First Draft Theater Jackson Bird

If you, like me, think my book ‘Sorted’ could use an update, I have a recommendation for you.
Links:
My first book, Sorted: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Sorted/Jackson-Bird/9781982130770
Blog post about everything I've said about Harry Potter and the Author Who Torched Her Legacy: https://www.jacksonbird.cool/single-post/almost-everything-i-ve-said-publicly-about-harry-potter-and-the-author-who-torched-her-legacy
The episode of How do you like it so far? that I was on: https://www.howdoyoulikeitsofar.org/1325-2/
Timestamps for How do you like it so far?:
0:00 - Origin story
10:45 - TERF Talk
38:00 - HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter series
46:20 - What I’ve been up to in recent years, and what I think about making art for different mediums as well as on topics beyond HP / trans stuff
Recommendations:
Material Girls podcast: https://www.ohwitchplease.ca/material-girls
Rachel Maddow on Seth Meyers: https://youtu.be/oNnyTqae-zM?si=pGzv-k6sjT0Hcg66&t=30
Cher's new Christmas album: https://open.spotify.com/album/4Eeeg4yMb5qtMEm0lk6lDM?si=nnIE1aMHTCmztlHP97rpVw
Earth, Wind, and Fire's 2014 Christmas album: https://open.spotify.com/album/2clJOOkMz707eU2OnHgS0z?si=9z3KliFmSoW9RM5KLFE55A
Chris Daily's latest Christmas album: https://chrisdaily.bandcamp.com/album/seasonal-sounds
Paul DeGeorge's Christmas mixes: http://pauldegeorge.com/index.php/xmas-mixes/
Resource document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZWq5PwfCMRd54Ovs61Jtr8Mxfhqp1tvaiu5sy1b_LsM/edit?usp=sharing
What I've Been Up To:
See me in The Infinite Wrench: https://www.nyneofuturists.org/tiw
Donate to our 20th anniversary fundraiser: https://pages.donately.com/newyorkneofuturists/fundraiser/jack-s-ny-neo-futurist-20th-anniversary-fundraising-page
Latest episode of Harry Potter and the Sacred Text that I guest hosted: https://www.harrypottersacredtext.com/episodes/this-week-vanessa-and-jackson-bird-explore-the-theme-of-possibility-in-chapter-eighteen-of-harry-potter-and-the-order-of-the-phoenix-they-discuss-the-room-of-requirement-dobbys-newly-free-life-and-umbridges-stifling-oversight-throughout-the-episode-we-consider-the-question-how-do-we-discern-what-kinds-of-change-are-possible-in-our-current-stage-of-life--next-week-were-looking-at-the-entire-series-through-the-theme-of-intellectual-humility
My latest YouTube video: https://youtu.be/H433bjjxR0A


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Some notes on Substack Notes, a few (unintentionally queer) recommendations, and updates from my projects.
Links:
The first episode of Techmeme Ride Home I guest hosted this week, which includes more on the Substack vs. Twitter beef https://art19.com/shows/techmeme-ridehome/episodes/e7ac2988-631f-4ddb-a848-02837c8dbaaa
Everything to know about using Notes https://on.substack.com/p/notes-faq
Why I'm ehhhh on Substack generally https://mashable.com/article/substack-writers-leaving-misinformation
Framing Agnes trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYnzUodIl14
Sharing Space from The Trevor Project, episode one featuring Daniel Radcliffe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBFvppAL48U
The Northern Boys' "Give It To Me" music video (audio NSFW) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zljDDcTnTG0
My Cool Stuff Ride Home segment on the Northern Boys https://art19.com/shows/coronavirus-daily-briefing/episodes/ece9b8a8-dbd4-4181-96a8-84841991f629
The Gender Friend by Oakley Rae Phoenix https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-gender-friend-a-102-guide-to-gender-identity-oakley-phoenix/18491568?ean=9781839973574
Tickets for The Infinite Wrench https://www.nyneofuturists.org/tiw


