Bonus: Mal Blum's villain era
Gender Reveal4 Aug 2025

Bonus: Mal Blum's villain era

Tuck and Mal chat about how 2010s Brooklyn hurt Mal's relationship to masculinity, whether reading a book would help kids understand song lyrics, and why Mal is putting "he" pronouns in timeout until you all earn them back.

Listen to the full episode on Patreon to hear discussions of Geminis vs Cancers, personal gossip, new transmasc slurs, Hatchet (1987), stolen transfeminine valor, TikTok, touring, getting physically cut out of childhood photos, and deciding how mean and messy to get in a breakup album. Plus, Tuck tells Mal a secret they've been holding for five years wow.

Find Mal on tour now! Mal is also at malblum.com and ffm.bio/malblum.

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Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman
Logo: Ira M. Leigh
Music: Breakmaster Cylinder
Additional Music: Mal Blum

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Episode 29: Vivek Shraya

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Episode 28: Joanna Cifredo & Rebecca Kling

Episode 28: Joanna Cifredo & Rebecca Kling

In this week's episode, Tuck speaks with trans advocates Joanna Cifredo (she/her) and Rebecca Kling (she/her), hosts of the Trans Specific Partnership Podcast. [CN: mention of murder @ 18:30] Topics i...

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Episode 27: Gabe Dunn

Episode 27: Gabe Dunn

In this week's episode, Tuck speaks with cis writer, comedian, podcaster and actress Gaby Dunn (she/her). [Content note: passing mentions of suicide (19:50) and domestic violence (22:50)]. Topics inc...

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Episode 26: Madin Ray Lopez

Episode 26: Madin Ray Lopez

In this week's episode, Tuck speaks with Madin Lopez (they/them). [Content note: brief mentions of suicide (20:13) and slavery & assault (36:20)] Madin is the founder of ProjectQ, which serves LGBTQIA...

27 Aug 201842min

Episode 25: TC Frost

Episode 25: TC Frost

In this week's episode, Tuck speaks with TC Frost (he/they) of the Venture Out Project. Topics include: Transitioning, de-transitioning, and re-transitioning Learning to love and accept an androgynou...

20 Aug 201841min

Episode 24.9: Public Trans

Episode 24.9: Public Trans

In this week's episode, Tuck (literally) finds their way out of the wilderness, and we share the second episode of a brand new nonbinary podcast. Thank you to Ave Bisesi (they/them) and Mac Maclean (t...

13 Aug 201857min

Episode 24.5: Sarah Esocoff & Friends

Episode 24.5: Sarah Esocoff & Friends

In this week's episode, Tuck hikes through the wilderness, and radio producer Sarah Esocoff (she/her) steps in to share the stories of several queer and trans individuals grappling with what it means ...

6 Aug 201850min

Episode 24: Meredith Talusan

Episode 24: Meredith Talusan

In this week's episode, Tuck speaks with award-winning journalist and author Meredith Talusan (she/they), the executive editor of them. Topics include: Third gender traditions in the Philippines Bec...

30 Jul 201834min

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