Heterodorx

Corinna Cohn
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Heterodorx

“Based TERF and Tranny” Nina Paley and Cori Cohn talk about gender — and anything else they find interesting and/or horrifying — with warmth, sarcasm, respect, cutting intelligence, more sarcasm, and disarming honesty. heterodorx.substack.com

  1. 5 DAYS AGO

    Episode 167: American Taxpayer Appreciation Episode

    Cori is a hard-working corporate employee who dutifully contributes to America’s tax base. Nina is a low-income artist with Crohn’s Disease whose medical expenses make her a net parasite, despite also paying taxes. After a surprise performance of improvised music by soda-can virtuoso Cori, we discuss tariffs, security, Medicaid, FICA, “maxing out contributions,” Incidence of Taxation, employment benefits, monetary incentives, distortions, the Tragedy of the Commons, suckers, rationalizations, population collapse/explosion, and episodic disability. Is art, work? How hard is it to be poor? Can air be privatized? Like Life itself, our tax/benefits system isn’t fair, and it cannot go on forever. So a big Thank You to all American taxpayers who support unproductive, under-productive, post-productive, and ill members of society like your show-notes writer. Links: Leta Boylan testimony Terminator 2: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103064/ Tragedy of the Commons: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy_of_the_commons The Economist on more people claiming entitlements: https://www.economist.com/britain/2025/04/02/the-tyranny-of-tiktokkers-who-turn-up Get full access to Heterodorx Podcast at heterodorx.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 33m

  2. 11 APR

    Episode 166: Illin', Chillin', & Gettin' That Bill In

    Cori travels from statehouse to statehouse to testify against the worst excesses of gender ideology, while Nina gets sick for a month and loses her voice and relevance. Cori shares news from New Hampshire, where heterodox Democrat Jonah Wheeler is subject to a struggle session; Nina shares about watching television and playing Lexulous. Our lives couldn’t be more different, but we come back together to argue about AI art, neurodivergence, diagnosis skepticism, the attention economy, and ice cream. Our new slogan is “Bring Back Retardation!” and we’re doing our part. Links Jonah Wheeler breaks ranks with Democrats: https://x.com/Sidewalk_Steve/status/1902818393373413728 Jonah Wheeler struggle/listening session: Cones ice cream (closed): https://www.yelp.com/biz/cones-artisanal-ice-cream-new-york Winter, a trans kid: https://x.com/LGBCourage/status/1899180045870010722 Yarden Silveira: https://www.city-journal.org/article/yarden-silveira-death-transgender-surgery-complications?utm_source=virtuous&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=cjdaily Ash Hall: https://www.aclutx.org/en/biographies/ash-hall Ovarit shutting down: https://ovarit.com/o/Announcements/676340/ovarit-is-closing Severance: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11280740/ Autism self-diagnosis: https://x.com/buttonslives/status/1906851869106082120 B******t Jobs by David Graeber: https://cominsitu.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/david-graeber-b******t-jobs-a-theory-1.pdf episodic disability: https://episodicdisabilities.ca/home.php You Be Illin’ - RUN DMC: Get full access to Heterodorx Podcast at heterodorx.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 14m

  3. 27 MAR

    Episode 165: Did We Win Yet?

    Following up on our June 2021 episode What If We Win? the Dorx ask whether we have won the gender wars yet. While discussing weak arguments, bad journalism, wrong pronouns, diversity of tactics, tolerance, metallurgy, the responsibility of power, and Cori’s “boys,” still more questions arise: Why are people who know better still referring to men as women? Who coddles the coddlers? Is a Liberal’s true authentic self an Authoritarian? How do you pronounce “Maori”? Listen to this episode for answers, and remember to STAY MARGINAL! Links: What If We Win? Heterodorx June 2021 episode: https://www.heterodorx.com/podcast/episode-21-what-if-we-win/ Blocked & reported Zizians episode: https://www.blockedandreported.org/p/episode-247-the-zizians-reign-of Informed Dissent podcast on Brianna Wu: https://informeddissentpodcast.substack.com/p/episode-12-the-babies-are-in-charge Nina’s Tweet about pronouns: https://x.com/ninapaley/status/1893348769053254076 Conservative NZ church hakka disrupts Pride parade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOjP-L8acU8&ab_channel=AllBlacks Rumspringa: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumspringa Get full access to Heterodorx Podcast at heterodorx.substack.com/subscribe

    55 min

  4. 12 MAR

    Episode 164: Nina's Brain Breaks Itself

    Cori suddenly pivots to surprise Nina with an unexpected interview about her lifelong mental health affliction and the medication she takes to manage it. What is the difference between grief and depression? Should you “feel your feelings” when your feelings are broken? What is serotonin? Which is a better theory of the brain: etchings or bike gears? We know very little about brains, which raises another question: can we talk to an SSRI expert? This is actually a pretty good discussion about depression and antidepressants, which is why we made it its own episode (the previous half is Episode 163: Cori’s Boobs Break The Internet.) Link: Back on ‘Zac by Nina: https://blog.ninapaley.com/2025/02/08/back-on-zac/ Get full access to Heterodorx Podcast at heterodorx.substack.com/subscribe

