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#334 - The Fictional Characters Snake Draft from 2023-12-09T18:42:25

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Yep, we did another one of these, and not just because we had to reschedule several tim...

#333 - Kissin' Germs from 2023-12-01T20:35:32

#332 - The Episode That is Not About Black Friday from 2023-11-24T21:45:12

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The episode that is not about Black Friday, or the month-long event that it has become ...

#331 - Maybe Check the Optics First? from 2023-11-17T20:22:20

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This week, we talk about some of the aspects of who is telling what story and why.
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#330 - The Queer Vibes Only Draft from 2023-11-03T19:34:04

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This week, we mixed up the format, and we each picked a list of queer vibes for everyone t...

#329 - The Quest for That Movie Young Ari Saw Once Kinda Maybe Sorta from 2023-10-27T20:09:47

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This week, we start with asking each other random questions from a Teen Vogue site, and...

#328 - If There Weren't Two Worms Embedded on my Chest, Would You Still Love Me? from 2023-10-20T19:27:56

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This week, we respond to a concern someone had, and address where we stand on certain t...

#327 - Gender Fake, Only Octopus from 2023-10-13T19:00:02

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It's quiz time once again!

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#326 - Your Uncle's a Mathematician from 2023-10-06T19:23:43

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This week, we talk about what they think we're doing with these dyed hair and pronouns....

#325 - Mandatory Queer Tattling, And Other Things That Soooo Weren't Gonna Happen from 2023-09-29T19:24:37

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Remember all those times we said "this is what they're really trying to do?" Weird enou...

#324 - At Least She Didn't Have Blue Hair or Pronouns from 2023-09-22T19:18:08

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This week, we (attempt) to talk about prescriptivism, but end up doing our...

#323 - Growing Up Mallrats from 2023-09-15T19:26:52

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This week, we talk about dead and dying malls, as well as complicated feeli...

#322 - Crossover with BIHAI - Nimona (2023) from 2023-09-08T20:20:13

Crossover with sister show "But I Heard About It," both because I had an unexpected unavailability to record, and because this movie is among the best of trans representation I've ever seen.

#321 -Consensually Not a Babysitter? from 2023-09-01T18:12:21

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This week, we talk about stuff and I still can't encapsulate about what in one little bloc...

#320 - (Complicated) Grief from 2023-08-25T19:27:34

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#319 - Haunting Deliciousness from 2023-08-18T20:03:55

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I still don't know how to write episode summaries, but I'm killer at titles. There's to...

#318 - If There is No Joy, Why Would I Join from 2023-08-11T19:11:54

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This week, Eli is live from Skepticon, and among other things, we discuss this idea that s...

#317 - Back in My Day (Without the Shaming Young People Part) from 2023-08-04T19:29:02

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It's exactly what it says.

Music by The Midnight.

#316 - Happy Meal Toys, the Movie(s) from 2023-07-28T13:00:02

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This week, we're back to our normal schedule, but the nonsense never ends.

#315 - Crossover with the Five Hour Drive: WFA Championship Weekend 2023 from 2023-07-16T00:22:52

Apologies for no regular episode this week. Enjoy Ris and their bestie previewing championship weekend and sharing women's football stories.

#314 - Mandatory Submarines - Plus a Preview of Five Hour Drive from 2023-07-08T18:22:14

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The episode we meant to do last week but stuff happened.

Subscribe to the Five Hour Drive on all your podcast platforms.

Mu...

#313 - Mandatory Submarines: The Prequel from 2023-06-30T19:28:44

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So, something happened today that completely changed our plans for the episode.


Music by the Midnight



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#312 - The Unfortunate Tendency to Self-Isolate from 2023-06-24T06:26:02

#311 - One Question That Totally Won't Last the Whole Episode from 2023-06-16T19:31:06

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Sorry for the social hibernation as of late, but the title here is pretty self-explanatory.
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#310 - Ris and Ari's Infodump Sesh from 2023-06-08T21:41:44

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Same as last week, yet different. 2/3.

Music by the Midnight.

#309 - Ris and Eli's Infodump Sesh from 2023-06-02T19:28:27

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This week, after a heavy episode and Ari traveling, we each take a minute to infodump about stuff completely unrelated to the last episode. Listen

#308 - Talking About That One State in Particular from 2023-05-26T19:58:27

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We unfortunately have to talk about it.

Music by the Midnight

#307 - The Best We Can from 2023-05-22T17:20:34

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#306 - My Sister's Boss's Cousin's Hamster from 2023-05-12T18:40:25

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This week, we follow up on one of episode #300's questions, and we take a deeper dive into adapta...

#305 - The Supposedly Wholesome Content That's Perfectly Okay from 2023-05-05T18:37:14

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Welcome to the Blandies!

Music by the Midnight

#304 - We Can't Say That from 2023-04-28T21:31:23

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This week, we recall the things we weren't allowed to say as kids and for the various reasons so....

#303 - You Are the Only Exception from 2023-04-21T13:00:02

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This week, we talk about name-policing and the problematic aspects behind it.

Music by...

#302 - Don't I Know You From Somewhere? from 2023-04-14T22:55:45

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This week, we talk about those awkward moments where we're not sure if someone recognizes us from...

#301 - Oh Look, This Itemized Bill is Completely Blank! from 2023-04-07T19:48:35

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This week, we talk about particular grievances with insurance and the American healthcare system....

#300 - Milestone AITA Hecking Episode (Audio Version) from 2023-04-01T00:28:08

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This week, we celebrate six years and reaching 300 episodes, and then we go...

#299 - Slice, Cause it's Cake from 2023-03-24T19:22:22

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This week, we talk about things we used to care a lot about early in transition, and now not so m...

#298 - All Landscapes Matter from 2023-03-17T19:14:16

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This week, we discuss unfortunate projections on each other that tend to happen within our own co...

#297 - Part 2, Calling in Eradicated from 2023-03-10T20:16:42

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This week, all three of us pick up where the solo episode left off. Fun times.

Music b...

#296 - Eradication from 2023-03-06T22:59:35

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#295 - Half-Sorta-Throwback Edition from 2023-02-24T14:00:02

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We were missing Ari for unknown and undisclosed reasons, but we made out okay all the same.
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#294 - Sufficiently Mediocre Hotel Love Stories from 2023-02-17T14:00:02

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This week, we talk about the negotiations we have to do when encountering others in the wild, bot...

#293 - Young Terry Silver from 2023-02-13T01:25:50

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I've been sick all week after a week of mental anguish, so do forgive me for the repost. But when I noticed that young Terry Silver on season five...

#292 - Superiors vs Millers Outtakes from 2023-02-03T14:00:02

Calling out with a case of broken heart this week. Enjoy some of our failures as compensation.

#291 - Injecting that Face Lotion into Your Kneecaps from 2023-01-27T14:00:02

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This week, we talk about wondering if everything is normal or if we're just the only ones seeing ...

#290 - TCAGOOH Sells Out? from 2023-01-20T14:00:02

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This week, we talk about how we all sold out to The Man (TM).

Mus...

#289 - Is It, Just Like, Their Opinion, or Something Else, part 2 from 2023-01-13T20:00:02

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This week, we went so long we broke it into two parts to make up for the lack of an episode this ...

#288 - Is It, Just Like, Their Opinion, or Something Else, part 1 from 2023-01-12T21:02:49

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This week, we went so long we broke it into two parts to make up for the lack of an episode this ...

