Cracked Ivory
A podcast about the feminist discourses in academic theory and popular culture. Hosted by Talia Bhatt, author of 'Trans/Rad/Fem', and Emma Zakharuk, blogger behind 'Dolphin Diaries.'
Podcasting since 2025 • 8 episodes
Cracked Ivory
Latest Episodes
The Cult That Changed Tumblr. Robinson's "Detransition: Beyond Before and After"
Initially, this episode was intended to be exclusive to Patreon. However, given its subject matter, we decided to instead release it to early access and then publicly. Happy holidays!For the Patreon companion episode, Emma, Tali...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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1:27:42
The Parent Trap. Shrier's "Irreversible Damage"
In this very special episode of Cracked Ivory, Emma traps Talia and Lucy Kartikasari (she/they/he, luckartikasari on TikTok) on a call and subjects them to Abigail Shrier's opinions on transition, teenage sex, and race. Irreversibl...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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1:25:14
Spotlight: Interview with Jude Doyle, Author of "Did I Leave Feminism?"
On this special episode of Cracked Ivory, Talia and Emma invite Jude Doyle (he/they) to discuss his new book, Did I Leave Feminism? They talk about the manufactured antagonism between feminism and queerness, how Western trans ...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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1:13:17
Sister Raymond's Transmisogyny Bible. Raymond's 'The Transsexual Empire'
Today, Talia and Emma dissect The Transsexual Empire, a foundational text for the modern gender-critical movement. They discuss the history of radical lesbian feminism, the embattled discourse over trans women's place in it, and the wa...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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1:44:41
Please Just Take Testosterone. Halberstam's "Female Masculinity"
Is there a difference between trans men and butch lesbians? Are non-transitioning queer people like refugees? And most importantly, HOW MUCH SEX ARE THEY HAVING IN THE MEN'S BATHROOM? This episode, Emma and Talia are joined by Isaac (The Trans ...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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1:33:50