I’m so excited to welcome T Cooper back to the podcast this week to discuss his award winning documentary film, Man Made, which traces the lives of four transgender men as they prepare to step on the stage at the only trans bodybuilding competition in the world. T and I discuss his motivation toward making the film and the path that led him from author to director, and his experience making his first feature length film. T Cooper is the author of seven novels, including the best-selling The Beaufort Diaries and Lipshitz Six, or Two Angry Blondes, as well as co-author (with Allison Glock-Cooper) of the recent four-part young adult novel series entitled Changers. Cooper’s most recent solo book is the non-fiction Real Man Adventures. His television writing credits include: Netflix’s The Get Down and BBC America’s Copper, and he is currently Writer and Consulting Producer on The Blacklist (NBC). MUSIC:Inheritance – Rae SpoonNo Country for Odd Men – Kiirstin Marilyn Follow T Cooper on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.Follow Man Made on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. If you’d like to check out my other work, order The Animal Book directly from me here and get a free download of the album!Here are some other places you can find the book.Find The Animal Album streaming and downloadable here.Here’s some more merch and music. Thinking of starting your own podcast or website? Do it! I’m a big fan of Blubrry for podcast distribution and you can get a month free by signing up for Blubrry Podcast Hosting here, or Blubrry Professional Statistics here. Use the code “mikeypod” with your order for your free month! My sites are hosted by Dreamhost, which I also love. They’ve got a couple of promotions going, and if you use these links I’ll get a little somethin’ too: * $25 off shared hosting* $50 off shared hosting