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  • Trans Allegories in Popular Music, part 1

    Trans Allegories in Popular Music, part 1
    Oct 20 2026
    Trans people are human beings (shocking, but true!). And that means that art made by human beings, even cisgender ones, can speak to trans people in profound ways. One of the easiest ways to see, or hear, this in action is in the popular music of our culture. This week we talk context, how cis artists can actually make really trans art, how maybe some of those artists weren't cis at all, and start our journey through song, with the 1s, 2s, and 3s (on my transiness scale of 1-10). Featuring songs from REO Speedwagon, Tom Petty, Selena Gomez, Mike and the Mechanics, Queen, Kelly Clarkson, Train, Taylor Swift, and Wilson Phillips! There's nothing so earnest as an 80s love song! TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2026/10/20/trans-allegories-in-popular-music-part-1/ FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com ) The Trans Allegory of Silo, The Trans Allegory of The Twilight Zone's "Nervous Man in a Four Dollar Room," The Trans Allegory of KPop Demon Hunters, The Trans Allegory of Lisa Frankenstein, The Trans Allegory of Barbie, The Trans Allegory of I Saw the TV Glow, The Trans Allegory of The Little Mermaid's "Part of Your World," Trans Trauma 2: Societal Gaslighting REFERENCE MATERIAL YouTube playlist of featured songs - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPoeAMccg7-U Begin Transmission: The Trans Allegories of The Matrix - https://bookshop.org/p/books/begin-transmission-hardback-the-trans-allegories-of-the-matrix-tilly-bridges/d7fc956cacc4da97 You’ve Never Seen a Movie Like I Saw the TV Glow - https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/jane-schoenbrun-i-saw-the-tv-glow-interview Special thanks to Daisy and Jane for the use of "Sorry Not Sorry" as our show's theme music. Please stop by and show your support at https://daisyandjane.bandcamp.com and https://soundcloud.com/daisyandjane --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬
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  • TERFs 3: No Ethical Consumption of Harry Potter

    TERFs 3: No Ethical Consumption of Harry Potter
    Oct 13 2026
    Now you know what TERFs are, and why they're trash. Now you know how intentionally transphobic JK Rowling is and the harm she does. And the end result of it all is this episode. If you care about trans rights, and trans *people*, you must stop supporting Harry Potter. The books, the films, the show, the theme park, the video games, the merchandise, the fan-fic, the fan art. Even pirating it keeps it alive and spreads its influence (and yes, studios track that and see it as support). Science educator, writer, and doctor of astrophysics Dr. Erin Macdonald returns to discuss commemorating points in your life, and finding another donut! Trans rights are more important than your HP nostalgia. They have to be. ERIN MACDONALD Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/drerinmac.bsky.social IG: https://www.instagram.com/drerinmac YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/erinmacdonald Website: https://linktr.ee/drerinmac TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2026/10/13/terfs-part-3-no-ethical-consumption-of-harry-potter/ FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com ) TERFs 1: Anti-scientific Bigotry, TERFs 2: JK Rowling, Queen Terf, Trans Roles and Stories, The Trans Allegory of Barbie REFERENCE MATERIAL John Lithgow defends starring in Harry Potter series amid J.K. Rowling backlash - https://ew.com/john-lithgow-defends-harry-potter-series-amid-jk-rowling-backlash-11897008 Harry Potter (tv series) full cast and crew - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13918446/fullcredits/ Harry Potter (audiobook) full cast and crew - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32397658/fullcredits/ Kit Harington Joins ‘Harry Potter’ Season 2 - https://deadline.com/2026/08/kit-harington-harry-potter-gilderoy-lockhart-nicholas-hoult-1237048935/ Michelle Gomez responds to backlash over Harry Potter casting - https://ew.com/michelle-gomez-addresses-backlash-over-harry-potter-casting-11786800 Lilly Wachowski on Her New Studio Anarchists United, the Black Power Origins of ‘The Matrix’ and How ‘Harry Potter’ Fans Are ‘Supporting Trans Genocide’ - https://variety.com/2026/tv/features/lilly-wachowski-jk-rowling-harry-potter-trans-the-matrix-1236858104/ Red Flag Alert - Anti-Trans Genocide in the USA - https://www.lemkininstitute.com/red-flag-alerts/red-flag-alert---anti-trans-genocide-in-the-usa---%233 Red Flag Alert on Anti-Trans and Intersex Rights in the UK - https://www.lemkininstitute.com/red-flag-alerts/red-flag-alert-on-anti-trans-and-intersex-rights-in-the-uk Black Mirror filmmaker shades HBO’s Harry Potter after declining gig on show: ‘Easy to say no to funding transphobia’ - https://ew.com/black-mirror-alum-shades-hbos-harry-potter-after-declining-gig-on-show-12059699 There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series - https://www.theverge.com/report/901818/hbo-harry-potter-jk-rowling-transphobia Transphobes Have Come Up With ‘Harry Potter’ Dogwhistles for Their Hate Speech - https://www.themarysue.com/transphobes-have-come-up-with-harry-potter-dogwhistles-for-their-hate-speech/ Dog whistle (politics) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_whistle_(politics) Special thanks to Daisy and Jane for the use of "Sorry Not Sorry" as our show's theme music. Please stop by and show your support at https://daisyandjane.bandcamp.com and https://soundcloud.com/daisyandjane --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬
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  • TERFs 2: JK Rowling, Queen TERF

