Is Non-binary Identity a 3rd Gender Category?; USPATH Conference Reflections
Making It Awkward went to USPATH and things got awkward a few times. Jessica sits down with Isaac, Gus Klein, and Elijah Castle to reflect on their experiences at the USPATH 2023 conference. They crit...
10 Nov 202332min
The Research on BMI and Gender Affirming Care with Elijah Castle
Researcher Elijah Castle joins Jessica to talk about the research landscape for BMI and gender affirming surgeries and what it (doesn't) show us. They discuss weight stigma, the savior complex of some...
1 Nov 202333min
What Makes Something News? With Lindsay Lee Wallace
Jessica explores how something gets to be news with freelance journalist Lindsay Lee Wallace. Jessica also learns why Lindsay's article about Jessica and her book was not accepted for publication. Fi...
20 Okt 202343min
Alison Pill is Making it Awkward in Film and TV
This week Jessica chats with Alison Pill about her work making it awkward and building a collective. The two also reminisce on how they became unlikely friends.This week's dietitian segment is about w...
12 Okt 202336min
Ultra-Processed Parenting; Formula Feeding with Kent Thomas and Dr. Natalie Ingraham
Natalie Ingraham, PhD, MPH and Kent Thomas get into the realities of feeding formula to infants and share their own experiences of queer and trans conception and parenting. We discussed last week's co...
22 Sep 202340min
But What IS an Ultra-Processed Food? with Amy Fletcher
Can we clearly distinguish what makes something an ultra-processed food? Amy Fletcher tries to help Jessica figure out what makes a food ultra-processed and what that distinction means. Jessica also d...
31 Aug 202339min
Feeling Aligned in Queer Fashion, with Mahlah Catline
Meet Mahlah! They're a trans-nonbinary model who created their own clothing brand to center queer and trans people. We talk queer aesthetics and they're the first guest to answer audience questions. A...
24 Aug 202334min
"Be the unexpected"
Jessica's dad has a request for listeners. In this episode Jessica talks to her dad about why she started this podcast and gets his feedback. They talk about what it's like to be the only Black person...
17 Aug 202320min
