The Fox and the Phoenix

In this episode, Julie brings to the mic and to Savannah her frustration about the hundreds of anti-Trans, anti-Drag, and anti-LGBTQIA+ bills currently under review or in committee in almost every legislative state house in the United States. From a handful of bill written up and introduced in 2018 to almost four hundred active bills introduced since then, the attacks on the queer community contin...

In this episode, Savannah is inspired by a comment referring to her first TEDx talk where she mentioned she had not told her parents about being gender diverse...nor had any intention of sharing her feminine identity with them. Savannah and Julie discuss the pros and cons of keeping a secret this important and encompassing, when, why and with whom to share with, and how sharing secrets can be vuln...

In this  episode, Savannah and Julie choose comments and letters from listeners and followers to read on air. From gratitude that Savannah's partner,Judy, was able to voice her own side of their journey together, to agreeing with the distaste for the word 'transvestite', to feeling sadness after deconstructing from enfemme mode back to  biological male mode, each listener has a rich stor...

In this second of a two-part episode, Savannah and Julie continue to take a deep dive into the 'at the thing' cute list of all the great benefits significant ones have when coupled with a male-to-female crossdresser. In 'Living with Crossdressing: Defining the New Normal', toward the back of the book, Savannah wrote out a lengthy list of the reasons why a crossdresser's partner would benefit from...

In this first of a two-part episode, Savannah and Julie take a deep dive into the 'at the thing' cute list of all the great benefits significant ones have when coupled with a male-to-female crossdresser. In 'Living with Crossdressing: Defining the New Normal', toward the back of the book, Savannah wrote out a lengthy list of the reasons why a crossdresser's partner would benefit from having a CD i...

In this episode, Savannah and Julie tackle a topic they have touched on many times but never dedicated an episode to. During a podcast appearance with Dr. Dan, Savannah was asked a question about how one would see themselves in their sexuality if they had transitioned from man to woman. Would they consider themselves a heterosexual woman after transition if they started dated men, or would they st...

In this episode, Julie reads a letter to Savannah from a 14-year-old individual whose parents found out about their crossdressing. As a result, this teenager is afraid to dress again. Savannah and Julie, both having strong feelings on the topic, spend the episode dissecting the short letter, Julie's response, and what it's like to be a teenager struggling with an inherent sense of their own gender...

In this episode, Savannah reveals to Julie a mind-blowing revelation. During a counseling session, the therapist comments that much of Savannah's current proclivities, life coping skills, and non-confrontational demeanor may have stemmed from a childhood chock full of continued attempts to keep herself safe from emotional harm and invalidation by her parents. Self-preservation is a critical and of...

In this episode, Julie is rallying behind all those crossdressing men who single, ready to mingle, and who are looking for relationships, love, and fun with a partner. From casual to flirty, from romance to a long-term relationship, the non-binary among us deserve just as much companionship as the next guy or gal. Julie whips up her app and goes through the process of setting up a dating profile a...

In this episode, Savannah comes to the table with Julie with a story of detransition. Chris Beck, a United States Navy Seal, who gained public attention in 2013 after coming out as a trans woman (Kristin Beck), announced in 2022 that he would be detransitioning. Upon investigation, Savannah found an article and interview entitled, "Former Navy SEAL Trans Poster Boy Announces DeTransition: 'Transge...

In this episode, Julie talks with Savannah about her favorite culture... the drag culture. They discuss RuPaul's Drag Race and how drag in person and in entertainment has gone from the underground to the mainstream of pop culture. From NYC's Lucky Cheng's to 'We're Here", drag and the culture it represents has been int he zeitgeist for at least the last fifty years. And, as it becomes more a part...

In this Blue Sky episode, Savannah and Julie bring you all the outtakes from the last several episodes, including some discussion of Candace Cameron Bure and her public move away from The Hallmark Channel, the passing of the Respect for Marriage Act in late 2022, and a breakdown of the commercials from the last episode. Enjoy! ----- SAVANNAH HAUK is the author of “Living with Crossdressing: Defini...

