Podcast appearances and mentions of thomas page mcbee

Babette and Ally take a look back on some highlights from season 2 of the podcast. We also hear some voicemails from listeners who tell us what queer media means to them. Thanks to our guests from season 2 featured in this episode (in order): Bay Davis, River Ramirez, Honey Pluton, Daria Lourd, Massima Bell & Dust Reid, Thomas Page McBee, Halo Perez-Gallardo, Pascal Stevenson, Alima Lee, Alys Aurora, Dr. Crystal Beal and Nori Reed. And thanks to all of our other incredible season 2 guests! And thank you to our listeners for sticking with us through our second season and beyond. We love spiraling with you! A special shoutout to those of you who called in and left us a voicemail. Those featured in this episode were: Gabi, Nick, Max, Iris, Charlie, J, Tex, Jorge, Blake, Gael, Johanna, Shelby, Gwen, Alanna, Edith, Tess, Dei, and Lauren.

Writer Thomas Page McBee shares about his personal and professional journey examining and reimagining masculinity. Content warning for gun violence at timecodes 28:48 to 31:36. Hosted by Ally Beardsley and Babette Thomas, Gender Spiral is a quest to explore the modern experience of being a human in our gendered world. Check out Thomas' work at his website: https://www.thomaspagemcbee.com/ Check out Babette's 3D Virtual Walking Tour of West Oakland at: westoaklandyesterdaytodaytomorrow.com Support us at patreon.com/GenderSpiralPodcast Follow us on Instagram and TikTok Find the transcript for this episode at genderspiralpod.com/episodes

As the feminist movement has regrouped in the wake of the Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, one of the more surprising debates that has emerged has been one about semantics. Some feminists argue that using inclusive phrases like “pregnant person” in reproductive rights advocacy minimizes the experiences of cisgender women. So where do trans and nonbinary people fit within feminism's big tent? And if the trans rights movement and the feminist movement are fighting for many of the same things — most critically, the protection of bodily autonomy — why can't they get on the same page?In part two of our series on the future of feminism, Jane Coaston is joined by two trans feminists and writers, Dr. Jennifer Finney Boylan and Thomas Page McBee. Together, they discuss how the gender binary has informed their own identification, how they've felt supported — or left behind — by mainstream feminism, and how they want the two movements to work together going forward.(A full transcript of the episode will be available midday on the Times website.)

Imagine walking through life, knowing who you are, but not feeling like you can live as that person? That was how my guest today, Imara Jones, experienced the first half of her life, before making a series of choices that would allow her to feel safe and supported stepping back into her own life, on her terms. Imara is the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning founder of TransLash Media, a cross-platform journalism, personal storytelling and narrative project, which produces content to shift the current culture of hostility towards transgender people in the US. As part of her work at TransLash, she hosts the WEBBY-nominated, TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones as well as the investigative, limited series, The Anti-Trans Hate Machine. In 2019, she chaired the first-ever UN High-Level Meeting on Gender Diversity and was featured on the cover of Time Magazine in 2020 as part of its New American Revolution special edition. She's held economic policy posts in the White House and communications positions at Viacom. Imara's work as a host, on-air news analyst, contributor, and writer has been featured everywhere from The Guardian, The Nation, MSNBC, CNBC, and NPR to Mic, and Colorlines, and focuses on the full range of social justice and equity issues. We explore Imara's experiences growing up in a family and culture where revealing and living her truth felt not just uncomfortable, but unsafe, how that experience is universal to so many, and how she made choices that effectively empowered her to reclaim a sense of agency, identity, and purpose. And, we explore the power of representation in media, stories, and everyday life as a vehicle to open minds, conversation, and cultivate understanding, connection and the sense of shared humanity we all long for, especially now.You can find Imara at: Website | Instagram | TransLash PodcastIf you LOVED this episode:You'll also love the conversations we had with Thomas Page McBee.My new book Sparked.Check out our offerings & partners: Squarespace: Squarespace is the all-in-one solution for anyone looking to create a beautiful website. Check Out Squarespace.com for a free trial, and when you are ready to launch go to squarespace.com/GLP and use offer code: GLP to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain.Outschool: Inspire kids to love learning with Outschool classes. It's 100% fun, live & teacher-led. Explore over 100,000 topics and learn in small groups via Zoom. Perfect for ages 3-18. Join for free. To learn more about all Outschool has to offer and to save $15 off your child's first class go to Outschool.com/GOODLIFEScribd: The world's largest digital library. Enjoy millions of eBooks, audiobooks, magazines, podcasts, sheet music, and documents. Right now, Scribd is offering our listeners 2 months of Scribd for only $0.99. Go to try dot scribd.com/GOODLIFE to get your first two months for less than $1. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bienvenidos a una nueva edicion de Viajero de Libros. Mi nombre es Victor y soy un bibliotecario en la Biblioteca Publica de Largo. Hoy les voy a hablar sobre un nuevo libro que tenemos en la coleccion en español que se titula Un Hombre de Verdad por Thomas Page McBee. Thomas Page McBee fue el primer boxeador transexual en combatir en el Madison Square Garden, pero este libro no va de eso. McBee nació con cuerpo de mujer, siempre se supo hombre, se operó a los treinta años y entendió que el mundo no volvería a ser igual. Porque cambiar de género lo cambia todo. Y de eso sí que trata este libro. Un Hombre de Verdad es el relato en primerísima persona de esa transición, un testimonio lírico sobre qué significa ser hombre en el mundo actual. Cuando McBee decidió inscribirse en un gimnasio de boxeo para entender la masculinidad a partir de la violencia, se reconoció como amateur ante ese deporte y ante las preguntas más elementales sobre su propia identidad. La historia de McBee puede leerse como un reportaje intimista sobre el acoso, el miedo, el rechazo y la aceptación. Pero sobre todo como una defensa de la fragilidad frente a los estereotipos omnipresentes del machito desfasado, con la certeza de que dentro y fuera del ring esta lucha es una sola. La suya, la tuya, la nuestra. Opinión: El libro presenta varios ensayos de la vida de Thomas Page McBee, su experiecia como hombre transgenero, la homofobia, el sexismo, y la violencia de genero. Desde muy temprana edad Thomas sabia que era un hombre, en su infancia lo educaron para temer a los hombres en callejones oscuros, en las puertas de los bares o en cualquier lugar donde se encuentre solo con un hombre. Siempre asoció la masculinidad con poder y violencia. Nunca se le ocurri asoció que existiera otra alternativa, que a alguien no lo educaran para tener ese tipo de inseguridades. Thomas se apuntó a un gimnasio donde empezo su practica de boxeo. Fue ahi donde el conocería lo que es la masculinidad y cuánto les condicionaba. Le dijeron que la debilidad y el miedo son rasgos impropios de los hombres porque son rasgos "de mujeres y homosexuales". En el ring de boxeo, todos los hombres luchan por demostrar que son hombres "de verdad", no solo él. Debían mantenerse firmes, fuertes, libres de vulnerabilidades. Pero Thomas libraba otro tipo de combate contra los estereotipos cuando ocultaba su identidad de hombre transgenero. Thomas Paige fue consciente del sexismo que existe en la sociedad cuando lo encontró en sus propios comportamientos. Poco a poco fue dando mayor importancia a las conversaciones con otros hombres. El se dio cuenta lo mucho que se tenian que esforzadar las mujeres para encajar y hasta entrenar más duro que ningún hombre solo para ser respetada como cualquiera de ellos. La realidad estaba frente a el y tenia que trabajar en si mismo para no caer victima de la masculinidad toxica. Esta historia refleja como Thomas Paige se convirtio en la mejor version de si mismo, dejando atras la noción del genero, cuenstionando la masculinidad y poniendo enfasis en la conección entre personas. Es un libro muy recomendado. Es todo por hoy hasta la proxima edicion de Viajero de Libros. Hasta luego.

