Episode 184: Talia Mae Bettcher
Gender Reveal17 Mar 2025

Episode 184: Talia Mae Bettcher

Ozzy and Tuck chat with philosopher Talia Mae Bettcher (she/her). Topics include:

  • Creating a theory of trans oppression beyond the "wrong body" and "beyond the binary" accounts
  • How clothing can be part of an abusive system of forced disclosure
  • "Let's meditate on genitalia if we can for a moment"
  • Why are there so many terfs in philosophy??
  • Plus: Phoria, apparitionals, moral sex, and other fun new vocab

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Find Talia's work here and here. Beyond Personhood is available from University of Minnesota Press.

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