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How to Be a Girl is an audio podcast I produce about life with my six-year-old transgender daughter. It stars the two of us -- a single mom and a six-year-old "girl with a penis" -- as we attempt together to sort out just what it means to be a girl.

How to Be a Girl Marlo Mack

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How to Be a Girl is an audio podcast I produce about life with my six-year-old transgender daughter. It stars the two of us -- a single mom and a six-year-old "girl with a penis" -- as we attempt together to sort out just what it means to be a girl.

    Episode XXXIII: How We Are Now

    Episode XXXIII: How We Are Now

    It's been over two years. I wanted to let you know how we are doing.
    Thank you for your patience.
    (Spoiler: My daughter is still amazing.)





























































































































    MUSIC CREDITS:
    Tides (instrumental) by Benjamin Mullins (Courtesy of Audiosocket)
    Lost in the Dark (instrumental) by Forest Sun (Courtesy of Audiosocket)

    The Medical Stuff

    The Medical Stuff

    For years, people have asked me what I would do when my daughter hit puberty. Was I going to let her do... the "medical stuff?" Well, right after the pandemic struck, so did puberty. And this is what my daughter (and her mother) decided to do.

    • 42 min
    Episode XXXI: M is for Middle School, Take Two

    Episode XXXI: M is for Middle School, Take Two

    This episode is different from any of our previous episodes. It’s also a do-over, because the first version of this episode overlooked the fact that my daughter is growing up, fast. She’s almost a teenager, and we both agree that it’s time she took charge. So that’s what she did. (Here’s a little more about how this episode came to be.)























































































































    Listen to the book! How to Be a Girl on Audible Originals
    Find us on Twitter: @girlpodcast
    Support HTBAG on Patreon
    MUSIC CREDITS:
    “Edge of the World” (Instrumental) by Dot Dot Dot (Courtesy of Audiosocket)
    Filesharer's Lament by Podington Bear

    Episode XXX: Emma at last

    Episode XXX: Emma at last

    I want you to meet my good friend, Emma. When she was a little girl, she was just like my daughter. But no one knew her for 60 years. I'm so glad she's here now.

    Episode XXIX: Eleven

    Episode XXIX: Eleven

    I sit down for a talk with my (almost) 11-year-old: Cliques, gossip, fashion, puberty, and how it feels to be a transgender tween.
    MUSIC CREDIT: “Little Girl” by Jetty Rae (Courtesy of Audiosocket)

    Episode XXVIII: The Tell

    Episode XXVIII: The Tell

    A new friend at school. A poker lesson. A 10-year-old hatches a plan.
    MUSIC CREDITS:
    “Ganef” by Vagabond Opera and “Moonlight Love Affair” by Steve Rice (Courtesy of Audiosocket)
    “Chill Wave” by Kevin MacLeod
    “The Reckoning” by Podington Bear
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