Thomas Page Mcbee is a writer, journalist and is the author of two books: Man Alive (City Lights, 2014) and Amateur (Scribner, 2018). In this interview, he discusses growing up in Pittsburgh, PA, queer community in high school, literary community in San Francisco in the early 2000s, and working in journalism through moments of technological change in news media. He describes his writing practice through the years and ongoing reporting on the masculinity crisis.

Thomas Page McBee is an author and a journalist – and was the first transgender man to box in Madison Square Garden. But that fight wasn't about overpowering an opponent. It was about confronting his own fears – of masculinity, of aggression and inadequacy – and winning.Sign up for the Meditative Story newsletter, to get a timely episode reminder and a mini meditation in your inbox: http://eepurl.com/gyDGgDNEW: Become a member of Meditative Story to support the show as we move away from a corporate advertising model. Your annual membership supports making the show available for free! More: http://meditativestory.com//membership

Amanda and Jenn discuss “will they, won’t they” romance, fiction set in DC, memoirs by survivors of abuse, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission. Feedback Tilly and the Bookwanderers by Anna James (rec’d by Lauren) Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor (rec’d by Leenie) Questions 1. At the recommendation of the podcast, last year I read (and loved!) Braiding Sweetgrass and The Overstory. I’m looking for more books to add to my TBR list with naturalist elements. Is there a book version of Planet Earth but with trees and plants?? Like many I’ve had a challenging year with quarantine stress and non-COVID health issues, so I would prefer something that isn’t a portrait of grief (H is for Hawk, beautiful but too sad!) or about the total destruction of our world as we know it due to climate change. Open to all genres except horror, and please no sexual violence or violence towards children. Thank you! -Emily 2. I am sure you have recommended this type of book before, but unsure how to find them.  I have not read a romance book in years and feel the need to.  I can not remember a book that would closely match what type I would like to read.  Its the ‘Will they or Won’t they’ type of romance.  Some examples of tv shows that display this is as follows:  Castle: Richard & Kate, Moonlighting: David & Maddie, The Nanny: Fran & Mr. Sheffield, The X-Files: Mulder & Scully, Remington Steele: Remington & Laura, Law & Order SVU: Elliot & Olivia, House: House and Cuddy, Bones: Temperance & Seeley, NCIS: Tony & Ziva, Frasier: Daphne & Niles, Star Trek TNG: Picard and Beverly and The West Wing: Donna & Josh.  I know, mostly 80’s shows.  Once they are together, I am no longer interested.  Also bonus if female in story somehow gets hurt physically and he helps her out.  I am not picky as to if it’s an action, contemporary, fantasy, gothic, historical romance etc. book or not.  Thank for your help.   -Kelly 3. After years of working from home, I’m about to start commuting again, and will be spending at least 2 hours a day in the car. I’m hoping for an entertaining and engaging audiobook with a plot that hooks you in, to help me pass the time. I’d prefer fiction, as right now I only really listen to nonfiction audiobooks and am looking to expand my horizons, but I’m open to anything. I’m open to any genre, but my favorites are mysteries/whodunits, fantasy, and historical fiction. (Sorry if this is too vague!) Thank you so much, I’m such a big fan of the show

Mark and Michael talk to author and journalist Thomas Page McBee about testosterone, transitions and the intimacy of boxing.Follow menkind on Twitter and Instagram @menkindpodcastRecorded and edited by Victoria Payne and Lianne Coop for Impatient Productions. Artwork by Haiminh Le. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

No Ordinary Man - Co-director Chase Joynt (Aisling Chin-Yee) In the documentary film No Ordinary Man The legacy of Billy Tipton, a 20th-century American jazz musician and trans icon, is brought to life by a diverse group of contemporary trans artists. Revered jazz musician Billy Tipton — born Dorothy Lucille Tipton — gained fame throughout the United States in the 1940s and ’50s. His trans identity was not known throughout the echelons of the jazz and pop worlds, and it wasn’t revealed publicly until after his death in 1989. For decades, Tipton was portrayed as an ambitious woman “passing” as a man in pursuit of a music career at a time when the industry was dominated by men and trans representation was virtually non-existent. Since then, he has become a foundational icon of trans-masculinity. Co-directors Aisling Chin-Yee and Chase Joynt’s examine the disgraceful media scrutiny and questions of legitimacy his family endured after his death. This thoughtful, timely documentary embraces the challenge of bringing Tipton’s words to life, reimagining his narrative through a diverse group of contemporary trans performers as they collectively paint a portrait of an unlikely hero. NO ORDINARY MAN explores the life and legacy of American jazz musician and trans icon Billy Tipton as told through the eyes of today’s leading voices in the trans community. NO ORDINARY MAN features Marquise Vilsón, Scott Turner Schofield, Susan Stryker, C. Riley Snorton, and Thomas Page McBee, among others. Co-director Chase Joynt (Aisling Chin-Yee) and Writer Amos Mac join us to talk about the life and the times of an artist, husband and father hiding in plain sight and how Billy Tipton’s story informs and imbues today’s trans community. For news, screenings and updates go to: chasejoynt.com/no-ordinary-man

Es la historia de un alguien que supo aprender a enfrentar su masculinidad, pese a cualquier crítica que pudieran hacerle. Thomas Page McBee es originario de Hickory, Carolina del Norte. Es periodista, escritor y el primer boxeador amateur transexual. Columna de Mary Carmen Sánchez Ambriz

Host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello describe the small things they've recently accepted; memoirist Thomas Page McBee shares what he learned about masculinity while training to become the first transgender man to box at Madison Square Garden; Dope Queen Phoebe Robinson reflects on managing debt and embracing "trash" culture; and Americana wunderkind Sammy Brue performs "Our Garden" from his EP Down with Desperation.

Empezamos presentándonos y contándote qué hacemos aquí y por qué te lo vas a pasar bien con nosotros. Después hablamos del libro "Un hombre de verdad" de Thomas Page McBee, el documental de Netflix "Disclosure: ser trans en Hollywood" y la serie de Los Javis "Veneno".

