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Depresh Mode with John MoeNiko Stratis on Dad Rock, Glasswork, Depression, Addiction, and Becoming HerselfNiko Stratis knew a couple of things growing up in the Yukon in Canada: that she was, in truth, a woman, despite being regarded by the world as male, and that being trans or different in any way was absolutely not okay. It wasn’t just a matter of identity, it was a matter of safety too, as she worked with guys who vowed that if their child was gay or trans, they would kill that child. Niko discovered some other things, too: the trade of industrial glassworking, the numbing effects of the alcohol she became addicted to, and th...
2026-02-0958 min
You Are GoodThis is Spinal Tap w. Ned Brower and Niko Stratis"You can't really dust for vomit." In which we attempt to dust for it anyway, and talk about what we find lovely about This is Spinal Tap, with Ned Brower. Niko online:https://www.nikostratis.comThis episode was made possible by your support! Thanks to everybody who supports us on Patreon and Apple Plus.https://www.patreon.com/youaregoodAll of The Devil You Know with Sarah Marshall is available now!
2025-12-311h 22You Are GoodBilly Madison w. Mary Houlihan and Niko Stratis"At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought." In which Mary Houlihan explains to Alex and Niko what about Billy Madison warms her heart.Mary Houlihan can be found online here:https://www.instagram.com/maryhoulie/Niko Stratis can be found online here:https://www.nikostratis.com/This episode was made possible by your support! Thanks to everybody who supports us on Patreon and Apple Plus.
2025-11-051h 29
What Happened Next: a podcast about newish booksNiko StratisMy guest on this episode is Niko Stratis. Niko’s writing has appeared in Xtra, Catapult, Spin, Paste, The Walrus, and more. She is the co-editor of the Lambda Literary Award-winning anthology 2 Trans 2 Furious and its follow-up, Sex Change and the City. Her debut book, The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman, was published by the University of Texas Press earlier this year. Publishers Weekly called it a “stirring collection focused on the music that inspired the author to embrace her trans identity” and a “poignant ode to musicʼs power to change lives.” Niko and I ta...
2025-10-2732 min
This Ends at PromCan't Hardly Wait (1998) w/ Niko Stratis!"Fate! There is such a thing as fate, but it only takes you so far. Then it's up to you to make it happen."Everyone loves that one last house party after high school before everything changes, especially when it has a banger soundtrack, introduces the next generation of Hollywood superstardom, and gives us all a reason to believe in fate. This week, the Wives Colangelo are finally tackling CAN'T HARDLY WAIT, and are joined by the incomparable Niko Stratis to do it! Did you know a Kenny in high school? Can you believe that Carlisle Cullen...
2025-09-261h 38
The OC, AgainThe Family Ties (S2E7) "He’s saying 'Bazinga' in Young Dahmer"In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Family Ties, the 7th episode of the 2nd season of The OC.We launched a Patreon! You can find Niko Stratis online here:https://www.nikostratis.comYou can order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here:https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522You can find Alex online here:https://linktr.ee/alexsteedYou can find Alex's other podcast, You Are Good, here:https://podpage.com/you-are-good/
2025-09-091h 23
Sound Opinions"The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman" with Niko Stratis, Opinions on Aesop Rock & The BethsHosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk with music writer Niko Stratis about her book "The Dad Rock That Made Me A Woman." The hosts also review new albums from The Beths and Aesop Rock.Join our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3sivr9TBecome a member on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3slWZvcSign up for our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3eEvRnGMake a donation via PayPal: https://bit.ly/3dmt9lUSend us a Voice Memo: Desktop: bit.ly/2RyD5Ah Mobile: sayhi.chat/soundops Feature...
2025-09-0550 minSound Opinions"The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman" with Niko Stratis, Opinions on Aesop Rock & The BethsHosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk with music writer Niko Stratis about her book "The Dad Rock That Made Me A Woman." The hosts also review new albums from The Beths and Aesop Rock.Join our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3sivr9TBecome a member on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3slWZvcSign up for our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3eEvRnGMake a donation via PayPal: https://bit.ly/3dmt9lUSend us a Voice Memo: Desktop: bit.ly/2RyD5Ah Mobile: sayhi.chat/soundops Feature...
2025-09-0550 minYou Are GoodJackass w. Niko StratisIs Butterbean okay? In which Niko Stratis helps us get to the bottom of why Jackass makes us feel so many feelings.EXTENDED CUT AVAILABLE ON PATREON AND APPLE PODCAST SUBSCRIPTIONS!This episode was made possible by your support! Thanks to everybody who supports us on Patreon and Apple Plus.https://www.patreon.com/youaregoodNiko's essay Jackass made me the trans woman I am:https://www.anxietyshark.ca/jackass-made-me-the-trans-woman-i-am/
2025-08-271h 22The OC, AgainThe Chrismukkah That Almost Wasn't (S2E6) What's the point of holiday episodes?In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Chrismukkah That Almost Wasn't, the 6th episode of the 2nd season of The OC.We launched a Patreon! You can find Niko Stratis online here:https://www.nikostratis.comYou can order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here:https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522You can find Alex online here:https://linktr.ee/alexsteedCheck out Corn Telethon on September 4, 2025!You can find Alex's other podcast, You A...
2025-08-271h 20The OC, AgainThe SnO.C (S2E5) What do we think Jimmy Cooper smells like?In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The SnO.C, the 4th episode of the 2nd season of The OC.We launched a Patreon! You can find Niko Stratis online here:https://www.nikostratis.comYou can order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here:https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522You can find Alex online here:https://linktr.ee/alexsteedYou can find Alex's other podcast, You Are Good, here:https://podpage.com/you-are-good/
2025-08-101h 07The OC, AgainThe New Era (S2E4) This one has the Killers in it and Sand Man eats a frittata.In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The New Kids on the Block, the 4th episode of the 2nd season of The OC.We launched a Patreon! You can find Niko Stratis online here:https://www.nikostratis.comYou can order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here:https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522You can find Alex online here:https://linktr.ee/alexsteedYou can find Alex's other podcast, You Are Good, here:https://podpage.c...
2025-08-071h 39The OC, AgainThe New Kids on the Block (S2E3) We talk about that time Ray Stantz got intimate with a ghost.In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The New Kids on the Block, the 3rd episode of the 2nd season of The OC.We launched a Patreon! You can find Niko Stratis online here:https://www.nikostratis.comYou can order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here:https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522You can find Alex online here:https://linktr.ee/alexsteedYou can find Alex's other podcast, You Are Good, here:https://podpage.c...
