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 –
November 2, 2020
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]

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