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Totally Trans Podcast NetworkAll Men Are Liars is accidentally trans (and horny)In the penultimate episode of Rabia's miniseries, Rabia (of Suddenly: A Frank Sinatra Podcast) and Henry discuss the 1995 Australian film All Men Are Liars, in which an egg dresses in drag and joins an all-female band...with complications. Are all men liars? Are all men eggs? Who is Bazza and why does everyone want to see him sing Perry Como covers?Support the show2025-02-2455 minTotally Trans Podcast NetworkBilly's Holiday is the weirdest egg-cracking everIn the first episode of a new series featuring special guest Rabia (of Suddenly: A Frank Sinatra Podcast), Henry and Rabia dive into the 1995 Australian musical film Billy's Holiday, a deeply insane, quite eggy film that Rabia is obsessed with. This is the first episode of several that Rabia is joining us for! Tune in next week when Rabia and Henry take a look at another Australian movie you've never heard of that's randomly more trans than Priscilla: Queen of the Desert!Back us on PatreonCheck out SplendorQueerGet trans magic a...2025-01-273h 04Totally Trans Podcast NetworkOur Year in Review Katie, Henry, and Ada sit down to talk about their favorite media of 2024 and the things we have been up toGet the book Ada has been working on here Back us on PatreonCheck out SplendorQueer Support the show2024-12-301h 27
SUDDENLY: a Frank Sinatra podcastWake Up and Live, Part 5 - Giardina on WinchellIn the final (?) part of our Wake Up and Live saga, Henry returns to the show to share his thoughts on Walter Winchell's legacy through the lens of the gossip landscape of 2024. Sources for this episode: * John Mosedale - The Men Who Invented Broadway (1981) * Neal Gabler - Winchell: Gossip, Power, and the Culture of Celebrity (1994) * Snopes article on the Elon/Zuck kissing photo * Better Offline podcast hosted by Ed Zitron, "The AI Bubble is Bursting" episode * Rehash podcast, "Is Anyone Up?" episode * Sullivan's Travels (1941) * Fresh Air (1999) * The Sweet Smel...2024-08-171h 40Totally Trans Podcast NetworkDiscussing Lament for SusanJoin Ada (the_ada_rhodes), Katie (@katieofthelake) and Henry (@punkgroucho, @spaldinggay) as they chat about Henry's Susan Taubes episode. Discussed: dissociation, disembodiment, and the wish to be free of all bodies and genders!Support the show2024-07-1533 minTotally Trans Podcast NetworkLament for SusanIn this episode, Henry (@punkgroucho, Spalding Gay on TikTok) discusses the work of the late feminist writer Susan Taubes.Support the show2024-07-0810 minTotally Trans Podcast NetworkDiscussing Eggs of the PastIn this episode, Ada, Katie, and Henry discuss last weeks episodeCheck out SplendorQueerGet bonus content on https://www.patreon.com/totallytransBuy our old merch RedBubble and TeePublic Support the show2024-06-1729 minTotally Trans Podcast NetworkHow do we interpret trans eggs of the past?In this minisode, Henry (@punkgroucho, @henrygiardina on TikTok) discusses the very eggy writings of Denton Welch and looks into the @LilyTino Kurt Cobain controversy. When trans figures of the past tell us who they are, we do we have such a hard time believing them? Support the show2024-06-1010 minTotally Trans Podcast NetworkDiscussing Love Lies BleedingIn this episode, Ada, Katie, and Henry discuss Love Lies Bleeding and Drive Away DollsCheck out SplendorQueerGet bonus content on https://www.patreon.com/totallytransBuy our old merch RedBubble and TeePublic Support the show2024-06-0328 minTotally Trans Podcast NetworkDiscussion on The LureKatie, Ada, and Henry discuss Katie discussing the 2015 Polish horror mermaid musical The Lure, and there's just always something about mermaids, isn't there?Check out SplendorQueerGet bonus content on https://www.patreon.com/totallytransBuy our merch RedBubble and TeePublic Support the show2024-05-2036 min