2025-07-151h 35The OC, AgainThe Way We Were (S2E2) This is a deep Yukon lore episodeIn which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Way We Were, the 2nd episode of the second season of The OC.We launched a Patreon! You can find Niko Stratis online here:https://www.nikostratis.comYou can order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here:https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522You can find Alex online here:https://linktr.ee/alexsteedYou can find Alex's other podcast, You Are Good, here:https://podpage.com/you-are-good/
2025-07-081h 26You Are GoodThe Big Lebowski w. Josh Gondelman and Niko Stratis!In which Josh, Niko and Alex just dropped in to see what condition their condition was in. Also, lots and lots of love for and laughter about The Big Lebowski.Josh's special:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAvNlgpdKKoNiko's book:https://www.nikostratis.com/This episode was made possible by your support! Thanks to everybody who supports us on Patreon and Apple Plus.https://www.patreon.com/youaregoodWe LOVE Magpie Cinema...
2025-07-021h 23The OC, AgainThe Distance (S2E01) Caleb's zinger, WWIII and other distractionsIn which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Distance, the 1st episode of the second season of The OC.We launched a Patreon! You can find Niko Stratis online here:https://www.nikostratis.comYou can order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here:https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522You can find Alex online here:https://linktr.ee/alexsteedYou can find Alex's other podcast, You Are Good, here:https://podpage.com/you-are-good/
2025-07-011h 02
Let’s Talk Memoir180. Making Peace with a Past You Can’t Change featuring Niko StratisNiko Stratis joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about entertaining the queerest part of her soul, working on a book almost by accident, building a manuscript backwards from a title, arriving at a structure early into the process, making peace with the past, being in a safe place to write, processing adolescence, the performance of masculinity, giving humanity to even the difficult people, making a writing habit to hit deadlines, working with a small academic press, her time as a music and culture columnist for Catapult, and her new memoir The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman...
2025-06-2628 min
The First Ever Podcast252: Niko Stratis (Author / Culture Writer): Life As a WesternThis week Jeremy welcomes author / culture writer Niko Stratis On this episode, Jeremy and Niko talk audiobooks, Dwight Yoakam, your parents' records, Radiohead, great concerts, Silverchair, record store aesthetics, Weird Al Yankovic, bands in the Yukon, Serial Joe, music at the grocery store, her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman, and so much more! Follow the show on INSTAGRAM and The Website Formerly Known as Twitter SUBSCRIBE TO THE PATREON for a bonus episode where Niko answered questions that were submitted by subscribers!
2025-06-251h 24The OC, AgainSeason One Recap: "Things don’t go well for Saleri."In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed [kinda] recap the first season of The OC.We launched a Patreon! You can find Niko Stratis online here:https://www.nikostratis.comYou can order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here:https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522You can find Alex online here:https://linktr.ee/alexsteedYou can find Alex's other podcast, You Are Good, here:https://podpage.com/you-are-good/
2025-06-241h 36
Off the Record with UT PressNiko Stratis, "The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman" (University of Texas Press, 2025)A memoir-in-essays on transness, dad rock, and the music that saves us.
When Wilco's 2007 album Sky Blue Sky was infamously criticized as "dad rock," Niko Stratis was a twenty-five-year-old closeted trans woman working in her dad's glass shop in the Yukon Territory. As she sought escape from her hypermasculine environment, Stratis found an unlikely lifeline amid dad rock's emotionally open and honest music. Listening to dad rock, Stratis could access worlds beyond her own and imagine a path forward.
In taut, searing essays rendered in propulsive and unguarded prose, Stratis delves into the emotional core of...
2025-06-1455 min
New Books in MusicNiko Stratis, "The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman" (University of Texas Press, 2025)A memoir-in-essays on transness, dad rock, and the music that saves us.
When Wilco's 2007 album Sky Blue Sky was infamously criticized as "dad rock," Niko Stratis was a twenty-five-year-old closeted trans woman working in her dad's glass shop in the Yukon Territory. As she sought escape from her hypermasculine environment, Stratis found an unlikely lifeline amid dad rock's emotionally open and honest music. Listening to dad rock, Stratis could access worlds beyond her own and imagine a path forward.
In taut, searing essays rendered in propulsive and unguarded prose, Stratis delves into the emotional core of...
2025-06-1455 minThe OC, AgainThe Ties That Bind (S1E27) Seth Sails AwayIn which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Ties That Bind, the 27th episode of the first season of The OC.We launched a Patreon! You can find Niko Stratis online here:https://www.nikostratis.comYou can order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here:https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522You can find Alex online here:https://linktr.ee/alexsteedYou can find Alex's other podcast, You Are Good, here:https://podpage.com/you-are-good/
2025-06-131h 32The OC, AgainThe Strip (S1E26) In which most of the gang goes to Las VegasIn which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Strip, the 26th episode of the first season of The OC.You can find Niko Stratis online here:https://www.nikostratis.comYou can order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here:https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522You can find Alex online here:https://linktr.ee/alexsteedYou can find Alex's other podcast, You Are Good, here:https://podpage.com/you-are-good/
2025-06-041h 52
The Music Book Podcast061 Niko Stratis on Dad RockOn this episode, Marc talks with Niko Stratis, author of "The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman," published on May 6, 2025. It's a memoir of Stratis's many experiences and life changes, explored through music that has greatly affected her, with each chapter focused on a specific song. Stratis expertly mixes her own story with the stories of these songs and how those two things intertwine, along the way carving out her own definition of Dad Rock that speaks to who she is, who her own dad is, and how life can be shaped and guided...
