We talk about season three of The Handmaid’s Tale, the TV series based on Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel. Vox’s culture critic reviewed it last week, and the show spurred her to confront her own identity. The title of that review: “The Catastrophist; or coming out as trans at 37.”
Coming out as trans in a review of The Handmaid’s Tale
Actress Elizabeth Moss in episode 303, "Watch Out," of The Handmaid's Tale. Credit: Elly Dassas/Hulu.
Credits
Guest:
Emily VanDerWerff - critic-at-large for Vox who covers television -
@emilyvdw
Host:
Madeleine Brand
Producers:
Sarah Sweeney,
Michell Eloy,
Alexandra Sif Tryggvadottir,
Rosalie Atkinson,
Adriana Cargill