Our friend Karen, aka ‘Hippiesq’, returned for a casual kvetch-sesh which we recorded about three weeks ago since I knew I’d be in Washington this week for Detrans Awareness Day.

Karen had shared a draft of an essay she’d written that I really liked, and I asked if she might like to record an audio version of it. This episode thus begins in lofty fashion with her reading that eloquent piece, then moves on to more of a sea-level discourse about the American morning TV show ‘The View,’ the Oscar-nominated not-a-’film’ Emilia Perez, Trump derangement, the still-galling capture of The New Yorker (it’s time for me to move on from this, I know); murder-onset gender dysphoria; a brief Old Testament bit; the Netflix series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend; and the Substack Socrates known as Gurwinder.

Also noted: ‘Memory Hole’, the acclaimed podcast produced by a new friend of TransMuted which will soon release Season 2, so you’ll want to binge season 1 now if you haven’t already.

And last but not least: there’s a truly fabulous treat waiting for you at the end of the episode courtesy of William A Ferguson, the composer of all the music ever used on this podcast, including the brand new gem you’ll hear at the end! Enjoy.

Credits:

Theme music by William A. Ferguson

UnMuted logo art by Anne Gibbons

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