Superiors vs Millers, Sounds About Cleveland: Audioplay 2022 from 2022-12-30T14:29:20

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SYNOPSIS: The Duluth Superiors, a women's football team out of Minnesota, a...

#286 - Polly Pocket is Queer Culture from 2022-12-23T14:00:02

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This week, we definitely ...

#285 - Bear and Twink Don't Mean Man and Woman from 2022-12-16T14:00:02

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This week, we talk about a different twist on inclusivity, like wondering whether or not we actually...

#284 - Marissa's Appearance on the FAKTR Podcast from 2022-12-13T16:47:08

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Marissa has had to cancel several recordings due to a case of acute bronchitis that has lasted lo...

#283 - The Life and Stories of Egger MacGregor from 2022-12-02T14:00:02

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(Sorry AE Podcast for stealing your inside joke but it fit the theme too well and my husband loves t...

#282 - We Can't Not Talk About It, Unfortunately from 2022-11-25T20:24:05

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Massive trigger warning, you know what this one's about.

TDOR 2022 from 2022-11-20T16:27:24

We recorded this before the tragic events in Colorado Springs, so our hearts are additionally with those affected by the preventable and unacceptable violence toward our community.

#281 - Well, That Could've Been Much Worse from 2022-11-18T21:02:35

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This week, we talk about how things went in our respective states in the midterms.

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#280 - Marissa's Election Day Headline Standup Act for Fearless Labs from 2022-11-11T14:00:02

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As election results come in, Marissa did her best to get a few laughs out of being a political pa...

#279 - You Got Here Like 3 Minutes Ago, Would You Chill Please? from 2022-11-04T19:11:36

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This week, we talk about people who just showed up to a religion, or other kind of group for that...

#278 - Bitter Tea - Last Year's Play As This Year's Goes Into Production from 2022-10-31T15:26:06

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Hello everyone,

Due to work on this year's audioplay (after FINALLY breaking five mont...

#277 - Stop Saying It Isn't: The TCAGOOH Story from 2022-10-21T13:00:02

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It's little surprise what we're talking about this week, because what else would we be? After all...

#276 - The Benefits of Deactivation and Stasis from 2022-10-18T18:45:51

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Apologies for the lateness, but here's a solo piece about why I've been away from social media an...

#275 - Up Early for the Technological Difficulties Hour, Also Fake Outrage No. 32482384 from 2022-10-07T16:27:19

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This week, we're awake early and Eli's internet won't work right, but we attempt to talk about the l...

#274 - Why Do You Expect Us to Fix the Problem We Created?! from 2022-09-30T13:00:02

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This week, Eli goes on a long rant about healthcare barriers and how hard it is to get basic mini...

#273 - LDR LTRs from 2022-09-23T19:30:04

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This week, we talk about our varying experiences with long distance relationships and how they're...

#272 - Everybody Knows from 2022-09-21T14:51:31

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Apologies for the delay.

#271 - We Learned From You, Mother from 2022-09-09T13:00:02

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This week, Eli takes us through a certain current event that the other two of us knew nothing abo...

#270 - Those Seminars We've All Had to Sit Through from 2022-09-02T19:34:36

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This week, we discuss diversity seminars and training sessions we've all sat through, and some of...

#269 - The (Predictable) Tantrum Over Debt Erasure from 2022-08-26T19:03:43

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This week, we all talk about different aspects of the recent meltdown certain people are having o...

268 reupload from 2022-08-22T23:24:18

This file has given me trouble on both Patreon and here, as I accidentally uploaded last week's episode. Apologies, I don't know what's going on with my browser.

#268 - Eli Should Write a Book, Maybe? from 2022-08-19T19:29:13

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This is a deep dive on a topic Eli knows well enough that perhaps, the foundations of something were...

#267 - How to Clickbait Your Way Into Saying Nothing For Fun and Profit from 2022-08-12T20:10:31

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This week, we review an "article" telling us how transgender activ...

#266 - The Effects, They Are-a-Changin' from 2022-08-05T19:26:03

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This week, we discuss anecdotal effects of hormones in medical transition and the differences we'...

#265 - Clients Fiction, Quadruple Feature from 2022-08-01T20:29:25

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So Tuesday this week, we were literally all on the recording call before we found out that someon...

#264 - The Pros and Cons of Cons from 2022-07-23T17:52:02

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This week, we talk about our various con experiences, with the return of Skepticon coming up.
...

#263 - Teammates from 2022-07-16T19:46:49

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These are four short interviews I conducted with teammates of mine from football on what it's li...

#262 - At The Center of the Tootsie Roll Pop from 2022-07-08T18:37:48

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This week, we take a quiz to be a complete distraction from everything else, and... it's definite...

#261 - "Freedom" Weekend LOL from 2022-07-02T23:11:31

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Yeah, the first part of this is not our most optimistic, but we're venting and this is one of the...

#260 - Recovery in Progress, Take 2 from 2022-06-26T15:00:49

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Apologies, I recorded something live through my phone yesterday and apparently it didn't come out at ...

#259 - It's Okay to Put the Box Off For a Year from 2022-06-17T19:21:28

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This week, we talk about how it's okay to have complicated feelings about certain things, and if...

#258 - Back to School Episode from 2022-06-10T20:08:56

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This week, the three of us are back together and sharing experiences of what it's like to be in a re...

#257 - Talking About Something Happy Instead from 2022-06-03T17:18:57

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Unfortunately solo again, but I'm talking about something that makes me happy instead of existent...

#256 - Reflections on Pulse (2017) from 2022-05-31T02:32:24

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Trying again to make it through targeted attacks and national tragedy by recalling one of the tim...

#255 - What to Do With All This? from 2022-05-20T18:37:21

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This week, a solo episode with some off-the-cuff feelings about where things are and where they coul...

#254 - We're Tired, Sorry from 2022-05-13T13:00:02

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This week, we're all just using secular rituals to keep our minds on the best track we can.
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#253 - At-Will Employment But A Government Policy from 2022-05-06T19:07:04

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Yeah, you probably know what we'll be talking about. Take care of yourselves.

Music b...

#252 - Doing the Young Thing Right on the Redo from 2022-04-29T19:03:40

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This week, we talk about experiencing life differently once we start living our true lives and th...

#251 - The Moderately Rushed Virtual Map Tour from 2022-04-22T19:13:59

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This week, twice in one week to make up for lost time, we discuss where we've lived throughout our l...

#250 - The Belated Five Year Anniversary Episode from 2022-04-19T20:58:41

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Apologies for the delay, but as previously stated, Marissa's voice was in no condition to podcast...

#249 - Movin' Around All Nimbly-Bimbly from 2022-04-08T19:27:42

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This week, our new cohost cat takes over the intro, and we talk about the take on the meme "I am ...

#248 - Getting Something Off Our Chests from 2022-03-31T13:00:02

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This week, the band is back together and we discuss the processes and recoveries of top surgery. ...

#247 - At Least It's Something from 2022-03-18T13:18:59

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The title says it all. At least tried to get something out this week despite the circumstances.

#246 - Schrodinger's Trans from 2022-03-10T15:00:16

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Marissa did a virtual speech to a group in Tampa this week, so off the top... GAY.

Mu...

#245 - Aging Like a Fine Photograph from 2022-03-03T14:00:03

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This week, we try to avoid talking about the Really Big Thing, and instead approach a couple of meme...