I'll Watch AnythingReindeer Games Ruins ChristmasHenry and Will close out their first season with another singularly unimportant film—a Hollywood legend's mediocre Christmas heist picture! Starring a particularly punchable Ben Affleck, an impressively ripped Gary Sinese, and a far too good for this Charlize Theron, it's a festival of pointless jabbering that's still better than watching anything on Hallmark.See y'all soon for Season 2!Except, obviously, we won't see you. Podcasts just go into your ears.Read Henry's newsletter! It's called Less Art and it's about movies. Find it at henrygiardina.substack.com.Read Will's newsletter! It...2023-12-2459 minTotally Trans Podcast NetworkGhosts of Genders Past, Present, and Future (A New Annual Tradition!)In this Holiday Special, Katie (@katieofthelake) tells Ada-Rhodes (@the_ada_rhodes) and Henry Giardina (@punkgroucho) tell you the Totally Trans story of the Ghosts of Gender Past, Present, and Future and then talk about what is trans about a Christmas Carol.Follow us on Twitter @totallytranspodGet bonus content on https://www.patreon.com/totallytransBuy our merch RedBubbleSupport the show2023-12-2438 minI'll Watch Anything200 Cigarettes is Disappointing Me!Today Henry and Will take on 200 Cigarettes, a 1999 piece of ensemble nostalgia fluff that is hard to find and, sadly, pretty hard to watch. Learn all about Will's turn of the century crushes and how Dave Chappelle has—big surprise—always been a transphobic prick. Read Henry's newsletter! It's called Less Art and it's about movies. Find it at henrygiardina.substack.com.Read Will's newsletter! It's called Strange Times and it's about insane stuff that happened in 1921. Devour it at strangetimes.substack.com.And direct your pals to illwatchanything.com!2023-12-1556 minTotally Trans Podcast NetworkHenry and Ada talk about Holly Golightly and TrancestorsCN: This episode discusses the childhood sexual abuse of one of the characters Henry and Ada talk about Breakfast at Tiffanys and how their relationships to it and gender and the past have changed in the past three years. Check out SplendorQueerGet bonus content on https://www.patreon.com/totallytransBuy our merch RedBubble and TeePublic Support the show2023-12-0442 minI'll Watch AnythingBig Business Provides ShenanigansBig Business is a movie, kind of, in which Bette Midler and Lily Tomlin and Bette Midler and Lily Tomlin shriek and mug and produce low-key hijinks in the DCOM mode. It also features surprisingly tender characterization of a gay couple and was exactly what Henry and Will needed this week. Read Henry's newsletter! It's called Less Art and it's about movies. Find it at henrygiardina.substack.com.Read Will's newsletter! It's called Strange Times and it's about insane stuff that happened in 1921. Devour it at strangetimes.substack.com.And direct your pals t...2023-12-011h 02Totally Trans Podcast NetworkRevisiting the Original E-Girl T-Girl Part 1CN: This episode discusses the childhood sexual abuse of one of the characters This episode originally aired in January of 2021 but we will be revisiting it and discussing it next week with new eyes. In this episode, Ada (@the_ada_rhodes) tells Henry (@punkgroucho) why she thinks that the entire book Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote is totally trans.You can find Breakfast at Tiffany's at your Local Library or Bookstore Check out Avery Rose's great Twitter thread of trans women's reproductive labor https://bit.ly/38U5OVq Join...2023-11-201h 09I'll Watch AnythingThe Hudsucker Proxy Is ADHD HeavenIn which Henry and Will discuss the futility of journalism, the beauty of pastiche, and Paul Newman's giant swinging, uh, clock. Content warning! Contains frank discussion of suicide!Read Henry's newsletter! It's called Less Art and it's about movies. Find it at henrygiardina.substack.com.Read Will's newsletter! It's called Strange Times and it's about insane stuff that happened in 1921. Devour it at strangetimes.substack.com.And direct your pals to illwatchanything.com!2023-11-171h 02I'll Watch AnythingSpotlight is Fake, Fake, Fake!According to the Hollywood establishment, Spotlight was the best film of 2015. We beg to differ! And differ we do! Henry loathes this movie—Will thought it was fine—but we agree that a realistic depiction