DC101's morning talk show, Elliot in the Morning, has been following Jessica's transition since September, 2006, shortly after she started living full time as a woman, through her surgery experience early in 2008, and beyond... Please note that some of the radio interviews contain some graphic descriptions, as well as some crude humor, which may shock or offend sensitive and young listeners.

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• 2006-09-21 Meet Jessica (mp3)
  Jessica McKinnon’s public media debut: A radio interview on DC101’s Elliot in the Morning discussing her personal experience of male to female transsexual transition.
• 2007-10-25 One Hundred Days
  Just over a year after her original interview, Elliot requested a followup interview with Jessica
  • 2007-10-25 One Hundred Days (part 1) (mp3)
    The interview started with a brief recap of the previous interview, and then went on to talk about her experiences over the preceeding year in detail.
  • 2007-10-25 One Hundred Days (part 2) (mp3)
    After the break, they continued the discussion, and then fielded some questions directly from listeners calling in.
• 2008-02-05 Ready to Fly (mp3)
  The day before Jessica boarded a plane to travel to Trinidad, CO for genital surgery, Elliot called her to wish her well.
• 2008-02-12 The Butterfly Emerges (mp3)
  A few days after her surgery, Jessica called Elliot to follow up from her hospital bed.
• 2008-04-07 Meet Jessica... in the Flesh
  After some negotiation of the terms of her personal visit to the studio, Jessica McKinnon spent an hour in person on the air with DC101’s Elliot in the Morning team in Rockville, MD, on Monday, April 7, 2008 at 8:50am (EST). Jessica spent a full hour in the studio, with only two short commercial breaks.
  • 2008-04-07 Meet Jessica... in the Flesh (part 1) (mp3)
    The interview started with a general discussion of life as a transgender person.
  • 2008-04-07 Meet Jessica... in the Flesh (part 2) (mp3)
    After the first break, the topic switched gears, focusing mainly on the surgery while they flipped through a series of photographs showing the healing process over the two months since the surgery.
  • 2008-04-07 Meet Jessica... in the Flesh (part 3) (mp3)
    During the commercial break that followed, Jessica did a brief "show and tell" for Elliot, Diane, and Flounder (off the air, and in a more private setting). They then returned to the studio after the break and had a brief discussion about their opinions of the surgical results.
• 2009-02-13 Jessica's First Rebirthday (mp3)
  A year after having surgery, Jessica celebrated her first "rebirthday", and spoke to Elliot to follow up on a few significant changes to her life.