    TERFs 2: JK Rowling, Queen TERF
    Oct 6 2026
    The next time someone asks you, "But what has JK Rowling really done that's so transphobic?" I want you to point them right here. It's so much more than one bad opinion, or a bad statement. She is clearly, empirically, objectively stripping trans people of our rights, and is dedicating her fortune to doing so. But you don't have to take my word for it, we've got the receipts. Let her own words and actions spell it out for you. Science educator, writer, and doctor of astrophysics Dr. Erin Macdonald returns to discuss stretching the writing capabilities! You cannot claim to care about trans people when you're buying JKR the boots she uses to step on our necks. ERIN MACDONALD Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/drerinmac.bsky.social IG: https://www.instagram.com/drerinmac YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/erinmacdonald Website: https://linktr.ee/drerinmac TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2026/10/06/terfs-part-2-jk-rowling-queen-terf/ FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com ) TERFs 1: Anti-scientific Bigotry, Implicit Queerphobia, Rainbow Capitalism, Rainbow Capitalism 2: From Bad to Worse, Trans Politics 1: Stop Tolerating Transphobia, Chasers and the Fetishization of Trans Women 2: Ractions and Origins, Trans History 2: Examples of Trans People in History, Gender Dysphoria, Trans Kids 1: Facts and Dangers, Trans Kids 2: The Intake Exam and Trans Flight REFERENCE MATERIAL Seinfeld actor lets fly with racist tirade - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/nov/22/usa.danglaister Comedian Jerry Seinfeld boosts Israel's "Shoot to Kill" Fantasy Tours - https://blackagendareport.com/seinfeld-boosts-israels-shoot-kill-fantasy-tours Jerry Seinfeld Says He’s Nostalgic for “Agreed-Upon Hierarchy” and Misses “Dominant Masculinity” - https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jerry-seinfeld-nostalgic-agreed-upon-hierarchy-misses-dominant-masculinity-1235911364/ How to Use transphobia in a Sentence - https://www.merriam-webster.com/sentences/transphobia Is J.K. Rowling transphobic? Let’s let her speak for herself. - https://www.vox.com/culture/23622610/jk-rowling-transphobic-statements-timeline-history-controversy Why LGBT Advocates Say Bathroom 'Predators' Argument Is a Red Herring - https://time.com/4314896/transgender-bathroom-bill-male-predators-argument/ Gender Identity Nondiscrimination Laws in Public Accommodations - https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13178-018-0335-z Why It Took Decades for LGBTQ Stories to Be Included in Holocaust History - https://time.com/5953047/lgbtq-holocaust-stories/ New Research Reveals How the Nazis Targeted Transgender People - https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/new-research-reveals-how-the-nazis-targeted-transgender-people-180982931/ GLAAD's J.K. Rowling Transphobia Timeline - https://glaad.org/gap/jk-rowling/ ‘Radicalized’ Rowling Calls for Bathroom Vigilantism - https://assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/redicalized-rowling-bathroom-vigilantism/ J.K. Rowling uses Harry Potter wealth to fund anti-transgender organization - https://www.advocate.com/news/jk-rowling-anti-trans-organization JK Rowling issues surprising message of support for trans adults [no she really doesn't] - https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/08/jk-rowling-issues-surprising-message-of-support-for-trans-adults/ Rupert Grint To Join Broadway’s ‘Harry Potter And The Cursed Child’ In Ron Weasley Reprise - https://deadline.com/2026/08/rupert-grint-harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child-broadway-1237050854/ JK Rowling just showed why supporting “Harry Potter” is harmful to trans people - https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/04/jk-rowling-just-showed-why-supporting-harry-potter-is-harmful-to-trans-people/ Special thanks to Daisy and Jane for the use of "Sorry Not Sorry" as our show's theme music. Please stop by and show your support at https://daisyandjane.bandcamp.com and https://soundcloud.com/daisyandjane --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬
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  • TERFs 1: Anti-scientific Bigotry

