Cracked Ivory

Spotlight: Interview with Jude Doyle, Author of "Did I Leave Feminism?"

On this special episode of Cracked Ivory, Talia and Emma invite Jude Doyle (he/they) to discuss his new book, Did I Leave Feminism? They talk about the manufactured antagonism bet...

Episode 4: Sister Raymond's Transmisogyny Bible. Raymond's 'The Transsexual Empire'

Today, Talia and Emma dissect The Transsexual Empire, a foundational text for the modern gender-critical movement. They discuss the history of radical lesbian feminism, the embattled disco...

Upcoming Bibliography!

Hi all, and welcome to our new Patrons! We're glad you're enjoying the podcast, and we're very grateful for your support. To give you a little preview of what's in store for Cracked Ivory ...

Jack de Toilette and the Descent into Despair

Emma, Isaac and Talia discuss Jack Halberstam's fixation on the homoeroticism of the men's bathroom to answer that most fundamental Marxist question: is pooping in private bourgeois? What was suppo...

Episode 3: Please Just Take Testosterone. Halberstam's 'Female Masculinity'

Is there a difference between trans men and butch lesbians? Are non-transitioning queer people like refugees? And most importantly, HOW MUCH SEX ARE THEY HAVING IN THE MEN'S BATHROOM? This episode,...

Ranked Competitive Brainworm Growth: RCBG

In this Patreon-exclusive episode, Talia and Emma are joined by Beth Leigh-Ann, who co-authors the online web serial 'Ranked Competitive Breast Growth' with Talia. They discuss topics of great impo...

Thank you to our Patrons for your support!

Talia and Emma just wanted to say thank you to our Patreon members for listening and talking about the podcast! We have an aim to release a Patreon-exclusive episode as a companion for every public...

Episode 2: Arson, Murder, Fandom. Aburime's 'Transphobia, homonationalism, and anti-Asian prejudice in anti-BL attitudes'

Talia and Emma are joined by May Peterson (she/her, goddessblade.bsky.social) to discuss the sizzling and steamy world of M/M romance fiction and ask: Does having critiques of M/M media make you ra...

Teaser - Arson, Murder, Fandom

Coming very soon to Cracked Ivory...

(we are talking about an academic paper in this one, we promise)

CompLez and PoliBi: The Lesbian Masterdoc

For the first Patreon-exclusive episode of 'Cracked Ivory', Talia introduces Emma to the required reading she needs to do before she takes the Lesbian Licensing Exam.

This episode will remain...

Episode 1: Whose Intersectionality Is It Anyway? Crenshaw's Theory of Intersectionality

For the first episode of Cracked Ivory, Talia and Emma are joined by legal historian and queer feminist of color Kay (who can be found at dihya-bint-neyth.bsky.social on Bluesky) to discus...

Talia Discusses "We Are All Non-Binary" by Kadji Amin

Talia, without her co-host, editing software, or good acoustics, summarizes her thoughts on Kadji Amin's best-known and controversial paper.

See her discussion of the paper's contents on Bsky...

Podcast Trailer!

Today Talia Bhatt and Emma Zakharuk unveil their evil lesbian radical transfeminist agenda: to end both Manhood and Discourse with a single podcast. Cracked Ivory is an examination of popu...