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. JUN 24

    Episode 172: Skrmetti Puttanesca with Judge TERF

    On June 18 the Supreme Court of the United States ruled on US v. Skrmetti, deciding whether a Tennessee law prohibiting certain medical interventions on youngsters violates the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment. The Hon. Elspeth Cypher (ret.) a.k.a. Judge TERF joins the Dorx to dissect the case, the decision, the concurrences, and the dissents. Which concurrence is best, Thomas’s or Barrett’s? Does Justice Sotomayor suffer from pathological empathy? If Skrmetti were a pasta, what type of sauce would be best on it? Plus Nina mis-sexes Chase Strangio (whoops!), Cori’s gender is Jewish, and Judge TERF solves the crisis in the Middle East. Links: US v. Skrmetti Decision, June 18 2025: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/23-477_2cp3.pdf Judging US v Skrmetti with Judge TERF, December 2024: https://heterodorx.substack.com/p/judging-us-v-skrmetti-with-judge-891 Cori posts on Thomas’ concurrence: https://x.com/heterodorx/status/1935380685490880949 JD Vance tweets a screenshot of a post on Bluesky reposting Cori’s screenshot from Twitter (what?): https://x.com/JDVance/status/1935457852082016556 How The Transgender Rights Movement Bet On The Supreme Court and Lost by Nicholas Confessore (NYT): https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/19/magazine/scotus-transgender-care-tennessee-skrmetti.html?unlocked_article_code=1.QE8.JUql.PEoYV35S-FVz&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare Our episode on NYT podcast The Protocol: https://heterodorx.substack.com/p/episode-171-poop-and-protocol Glenna Goldis Bad Facts: https://badfacts.substack.com/ Ilya Shapiro - Lawless: https://manhattan.institute/book/lawless-the-miseducation-of-americas-elites WoLF: https://womensliberationfront.org/ Get full access to Heterodorx Podcast at heterodorx.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 23m

  2. JUN 19

    Episode 171: Poop and Protocol

    How old is Cori? Will the NYT podcast The Protocol change minds? Is there any competence in the Trump administration? Why is Nina’s cat pooping on the floor? These questions and more are asked, but not entirely answered, as we move in and out of the fetal position, name-drop various GC power players, and read aloud comments from another podcast’s subreddit. Important note: Cori is COMPLETELY WRONG about last week’s timeline: Nina wrote about her cat 2 days after we recorded last time. Is his muddled thinking a symptom of estrogen withdrawal, or turning 50? SO MANY QUESTIONS Links: Pussy Whipped (Nina’s blog): https://blog.ninapaley.com/2025/06/07/pussy-whipped/ Informed Dissent analysis of The Protocol: Part 1 Part 2: Missing from NYT's podcast THE PROTOCOL (Glenna Goldis on X): https://x.com/glennagoldis/status/1930969733748113531 Elliot Page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliot_Page Kinnon MacKinnon https://www.yorku.ca/positivechange/2022/06/24/kinnon-mackinnon/ Dude Looks Like A Lady (Aerosmith): The comments we read from the Blocked & reported subReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/BlockedAndReported/comments/1l1971t/comment/mwmctet/ Credit Is Due (The Attribution Song): Get full access to Heterodorx Podcast at heterodorx.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 1m
  3. Episode 170: Collective Punishment

    JUN 11

    Episode 170: Collective Punishment

    The Young Generation (Cori) reaches out to the Old Generation (Nina) and exhibits patience while pretending to listen to geezer tales of things that go wrong with body parts and the SSDI Blue Book. Then we get into the hip, happenin’, swingin’ NOW with the latest news on gay martyrs, fake martyrs, and trans martyrs. Nina consents to Cori’s exposition on immigration, and somehow gets stuck comparing illiberal policy to her Junior High school cafeteria. Plus: tribal identities, Cori’s synagogue, lenses, spicy food, organ recitals, Title VII, cooling sheets, and a surprisingly out-of-character bathroom joke. Cori and Nina may not be equals, but they are co-hosts, which is about as close as we can get in this life. Links SSDI Blue Book: https://www.ssa.gov/disability/professionals/bluebook/AdultListings.htm https://blog.ninapaley.com/2025/05/31/illustrating-the-ssdi-blue-book/ Jonathan Joss: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jonathan-joss-killing-police-records-neighbor-dispute-rcna210670 Matthew Shepard: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/26/the-truth-behind-americas-most-famous-gay-hate-murder-matthew-shepard Get full access to Heterodorx Podcast at heterodorx.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 4m