#244 - Podcasting 101 with FAKTR from 2022-02-24T14:00:02

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This week, Marissa gave a seminar to doctors and clinicians about starting a podcast for their bu...

#243 - This Episode is Definitely Not a Grift from 2022-02-17T20:55:04

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We promise...

This week, we talk about differences we've noticed since beginning our tran...

#242 - This Episode is Definitely Not a Psy-Op, We Promise from 2022-02-10T20:15:36

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This week, we talk about a common but often misunderstood aspect of queer culture from an examina...

#241 - Six Years and We Still Have to Talk About This from 2022-02-03T21:04:25

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Marissa celebrated six years in podcasting this week, and while some of the words have changed, it s...

#240 - Miserable Non-Binary Shoe Candy is Our Gender 2022 from 2022-01-27T14:00:03

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So how's your January going? Are you upset at a candy mascot that became less f*ckable? If so, this i...

#239 - Bitter Tea Outtakes from 2022-01-20T14:00:02

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Also check out the play "Bitter Tea, the Way the Volcano Gods of Rainier Intended" released a fe...

#238 - Back When the World Ended from 2022-01-13T14:00:02

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This week, we jump on a trend and do the ten year challenge, because... it's been almost five yea...

Bitter Tea, the Way the Volcano Gods of Rainier Intended: An Audioplay from 2022-01-06T13:00

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The fourth annual-ish holiday-ish play by Maris...

#236 - Cloudy With a Chance of HRT from 2021-12-30T14:00:02

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This week, we have no topic, so the fact that we have no topic becom...

#235 - Preview of Bitter Tea: The Way the Volcano Gods of Rainier Intended - An Audioplay from 2021-12-23T14:00:03

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Busy at work putting together this year's holiday-ish play. Here's a preview of what's to come.

#234 - Like You Don't Know Who the Heck Is... from 2021-12-16T14:00:02

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Seriously, we have a main topic, but we have to mention this person again for being awful.
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#233 - We Only Have to be Nuanced in the First Part from 2021-12-09T14:00:02

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Because in the second part.... Heck'em.

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#232 - The This Time of Year Kinda Stuff from 2021-12-02T20:44:57

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Introducing: Harsh Reality – The Story of Miriam Rivera from 2021-11-29T09:00:02

It was supposed to be a reality show with a twist. In a sun-drenched villa in Ibiza, six hot guys compete for a cash prize and for the love of the beautiful and mysterious Miriam. It’s meant to be ...

#231 - When Everything is Cheating, Everyone Gets Cheated On from 2021-11-25T14:00:02

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This week, we talk about things the cis/straight/mono people say/do/believe that sounds made up w...

#230 - "But Isn't My Fetishization Of You a Compliment?" + TDOR from 2021-11-18T14:00:13

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This week, we talk about the social evolution of a certain gazing interest prevalent throughout m...

#229 - A Therapy Episode Not About Trans Group Therapy Sessions from 2021-11-11T14:00:16

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This week, we talk about some of our own barriers to therapy and medical treatment in a field whe...

#228 - Crosspost: The Legend of Billie Jean from 2021-11-04T13:00:10

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We had some difficulty coordinating schedules this week, but we wanted to give you some good cont...

#227 - Closin' Off My Freeeeeeeeeedommmmmmmmm from 2021-10-28T13:00:09

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We're talking about Netflix and DC. That should tell you all you need to know.

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#226 - Marissa's Set at Fearless - October from 2021-10-21T13:00:12

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#225 - Stillman's Ho-Bags from 2021-10-14T13:00:04

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Patrons got the extended version to know what the episode title means. Guess you'll just have to ...

#224 - Always Good News? Maybe? from 2021-10-07T13:00:02

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This week, we delve into our recent forays into ending legal relationships.

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#223 - Come Birding With Me, Fall Migration 2021 Edition from 2021-09-30T16:51:03

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Take a break and join me in some relaxation time. It's the early morning, no one else is there but you and me, and we're at Vadnais Lake in Vadnai...

#222 - The Radical Throwback Quiz Show from 2021-09-23T13:00:09

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We're going old school TCAGOOH this week as Ris and Ari take a quiz in real time and discuss the ...

#221 - Please Welcome Our Next Performer... from 2021-09-16T13:00:07

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This week, we talk about our relationships with standup comedy before delving into a couple of rec...

#220 - Breaking Up is Really, Really Hard to Do from 2021-09-09T13:00:17

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This time, the title pretty much says it all.

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#219 - The Extra Work of Working from 2021-09-02T14:17:02

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This week, Ari gets the week off as Rissy and Eli talk about the added exhaustion of having to do...

#218 - The Star Tribune's Copywriter's Misadventures of Awfulness from 2021-08-26T13:00:18

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This week, we talk about an article in Rissy's hometown paper that is... problematic, at best and vicious at worst.
...

#217 - Just Because I'm Wearing this Rainbow Flag Doesn't Mean I Don't Find You Icky from 2021-08-19T13:00:08

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This week, we talk about a debate that has plagued gaykind for centuries; normalization vs. appropriation. Which is which...

#216 - Marissa's Standup Set at the Return of Fearless Labs from 2021-08-12T13:00:08

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Marissa took the stage to close the show at the first Fearless Labs standup event since April 2020.

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#215 - Everyone Back to Learning the Gerund Phrase from 2021-08-05T13:00:17

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This week, we talk about hilarious bigot fails from people so desperate to be awful that they err in glorious fashion.

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#214 - These #$@&@#ers and Their Dating Profiles from 2021-07-29T13:00:10

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This week, we talk about the issues of people who don't read dating profiles and are either deliberately or subconsciousl...

#213 - The Great Yeet in the Sky from 2021-07-22T13:00:08

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This week, Eli talks about going through surgery and what went according to plan as well as what didn't.

#212 - A Preview of "Traveling Through America 500 Words at a Time" from 2021-07-15T13:00:20

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With Eli getting surgery and Ari under the weather, Marissa previews her new book of travel essays, available on Amazon a...

#211 - Gendered Porta Potty Art Show Extravaganza from 2021-07-08T15:07:52

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This week, Ari's here, and we talk about our adventures as well as some of the things we saw along the way.

#210 - Just Like a Live Show, Only... Not from 2021-07-01T13:00:05

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This week, we talk about accusations of performative allyship and virtue signaling, and how generally we can tell the difference between people bei...

#209 - Who's Your Doula? from 2021-06-24T13:00:13

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This week, we discuss those who were our trans "doulas" so to speak, in that they gave us the advice and real talk that we ne...

#208 - Let's Lose Some Weight... From Our Souls from 2021-06-17T13:00:02

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This week, we talk about some of the intersection between dysphoria and weight loss.

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#207 - No Pride at Pride! from 2021-06-10T13:00:18

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This week, we follow up on last week's thoughts with a discussion surrounding the discourse of some that always seem to pop up during this month. ...

#206 - The Sensory Overload of Pride from 2021-06-03T13:00:18

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Talking solo a bit about conversations surrounding Pride, as well as an audio recreation of experiencing Pride as a person with sensory sensitivit...

#205 - The No Takesies-Backsies of Written Latin Law from 2021-05-27T13:00:11

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This week, we participate in the thought experiment of "what would we do if we had 24 hours with no cis people?"
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#204 - Alternate Redacted Title in the Meme Section from 2021-05-20T13:00:08

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This week, we talk about some of the problematic insular dialogue surrounding trans people's experience with gatekeeping ...

