Episode 188: The Trouble with Terffles

February 14
43 mins

Episode Description

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/



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