And we're back! It's been a while. Me and Rylend talk to our buddy Chris Mancini about San Diego Comic Con, in the present day and in our memories... and cons in general. Plus the usual digressions and nonsense. Give a listen!

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WRITERS BLOCK 131: @davallone.bsky.social and @rylendgrant.bsky.social talk with comedian/author/podcaster @chrisjmancini.bsky.social and trade 70+ combined years of Comic Con war stories. Available on Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, and more!

WRITERS BLOCK 131: @davallone.bsky.social and @rylendgrant.bsky.social talk with comedian/author/podcaster @chrisjmancini.bsky.social and trade 70+ combined years of Comic Con war stories. Available on Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, and more!

THE WRITERS BLOCK w/ David Avallone and Rylend Grant

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Tilly's Trans Tuesdays episode 162: Let's talk about how the desire to actually be perceived can sneak up on you, and how so fully loving who you are can change experiences in ways you never dreamed were possible. Jillian Morgan returns to discuss!

Confidence 3: Embracing Your True Self

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Tilly's Trans Tuesdays episode 162: Let's talk about how the desire to actually be perceived can sneak up on you, and how so fully loving who you are can change experiences in ways you never dreamed were possible. Jillian Morgan returns to discuss!

Confidence 3: Embracing Your True Self

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Tilly's Trans Tuesdays episode 161: We imagine how transition is going to go, and who we are inside. But often the only way to actually get to that true person inside is by letting go of our preconceived notions of who we were going to be. @audiojillian.bsky.social joins us to discuss!

Letting Go

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Tilly's Trans Tuesdays episode 161: We imagine how transition is going to go, and who we are inside. But often the only way to actually get to that true person inside is by letting go of our preconceived notions of who we were going to be. @audiojillian.bsky.social joins us to discuss!

Letting Go

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Tilly's Trans Tuesdays episode 160: Everyday as a trans person in the US is an unending battle on dozens of different fronts. Let's talk about the constant fight that bigoted (or indifferent) cis people have turned our lives into. Nicole Maines returns to discuss!

The Constant Fight

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Tilly's Trans Tuesdays episode 160: Everyday as a trans person in the US is an unending battle on dozens of different fronts. Let's talk about the constant fight that bigoted (or indifferent) cis people have turned our lives into. Nicole Maines returns to discuss!

The Constant Fight

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Tilly's Trans Tuesdays episode 159: You know her as Dreamer from the CW's SUPERGIRL, and from roles in YELLOWJACKETS, CLEAN SLATE, and BIT. We talk to Nicole Maines about all things Dreamer!

Interview with Nicole Maines about Dreamer

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Tilly's Trans Tuesdays episode 159: You know her as Dreamer from the CW's SUPERGIRL, and from roles in YELLOWJACKETS, CLEAN SLATE, and BIT. We talk to Nicole Maines about all things Dreamer!

Interview with Nicole Maines about Dreamer

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Tilly's Trans Tuesdays episode 158: You don't get to just call yourself an ally to trans people without action to back it up. Ally is a verb, and if you're not willing to do even the easiest, smallest thing to help trans people, you are not our ally. Riley Silverman returns to discuss!

Performative Allyship

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Tilly's Trans Tuesdays episode 158: You don't get to just call yourself an ally to trans people without action to back it up. Ally is a verb, and if you're not willing to do even the easiest, smallest thing to help trans people, you are not our ally. Riley Silverman returns to discuss!

Performative Allyship

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Tilly's Trans Tuesdays episode 157: Did you know in the large majority of the US, a cis person can attack a trans person and a valid legal defense in court is "trans panic?" We discuss what it is, why it's a nightmare, and what we can do about it. Riley Silverman joins us to discuss!

Trans Panic

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This is foul. Leave trans people alone, assholes. Fuck.

Pendant Productions@pendantaudio.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Tilly's Trans Tuesdays episode 157: Did you know in the large majority of the US, a cis person can attack a trans person and a valid legal defense in court is "trans panic?" We discuss what it is, why it's a nightmare, and what we can do about it. Riley Silverman joins us to discuss!

Tilly's Trans Tuesdays episode 157: Did you know in the large majority of the US, a cis person can attack a trans person and a valid legal defense in court is "trans panic?" We discuss what it is, why it's a nightmare, and what we can do about it. Riley Silverman joins us to discuss!

