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It Is Complicated

It Is Complicated

By: Dr J & Josephine Baird
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Josephine Baird and Dr J are contrary beings, where the answer to every question is "it's complicated", what might seem to be simple topics, like name, age, pronouns, or more complex ideas like games, brains, pain and anger - are all treated with gentle discussion.

Josephine is a computer games academic, activist and artist - and is a "Femme of International Mystery"

Dr J has the job title "Harbinger of Change" at Thoughtworks, the gender "Transgressive Non-Binary GenderQueer" and is a Troublemaker and #queernuisance - "because ... branding".

They talk through topics from their various viewpoints - in a careful, kind and generally amusing way - even when there is pain there is laughter - because ... dark.

Exposure is great - it doesn’t put food on the table. If you want to support us making more queer things like this- https://www.patreon.com/itiscomplicated

If you want to get into a discussion with us - https://twitter.com/ItIsComplicatd or find us on Mastodon https://ohai.social/@itiscomplicated


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Dr J & Josephine Baird Social Sciences
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  • Happy 2025

    Happy 2025
    Dec 24 2025

    Thank you for your listening and support - 2025 has been a year - we are back in mid-2026


    We love you, we appreciate you, we thank you for your support.


    Love - Dr J and Josephine

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  • An update - Life is a complicated bitch!

    An update - Life is a complicated bitch!
    Aug 10 2025

    A very short update - recorded in one take and un-editedby Dr J - so it makes some sense.


    1) We are still here

    2) We appreciate our listeners

    3) We are planning a move to SubStack - we'll be doing that in coming weeks


    We will record episodes possibly talking about the break (or not) - and publish the backlog - see you soon.

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    6 mins
  • Queer Voices - Suzanne Osten - Chaos is complicated

    Queer Voices - Suzanne Osten - Chaos is complicated
    Nov 10 2024

    In this special episode of It Is Complicated, we remember Suzanne Osten, who died on the 24th October 2024


    This interview was recorded a year ago, we are releasing it now as a tribute to her. We do have a backlog of episodes, this one felt important to put out first.


    Josephine met Suzanne in 2005 after Suzanne saw one of her performances and invited her to be in an opera, even though neither of them had experience in being in, or directing an opera.


    Suzanne’s adventurous spirit and willingness to try new things left a lasting impression on Josephine, and you can hear in the conversation how Suzanne was a force of nature—creative, chaotic, and always up for a challenge.


    This episode celebrates Suzanne’s incredible impact on the art world and her lasting friendship with those who knew her.


    Suzanne Osten’s IMDB page https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0652305/


    Transcript (from zoom) for this episode IIC Episde 62


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