Another week, another massive wildfire in California because of a gender reveal party. We talk to Jenna Karvunidis, the woman who popularized gender reveal parties — and now regrets it. Plus, writer Thomas Page McBee talks about how masculinity anxiety plays into these events. Plus, we take stock of J.K. Rowling’s anti-trans comments and beg her to stop it. Please. We’re so tired. TikTok coutesy of @cramos_21. Follow @scaachi on Twitter, Instagram, or email us at notgreat@buzzfeed.com. Theme music by Shaani Cage. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/notgreatwithscaachikoul/message

"When did you know you were trans?" "What hardships have you experienced as a transgender person?" "Have you experienced transphobia within the Queer community?" "How can we all work to be more inclusive of TGNC (Trans Gender Non-Conforming)?"On this week's episode, I'm joined by Kayden Taylor (he/him), the host of the Transcaster Radio, a podcast about trans life and all the things that go along with it. In a recent study done by GLAAD, 80% of Americans say they don't personally know someone who is transgender. That means most of what audiences learn about transgender people comes from the media. And, unfortunately, most of the representation of Transgender people has often been portrayed in an offensive/incorrect light. So, if you have nothing but misinformation and bad representation presented to you, then what are you supposed to do and think about someone who is transgender? Or, if you are transgender, how are you supposed to find the confidence to come out and lead the life you want? Kayden shares how he created his podcast to combat this problem in two ways: provide positive representation of transgender people and to ask the questions that some people are uncomfortable to ask trans folk. He shares how it came from an initial need for himself when he was researching what being transgender was on his own coming's out journey; he only found incorrect or negative information and rarely found informative first-hand accounts or saw positive representation. This led to increasing internalized transphobia for Kayden which he shares is a common thing for many trans people. Kayden shares though that it was through the acceptance and love of his chosen family that eventually led him to come out and now work towards helping other at-risk LGBTQ+ youth. On the episode, we discuss Queeries such as:Some of the most extreme instances of transphobia existing in medical institutionsTransphobia within the Trans communitySocially Transitioning vs. Medically TransitioningThe need for Queer people to keep fighting, using our voices, telling our stories, because not all of us live in these progressive hubs.Kayden's experience of being female presenting in the world to now being male presenting and having to check his now white male privilege.Queer Glossary:Living stealth: where a fully transitioned person lives completely as their new gender and doesn't reveal they are transgenderFollow Transcaster Radio:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/transcasterradio/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TranscasterRadio/?modal=admin_todo_tourWebsite: https://www.transcasterradio.comThe Transgender District in San Francisco:Learn: https://www.transgenderdistrictsf.com Donate: https://www.transgenderdistrictsf.com/donateResources For Further Learning:ALSO Youth (Advocacy Leadership Support Outreach): https://www.alsoyouth.orgDisclosure: 100 years of Trans representation on Screen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysbX6JUlaEcAmateur: A True Story About What Makes a Man a Man by Thomas Page McBee: https://www.thomaspagemcbee.com/amateurShow Produced by Nick EiblerEdited by Addison McKissackTheme Song written by Matt Gregory, Colin Egan, and Mike Hubbard Produced by Colin Egan and Mike HubbardLogo Design by David Pavón

With only five and a half months of training, Thomas Page McBee became the first transgender man to box at the famous Madison Square Garden arena in New York City. He's an author and journalist by trade so this was quite a departure for him. His journey to that day wasn’t driven by dreams of record-breaking, instead, it was prompted by a desire to better understand the different ways to be a man and specifically the relationship between masculinity and violence. Thomas had grown up with an abusive step-father and he knew he wanted to be different. When he began transitioning from a female to a male body in adulthood he noticed a change in the way the world was treating him. Women were crossing the road when they encountered him walking late at night, rooms fell silent when his deep voice spoke up in conversations, and he was no longer encouraged to hug because “men shake hands”. So in an attempt to learn the many different ways to be a man Thomas set himself a challenge - a boxing match. Presenter: Anu Anand Producer: Sophie Eastaugh and Andrea Kennedy Picture: Thomas Page McBee Credit: Amos Mac

Amanda and Jenn discuss memoirs by trans men, audiobooks for kids, some fantasy and dystopia, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The History of Literature – A Podcast, Skyhunter by Marie Lu, and Care/of. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Feedback Practical Magic trilogy by Alice Hoffman and Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo (rec’d by Sibyl) The Harwood Spellbook series by Stephanie Burgis, starting with Snowspelled (rec’d by Laura) Son of a Trickster by Eden Robinson (rec’d by Jennifer) Changing Our Mind by David Gushee (rec’d by Jessica) Questions 1. I’m at the point in my Gender Journey(™) where I think I need to read some books by trans men that talk about the experience of being a trans man! Either memoirs or OwnVoices fiction would be cool. Especially interested in hearing from men who only figured out they were trans as adults and maybe identified as lesbian before that? Thanks! -Someone 2. Hello! I am looking for a fantasy novel where the protagonist is not a young adult. As I creep into my 40’s, I’m finding it harder and harder to relate to the tortured 20-something who has to overcome their Extra Traumatic Past to fully harness their power (here’s looking at you, Trail of Lightning, City of Brass, The Space Between Worlds…) I’d really love a book where the main character is confident in his or her abilities and already has a strong sense of self and good connection to others. Captain Vimes from the Discworld Series and many of Alice Hoffman’s characters fit the bill, but I haven’t found anything recently that has rung my bell. I love Naomi Novik, Jeff Vandermeer,  and NK Jemisin and am a fan of classic fantasy, urban fantasy, and weird fiction. -Brenna 3. Looking for newer fantasy or dystopian titles with male protagonist.  As a librarian, I’ve been finding it difficult to find newer titles for young readers, specifically male readers, transitioning out of Juvie reads into YA reads.  I’m often asked for read-a-likes for fantasy and/or dystopian titles with male protagonist, and I’m finding my “go to” titles are aging off of the shelves.  Specifically being asked about read-a-likes for Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, The Maze Runner, and The Brotherband Chronicles.  My “go to” titles were The Chronicles of Nick, Bartimaeus trilogy, and the Alex Rider series. I can find titles with female leads with no problem, but this doesn’t always appeal to younger male readers (they still want to ‘see themselves’ when they read.)  Is there anything you can recommend published within the past 2 years or so that can fill this void?  -James 4. I needed something to look forward to and am planning the trip to NYC I’ve always wanted to take. (Not sure when I’ll actually get to take it but imma be ready.) I’ve read so much historical fiction that takes place there, but not so much in modern day. Can you recommend anything that might give me some inspiration of things to see or do there that is closer to the New York I’ll see in the next year or so? -Brooke 5. I have had a little success in getting through working from home while “homeschooling” my 4.5 year old this week with audiobooks.  We have listened to the first two Ramona books by Beverly Cleary two times each!  What are some other chapter books where the characters are four or five years old that we can try?  I want to keep this crafting while audiobooking up and ditch the YouTube marathons we were resorting to.  Thanks so much! -Brooke 6. Hello! I have an oddly specific request. Lately I’ve really been into the Tomorrow When the War Began series by John Marsden and How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff. I’m looking for similar books: voice-y YA books in diary form where there is a disaster/war/other Big Problem and a group of teens are walking through the wilderness while trying to survive. I realize that’s incredibly specific but I’ll take as many of those elements as you can find in one book! I care a lot about the characters and relationships, and I’m looking for settings that feel pretty realistic – so, not a dystopia with lots of sci-fi or magical elements. I am open to historical fiction. (I have already read and loved Code Name Verity.) I’d like to avoid books with domestic abuse or sexual assault as a major plotline. Thank you!!! -Emily 7. This is specific but I’m looking for pregnancy books that are informative but also not just heterosexualy focused? Or out of date with ideals of women’s bodies and rights. Does that make sense? My partner and I are going to start trying for children soon via ICI and I have no idea where to start with pregnancy information. -Debra Books Discussed Something That May Shock and Discredit You by Daniel Mallory Ortbery / Daniel M. Lavery Sorted by Jackson Bird Man Alive by Thomas Page McBee (tw: child molestation, mugging, transphobia, PTSD & disassociation) Soulless by Gail Carriger The Affair of the Mysterious Letter by Alexis Hall Want by Cindy Pon Beasts Made of Night by Tochi Onyebuchi Hey YA Episode: On YA “Boy Books” And Driving In The Midwest The City We Became by NK Jemisin Once Ghosted, Twice Shy by Alyssa Cole (When No One Is Watching) Princess in Black by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, illustrated by LeUyen Pham Betsy-Tacy by Maud Hart Lovelace  Dear Martin by Nic Stone  A Boy And His Dog at the End of the World by CA Fletcher (cw: reference to suicide, harm to animals, reference to rape, use of gender reveal as a plot point) Like a Mother by Angela Garbes From the Hips by Rebecca Odes and Ceridwen Morris (rec’d by Jaime) See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

