E378. Gender Affirming Care On Trial - Benjamin Ryan

E378. Gender Affirming Care On Trial - Benjamin Ryan

Author: Conversations with people from all walks of life. February 19, 2026 Duration: 1:17:50
Independent journalist Benjamin Ryan was the only reporter who sat through all three weeks of the first-ever gender surgery malpractice trial. He and Bridget discuss the chilling testimony of a mother who was browbeaten until she consented to her daughter’s mastectomy, a 15-year-old’s 11-month sprint from questioning her gender to surgery, and why the psychologist was an “enabler” instead of a measured professional. They cover the judge who tried to scare Ryan off reporting, why detransitione...

There’s a certain kind of honesty that only comes from a good conversation, the kind where people stop performing and start talking. That’s the space Walk-Ins Welcome with Bridget Phetasy occupies each week. Host Bridget Phetasy brings a deep appreciation for grit and raw authenticity to every discussion, whether she’s unpacking the beautiful failures and frightening successes from her own life or sitting down with a guest from a completely different world. You won’t find formal interviews here; instead, you’ll hear genuine, meandering conversations with real people about the real struggle-the messy, complicated, and often hilarious work of being human. This podcast operates on the belief that we can laugh in pain and cry in joy, but the true mistake is hiding from the full spectrum of experience. By embracing all of it-the doubt, the triumph, the absurdity-these talks celebrate the shared threads in our stories. It’s a blend of society, culture, and commentary, often funny, always candid, that reminds you you’re not alone in the chaos. Tune in for a podcast that feels like a long talk with a brutally honest friend who helps you make sense of it all.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

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Podcast Episodes
E366. We're Being Lied To Every Day - Jacob Siegel [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:35:06
Original Air Date - 6/21/23 Revisit a Walk-Ins Welcome classic Journalist and senior director of news at Tablet magazine, Jacob Siegel, sits down with Bridget to discuss his recent article A Guide to Understanding the Ho…
E365. Gen Z Is Furious and Ready To Revolt - Natalya Murakhver [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:36:46
Ever wonder how “15 days to slow the spread” turned into more than two years of Zoom torture, kids in masks all day, and elite children getting private tutors while public-school families got crushed? Natalya Murakhver,…
E364. When The Mental Health Industry Fails You - Laura Delano [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:35:09
Laura Delano joins Bridget for a riveting conversation about her book, Unshrunk: A Story of Psychiatric Treatment Resistance, which chronicles her haphazard diagnosis with bipolar disorder at the age of 14 and the 13 yea…
E362. Why The Trans Fad Is Fading - Meghan Murphy [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:26:00
Meghan Murphy returns to the podcast to discuss the success of the UK's TERFs, and explains why the trans fad is fading in the Britain and America, but Canada, Australia and New Zealand still haven't gotten the memo. She…
E361. Why Gen Z Is Revolting Globally - Ehsan Ahmad [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:27:42
Comedian Ehsan Ahmad joins Bridget for a hilarious discussion about all things cultural including Muslims naming their kids "Jihad", the need to call out the crazy in your family, our government's meme wars, the absurdit…
E360. What the FBI Doesn’t Want You to See - Margaret Roberts [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:59:19
Journalist Margaret Roberts joins Bridget to discuss the book she spent 20 years researching and writing, Blowback: The Untold Story of the FBI and the Oklahoma City Bombing. She describes her journey down a path of unan…
E359. The Center Is Not Holding - Elizabeth Matthew [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:56:14
Elizabeth Grace Matthew joins Bridget for a comprehensive conversation about the cultural chaos of modern America. Specifically, they discuss the infantilizing pitfalls of contemporary feminism, the dishonesty of the “so…
E357. The Battle for Civilization - Andrew Doyle [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:03:39
Andrew Doyle returns to the podcast for a wide-ranging conversation about his book The End of Woke, the culture shock of moving from London to Arizona, the far Left and far Right overlap in anti-Semitism, the rollback in…