#203 - #StopJAQingoff2021 from 2021-05-13T13:00:03

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This week, the gang is back together to tell our mutual stories of getting our 5G upgrades.

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#202 - Movin' Out from 2021-05-07T18:23:41

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Sorry for another solo episode, but I've been moving this week and don't have the studio set up yet for a formal episode.

#201 - Come Birding With Me from 2021-04-30T12:27:18

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This week, a break episode in between life stuff where I take you to Vadnais Lake with me for an auditory, peaceful exper...

#200 - Mega Heckin' Cryptopillow Extravaganza from 2021-04-22T13:00:13

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It's 200 episodes and we're celebrating it in as many ways and methods as possible. Thank you so much for your support over ...

#199 - The Back to School For Stuff We Didn't Learn Before Edition from 2021-04-15T21:10:17

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Let's talk about sex ed and stuff. Sorry the recording is late and a bit rough. We're all dealing with a lot right now.

#198 - The Early April Blues from 2021-04-07T17:57:15

We're all going through a difficult time right now and we haven't been able to get together for a show, so I'll do my best to provide a bridge of material until we get to our big 200th episode.

#197 - Marissa Speaks at Atheist United from 2021-04-01T13:00:12

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Marissa spoke (unfortunately virtually) to Atheist United in LA on Sunday over Zoom and livestream. Unfortunately the pro...

#196 - I Meme, You Meme, I Scream from 2021-03-25T13:00:19

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This week, we take on a lighthearted topic given... everything, and just respond to memes for funsies.

#195 - Just Gals Being Pals, What Else Could it Be? from 2021-03-18T13:00:08

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This week, we talk about the "fun" side of cisheteronormativity and the assumptions that tend to happen resulting from it...

#194 - XTREME 90s RADICALZ SHOW! from 2021-03-11T14:00:18

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This week, we catch up on the issues with an extended skit since we took some time off, and then we further address them ...

#193 - Best of Skits 100-192 from 2021-03-04T14:00:13

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Apologies to everyone hoping for new content. None of the three of us have been holding up particularly well, IYKYK. Here...

#192 - Re-release: Best of Skits (Episodes 1-98) from 2021-02-25T14:00:03

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#191 - The Only Non-Trans Woman Catgirl in the Polycule from 2021-02-18T14:00:07

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This week, we discuss different aspects of the day we recorded on the 14th, including a robot adventure in the future. Listen

#190 - The Future, Only... Slightly Better, I Guess?? from 2021-02-11T14:41:56

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This week, we discuss the future of what we would hope for, the scariest thing in the history of ever, allegedly.
<...

#189 - 11 Days in 11 Years of Time from 2021-02-04T14:00:04

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This week, we recap what's happened in the first 11 days of the administration as well as figure out how everyone is one ...

Dinner With the Binaries: Bonus Outtakes from 2021-01-28T14:18

Some bonus content from the recent audioplay "Dinner With the Binaries"

Dinner With the Binaries - An Audioplay from 2021-01-28T06:57

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DINNER WITH THE BINARIES - An Audioplay

Written and Edited by Marissa Alexa McCool

Starring:
Giovannie Espiritu - Aliso...

#187 - Experience Not Limited to Nipnops from 2021-01-21T14:00:15

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This week, we discuss the continuing adventures of living in the time we do, we preview the upcoming play that hopefully ...

#186 - Rants That Are Probably Already Outdated Or Something from 2021-01-14T14:00:06

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You know what we're talking about.
Email your hecks/SHs to heckthecis@gmail.c...

#185 - Crosspost: The Incident from 2021-01-07T15:00:35

#184 - Queer Fanfiction and "Fangirl" by Rainbow Rowell from 2020-12-24T14:00:11

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This week, we talk about something that ruins everything in the history of ever except like not... fa...

#183 - Queer Book Club - "Road to Balinor" by Mary Stanton from 2020-12-17T14:00:05

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This week, Ari discusses their namesake with the story of unicorns and dashing capitalism. Also, as usual, we have plenty...

#182 - Queer Book Club - "Kissing the Witch" by Emma Donoghue from 2020-12-11T15:10:25

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This week, we review some queerifying of fairy tales the way YA likes to press the boundaries and reframe thi...

#181 - Queer Book Club - "Looking for Jamie Bridger" by Nancy Springer from 2020-12-03T14:00:09

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This month, we're reading things that impacted us at some point. Marissa starts it off with the YA novel from 1995, "Look...

#180 - The First Years - The Podcast (2017) + TDOR from 2020-11-26T14:00:06

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This week, we wrap up the First Years series with talking about the first year we were a podcast, complete with con stori...

#179 - The First Years - Marissa (2004) from 2020-11-19T14:00:18

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After several audibles, Marissa takes us back to the first year where she notably began expressing her true self.

#178 - The First Years - Ari (2015) from 2020-11-12T14:00:15

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In the second of our "first year out" series, Ari talks about their first year of being open, as we head to 2015, Arkansa...

#177 - The First Years - Eli (2008) from 2020-11-05T14:00:15

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This week, we go back to 2008 and Eli talks about their first year of being out as bi, what 2008 was like, and what has c...

#176 - Queer TV Month - Pose, S1E2 from 2020-10-29T13:00:11

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To close off Queer TV Month, we look at the critically-acclaimed series "Pose." Stay tuned til the end to find out next mont...

#175 - Queer TV Month - The Truth About Alex (1986) from 2020-10-22T13:00:16

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This week, Eli's pick is to talk about after school specials, what they are and aren't, and a specific one we watched abo...

Melina from 2020-10-12T20:23:19

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#173 - Queer TV Month - Dyke Central, Episodes 1 and 2 (2015) from 2020-10-08T13:00:10

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This week, for Queer TV Month, Marissa gushes about one of her favorite queer shows, and possibly to more than just the usua...

#172 - Queer TV Month - Yuri on Ice, S1E3 from 2020-10-01T13:00:21

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This was Ari's pick for the first episode of Queer TV month, and it was definitely an interesting episode.

#171 - The MARIatrix - 3Edgy5MELI from 2020-09-24T13:00:22

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We kinda sorta review that movie you've all seen and Ris does her best to not make sarcastic comments. Mostly just a mass...

#170 - Queer Movie Month - Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga (2018) from 2020-09-17T13:00:08

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Welcome to our house party! This week for Eli's pick of Queer Movie Month, we go to Bollywood for a cute lesbian love sto...

#169 - Queer Movie Month - 3 Generations (2015) from 2020-09-10T13:00:06

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4158624/?re...

#168 - Queer Movie Month: They (2018) from 2020-09-03T13:00:16

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For the first week of Queer Movie Month, Ari picked the film "They" from 2018, and we discuss it.

Watch the m...

#167 - Alienating Allistics with Alliteration from 2020-08-27T13:00:19

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This week, we talk about the crossover between autistic and transgender people, both relating to an article that Ari brou...

#166 - We Heathens and Our Shallowest Concept of Religion... from 2020-08-20T13:00:03

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This week, we discuss something that may surprise our detractors... Not liking a post on Tumblr.

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#165 - Hiring: Nontran to Explain Tran to Nontran to Understand Tran from 2020-08-13T13:00:04

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This week, we talk about the experience of work sensitivity training for the non-trans and how they're often ...

#164 - Attempting to Find the Hint of a Bright Spot, I Guess? from 2020-08-06T13:00:03

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...WTF to even say?...

