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Aug 14, 2025 1 hr 4 min

Episode 175: Reality Bites

from Heterodorx Hosted by Nina Paley

Cori and Nina chit-chat about things that have nothing to do with gender: heat indices, ducktails, cat poop, impermanence, Hulk Hogan, Conway’s Game of Life, Michigan in the summer, Permethrin, online shopping, Spaceballs, elephants, and The Book of Job. But other topics in our wandering conversation are inevitably related to gender: Psycho, synthetic blue velvet dresses, hijabs, and a recently-deceased poet. As always, we ask the important questions: Why would God create mosquitoes? Does Reality exist beyond our perceptions? Why is 24fps better than 25fps for animators? Does Nina’s loss of her female tonsils make her less of a woman? How many hats does Cori have? (A: too many) Links: Benjamin Boyce w/ Cori and Graham Linehan Psycho shower scene cloaca: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloaca Feline Follies (from Nina’s blog): https://ninapaley.com/2025/07/21/feline-follies/ Hulk Hogan dies at 71: https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/45813406/pro-wrestling-legend-hulk-hogan-dies-age-71 Voluntary Human Extinction Movement (again): https://www.vhemt.org/ Conway’s Game of Life: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway's_Game_of_Life Permethrin: https://www.sawyer.com/product/permethrin-fabric-treatment-insect-repellent-24-oz-trigger-spray Informed Dissent Spaceballs soma crappy animation Nina DID NOT do: https://www.facebook.com/CoffeemateUSA/videos/23973682502325784/?rdid=0FcIVbVR5QfzzfBb# The Book of Job Believe by Ross Douthat Andrea Gibson’s Love Letter from the Afterlife Get full access to Heterodorx Podcast at heterodorx.substack.com/subscribe

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