"What makes a man?" "Why is our current version of masculinity problematic?" "How have we changed the way we live in order to fulfill certain gender roles?" "Why is assigning babies gender problematic?" "What if a boy doesn't want to be the textbook 'man'?"On this week's episode, I interview Queer theatre maker, avid baker, and HAIM lover, Charlie Rodriguez (he/him/his). We tackle the complex idea of "masculinity": what is it? What is our definition of it? What are the problem's with how we have come to define it? We start with Charlie's first experience of being told to "butch up" and the universality of this experience  being the start of many gay men's or men who are naturally more "effeminate" battle with having to perform the gender role that was assigned them. We also discuss:Trauma and the effect that has on how we live in the worldHow we mold our bodies to fit whatever gender we are presenting or trying to attractThe problem of masculinity and internalized homophobia within the gay communityHow we assign babies not just a gender before they're born, but a prescribed way of life and expectations for them to fulfill.The patriarchal structure of God and religionWoof...and many more Queeries...Strap in.Follow Charlie:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ch4rlierodriguez/Black Transmen Inc:Learn: https://blacktransmen.org Donate: https://blacktransmen.org/donate/ Resources for further learning:"I Wore 18th-Century Clothing *Every Day for 5 YEARS & This Is What I Learned (Corsets Aren't Bad!)": https://youtu.be/DyWnm0Blmh4Read Amateur by Thomas Page McBee and The Velvet Rage by Alan Downs, PhD"I'm Masculine Because I'm an Artist. Why Are You?" by Jake Young at TEDx Texas State: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHhe0LuSpLg"Being Purple in a World of Reds and Blues" by Jorrel Javier at TEDx Texas State: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5495EAtxP4Show Produced by Nick EiblerEdited by Addison McKissackTheme Song written by Matt Gregory, Colin Egan, and Mike Hubbard Produced by Colin Egan and Mike HubbardLogo Design by David Pavón

We're still on our summer break, so we wanted to use this chance to bring you a re-run of one of our favourite shows from our archive. In 2018, we spoke to Thomas Page McBee about his book Amateur, which tells the true story of his quest to become the first trans man to box at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The theme of the show is Masculinity: what makes a man? Why do men fight? Is there a crisis of masculinity? These are some of the questions that authors from Ernest Hemingway to Grayson Perry have asked, and questions that Thomas Page McBee addresses head on in his searching, beautiful and wise book.

It isn't a war between the genders, it's a war between those interested in freedom of individual expression and equality, and those wedded to and defending the patriarchal script.“I measure activism based on impact... .” - Liz PlankIn this episode, co-host Sue Marriott speaks with Liz Plank, one of the worlds most powerful and influential voices for gender and policy. Who is Liz Plank?Liz Plank is an award-winning journalist and senior producer at Vox Media. Her TedxTalk, How to Be a Man: A Woman's Guide inspired her first book, (https://amzn.to/3acOB8l) where she “offers a smart, insightful, and deeply-researched guide for what we're all going to do about toxic masculinity. For both women looking to guide the men in their lives and men who want to do better and just don’t know how.” Mediaite's Most Influential in New Media 50 Most Influential Women by Marie Claire Forbes' 30 Under 30 in Media Episode 119 Show Notes:Why do we need more storytelling around men?More progress regarding issues around domestic & sexual violence if men were more involved in the conversation. Human rights are not a finite resource and when there is more equality, the better it is for everyone. Open the conversation for men to talk about masculinity and what it means to be a man because they do not feel safe doing so. Having an empathic conversation about feminism that includes all genders, a movement that benefits the whole society. Rewriting Gender RolesThe lack of conversations regarding masculinity between men. Following gender roles based on societal pressures and family development. Exploring historical and cultural examples of how gender roles change and vary to give men permission to explore their identity. A shift in the younger generation being accepting of gender fluidity. What It Means To Be A ManIdentifying as a provider when many jobs traditionally done by men are disappearing or moving overseas. Starting to have the opportunity to have an identity outside of their career. Have both genders shoulder the emotional burden and do the work to heal. Narcissism & Toxic MasculinityThere is a higher percentage of narcissism in men. Have more female leadership represented in entertainment & media to provide an understanding of female complexity. EducationEncouraging curriculum that teaches anti-violence, anti-sexual assault, verbal consent, emotional intelligence, and interpersonal relationships. A universal understanding that we all experience similar emotions and social anxiety so we can all advocate for each other. Liz's Influence:Wanting to measure her activism based on impact. Wanting everyone to feel welcome to this conversation on masculinity and help men go through their emotional labor. Continue to open the conversation for men of influence to discuss masculinity openly. Masculinity Influence:Brad Pitt speaking openly about masculinity to give others permission to do the same. Tim Ferriss expressing that external performance is not where "success" is and inner work is the harder challenge but more important. Liz’s Recommendations: The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love by Bell Hooks (https://www.amazon.com/Will-Change-Men-Masculinity-Love/dp/0743456084) Thomas Page McBee (https://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Page-McBee/e/B00NDEXD5Y%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share) Wade Davis (https://wadeadavis.com/) Learn about and connect with Liz: (https://amzn.to/3acOB8l) TED Talk How to Be a Man, A Woman's Guide (https://youtu.be/9tNsNkzEzbw) Twitter (https://twitter.com/feministabulous) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/lizplankofficial/) Web Series (http://www.elizabethplank.com/flipthescript) _____ Our course on Attachment and Neuroscience (https://courses.therapistuncensored.com/p/attachmentexplained) - It's Not Me It's My Amygdala, is now available to... Support this podcast

Neither of us realized there was an International Men’s Day and, when we discovered it, we thought it was probably a bunch of Men’s Rights Activist BS. Turns out, parts of it are… kinda great and uplifting? Join co-hosts Bo Méndez and Jackson Bird as we discuss the history, the problems, and the promise of International Men’s Day.twitter.com/biggerpodinstagram.com/biggerpodWatch the video version at bit.ly/bigger1everythingsbigger.simplecast.com/Email us at everythingsbigger69@gmail.com Bo - finally changed his stupid social media handle!twitter.com/El_EnmascaraBoinstagram.com/El_EnmascaraBoJacktwitter.com/jackisnotabirdinstagram.com/jackisnotabirdyoutube.com/jackisnotabird Stuff we mentioned:International Men’s Day history primer: https://internationalmensday.com/founders-statement/IMD goals and mission: https://internationalmensday.com/objectives-of-imd/Press release for IMD 2019: https://internationalmensday.com/media/James Bond’s tweet: https://twitter.com/007/status/1196840311177261056 (I think there was a video as well, but it may have been taken down or posted for a limited time)Men’s mental health, tweeted by EB hero Thomas Page McBee: https://www.menshealth.com/health/a20111514/men-mental-health-awareness-month/?fbclid=IwAR24B-HSDD3w-B_vqHzWGbGv7rVzKjrSsjEDy2FqsGeBTFD0kZ9unSUEc2gReusable bags = disposable manliness: https://psmag.com/environment/how-gender-stereotypes-affect-pro-environment-behavior“Ditch the Girly Diaper Bag”: https://twitter.com/Apocalypse_Meow/status/1196976287853764608

The first transgender man to box in Madison Square Garden, Thomas Page McBee is an author, journalist, and television writer who explores the intersection of gender, culture, identity, and masculinity. His latest book, Amateur, shares the powerful story that led him from the keyboard to the boxing ring and back again.You can find Thomas Page McBee at: Instagram | WebsiteCheck out our offerings & partners: Verishop: ShopVerishop for the fastest free shipping out there. New Verishop customers can take 15% off the first purchase. Just go to Verishop.com/GOODLIFE and use code, GOODLIFE.Audible: Get 3 months of Audible for just $6.95 a month. That’s more than half off the regular price. Visit audible.com/GOODLIFE or text GOODLIFE to 500-500.Have you discovered your Sparketype yet? Take the Sparketype Assessment™ now. IT’S FREE and takes about 7-minutes to complete. At a minimum, it’ll open your eyes in a big way. It also just might change your life.