2025-05-2745 minThe OC, AgainThe Shower (S1E25) Summer's dad hates Seth AND MOREIn which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Shower, the 25th episode of the first season of The OC.You can find Niko Stratis online here:https://www.nikostratis.comYou can order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here:https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522You can find Alex online here:https://linktr.ee/alexsteedYou can find Alex's other podcast, You Are Good, here:https://podpage.com/you-are-good/
2025-05-261h 07The OC, AgainThe Proposal (S1E24) Luke goes against the windIn which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Proposal, the 24rd episode of the first season of The OC.You can find Niko Stratis online here:https://www.nikostratis.comYou can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here:https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522You can find Alex online here:https://linktr.ee/alexsteedYou can find Alex's other podcast, You Are Good, here:https://podpage.com/you-are-good/
2025-05-191h 05The OC, AgainThe Nana (S1E23) Remember when Modest Mouse's "Float On" was EVERYWHERE?In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Nana, the 23rd episode of the first season of The OC.You can find Niko Stratis online here:https://www.nikostratis.comYou can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here:https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522You can find Alex online here:https://linktr.ee/alexsteedYou can find Alex's other podcast, You Are Good, here:https://podpage.com/you-are-good/
2025-05-121h 25You Are GoodDogma w. Niko Stratis"You people. If there isn't a movie about it, it's not worth knowing, is it?" In which we go to church with Niko Stratis (and special guest host Eve Lindley). Niko's newsletter Anxiety Shark: https://www.anxietyshark.ca/The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman: https://utpress.utexas.edu/9781477331484/This episode was made possible by your support! Thanks to everybody who supports us on Patreon and Apple Plus.https://www.patreon.com/youaregood
2025-05-071h 23
Commotion with Elamin AbdelmahmoudHighlights of the 2025 Met Gala, and Niko Stratis's new bookThe annual Met Gala isn’t just about who’s wearing what, it’s when fashion truly becomes art. This year’s theme is a celebration of Black fashion and style – inspired by professor Monica L. Miller’s book 'Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity.' The morning after, Elamin Abdelmahmoud talks with J Wortham and Tyler Foggatt about some of the best looks and how the theme was interpreted. Plus, Elamin chats with Niko Stratis about her debut book, 'The Dad Rock That Made Me A Woman' - a collection of essays about how songs...
2025-05-0633 min
Kreative KontrolEp. #974: Niko StratisNiko Stratis discusses her wonderful new memoir-in-essays, The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman, moving to Toronto by driving across Canada with a cat, Bruce Springsteen and fluid masculinity in rock, the ingenious, inspiring writings of Hanif Abdurraqib, living up to what we think our parents’ expectations of us are and honing a work ethic, love and addiction, Jon-Rae Fletcher and Kurt Cobain, physical torment and transness, Courtney Barnett and the Burning Hell, Richard Laviolette and the Community Theatre project, upcoming reading events, other future plans, and much more.EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS O...
2025-05-061h 17The OC, AgainThe L.A. (S1E22) The Core Four go to Los Angeles and we get a messy save-a-stripper plot. Also! Kay Hanley rules.In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The L.A., the 22nd episode of the first season of The OC.You can find Niko Stratis online here:https://www.nikostratis.comYou can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here:https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522You can find Alex online here:https://linktr.ee/alexsteedYou can find Alex's other podcast, You Are Good, here:https://podpage.com/you-are-good/
2025-05-061h 23The OC, AgainOrange County (2002)In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss the major motion picture Orange County (2002).You can find Niko Stratis online here:https://www.nikostratis.comYou can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here:https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522You can find Alex online here:https://linktr.ee/alexsteedYou can find Alex's other podcast, You Are Good, here:https://podpage.com/you-are-good/
2025-04-281h 29
Song Vs. Song148: "One Headlight" vs. "The Way" (w/Niko Stratis!)If you listened to the radio in the late '90s, two rock bands had songs about driving and losing loved ones, and seemed to disappear immediately once the '90s ended. And we have Niko Stratis, author of "The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman," to help up choose the best! What's the greatest adult alternative song of the late '90s, "One Headlight" by The Wallflowers or "The Way" by Fastball?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
2025-04-221h 17The OC, AgainThe Goodbye Girl (S1E21) Swordfish, Melvins, Nada Surf, Anna's departure and moreIn which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Goodbye Girl, the 21st episode of the first season of The OC.You can find Niko Stratis online here:https://www.nikostratis.comYou can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here:https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522You can find Alex online here:https://linktr.ee/alexsteedYou can find Alex's other podcast, You Are Good, here:https://podpage.com/you-are-good/
2025-04-211h 14The OC, AgainThe Telenovela (S1E20) Somehow we talk so much more about cassingles in this episode than we did last weekIn which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Telenovela, the 20th episode of the first season of The OC.You can find Niko Stratis online here:https://www.nikostratis.comYou can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here:https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522You can find Alex online here:https://linktr.ee/alexsteedYou can find Alex's other podcast, You Are Good, here:https://podpage.com/you-are-good/
2025-04-071h 22The OC, AgainThe Heartbreak (S1E19) Marissa's mom—Julie—has got it going onIn which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Heartbreak, the 19th episode of the first season of The OC.You can find Niko Stratis online here:https://www.nikostratis.comYou can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here:https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522You can find Alex online here:https://linktr.ee/alexsteedYou can find Alex's other podcast, You Are Good, here:https://podpage.com/you-are-good/
2025-03-311h 11The OC, AgainThe Heartbreak (S1E19) Marissa's mom—Julie—has got it going onIn which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Heartbreak, the 19th episode of the first season of The OC.You can find Niko Stratis online here:https://www.nikostratis.comYou can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here:https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522You can find Alex online here:https://linktr.ee/alexsteedYou can find Alex's other podcast, You Are Good, here:https://podpage.com/you-are-good/
2025-03-3100 minThe OC, AgainThe Truth (S1E18) In which we talk a lot about Andy Kaufman, Tony Clifton, REM and more...In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Truth, the 18th episode of the first season of The OC.You can find Niko Stratis online here:https://www.nikostratis.comYou can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here:https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522You can find Alex online here:https://linktr.ee/alexsteedYou can find Alex's other podcast, You Are Good, here:https://podpage.com/you-are-good/
2025-03-241h 29The OC, AgainThe Rivals (S1E17) "Did you have Damien Rice face?"In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Rivals, the 17th episode of the first season of The OC.You can find Niko Stratis online here:https://www.nikostratis.comYou can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here:https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522You can find Alex online here:https://linktr.ee/alexsteedYou can find Alex's other podcast, You Are Good, here:https://podpage.com/you-are-good/Carolyn Kendrick's West Coast Tour!
2025-03-171h 20The OC, AgainThe Links (S1E16) Is Oliver a puppy with a BFG9000??In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Links, the 16th episode of the first season of The OC.You can find Niko Stratis online here:https://www.nikostratis.comYou can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here:https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522You can find Alex online here:https://linktr.ee/alexsteedYou can find Alex's other podcast, You Are Good, here:https://podpage.com/you-are-good/Carolyn Kendrick's West Coast Tour!
