How to Be a Girl (podcast)

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How to Be a Girl
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Presentation
Hosted byMarlo Mack [1]
Genre
LanguageAmerican English
UpdatesMonthly
Length10-30 Minutes
Production
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes19 + Bonus Episodes
Publication
Original releaseJune 7, 2014 –
present
Provider KUOW-FM [6]
Related
Website www.howtobeagirlpodcast.com

How to Be a Girl is a podcast about what it means to be a girl and what it is like to raise a transgender child.

Contents

Background

The podcast is about Marlo Mack raising her 13-year-old transgender daughter. [7] Mack is a single mom living in Seattle. [8] The show has had Jazz Jennings as a guest. [9] Marlo Mack wrote a piece in The New York Times about the podcast, which says that Marlo Mack is a pseudonym. [10]

Reception

In 2015, The Atlantic included episode seven "The Facts" on their list of "The 50 Best Podcast Episodes of 2015". [11] In 2016, The Guardian and The Atlantic called the podcast one of "The 50 best podcasts of 2016". [12] [13] In 2017, Time listed the podcast as one of "The 50 Best Podcasts Right Now". [2] [14]

Awards

AwardDateCategoryResultRef.
Peabody Awards 2016Best PodcastNominated [15] [16]
Webby Awards 2017Best WritingWon [17] [18]
British Podcast Awards 2017International Awardgold [19]

Adaptions

Marlo Mack has adapted How to be a Girl into a memoir that is available as an audiobook. [20] [21]

References

  1. ↑ Woo, Michelle (June 11, 2018). "I'm Marlo Mack, Creator of the 'How to Be a Girl' Podcast, and This Is How I Parent". Lifehacker . G/O Media. Archived from the original on September 1, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  2. 1 2 Dockterman, Eliana (March 30, 2017). "The 50 Best Podcasts Right Now". Time . Time Inc. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  3. ↑ Khoo, Isabelle (March 13, 2017). "5 Feminist Podcasts That Will Leave You Feeling Empowered". HuffPost . Archived from the original on September 1, 2021.
  4. ↑ Cowan, Katy (March 5, 2019). "13 Insightful Podcasts on Women, Feminism and Gender Equality". Creative Boom . Archived from the original on September 1, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  5. ↑ Curry, Thomas Adam (November 9, 2018). "Six Queer Podcasts You Should Be Listening to Right Now". Dazed . Dazed Media. Archived from the original on January 25, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  6. ↑ Anastas, Katie (June 14, 2017). "Are You Listening? 8 Seattle-Area Podcasters Share Origins, Advice". The Seattle Times . The Seattle Times Company. Archived from the original on October 27, 2020. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  7. ↑ Pantony, Ali; Morgan, Lucy (July 9, 2021). "'Mama, I Need to Go Back in Your Tummy, so I Can Come Out Again as a Girl': My Story of Raising a Transgender Daughter". Glamour . Condé Nast. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  8. ↑ Schumer, Lizz (September 27, 2019). "21 Best Podcasts To Share With Your Friends Right Now". Good Housekeeping . Hearst Communications. Archived from the original on February 6, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  9. ↑ Hurtado, Alexandra (January 3, 2021). "24 Podcasts Every Woman Should Be Listening to for Inspiration, Information and Intrigue". Parade . AMG/Parade. Archived from the original on March 10, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  10. ↑ Mack, Marlo (June 23, 2021). "Where in the World Are All the Trans Children? Everywhere". The New York Times . ISSN   0362-4331. Archived from the original on June 27, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  11. ↑ Standley, Laura Jane; Taylor, Devon; McQuade, Eric (December 22, 2015). "The 50 Best Podcast Episodes of 2015". The Atlantic . Emerson Collective. Archived from the original on February 5, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  12. ↑ McConnell, Freddy (December 21, 2016). "The 50 best podcasts of 2016". The Guardian . ISSN   0261-3077. Archived from the original on August 12, 2021. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  13. ↑ Standley, Laura Jane; McQuade, Eric (December 18, 2016). "The 50 Best Podcasts of 2016". The Atlantic . Emerson Collective. Archived from the original on February 21, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  14. ↑ McMaster, Andrew (September 20, 2017). "7 Podcasts Global Citizens Should Be Listening to Right Now". Global Citizen . Global Poverty Project. Archived from the original on December 23, 2020. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  15. ↑ "How to Be a Girl". Peabody Awards . Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  16. ↑ McCammon, Muira (April 28, 2017). "The Best of the Peabody Award Winning Podcasts and Webby Nominees". Paste . Paste Media Group. Archived from the original on September 1, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  17. ↑ "Podcasting and Parenting with Marlo Mack, Host of "How to Be a Girl"". Webby Awards . July 6, 2017. Archived from the original on November 27, 2020. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  18. ↑ Hill, Brad (May 2, 2017). "Webby Award Winners in Podcasting". Rain News. Archived from the original on October 29, 2020. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  19. ↑ "2017 Winners: Congratulations to All the Winners of the British Podcast Awards 2017, Chosen by Over Fifty Independent Judges Working in Podcasting". British Podcast Awards . 2017. Archived from the original on February 5, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  20. ↑ Ring, Trudy (November 20, 2020). "Mom of Trans Daughter Tells Heartfelt Story in 'How to Be a Girl'". The Advocate . Pride Media. Archived from the original on November 23, 2020. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  21. ↑ Mack, Marlo (February 5, 2021). "My trans kid experienced a joyful, anxiety-free girlhood – all thanks to puberty blockers". PinkNews . PinkNews Group. Archived from the original on February 16, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
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