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After obligatory discussion of the weather and other old people stuff, Cori lulls Nina to sleep with tales of AI: training software developers to use Claude Code, how one set of commands yielded 20 results, and other top-tier content. Then he relates his entire social media history from college onwards, culminating in his decision to leave X 2 weeks ago. Nina recalls her incarcerations in Fecebook Jail but can’t remember what funny intro she was gonna use this week. Plus: ramen shivs, Twitter fights, the algorithm and the app, titration, vegan Terffles, and more!Links:XX-XY Athletic Wear: https://www.xx-xyathletics.com/Sora AI generated cat videos: Sora: https://sora.chatgpt.com/Grok Imagine: https://grok.com/imagineAnheiser-Busch Superbowl ad:Lierre Keith’s The Vegetarian Myth: https://www.amazon.com/Vegetarian-Myth-Food-Justice-Sustainability/dp/1604860804 Get full access to Heterodorx Podcast at heterodorx.substack.com/subscribe

They talk about Passover cleaning rituals and debates over Jewish identity and Israel. One co-host nerds out on designing a custom recumbent bicycle, covering frame builders, materials, jackshafts, and CAD/LiDAR collaboration. They also discuss alarming online radical rhetoric and safety concerns after encountering a violent rant on a social platform.

They joke about food-handler certification, county bureaucracy, and website hassles. They riff on anomia, lesbian comedians, and the they/them backlash. They unpack rumination, learned helplessness, and pet antics. They discuss Iran’s protests, missile strikes, and regional escalation risks. They also touch on uncancellation, festival invites, and travel limitations due to immunocompromise.

Nina gets invited to an animation festival for the first time in years, turning her world upside-down. Then we discuss the Great Mail-Order Terffles Experiment, which by the time of this writing (2 weeks after our recording, because Cori’s depression delays his editing even more than usual) has successfully concluded. Next we talk about the mounting list of trans mass shooters, and the desire of wikipedia editors to suppress it. Also guns, Reddit, aspirational truthiness, New York City, bike helmets, memory loss, and of course CATS and HEALTH ISSUES. Czech it out!Links:Wikipedia editors try to suppress a list of Trans Mass Shooters: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2026_March_3#Category:Mass_shootings_by_transgender_individualsI’ve Got A Little List:Trans Rhode Island shooter: https://www.aol.com/articles/rhode-island-shooter-revealed-divorced-145701661.htmlParanoid American interviews Nina about AI:Terffles: https://store.ninapaley.com/product/terffles/ (password: yum) Get full access to Heterodorx Podcast at heterodorx.substack.com/subscribe

Nina weighs the pros and cons of offering her delicious chocolate Terffles at the local Farmer’s Market, while Cori is motivated by lulz. Is it a chocolate thing, or a gender thing? Which wins: love, humor, or domination? Can Cori work on the Sabbath? How can 2 things be true?? Plus: social climate change, Tranndies, just another trans male mass murderer, sex-denying journalists, cats, and the weather.We recorded this over 10 days ago, and since then Nina launched and completed this brief Terffles-by-Mail experiment: https://store.ninapaley.com/product/terffles/(Link password: “yum”)That batch are literally in the mail now, making their way to their USA destinations.Links:Istanbul (Not Constantinople):Too Darn Hot:Art Coop “No TERFs” sign: https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-terf-battle-in-urbana-averted/article_cdf7ecd4-2e0d-5759-84b7-fbbe653de2a5.htmlMen’s Pocky: https://candycritic.org/pockyformen.htmCarole Hooven calls out journalists lying about murderer’s sex:Pusslims: https://x.com/_Islamicat Get full access to Heterodorx Podcast at heterodorx.substack.com/subscribe

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-jamesFox Varian $2M lawsuit: https://www.economist.com/united-states/2026/02/06/lawsuits-over-transgender-medicine-for-minors-could-be-hugeBenjamin Ryan, journalist: http://www.benryan.net/ASPS Statement: https://www.plasticsurgery.org/documents/health-policy/positions/2026-gender-surgery-children-adolescents.pdfAMA statement: https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2026-02-06/american-medical-association-says-gender-surgeries-for-minors-should-waitThe Banality of Stupid (2017): https://ninapaley.com/2017/03/23/the-banality-of-stupid/Hannah Ahrendt: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/banality-of-evilInformed Dissent podcast: https://informeddissentpodcast.substack.com/The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/Rhapsody in BlueVirtuoso tap dancing:Disabling Impairments cards: https://store.ninapaley.com/product/disabling-impairments/ Get full access to Heterodorx Podcast at heterodorx.substack.com/subscribe