2025-03-101h 34The OC, AgainThe Third Wheel (S1E15) In which the gang finally attends that Rooney concert.In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Third Wheel, the 15th episode of the first season of The OC.You can find Niko Stratis online here:https://www.nikostratis.comYou can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here:https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522You can find Alex online here:https://linktr.ee/alexsteedYou can find Alex's other podcast, You Are Good, here:https://podpage.com/you-are-good/A Streetcar Named Desire: Trans...
2025-03-031h 42The OC, AgainThe Countdown (S1E14) Oliver Trask is a turd! The Peach Pit model. Rooney is coming! AND MORE!In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Countdown, the 14th episode of the first season of The OC.You can find Niko Stratis online here:https://www.nikostratis.comYou can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here:https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522You can find Alex online here:https://linktr.ee/alexsteedYou can find Alex's other podcast, You Are Good, here:https://podpage.com/you-are-good/A Streetcar Named Desire: Trans Table...
2025-02-241h 43The OC, AgainThe Best Chrismukkah Ever (S1E13) Santa’s Pizza Hut smoking-section-colored hair and Jimmy Stewart's dead dog EditionIn which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Best Chrismukkah Ever, the Thirteenth episode of the first season of The OC.You can find Niko Stratis online here:https://www.nikostratis.comYou can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here:https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522You can find Alex online here:https://linktr.ee/alexsteedYou can find Alex's other podcast, You Are Good, here:https://podpage.com/you-are-good/A Streetcar Named Desire...
2025-02-171h 58The OC, AgainThe Secret (S1E12) The Thomas Paine, Yogalates, Kids in the Hall, and the Spanish Inquisition EditionIn which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Secret, the Twelfth episode of the first season of The OC.You can find Niko Stratis online here:https://www.nikostratis.comYou can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here:https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522You can find Alex online here:https://linktr.ee/alexsteedYou can find Alex's other podcast, You Are Good, here:https://podpage.com/you-are-good/
2025-02-101h 59The OC, AgainThe Homecoming (S1E11) "What's the difference between a Big Mac and a Quarter Pounder?"In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Homecoming, the Eleventh episode of the first season of The OC.You can find Niko Stratis online here:https://www.nikostratis.comYou can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here:https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522You can find Alex online here:https://linktr.ee/alexsteedYou can find Alex's other podcast, You Are Good, here:https://podpage.com/you-are-good/
2025-02-041h 51The OC, AgainThe Perfect Couple (S01E10) "What is your go-to P.F. Chang's order?"In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Perfect Couple, the Tenth episode of the first season of The OC.You can find Niko Stratis online here:https://www.nikostratis.comYou can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here:https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522You can find Alex online here:https://linktr.ee/alexsteedYou can find Alex's other podcast, You Are Good, here:https://podpage.com/you-are-good/
2025-01-261h 35The OC, AgainThe Heights (S1E9) "Bill Callahan's Dress Sexy at My Funeral should have been featured in an OC episode"In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Heights, the Ninth episode of the first season of The OC.Crowdfunding campaigns for black families displaced by the fires can be found here:https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pK5omSsD4KGhjEHCVgcVw-rd4FZP9haoijEx1mSAm5c/htmlview?fbclid=PAY2xjawHtWQNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABphZiw5T9kv6v0LkTTSlQ95jkZezcbd-iN1LlNY-oZ428BXyXY1ubOgarcA_aem_n7IdMQvnkIhIZ2Ce45ZrKACrowdfunding campaigns for musicians displaced by the fires can be found here:https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jyJ-NM2qP-iRk1LJ8l3dc7e0M3IhHlo3E7...
2025-01-191h 36The OC, AgainThe Rescue (S1E8) or "Sandy Cohen would probably have done a Breaking Bad if presented the opportunity"In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Rescue, the Eighth episode of the first season of The OC.Crowdfunding campaigns for black families displaced by the fires can be found here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pK5omSsD4KGhjEHCVgcVw-rd4FZP9haoijEx1mSAm5c/htmlview?fbclid=PAY2xjawHtWQNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABphZiw5T9kv6v0LkTTSlQ95jkZezcbd-iN1LlNY-oZ428BXyXY1ubOgarcA_aem_n7IdMQvnkIhIZ2Ce45ZrKACrowdfunding campaigns for musicians displaced by the fires can be found here:https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jyJ-NM2qP-iRk1LJ8l3dc7e0M3IhHlo3E7...
2025-01-131h 33The OC, AgainThe Escape (S1E7) or "Seth Cohen doesn't listen to Magnolia Electric Co."In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Escape, the seventh episode of the first season of The OC.You can find Niko Stratis online here:https://www.nikostratis.comYou can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here:https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522You can find Alex online here:https://linktr.ee/alexsteedYou can find Alex's other podcast, You Are Good, here:https://podpage.com/you-are-good/
2025-01-051h 34The OC, AgainThe Girlfriend (S1E6) "Why would you have a birthday party if you can’t show off your 24-year-old wife?"In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed are joined by Maris Kreizman to discuss The Girlfriend, the sixth episode of the first season of The OC.You can find The Maris Review here: https://mariskreizman.substack.com/You can pre-order Maris' book here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/i-want-to-burn-this-place-down-essays-maris-kreizman/21863021You can find Niko Stratis online here:https://www.nikostratis.comYou can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here:https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522You...
2024-12-231h 37The OC, AgainThe Outsider (S1E5) "RIP to the Sidekick era of mobile telephones"In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Outsider, the fourth episode of the first season of The OC.You can find Niko Stratis online here:https://www.nikostratis.comYou can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here:https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522You can find Alex online here:https://linktr.ee/alexsteedYou can find Alex's other podcast, You Are Good, here:https://www.podpage.com/you-are-good/
2024-12-161h 29The OC, AgainThe Debut (S1E4) "Imagine if Taylor Swift had 12 Orphans"In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Debut, the fourth episode of the first season of The OC.You can find Niko Stratis online here:https://www.nikostratis.comYou can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here:https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522You can find Alex online here:https://linktr.ee/alexsteedYou can find Alex's other podcast, You Are Good, here:https://www.podpage.com/you-are-good/
2024-12-081h 42The OC, AgainThe Gamble (S1E3)In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Gamble, the third episode of the first season of The OC.You can find Niko Stratis online here:https://www.nikostratis.comYou can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here:https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522You can find Alex online here:https://linktr.ee/alexsteedYou can find Alex's other podcast, You Are Good, here:https://www.podpage.com/you-are-good/
2024-12-011h 24The OC, AgainThe Model Home (S1E2)In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Model Home, the second episode of the first season of The OC. You can find Niko Stratis online here:https://www.nikostratis.comYou can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here:https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522You can find Alex online here:https://linktr.ee/alexsteedYou can find Alex's other podcast, You Are Good, here:https://www.podpage.com/you-are-good/
2024-11-231h 20You Are GoodIntroducing: The OC, Again with Niko Stratis and Alex SteedRepeat You Are Good guest Niko Stratis and You Are Good co-host Alex Steed just launched The OC, Again. It's a rewatch show about The OC, of course, but also about music, popular culture and politics in the mid-2000s. This is the first episode! California, here we come. Rate. Subscribe. Tell your friends.