#163 - Marissa's MFA Craft Paper Presentation from 2020-07-23T18:28:20

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Part of my graduation requirement for the MFA writing program at Augsburg University is to do a craft paper, and then a ...

#162 - I Guess the Band Split Up Cause We Went SOLO This Week from 2020-07-23T13:00:15

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We're catching up on our weekly du jour, so here's a short piece by Marissa and a longer one by Ari. Enjoy!

#161 - Is That a Mouse in Your Pocket Or Am I Nonbinary? from 2020-07-09T13:00:16

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This week, we mostly just talk a lot of shit, whether or not something bad happened to the person.
Listener group: <...

#160 - Not the 100th Anniversary of the Roast, or Part 13 from 2020-07-02T13:00:13

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This week, we talk about how our existence is automatically rated PG-13.

#159 - Do Plague Rats Jump Off a Sinking Ship? from 2020-06-25T13:00:13

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This week, we discuss our first experiences with queer and trans media, as well as our feelings on how it's developed ove...

#158 - Don't Worry, They'll Overturn it in the Cour... Oh Wait... from 2020-06-18T13:00:07

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This week, Marissa and Eli talk about the totally uneventful week that trans people had since the last episode. Totally.....

#157 - (Mostly) Skipping the Memes to Talk About the Current Events from 2020-06-11T13:00:09

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We follow up with the full cast on where things are in the country and where they can go from here.

No Title from 2020-06-02T19:05:19

The proceeds from this episode have gone to the following:

https://www.welovelakestreet.com

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#155 - But What If That Trap Door Was Consensual? from 2020-05-28T13:00:18

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This week, we talk about some of the problematic ideas and perspectives in the non-monogamous relationship community.

#154 - And Now, For My Next Performance... from 2020-05-21T13:00:06

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This week, we discuss the concept of performing gender, sexuality, and neurodivergence because "that's what you do" and a...

#153 - We Can Do Unscripted BS Sessions Too! from 2020-05-14T13:00:16

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We had nothing planned but needed to record something, so... here ya go!

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#152 - Isn't That Only for InfMANtry?! from 2020-05-07T13:00:13

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Patrons get unedited, extended, early release editions of the shows!

Unedited for patrons with the discussio...

#151 - The Sexy Episode, Part 2 from 2020-04-30T13:00:14

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The second part of last week's discussion, plus the heckings that took us a long time to g...

#150 - The Sexy Episode, Part 1 - Marissa's Standup Set at Fearless from 2020-04-23T13:00:13

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We celebrate episode number 150 by talking about sexy topics, as well as sexy stories and experiences.

Extend...

#149 - The Un-Sexy Episode from 2020-04-16T13:00:15

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This week, in order to build anticipation for episode 150 and the Sexy Episode, we talk about unsexy topics. Allege...

#148 - AMA, Part 2, The TDOV AMA Meme, and Idaho Still Sucks from 2020-04-09T10:00:10

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We respond to a meme allegedly written by a trans person in the best way we know how!
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#147 - AMA, Part 1, Idaho Sucks, Heck Netflix, and TDOV from 2020-04-02T10:00:05

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We answer your questions and go way long doing it, so it's a two-parter!

Openi...

Beware the Unbinded Feral Trans! from 2020-03-26T13:00:19

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This week, we talk about how we're handling the world as it is and hopefully give you some reasons to smile along the way...

Bonus Episode: Dramatic Readings on Facebook Live! from 2020-03-20T06:27:34

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Good News, Everyone! from 2020-03-19T05:00:09

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Good news, happy things, cute videos, wholesomeness below!

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Marissa Headlines at Fearless Labs from 2020-03-12T10:00:19

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We’re all tired and run down. Next week we’ll be back with traditional episodes. Meanwhile, enjoy.

The Purple Amazon’s Incomplete Guide to Surviving in the Worst Possible Timeline from 2020-03-07T23:31:02

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Marissa spoke at the AHA’s FreeThought Fest at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

We Hang Out Together to Not Have to Rant Like This from 2020-02-28T04:51:48

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This week, we talk about the hypocrisy of being singled out as a trans person but also c...

This... Is... Trans Double Jeopardy from 2020-02-20T11:00:21

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Friend the Cis? from 2020-02-13T11:00:19

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This week, we talk about the occasions where we would like to participate in regular meetu...

Needing Naps is Trans Culture from 2020-02-06T06:14:06

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All three of us need a nap, but that doesn't stop us from talking. And naturally, when we ...

This... Is... Trans Jeopardy! ... Shut up, Darrell... from 2020-01-30T10:53:46

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This week, we play the hottest, least cissest new game show, Trans Jeopardy. Thanks to Tri...

It Looks Like You're Tagging Someone Without Asking. Should you ask, says Trans-Clippy? from 2020-01-24T03:52:03

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This week, we talk about a different form of tokenizing and discourse. Eli's first topic and ski...

Quoth the Potter, Evermore from 2020-01-16T17:00:14

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EDITING NOTE: Something happened with the Skype recorder that made Ari and Eli's audio super quiet. As we know, Skype is ...

Cisgender-Critical from 2020-01-09T06:00:15

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This week, we welcome Eli to the show, announce the Self-Hating Cis of the Year for the third time, and talk some shit.
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Have a Very Meta Christmas Outtakes from 2020-01-05T20:42:04

BONUS episode: Hear some of the raw files from Callie, Ari, Amy, and Alli.

New Year, New BS from 2020-01-02T00:54:05

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Have a Very Meta Christmas - An Audioplay from 2019-12-23T21:03:04

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We're back for another year of sardonic holiday specials, produced in conjunction with Atheists Talk, Minnesota Atheists, and AM950, the Progress...

Keep on Campaignin' from 2019-12-19T06:59:37

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This week, Marissa and Ari are joined for the last episode of the year by returning champion Melina Rayna, who is runn...

Marissa's Standup Set at Fearless Lab from 2019-12-12T17:00:18

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This week, Marissa did a mostly-improvised standup set at the Fearless Lab show in Minneapolis. Special thanks to ...

A Big Hecking Fantasy and Adventure... Adventure from 2019-12-05T17:00:16

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This week, we welcome our new cohost, Don Ford, Jr. for a new adventure... and fantasy, to The Cis Are Gettin...

Serious Cisgivings from 2019-11-27T17:00:17

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This week, we do our best to keep you company on that Thursday Holiday with a re-telling of the story, as well as a...

#TDOR 2019 from 2019-11-21T02:21:47

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Ok Cister, Test My Gender: Part Deux, Electric Cisaloo from 2019-11-14T17:00:18

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This week, we re-record the exciting season finale of internet gender testing.

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Ok Cis, Test My Gender, Part 1 from 2019-11-08T10:47:51

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This week, through a difficult and re-recorded process, Marissa and Ari take online tests to determine their gender. M...

Cispoopy Tales of Jabbercis Fright from 2019-11-01T08:41:46

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What Even Is a Non-Binary Period? from 2019-10-24T16:00:03

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This week, Marissa and Ari cover both the recent vitriol a...

Cistiocity AMA from 2019-10-18T01:35:52

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We let you write the topics this week, let's see what you've won.

Now If That Ain't Just a Trending Transer from 2019-10-11T00:41:33

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Get us to our next goal so we can do a live show!

This week, Ari and Marissa discuss an article pointing out tha...

