NB: My Non-Binary Life

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4.1 (185)
PODCASTS

You might have heard the term non-binary. This is how it feels. Join Caitlin Benedict & Amrou Al-Kadhi as they ask the big questions about gender & identity.

10/04/2019

8. Surviving and Thriving

Once you’ve come out, what’s next? How do you survive in a world of binaries? How do you do more than just survive? Caitlin and Amrou seek the wisdom and company of performer Travis Alabanza who shares their advice for finding joy in a world that is so often hostile to trans people. Podcaster Morgan M Page tells the hidden tales of trans people thriving throughout history. Presented by Caitlin Benedict & Amrou Al-Kadhi Produced by Caitlin Benedict, Arlie Adlington and Georgia Catt

27 min
03/04/2019

7. Home

How do you come out to your family? How do you learn to be real with the people you love? How do you take these conversations seriously when the beach is calling your name? Caitlin returns home to Australia and finally has The Conversation with their dad Paul. Presented by Caitlin Benedict & Amrou Al-Kadhi Produced by Caitlin Benedict, Arlie Adlington and Georgia Catt

29 min
27/03/2019

6. Stories About Us

Where do you look for stories about people like you? How do you make space to tell those stories? What does the future of trans representation look like? Caitlin and Amrou look at the thrilling and all too rare times that queer folks see themselves represented in books, on screen, and beyond. Drag artist and creator of The ShayShay Show, ShayShay, remembers the significance of Sailor Moon. Writer and host of the Food For Thot podcast, Dennis Norris II, imagines the future of queer representation. Presented by Caitlin Benedict & Amrou Al-Kadhi Produced by Caitlin Benedict, Arlie Adlington and Georgia Catt

23 min
20/03/2019

5. Bodies

How does gender dysphoria feel? What can you do to combat dysphoria? How can you learn to live in your body as a non-binary person? Caitlin and Amrou get into the messy business of bodies - tattoos, piercings, surgery, hormones, and somehow also octopus sex - with Trans Like Me author CN Lester. And author of Queer Sex, Juno Roche talks about finding themself beautiful, the process of having their vagina constructed, and living in a trans body. Caitlin bribes their partner Roman with tea in exchange for talking about the reality of supporting your partner through their coming out process, and some awkward stuff about boobs too. Presented by Caitlin Benedict & Amrou Al-Kadhi Produced by Caitlin Benedict, Arlie Adlington and Georgia Catt

30 min
13/03/2019

4. Drag

What does drag mean for non-binary folk? If it’s not men dressed as women lip-sync’ing to Gloria Gaynor, what is it? What can you learn from drag when you’re exploring your own gender identity? Amrou takes Caitlin into the world of drag with fellow non-binary drag artists Crystale Rasmussen and Chiyo Gomes. Morgan M Page, history buff and host of trans history podcast One From The Vaults, reveals the radical history of drag. Presented by Caitlin Benedict & Amrou Al-Kadhi Produced by Caitlin Benedict, Arlie Adlington and Georgia Catt

26 min
06/03/2019

3. The Look

How can you dress to reflect your gender identity? Does a haircut and a pair of trousers make all the difference? Is eyeshadow off limits all of a sudden? Caitlin and Amrou are joined by fashion icon and Fruitcake Magazine founding editor Jamie Windust for a trawl through the charity shops of a London suburb, and to explore the tyrannies and freedoms of presenting yourself exactly as you like - from dresses to neckties, from tucking to binding.

31 min
27/02/2019

2. Words

How do you find the words for your gender? How do you ask for different pronouns? Would it be easier in French? Caitlin and Amrou make a pilgrimage to the legendary gay & lesbian bookshop Gay’s The Word to get into the language of gender with linguist and London Queer Muslims founder Martin Hasani DiMaggio. Caitlin asks their best mate Stephen for the sorely needed straight white male perspective on changing the pronouns you use for a friend.

27 min
20/02/2019

1. Realising

What do you do when you realise you’re non-binary? How do you come out to yourself? How do you find people like you? Caitlin Benedict is coming out. But before they begin, they need to really understand what it’s like to live as non-binary: to exist as neither completely male nor completely female in a world usually confined to two options. So Caitlin has enlisted the help of their friend and mentor Amrou, and together they set off for Brighton, and the Museum of Transology where curator EJ Scott shares his wisdom about life outside the gender binary, the incredible trans community in the UK, and how best to transport a pair of breasts. And Amrou takes Caitlin to meet their best friend, artist Victoria Sin. Presented by Caitlin Benedict & Amrou Al-Kadhi Produced by Caitlin Benedict, Arlie Adlington and Georgia Catt

28 min
13/02/2019

Welcome to NB

You might have heard the term non-binary. This is how it feels.

3 min

9 Episodes

4.1

out of 5

185 Ratings

Informative, Fulfilling, Revealing

26/06/2022

Ioanna Hadji

This podcast was so beautifully directed, merging diverse non-binary and gender queer identities and experiences together so beautifully - really debunking the idea that there is such a thing as a stereotype or set definition for non-binary and gender queer people. We need more of this form of diverse representation - it’s difficult to share in words how much this podcast has shaped my first steps as a gender queer person. The final episode and ending was so wholesome and fulfilling, tying together all the different strings introduced throughout the podcast. You smashed it Caitlin, Amrou, Arlie, Georgia and co!
Very informative

25/02/2021

Lisa 191

I found this podcast recently. Can I first start by applauding the BBC for making this podcast. I am a youth worker who works with LGBT youths. I have told them to listen to this and one in particular I asked them to get their supportive parents to listen to it. I feel that it will really help my young people and their parents who are trying understand what non binary actually means. If either of the presenters would like to give a chat to our groups then that would be amazing and please get in touch! 👍😘
This podcast helped me a lot

06/02/2021

blissfully leafy

I’m listening to this again after deciding that I’m non binary when I first listen back in Nov 2020. I got to know some of the guests much more over the past few months. I feel like I’ve a better understanding and yet still getting more out of it. Thanks so much for making this.
Eye-opening

09/05/2020

bethan666

As a person questioning my gender identity, who could previously only define NB as ‘neither male nor female, or somewhere in between’, hearing the stories and perspectives of other gender non-conforming people has been massively helpful in reassuring me that there is no right or wrong way to be non-binary. Episodes are narrated with sensitivity and humour and you get the sense you are accompanying Caitlin on their journey. This podcast is an insightful look into the huge & diverse world that exists outside the gender binary.

You might have heard the term non-binary. This is how it feels. Join Caitlin Benedict & Amrou Al-Kadhi as they ask the big questions about gender & identity.