How to Be a Girl
How to Be a Girl

How to Be a Girl

Marlo Mack

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How to Be a Girl is an audio podcast I produce about life with my six-year-old transgender daughter. It stars the two of us -- a single mom and a six-year-old "girl with a penis" -- as we attempt together to sort out just what it means to be a girl.

Recent Episodes

A post-election message from Marlo
NOV 26, 2024
A post-election message from Marlo
<p class="">My daughter and I are stunned and sad, but we are doing OK. </p><p class="">Here is something for you. Some words from me, with some music from my amazing daughter. </p> <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > <img data-stretch="false" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5372a3bde4b04b1ccbd379dc/8a9d48fc-dc78-489a-a037-2a07fe7b5104/hands" data-image-dimensions="1021x854" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="" data-load="false" elementtiming="system-image-block" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5372a3bde4b04b1ccbd379dc/8a9d48fc-dc78-489a-a037-2a07fe7b5104/hands?format=1000w" width="1021" height="854" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 100vw" onload="this.classList.add(&quot;loaded&quot;)" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5372a3bde4b04b1ccbd379dc/8a9d48fc-dc78-489a-a037-2a07fe7b5104/hands?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5372a3bde4b04b1ccbd379dc/8a9d48fc-dc78-489a-a037-2a07fe7b5104/hands?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5372a3bde4b04b1ccbd379dc/8a9d48fc-dc78-489a-a037-2a07fe7b5104/hands?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5372a3bde4b04b1ccbd379dc/8a9d48fc-dc78-489a-a037-2a07fe7b5104/hands?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5372a3bde4b04b1ccbd379dc/8a9d48fc-dc78-489a-a037-2a07fe7b5104/hands?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5372a3bde4b04b1ccbd379dc/8a9d48fc-dc78-489a-a037-2a07fe7b5104/hands?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5372a3bde4b04b1ccbd379dc/8a9d48fc-dc78-489a-a037-2a07fe7b5104/hands?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"> </figure> <p class=""><em>Music credit: Improvisation on electric guitar, by M. Mack</em></p>
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Episode XXXV: Unwelcome (Part II)
OCT 22, 2024
Episode XXXV: Unwelcome (Part II)
<p class="">What happens when supporting your child means leaving your home? </p><p class="">Meet my courageous friends from Montana, who are building a new life in a new state after anti-trans legislation targeted their young daughter. </p><p class=""><em>This is the second part in a two-part story. </em><a href="https://www.howtobeagirlpodcast.com/episodes/episode-xxxiv-unwelcome-part-i"><em>Listen to Part One here.</em></a><em> </em></p> <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > <img data-stretch="false" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5372a3bde4b04b1ccbd379dc/e2081dcb-c6c8-4d08-9df5-0b5a2aa8ca70/HTBAG-welcome-banner.jpg" data-image-dimensions="1211x605" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="" data-load="false" elementtiming="system-image-block" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5372a3bde4b04b1ccbd379dc/e2081dcb-c6c8-4d08-9df5-0b5a2aa8ca70/HTBAG-welcome-banner.jpg?format=1000w" width="1211" height="605" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 100vw" onload="this.classList.add(&quot;loaded&quot;)" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5372a3bde4b04b1ccbd379dc/e2081dcb-c6c8-4d08-9df5-0b5a2aa8ca70/HTBAG-welcome-banner.jpg?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5372a3bde4b04b1ccbd379dc/e2081dcb-c6c8-4d08-9df5-0b5a2aa8ca70/HTBAG-welcome-banner.jpg?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5372a3bde4b04b1ccbd379dc/e2081dcb-c6c8-4d08-9df5-0b5a2aa8ca70/HTBAG-welcome-banner.jpg?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5372a3bde4b04b1ccbd379dc/e2081dcb-c6c8-4d08-9df5-0b5a2aa8ca70/HTBAG-welcome-banner.jpg?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5372a3bde4b04b1ccbd379dc/e2081dcb-c6c8-4d08-9df5-0b5a2aa8ca70/HTBAG-welcome-banner.jpg?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5372a3bde4b04b1ccbd379dc/e2081dcb-c6c8-4d08-9df5-0b5a2aa8ca70/HTBAG-welcome-banner.jpg?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5372a3bde4b04b1ccbd379dc/e2081dcb-c6c8-4d08-9df5-0b5a2aa8ca70/HTBAG-welcome-banner.jpg?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"> </figure> <p class=""><em>Music credits:</em></p><p class=""><em>Game Hens by </em><a href="https://www.sessions.blue" target="_blank"><em>Blue Dot Sessions</em></a></p><p class=""><em>Chorus and Call, Detroit by </em><a href="https://www.soundofpicture.com" target="_blank"><em>Podington Bear</em></a></p>