2024-11-191h 13The OC, AgainPremiere (S1E1)In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed introduce The OC, Again, a recap show about The OC. They discuss The Premiere, the first episode of the first season. You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.comYou can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522You can find Alex online here: https://linktr.ee/alexsteedYou can find Alex's other podcast, You Are Good, here: https://www.podpage.com...
2024-11-151h 13You Are GoodTrue Romance w. Niko Stratis, Eve Lindley and Samuel JamesYou're so cool! In which Alex and special guest host Niko Stratis discuss True Romance—and how our relationship with the movie has shifted over time—with the marvelous Eve Lindley.Alex then has a conversation about Quentin Tarantino's "fetish for blackness" with podcaster / columnist / musician Samuel James.There is an EXTENDED CUT of this conversation available on Patreon and Apple Podcast Subscriptions!Don't forget to check out Eve in National Anthem and also Arcane!Niko can be found here...
2024-11-131h 30You Are GoodGarden State w. Niko Stratis and Chelsey Weber-Smith"If you can't laugh at yourself, life is going to seem a whole lot longer than you'd like." Y'all remember Garden State? Let's talk about Garden State with Niko Stratis and Chelsey Weber-Smith!Niko can be found online here.Chelsey's American Hysteria can be found online here.Magpie Cinema Club's cover of New Slang and all their other songs can be streamed HERE!https://linktr.ee/magpiecinemaclubYou can pre-order Carolyn Kendrick's new record...
2024-09-251h 20
Blue Eyes Crying By The ChipsCrying and getting pulled over in a car listening to Thin Lizzy with Ted LeoFriends. We. Are. BACK. I say that a lot. It remains true. Today, I'm happy to bring you my conversation with Ted Leo! We talk about Tolkien-punk, Alex Lifeson, the time Ted Leo had his front licene plates stolen and a beautiful story about getting pulled over by the cops and crying to Thin Lizzy. You can find Ted Leo on Twitter and Instagram, Patreon and on his website, tedleo.comYou can find me, Niko Stratis, on all social media platforms @ Niko Stratis. I tend to use Twitter the most, or...
2024-06-211h 13
CanardianWhitehorse, YK: That one time at Lizards (ft. Niko Stratis)Whitehorse, Yukon. Population 28,000. A place best known for the Sourtoe Cocktail, and home to more than 40 species of birds that cannot be found anywhere else in the world?! Niko Stratis, freelance writer and host of Blue Eyes Crying By The Chips, joins the show to discuss the Whitehorse dating scene, ending up at Lizards, the Trump family's very "Trumpy" legacy in the Yukon, and more!Listen to Niko's podcast, Blue Eyes Crying By The Chips, on your favourite podcast platform now!Fin more from Niko here: https://www.nikostratis.com/Links:
2024-06-0339 minBlue Eyes Crying By The ChipsCrying at the memorial show with Dan CampbellHey friendsWe're back! Some say it couldn't be done! And yet, here we are! We're back with new episodes, releasing on a semi-regular basis for as long as I can before I burn out! THRILLED to be joined by my guest on this episode, Dan Campbell of the Wonder Years and today with a new record with side project Aaron West and the Roaring Twenties! I tell Dan about crying listening to a song of his, i misremember the name of it, we start an airline business, he's crying at a concert, and he tells me...
2024-04-121h 13
Fine Beats & CheesesWKRP In Cincinnati with Niko StratisPut on your best DJ voice and your finest 70s fashions as we talk with special guest Niko Stratis about the classic TV comedy, "WKRP In Cincinnati"! We know you are singing the theme song in your head right now. It's a wonderful conversation about nostalgia, themes that are still timely, and of course, whether turkeys can fly. Enjoy!!Niko Stratis is a culture writer based in Toronto, Ontario by way of the Yukon where she spent close to two decades working as a journeyman glazier before coming out as a trans woman in her late 30s...
2024-03-121h 09You Are GoodMallrats (1995) w. Niko Stratis"He seems to be really hung up on superhero sex organs." In which we loiter outside of the Fashionable Male all damn day with Jay, Silent Bob, Brody and Niko Stratis. It's Mallrats day here at You Are Good! You can find Niko online here. You can find Niko's newsletter here. This episode was made possible by your support! Thanks to everybody who supports us on Patreon and Apple Plus.You can buy a You Are Good logo shirt DESIGNED BY THE...
2024-02-281h 20Blue Eyes Crying By The ChipsOops, All Tears (feat your voice memos!)Hey everyone. Apologies, this episode took longer to get to you than i would have liked, i explain why in the intro. Basically, voice bad, record hard. But here it is, your oops all tears voice memo episode! We'll be back with NEW episodes in February! You can find me, Niko Stratis, on all social media platforms @ Niko Stratis. I tend to use Twitter the most, or my newsletter, Anxiety Shark.Our theme song is by Augusta Koch of Gladie, find Gladie on Bandcamp HEREOur logo is by Amanda Wong, c...
2024-01-1213 minBlue Eyes Crying By The ChipsCrying Reading Vogue Listening To Mereba with Shelli Nicole!Hey friends. Welcome back to Blue Eyes Crying By The chips, I’m your host, Niko Stratis. I’m a writer living in Toronto. I’m currently writing two books at once, one is called The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman, forthcoming from the American Music Series at the University of Texas Press. The other is a novel called Girls of Summer, it’s a queer love store centred around the Vans Warped Tour at the Calgary Speedway in 2001. This is my podcast about the beautiful songs that we love, and times we have cried...
