Open Wounds

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? ...  Show more

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 ...  Show more

This week we are talking about gender-affirming care and why it's so important. We share some common misconceptions about gender-affirming care, trans, and non-binary people. We also talk about Halie's cat, Jiji, and share our obsessions of the week.

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This week we debate some antifeminist beliefs. We also recap Halie’s birthday, talk about our newest obsessions, and read a submission from our Join the Discussion form. Our feminist highlight this week is Nzambi Mattee, a Kenyan engineer and environmentalist. 

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Kara Dansky is an attorney, writer, gender rights advocate, and President of the U.S. chapter of Women’s Declaration International. Kara is committed to protecting the rights, privacy, and safety of women and girls on the basis of sex in law and throughout society. Kara and I dis ...  Show more

Show notes/Links:Jesse's review of Trans: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/07/books/review/trans-helen-joyce.html  Wi spa incident: https://nypost.com/2021/09/02/charges-filed-against-sex-offender-in-wi-spa-casecharges-filed-against-sex-offender-in-notorious-wi-spa-incident/  Max Re ...  Show more