This Episode Paid For By That Five Bucks We All Pass Back and Forth from 2019-10-04T05:04:43

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This week, we talk about the poor tax, and how it's especially hard on trans folx to get ahead when we keep getting...

I'm So Canceled, My I'm Canceled Special Got Greenlit from 2019-09-26T16:00:21

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This week, we discuss the idea of Cancel Culture and how it's really a bunch of cis nonsense.

Remember That Time We Were All Unified? Wait, Wait, Not You... from 2019-09-12T16:00:03

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Today we talk about how that one time on this one day that we were supposedly unified, that wasn't true for everyone.

You're So Pretty Despite Your Tragic Brokenness! from 2019-09-05T16:00:03

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This week, Ari is back and we talk about how people totally can't be transphobic if they want to bone one of us.

Isn't It UNFAIR For You to Do This Thing The Rules Say You Can?! from 2019-08-30T18:43:38

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Marissa Speaks at Skepticon 11 from 2019-08-19T03:57:16

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Pre-Skepticon AMA from 2019-08-08T16:00:11

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Marissa Speaks at MNPolyCon 2019 from 2019-08-01T16:00:03

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Marissa's most recent public appearance at MNPolyCon, a speech about being queer, trans, autistic, and polyam.

I'm Your Mom If I Gotta End Every Last One of Y'all from 2019-07-25T16:00:18

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This week, Rissy and Ari talk about being a bit uncomfortable when someone declares themselves our parents.

Twig and Gigglecherries With No Hair from 2019-07-11T16:00:19

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This week, Rissy and Ari talk about advertising trends in the totally hetero masculine way.

Letters from the #SecondCivilWar - One Year Later from 2019-07-04T22:04:13

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A fun take on last year's Christian freakout about the second civil war started by Antifa.

It's Your Fault For Not Accepting My Not-Apology from 2019-06-27T16:00:18

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Lesbian Purple Space Rainbow Mermaid Queen from 2019-06-20T16:00:19

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This week, a freeview of Rissy's newest super gay poetry book, "Lesbian Purple Space Rainbow Mermaid Queen" now availa...

Pride Museum Part 3 and Rissy's 300th Podcast from 2019-06-13T16:00:22

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The continuing saga of the sad Pride Museum supervisor, and this is Rissy's official 300th podcast!

Here's Your Cookie, Now Shut Up, Brenda! from 2019-06-06T16:00:11

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This week, Rissy and Ari both go on their long venting rants. Because this is Trans Happy Hour, and that's how it w...

The G-A Pride Museum and March from 2019-05-30T16:00:21

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This week, Rissy and Ari discuss their conflicted feelings about Pride.

We Answer the Questions We Can't Answer, Part 2 from 2019-05-24T00:52:29

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This week, in the second of two parts, we answer questions for atheists that we can't answer.

We Answer the Questions We Can't Answer, Part 1 from 2019-05-17T03:11:43

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Part one of two, where Ari and I answer the questions that Matt Walsh and the Heritage Foundation say that nobody c...

#37 - Super Skeptic Podcast with Robin Yurtime from 2019-05-10T02:29:09

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This week, we go super meta and talk about being on a podcast while on a podcast.

Hecking Skype! from 2019-05-02T16:00:13

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Ari has issues with Skype, and therefore have declared it on the side of the cis!

The 100th Episode Roast and Return of Ari from 2019-04-25T16:00:11

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We made it 100 episodes, and we spent it just the way you asked us to: making fun of those we love! Thanks for support...

Episode 99: Not JUST a Clip Show from 2019-04-18T16:00:19

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Ari is back next week for the episode 100 #roastthecis extravaganza. In the meantime, enjoy some of our favorite skits...

The Ari is Amazing Edition from 2019-04-11T16:00:18

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This week, Ari isn't back yet, but that's not gonna stop me from talking about how awesome they are.

Episode 97 - Travel Essays from 2019-04-05T10:40:30

A series of travel essays from my trip to Philly and Nashville.

NaNoCon 2019: Othered Within the Other - An LGBTQ+/Atheist Panel from 2019-03-25T21:09:21

From NaNoCon2019, with Marissa Alexa McCool, David Lyle, Marisa Richmond, and Nico Dylan.

AKA Rissy's Out of Her Depth from 2019-02-28T17:00:06

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This week, Ari takes the lead and talks about some things that Rissy knows little to nothing about, and it shows.

#TeamValkyrie, and Deep Dive Escapism from 2019-02-24T12:40:04

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TW: Sexual assault, dated language

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Episode 92 - Ally Support from 2019-02-19T08:01:16

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Heck the Cisema (again) from 2019-02-07T17:00:15

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This week, Rissy and Ari go to the movies instead of watching the SOTU, and couldn't have made a better decision. Listen

Welcome to CCILLC, You Ain't Right from 2019-01-31T17:00:10

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This week, Rissy and Ari discuss entering the corporate world and the sensitivity trainin...

Flight of the Cisseries from 2019-01-24T17:00:05

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This week, we examine the plight of the cisgender heterosexual, and hope that the most marginalized group in Americ...

Soy Lattes at Brokeback Gillette from 2019-01-18T03:50:58

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This week, Rissy and Ari discuss how commercials are the second coming of the male apocalypse.

Annie On My Mind - Ari Solo from 2019-01-10T17:00:16

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Rissy is sick this week, so Ari's going solo talking about "Annie On My Mind."

Are These Fedora Nipples Femme-Presenting? from 2019-01-03T19:24:02

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This week, Rissy and Ari bring back the normal show structure. We're only 14 episodes to 100, so we should figure out ...

Preview of Marissa's New Book: Shiny New Science Vagina from 2018-12-31T18:37:06

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This week, Marissa reads a bit from her new book about going through GCS. Shiny New Science Vagina: How I Got My Vagina 33 Years Late is available no...

Fall of Frosty: A War on Christmas Retrospective (Radioplay) from 2018-12-23T22:05:01

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Have a present early due to our issues with getting an episode done this week!

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Tangled Webs from 2018-12-13T03:19:08

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I Don't Think It Means What You Think It Means from 2018-12-06T17:00:19

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This week, Rissy and Ari talk about times where the cis have tried to insult us, and it hasn't worked in their favor. ...

Well That Sucked... from 2018-11-29T03:42:16

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Queersgiving, #TDOR from 2018-11-21T18:00:17

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This week, Rissy and Ari host Jenny for a little talk about Thanksgiving and dealing with family. After the formal episode, Rissy and Ari read the na...

The Great Trans Friendening of 2k18 from 2018-11-15T17:00:17

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This week, though it perhaps may be a little inside baseball, Marissa and Ari talk about a social media occurrence in ...

Marissa Speaks at the Minnesota Out! Campus Conference from 2018-11-08T17:00:14

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Marissa's workshop on GCS from MOCC 2018 in Moorhead, MN.

Diaper Memes for Mom Jeans from 2018-11-01T16:00:15

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This week, Rissy and Ari have on Isaac, a transmasculine person from the south, who does standup comedy among other things.

#WeWontBeErased - Part 2 - Support From the Community from 2018-10-30T23:25:29

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#WeWontBeErased from 2018-10-23T20:40:36

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The Curious Case of the Redheaded Atomic Wedgie from 2018-10-18T16:00:36

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This week, Rissy and Ari discuss something that's been talked about a lot, but we've also been on hiatus, so here we go. All...