2023-12-151h 03Blue Eyes Crying By The ChipsCrying At Riot Fest watching RIDE with Alicia Gaines (Ganser)!Hi friendsI'm back, and I brought my friend Alicia Gaines with me to talk about Chicago, the science of crying, shoegaze, RIDE, what Alicia calls "walk into the ocean music" and so much more. Such a fun chat with one of my all time favourite people!You can follow Alicia on Twitter and Ganser on Twitter and InstagramAlso, details on how YOU can submit a cry story for our upcoming, end of the year cry jamobree!Simply send me an audio file (voice note from your phone is FINE...
2023-12-081h 14Blue Eyes Crying By The ChipsCrying At The Grocery Store to Michael Martin Murphey with Daniel Lavery!My guest today is writer, editor, podcaster, hiker, apple enthusiast: Daniel Lavery! We talk about what makes a guide hiker, apples, David Letterman, crying and Michael Martin Murphey!You can find Daniel on Twitter HEREAlso, details on how YOU can submit a cry story for our upcoming, end of the year cry jamobree!Simply send me an audio file (voice note from your phone is FINE) at my email, nikodrewstratis@gmail.com and use the subject CRY STORY and please include your name if you'd like me to use it, y...
2023-12-0157 minBlue Eyes Crying By The ChipsCrying on a bike trip to John K Samson with Riley Macleod!My guest on the podcast this week is Riley Macleod, someone I’ve been looking for an opportunity to chat with into a microphone for a good long time. We talk about crying, we talk about religion and sobriety and video games and earnestness, and we talk about The Weakerthans and John Samson.You can find Riley on Twitter. You can read Aftermath.Site HEREAlso, details on how YOU can submit a cry story for our upcoming, end of the year cry jamobree!Simply send me an audio file (voice note from yo...
2023-11-241h 25Blue Eyes Crying By The ChipsCrying In The Grade School Classroom to Nine Ince Nails with Alex SteedHey friendsWe're back! Today, my guest is my friend Alex Steed, host of the You Are Good podcast and a man of endless talents! We talk about trying out material on our doctors, we talk about Nine Inch Nails, we talk about the pain of showing people who you are and being rejected for it. A cavalcade of emotions!You can find Alex Steed on all social media platforms like Twitter and Instagram you can find You Are Good on all podcast platforms, and follow them on Twitter and Instagram...
2023-11-171h 11Blue Eyes Crying By The ChipsLet Me Tell You About a Cry I HadHey friends, the episode I had planned for this week had some technical issues, so I'm instead here with a quick solo story about a cry I had this week, and some details on how YOU can submit a cry story for our upcoming, end of the year cry jamobree!Simply send me an audio file (voice note from your phone is FINE) at my email, nikodrewstratis@gmail.com and use the subject CRY STORY and please include your name if you'd like me to use it, your pronouns, etc in the body of the email!
2023-11-1019 minBlue Eyes Crying By The ChipsCrying Walking Backwards in the Rain Listening to L.T.D with dani janaewe are BACK baby. Once again, the peoples podcast about crying. The most popular podcast about crying. This time with my guest, one of my absolute favourite people and brilliant writer Dani Janae!Dani and I talk about learning to arrive at our emotions, processing why we cry to the songs that we love, and crying listening to L.T.D. You'll love it.You can find Dani on Twitter and a lot of her work through her Linktree, as well as her Newsletter In the episode we talk about two pieces she...
2023-11-0332 minBlue Eyes Crying By The ChipsCrying At The Vineyard to Paul Simon with Jaya SaxenaWe took a week off, we are back on, it's Blue eyes Crying By The Chips with my guest, writer Jaya Saxena! We talk about names, we talk about crying, we talk about memories, we talk about crying, Jaya makes a good two genders joke. This one has it all!Find Jaya on Twitter, Bluesky and Instagram You can find me, Niko Stratis, on all social media platforms @ Niko Stratis. I tend to use Twitter the most, or my newsletter, Anxiety Shark.Our theme song is by Augusta Koch of Gladie...
2023-10-271h 07Blue Eyes Crying By The ChipsCrying After Work At The Duane Reade listening to Harry Nilsson with Maris KreizmanHey friends.Today's episode is an all-timer! It's Maris Kreizman! Maris and I talk about crying playlists, musical theatre, a petition to make Whitney Houston the most famous person from New Jersey, Harry Nilsson and so much more!You can, and should, follow Maris on Twitter, or Bluesky and listen to her podcast You can find me, Niko Stratis, on all social media platforms @ Niko Stratis. I tend to use Twitter the most, or my newsletter, Anxiety Shark.Our theme song is by Augusta Koch of Gladie, find Gladie on Bandcamp...
2023-10-1356 minBlue Eyes Crying By The ChipsCrying at the Sufjan Stevens show with your recent ex with Josh GondelmanHi friends. So excited for you to hear this week's episode, with my guest, writer and comedian Josh Gondelman! We talk about the Roadrunners artistic period, personal yearbooks, and the song "Chicago" by Sufjan Stevens. You can find Josh on Twitter and Instagram, subscribe to Josh's newsletter That's Marvelous HERE You can find me, Niko Stratis, on all social media platforms @ Niko Stratis. I tend to use Twitter the most, or my newsletter, Anxiety Shark.Our theme song is by Augusta Koch of Gladie, find Gladie on Bandcamp HEREShow artwork...
2023-10-061h 33Blue Eyes Crying By The ChipsCrying In a 7/11 At Midnight Listening to Taylor Swift with Emily St. JamesThrilled to be joined by the amazing and talented Emily St. James for our first long player of an episode, about amongst other things being the kind of billionaire leftists like, fictionmania, transition and Taylor Swift. This was such a fun conversation with Emily, and I really hope you love it. A real emotional journey that covers all the best emotions life can muster.You can find Emily on Twitter and Bluesky You can find me, Niko Stratis, on all social media platforms @ Niko Stratis. I tend to use Twitter the most, or my newsletter...
2023-09-291h 45Blue Eyes Crying By The ChipsWalking Down The Street Crying Listening To Springsteen with Rax KingWe are BACK! Episode 4, with my guest Rax King, one of my favourite writers, a great podcaster with her show Low Culture Boil and one of the funniest people on the internet. You can follow Rax on Twitter and Instagram , subscribe to her PatreonYou can find me, Niko Stratis, on all social media platforms @ Niko Stratis. I tend to use Twitter the most, or my newsletter, Anxiety Shark.Our theme song is by Augusta Koch of Gladie, find Gladie on Bandcamp HEREShow artwork is by Amanda Wong, check out...
