
It Is Complicated
Claim This Podcastby Dr J & Josephine Baird
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<p>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.</p><p>Josephine is a computer games academic, activist and artist - and is a "Femme of International Mystery"</p><p>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".</p><p>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.</p><p>Exposure is great - it doesn’t put food on the table. If you want to support us making more queer things like this- <a href="https://www.patreon.com/itiscomplicated " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/itiscomplicated </a></p><p>If you want to get into a discussion with us - <a href="https://twitter.com/ItIsComplicatd" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/ItIsComplicatd</a> or find us on Mastodon <a href="https://ohai.social/@itiscomplicated" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://ohai.social/@itiscomplicated</a></p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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Recent Episodes

December 24, 2025
Happy 2025
<p>Thank you for your listening and support - 2025 has been a year - we are back in mid-2026</p><br><p>We love you, we appreciate you, we thank you for your support.</p><br><p>Love - Dr J and Josephine</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

August 10, 2025
An update - Life is a complicated bitch!
<p>A very short update - recorded in one take and un-editedby Dr J - so it makes some sense. </p><br><p>1) We are still here</p><p>2) We appreciate our listeners</p><p>3) We are planning a move to SubStack - we'll be doing that in coming weeks</p><br><p>We will record episodes possibly talking about the break (or not) - and publish the backlog - see you soon.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

November 10, 2024
Queer Voices - Suzanne Osten - Chaos is complicated
<p>In this special episode of <em>It Is Complicated</em>, we remember Suzanne Osten, who died on the 24th October 2024 </p><br><p>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. </p><br><p>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. </p><br><p>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. </p><br><p>This episode celebrates Suzanne’s incredible impact on the art world and her lasting friendship with those who knew her.</p><br><p>Suzanne Osten’s IMDB page <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0652305/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0652305/</a></p><br><p>Transcript (from zoom) for this episode <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZtVrfDfXs3urwzZlyc0wH2Zso2QToTbxH_k8xhMfF5s/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">IIC Episde 62</a></p><br><p>Our Patreon - <a href="https://www.patreon.com/itiscomplicated" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/itiscomplicated</a></p><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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- What is It Is Complicated?
<p>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.</p><p>Josephine is a computer games academic, activist and artist - and is a "Femme of International Mystery"</p><p>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".</p><p>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.</p><p>Exposure is great - it doesn’t put food on the table. If you want to support us making more queer things like this- <a href="https://www.patreon.com/itiscomplicated " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/itiscomplicated </a></p><p>If you want to get into a discussion with us - <a href="https://twitter.com/ItIsComplicatd" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/ItIsComplicatd</a> or find us on Mastodon <a href="https://ohai.social/@itiscomplicated" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://ohai.social/@itiscomplicated</a></p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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