of journalism demands half-full Dunkin' cups on every desk and mustard stains on every shirt. Instead, Spotlight gives us triumphalism and speeches, Hallmark movie lighting and enough ugly khaki pants to outfit a convention of young Republicans. It's a movie that thinks it's smart and you're stupid. It's wrong on both counts.Read Henry's newsletter! It's called Less Art and it's...2023-11-031h 10Totally Trans Podcast NetworkSpooky ChatOstensibly, the gang (Katie, Henry and Jaq) talk about Carnival of Souls, but it's mostly a ramble about horror movies we saw too young, men being 6'5", and what scares us the most! Back us on PatreonCheck out SplendorQueerSupport the showSupport the show2023-10-241h 07I'll Watch AnythingHouse of Wax Melted Our HeartsWhat do you get when you combine Vincent Price, Charles Bronson, and a few thousand gallons of melted wax? The 1953 3D classic House of Wax, a thoroughly unhinged movie that we love with our all the passion our waxen hearts can muster.Read Henry's newsletter! It's called Less Art and it's about movies. Find it at henrygiardina.substack.com.Read Will's newsletter! It's called Strange Times and it's about insane stuff that happened in 1921. Devour it at strangetimes.substack.com.And direct your pals to illwatchanything.com!2023-10-201h 11I'll Watch AnythingParasite is Hard to LoveBong Joon-ho's 2019 Oscar-winning Black comedy is a classic upstairs-downstairs tale, with a famous violent twist. It's great, but do we love it? It's complicated. Read Henry's newsletter! It's called Less Art and it's about movies. Find it at henrygiardina.substack.com.Read Will's newsletter! It's called Strange Times and it's about insane stuff that happened in 1921. Devour it at strangetimes.substack.com.And direct your pals to illwatchanything.com!2023-10-061h 10I'll Watch AnythingEarthquake Gives You Everything You WantWill and Henry dive headfirst into the world of 1970s disaster movies with the exquisite Charlton Heston and George Kennedy epic "Earthquake," a movie that manages to be beautiful and engaging without actually being, y'know, good.Read Henry's newsletter! It's called Less Art and it's about movies. Find it at henrygiardina.substack.com.Read Will's newsletter! It's called Strange Times and it's about insane stuff that happened in 1921. Devour it at strangetimes.substack.com.And direct your pals to illwatchanything.com!2023-09-221h 01Totally Trans Podcast NetworkGood Luck Finding Your Fairy Family, Discussing True Blood In this episode, Katie (@katieofthelake), Henry Giardina (@punkgroucho) and Ada-Rhodes (@the_ada_rhodes) talk about True Blood.Check out SplendorQueerGet bonus content on https://www.patreon.com/totallytransBuy our merch RedBubble and TeePublic Support the show2023-09-191h 02I'll Watch AnythingBlood Harvest Needs Way More Tiny TimWill and Henry ask the important questions: is Tiny Tim the special sauce of any movie he's in? Why does Mervo need to retreat into his clown persona? Why is Peter Krause's eye twitching uncontrollably when he's supposed to be dead?Join us as we watch this utterly insane film and laugh the hardest we've laughed in a very long time. We have a website now!Read Henry's newsletter! It's called Less Art and it's about movies. Find it at henrygiardina.substack.com.Read Will's newsletter! It's called Strange Times and...2023-09-081h 07
I'll Watch AnythingThe Apartment is Goddamned PerfectJoin Henry (@punkgroucho) and Will (@ouijum) as they embark on the first episode of I'll Watch Anything, a podcast with a sense of optimism!For our first movie, we tackle Billy Wilder's 1960 masterpiece The Apartment. Is it as brilliant as everyone says? The answer is a resounding yes!Check out Will's newsletter Strange Times!Check out Henry's newsletter Less Art!Read Henry's newsletter! It's called Less Art and it's about movies. Find it at henrygiardina.substack.com.Read Will's newsletter! It's called Strange Times and it's about...2023-08-221h 06Totally Trans Podcast NetworkLooks Like Candy Smells Like BloodIn this episode, Jacqueline Clyde (@Barbari_anna), Katie (@katieofthelake), and