On this episode Debbie talks to Thomas Page McBee about masculinity, from the point of view of a trans man.

This month we’re discussing Psychology! We discuss psychedelics, rodent-based experiments, citations and footnotes, and books that turn out to be not what we expected. Plus: Why some of us don’t eat cephalopods!  You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play, Spotify, or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | RJ Edwards | Amanda Wanner Things We Read How to Change your Mind by Michael Pollan Not the Monty Python guy, that’s Michael Palin Let Your Mind Run by Deena Kastor and Michelle Hamilton How to Fall in Love with Anyone: A Memoir in Essays by Mandy Len Catron To Fall in Love With Anyone, Do This (New York Times article) Quirkology: The Curious Science Of Everyday Lives by Richard Wiseman How Dogs Think: What the World Looks Like to Them and Why They Act the Way They Do by Stanley Coren Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging by Sebastian Junger Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness by Peter Godfrey-Smith  The Mind's Eye by Oliver Sacks Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski Other Media We Mention The Man They Wanted Me to Be: Toxic Masculinity and a Crisis of Our Own Making by Jared Yates Sexton Amateur: A True Story About What Makes a Man by Thomas Page McBee  The Terrible and Wonderful Reasons Why I Run Long Distances by Matthew Inman What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami My Own Devices: Essays From the Road on Music, Science, and Senseless Love by Dessa  The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks Them: Adventures with Extremists by Jon Ronson The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry by Jon Ronson Links, Articles, and Things Episode 041 - Dystopian Fiction Oliver Sacks (Wikipedia) Michael Murray (Google Scholar) - Matthew’s dad Jean Piaget (Wikipedia) XKCD - Purity - "sociology is just applied psychology"  SF Masterworks (Wikipedia) - The ones with yellow covers Contest! Tell us your favourite episode! Win a sticker! Suggest new genres! Fill out the form to suggest genres! Check out our Tumblr, follow us on Twitter or Instagram, join our Facebook Group, or send us an email! Join us again on Tuesday, November 19th we’ll be discussing Other People’s Favourites! Then on Tuesday, December 3rd we’ll be talking about the genre of Adventure Fiction.

Author and journalist Thomas Page McBee takes us into the boxing ring at Madison Square Garden, where he finds answers to some of his most profound questions through fighting – and along the way discovers what happens when you stop trying to win.Show notes:Book: Amateur, by Thomas Page McBeeWeb: Learn more about writer Thomas Page McBee

A new way to recharge. This first-of-its-kind podcast combining the emotional pull of immersive first-person storytelling with the immediate, science-backed benefits of mindfulness practice. Each week, a storyteller will transport you to  the time and place where everything changed for them — a story you might find yourself relating to deeply. The entire experience is elevated by gorgeous sound design that shifts between music and vibration, bringing the story to life and giving you  the headspace to feel restored and refreshed. Meditative Story is a WaitWhat original series in partnership with Thrive Global. Subscribe here: https://apple.co/2KaZmwR Some of the great storytellers you’ll hear from include Arianna Huffington, On Being’s Krista Tippett, Restaurateur Danny Meyer, Futurist Jane McGonigal, Author Pico Iyer, ABC Nightline’s Dan Harris, NPR’s Peter Sagal, Apple Music’s Larry Jackson, astronomer Michelle Thaller, transgender boxer Thomas Page McBee and Dr. Lucy Kalanithi, who shares an epilogue to her late husband Paul Kalanithi’s memoir “When Breath Becomes Air.”  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

This week we're joined by the writer Thomas Page McBee. Thomas is the author of two books, "Man Alive" and "Amateur," which documents his experience becoming the first trans-man to box in Madison Square Garden. Thomas helps us answer a question from a listener who is drinking and smoking heavily and sounds bored with his life.

El auditorio del Espacio Fundación Telefónica se llenó hasta la bandera para recibir a Thomas Page McBee y James Rhodes. El ex-boxeador presentó su libro “Un hombre de verdad”, en el que narra lo que para él significa ser hombre en el mundo actual. Más información en https://espacio.fundaciontelefonica.com/evento/mcbee-vs-rhodes/ Encuentros es un podcast producido por Cuonda y Fundación Telefónica, con música de DJ Moderno cedida bajo licencia CC y conducido por Luis Quevedo y Sergio F. Núñez. Si quieres conocer más sobre Fundación Telefónica y sus actividades, visita www.fundaciontelefonica.com y en sus redes sociales (@fundacionTef y @EspacioFTef).

El auditorio del Espacio Fundación Telefónica se llenó hasta la bandera para recibir a Thomas Page McBee y James Rhodes. El ex-boxeador presentó su libro “Un hombre de verdad”, en el que narra lo que para él significa ser hombre en el mundo actual. Más información en https://espacio.fundaciontelefonica.com/evento/mcbee-vs-rhodes/ Encuentros es un podcast producido por Cuonda y Fundación Telefónica, con música de DJ Moderno cedida bajo licencia CC y conducido por Luis Quevedo y Sergio F. Núñez. Si quieres conocer más sobre Fundación Telefónica y sus actividades, visita www.fundaciontelefonica.com y en sus redes sociales (@fundacionTef y @EspacioFTef).

El auditorio del Espacio Fundación Telefónica se llenó hasta la bandera para recibir a Thomas Page McBee y James Rhodes. El ex-boxeador presentó su libro “Un hombre de verdad”, en el que narra lo que para él significa ser hombre en el mundo actual. Más información en https://espacio.fundaciontelefonica.com/evento/mcbee-vs-rhodes/ Encuentros es un podcast producido por Cuonda y Fundación Telefónica, con música de DJ Moderno cedida bajo licencia CC y conducido por Luis Quevedo y Sergio F. Núñez. Si quieres conocer más sobre Fundación Telefónica y sus actividades, visita www.fundaciontelefonica.com y en sus redes sociales (@fundacionTef y @EspacioFTef).