2023-09-221h 02Blue Eyes Crying By The ChipsLittle Emo rockstar w Augusta KochToday's guest is none other than the writer of "Crying In The Grocery Store", the theme song for this show Augusta Koch of Gladie!We talk about crying, we talk about posturing in music scenes and the difference in processing emotions after we got sober and Augusta tells me a story about crying to a song by a band a lot of people have assumed would show up in this show. There are some solemn vows made to abide by viral Twitter campaigns that I expect us all to live up to. You can find...
2023-09-151h 26Blue Eyes Crying By The ChipsPodcast Cafe Dot Com with Sadie DupuisHi hiWelcome back for episode 2 of Blue Eyes Crying By The Chips, very thrilled to be here with my guest Sadie Dupuis of Speedy Ortiz, Sad13, her book of poetry Cry Perfume and more. We talk about crying, I propose at least one business idea. It's a good time. Speedy Ortiz has a new record out now, that you should buy. It's called Rabbit Rabbit and you can find it on Bandcamp HEREFollow Sadie on Twitter and Instagram You can follow me on Twitter and Instagram Read my n...
2023-09-081h 20
Songs My Ex RuinedNiko Stratis on Death Cab for Cutie's "Steadier Footing"Culture writer Niko Stratis joins Melissa and Courtney to talk about small town romance that isn't like a Hallmark movie. Then they discuss the 20th Anniversary of Death Cab for Cutie's Transatlanticism and Niko's recently launched music podcast Blue Eyes Crying By The Chips, which SMXR listeners will want to add to their queue.🔗 NIKO'S LINKSPodcast: Blue Eyes Crying By The ChipsNewsletter: Anxiety SharkInstagram✏️ OUR SURVEY➡ Enjoying the podcast? Maybe not? Let us know through our survey!⭐️ Please leave a rating and review on your podcast a...
2023-09-0639 minBlue Eyes Crying By The ChipsInternational Cry Line with Elamin AbdelmahmoudOH hiLook, people have been asking me. Niko, when is V/A Club coming back? It's not. But we're using the feed for something new. It's a new show, by me, it's called Blue Eyes Crying By The Chips, it's about the beautiful songs that we love and the places we have cried listening to them.join us every Friday for season one of a show I already love and want to do forever, My first guest is my friend, writer and podcaster Elamin Abdelmahmoud. He's the host of Commotion o...
2023-09-0157 minYou Are GoodTwister w. Niko StratisDid you see my cows out front? We talk Twister—the most artful action movie ever made that features both Philip Seymour Hoffman and Roach from the People Under the Stairs—with Niko Stratis!You can find Niko's work here.You Are Good is a feelings podcast about movies.You can buy a Vulnerability Kink shirt here!You can find us on Twitter, Instagram, Patreon and Apple Plus.This episode was made possible by your su...
2023-07-061h 04
Dystopia Tonight With John PoveromoDay 232 - Making It In A Million Different Ways with Niko StratisNiko Stratis is an exceptional music journalist, writer, and culture commentator known for her distinctive voice and unique perspective. As a trans woman, Niko brings an invaluable and intersectional lens to her work, providing a fresh and insightful take on the world of music and popular culture.
With a deep passion for music, Niko possesses an uncanny ability to unearth hidden gems and spotlight emerging artists across various genres. Her expertise extends to her affection for 90s bands, where she dives into the nostalgia and significance of the era's musical landscape. Her deep appreciation for the intricate...
2023-06-261h 07
You're Wrong AboutNapster with Niko StratisThis week, a tale of two Shawns/Seans, their impossible dream, and the file sharing service that lived fast, died young, and helped create the internet as we know it. Plus, Metallica.Here's where to find Niko:WebsiteNewsletterTwitterResources cited in the show introduction: The Racial Roots Behind the Term "Nappy" on NPR's Code Switchhttps://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2019/08/09/412886884/the-racial-roots-behind-the-term-nappyThe Complex History and Politicization of Black Hair in America, presented by Danielle Harvey https://kisaradio.org...
2023-02-141h 06You Are GoodCharlie's Angels (2000) w. Niko Stratis“It’s the Chad.” Charlie's Angels (2000), AKA Male Gaze: The Movie, is a whole friggin' thing, and very much a time capsule of THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND. We tried to unpack all of it with our pal Niko Stratis!You can find Niko Stratis here.You Are Good is a feelings podcast about movies.The episode was sponsored by Knack Factory and Come As You Are! Come As You Are is the world's only worker-co-op sex shop! Folks can get 20% off their first order with c...
2022-07-201h 04
High Low BrowF*ck Rainbow Capitalism with Journalist Niko StratisSend us a textJune is Pride Month – a chance for the LGBTQ+ community to celebrate the progress that's been made, and this season on High Low Brow, we are dedicating the month of June to all Pride-related content! 🌈✨🌈For our very first Pride-related episode, we're exploring how corporations prioritize profit over the LGBTQ+ community in our exploring Rainbow Capitalism with Toronto-based sober trans journalist Niko Stratis, who also just recently launched their own podcast V/A Club. As Pride month rolls around each June, big brands put out Pride merchandise seemingly as a sign of s...
2022-06-121h 21You Are GoodEmpire Records w. Niko StratisWelcome to Music Town! May we service you? We talk the 90s, malls, selling out, big feeling, and Empire Records with our friend Niko Stratis.You can find Niko on Twitter here. You can check out V/A Club here.You Are Good is a feelings podcast about movies.You can find us on Twitter, Instagram and Patreon.The Music of You Are Good, Vol. 1 is here. T-shirts are here.We made a playlist ins...
2022-04-061h 07
BandsplainLiz Phair with Niko StratisA major figure in the cool girl canon, Liz Phair broke through Chicago’s indie rock scene (and its politics) with her seminal 1993 debut, Exile in Guyville, setting her off on a fearlessly confessional path of continual, defiant self-reinvention. Writer Niko Stratis talks with Yasi about Liz Phair’s bold songwriting and boundary-pushing across the worlds of provincial indie rock and chart-topping pop.
Follow Niko Stratis at @nikostratis.
