It Is Complicated

About It Is Complicated

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 (https://www.patreon.com/itiscomplicated ) If you want to get into a discussion with us - https://twitter.com/ItIsComplicatd (https://twitter.com/ItIsComplicatd) or find us on Mastodon https://ohai.social/@itiscomplicated (https://ohai.social/@itiscomplicated) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

Dr J & Josephine Baird

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

30 May 2020

Latest episode

24 Dec 2025

Latest episodes

70 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   24 Dec 2025

   Happy 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

2. 

   10 Aug 2025

   An update - Life is a complicated bitch!

   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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

3. 

   10 Nov 2024

   Queer Voices - Suzanne Osten - Chaos is complicated

   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/ (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0652305/) Transcript (from zoom) for this episode IIC Episde 62 (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZtVrfDfXs3urwzZlyc0wH2Zso2QToTbxH_k8xhMfF5s/edit?usp=sharing) Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/itiscomplicated (https://www.patreon.com/itiscomplicated) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

251,697

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 41 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

21

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

68