    TERFs 1: Anti-scientific Bigotry
    Sep 29 2026
    It's time to discuss everyone's least favorite acronym: TERFs. Let's talk about what these anti-feminist transphobes, where they come from, how they're full of hot garbage, and how all their claims fall apart if you think about them for longer than ten seconds. I don't know how to tell you this (yes I do), but science is once again on the side of trans people. Science educator, writer, and doctor of astrophysics Dr. Erin Macdonald joins us to discuss how if you love science, you have to be okay with definitions changing. Hire her to be Dana Scully! Also: rights. are. not. pie. ERIN MACDONALD Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/drerinmac.bsky.social IG: https://www.instagram.com/drerinmac YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/erinmacdonald Website: https://linktr.ee/drerinmac TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2024/08/08/terfs/ FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com ) Cis is Not a Slur (there is no default human), Trans History 1: How and Why We Name Trans People in History, Trans History 2: Examples of Trans People in History, The Trans Allegory of Barbie, Trans Politics 1: Stop Tolerating Transphobia REFERENCE MATERIAL Study Reveals How Avocados Reverse Sexes Throughout the Day - https://www.ucdavis.edu/food/news/study-reveals-how-avocados-reverse-sexes-throughout-day Trump's Executive Order on Sex and Gender (lol) - https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/defending-women-from-gender-ideology-extremism-and-restoring-biological-truth-to-the-federal-government/ Biologists Rip Trump’s 'Non-Sensical' Executive Order Declaring Only 2 Sexes - https://www.huffpost.com/entry/biologists-trump-executive-order-two-sexes_n_67912b73e4b039fc12781469?r0c Conservatives find unlikely ally in fighting transgender rights: Radical feminists - https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2020/02/07/radical-feminists-conservatives-transgender-rights/ TERFism, Zionism, and Right-Wing Annihilationism: Toward an Internationalist Genealogy of Extinction Phobia - https://read.dukeupress.edu/tsq/article-abstract/9/3/334/319374/TERFism-Zionism-and-Right-Wing The rise of anti-trans “radical” feminists, explained - https://www.vox.com/identities/2019/9/5/20840101/terfs-radical-feminists-gender-critical Special thanks to Daisy and Jane for the use of "Sorry Not Sorry" as our show's theme music. Please stop by and show your support at https://daisyandjane.bandcamp.com and https://soundcloud.com/daisyandjane --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬
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  • Hair 3: When a Haircut Goes Wrong

    Hair 3: When a Haircut Goes Wrong
    Sep 22 2026
    The only downside to consistently challenging the things that scare you is that your track record isn't going to be perfect. Sometimes it can turn out worse than you could've imagined. But you can get through that, too, just like everything else. Private chef and viral TikTok sensation Bree returns to discuss roadblocks and speedbumps, and the best thing in the world! BREE IG: https://www.instagram.com/laser.breems Threads: https://www.threads.com/@laser.breems TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@laser.breems Website: https://transvoicewithbree.mayhem.my/ TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2026/09/22/hair-3-when-a-haircut-goes-wrong/ FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com ) Hair, Hair 2: First Haircut, Transition Setbacks, Trans Trauma 1: That Old Dysphoric Feeling, Trans Trauma 2: Societal Gaslighting, Gender Dysphoria, Implicit Queerphobia, Internalized Transphobia, Body Hacking, Pushback Overkill, 6 Years Out and On HRT Retrospective, Photos and Reflections, Photos 2: The Selfie Apocalypse Special thanks to Daisy and Jane for the use of "Sorry Not Sorry" as our show's theme music. Please stop by and show your support at https://daisyandjane.bandcamp.com and https://soundcloud.com/daisyandjane --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬
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  • Hair 2: First Haircut

