{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 6: Trans Women in Stories with Cara Tucker","description":"In this episode, we discuss representation and tropes of trans women in books and television. &amp;nbsp;In addition to talking about common tropes, Cara and I discuss what\u2019s missing from trans women\u2019s characters. We also talk about best practices for using pronouns and previous names in character flashbacks and backstory and where the line is between authenticity and tragedy porn. Hire Cara for audio visual services including podcast editing and videography: https:\/\/caratucker.com\/ Bonus: Listen all the way through for a sample of Cara\u2019s chiptunes arrangement of Beethoven\u2019s 7th Symphony. Links:&amp;nbsp; Some links include spoilers. Laverne Cox who plays Sophia on Netflix\u2019s Orange is the New Black. Here is an  article about the trauma \/ tragedy porn in the show (spoilers and triggering content about racial violence, police brutality, incarceration, and transphobia). I want to acknowledge that in my conversation with Cara, we did not include the Sense8 created by the Wachowski sisters, Lana and Lilly, who also directed The Matrix Wendy Carlos- a musician and composer who helped develop the Moog Synthesizer which was the first commercially available keyboard instrument. Lynn Conway- the computer scientist whose task efficiency system is still used in most computers today. Battleblock Theatre  Star Wars: Clone Wars- Darth Maul\u2019s back story (spoilers) An  article from the New Yorker about the backlash to Star Wars Episode 8: The Last Jedi More info about this podcast and my sensitivity reading services: Website: www.sensitivityreader.com Email: sensitivityreader@gmail.com Social Media: Facebook and Twitter Music arrangement and podcast editing by Cara Tucker https:\/\/caratucker.com\/ Logo design by Leonard Pollard, commissions open: leonard.pollard@colorado.edu Seriously, he\u2019s amazing. You should see what he can do with embroidery floss. Shout out to Nikita Burks-Hale, M.Ed. at Journeygurlmagic.com for all of her support in getting this podcast off the ground. Nikita is a journey coach and podcast editor. ","author_name":"The Sensitivity Reader Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/www.sensitivityreader.com\/podcast","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/14351666\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/72413717"}