Episode 196: Aren Aizura

Tuck chats with trans studies scholar and Minneapolis resident Aren Aizura (he/him). Topics include: How a protest camp in the Australian desert helped free dozens of immigrant detainees(!!) How Aren's kids are reacting to ICE occupying their neighborhood How Twin Cities organizing has remained leaderless and decentralized Being subjected to archaic HBIGDA "true transsexual" guidelines and a political background check while trying to access top surgery!? Plus: Australian hippies, tear gas, Tim Walz, the YMCA sauna, and audio of a baby talking to a cat in a bag :) Through The Wire, a 10-min independent documentary about the 2002 breakout from Woomera Detention Center , is available to stream here. (cw: incarceration, injury, police violence) Find Aren on Bluesky @incommensurati . Aren's book, Mobile Subjects , is available from Duke University Press. Join our Patreon to access our weekly newsletter and monthly Gender Conceal episodes. Find transcripts and starter packs at genderpodcast.com . We're also on Instagram @gendereveal. Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman Logo: Ira M. Leigh Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Additional music: Blue Dot Sessions Sponsors: Max Burns UX (mention Rhubarb!)

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Episode 196: Aren Aizura is an episode from Gender Reveal by Tuck Woodstock.

This episode is 52:47 long.

This episode was published on Feb 16, 2026.

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