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How to Be a Girl

by Marlo Mack
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About the show

How to Be a Girl is an audio podcast I produce about life with my six-year-old transgender daughter. It stars the two of us -- a single mom and a six-year-old "girl with a penis" -- as we attempt together to sort out just what it means to be a girl.

Latest episodes

  • A post-election message from Marlo

    November 26, 2024

    My daughter and I are stunned and sad, but we are doing OK. Here is something for you. Some words from me, with some music from my amazing daughter. A message from Marlo Marlo Mack…

  • Episode XXXV: Unwelcome (Part II)

    October 22, 2024

    What happens when supporting your child means leaving your home? Meet my courageous friends from Montana, who are building a new life in a new state after anti-trans legislation targeted their young daughter. This is the second part in a…

  • Episode XXXIV: Unwelcome (Part I)

    October 7, 2024

    Imagine living in a place where your own child has been outlawed. This is happening, right now, all over the United States. In this episode, you’ll meet my new friends, a courageous and close-knit family who suddenly found themselves…

  • Episode XXXIII: How We Are Now

    December 25, 2023

    It's been over two years. I wanted to let you know how we are doing. Thank you for your patience. (Spoiler: My daughter is still amazing.) HTBAG #33: How We Are Now Marlo Mack…

  • The Medical Stuff

    September 6, 2021 · 43 min

    For years, people have asked me what I would do when my daughter hit puberty. Was I going to let her do... the "medical stuff?" Well, right after the pandemic struck, so did puberty. And this is what my daughter (and her mother) decided to…

  • Episode XXXI: M is for Middle School, Take Two

    November 2, 2020

    HTBAG #31: M is for Middle School, Take Two Marlo Mack Download This episode is different from any of our previous episodes. It’s also a do-over, because the first version of this episode overlooked the…

  • Episode XXX: Emma at last

    September 23, 2019

    I want you to meet my good friend, Emma. When she was a little girl, she was just like my daughter. But no one knew her for 60 years. I'm so glad she's here now.

  • Episode XXIX: Eleven

    January 25, 2019

    HTBAG #29: Eleven Marlo Mack I sit down for a talk with my (almost) 11-year-old: Cliques, gossip, fashion, puberty, and how it…