The Fox and the Phoenix

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...

In this episode, Savannah and Julie bring the audience a special Monday release to coincide with the crossdressers' Christmas, a.k.a. Halloween. So many of us know that this spooky holiday is all about doing something different from societal norms. You want to a feminized Harry Potter? Go for it! You want to go to a party with your girlfriend in gender-bending couples' costumes? Ain't nobody got t...

In this episode, Savannah and Julie respond to listener and personal DM comments about Significant Ones seeing their enfemme partners for the first time IRL. From cis-female wives' and girlfriends' trepidation and anxiety of the anticipation of seeing her male partners dressed as women in front of their eyes to the male partners' concern and fear of outright rejection, the first in-person interact...

In this episode, Julie and Savannah chat about one of Savannah's favorite things... the movies! Growing up, many gender diverse folks of the 1970s, 80s, 90s, and the early aughts only found characters similar to themselves on the silver screen. From the crossdressing antics of "Some Like It Hot", "Tootsie", and "Mrs. Doubtfire" to the more serious and irreverent treatments of the gender fluid comm...

In the second part of this episode, Savannah and Julie continue to respond to listener comments about how they feel when they hear the word "transvestite". Along the way,Savannah and Julie weigh in with their own experiences with the word, and words like it. And, without, fail, Savannah swoops in with a history lesson about Magnus Hirschfeld and the genesis of the T-word--and its place in the worl...

In this episode, Savannah and Julie respond to listener comments about how they feel when they hear the word "transvestite". Along the way,Savannah and Julie weigh in with their own experiences with the word, and words like it. And, without, fail, Savannah swoops in with a history lesson about Magnus Hirschfeld and the genesis of the T-word--and its place in the world. Some people hate the word, s...

Savannah and Julie are on hiatus until Wednesday, October 5th, 2022 when they will bring you brand new episodes. Enjoy your September!! ------ SAVANNAH HAUK is the author of “Living with Crossdressing: Defining a New Normal” and “Living with Crossdressing: Discovering your True Identity“. While both focus on the male-to-female (mtf) crossdresser, “Defining a New Normal” delves into crossdressing a...

Savannah and Julie are on hiatus until Wednesday, October 5th, 2022 when they will bring you brand new episodes. Enjoy your September!! ------ SAVANNAH HAUK is the author of “Living with Crossdressing: Defining a New Normal” and “Living with Crossdressing: Discovering your True Identity“. While both focus on the male-to-female (mtf) crossdresser, “Defining a New Normal” delves into crossdressing a...

YOU'RE LISTENING TO BLUE SKY In this blue sky episode, Julie, Savannah, and Judy talk about the support, questions, messages, and letters/cards received about how she lives with a crossdresser. Savannah is the first to admit her faults, mistakes, traumas, and triggers, knowing that to make the relationship work requires constant communication and, sometimes, professional support and help. Therapy...

In this third part of three episodes, Julie, Savannah, and Judy continue their conversation together, focusing on those topics they had glossed over or had forgotten when recording the first two episodes. From living a domestic life as a partner of a gender diverse male-to-female crossdresser, to best understanding what make her boyfriend tick, to supporting all of the projects Savannah has comple...

In this second part of three episodes, Julie, Savannah, and Judy continue their conversation together, focusing on those topics they had glossed over or had forgotten when recording the first episode. From living a domestic life as a partner of a gender diverse male-to-female crossdresser, to best understanding what make her boyfriend tick, to supporting all of the projects Savannah has completed...

In this first part of three episodes, Julie, Savannah, and Judy continue their conversation together, focusing on those topics they had glossed over or had forgotten when recording the first two episodes. From living a domestic life as a partner of a gender diverse male-to-female crossdresser, to best understanding what make her boyfriend tick, to supporting all of the projects Savannah has comple...

In this episode, Savannah surprises Julie with a secret behind-the-scenes project where Savannah reviewed and remastered the very first The Fox and the Phoenix Podcast episode ever recorded together. While Julie thought the surprise was listening to the podcast trailer, the real surprise was the joy of reflecting on the time they have spent together as community advocates, pod co-hosts, and close...