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Plus corn cob crust pizza and an update on the Internet Archive.
Links I mentioned:
Kate Erbland's review of A Good Person https://www.indiewire.com/2023/03/a-good-person-zach-braff-manic-pixie-dream-girl-1234821853/
Nathan Rabin's review of Elizabethtown https://www.avclub.com/the-bataan-death-march-of-whimsy-case-file-1-elizabet-1798210595
Joseph Goron-Levitt addressing 500 Days of Summer https://www.teenvogue.com/story/joseph-gordon-levitt-tweets-500-days-of-summer
John Green addressing Looking for Alaska https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r4S9iTje0s
Cool Stuff Ride Home episode about "goblin mode" being the OED's 2022 Word of the Year https://www.ridehome.info/show/kottke-ride-home/mon-1205-will-sherlock-holmes-go-goblin-mode/
My "Manic Pixie Dream Wannabe" play https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e2Iz0Fcs4s
Lady Charles' "Manic Pixie Dream Boy" music video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5Ayoo8yiT0
Lady Charles' "Godx" music video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7icDShiwoew
Little Caesars' Corncob crust pizza https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/little-caesars-new-corncob-pizza-crust-has-the-internet-split-2092465/
Pretzel crust announcement https://www.tiktok.com/@littlecaesarspizza/video/7215210227950636334
Trans Legislation Tracker https://translegislation.com/
The Trans Week project https://www.trans-week.com/
The Gender Friend by Oakley Phoenix* https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-gender-friend-a-102-guide-to-gender-identity-oakley-phoenix/18491568?ean=9781839973574
Oakley's book launch https://events.willamette.edu/event/memoir-writing-workshop--book-launch-party-1/
The Infinite Wrench https://www.nyneofuturists.org/tiw
Online registration for the Moving Trans History Forward conference https://www.uvic.ca/mthf2023/registration/index.php
University of Victoria's Trans Archive https://www.uvic.ca/transgenderarchives/
*If you use this Bookshop.org link, I'll get a little kickback


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About Those New Moon Suits… Plus, soapy chicken, Blackberry, and SUPER BLOOM.
Links I mentioned:
Axiom/NASA moonsuit announcement livestream https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KnOtI4fS3U
NYT fashion critic on the moon suits https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/15/style/nasa-axiom-new-spacesuit.html
Astounding by Alec-Nevala Lee https://bookshop.org/a/826/9780062571953
Moonrise podcast https://www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/moonrise/introducing-moonrise/
Paul Rudd asks NASA about the quantum realm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZp5-TFTlIY
The For All Mankind companion podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/for-all-mankind-the-official-podcast/id1552072013
More on the NYT's irresponsible and sloppy reporting on trans issues https://www.glaad.org/new-york-times-sign-on-letter-from-lgtbq-allied-leaders-and-organizations
The video I shot of the Super Bloom https://youtube.com/shorts/nL0EXEiBRiE?feature=share
The CIA's old policy of not hiring gay people https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2018/may/11/cia-polygraph/
The CIA now cruises at SXSW https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/what-is-the-cia-doing-at-sxsw/
Blackberry trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXL_HDzBQsM
One of my favorite ProZD videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUrRsx-F_bs
Soapy Costco chicken https://www.bonappetit.com/story/why-costco-rotisserie-chicken-taste-soapy
Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin https://bookshop.org/a/826/9781250794642
The Gender Friend by Oakley Phoenix https://bookshop.org/a/826/9781839973574
Oakley's book launch that I'll be at https://events.willamette.edu/event/memoir-writing-workshop--book-launch-party-1/
The Infinite Wrench, which I'll be performing in this spring https://www.nyneofuturists.org/tiw
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If you use the above links to purchase any of the books I mentioned, I'll get a little kickback.


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In this introductory episode, I explain the meaning behind the name of this newsletter and give the podcasting feature a test drive.
Subscribe on Substack: http://firstdrafttheater.substack.com
Watch on YouTube: http://youtube.com/jackisnotabird
Links I mentioned:
Please Report Your Bug Here by Josh Riedel* https://bookshop.org/p/books/please-report-your-bug-here-josh-riedel/18396148?ean=9781250813794
Almond milk is milk! https://apnews.com/article/us-food-and-drug-administration-business-health-nutrition-ed2acef14a014eef30a0fd24f98be07b
David Bowie impersonating other popular musicians https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrtXFTw2ico
Which generation controls the Senate? https://www.wcd.fyi/features/senate-generations/
My guest spot on Harry Potter and the Sacred Text https://www.harrypottersacredtext.com/episodes/vulnerability-the-house-elf-liberation-front-book
The summer camp-style retreat hosted by Not Sorry https://notsorryworks.com/calling-all-magnificent-people
Everything I've said about JKR https://www.jacksonbird.cool/single-post/almost-everything-i-ve-said-publicly-about-harry-potter-and-the-author-who-torched-her-legacy
Tickets for The Infinite Wrench https://www.nyneofuturists.org/tiw
The Neo-Futurists’ Instagram to check for show updates https://www.instagram.com/nyneofuturists/ 
The music you heard was “Trumpet Man” by Timothy Infinite, available on Epidemic Sound. Want access to tons of really great tracks? Use my ambassador link: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/37uu44
*If you use this Bookshop.Org link, I’ll get a little kickback


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