Henry (@punkgroucho) talk about something? I don't know.Follow us on Twitter @totallytranspodGet bonus content on https://www.patreon.com/totallytransBuy our merch RedBubble and TeePublicSupport the show2023-06-261h 07Totally Trans Podcast NetworkTrantendoKatie (@katieofthelake), Henry (@punkgroucho) and Jaq (@were_wife) are joined by video game scholar Teddy Pozo to discuss the inherent transness of the Nintendo Extended Universe! Do toads have gender? Did Wario opt for no-nipple top surgery? Are there any "wa" girls? And most importantly, was Henry's childhood Dogtooth?Visit Teddy's websiteRead Teddy's comicSupport the show2023-04-161h 28Totally Trans Podcast NetworkNinotchka, or, Being Trans During a GenocideKatie and Henry talk about the Ernst Lubitsch classic Ninotchka. On this wild and crazy episode, we cover Greta Garbo's queerness, Russian stereotypes, gun culture, the anti-trans genocide happening in America, and more!Support the show2023-03-261h 09Totally Trans Podcast NetworkOutrageous! is Outrageously TransKatie and Henry are joined by special guest Rabia of Suddenly: A Frank Sinatra Podcast to discuss the 1977 Richard Benner film Outrageous! starring female impressionist Craig Russell. Follow Rabia and listen to Suddenly!Follow us on Twitter @totallytranspodGet bonus content on https://www.patreon.com/totallytransBuy our merch RedBubbleSupport the show2023-03-051h 23Totally Trans Podcast NetworkRock Hudson, Seconds, and Trans ParanoiaKatie and Henry are joined by cartoonist Jett Allen to discuss John Frankenheimer's 1966 paranoid horror film Seconds. Follow Jett and subscribe to his newsletter!Read Jett's comic on Rock Hudson.Follow us on Twitter @totallytranspodGet bonus content on https://www.patreon.com/totallytransBuy our merch RedBubbleSupport the show2023-02-2653 minTotally Trans Podcast NetworkThose Clocky MoopetsWhy are there so many songs about rainbows, and none about rainbow-colored Studebakers? Join Katie, Henry and Ada as they discuss what makes the original Muppet Movie (1979) as well as the 2011 Muppet Movie and the Extended Muppets Universe so very, very trans. Follow us on Twitter @totallytranspodGet bonus content on https://www.patreon.com/totallytransBuy our merch RedBubbleSupport the showSupport the show2023-02-191h 02Totally Trans Podcast Network"A Chorus Line" is a Coke-Fueled Trans MasterpieceThe theatah, the THEATAH! Katie and Henry are joined by DL Turnbull (@darby2u) of Misfit Toys Productions to discuss the 1975 Michael Bennett/Marvin Hamlisch musical "A Chorus Line."Follow us on Twitter @totallytranspodGet bonus content on https://www.patreon.com/totallytransBuy our merch RedBubbleSupport the showSupport the show2023-02-051h 21Totally Trans Podcast NetworkSaul/Slippin' Jimmy/Gene Takavic are All TransYou didn't expect our season premiere to be about transness in the Breaking Bad universe, did you? (Maybe you did.) Listen to Katie and Henry talk to Andrea Rovenski (@AndreaRovenski) discuss the transness of Saul aka Jimmy McGill, who has the worst TERF brother ever. Follow us on Twitter @totallytranspodGet bonus content on https://www.patreon.com/totallytransBuy our merch RedBubbleSupport the show2023-01-291h 22Totally Trans Podcast NetworkGhosts of Genders Past, Present, and FutureIn this Holiday Special, Katie (@katieofthelake) tells Ada-Rhodes (@the_ada_rhodes) and Henry Giardina (@punkgroucho) tell you the Totally Trans story of the Ghosts of Gender Past, Present, and Future and then talk about what is trans about a Christmas Carol.Follow us on Twitter @totallytranspodGet bonus content on https://www.patreon.com/totallytransBuy our merch RedBubbleSupport the showSupport the show2022-12-241h 30
