<p>In this Beyond Gender episode, Mia interviews philosophers Alex Byrne (MIT) and Moti Gorin (Colorado State) about their paper "Trans Kids and 'Making Up People'," using Ian Hacking’s ideas about “making up people” and the looping effect to make their argument.</p>

In this Beyond Gender episode, Mia interviews philosophers Alex Byrne (MIT) and Moti Gorin (Colorado State) about their paper "Trans Kids and 'Making Up People'," using Ian Hacking’s ideas about “making up people” and the looping effect to make their argument.

Alex Byrne & Moti Gorin

What’s really going on with gender—and how does it connect to wider cultural shifts? Psychotherapist Stella O’Malley, researcher Mia Hughes, and psychologist Bret Alderman explore how debates around gender, identity, psychology, and medicine open up bigger questions about culture, society, and mental health. With guests ranging from doctors and therapists to parents and detransitioners, they offer honest, thoughtful discussions—no jargon, no ideology.

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What’s really going on with gender—and how does it connect to wider cultural shifts? Psychotherapist Stella O’Malley, researcher Mia Hughes, and psychologist Bret Alderman explore how debates around gender, identity, psychology, and medicine open up bigger questions about culture, society, and mental health. With guests ranging from doctors and therapists to parents and detransitioners, they offer honest, thoughtful discussions—no jargon, no ideology. Support the show: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/beyondgenderpodcast/subscribe

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