In episode seven of The Modern Women, Natalie Drenovac sits down with Thomas Page McBee. Thomas was the first transgender man to box in Madison Square Garden, he's a "masculinity expert" for VICE, his essays and reportage have appeared in the New York Times, Playboy, Glamour, Out, The Cut and more. Thomas has also taught courses at the City University of New York's graduate school of journalism and worked as a television writer for the forthcoming shows Tales of the City (Netflix) and The L Word (Showtime). _____ Books Mentioned: Amateur: A true story about what makes a man - Thomas Page McBeeThomas Page McBee: https://www.thomaspagemcbee.com/Thomas Page McBee: @thomaspagemcbee_____ + Follow @themodernwomen_ and @nataliedrenovac on Instagram for all upcoming guest announcements If you want to join our Facebook community of incredible women: https://goo.gl/aXcX7P SUBSCRIBE to not miss out on any episodes _____ CREDITS Host: Natalie Drenovac - @nataliedrenovac With thanks to Thomas Page McBee - @thomaspagemcbee Producer: Podpaste - @podpaste Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week’s episode, Molly speaks with masculinity expert Thomas Page McBee (he/him), author of Amateur and Man Alive. Topics include: What does non-toxic masculinity look like? Does testosterone really cause aggression? Can non-masculine folks help dismantle toxic masculinity? Being afraid of men… and then becoming one. Using violence as a cover for intimacy. Embracing trans joy. Learn more about our This Week in Gender topics: the Arizona two-spirit powwow; Indiana; Maryland; Vermont; and new third-haircut emojis.  Find Thomas at @thomaspagemcbee on Instagram and Twitter, and at thomaspagemcbee.com.  Win a copy of Thomas Page McBee’s book Man Alive by making a lil post about how much you like Gender Reveal by March 31! Don’t forget to tag us. :) Our biannual grant is open for applications at genderpodcast.com/grant! Tell the rad BIPOC trans folks in your life.  Support Gender Reveal by buying pins from Stick to Resist. Join the Gender Detectives Slack here! Submit a piece of Theymail: a small message or ad that we’ll read on the show. Today’s Theymail is from Queer Spectra Arts Festival. Questions? Comments? Feelings? You can reach us at genderpodcast.com; via gendereveal@gmail.com; or on Twitter or Instagram. You can also submit questions anonymously here. We greatly appreciate donations via Patreon or PayPal or Cash App. Donate $5+ to receive stickers and other fun stuff.  Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Additional Music: “Silver Lanyard” by Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: YOU! Thank you!

When McBee stepped into the boxing ring at Madison Square Gardens to fight, he made history as the first trans man to do so – a journey he documents in his book, Amateur

Thomas is with Jordan talking about his transition at age 30, learning to fight and Paul Simon. If you or a friend are in need of help or someone to talk to, go to https://www.whole.org.uk/find-help/Follow WHOLE on socialFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/wholeofficialTwitter: https://twitter.com/wholeofficialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/wholeorgYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbNYbzLAKnmf7WGan47-RPg See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Our guest today is an award-winning author, a journalist, an advocate - undoubtedly one of the smartest men we've ever spoken to - and the first trans man to ever box at Madison Square Garden. Thomas Page McBee stepped into the ring at the most hallowed venue in combat sports for charity - and used his own experiences learning the art of boxing to examine stereotypes and perceptions about gender and masculinity. His new book Amateur looks at those issues, as Thomas details his own his journey - and we do the same in this podcast. WANT TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THOMAS? Twitter: @ThomasPageMcBee Website: www.thomaspagemcbee.com WANT TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THE PODCAST, OR SUGGEST A STORY? Twitter: @jack_murley Email: jack.murley@bbc.co.uk

Thomas Page McBee on fighting implicit gender bias at work, creating better power dynamics, and facing your “shadow self.”

What makes a man? Why do men fight? Is there a crisis of masculinity? These are some of the questions that authors from Ernest Hemingway to Grayson Perry have asked, and questions that Thomas Page McBee addresses head on in his searching, beautiful and wise second book Amateur, the true story of his quest to become the first trans man to box at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Once a 'masculinity expert' for Vice, his essays and reportage have appeared in the New York Times, Playboy, Glamour, and Salon. We spoke to Thomas about Amateur, which was shortlisted for the 2018 Baillie Gifford Prize, and the need to drastically redefine what masculinity really means in contemporary culture. So if you want to learn what it really means to be a man, just push play.

Thomas Page McBee was ‘masculinity expert’ for Vice and the first trans man ever to box at Madison Square Garden. His essays and reportage have appeared in the New York Times, Playboy, Glamour and Salon. He is the author of Man Alive, and most recently Amateur: A True Story About What Makes A Man. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hip-hop is now the dominant genre in pop. But how do artists get big? We ask the London beat maker and producer Mutual Soundz and the FT's pop critic Ludovic Hunter-Tilney. Plus: a trans writer on 'toxic masculinity' and the beauty of being a man. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Host Luke Burbank and Elena Passarello describe moments when they "paid their dues;" memoirist Thomas Page McBee shares what he learned about masculinity while training to become the first transgender man to box at Madison Square Garden; dope queen Phoebe Robinson reflects on managing debt and embracing "trash" culture; entrepreneur Lainey Morse reveals the origins of goat yoga; and Americana wunderkind Sammy Brue performs the song "Our Garden."

While training for a charity boxing match at Madison Square Garden, writer Thomas Page McBee gained insight into how masculinity operates in the ring and in society— McBee became the first known trans man to box in the historic venue. He stopped by the Library to talk about this experience, the subject of his new book Amateur: A True Story About What Makes a Man.  Amanda Hess, a critic-at-large for the New York Times joined McBee to discuss the meaning of toxic masculinity,violence, and what it means to be a "real man."

Harriett Gilbert discusses favourite books with the writers Nikesh Shukla and Leone Ross. Nikesh's choice is Amateur; a real-life account of testing one’s masculinity in the boxing ring by Thomas Page McBee. Leone's is Cane, the largely forgotten African-American classic by Jean Toomer and Harriett's is a divisive modern classic, The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy. Producer: Eliza Lomas

When you look up the definition of masculinity, you get a short, simple definition -- “possession of the qualities traditionally associated with men.” But, what does that really mean? Author and journalist Thomas Page McBee works to answer that question in his new book Amateur- A True Story About What Makes a Man. The book follows McBee, a trans man, as he trains to fight in a charity boxing match at Madison Square Garden while struggling to untangle the relationship between masculinity and violence. Through his boxing training, McBee examines the weight of male violence, the pervasiveness of gender stereotypes, and the limitations of conventional manhood. McBee is our guest on this week's Cityscape.

When you look up the definition of masculinity, you get a short, simple definition -- “possession of the qualities traditionally associated with men.” But, what does that really mean? Author and journalist Thomas Page McBee works to answer that question in his new book Amateur- A True Story About What Makes a Man. The book follows McBee, a trans man, as he trains to fight in a charity boxing match at Madison Square Garden while struggling to untangle the relationship between masculinity and violence. Through his boxing training, McBee examines the weight of male violence, the pervasiveness of gender stereotypes, and the limitations of conventional manhood. McBee is our guest on this week’s Cityscape.

In Amateur: A True Story About What Makes a Man, Thomas Page McBee, the first transgender man to ever box in Madison Square Garden, explores his relationship to violence as experienced in a man’s body, while wrestling with the larger issue of what healthy masculinity might look like in our society. From every incident of gun violence, to every instance of publicized sexual harassment and assault, to the conversation around our most recent presidential election, it’s clear that we are at a potential turning point in our understanding of men’s roles in the world. In 2015, while training for a charity boxing match, McBee embarked on a mission to uncover how to live as a man while remaining conscious of his privilege, supportive of the women in his life, and aligned with his most authentic self. Interweaving research and analysis with the story of his training, McBee traces the relationship between masculinity and violence and explores how we can move, together, toward a healthier idea of what it means to be a man. McBee is in conversation with Ann Friedman, a freelance journalist who writes about gender, media, technology, and culture. She also co-hosts a podcast, Call Your Girlfriend, with Aminatou Sow.

