This year I was absolutely STUNNED by Silo on AppleTV+. Not only is it a fantastic show, it's got a fabulous trans allegory that has a whole lot to say, so we're going to discuss the ENTIRE SEASON! This will be a NINE PART series, and spoilers abound! If you haven't seen the show yet and don't want to be spoiled, watch it before listening! In this episode, we discuss the world, the symbolism, the characters, and then delve into the first half of the pilot episode! Wife, mother, geek, corporate queer, and cat herder Samantha Cuddy joins us to discuss how seeing (and feeling like) yourself for the first time makes you a better person! Oh, and cats don't go to first grade.

SAMANTHA CUDDY

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The Trans Allegory of Silo s1, part 1

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Tilly Episodes Around September 19, 2023

Giving Yourself Permission to Explore Gender

Cis People Get Gender Affirming Healthcare Too

Rainbow Capitalism

Parents Who Will Never Know the Real You

Trans Freedom (and Underwear)

The Matrix and its Trans Allegories

Compliments

Transition Setbacks

Three Year Retrospective

Cis is Not a Slur

Confidence

Privilege (time and money)

Finding Our Trans Style

Misgendering and Passing

Proactive Allyship (be an accomplice)

The Trans Allegory of Silo s1, part 1

The Trans Allegory of Silo s1, part 2

The Trans Allegory of Silo s1, part 3

The Trans Allegory of Silo s1, part 4

The Trans Allegory of Silo s1, part 5

The Trans Allegory of Silo s1, part 6

The Trans Allegory of Silo s1, part 7

The Trans Allegory of Silo s1, part 8

The Trans Allegory of Silo s1, part 9

Trans Voices 1: Gendering

Trans Voices 2: Hearing the True You

Trans Voices 3: Interview with Speech-language Pathologist Jein Yi

Trans Grief 1 (aka The Past 3, aka The New Past 2)

Trans Grief 2 (aka The Past 3, aka The New Past 2)

Gendered Childhoods

The Only Trans Person You Know

Summary