In this interlude, Cosmo reassures listeners that new content will be arriving soon with the ending of the gender and sexuality series and that there is exciting, new material being developed.Credits Intro/Outro : Cosmo Cavanaugh S

GO011D - Transphobia: The Great Debate (UNCENSORED)

Feb 1st, 2017

DownloadTHIS EPISODE, ALONG WITH THE PREVIOUS PARTS OF THIS DISCUSSION, IS UNCENSORED.Trigger Warnings:HomophobiaTransphobiaMentions of incestMentions of pedophilia~Please be a responsible listener.~Here ends our conversati

GO011C - Transphobia: The Great Debate (UNCENSORED)

Nov 25th, 2016

DownloadTrigger Warnings:HomophobiaTransphobiaTERRIBLE THINGS~Please be a responsible listener.~We continue our conversation on fetishization and whether a boyfriend in a hypothetical scenario is transphobic. This was what we

Episode 11b: Transphobia - The Great Debate (UNCENSORED)

Sep 24th, 2016

DownloadTrigger Warnings:HomophobiaTransphobiaTERRIBLE THINGSWe continue our conversation on fetishization and whether a boyfriend in a hypothetical scenario is transphobic. This was what we began in episode 11a and will cont

Episode 11a: Transphobia - The Great Debate (UNCENSORED)

Sep 2nd, 2016

DownloadTrigger Warnings:HomophobiaTransphobiaTERRIBLE THINGSViolence towards members of the LGBT community~Please be a responsible listener.~In this first of a multi-part episode, we debate two issues. The first is a hyp

Episode 10: Gender Expression - Expectation; Presentation

Jun 28th, 2016

DownloadTrigger Warnings:HomophobiaTransphobiaViolence towards members of the LGBT community~Please be a responsible listener.~Tune in to find out how questionnaires should not ask about gender, the stereotypical LGBTQ+ job, a

Episode 9: P*rn & Prison

Apr 27th, 2016

Trigger Warnings: Sexual Abuse & Rape Homophobia & Transphobia Violence towards people in the LGBT community ~Please be a responsible listener.~ In this episode we talk about aromantics and asexuals as relating to a heteronormative , allo

Episode 8.5: A Wrinkle in the Schedule

Apr 1st, 2016

LISTEN FOR AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT.(If you want a hint, it concerns our long hiatus and when we're going to break it.)CreditsVoice & script by Kyle MitchellSound editing by Cosmo CavanaughHosted by, all the above, and :

Episode 8: LGBT Is Neither A Lifestyle Nor A Choice

Feb 29th, 2016

Trigger Warnings:OstracizationHomophobiaTransphobiaViolence against people of the LGBT community.~Please be a responsible listener.~This is the sixth part of the gender and sexuality (mini-)series. Here we’re using a recording

Episode 7: Gatekeeping & A Word On Leelah Alcorn

Feb 22nd, 2016

Trigger Warnings:OstracizationHomophobiaTransphobiaSuicide & Self-EndangermentSexual AbuseViolence against people of the LGBT community.TortureSurgeryVictimization of childrenPedophilia~Please be a responsible listener.~In this episode we star

Episode 6: Candy Corn & How to Have a Conversation

Feb 15th, 2016

Trigger Warnings:OstracizationHomophobiaTransphobiaMedication & SurgerySelf-endangerment~Please be a responsible listener.~Get ready to expand your vocabulary, because in this episode we drop some terminology, and I don’t just mean the words

Episode 5: Scars and Stories

Feb 8th, 2016

Trigger Warnings:OstracizationHomophobiaTransphobiaViolence towards people of the LGBT communityPersonal stories about the discovery of an identity~Please be a responsible listener.~It is an unfortunate fact that for LGBT+ peo

Episode 4: Skewed Images

Jan 25th, 2016

Trigger Warnings:SurgeryOstracizationHomophobiaTransphobiaViolence towards people of the LGBT communityHypermasculinity~Please be a responsible listener.~In this second installment of our gender and sexuality mini-series, we co

Episode 3: The Reign of the Gender Binary

Jan 13th, 2016

Trigger Warnings: mutilations suicide surgery ostracization homophobia and transphobia violence towards people of the LGBT community. ~Please be a responsible listener.~ You’ve all been waiting for it: The first part of ou

The Battle of the Long, Long Films

Dec 16th, 2015

With Star Wars: The Force Awakens soon to be coming out in theaters, it seems like every youtuber and blogger out there is trying get some angle or other on it. Well, this blog won't be caught up in the hype. Could you imagine? Our first blog p

By Day She Dreams of Heroes

Nov 28th, 2015

This Thanksgiving weekend we've got a story by David Martin. Our hope is that the contrasting of ancient Geatish heroes and petty school bullies will go along well with your turkey.She must have laid on the ground for a good five minutes. Final

Episode 2.5: Back to the Sea

Nov 24th, 2015

In this interlude, Kyle talks about the mini-series on gender and sexuality coming out in December and gives a shout-out to some of our contributing artists. Credits Voice by Kyle Mitchell Sound editing and script by Cosmo Cavan

Episode 2: Book Readings . . . And Stuff

Nov 16th, 2015

In our first comedy episode—unless, that is, you’d consider our previous discussion funny—classic authors talk about about our private moments, Anne wrecks my computer charger, and we play some music by Kevin MacLeod, Doprah, and Cash

We're Looking For Stories Relating to Gender and Sexuality

Nov 13th, 2015

We're currently working on a small series of episodes where we discuss gender and sexuality. Think LGBTQQIAAP. If you've got a story, either fiction or non-fiction, relating to that topic, please, by all means, send it in! In order to have your

Episode 1: Cosmicism

Oct 31st, 2015

Geometric Octopus would like to bring you a platterful of a writhing, slimy fiction, humor, music, and discussion if you’ll let us. It’s a veritable variety of things we have stewing. In this first episode, we discuss Cosmicism (a phil

Behold! The Podcast

Oct 31st, 2015

This short clip introduces the Geometric Octopus Podcast (and if you play it backwards, you will hear our plan to take over the world).Credits:Editing and voice by Cosmo CavanaughAdditional voice by Anne BeaudoinScript by Kyl

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