Epigraph Y'all. It's been a minute (or, ya know, 8 months). But we're back with a brand new episode featuring Julia Turner and Christen Thompson Lain, the founders of Itinerant Literate, a mobile bookstore in Charleston, SC. Listen on iTunes, Stitcher, our website, or subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. Support the show! All books in our show notes link to Indiebound, a website that connects you with your local independent bookstore. Purchases made through our affiliate links help fund Drunk Booksellers, so you can support your favorite indie bookstore and your favorite podcasting booksellers. If you want to get our show notes delivered directly to your inbox—with all the books mentioned on the podcast and links to the books we discuss—sign up for our email newsletter. This episode is sponsored by Books & Whatnot, the newsletter dedicated to books, bookselling, and bookish folk; check out their newsletter archive here. Follow Books & Whatnot on Twitter at @booksandwhatnot. Chapter I In which a local coffee shop assists in alcohol acquisition, we want more spaceships and dragons, and a book brings Emma to tears. We’re Drinking Christen and Julia were given some free beer from their local coffeeshop, Orange Spot Coffee: Stillwater Artisinal's Stateside Saisan and Sake-Style Saison. As our cocktail for the evening, we're drinking the Lime of the Ancient Mariner from Tim Federle's Tequila Mockingbird. Christen's Reading   War Storm by Victoria Aveyard I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara Shout out to Joan Didion's Slouching Towards Bethlehem Julia's Reading     Girl in Snow by Danya Kukafka (audiobook via Libro.fm) How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan Monsoon Mansion by Cinelle Barnes Daphne by Will Boast Kim's Reading   Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann (audiobook via Libro.fm) Amateur by Thomas Page McBee (pubs August 14, 2018) McBee's previous book, Man Alive, is also excellent Emma's Reading   Circe by Madeline Miller (audiobook via Libro.fm) The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai  Forthcoming & Newly-New Titles We're Excited About Julia & Christen are Excited About    The White Darkness by David Grann (pubs Oct 30, 2018) My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite (pubs Nov 20, 2018) Cult X by Fuminori Nakamura Kim's Excited About   So Lucky by Nicola Griffith (audiobook via Libro.fm) also check out her bestselling historical fantasy novel, Hild Any Man by Amber Tamblyn Emma's Excited About     There There by Tommy Orange Fight No More by Lydia Millet Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik (pubs July 10, 2018) her previous book, Uprooted, is one of Emma's faves Half-Witch by John Schoffstall (pubs July 17, 2018) Chapter II [23:30] In which we discuss how bookstores work (and how you keep books on the shelves in a bookstore that moves), Julia and Christen give advice to future bookmobile owners, and the mobile bookstore finds a forever home! Customer: So, is this a library? Interested in breaking into publishing (then abandoning your fancy degree to become a bookseller)? Check out the University of Denver Publishing Institute. Julia and Christen met there, so that bodes well. Shout out to Blue Bicycle (founder of YALLFest, Charleston's Young Adult Book Festival) Fun fact: the aunt in Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson is described as itinerant. Maybe not the best role model, but not the worst! The bookmobile is so purrrrrrrrrty:   Books that Itinerant Literate must have in stock: City of Thieves by David Benioff Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine  Lunar Chronicles Series by Marissa Meyer Replica and Ringer by Lauren Oliver Tips for potential bookmobile owners: What's an SAN? Ok, go to www.bowker.com Have an accountant in the family. Indiegogo is your friend. (Kickstarter only gives you the funds if you meet your goal, whereas Indiegogo allows you to choose to still get your funds if you don't meet your goal.) Bungie cords are clutch. Know your legal obligations (you need separate business licenses for every municipality!) For the first few months, plan two hours more than you think you'll need. Ask someone who is not in your field to walk through your store and give you feedback. Don't take everything a customer says to heart. Engage sometimes, but not always. Bookstores are businesses too, y'all. Chapter III [44:30] In which Julia, Christen, & Emma have the same wheelhouse; we debate Christen's concept of "feel-good" books; and Christen wants to be fierce & fearsome while naked Book Description Guaranteed to Get You Reading Christen loves fiction containing witches, dystopias, feminism, misandry, unreliable narrators, and anachronistic elements. Also, nonfiction books about product and content marketing. Highly recommend Building a Storybrand by Donald Miller. Emma recommends We Were Witches by Ariel Gore, cause witches + misandry = win! Julia digs retold fairy tales and pop science/medical nonfiction (shout out to This is Your Brain on Parasites by Kathleen McAuliffe). Desert Island Pick Christen: Harry Potter, natch Julia: Young Adult faves, such as Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins Station Eleven Picks Christen's practical book: Peterson's Field Guides to Medical Plants Christen's "feel-good" books: Letters to a Young Poet, One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Exit West by Mohsin Hamid, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer, and The History of Love by Nicole Krauss. Or, to go more apocalyptic: The Giver by Lois Lowry (aka "The Handmaid's Tale for children") Julia: The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera Wild Pick Julia: Nature reading (The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery) or books about female resistance Christen wants a guidebook about how to be Lady Godiva. #legit Lady Godiva, the ultimate Rebel Girl Bookseller Confession Christen actively doesn't finish things she doesn't enjoy. Real talk, this is a necessity for all booksellers. And readers. And humans. Neither Julia, Christen, nor Emma have read Philip Pullman's 

Thomas Page McBee is an author and journalist who writes about masculinity, and gender more broadly. Because Thomas is also trans, I entered the conversation with a preconceived set of beliefs, mostly based on the popular narratives I'd seen in media about trans people. Thomas and I discuss where his story and reporting diverged from those narratives, and he helped me understand that gender is complicated for all of us. Thomas has a unique and informed perspective on issues many men struggle with, including emotional detachment, gender policing, shame, and violence. This episode is brought to you by Omnifocus.guru, a free seminar to redesign your workflow from scratch. Sign up: http://omnifocus.guru + Pre-Order Amateur: A True Story of What Makes a Man + Full Shownotes: bit.ly/RadAwakenings + Join the RAD community: http://RadReads.email