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Episode XXXIV: Unwelcome (Part I)
OCT 7, 2024
Episode XXXIV: Unwelcome (Part I)
<p class="">Imagine living in a place where your own child has been outlawed. This is happening, right now, all over the United States. </p><p class="">In this episode, you’ll meet my new friends, a courageous and close-knit family who suddenly found themselves unwelcome in the place they had always called home. </p> <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > <img data-stretch="false" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5372a3bde4b04b1ccbd379dc/735b78e2-46f3-4b41-aeef-c7fb0a86967f/squarespace-banner.jpg" data-image-dimensions="1215x515" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="" data-load="false" elementtiming="system-image-block" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5372a3bde4b04b1ccbd379dc/735b78e2-46f3-4b41-aeef-c7fb0a86967f/squarespace-banner.jpg?format=1000w" width="1215" height="515" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 100vw" onload="this.classList.add(&quot;loaded&quot;)" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5372a3bde4b04b1ccbd379dc/735b78e2-46f3-4b41-aeef-c7fb0a86967f/squarespace-banner.jpg?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5372a3bde4b04b1ccbd379dc/735b78e2-46f3-4b41-aeef-c7fb0a86967f/squarespace-banner.jpg?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5372a3bde4b04b1ccbd379dc/735b78e2-46f3-4b41-aeef-c7fb0a86967f/squarespace-banner.jpg?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5372a3bde4b04b1ccbd379dc/735b78e2-46f3-4b41-aeef-c7fb0a86967f/squarespace-banner.jpg?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5372a3bde4b04b1ccbd379dc/735b78e2-46f3-4b41-aeef-c7fb0a86967f/squarespace-banner.jpg?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5372a3bde4b04b1ccbd379dc/735b78e2-46f3-4b41-aeef-c7fb0a86967f/squarespace-banner.jpg?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5372a3bde4b04b1ccbd379dc/735b78e2-46f3-4b41-aeef-c7fb0a86967f/squarespace-banner.jpg?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"> </figure> <p class=""><em>Music credits:</em></p><p class=""><em>Night Light, Dowdy, Quarry Clouds, &amp; November Mist, by </em><a href="https://www.sessions.blue/" target="_blank"><em>Blue Dot Sessions</em></a></p><p class=""><em>Pacific Tree Frogs by </em><a href="https://www.soundofpicture.com/" target="_blank"><em>Podington Bear</em></a></p>
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Episode XXXIII: How We Are Now
DEC 25, 2023
Episode XXXIII: How We Are Now
<p class="">It's been over two years. I wanted to let you know how we are doing. </p><p class="">Thank you for your patience. </p><p class="">(Spoiler: My daughter is still amazing.) </p> <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > <img data-stretch="false" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5372a3bde4b04b1ccbd379dc/89c03aa2-72b1-4b1c-a901-009bea6c8f28/IMG_2691.JPG" data-image-dimensions="503x709" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="" data-load="false" elementtiming="system-image-block" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5372a3bde4b04b1ccbd379dc/89c03aa2-72b1-4b1c-a901-009bea6c8f28/IMG_2691.JPG?format=1000w" width="503" height="709" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 100vw" onload="this.classList.add(&quot;loaded&quot;)" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5372a3bde4b04b1ccbd379dc/89c03aa2-72b1-4b1c-a901-009bea6c8f28/IMG_2691.JPG?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5372a3bde4b04b1ccbd379dc/89c03aa2-72b1-4b1c-a901-009bea6c8f28/IMG_2691.JPG?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5372a3bde4b04b1ccbd379dc/89c03aa2-72b1-4b1c-a901-009bea6c8f28/IMG_2691.JPG?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5372a3bde4b04b1ccbd379dc/89c03aa2-72b1-4b1c-a901-009bea6c8f28/IMG_2691.JPG?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5372a3bde4b04b1ccbd379dc/89c03aa2-72b1-4b1c-a901-009bea6c8f28/IMG_2691.JPG?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5372a3bde4b04b1ccbd379dc/89c03aa2-72b1-4b1c-a901-009bea6c8f28/IMG_2691.JPG?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5372a3bde4b04b1ccbd379dc/89c03aa2-72b1-4b1c-a901-009bea6c8f28/IMG_2691.JPG?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"> </figure> <p class=""><em>MUSIC CREDITS:</em></p><p class=""><em>Tides (instrumental) by Benjamin Mullins (Courtesy of Audiosocket)</em></p><p class=""><em>Lost in the Dark (instrumental) by Forest Sun (Courtesy of Audiosocket)</em></p>
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