Episode 134: Wo Chan
Gender Reveal
Tuck Woodstock
4.7 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 21 November 2022
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
Tuck speaks with poet and drag artist Wo Chan (they/them), who performs as the Illustrious Pearl. Topics include:
- Re-evaluating the narrative of your book after starting psychoanalysis
- Combining poetry and drag performance into… PowerPoint drag!
- Creating art out of testimonials from your family's deportation proceedings
- Learning to share without oversharing — and without judging yourself for oversharing
- Plus: Ostrich feathers, Cantopop, loneliness, poop poems, and the stage as a sacrificial altar.
This Week in Gender: We recap the US midterm elections and discuss the concept of "Queering Congress" (lol lmao)
Find Wo on Instagram @theillustriouspearl. Togetherness is available now from Nightboat Books.
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Associate Producer: Ozzy Llinas Goodman
Logo: Ira M. Leigh
Music: Breakmaster Cylinder
Additional Music: "Mr Graves," "Turning to You" & "Lady Marie" by Blue Dot Sessions
Sponsors: Queer Candle Co. (promo code: GENDER10)
Transcript
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| 0:26.2 | or on Instagram and TikTok at QueerKindleCo. |
| 0:30.0 | Welcome to GenderVio, a podcast where we hopefully get a little |
| 0:48.2 | bit closer to understanding what the hell gender is. |
| 0:51.6 | I'm your host and resident gender detective, TugWoodstock. |
| 1:00.9 | Hey everyone, hope you're all hanging in there. |
| 1:06.4 | This week on The Show, I am thrilled to share my conversation |
| 1:08.8 | with poet and drag performer Wo Chan. |
| 1:11.3 | You may also know as the illustrious Pearl. |
| 1:14.5 | I first saw Wo perform at a Pride Month comedy show back in 2021, |
| 1:18.8 | and their performance just stuck in my brain for months |
| 1:21.2 | and months and months afterwards. |
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