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Episode 106: Yeonsoo Julian Kim
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Length:
49 minutes
Released:
Nov 29, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
Tuck speaks with game designer and cultural consultant Yeonsoo Julian Kim (they/she). Topics include: Creating games where every playable character is nonbinary (or, in other cases, Korean) The joys of BDSM tea party games and horror erotic fiction Why “romanticizing colonialism” is a surprisingly common game plot Playing to win vs. playing to process your feelings and maybe have a nice cry Plus: divorcing fear from gender; and the DnD to HRT pipeline This Week in Gender: Iowa Medicaid must start covering trans surgeries; R*wling once again claims to be victimized by trans people; Stu Rasmussen was the country’s first openly trans mayor; Trans Day of Remembrance happened; Amy Schneider is crushing it on Jeopardy. Find Yeonsoo @yjuliankim and at yeonsoojuliankim.com. (Want more? Their interactive novel The Fog Knows Your Name is available here, and the Strange Lusts/Strange Loves anthology is being released in installments here [NSFW].) Join our Patreon (patreon.com/gender) to receive our weekly newsletter, plus stickers and other rewards. Find episode transcripts and starter packs for new listeners at genderpodcast.com. We’re also on Twitter and Instagram @gendereveal. Associate Producer: Julia Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Sponsors: Enby (promo code: GenderReveal) & Harsh Reality: The Story of Miriam Rivera
Released:
Nov 29, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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