Science In Transition Episode 1: Birth of The Clinic | from Cursed Media

After listen to the entire new min series, I can see why QAA chose to separate them selves from the new project. Science in Transition is an opinion piece masquerading as a “Science” piece. I hope the next two mini series are better than this. I am already considering asking for my money back since there was no scientific evidence provided in support of transition. I was really looking forward to this series but unfortunately very disappointed. Do better guys.

A Playlist for the new series would be nice

Every major city is about to have an all trans girl screamo band named “John Money” after this drops

Any plans to add more payment methods? I‘m really interested in the series but I don’t have a credit card.

Just signed up for Cursed Media, $25/year is a STEAL. Really excited to see what kind of doors this opens not just for the QAA folks we're familiar with, but strengthening the kind of research, discussion, and storytelling QAA has come to represent.

I have been a huge fan for a while and gladly paid the monthly patreon subscription for the bonus episodes and limited series. This feels kind of weird though. So are you uncoupling the limited series from the main feed? Are you merely trying to get around patreon and set up your own subscription system? Will there be an "all inclusive tier"? Or are you hoping on people simply double-subscribing? Maybe i missed something somewhere, but I guess what rubs me the wrong way the most is the lack of communication.

Nope, sorry, I can't justify paying another subscription to access this series. This is also making me reconsider whether to continue paying the Patreon sub. Times are hard, guys, you need to consider what your audience can actually afford.

Just wanted to say I’m so unbelievably excited for this series. I’m a gender studies major and when I heard Julia Serano’s name i started doing laps around my house like a dog. I love you

While i think I understand the desire and value to build an overarching brand that produces the varied media that y'all have been doing for many years now, I have a moderate level of unease about it, heightened by the coy references to pricing and content. Just lay it on the table and show what the price will be and what the value is. In writing.

Few more comments on the episode: 1. I could only make it so far into the pod after trying a few times. The main issue is that it feels like we are being read at, not read to. The pace is too fast, especially the first 15 minutes. 2. No banter to allow listeners to digest the content at this pace. 3. Music is meh the way it is implemented. 4. If you choose to have a person read text, avoid the annoying vocal fry girl.

If I were in charge of funding at a university and some academic pitched something called “The Feminine Boy Project”, I’d be calling the campus cops to seize his hard drive

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Around the 1240 mark, it is implied that Charles Darwin was alive in the 18th century. He was alive in the 19th century.

'Seeking a Fren' was a miserable listen - hoping this is different

I listened on Apple Podcasts. Love! Btw a google search of "cursed media" did not show your website.

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Love this so much!

I mostly remember Spencer from back when he hosted Those Old Fashioned Values, but that's not how he was introduced. Why don't you want people to remember you as the Family Guy guy, Spencer? Spencer?

Uncertain if you all read the comments, but there’s so much dogging on you guys asking for very little for so much intricate and well done, researched, relevant, and INTERESTING and INFORMATIVE content. I hope supporting cast is a way to, unfortunately in capitalist terms, scale up, and helps to make more of these miniseries.

Science: Liv in agar agar

I love this history! I'm reading trans philosopher Talia Mae Bettcher and her work is revolutionizing my own worldview. Nice placement of Hedwig at the end of the episode!

Really like the series so far. Will be subscribing to the new thing. I understand why some are unhappy with the announcement of the new network, we all have subscriber fatigue, but I am happy to support QAA content. Your coverage on the conspiracy based far right still seems to be unique, and is uniquely high quality as well. Other left wing podcasts/podcast networks that I casually listen to, I will never support via subscription, largely due to the heavy amount of predatory ads they run while producing shows of hit or miss quality. Not to mention, your prices for the volume and quality of shows you produce are more than fair. Many podcasts not only run ads on their free content but charge much more for their (usually not as good) premium content than QAA, even when you include the price of the new network. Anyway, I love supporting your work as well as Knowledge Fight’s. (Western Kabuki is also a good one) Many creators don’t meet my standard for extra subscriptions, but you surpass them. This is a super long comment, but I have a little bit of personal experience with the suggestion that you’re charging too much for your art and how that can kill your self esteem. You all continue to make most other podcasts look bad, so I hope you are feeling confident about your new venture, because you should be.

Great episode, having all this information is one place is endlessly helpful. i think cursed media is a great idea that im happy to support. However Im afraid I don't really understand the sub model as it pertains to QAA and the patreon. Why not host QAA extra episodes on cursed media as well, if the goal is to transition out of a patreon model? I subbed here for the extra content (perverts) that is now part of cursed media

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So the original benefit of all mini series is going away from here? I think I'm just gonna pass on both tbh if that's the case.

Really great content, but is it necessary to have so many music drops? Maybe it’s my ADHD but it seems to distract from the narrative. I had the same problem with “Seeking a Fren”. The ambient pieces that play under the narrative are nice, it’s just the pop songs that break things up are a little excessive

Apologies if this sounds cunty/entitled, but I am feeling a little conflicted about this new venture. On one hand, I have no issues with supporting the QAA gang to take their output to the next level. On the other, right now I feel like I would be paying $25 for 51 episodes I already paid for (including episode 1 of SiT you have posted here) and 1 I haven't. I guess the bottom line is I will be waiting until later in the year before I can commit to this new venture - when SiT has wrapped up and we know what the next miniseries is. Like others have said elsewhere, it would be nice if it was just another Patreon tier for $7 a month, just for consistency's sake, but I also appreciate the desire to launch something new and separate. Also: LIV AGAR

Sell outs

As someone who understands very little about the queer experience, this topic is still fascinating. So essentially, we have gay men who identify as men but were punished for having "feminine traits," people who were conditioned to be one gender based on biology but have a desperate need to be the other, straight men who are aroused by wearing women's clothing, and even cis gender heterosexual men who were deemed too feminine and forced to undergo treatment? No wonder our world is a mess, as it seems that putting all of these things in one box is nightmarish. I'd love to hear more about how transgender men/queer women were discussed in these early years too, besides the feminist backlash. I know it seems obvious, but I can't help but wonder why does the social freakout always focuses on one half rather than the other. Also, the Bowie and Hedwig needle drops made my day.

Im kinda confused by the new model... QAA is not part of the Cursed Media sphere, but the existing side projects are? So if I buy the Cursed Media subscription I'm paying for those twice? Aptly named.

So, just so I understand, is the patreon feed going away or are these new programs additional?

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Hell yeah.

This is a serious topic but Dr. Hamburger? Like Jesus Christ i can only think of Mayor McCheese doing all of this.

don't just live, Liv Agar

Research! Facts! Science!

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Spencer Barrows!!!!!! :D

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