SUDDENLY: a Frank Sinatra podcastA Day in the Life (with Henry Giardina)It's our final episode of 2022 and we're joined by Henry Giardina, Los Angeles-based film critic and co-host of Totally Trans Podcast, who discovered our show by chance while fending off an airport anxiety attack. This week the 1940s draw to a close with ON THE TOWN (1949), the most iconic and memorable of the three Gene Kelly/Frank Sinatra musicals. We're in more than capable hands as Henry takes us on a three-and-a-half hour deep dive into the film, the original stage musical, his childhood affinity with "the other guy" Jules Munshin and the gender politics and social climate of...2022-11-123h 42Totally Trans Podcast NetworkCalamity JaneWhy are "unconventional women" forced to undergo gender reform in so many movies? Henry investigates.Read Tom Gunning's "The Cinema of Attraction" Watch "Secret Love"Follow us on Twitter @totallytranspodGet bonus content on https://www.patreon.com/totallytransBuy our merch RedBubbleSupport the show2022-11-0708 minTotally Trans Podcast NetworkThe Chocolate SoldierA trans textual George Bernhard Shaw fan fiction that criticizes masculinity? From 1908? Sign me up.Henry talks about the pleasures of the operetta "The Chocolate Soldier" Listen to the full 1950s cast recording. Follow us on Twitter @totallytranspodGet bonus content on https://www.patreon.com/totallytransBuy our merch RedBubbleSupport the showSupport the show2022-10-2416 minTotally Trans Podcast NetworkOSH: Saint Agatha, Who is Extremely OnlineIn this episode of "Our Sacred History," Henry talks about the patron saint of sh*tposting, Saint Agatha. Source: Allen J. Frantzen's "When Women Aren't Enough" (lol)Music used: "Asuras" by Digital Mind ProjectFrancisco de Zurbarán's Saint AgathaFollow us on Twitter @totallytranspodGet bonus content on https://www.patreon.com/totallytransBuy our merch RedBubbleSupport the show2022-10-0512 minTotally Trans Podcast NetworkTotally Trans Minisodes: "Billie"Henry considers a genre of a gender-swap pop songwriting that's older than we think. Listen to "Billie"Follow us on Twitter @totallytranspodGet bonus content on https://www.patreon.com/totallytransBuy our merch RedBubbleMusic used was "The Beauty of Winter" by JuliusH on Pixabay.Support the show2022-09-2612 minTotally Trans Podcast NetworkWe're All Going to the Dissociation Station (We're All Going to the World's Fair)Howdy and welcome to our SEASON FINALE! On this episode, Ada (@The_Ada_Rhodes), Henry (@punkgroucho) and Katie (@katieofthelake) talk about Jane Schoenbrun's 2021 literally trans (sort of) feature We're All Going to the World's Fair. We discuss the Internet, creepypastas, creepy old men hanging out on chat rooms, and submerged animatronics.We will be back in 2 weeks to give you our fresh off-season content! Love you all. Follow us on Twitter @totallytranspodGet bonus content on https://www.patreon.com/totallytransBuy our merch RedBubbleMusic used was Chill Ambient by...2022-08-0858 minTotally Trans Podcast NetworkChristiane is a Trans Goddess of Revenge (Eyes Without a Face)Another FFS classic! Join Ada (@The_Ada_Rhodes), Henry (@punkgroucho) and Katie (@katieofthelake) to take a look at the 1960 Georges Franju horror film Eyes Without a Face. Death to the patriarchy! Let's all go into the woods and free doves. Follow us on Twitter @totallytranspodGet bonus content on https://www.patreon.com/totallytransBuy our merch RedBubbleMusic used was Tchaikovsky's Opus #39, remixed by Nesrality on Pixabay. Support the showSupport the show2022-08-011h 01Totally Trans Podcast NetworkCentaurworld is TransworldOH WOW! Join Katie (@katieofthelake) and Henry (@punkgroucho) to discuss Megan Nicole Dong's animated masterpiece "Centaurworld," even though Netflix is awful and we hate it. Gebbrey is Henry's gender, Zulius is toxic gay culture, and Horse is going through her second puberty. Also, please Google gerenuks RIGHT now. Follow us on Twitter @totallytranspodGet bonus content on https://www.patreon.com/totallytransBuy our merch RedBubbleOutro music this episode is "Happy Light Childish Jumpy Pleased Positive Music" by RED Productions. Support the show2022-07-2556 minTotally Trans Podcast NetworkHumphrey Bogart Gets FFS (Dark Passage)Hi there, dollface. Take a hard-boiled journey down to San Francisco with Henry (@punkgroucho) and Katie (@katieofthelake) as they discuss the 1947 noir classic Dark Passage. Is film noir a trans genre? Does classic Hollywood "trans" its viewers? Why