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2022-03-173h 48
BandsplainLiz Phair with Niko StratisA major figure in the cool girl canon, Liz Phair broke through Chicago’s indie rock scene (and its politics) with her seminal 1993 debut, Exile in Guyville, setting her off on a fearlessly confessional path of continual, defiant self-reinvention. Writer Niko Stratis talks with Yasi about Liz Phair’s bold songwriting and boundary-pushing across the worlds of provincial indie rock and chart-topping pop.Follow Niko Stratis at @nikostratis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2022-03-173h 50
Retail NightmaresRetail Nightmares Episode 343 - Niko Stratis!Hilarious and insightful writer Niko Stratis returns to discuss working in a mall, being engaged, and going back to the island!
2022-01-241h 41
155NOFX "The Decline" (feat. Niko Stratis)The second episode in The Decline-cember, our month-long breakdown of NOFX's "The Decline." This week, we're joined by pop culture writer/online Greek Niko Stratis. Follow Niko on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/nikostratis This month of the pod is dedicated to the memory of Blair Lauren Dubecki 🖤
2021-12-092h 00
The Rough PuffsS3E10: The Finale! With Special Guest Niko StratisKim and andrea—and Niko—recap Great British Bake Off Series 3 Episode 10, the finale, which features a pithivier signature, a fondant fancies technical challenge, and a chiffon cake showstopper. Brendan gets surprisingly emotional, James attempts to reunite the UK in cake form, and John does so well that even his family has to be proud of him.
Follow us on Twitter at @roughpuffs!
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Find us on Instagram @theroughpuffs!
2021-06-1857 min
Retail NightmaresRetail Nightmares Episode 291 - Niko Stratis!Very funny and talented writer Niko Stratis joins us to discuss extra long coffee breaks, botox and Old Billy!
2021-01-251h 15
Gender RevealNiko StratisTuck speaks with Canadian writer and activist Niko Stratis (she/her). Topics include: Safety tips and advice for protesting anti-trans activists Getting a punch card at the Dept. of Vital Statistics Coming out and accessing trans healthcare in a super remote territory. Developing a podcast about trans voices Plus: American Dirt! Garfield Eats! Porn! Blowing up gender! Find our respective Garfield Eats threads here and here if that's your kink. Find Niko on Twitter and Instagram @nikostratis and at nikostratis.com. Check out transresourceyukon.com and subscribe to You Don't Sound Like a Girlfriend wherever y...
2020-03-0244 min
Words and GuitarF*ck yeah, bud (one song for you)Hi friends. We know, WE KNOW but hey, we're back. Again. And this time, we promise to not make any more promises, but we did have fun recording this and we are jazzed to make more. We talk about christmas onesies, our dog, what lurks inside snowmen, Niko tries to remember one authors name and i guess we talk about the song One Song For you, by the band Sleater-Kinney. Also, we talk about the show we saw, by the band Sleater-Kinney, at a venue in Toronto. We're fun.
2020-02-1431 min
Organizing IdeasEp 10 - TPL and Transphobia (round 2) with Niko StratisAllison chats with Niko Stratis, who has been heavily involved in responding to Meghan Murphy’s event at Toronto Public Library, about this event, the impact it has had on trans people, how libraries might rethink “intellectual freedom” if we’re committed to being trans inclusive, and the failures of media coverage of the event. Read their piece, “Someone Tell The Media That Trans Folks Were At The Meghan Murphy Protests, Too” and check out their Twitter feed to learn more about their work.
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2019-11-2230 minWords and Guitarthe fun episode (Reach Out)see we told you we were back! Today we talk about our dream guests for the podcast, couples getting into fights in ice cream parlors, Lysh is packing and trying to get herself moved out of Vancouver, Niko has to pee the entire time, and i guess we talk about Reach Out by Sleater-Kinney off the new record The Center Won't Hold
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Doctor DC PodcastIssue #121 - "Fanstravaganza IV" (w/ Niko Stratis)This week we are joined by our guestiest guest that ever guested... Niko Stratis, they join us as we dive back into our grab bag of questions that we haven't answered. Sponsored by Stitcher Premium Use the promo code "DC" Intro Music by Aaron Barry Find more great podcasts like this on Brain Freeze To ask questions for the next episode, or to continue the conversation online visit us here: On Twitter On Facebook On Instagram On our Website Or check out our new store for merch And our NEW Patreon!
2019-06-191h 51Doctor DC PodcastIssue #93 - “The 12 Episodes of DocMas II: Part 7" (w/ Niko Stratis)This issue we trip into the seventh episode of #DocMas with our special four-peat guest Niko Stratis Intro Music by Aaron Barry Find more great podcasts like this on Brain Freeze To ask questions for the next episode, or to continue the conversation online visit us here: On Twitter On Facebook On Instagram On our Website Or check out our new store for merch And our NEW Patreon! SHOW NOTES (courtesy of Josh Gill) News and Notes (3:38) Reality is Fractured in New Legends of Tomorrow Trailer Questions (15:00) Which origins would result in the DC’s Ultimates Universe? (27:46) Thoughts on The Seven f...
2018-12-191h 04Doctor DC PodcastIssue #73 - "DC Steals from Marvel" (w/ Niko Stratis)In part two of this two-part series we explore times when DC has ripped off ideas and characters and stories from Marvel...As if that's ever happened... But first we talk about the latest news that’s fit to print! Sponsored by https://greatlakesgrooming.com Intro Music by https://graciemae.bandcamp.com/ To ask questions for the next episode, or to continue the conversation online visit us here: On http://twitter.com/doctordc On http://facebook.com/doctordcpodcast On http://instagram.com/doctordcpodcast On our http://doctordcpodcast.ca Or check out our new https://teespring.com/stores/doctor-dc-podcast SHOW NOTES (cour...
2018-09-051h 27Doctor DC PodcastIssue #63 - "Pride" (w/ Niko Stratis)Hello Residents! This issue we wrap up #FANAGAR with the winner of our theme vote: Pride! We asked and you sent us questions all about LGBTQ+ characters and storylines in DC Comics! Plus we are lucky enough to be joined by the amazing Niko Stratis Sponsored by Great Lakes Grooming Co. Intro Music by Aaron Barry To ask questions for the next episode, or to continue the conversation online visit us here: On Twitter On Facebook On Instagram On our Website SHOW NOTES (courtesy of Josh Gill) Intro (1:52) Andrea Stratis (3:09) Is Andrea into comics? Pride (24:58) Midnighter is one of the most vi...
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