Gender Forking: a Twilight Saga Podcast
Lori and Sam - two Twilight enthusiasts/best friends/sex educators re-read Stephenie Meyer's Twilight Saga through a lens of gender, sexuality, race, and fandom.
Episodes
86 episodes
The Loch Ness Monster (Chap. 22-23)
you nicknamed my daughter after what??!!Bella goes for Jacob's throat, aka Edward's favorite day.content warnings: discussions of grooming, child abusementions of SA & child murderDonate to Move to Highe...
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Season 6
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Episode 10
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1:17:17
Self-Control (Chap. 19-21)
It's time for Book 3: Bella! Donate to Move to Higher Ground: mthg.orgHelp evacuate families from...
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Season 6
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Episode 9
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1:13:53
A Vampire is Born (Chap. 16-18)
Bella gives birth, Edward makes a vampire, Jacob imprints.Donate to Move to Higher Ground: mthg.org
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Season 6
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Episode 8
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59:29
Blood in My Sippy Cup (Chap. 13-15)
Jacob & Leah bond, Bella drinks blood, Edward makes cinnamon rolls. Donate to Move to Higher Ground: mthg.org
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Season 6
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Episode 7
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1:18:09
Jacob is Actually So Slay (Chap. 10-12)
content warning: discussions or mentions of suicide, death, drug use, childbirth, eugenics in relation to indigenous people, sexism Donate to Move to Higher Ground: mthg.orgPatreon:
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Season 6
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Episode 6
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1:07:38
The one where Edward asks Jacob to impregnate Bella (Chap. 8-9)
Gender Forking: Retreat! Welcome to Book Two: Jacob. It's some of the most horrendous chapters we've read so far, go figure. Content warning: Homicidality, suicidality, pedophilia & relationship age gaps, racism, pregnancy, abortion...
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Season 6
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Episode 5
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1:25:09
The Horrors (of Pregnancy) (Chap. 7)
Bella is sooo pregnant already and Edward is on a war pathWelcome to Gender Forking: Retreat! We holed up in the White Mountains for a weekend to record as many episodes as possible. In this episode we answer listener questions and disc...
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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1:38:33
Suitcase Full of Lingerie (Chap. 5-6)
Bella and Edward enjoy Isle Esme even though she is totally pregnant already.Donate to Move to Higher Ground: mthg.orgDiscussions of racism, sex, sex-related injuryPatreon:
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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1:40:12
Mrs. Bella Cullen (Chap. 3-4)
Bella and Edward get teen married. Jacob shows up. Donate to Move to Higher Ground: mthg.orgcontent warnings: discussions of racism, ableism, and eating disorders. brief mentions of murder, assaul...
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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1:43:56
Honeymoon Practice (Chap. 1-2)
Welcome to Gender Forking Season 6: Breaking Dawn! Bella has a new car with a trunk full of wedding anxiety. Listen in for our takes on the upcoming nuptials, the Mormon eternal family, and the sudden plot pivot to motherhood and children. ...
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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1:28:47
Crispy Fried Vampire (Bree Tanner Part 2)
Bree and Fred play cards, Riley entices the vampires with dessert, Bree talks to Edward. Donate to Move to Higher Ground: mthg.orgcw: discussions of violence, murder/death, abusePatr...
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Season 5
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Episode 18
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1:02:37
Strange Vampire Kissing Sounds (Bree Tanner Part 1)
Bree and Diego go to Barnes & Noble and experiment with the sunlight. Join us for part 1 of 2 of our dive into The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner (pages 1-83). Donate to Move to Higher Ground: mthg.org<...
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Season 5
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Episode 17
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1:24:18
More Than A Little Traumatized (Chap. 26-Epilogue)
Bella and Jacob break up (again). Edward puts a ring on it (again). Donate to Move to Higher Ground: mthg.orgcw: discussions of sexual violence, relationship abuse. mentions of drug use, the...
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Season 5
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Episode 16
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1:36:11
Edward Said Polyamory is Fine (Chap. 24-25)
Victoria arrives. Donate to Move to Higher Ground: mthg.org cw: discussions of sexual violence from when we start discussing the book to 21:51. Mentions of physical violence, death, self-harm...
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Season 5
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Episode 15
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1:13:18
The End of Truce and Triangle (Chap. 23)
Donate to Move to Higher Ground: mthg.orgThe morning after the tent, Bella & Edward's highlight reel, and the brutal culmination of Jacob & Bella's dynamic. cw: mentions of sexual ...
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Season 5
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Episode 14
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1:30:56
Interview With A Vampire (By A Werewolf) (Chap. 21-22)
Donate to Move to Higher Ground: mthg.orgHiking and camping with the nightmare trio. (Wish this were Louis and Lestat fr)tw: 42:55-59:30 is a discussion about SA in relation to Jacob and Bel...
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Season 5
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Episode 13
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1:42:55
Prenup (Chap. 20)
Donate to Move to Higher Ground: mthg.orgBella tries to seduce Edward and somehow it ends up with him proposing??cw: discussions of sexual coercionPatreon:
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Season 5
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Episode 12
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1:31:48
Battle Rehearsal (Chap. 18-19)
Donate to Move to Higher Ground: mthg.orgThe vampires and wolves learn how to fight newborns. Jacob and Edward are weirdly friendly with each other. cw: mentions of sexual assault, some disc...
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Season 5
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Episode 11
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1:19:52
Revenge of the Khaki Skirt (Chap. 16-17)
Donate to Move to Higher Ground: mthg.orgBella graduates & the Cullen's throw a graduation party!cw: within the last 20 minutes of this episode there is discussion of manipulation/victim bla...
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Season 5
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Episode 10
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1:04:54
Jacob's Worst Behavior...So Far (Chap. 14-15)
Donate to Move to Higher Ground: mthg.orgJacob does some fucked up shit!! Why, Stephenie? cw: sexual assault/violence, victim blaming, racism Patreon:
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Season 5
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Episode 9
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1:38:45
Major Jasper Whitlock, Ma'am (Chap. 12-13)
Donate to Move to Higher Ground: mthg.orgAll about Jasper's backstory & the newborn vampire wars. Content warning: discussions of racism (specifically about Black and Mexican people...
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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1:17:07
Unpacking the Pack's "Legends" (Chap. 10-11)
Donate to Move to Higher Ground: mthg.orgBella learns about werewolf history and the Third Wife.Content warning: discussions anti-indigenous racism/settler colonialismPatreon:
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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1:32:28
Edward's Best Behavior Ever (Chap. 8-9)
Donate to Move to Higher Ground: mthg.orgContent warning: discussions of grooming Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/genderforkingInstag...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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1:05:11