We're Back to Talk About Stuff! from 2018-10-11T16:00:38

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On the return episode of TCAGOOH, Rissy and Ari are back to discuss what's gone on with Rissy since the self-imposed hiatus ...

Marissa Speaks at the FreeThought Alliance Conference - Lakewood, California - August 26th, 2018 from 2018-08-29T20:12:38

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The last release before Rissy is off for surgery, this is a recording of her speech at the FTA conference in Orange County.

But They're SO Hard to Remember! from 2018-08-23T16:00:06

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This week, Rissy and Callie are joined by Anais, who discusses hir story and identifying with neo-pronouns.
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Is This, Like, Transpostor Syndrome? from 2018-08-16T16:00:05

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This week, Marissa and Callie discuss where they're at after several years of transition with the community and identity.
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Live for 70th Episode from 2018-08-09T02:25:25

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Some live readings from "Once Unsp...

Didn't Have Ideas, So Why Not A First Practice Run? from 2018-08-04T23:24:33

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We Went With Funny Voices Because Good News Was Taken from 2018-07-26T22:23:19

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Sorry about the lateness. Life's been getting in the way and making things difficult. Filling in for Ari with R...

Two Similar Journeys From Different Generations from 2018-07-19T16:00:05

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This week, early for patrons, because Ari wasn't available, Rissy sits down in person with Wren, a young trans woman f...

Laverne and the Quest for Funsies from 2018-07-12T16:00:06

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This week, Rissy and Ari return to the normally-scheduled show in time to talk about something that you had no idea we were gonna address, and welcom...

Even Mushroom Clouds Have Silver Linings from 2018-07-06T04:00:05

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This week, before their vacation finally ends, Rissy goes on a rant about taking care of yourself in perilous times, a...

Apologies For Not Resembling Michelle Rodriguez from 2018-06-15T04:00:06

This week, early for patrons, Rissy and Ari are joined by Danielle Muscato, who is somehow simultaneously the nicest person ever and also takes absolutely nobody's shit.
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More Like U-Don't-Belong, AmIRite? from 2018-06-08T04:00:06

This week, Rissy and Ari are joined by Sasha, Princess of Darkness, to discuss horror movies, having your work co-opted and stolen while being told you don't belong, and why people hate someone who...

#Roast the Cis - Episode 60, Part 2 from 2018-05-25T04:00:06

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This week, early for patrons, Rissy and Ari finish off the roast and have some heckings and self-hatings to give out, respectivel...

#RoasttheCis - Episode 60, Part 1 from 2018-05-18T04:00:06

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This week, early for patrons, Rissy and Ari #RoasttheCis. All were volunteers for their turn at the hecking table, so don't feel ...

Sometimes Books Have Pictures from 2018-05-11T04:00:05

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This week, early for patrons, Rissy and Ari welcome crime fiction author Dharma Kelleher to talk about her books, her story of co...

13 Million Hits or It's EJ's Fault from 2018-05-04T04:00:05

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This week, Rissy and Ari welcome internet famous enby EJ Sorrell, or as Rissy calls them, Texas Ari. EJ is an engineering s...

Hilarious and Also Kinda Sad from 2018-04-27T04:00:05

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This week, Rissy and Ari are joined by Priss, Michele, and Celes to discuss video games and other things Rissy desperately attempts ...

TERF Deluxe Greatest Hits from 2018-04-20T04:00:05

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This week, early for patrons, Rissy and Ari are joined by Kaylee from Pennsylvania for some well-deserved cishecking.
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When Things Change from 2018-04-13T18:24:04

Marissa talks about how things are changing in terms of what she can handle physically and emotionally in her circumstances.

What a Drag! from 2018-04-06T03:00:05

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This week, Rissy and Ari discuss their relative experiences with drag shows, one in particular, and some of the rhetoric tha...

50th Episode with Callie and Aiden, Part 2 from 2018-03-16T04:00:05

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To commemorate our 50th episode, Callie stays on with Rissy and Ari, and Rissy's husband Aiden joins in the conversation abo...

50th Episode with Callie and Aiden, Part 1 from 2018-03-09T05:00:05

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To commemorate our 50th episode, Callie stays on with Rissy and Ari, and Rissy's husband Aiden joins in the conversation abo...

Temporarily Inconvenienced Hero Myths from 2018-03-02T04:47:35

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This week, Rissy and Ari start off a three-part series of episodes with bestie of the show, Callie Wright. Based on Ri...

Sociology Majors Fixing My Neurochemistry on Tumblr from 2018-02-23T05:00:05

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This week, Rissy and Ari discuss trans support groups, both online and in-person, and both positive and negative experiences...

A Vulnerable Ramble that Could've Become the Sleepy Carla Show from 2018-02-16T05:00:05

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This week, Rissy goes on a live Facebook ramble about the upcoming surgery and being open and vulnerable.
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Tales of Cisanthropy from 2018-02-09T05:00:05

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This week, Rissy and Ari discuss being introverted and activists, and balancing that need to self-insulate.
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Hey Dara, How About Not Having to Do 101, Part 2 from 2018-02-02T05:00:05

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This week, early for patrons, we had so much fun with Dara Hoffman-Fox that it’s gonna have to be two episodes. Here’s part two with the hecking. Dar...

Hey Dara, How About Not Having To Do 101, Part 1 from 2018-01-26T05:00:05

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This week, early for patrons, we had so much fun with Dara Hoffman-Fox that it’s gonna have to be two episodes. Here’s part one with the skit; next w...

Better Late Than Never Edition from 2018-01-20T19:31:44

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We totally didn't name that after another show of which we're parodying...
This week, Rissy and Ari discuss the conflict betwee...

Maybe Darlene Conner Needed More Flannel from 2018-01-12T05:00:05

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This week on the Cis Are Getting Out of Hand, we review this article.
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Simultaneously Pithy, Insightful, and Affable from 2018-01-05T05:00:05

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This week on The Cis Are Getting Out of Hand podcast, Marissa Alexa McCool and Ari Stillman talk about comedy. For no t...

Year-End AMA - Facebook Live Broadcast from 2017-12-29T05:00:05

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Rissy ends the year with an AMA and a live broadcast. We return to regular episodes next week/year!
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Heck 2017, and Part 2 of Ted's Thank You Shout-Outs from 2017-12-22T03:55:48

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This week, Rissy and Ari heck 2017 before the second part of the thank yous to those who helped send Ted to a better school. Special...

You're Safe Now, Ted from 2017-12-15T04:12:55

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This week, Rissy reads a thank you letter from Ted's mother, and some of our friends stop by to help us say thank you for helping Ted go to Gaia Scho...

Lesbian Hand Mittens on Onion Juice Cups With Tom Impressions from 2017-12-08T14:06:26

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This week, we welcome the newest members of the Trans Podcaster Visibility Initiative, Sophie and Mara from PolyAM Radio, whi...

Our Visibility Initiative is Visibility Signaling from 2017-12-01T05:00:04

This week, Ari wasn't feeling so well so they turned into a Callie. Rissy and Callie totally hate hanging out, you won't believe it.
Callie Wright: @gaytheistcallie
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Aye, Turn Off the Telly And Come Get Your Sprite Comic On! from 2017-11-24T17:08:01

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This week, Rissy's voice is back, and she and Ari welcome Bethany from across the Atlantic for an international cis he...