    Hair 2: First Haircut
    Sep 15 2026
    Getting my first haircut was more anxiety-inducting than you might expect, because at the time my hair was the only part of me that caused no dysphoria. But I went through with it, afraid it would make my dysphoria worse... while hoping it might make things better than I could have even imagined. Private chef and viral TikTok sensation Bree returns to discuss running away from dysphoria and feeling connections through food. Let's learn about curries! Wear your masks! BREE IG: https://www.instagram.com/laser.breems Threads: https://www.threads.com/@laser.breems TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@laser.breems Website: https://transvoicewithbree.mayhem.my/ TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2024/08/19/hair-2-my-first-haircut/ FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com ) Hair, Coming Out, A Pandemic Transition, 1-3 Years Out and On HRT Retrospectives, Gender Dysphoria, Boymode/Girlmode, Trans Courage REFERENCE MATERIAL Hairology, from Lifeline Comics - https://lifelinecomics.com/collections/hairology Special thanks to Daisy and Jane for the use of "Sorry Not Sorry" as our show's theme music. Please stop by and show your support at https://daisyandjane.bandcamp.com and https://soundcloud.com/daisyandjane --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬
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  • Hair

    Hair
    Sep 8 2026
    My hair has played a huge part in my transition, and believe it or not, played a huge part in my denial of the truth of my transness pre-transition. Let's talk about all the ways it can help us find ourselves and reflect who we really are... if we let it. Private chef and viral TikTok sensation Bree joins us to discuss saying it out loud, and having a weightless soul. Be done with the wizard boy! Grab the Cholula! BREE IG: https://www.instagram.com/laser.breems Threads: https://www.threads.com/@laser.breems TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@laser.breems Website: https://transvoicewithbree.mayhem.my/ TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2024/08/19/hair/ FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com ) Body Hacking, Halloween (and the fear of embracing your true self), Heavily Gendered Clothes and Trans People, Finding Our Trans Style, Giving Yourself Permission (to explore gender), Trans Courage, Coming Out as Trans, Gender Euphoria Special thanks to Daisy and Jane for the use of "Sorry Not Sorry" as our show's theme music. Please stop by and show your support at https://daisyandjane.bandcamp.com and https://soundcloud.com/daisyandjane --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬
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  • The Trans Allegory of KPop Demon Hunters, part 4

    The Trans Allegory of KPop Demon Hunters, part 4
    Sep 1 2026
    Let's wrap up our talk about the trans allegory of KPop Demon Hunters, where we see that conditional love is not love, and you cannot fix broken systems by replacing them with the exact same thing. We'll talk about where and why the allegory breaks down and becomes "imperfect," and how that's okay, actually! But it's important to note, because truth matters. Jeremy Holt returns to discuss remixing the terribleness and calling it something new! The cis-tem wants us closeted, but we can open the door whenever we're ready to. JEREMY HOLT IG: https://www.instagram.com/jeremyholtbooks Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jeremyholtbooks.com Website: https://www.jeremyholtbooks.com TEXT VERSION https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2026/09/01/the-imperfect-trans-allegory-of-kpop-demon-hunters-part-4/ FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com ) The False Dichotomy, Trans Kids 1: Facts and Dangers, Trans Kids 2: The Intake Exam and Trans Flight REFERENCE MATERIAL KPop Demon Hunters Writer Says Creating Movie Helped Her Come Out as Bisexual - https://www.them.us/story/kpop-demon-hunters-writer-hannah-mcmechan-says-creating-movie-helped-her-come-out-as-bisexual Special thanks to Daisy and Jane for the use of "Sorry Not Sorry" as our show's theme music. Please stop by and show your support at https://daisyandjane.bandcamp.com and https://soundcloud.com/daisyandjane --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Bluesky: @pendantaudio.bsky.social‬
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