    42 min

  5. 12 MAR

    Episode 163: Cori’s Breasts Break The Internet

    More than what you ever needed to know about Cori’s breasts! Are they real? Are they implants? Are they gynecomastia? Whatever you call them (Cori calls them “the Boys”) they never fail to upset certain people on Twitter. Plus: Cori’s sweater, Cori’s scarf, Cori’s weight, Cori’s latest testimony at the Indiana Statehouse, Cori’s political opponents, and — as if that weren’t enough — Cori’s conversion to Judaism! We broke this episode in two because Part Two is about something completely different. Links: KJK goes after Cori: https://x.com/heterodorx/status/1889852099518955762 Cori’s testimony: https://x.com/heterodorx/status/1889695879658938488 Sia Liilii: https://nevadawolfpack.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/sia-liilii/11631 Chris Daley, Indiana ACLU: https://www.aclu-in.org/en/biographies/chris-daley Get full access to Heterodorx Podcast at heterodorx.substack.com/subscribe

    46 min

  6. 26 FEB

    The Straight-Inclusive Queer Majority with Rio Veradonir

    A founding editor of online magazine Queer Majority, Rio Veradonir advocates “an inclusive vision of queerness grounded in the liberal value of universal human rights, rather than identity politics.” We discuss liberalism, anti-liberalism, the gay press, extremism in media, neo-marxism, critical social justice, legitimate vs made-up oppression, population politics, the right to hurt yourself, the distribution of mens’ IQs, and, most importantly, pegging. Nina argues against surrogacy, Cori shares his podcast goals, and both admire Veradonir’s use of the word “orthopraxy.” We also use the word “retarded” because Heterodorx is a free speech zone. Liberty for all! Links: Queer Majority: https://www.queermajority.com/ Rio Veradonir: https://www.queermajority.com/about-the-editor-sub/about-the-editor-rv Cynical Theories by Helen Pluckrose & James Lindsay: https://cynicaltheories.com/ The Baby Boon by Elinor Burkett: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Baby-Boon/Elinor-Burkett/9780743242646 Nina’s Sex-Positive Memoirs: https://4w.pub/sex-pos-memoirs/ Kaynes-Hayek Rap Battle: https://tinyurl.com/mrtbebbm The Economist: https://www.economist.com/ San Francisco Sex Information: https://www.sfsi.org/ Andrea Dworkin on The Sexual Revolution: https://blog.ninapaley.com/2019/08/23/andrea-dworkin-on-the-sexual-revolution/ Wilfred Reilly: https://www.queermajority.com/contributors-1/wilfred-reilly Daniel Quasar: https://designsbydanielquasar.com/pages/freelance-and-commissions/ Get full access to Heterodorx Podcast at heterodorx.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 9m

  7. 14 FEB

    Autogynephantasia! Our Emelia Pérez Review

    Cori and Nina endure 2 hours of neo-religious propaganda so you don’t have to. Instead, you must endure 20 minutes of Nina attempting to recall plot points while Cori complains how long it’s taking. Are the characters flat, or nuanced? Is the movie merely terrible, or does it have cult classic potential? Is the director cleverer than we give him credit for? How much can the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences humiliate itself? Cori eventually talks himself into giving two thumbs up for “The Room of 2024” while Nina is just glad it’s over. Links: Emilia Pérez: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20221436/ Vaginoplasty song: The Room: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368226/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_2 “Oh hi Mark”: Get full access to Heterodorx Podcast at heterodorx.substack.com/subscribe

    50 min

  8. 8 FEB

    Executive Order 14168

    Cori and Nina take turns reading aloud Trump’s Executive Order 14168: Defending Women from Gender Identity Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government, commenting on every section. You won’t get a deeper analysis than ours, although you must endure Cori’s over-dramatic reading voice and the hosts’ occasional bickering. Links: Executive Order 14168: Defending Women from Gender Identity Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/defending-women-from-gender-ideology-extremism-and-restoring-biological-truth-to-the-federal-government/ TERFle Island: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turtle_Island Get full access to Heterodorx Podcast at heterodorx.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 11m
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    “Based TERF and Tranny” Nina Paley and Cori Cohn talk about gender — and anything else they find interesting and/or horrifying — with warmth, sarcasm, respect, cutting intelligence, more sarcasm, and disarming honesty. heterodorx.substack.com

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    • Creator
      Corinna Cohn
    • Years Active
      2021 - 2025
    • Episodes
      171
    • Rating
      Explicit
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      © Corinna Cohn
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