In this episode, Savannah is excited to have Julie watch a newly launched whiskey commercial which tells a lovely holiday season family tale of transgender identity. Added to that is a Mars Halloween Bite: New Nanny Twix commercial from a Halloween or two ago. And, finally, talk springs up about the release/banning/re-release of the Zola commercials on the Hallmark Channel a few years ago. From ou...

In this second of two episodes, Julie and Savannah bring an article to the pod. The article is a wikiHow entry about. how to stop crossdressing... with seven easy to follow and implement steps for success... NOT! Our podcast dynamic duo go through each step one-by-one, trying to figure out just how to implement any or all of these suggestions. From simple to silly, from easy to excruciating, from...

In this first of two episodes, Julie and Savannah bring an article to the pod. The article is a wikiHow entry about. how to stop crossdressing... with seven easy to follow and implement steps for success... NOT! Our podcast dynamic duo go through each step one-by-one, trying to figure out just how to implement any or all of these suggestions. From simple to silly, from easy to excruciating, from o...

In this episode, Savannah reminds Julie of yet another accidental reveal between her and a work vendor while she was quarantined but working from home. In the aftermath of her revealing herself in full to this work partner, Savannah was graced with a response she never would have expected. In the letter back, the vendor spoke about her own daughter being "beyond the binary" and their perchance for...

In this episode, Savannah and Julie chat about the importance of crossdressng men having a solid validating support system. Sometimes, that takes the form of a loving and supportive partner. Sometimes, the intimate partner cannot or will not take on the role of a validating, guiding, and supportive "girlfriend'. Not the role of an intimate girlfriend or wife, but that of a "girlfriend" or "den mot...

In this episode, Savannah talked to Julie about what PRIDE means to her, reflecting on the local PRIDE event she missed this year due to COVID, binge-watching season 11 of the 1981 New York Gay Community themes of American Horror Story: NYC, and thinking about how far Savannah has come over the last several years. Like looking at Transformation Tuesday pics on social media, the end of the year is...

In this episode, Julie asked the question on social media, "How do I feel when I change out of my femme persona?". From sadness to despair, from self-reflection to self-assessment, Savannah and Julie read some of a bevy of listener comments that address how crossdressing men feel and deal when their emotional and psychological states when its time to de-transform back into male mode. While some me...

In this episode, Savannah comes to the pod with a little fire and anger in her belly. Julie has to talk her off the proverbial ledge as they dissect the re-emerging tactic of the use of the word "grooming" as it gets applied to the queer community by conservative or political groups trying to cast aspersions on members of the LGBTQIA+ community through misinformation, suppression of information an...

In this episode, Savannah and Julie discuss the pros and cons of a purely segregated trans queer life spent on social media versus living a life IRL. From the safety to the social media wall to its limits, from the validation of found community and sisters from around the globe to staying hidden from family just sitting in the next room, from the expansiveness of the internet to the perils of real...

In this episode, Savannah and Julie get a bit angry at the organized and targeted attempts by lobbies and hate groups masquerading as morally just literary commandos with the singular purpose in mind to ban as many LGBTQIA+, minority-driven, activism-minded, and racially-diverse books from our nation's school curriculums and public library system's shelves. As an LGBTQIA+ author and a community al...

In this episode, Savannah and Julie continue to respond listener questions and comments from the social media post "What are some obstacles that come between you and your CD life?". Take a listen as our co-hosts give their own takes and experiences on these very important and critical questions. Shout outs to everyone who was thoughtful and brave enough to share their questions and thoughts! -----...

In this episode, Savannah and Julie respond listener questions and comments from the social media post "What are some obstacles that come between you and your CD life?". Take a listen as our co-hosts give their own takes and experiences on these very important and critical questions. Shout outs to everyone who was thoughtful and brave enough to share their questions and thoughts! ------ SAVANNAH H...

In this episode, Savannah and Julie tackle a topic that has plagued generations of family members... the dreaded family-centric holidays. Those holidays where we have been taught and told are magical and all about family values and togetherness. The famous Norman Rockwell depiction of the joyous Thanksgiving dinner with smiling family members around the table isn't a reality for many of us, especi...