  4. MAY 28

    Episode 169: TERFs, Trannies, Crohnies, Bronchies, & Geezers

    Cori is almost 50, and Nina is 57 going on 80. We discuss bronchiectasis, health hazards, witchcraft, hypertonic saline, nebulizers, oxygen monitors, IQ tests, lifesaving gender-denying healthcare, pulmonology, and being a delicate flower. Cori gives a speech, doesn’t quit his job, and asks: at what age did we become adults? Why was he kicked out of his mom’s house at age 17? How do you pronounce ‘syncytial’? Covid may have taken decades off Nina’s life, but this episode will take less than an hour off yours. Links: Cori’s speech: https://x.com/heterodorx/status/1920583202114027686 Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV): https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/respiratory-syncytial-virus/symptoms-causes/syc-20353098 Nina’s illness art: https://blog.ninapaley.com/category/crohns/ Maryn Cadell - The Pope Get full access to Heterodorx Podcast at heterodorx.substack.com/subscribe

    59 min

  5. MAY 1

    Episode 168: SSRIs, ADHD, and Medical Trends with Julia Mason, MD

    After several conversations about antidepressants, the Dorx welcome back pediatrician Dr. Julia Mason, who prescribes Selective Seretonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) to young people. Do we even know what these drugs do to developing brains? How do antidepressants compare with “gender-affirming care”? Does Barlean’s Fish Oil really taste like lemon custard? We also talk about myelnation, the distress of youth, the parasympathetic nervous system, neurotransmitters, immunosuppression, social costs and benefits of treatments, wildly swinging trends in medicine, unintended consequences, public schools, and the over-diagnoses of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Medical institutions have a lot to answer for, but at least we have Nampons for nosebleeds. Links: Nampons: https://nampons.com/ SEGM: https://segm.org/about_us Feminist blogger with Crohn’s Disease: https://cannabisrefugeeesq.wordpress.com/2018/03/27/cannabis-refugee-esq/ Nina on Prozac: https://blog.ninapaley.com/2025/02/08/back-on-zac/ myelination: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myelination Barlean’s Fish Oil https://www.barleans.com/collections/fish-oils/products/seriously-delicious-omega-3-fish-oil-lemon-creme Listening to Prozac: https://www.peterdkramer.com/new-page The Noonday Demon: https://andrewsolomon.com/books/the-noonday-demon/ Xeno’s Paradox: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeno%27s_paradoxes#Dichotomy_paradox Julia Mason on the Chain of Trust in Medicine: Hunter in a Farmer’s World by Thom Hartmann: https://www.hunterinafarmersworld.com/ NYT: Have We Been Thinking About ADHD All Wrong? https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/magazine/adhd-medication-treatment-research.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20250413&instance_id=152482&nl=the-morning®i_id=58030095&segment_id=195907&user_id=a173f8835e89df3e22af711782032be9 Jamie Reed also recommends Nampons: https://x.com/JamieWhistle Our 2023 Julia Mason interview: https://www.heterodorx.com/podcast/episode-105-pediatric-disenchantment-with-julia-mason-md/ Get full access to Heterodorx Podcast at heterodorx.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 26m
  6. Episode 167: American Taxpayer Appreciation Episode

    APR 18

    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

  7. APR 11

    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
  8. Episode 165: Did We Win Yet?

    MAR 27

    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
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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
    176
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Corinna Cohn
  • Show Website
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