does Humphrey Bogart's FFS heal so quickly? Answers to these questions and more!Read Mary Ann Doane's "Film and the Masquerade" here. Follow us on Twitter @totallytranspodGet bonus content on https://www.patreon.com/totallytransBuy our merch RedBubbleMusic used was "Too Marvelous for Words" from the Open Music...2022-07-181h 01Totally Trans Podcast NetworkAsh from "Fantastic Mr. Fox" is a Trans FurryWe're back! Join Ada (@The_Ada_Rhodes), Henry (@punkgroucho) and Fiona Fifi Goodnight BonBon (@fatbunnyfriday) as they discuss Wes Anderson's 2009 stop-motion feature, The Fantastic Mr. Fox, featuring Ash, a trans girl who just wants to play sports and wear a cape. Here's to our survival!Stay tuned until the very end for a special message. Support the show2022-07-041h 10Totally Trans Podcast NetworkFrank Miller is a Nazi Femboy (Marv from Sin City)In this episode, Jaq (@were_wife) tells Katie Coleman (@katieofthelake) and Henry Giardina (@punkgroucho) why she thinks Marv from Sin City is Totally Trans.Follow us on Twitter @totallytranspodGet bonus content on https://www.patreon.com/totallytransBuy our merch RedBubbleSupport the show2022-05-301h 00Totally Trans Podcast NetworkSteven Universe and the GSA (Gem-Straight Alliance) | Guest Faefyx CollingtonIn this episode, guest Faefyx Collington (@faefyx) tells Jaq (@were_wife) and Henry Giardina (@punkgroucho) why they think Steven Universe is Totally Trans.Follow us on Twitter @totallytranspodGet bonus content on https://www.patreon.com/totallytransBuy our merch RedBubbleSupport the show2022-05-231h 02Totally Trans Podcast NetworkSeeking Susan in the t4t SectionIn this episode, Katie (@katieofthelake) tells Ada-Rhodes (@the_ada_rhodes) and Henry Giardina (@punkgroucho) why she thinks the movie Desperately Seeking Susan is Totally Trans.Follow us on Twitter @totallytranspodGet bonus content on https://www.patreon.com/totallytransBuy our merch RedBubbleSupport the show2022-05-071h 01Totally Trans Podcast NetworkSweeney Todd is a QuarantransA bloody Season 4 premiere! In this episode, Katie (@katieofthelake) Henry (@punkgroucho) and Jaq (were_wife) discuss the inherent transness of the 1979 Sondheim "musical thriller" Sweeney Todd.At least, my arm is complete again! Support the show2022-04-111h 14
Totally Trans Podcast NetworkMinisode: TeethIn this Totally Trans Minisode, Henry Giardina (@punkgroucho) talks about the cartoon Beetlejuice, acceptance, and teeth. Back us on Patreon(https://www.patreon.com/totallytrans)We have moved all our merch to Red Bubble! (https://www.redbubble.com/people/TotallyTrans/)Follow us on Twitter(@TotallyTransPod)We are selling shirts on Bonfire to raise money for the Trans Education Network of Texas (TENT)Protect Trans Kids: https://www.bonfire.com/protect-trans-kids-in-texas/Transexual Menace: https://www.bonfire.com/transexual-menace-for-trans-rights-in-texas/Put a Transsexual Lesbian on the Su...2022-03-0714 min
Totally Trans Podcast NetworkMinisode: Dating While DeadIn this Totally Trans Minisode, Henry Giardina (@punkgroucho) talks about the 1934 film Death Takes a Holiday, love, and t4t relationships. Back us on Patreon(https://www.patreon.com/totallytrans)We have moved all our merch to Red Bubble! (https://www.redbubble.com/people/TotallyTrans/)Follow us on Twitter(@TotallyTransPod)Support the show2022-02-2811 min
Totally Trans Podcast NetworkMinisode: Bill's SoliloquyIn this Totally Trans Minisode, Henry Giardina (@punkgroucho) talks about Billy Bigelow from the musical Carousel. Back us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/totallytrans)We have moved all our merch to Red Bubble! (https://www.redbubble.com/people/TotallyTrans/)Follow us on Twitter(@TotallyTransPod)Support the show2022-02-2114 min
Totally Trans Podcast NetworkTotally Trans Minisodes: In BetweenIn this Totally Trans Minisode, Henry Giardina (@punkgroucho) talks about finding themselves in the Judy Garland song "In Between" from "Thoroughbreds Don't Cry." We have moved all our merch to Red Bubble! (https://www.redbubble.com/people/TotallyTrans/)Support the show2022-02-1412 min