Just in time for LGBT Pride Month, this episode has us discussing LGBTQ+/QUILTBAG Non-Fiction books! We talk about queer Canadians, own voices, the importance of cultural context, and how this is our newest episode ever (in terms of publication dates for books). Plus: Anna and Matthew will be at the American Library Association conference in Chicago this weekend. Tweet at us if you’ll be there and want to say “Hi!”. You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jessi  Books We Read (or tried to) The Lesbian Lexicon by Stevie Anntonym (recommended) Queer Game Studies edited by Bonnie Ruberg and Adrienne Shaw (Matthew mistakenly called this Queer Gaming) David Bowie Made Me Gay by Darryl W. Bullock (out November 21st, 2017) (recommended) Outlaw Marriages by by Rodger Streitmatter Queers Were Here: Heroes & Icons of Queer Canada edited by Robin Ganev and RJ Gilmour (recommended) Scott Thompson (of The Kids in the Hall) LOOK: Lesbian Organization of Kitchener LOOT: Lesbian Organization of Toronto The Remedy: Queer and Trans Voices on Health and Health Care edited by Zena Sharman (recommended) The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson (recommended) The Life and Times of Butch Dykes (series) by by Eloisa Aquino The Case of Alan Turing: The Extraordinary and Tragic Story of the Legendary Codebreaker by Éric Liberge and Arnaud Delalande (recommended) My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness by Nagata Kabi (recommended) Goodreads review that suggestions Nagata Kabi is “non-binary and possibly asexual” Cities vol. 1 by Anand Vedawal (recommended) The Prince of los Cocuyos by Richard Blanco  Books We Mentioned On Trails: An Exploration by Robert Moor Fun Home and Are You My Mother? by Alison Bechdel Pedro and Me by Judd Winick (that page shows the terrible cover) (recommended) Two or Three Things I Know for Sure and Skin: Talking about Sex, Class and Literature by Dorothy Allison Forward by Abby Wambach Man Alive: A True Story of Violence, Forgiveness and Becoming a Man by Thomas Page McBee (recommended) My Body is Yours by Michael V. Smith (recommended) Female Masculinity by J. Jack Halberstam Persistence: All Ways Butch and Femme edited by Ivan E. Coyote and Zena Sharman Dirty River: A Queer Femme of Color Dreaming Her Way Home by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha (recommended) Tomboy Survival Guide by Ivan E. Coyote (recommended) Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari, Eric Klinenberg Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh (recommended) Princess Jellyfish (series) by Akiko Higashimura (recommended) DAR (webcomic) by Erika Moen How to be a Guy (series of articles) by Jay Edidin (recommended) Links, Articles, and Things Our list of genres QUILTBAG definition on Wiktionary LGBT Pride Month QZAP: The Queer Zine Archive Project Mass Effect Kaiden Alenko Casey the Canadian Lesbrarian Broad City The Imitation Game Otokonoko: A frustratingly brief WIkipedia article about crossdressing in Japan Questions Do you want a postcard? Email us your address! Will you be at ALA in Chicago? Let us know! Got any recommendations for asexual non-fiction? Check out our Pinterest board and Tumblr posts for all the QUILTBAG/LGBTQ+ books we read, follow us on Twitter, join our Facebook Group, or send us an email! Join us again on Tuesday, July 4th, when we’ll talk about Reading Exhaustion and Reading Slumps (or maybe a super secret surprise). Then come back on July 18th when we’ll be discussing Legal Thrillers!

On Start the Week Kirsty Wark asks what it is to be a man, and to belong to a tribe. Thomas Page McBee has sought answers as he's transitioned from female to male, and explored how far the violent men of his youth are models of masculinity. Fatherhood and aggression take centre stage in Gary Owen's play, Killology, in which he's created a video game that allows players to live out their darkest fantasies. The poet Kayo Chingonyi moved to Britain when he was a child and in his debut collection he translates the rites of passage of his native Zambia to his new home. In the TV drama Ackley Bridge, filmmaker Penny Woolcock imagines a new school that throws together two communities, segregated along ethnic lines, in a fictional Yorkshire mill town. Producer: Katy Hickman Image: Missy (Poppy Lee Friar) and Nasreen (Amy Leigh Hickman) in Ackley Bridge on Channel 4 Photographer: Matt Squire.

This month’s book for the Sandra Moran Alphabet Soup Radio Book Club is Thomas Page McBee’s “Man Alive: A True Story of Violence, Forgiveness and Becoming a Man.” Panelists joining […] The post The Sandra Moran Alphabet Soup Radio Book Club appeared first on KKFI.

Man Alive (City Lights/Sister Spit)               Cha-Ching!/The Beautifully Worthless (City Lights/Sister Spit) Join us tonight for a spectacular reading from one of the most iconic publishing houses in the country, City Lights and its radical imprint, Sister Spit. In Man Alive, Thomas Page McBee attempts to answer that question by focusing on two of the men who most impacted his life--one, his otherwise ordinary father who abused him as a child, and the other, a mugger who threatened his life and then released him in an odd moment of mercy. Standing at the brink of the life-changing decision to transition from female to male, McBee seeks to understand these examples of flawed manhood as he cobbles together his own identity. In Cha-Ching!, Theo, our scruffy, big-hearted, and quick-witted heroine, is not so much down on her luck as delivered luckless into a culture where the winners and losers have already been decided. Her adventures in getting over take her from San Francisco to New York City, from dyke bars to telemarketing outfits, casinos to free clinics. With the signature poet's voice that has won her awards and acclaim, Ali Liebegott investigates the conjoined hearts of hope and addiction in an unforgettable story of what it means to be young and broke in America.  Praise for Man Alive: "Thomas Page McBee's memoir grips you like a thriller yet reads with the lyricism of poetry as he details how a brush with violence sent him on quest to untangle a sinister past, and freed him to become the man he was meant to be."— Michelle Tea"Man Alive is a sweet, tender hurt of a memoir. Thomas Page McBee deftly recounts what has shaped him into the man he has become and how--from childhood trauma to a mugging in Oakland where he learned of his body's ability to save itself. This is a memoir about forgiveness and self-discovery, but mostly it's about love, so much love. McBee takes us in his capable hands and shows us what it takes to become a man who is gloriously, gloriously alive." -- Roxane Gay. "Thomas Page McBee's story of how he came to claim both his past and his future is by turns despairing and hopeful, exceptional and relatable. To read it is to witness the birth of a fuller, truer self. I loved this book." -- Ann Friedman Praise for Cha-Ching! "Cha-Ching! is a rush - the clatter of youth on the angry move, the rattling of dreamy gambles in crappy apartments, the desperate crash of falling for someone despite the million reasons why and the bang! bang! bang! of our tender hearts."—Daniel Handler, author of Why We Broke Up"Cha-Ching! is so raw with need that I found myself itching that addict's itch to chase the seemingly impossible."—Karolina Waclawiak, deputy editor of The Believer and author of How to Get Into the Twin Palms "The Beautifully Worthless is an outrageous act of kindness."—Eileen Myles
 "She's insanely talented, it's mad. The Beautifully Worthless crisscrosses the USA, like Close to the Knives, like Kerouac, desperately seeking out everything occluded and driven, a frenzy of seeking frozen into poetry. "—Kevin Killian Thomas Page McBee writes the column "Self-Made Man" for the Rumpus, and his writings on gender have appeared in The New York Times and via TheAtlantic.com, VICE, BuzzFeed, and Salon. Thomas gives lectures on masculinity and media narratives across the country. He lives in New York City. Ali Liebegott is the author of the award-winning books The Beautifully Worthless and The IHOP Papers. In 2010 she took a train trip across America interviewing female poets for a project titled, The Heart Has Many Doors; excerpts from these interviews are posted monthly on The Believer Logger. Along with a reprint of her road classicThe Beautifully Worthless, her newest novel Cha-Ching! was released by City Lights/Sister Spit in the spring of 2013. In addition, she is the founding editor at Writers Among Artists whose first publication, Faggot Dinosaur, was released in 2012.

Thomas Page McBee attempts to answer the question, "What does it mean to be a man?" His new book focuses on the two men who most impacted his life, his father who abused him as a child and a mugger who almost killed him. He seeks to understand these examples of flawed manhood while grappling with the decision to transition from female to male. Man Alive is extraordinarily personal, while still telling the universal story of how we struggle to create ourselves. “Being human means being at the mercy of others. It’s uncomfortable at that knife’s edge, but you’ve still got a choice [...] The post Thomas Page McBee | Man Alive | Author Interview appeared first on Book Circle Online.

Thomas Page McBee attempts to answer the question, "What does it mean to be a man?" His new book focuses on the two men who most impacted his life, his father who abused him as a child and a mugger who almost killed him. He seeks to understand these examples of flawed manhood while grappling with the decision to transition from female to male. Man Alive is extraordinarily personal, while still telling the universal story of how we struggle to create ourselves. “Being human means being at the mercy of others. It’s uncomfortable at that knife’s edge, but you’ve still got a choice [...]