Episode 181: Checking in with Dean Spade
Episode description
Tuck & Ozzy catch up with organizer and author Dean Spade (he/him). Topics include:
- Tools for moving through jealousy, handling in-group conflict, and supporting someone during a breakup
- Why symbolic arrests aren’t currently an effective political strategy
- Why mutual aid is most important when we feel scared, avoidant or isolated
- Plus: “Better” titles for Dean’s book, promiscuous friendship, and what you should do about that gender marker on your ID…
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Find Dean at deanspade.net and linktr.ee/deanspade. Preorder Love in a Fucked-Up World via Bluestockings for 15% off (with code F*CKED<3), or listen to an hour of the audiobook for free. Dean’s book tour dates are listed here.
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Senior Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman
Logo: Ira M. Leigh
Music: Breakmaster Cylinder
Additional Music: “Kovir Straight” & “Gin Boheme” by Blue Dot Sessions
Sponsors: DeleteMe (code: TUCK20) & Queer Candle Co (promo code: GENDER10)