Enjoy a full hour of Cori and Nina at their best: arguing about attribution, pretending the male co-host is the “designated feminist,” and snarking about various current events. Cori asserts women, old people, and the disabled shouldn’t be on airplanes, and Nina, who is all 3 of those things, does her part. We read aloud an inane comment on our last episode that calls us “a genocide-supporting podcast.” Plus: Jo Freeman, Peggy McIntosh, Max Blumenthal, “self-hating Jews”, ICE vs Border Patrol, Jo Freeman, civil disobedience, buffoonery, policing, a ladyfinger in the face of the pope, Jo Freeman, misogyny, misandry, and Jo Freeman.Finally, a Listener Challenge: write a one-paragraph Anglican sermon about misogyny. Please leave yours in the comments!Links:Jo Freeman: https://www.jofreeman.com/Peggy McIntosh: https://www.wcwonline.org/Active-Researchers/peggy-mcintosh-phdKim K’s Komment: https://heterodorx.substack.com/p/episode-186-whats-happening-in-iran/comment/206704453The GrayZone: https://thegrayzone.com/Max Blumenthal: https://thegrayzone.com/author/max-blumenthal/Alex Pretti: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Alex_PrettiRenee Good: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Ren%C3%A9e_Goodcat on trampoline video (is it AI or not?):Civil Disboedience: https://blogs.law.columbia.edu/uprising1313/files/2017/10/Civil-Disobedience-by-Henry-David-Thoreau.pdfMalcolm X: https://www.malcolmx.com/biography/Dame Sarah Mulally: https://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/about/sarah-mullallyLadyfingers: https://baranbakery.com/savoiardi-biscuits-homemade-lady-fingers/ Get full access to Heterodorx Podcast at heterodorx.substack.com/subscribe

Zartosht Soltani, an Iranian-American animator and comic-book creator, shares firsthand perspective on life under political repression. He discusses the current uprisings, communication blackouts, contested casualty counts, imprisonment experiences, and how power and nepotism operate in Iran. He also talks about his comic Deev, artistic freedom, and comparisons between U.S. cultural clashes and Iran’s turmoil.

They riff on Hanukkah rituals, candle shortages, and how ritual can respond to tragedy. They discuss rising antisemitic attacks and the recurring chant of GO BILLS. Personal year-in-review topics include chronic illness, burnout, depression, and creative SSDI playing-card illustrations. They trade TV picks and small joys like kittens while wrestling with identity and recovery.

After learning about Nina’s inability to whistle and Cori’s interest in Sharia Enthusiast meetups, the Dorx return to the tired old subjects of gender and online drama. That stupid blue dress comes up again, while a cancellation mob forms on “our side”, at least as bad as the old cancellation mobs on “their side” that got “us” here in the first place. Will it ever end? (No.) How do you say ‘b******t’ in French? (‘Connerie,’ according to Google Translate.) What is the #1 most common stupid mistake young people make? (Tell us in the comments!) Plus: incinerated balls, personality-disordered cliques, shopping at Aldi, the virtue of self-awareness, and George & Ira Gershwin. Fascinatin’!Links:Nina juggles Cori’s phantom balls: https://x.com/ayeshadequeiroz/status/1995916753050988751Phil Illy at the Genspect conference: https://shannonthrace.substack.com/p/genspect-and-agpgateNina’s Mimi & Eunice comic strip repost: https://x.com/ninapaley/status/1995499736955261412Sex is Real, People are Weird: https://store.ninapaley.com/product/terf-tranny-alliance-pin/Cori calls out callouts: https://x.com/heterodorx/status/1995729240877080773Our Brianna Wu episodes: https://heterodorx.com/podcast/episodes-134-135-is-brianna-wu-based/The Art Coop (potential site of TERF-n-TrannyCon): https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-terf-battle-in-urbana-averted/article_cdf7ecd4-2e0d-5759-84b7-fbbe653de2a5.htmlThe music of George & Ira GershwinFascinating Rhythm Get full access to Heterodorx Podcast at heterodorx.substack.com/subscribe