Heterodorx

Corinna Cohn

“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. 16 TIMER SIDEN

    Episode 195: Natalists, Outliers, and MAID for Podcasters with Meghan Daum

    Writer, podcaster, teacher, thinker, public discourser, and friend of the pod’ Megan Daum joins the Dorx to discuss 80’s music trivia. After which we talk about natalism: pro, anti, soft anti-, demi-, and a-. How wrong was Paul Ehrlich? Is the Demographic Transition Theory true? How has our understanding of (over)population changed? Are people better off having kids? Who will wipe our butts when we get old? What wallpaper goes with suicide? Were we really that clever and interesting in our 20’s, or just cute? And most importantly, WHAT IF?? Links: The Unspeakeasy podcast: https://www.theunspeakablepodcast.com/ Unspeakeasy Retreats & Workshops: https://theunspeakeasy.com/ J. Geils Band: Centerfold Peter and the Wolf Unspekeasy Lionel Shriver interview: https://www.theunspeakablepodcast.com/p/lionel-shrivers-most-problematic Nina’s abandoned late 1990’s/early 2000 antinatalist documentary Thank You For Not Breeding: Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed: https://www.meghandaum.com/selfish-shallow-self-absorbed Paul Ehrlich: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00939-5 Demographic Transition Theory: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11618374/ Virginia Abernethy - Population Politics: https://www.routledge.com/Population-Politics-The-Choices-That-Shape-Our-Future/Abernethy-Hardin/p/book/9780765806031 Deluded and Immature by Nina (contains all the things I wanted to say on this podcast but didn’t): https://ninapaley.com/2022/10/04/deluded-and-immature/ The Baby Boon by Elinor Burkett: https://archive.org/details/babyboonhowfamil0000burk Get full access to Heterodorx Podcast at heterodorx.substack.com/subscribe

    1 t. 36 min.
  2. 5 DAGE SIDEN

    Episode 194: Veganism and Apostates

    After talking about health as we always do because we’re old, we pivot to diet — specifically veganism. Cori, who has never cared about animal rights, gamely steel-mans an argument in favor, while Nina, whose bleeding heart has caused anemia and possibly brittle bones, fearfully argues against. Along the way we cover tribes, rituals, purity, CRISPR, evolution, Lierre Keith, lactose tolerance, lactation intolerance, the Bible, abattoirs, eggs, nuts, Jordan Peterson, cults, The Liberation Pledge, and how Nina accidentally killed a bat when she was 17. Since recording this on Passover 2026 (release delay 85% Cori’s fault) Nina worked through more of her apostasy, first writing The Law of Conservation of Evil and then Vegan Appreciation Day. She’s done now. Links: The Vegetarian Myth by Lierre Keith: https://www.lierrekeith.com/book-ex_the-vegetarian-myth.php Soylent (Creamy Chocolate is the only good flavor): https://www.amazon.com/Soylent-Chocolate-Protein-Replacement-Bottles/dp/B08H6FB43L?th=1 Nina’s Fecebook solicitation: https://www.facebook.com/nina.paley/posts/pfbid0EcMpKSUVyGm6356iEw8VeJXzRJhSP5X3YyVZkDKrUAVrMrYC4oUR3fMriQ8vA2xtl Nina’s poll on Spinster: https://spinster.xyz/@ninapaley/posts/B4tQFS5G2srXYSm1Lc Nina’s poll on Twitter: Jordan Peterson’s Lion Diet: https://liondiet.com/the-diet-updated-march-2018/ The Liberation Pledge: https://veganfta.com/blog/2022/11/16/what-is-the-liberation-pledge-and-how-hard-is-it/ Vegan TERFFles (out of stock) (password: vegan): https://store.ninapaley.com/product/vegan-terffles/ Vegan Appreciation Day: https://ninapaley.com/2026/04/09/vegan-appreciation-day/ The Law of Conservation of Evil: https://ninapaley.com/2026/04/04/the-law-of-conservation-of-evil/ Get full access to Heterodorx Podcast at heterodorx.substack.com/subscribe

    1 t. 26 min.
  3. 27. MAR.

    Episode 192: Bicycle Dreams

    Recording shortly before Cori deletes his X account, the Dorx discuss chometz, pre-Pesach purging, and locking breakfast cereal in the basement. Nina feels “more Zionist than usual” and Cori criticizes Israel. Then Nina nerds out on recumbent bike history and describes the DREAM BIKE she is finally designing, dropping names like Craig Calfee, Gardner Martin, Fast Freddy Markham, Tom Teesdale, and AD Carson, while only hinting at frame-builder she’s collaborating with, Davis Carver. Cori wakes up from his nap and recalls searching “Death Before Detransition” on BlueSky, finding an unhinged rant by a “Silence-of-the-Lambs-level crazy” trans-identified male and likely future mass shooter (audio included). Plus: the Troon-to-Jew Pipeline, front- and back-end geometries, connecting supply chains with a jackshaft, Joscha Bach, Detransition Awareness Day, LiDAR, and Cori’s Substack. Jesus! Links: Cori’s Substack: https://substack.com/@corinnacohn Nina’s dream bike blog page: https://ninapaley.com/jackalope-in-progress/ Gone to Soldiers by Marge Piercy: https://margepiercy.com/gone-to-soldiers Champaign in the Bible: https://www.biblegateway.com/resources/encyclopedia-of-the-bible/Champaign The Economist: “At Last, A Just War” by Yair Lapid: https://www.economist.com/by-invitation/2026/03/01/at-last-a-just-war Michigan synagogue attack: https://bridgemi.com/michigan-government/michigan-synagogue-attack-police-respond-to-shots-fired-truck-crash/ Get full access to Heterodorx Podcast at heterodorx.substack.com/subscribe

    59 min.
  4. 14. FEB.

    Episode 188: The Trouble with Terffles

    After Nina “sings” the theme song to The Electric Company and Cori talks about his cats, we discuss last week’s news: gender-critical lawyer Glenna Goldis’s hiring by the FTC post-firing by NY State Attorney General Letitia James, and detransitioner Fox Varian’s $2M lawsuit victory. Living up to our promise of quality content, we look up things on the Internet while recording. Then it’s time to talk Terffles: artisanal chocolates handmade (not handmaiden!) by a canceled TERF witch but inclusive of everyone. Will the Urbana Farmer’s Market accept Nina’s delicious Amaretto Amarena Amazeballs? Plus: “The age of Free Software is ending,” DEI parasites, PaleGray Labs, team names for a cat Cute-Off, Cory’s real name, and more! Links: Glenna Goldis hired by FTC: https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-admin-hires-glenna-goldis-lawyer-fired-by-letitia-james Fox Varian $2M lawsuit: https://www.economist.com/united-states/2026/02/06/lawsuits-over-transgender-medicine-for-minors-could-be-huge Benjamin Ryan, journalist: http://www.benryan.net/ ASPS Statement: https://www.plasticsurgery.org/documents/health-policy/positions/2026-gender-surgery-children-adolescents.pdf AMA statement: https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2026-02-06/american-medical-association-says-gender-surgeries-for-minors-should-wait The Banality of Stupid (2017): https://ninapaley.com/2017/03/23/the-banality-of-stupid/ Hannah Ahrendt: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/banality-of-evil Informed Dissent podcast: https://informeddissentpodcast.substack.com/ The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ Rhapsody in Blue Virtuoso tap dancing: Disabling Impairments cards: https://store.ninapaley.com/product/disabling-impairments/ Get full access to Heterodorx Podcast at heterodorx.substack.com/subscribe

    44 min.

Om

“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

Måske vil du også synes om