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Episode 9: Glocky Weatherwax

Season 1, Ep. 9

As we begin Equal Rites, a wizard seeks to pass on his power to a new generation, but wait *record scratch* he gives his powers to a girl?! *Curb Your Enthusiasm theme plays * Anyway, here's what four trans people have to say about a cis man's gendered magic system!


Today in the Disc-Course: Animorphs and Gundam, Sexism is Cancelled 2020, the gender confusion glass, crunchpunk, Terry’s love of goats, boy juice, karma credit, the gang gets unstuck in time, yummy wizard meat, HRTTHCCBT, beating up wolves, how to talk to children, Dummo Smith, godless Delaware, mansplaining witchcraft, the 2 hottest MILFs, Pokemon Go to the dojo, practical applications, medical anthropology, and gunology.


For those playing along at home: Read up to page 130 of Equal Rites (depending on your edition of the book), up to the sentence: "'Oh,' said the dwarf. 'Right, then.'"


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