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Niko Stratis

@nikostratis.com

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Sober trans broad. Award winning writer. Former smoker. I write a newsletter called Anxiety Shark, my debut book is called The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman She//Her linktr.ee/nikostratis

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Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · May 23

hell of a time to be promoting a book about being trans, the damage done to the body/spirit in the decades spent fighting it, and how you can’t fight city hall (Big Transgender) but here we are. utpress.utexas.edu/978147733148...

A book called the dad rock that made me a woman by Niko Stratis, on a desk surrounded by a computer, an iPad and a coffee mug amongst other desk things

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Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 1m

a bar that reads top, latest, people, feeds. below it, text reads no results found for people being normal

Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 41m

thank you, and please thank Maggie for me

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Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 50m

It happened. Last night I was feeling despair about a lot of different things and I realized I needed to enlist my dog’s help to make me feel better.

I present to you Maggie the Pug as Cher Pugowitz.

Maggie the Pug is majorly, totally, butt crazy in love with Josh. She’s wearing Cher’s classic yellow plaid ensemble.

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Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 1h

New Joyce Manor record produced by Mr Brett? New music video by Lance Bangs? Pure Niko bait.

youtu.be/VSPEr7_gYlw?...

Joyce Manor - "Well, Whatever It Was"

YouTube video by Epitaph Records

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Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 2h

Someone had to light the first fire, let all the people see what was thriving in darkness, someone had to robble robble our collective spirits.

Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 2h

it's less grovelling, more an intentionally outsized reaction to seeing news that she is in poor health/her family asked for prayers. Yes, she's a celeb, but she has done plenty of good w her time on this earth and it's been a long, hard road. sometimes we just want to feel out loud.

Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 2h

the first time the Hamburgler was introduced, McDonalds called him "The Lone Jogger" which makes him sound like the guy who served time for trying to assassinate Mayor McCheese

a man with a white shirt that says lone jogger, over stripped clothes, wearing a cape and a. hat with an eye mask. an early version of the McDonalds hamburgler.

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Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 13h

This is the dumbest fucking thing I’ve ever posted, but also who even cares anymore

Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 13h

Yankees? I barely know ees.

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Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 13h

Willie Nelson being a child when the 2nd world war started and ended makes my eyes go blurry

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 16h

you ever think about those real weird overlaps. like tennessee williams might have listened to the ramones

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Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 14h

look if Dolly Parton needs you to pray for her then you find a scrap of floor and get to fucking work

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 14h

Dolly Parton's sister is asking fans to "pray with me" amid the country music icon's health issues

Dolly Parton’s Sister Says ‘I Was Up All Night Praying’ Amid Country Icon’s Health Issues and Asks Fans to ‘Pray With Me’

Dolly Parton's sister Frieda is asking fans of the Queen of Country to "pray with me" amid Dolly's continued health struggles.

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Alex Steed @alexsteed.bsky.social · 15h

NEW EPISODE! "The Second Chance" (S2E11) In which @nikostratis.com and I try to wish the Luis Guzmánaissance into existence. Also, a very long aside about Rice-A-Roni (The San Francisco Treat).

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Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 16h

Should be fixed now!

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Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 18h

you could have had this perfectly nice sounding robot do it for you!

Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 19h

it's fine, everything is good, spam email is making me feel things, I'm doing great

Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 19h

the most affirmed I have felt in my career in a minute is getting back to back spam emails about - helping to market my book and promoting myself as a podcast guest based on my appearance on a show I co-host

heard you on The OC, Again
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Neal Shulman <neal@thepodpitch.com>
2:07 PM (12 minutes ago)
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Niko - loved your recent appearance on The OC, Again!

Here's what most people don't know: top-tier podcast guests aren't just lucky. They have systems.

PodPitch is that system. Instead of cold-emailing random hosts and hoping for the best, our platform:

Your The Dad Rock That Made Me A Woman in Foreword Clarion Reviews – Congratulations!
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Marjorie Malimpenet <marjorie@outreach.quaderer.com> Unsubscribe
2:03 PM (17 minutes ago)
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Hi Niko -

I recently came across your book, The Dad Rock That Made Me A Woman, in Foreword Clarion Reviews. Congratulations!

While writing a book is a monumental achievement, promoting it is where the real journey begins. With over 3,400 books published every day, it's crucial to ensure your book stands out and reaches the right audience.

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Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 19h

thank you!

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All Hallows' Leask (Hallowle'ask) @leask.bsky.social · 19h

listening to this playlist right now and it's great because I love most of these songs already and now I can listen to them and think about Niko and her brilliant book as well!

Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 9d

There is a playlist of every song mentioned in the book, you can listen to it via 🍎 🎶

music.apple.com/ca/playlist/...

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Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 1d

questioning everything about myself as a music writer when I look at the metrics on my newsletter and see the Arby's essay I wrote is far and away the most widely read thing I've ever published