Trans Panic

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Tilly's Trans Tuesdays episode 156: What happens to trans women when we call out chasers? Where does our fetishization come from? It may (not) surprise you to learn it's from the exact same people responsible for astroturfing the entire anti-trans movement. Boone Williams returns to discuss!

Chasers and the Fetishization of Trans Women 2: Reactions and Origins

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This is a crunchy one!

Pendant Productions@pendantaudio.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Tilly's Trans Tuesdays episode 156: What happens to trans women when we call out chasers? Where does our fetishization come from? It may (not) surprise you to learn it's from the exact same people responsible for astroturfing the entire anti-trans movement. Boone Williams returns to discuss!

Tilly's Trans Tuesdays episode 156: What happens to trans women when we call out chasers? Where does our fetishization come from? It may (not) surprise you to learn it's from the exact same people responsible for astroturfing the entire anti-trans movement. Boone Williams returns to discuss!

Chasers and the Fetishization of Trans Women 2: Reactions and Origins

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Tilly's Trans Tuesdays episode 155: Trans women face unique barriers in our society, and one of the worst is chasers. Let's talk about what they are, what they do, and why they're so awful... Boone Williams joins us to discuss!

Chasers and the Fetishization of Trans Women 1: Explanation and Examples

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Tilly's Trans Tuesdays episode 155: Trans women face unique barriers in our society, and one of the worst is chasers. Let's talk about what they are, what they do, and why they're so awful... Boone Williams joins us to discuss!

Chasers and the Fetishization of Trans Women 1: Explanation and Examples

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Tilly's Trans Tuesdays episode 154: We've talked about systems that aren't set up to acknowledge the existence of trans folks... so now let's talk about some that are the complete opposite! It's not hard to do Magdalene Visaggio returns to discuss, including writing and performing our theme song!

Inclusive Bureaucracy

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Tilly's Trans Tuesdays episode 154: We've talked about systems that aren't set up to acknowledge the existence of trans folks... so now let's talk about some that are the complete opposite! It's not hard to do Magdalene Visaggio returns to discuss, including writing and performing our theme song!

Inclusive Bureaucracy

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Tilly's Trans Tuesdays episode 153: So much of the world is set up by and for cis people, and isn't even made to acknowledge that trans people exist. Let's discuss what happens when we run into those systems, and the problems it can cause. @magsvisaggio.com joins us to discuss!

Discriminatory Bureaucracy

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Tilly's Trans Tuesdays episode 153: So much of the world is set up by and for cis people, and isn't even made to acknowledge that trans people exist. Let's discuss what happens when we run into those systems, and the problems it can cause. @magsvisaggio.com joins us to discuss!

Discriminatory Bureaucracy

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Tilly's Trans Tuesdays episode 152: Society constantly others trans people. This week we look at a legitimately dehumanizing situation and how one true cis accomplice turned everything around. Alex Ritany returns to discuss!

No Escape 2: Some Escape (due to cis allyship)

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Tilly's Trans Tuesdays episode 152: Society constantly others trans people. This week we look at a legitimately dehumanizing situation and how one true cis accomplice turned everything around. Alex Ritany returns to discuss!

No Escape 2: Some Escape (due to cis allyship)

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Tilly's Trans Tuesdays episode 151: "Maybe Tomorrow I'll Know" is an upcoming YA queer trans bodyswap time loop novel, which is as wonderfully wild as it sounds. We interview author Alex Ritany and talk all about this fabulous book, releasing April 7!

Interview with Alex Ritany about "Maybe Tomorrow I'll Know"

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Tilly's Trans Tuesdays episode 151: "Maybe Tomorrow I'll Know" is an upcoming YA queer trans bodyswap time loop novel, which is as wonderfully wild as it sounds. We interview author Alex Ritany and talk all about this fabulous book, releasing April 7!

Interview with Alex Ritany about "Maybe Tomorrow I'll Know"

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Tilly's Trans Tuesdays episode 150: James Gunn's Superman film is, perhaps, the most quietly trans-affirming superhero movie ever made. Let's talk about why the 2025 film hit so many trans people like a Kryptonian at mach 5. @planetx.bsky.social joins us to discuss!

Superman's Trans Affirmation

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Tilly's Trans Tuesdays episode 150: James Gunn's Superman film is, perhaps, the most quietly trans-affirming superhero movie ever made. Let's talk about why the 2025 film hit so many trans people like a Kryptonian at mach 5. @planetx.bsky.social joins us to discuss!

Superman's Trans Affirmation

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