Sofieland: The Bunker

Sofie talks with Riley Silverman about the LA comedy scene, being a trans woman in Trump’s America, playing Dungeons and Dragons professionally, finding joy, being trans in public, experiencing female orgasms, feeling a wider spectrum of emotion, language and culture evolution, insecurity, talking about being trans so that people who are sick of talking about being trans don’t have to, looking for companionship, loneliness, friendship, being vulnerable on stage, emotional labour, Doctor Who, favourite film shots, live performance and making things that exist in the overlap.

Trigger warning – suicide, transphobia, surgery

Artwork by Linda Brinkhaus

Jingle by Harriet Braine

Produced by Dave Pickering

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Sofie talks to J (a.k.a. Comfyfat) about gender, accessibility, fashion, horoscopes, pre-destined dispositions, an end to disorders, gender fucked-up-ness, fatness, talking to the former you, EMDR therapy, being non-binary, separating yourself from your body, falling in love with girls, body confidence, relationships, prairies, taking things personally, trolls, wanting to be seen, faking it until you make it, control and the unknown, passion, authority and respect and ending up in good places.                                                                                                                                                                     

Trigger warning – fatphobia, 

Artwork by Linda Brinkhaus

Jingle by Harriet Braine

Produced by Sarah Garvey

A huge thanks to Phoenix Artist Club in London for letting me record my podcast and do my shows with them. Special thanks to Peter Dunbar.

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Sofie talks to writer and lecturer, Jes Baker about being Jes Baker for a living, her blog ‘The Militant Baker’, making her own Abercrombie and Fitch fake ads, body image and mental health, shame resilience, making the world a more compassionate place, a Mormon childhood, Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls, Landwhale, sharing your deepest darkest secrets, absolving emotional abuse, applauding the burnout culture, fatphobia around the world, animals in human clothing, going deep on wheat, replacing religion with activism and defence mechanisms.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Trigger warning – fatphobia, 

Artwork by Linda Brinkhaus

Jingle by Harriet Braine

Produced by Sarah Garvey

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Sofie talks to body confidence coach, creator of the 'Scarred Not Scared' campaign and author of Am I Ugly?, Michelle Elman about surgeries and scars, unsolicited feedback, the diet industry, a morbid obsession with the number 13, dying and out of body experiences, religion, PTSD and the 'havening' technique, 'inter-weight' relationships and trying to date a fire alarm.

                                                                                                                                                                                Trigger warning – fatphobia, death, PTSD

Artwork by Linda Brinkhaus

Jingle by Bailey Lenart

Produced by Sarah Garvey

A huge thanks to Phoenix Artist Club in London for letting me record my podcast and do my shows with them. Special thanks to Peter Dunbar.

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Sofie talks to American comedian Andy Kindler about Colin Farrell, Caddyshack, language and impressing people, a stream of self-consciousness, ADHD and OCD, Prozac and therapy, intrusive thoughts, 'being a man', the draft, a run-in with Adam Sandler, how to be a hack comic, why Ricky Gervais is the comedic equivalent of Donald Trump, our perception of beauty, Yahweh, Popeye and bad trips.

Trigger warning – ADHD, OCD, Dieting

Artwork by Linda Brinkhaus

Jingle by Bailey Lenart

Produced by Sarah Garvey

A huge thanks to Phoenix Artist Club in London for letting me record my podcast and do my shows with them. Special thanks to Peter Dunbar.

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Sofie talks to American comedian Cameron Esposito about reliving trauma for art, queer therapy, gender norms, being treated like a novelty, the democratisation of comedy, tweaking the google search results for 'rape jokes' with a one hour show, the #metoo movement, making sure the story stays with the survivor, knowing your creative strengths, work ethic, fusing art and business, extending the boundary of safety, marriage equality, editing ourselves, the reality of podcasting, Queery, being in a field where it's shameful to talk about money, feeling like you need to be tough, taking breaks and the many forms of self-care.

Trigger warning – sexual assault

Artwork by Linda Brinkhaus

Jingle by Bailey Lenart

Produced by Sarah Garvey

A huge thanks to Phoenix Artist Club in London for letting me record my podcast and do my shows with them. Special thanks to Peter Dunbar.

Made of Human Podcast online:

Twitter: @podmoh

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Sofie talks to American comedian Shane Torres about the concept of a podcast handshake, Martin Luther King Jr, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, growing up with liberal views in a conservative area, filling the pothole yourself, therapy on the phone, how grief can change a person, the safety of familiarity, faith, anger, masculinity, honesty, victimhood, feminism and comedy, a changing comedy climate, Louis CK and separating art from artist, rehabilitation, caring what people think of you and the politics of sliding into DMs.

Trigger warning – anxiety and OCD, grief, rape and assault in comedy, paedophilia

Artwork by Linda Brinkhaus

Jingle by Bailey Lenart

Produced by Sarah Garvey

A huge thanks to Phoenix Artist Club in London for letting me record my podcast and do my shows with them. Special thanks to Peter Dunbar.

Made of Human Podcast online:

Twitter: @podmoh

Facebook: facebook.com/madeofhumanpodcast

Web: madeofhumanpodcast.com

Patreon: patreon.com/mohpod

Sofie Hagen online:

Twitter: @SofieHagen

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Web: sofiehagen.com

Instagram: @sofiehagendk

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Sofie talks to American comedian and host of This Feels Terrible, Erin McGathy about re-locating to Ireland after a ‘spirit quest’, being known as somebody's ex-wife, compassion, empathy, co-dependence, morning rituals, a Baptist preacher for a father, going to therapy camp at 16, breakups, grief, aquariums, pretending that you don't care while caring and the benefits of stepping in human shit.

Trigger warning – eating disorders, overdose

Artwork by Linda Brinkhaus

Jingle by Bailey Lenart

Produced by Sarah Garvey

A huge thanks to Phoenix Artist Club in London for letting me record my podcast and do my shows with them. Special thanks to Peter Dunbar.

Made of Human Podcast online:

Twitter: @podmoh

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Sofie Hagen online:

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Sofie talks to Canadian comedian Christina Walkinshaw about long-distance friends, working at the Yuk Yuk’s comedy chain, fan mail, being punished by the universe and getting glued back together, Michelle Branch, the negative consequences of hooch, being successful 'enough', polyamory and being happily single, jealousy and insecurity, getting 'Canadian drunk', the joy of sleeping alone, the aftermath of after-parties, horoscopes, looking for patterns, stage superstitions, comedy tricks, feminism, going viral, standing up for yourself, being talked about, stage fright, a love of boy bands and 'normal' life.

Artwork by Linda Brinkhaus

Jingle by Bailey Lenart

Produced by Sarah Garvey

A huge thanks to Phoenix Artist Club in London for letting me record my podcast and do my shows with them. Special thanks to Peter Dunbar.

Made of Human Podcast online:

Twitter: @podmoh

Facebook: facebook.com/madeofhumanpodcast

Web: madeofhumanpodcast.com

Patreon: patreon.com/mohpod

Sofie Hagen online:

Twitter: @SofieHagen

Facebook: facebook.com/sofiehagen.komiker

Web: sofiehagen.com

Instagram: @sofiehagendk

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