Taking Off a Backpack Full of Rocks

Smoking a cigar on a riverbank in Alaska, this caller tells Gethard about the therapist's offhand suggestion that sent him north, and the long, rambling road that led him there. From sleeping in a college library to living on Greyhound buses, with many stops in between, he and Ge ...  Show more

A proudly unpredictable mom calls to talk with Gethard about errant mouth bones, thrift-store vendettas, and escaping a fundamentalist upbringing. Plus: dead snakes, a dilapidated chicken coop, and a toddler determined to keep all of us on our toes. Sign up for Beautiful/Anonymou ...  Show more

Bea Van Slee and Joshua Honaker share stories about finding joy and facing challenges regarding being trans today. Support RISK! on Patreon at Patreon.com/RISK Make a one-time donation to RISK! at PayPal.me/RISKshow Get tickets to RISK! live shows at RISK-show.com/tour Get the RI ...  Show more

A young trans man and his mother speak about her struggle to accept his gender identity. Listen and subscribe to Conversations with People Who Hate Me, and more podcasts from the TED Audio Collective, at audiocollective.ted.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf ...  Show more

A caller plans their move out of their parents house after deciding they want more out of life.

Later a final caller tells the story of trying to fit in after coming from Puerto Rico to mainland USA.

Toilet paper is not food. I am a gecko.

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A caller tells me how spontaneously moving across country one night led to their wild life over the last decade, and a final caller tries to embark on an adventure of their own.  Can I borrow a pencil? I am a gecko. SUPPORT THE LIZARD AGENDA: therapygecko.supercast.com FOLLOW ME ...  Show more