PodGis with Ava Val

Uh oh! Al Val's been RADICALIZED!!

In this episode, Val explains in great detail the 4 'encounters' with life that she had that day that totally RADICALIZED her - and essentially by that we mean "grounded her in reality, thus making her a misanthropic adult".

After that she briefly discusses getting misgendered by emcees during her intro at comedy shows, goofy pre-recorded show announcements at certain Canadian comedy club franchises, and finishes off with a wonderful story about meeting a young man named Andrew with super niche travel tips.

In this episode of PodGis, Val discusses NEW MERCH, finalizing her legal name and gender changes, an episode involving a botched people-pleasing impulse and her ensuing regret, a run-in at a burlesque show that all trans women would despise, an old crowdwork video, surgery-obsessed trans women who sew insecurities in others, and the origin story of Val's constant self-awareness.

Is she a narcissist? If so, she's the BEST DAMN ONE AROUND

Welcome to the J**z Factory!

Val takes her enthusiasm and lets it rip for the full 70 minutes, covering a range of topics including: the mispronunciation of her podcast, her vocal feminization journey and her 'target pitch' strategy, boasting and wearing leggings, watching footage of herself and knowing what she's about to say, the villainization of TAYLOR SWIFT, Galen Weston, Jesus Day, Florida's anti-trans bills, and the most narcissistic boss she had ever worked for.

See you next week!

Boy oh boy what a fun episode this one was! Val hops around happily from topic to topic once again, covering a variety of topics:

receiving a pair of mittens from a fan; Eminem as a playable Fortnite character; the mental battle that is auditioning for commercials as a trans woman; speaking breathily and vocal feminization training; fans who inundate her inbox with memes; the offputting YouTube algorithm of her phone's previous owner; Sneako as a groomer; YouTube accounts that read their scripts with a maddeningly repetitious inflection pattern; suffer a battle of 'wits' against sassy & superficial people; Allen Iverson's opinions on practice; media as a teeny tiny time capsule; and Val's American fans.

See you next week!

After a technical-difficulties-inspired self-imposed break from the pod, Val is back with wild rantings and ravings that range from silly to deeply self-reflective and somber.

Val dives right in, and after explaining her little break she discusses annoying background and theatre actors, seeing her old self on television, a bittersweet exchange with a former suitor who saw her old onstage antics and how she feels about potential partners being exposed to previous 'stages' of her identity, and concludes with some sober reflections on trans day of remembrance and the current unsettling global hostility towards trans people.

Take care of yourselves out there. <3

Coming atcha hot and spicy with another banger!

Val has recovered from a difficult week and comes back with a vengeful pluckiness, covering a wealth of topics: remorseful retrospectives, neurodivergence, self-diagnosis, distrust against medical professionals, "pet communicators" and animal mediums, cold reading, online debates and "debate bros", improvising onstage, people who are VERY proudly themselves, Smart car horns, and dog poop pranks.

Sure, saving the pandas, seals, and koalas is a fine cause, but WHY won't someone THINK of the BLOBFISH???? What about the uggo animals?? Why won't someone spare a thought?! One can only shake one's head at this cruel, cruel world.

Al Val goes under the Al Val hood once again - before she removes most of the hair atop - to speak loosely and precisely on a wide range of topics, from comedians who laugh at their own jokes, to the Arctic, to the cloud, to posting before and after transition photos, her appearance on an old episode of "League of Skanks", and being followed on s*ssy p*rn accounts on Twitter.

Rantasaurus Rex over here! LOL!

In this episode, Val goes on long tangents spanning FOUR WHOLE TOPICS, ranging from the timeless medical act of "clounching", her guilt complex when it comes to rejecting men online, her boiling eternal hatred for "Cards Against Humanity"-type games, and saying "can you imagine?" immediately after saying something rude.