Starting a Podcast - Workshop from Skepticon from 2017-11-17T05:00:04

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This past weekend, Rissy and Maddy Love attended Skepticon in Springfield. In addition to the panel on diversifying atheist voices, ...

Rissy Swearing Off Into the Sunset Like Naomi From Waiting... from 2017-11-10T05:00:05

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This week, Rissy and ...

Bear Spray and Fishing Poles for Gender Roles with Cis Folx from 2017-11-03T04:00:04

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This week, Larry exercises his patron skit reward, and Rissy and Ari discuss friendships and relationships with our cis counterparts...

Cis-Spoopy Tales of Fright from 2017-10-27T15:20:04

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A special Halloween episode from Rissy and Ari. Okay, it's not really that special, but it's s...

Back at the Trans Table, Pastahcon 2017 from 2017-10-20T04:00:04

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This week, Rissy and Ari are joined by Rissy'...

They (Still) Don’t Have Drinkable Water from 2017-10-13T05:10:13

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This week, we’re joined by water protector and Flint resident Renae.

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Once Upon a Midnight Queery (No Callie) While I Pondered Glam and Cheery from 2017-10-06T04:45:04

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What is it if Not the Worst Thing Ever? from 2017-09-29T04:00:05

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This week, Maddy Love joins Ris and Ari for another hecking narrative.
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Shut Up, Melody! Here's an Airhorn! from 2017-09-22T04:00:04

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This week, Rissy and Ari talk about the dangers of outing people, especially in this political climate. This episode is in no way influenced by a user...

Millennials are Killing the Millennials Killing Cisdustry from 2017-09-15T04:00:05

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This week, Rissy and Ari celebrate 25 episodes by having guest heckers.

We See You Chasin, We Heckin! from 2017-09-08T15:30:05

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This week, Ris and Ari are joined by Melina Rayna ...

But How Can Your Kid Be That Way Too?! from 2017-09-01T04:00:03

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This week, Aiden steps in for Ari, and he and Ris interview El Farley-Barratt, a trans-military veteran and parent of a trans child.

The Spectrums of Hecking from 2017-08-25T04:00:04

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This week, Alice Scarlet Eidson joins us to follow up on the conversation about trans h...

On the Street While Trans from 2017-08-18T05:00:03

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The tramplers of free speech Marissa Alexa McCool and Ari Stillman are back to be blamed for the problems of America by cishet white atheists yet agai...

Undercover Secret Agent Woman, a Coping Mechanism from 2017-08-11T05:25:03

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This week, Erik Ryder from Odd Atheist Friends joins us to heck the cis.

You've Heard of SWERFs, You've Heard of TERFS, Now We Need DERFs! from 2017-08-04T03:00:29

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This week, Tony joins Ris and Ari to heck the cis, and possibly the abled.

We Were Expecting a Hecking, But You Outdid Yourselves This Time, Cis! from 2017-07-28T04:00:05

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This week, Ris and Ari discuss the obvious. What else were you expecting? Have you met us?

We Make Cis People Listen to Our Gay Stuff Live from 2017-07-21T04:00:28

The 17th episode comes live from the Inciting Incident Podcast's 100th episode. We made the cis sit through the gay portion of the show, and Callie Wright joined us for a live hecking and shit.
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Oh Keira Captain Jack, It's So Normal You're Here! from 2017-07-14T04:00:17

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This week, through Comcast's best attempts to silence Ari via the internet, we discuss me...

You Mean They Reproduce Too?! from 2017-07-07T04:00:31

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This week, Ris and Ari do a skit they've been dying to perform for months, and AC Brauch ...

Episode 16 Excerpt - An Explicit, Overdue, Unplanned Hecking from 2017-07-04T02:45:38

Clipped from the upcoming episode 16, this is a rant on a topic that we've been asked about a lot. Since we'll be at the live show on the day this episode airs, might as well give a free preview.

Mozart Made Your Babies Cis-Smart from 2017-06-30T04:00:29

Ari and Ris review an article in the Washington Examiner: http://www...

Ari's Internet Connection Contributes to Enby Erasure from 2017-06-25T02:30:47

Ari Stillman's Internet and Zencastr's losing of files attempted to contribute to Enby erasure, ironically on the episode about Enby erasure, but we shall persevere. Trav Mamone from The Biskeptica...

If Not All Cis Say Not All Cis Does Not All Cis Cancel Out the Not All... Cis? from 2017-06-16T04:00:01

In this episode, Ris and Ari are back to the usual weekly shamings, and Ris is still so mad about Flint that she forgets her mic is hot.

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Leave Me Alone, Mom! I'm Changing My Gender, Gosh! from 2017-06-09T06:40:08

Ris and Ari talk about relationships with parents and being a trans parent. Support the show at patreon.com/qaf

A Co-Opted Inciting Incident Episode With a Cis Let On to Talk Shit on MRAs from 2017-06-02T16:00:27

Felicia's one of the good ones, and we originally intended to record this for Inciting Incident, but our recording on the Cis went haywire. I blame the Cis, especially Olivia.

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Bonus Episode - Being Nicer About Not Killing Us from 2017-05-30T16:00:46

Ris goes on a rant about those who ask us to be nicer in the face of violence and death threats.

We Should've Named the Guy in the Beginning "Travis" from 2017-05-26T04:00:38

Somehow, every week passes, and yet again, the cis are out of hand. This week, Ris and Ari discuss labels, shitty responses to them, and have a live-read of a grammatically-challenged person who is...

Watch Your Tone, Transperson! Can't You Call Us Out Nicerly? from 2017-05-19T04:00:13

This week, Ris and Ari discuss tone policing and rationality politics. Support the Cis Are Getting Out of Hand at www.patreon.com/qaf

Get Back in Your Crate, Harold! - With Callie Wright from 2017-05-12T04:00:12

This week, Callie Wright from the Gaytheist Manifesto podcast joins us to talk about queer stuff and how you cis are all ridiculous!

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Four Queer Introverts Laugh Through Awkward Silences from 2017-05-05T07:15:56

This week, Ris and Ari are joined by Amy and Nadya from the Ginger Snaps podcast so we can all talk shit on the cis at once! Follow their show and support new trans podcasters, and support these on...

The Fifth Episode? More Like the NON-CISTH EPISODE! from 2017-04-28T04:00:08

On the 5th episode, Ari comes back to talk about the 4th episode. That's it. Oh, and a few ReasonCon things, but mostly the cis and the 4th.

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Let's Have a Random Conversation at 2AM... With a Cis! from 2017-04-27T08:50:31

Because Ari and I were unable to do anything but judge you in pictures, here's an unexpected and random conversation Ris ended up having with a cis guy she'd never met. This is an unofficial episod...

The Tumblr Gender Store: Lose your Privilege Points for Funsies from 2017-04-14T04:00:15

Hey Cispeople, this week we buy gender identites at the Tumblr store and talk about gross poly sexy trans stuff. You better listen and learn something, and if it grosses you out, you probably deser...

Why Isn't YOUR Community About ME?! from 2017-04-07T04:00:40

Here's our first REAL episode, cisfolk, and we're here to make our rules for our space clear! Ari and Ris talk about all the stuff we're sick of answering, explaining, and hearing, and we blame all...

Apologize for Your Consistent Birth Assignments, Cis People! from 2017-03-31T03:48:53

Listen up, Cis people! Ris is so emphatic about this episode that her voice echoed for some reason, so deal with it. It's the consequence of cis fragility! This show is Ris and Ari bitching about y...