The Knew Guys

Oct 14 2024 30 ep. 60 mins 111
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The Knew Guys is a podcast about masculinity by trans-guy comedians River Butcher and Gabe Dunn! Each episode, Gabe (he/they) and River (he/him) interview a guest about their relationship to gender, and explore relevant topics and events in the LGBTQ (usually the trans and/or transmasc) community. River’s your big brother, Gabe’s your little brother! Welcome to the fam! Episodes drop every other Thursday.

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Listener Male 9: Chappell Roan, Pre-Transition Gender Performance, and Voting Third Party // 29

Oct 14 2024 55 mins  
tw: brief mention of suicideLife is life-ing. Gabe and River talk parasocial relationships, the documentary Will & Harper, queerness and fame, Gabe’s feelings on his pre transition fashion, and River’s thoughts on voting for Jill Stein in the 2024 election.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Listener Male 8: Feeling Sexy, Masculinity and Anger, Imane Khelif and The 2024 Election // 28

Aug 29 2024 70 mins  
River has business and shows! Sunny writes in asking how to feel sexy or hot in their body and Gabe and River address a DM about sex changing after transitioning. Then, Gabe and River discuss dating burnout, top surgery concerns, Gabe's gender fluidity, masculinity and anger, and disordered eating. And finally, some recent news involving Imane Khelif and the 2024 election.Adver

Listener Male 7: Breaking The Trump News While On Stage, A Reviewer Hates Gabe, and Your Emails! // 27

Jul 18 2024 57 mins  
Gabe and River talk about acquiring new skills. Then, we read your mail! A listener wants to know what they should call their trans guy support group and how to best keep the group together. Who would River play in live action Frozen? Theo wants to share how Ben Greene's episode helped their journey with their aunt's acceptance of their transness. Other listeners want advic

The Dyke To Fag Pipeline with Jes Tom // 26

Jun 13 2024 63 mins  
cw: food, diet and working out discussion in the introductionGabe and River discuss working out and muscle building. Then, comedian Jes Tom joins the podcast for a freewheeling conversation about keyhole top surgery pros and cons, going by they/them pronouns since 2011, and the use of "she." Jes and Gabe vs. River's sexuality, using a hoe era to figure out who you are,

My Kid Is Trans, Now What? with Ben Greene // 25

May 16 2024 81 mins  
Gabe and River are as normal as two regular guys. Was puberty traumatic for everyone? River answers a listener's question about getting misgendered. Then, Florida, the movie Stress Positions, and which Challengers boys we'd be. Author Ben Greene joins the show to talk about his book on creating joy around trans kids, his experience coming out as trans in high school, and th

Listener Male 6: WNBA, Internalized Transphobia, "Gifted," Dual Identities, Aging // 24

Apr 18 2024 63 mins  
River gives a very cool update on the WNBA draft and coach Dawn Staley's comments on trans women in sports. Next, an incredible question leads to a nuanced conversation about internalized transphobia and judging other trans people. Then, what's the correlation between transness and "giftedness?" A listener writes in to commiserate with River's comments about hol

Black Trans Joy In Rap Music with Cuee // 23

Apr 04 2024 47 mins  
Gabe and River both had great experiences in New York... separately. Then, rapper Cuee joins the show to talk about the business of being a queer rapper, his political and creative inspirations (and what it means to be a loverboy), and redoing your old albums post-transition aka (Taylor's Version) (Trans). Plus, performing at Lawrence, Kansas' first Pride, being an incredib

Trans Casting Directors with Charlie Hano // 22

Mar 21 2024 51 mins  
Adrian sends a fantastic email about cherry-picking horror stories from the state of Florida that has River cheering in his seat. Then, trans casting director Charlie Hano joins the pod to talk about auditioning dos and don'ts, the constantly changing landscape for what trans looks like in entertainment, and his own transition story born from a dream.Advertising Inquiries: http

LISTENER MALE 5: We Want To Matchmake You! // 21

Mar 07 2024 55 mins  
Gabe wants to find River a husband at a sports bar, even though River is in his "hetero era." The duo talk about all kinds of topics, including looking for unconditional love, dying their beards, relating to Ken in the Barbie movie, masculinizing facial filler, and whether everyone hates being a woman. Should trans people boycott Florida? Gabe and River address an email abo

Polyamory and Drag with Vico Ortiz // 20

Feb 22 2024 61 mins  
Writer, actor, producer, host, lover and friend Vico Ortiz joins the podcast to talk about therapy, attachment styles and astrology, their drag style, coming out as polyamorous and one million other fascinating topics. Plus, which host did Vico go on a date with? (You’ll never guess.)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/priva