show and we’d love for you to come! It’s basically a more tourable version of a Gender Reveal live show, focusing on little jokes and games rather than trying to book like six guests per show. It’s at 5pm on Sunday, Sept 22, at Union Hall! Only $10!

It’s a tiny venue, so I’m guessing we’ll sell out, and we have not publicized the show yet because I wanted the Gender Reveal patrons to have first chance at tickets! So get your tickets now if you wanna be guaranteed a spot.

And while I’m selling you on my little projects, just a reminder that there are two weeks left to pre-order 2 Trans 2 Furious 2(nd) Printing. I’m putting extra stickers in the shipments ordered directly from us, and I’m also happy to personalize/sign ur copy, just lmk!

Ok WOW I know this is literally my self-promotional newsletter but that felt like a lot of self-promotion. Here’s Links & Stuff:

• I finally saw Burden of Dreams, the Fitzcarraldo doc that I’ve wanted to watch for twelve years. Definitely recommend if you have any opinions on auteur theory and/or colonialism lol.

Image: Screenshots of Werner Herzog in a jungle saying, "The trees here are in misery, and the birds are in misery. I don't think they sing. They just screech in pain." lol

• Given the current ~discourse~ I am once again recommending that you listen to Tested, Rose & Ozzy’s new podcast about Olympic sex testing!!! Now more than ever!!!

• Just making sure you saw the parmesan gymnast

• A horrifying peek into (mostly) straight culture

• I love my eco-goth baseball team

Meanwhile, in Tuck’s Creature Corner:

• I was already so excited for the Big Pigeon, but did not expect to be moved by the artist’s statements about the Big Pigeon

• I would go to this orangutan for medicine before I try to use the US healthcare system

That’s it for this week. Here’s your Weekly Rhubarb.

Image: Ruby in motion-blur as she jumps out of a scratcher box directly towards the camera 

Xo,

Yr resident gender detective