38 episodes
How to Be a Girl Marlo Mack
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- Kids & Family
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4.7 • 1.1K Ratings
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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.
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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.
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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.)
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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
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.
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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
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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Episode XXVII: Playdates with Christians
Are the new next-door neighbors going to let their daughters play with mine if they find out she's transgender? To attempt to answer this question, I seek expert advice from a new friend in the Bible Belt.
MUSIC CREDITS:
“Morning” by Nicole Reynolds, “Shall We Gather at the River” by Pat Holmberg, “Amazing Grace Solo Piano” by Lana Palmer (Courtesy of Audiosocket)
"Canoe" by Podington Bear
"Amazing Grace," piano and vocals by Miss M. Mack
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Customer Reviews
Thank you so much 🏳️⚧️
I love this podcast and it helped me with my own gender journey. It was one of the first resource I directed my mom to right after coming, honest a trans girl. Thank you so much this podcast has had a profound effect on my life! 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵
This is what I would do
ok deep breaths 😌 inhale…..and exhale 😮💨 ok now for starters your son is a boy but if he says he wants to be a girl, then I would just😌………..SMACK THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY PROGRAM OUT OF THAT GOD D@WM CHILD YUERMI? SAY “a girl does not have junk in her pants, a boy has a 🍌 in his pants and you do too! So guess what m**her fka your a boy!” That’s what I would say, PERIOD And look this is a good podcast but you basically failed as a parent because. you should get him a therapist and mental support this is unbelievable 💗~JonahTheHelpfulTherapist~💗
Lived up to reviews
I’m a trans guy and I find this podcast very heartwarming and sweet not only because Marlo is so accepting of her daughter but because she also talks about the issues trans people face in a way very different from the fear mongering in the right wing stuff. Despite some transphobes int he reviews, this is clearly not Child abuse. All said and done I love this podcast so much 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️