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The Femsplainers is an anti-transgender podcast hosted by anti-trans activists Danielle Crittenden and Christina Hoff Sommers. It ran from 2018 to 2022 and featured many key figures from the anti-transgender movement, including:

Episodes

Last Call for The Femsplainers: It’s Our Final Episode! Jan 18th, 2022

  • After nearly four years and more than 150 podcasts, we’ve decided to shut down the bar. Original c-splainer Christina Hoff Sommers joins Danielle for reminiscences of favorite episodes and guests, how their views and politics have evolved, and what they’ll do next. Cheers, everyone

The Mistakes We Make Ruling on Human Nature: A Judge Speaks Out Jan 11th, 2022

  • From bitter custody battles to killer teens to the psychotic homeless, retired California Supreme Court Judge LaDoris Cordell has seen it all. She shares many of her more alarming stories and tells Danielle how our justice system can do better.
  • LaDoris Cordell

How to Transform Your Sex Life Jan 4th, 2022

  • The Femsplainers are on holiday so we are re-posting some of our favorite episodes: Whether you are 18 or 85, there’s no reason you shouldn’t be having great sex, says Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus, director of the largest sexual health center in the country. She dispels many myths about female sexuality and offers practical tips from her new book “Sex Points” — while Danielle tries hard not to blush.
  • Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus

Is There Still Sex in the City? Dec 28th, 2021

  • The Femsplainers are on holiday so we are re-posting some of our favorite episodes: This week, Candace Bushnell, the bestselling author and creator of Sex & the City, regales Christina & Danielle with stories of the wilds and lows of dating after fifty, including getting naked and “cubbing.”
  • Candace Bushnell

It’s Our Holiday Party! With Some of Our Favorite Guests… Dec 21st, 2021

  • Danielle hosts a holiday party with Christina Hoff Sommers, Molly Jong Fast, and Sandra Tsing Loh … who brought along a can of gelatinous salmon loaf. Who doesn’t love canned gelatinous salmon loaf?! Pour us another drink — and see you in the New Year!
  • Sandra Tsing Loh
  • Molly Jong Fast

All I Want for Christmas Is You: Facing the Holidays When You’ve Lost Someone Dec 14th, 2021

  • Just as the number of pandemic-related deaths is receding, the number of gun-related deaths is rising. Summer Geimar’s mother was killed trying to rescue her colleagues during the attack on the Annapolis Capital Gazette; Sari Kauffamn survived the Parkland, FL shooting but lost friends. The two young women share their stories with Danielle in the hope they might serve as a Ghost of Christmas Future warning to us all. PLUS: Pastor Lorenzo Neal, who’s own mother was murdered when he was 5, offers hope and counsel to everyone who is grieving through the holidays.
  • Pastor Lorenzo Neal
  • Summer Geimar
  • Sari Kauffamn

When Women Abuse Men: It’s Real So Why Don’t We Talk About It? Dec 7th, 2021

  • Therapist and author Ann Silvers, who specializes in the domestic abuse of men, reveals to Danielle that it’s more widespread than you think. And it’s not just physical. PLUS: Andrew Sullivan and Christina Hoff Sommers join for a cocktail (and a blunt) up top, in a snippet from the Femsplainers’ recent appearance on the Weekly Dish.
  • Ann Silver
  • Andrew Sullivan

Capote’s Women: The High Society “Swans” He Loved and Betrayed Nov 30th, 2021

  • Babe Paley, CZ Guest, Lee Radziwill — these wealthy, beautiful socialites defined an era and shared a friend in celebrated writer Truman Capote. Bestselling author Laurence Leamer takes us into their world and tells Danielle how Capote ultimately revealed its shallow brutality. PLUS: It’s THAT time of the month for listener feedback!
  • Laurence Leamer

Becoming Bari Weiss: Was She Always This Way? Nov 23rd, 2021

  • In an intimate and far-ranging conversation with Danielle, the former NYTs editorial writer describes her journey from nerdy Jewish girl to major thought leader. PLUS The Atlantic’s David Frum joins up top to talk turkey. Happy Thanksgiving!
  • David Frum
  • Bari Weiss

The Great Resignation: Why Are Women Not Going Back to Work Post-Pandemic? Nov 16th, 2021

  • Nearly 1.8 million women have dropped out of the labor force since 2020. Danielle speaks to two business leaders, including Delivering Happiness’ CEO Jenn Lim, about WHY they don’t want to return — and what businesses (and women themselves) can do to seize this moment of reckoning to improve their lives.
  • Jenn Lim

Girls, Guns & Grift: The Sexy Russian Spy Who Infiltrated the NRA Nov 9th, 2021

  • Mansplainer Tim Mak, author of Misfire: Inside the Downfall of the NRA, reveals how the male-run gun lobby was captured by a 20-something honey trap. PLUS: Shannon Watts, the pistol behind Moms Demand Action, warns women their guns aren’t keeping them safe. At all.
  • Tim Mak
  • Shannon Watts

I’m Tiger Mom, Hear Me Roar: Amy Chua Claws Back at Her Critics Nov 2nd, 2021

  • It’s been a decade since Amy Chua’s seismic book, The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mom, was published. The star Yale law professor reveals to Danielle how that tough parenting worked out — and why she remains undaunted by the students and colleagues who keep trying to cancel her. PLUS: Christina Hoff Sommers joins the cocktail segment to riff on the Dave Chapelle special and more.
  • Amy Chua

Even Witches Are Woke?! It’s Our Hallowe’en Special! Oct 26th, 2021

  • The last in a line of Bohemian witches, Veronica Varlow now teaches spellcasting to celebrities and at corporate retreats. She explains to Danielle what it means to be a witch today. PLUS: It’s That Time of the Month! Our intern Natasha Panepinto joins to share our listener reaction for October.
  • Veronica Varlow
  • Natasha Panepinto

The World of Eartha Kitt, a Daughter’s View PLUS Why Couples Cheat Oct 19th, 2021

  • Legendary singer Eartha Kitt survived a harrowing childhood as the daughter of a raped sharecropper. Her own daughter, Kitt Shapiro, has written a compelling and loving memoir of her mother that highlights, among many important truths, the importance of rejecting identity politics. PLUS: Podcaster Jillian Hamilton offers intriguing insights on infidelity.
  • Kitt Shapiro
  • Jillian Hamilton

The Decade When Adults Went Rogue: It’s Our ‘70s Show! Oct 12th, 2021

  • The 70s are remembered for the sexual revolution and the women’s movement, but rarely are these events told from a child’s view. Erika Schickel has written a powerful, painfully personal memoir of the time when moms and dads took a pass on parenting to live for themselves. PLUS: The Atlantic’s David Frum, who wrote a definitive history of the ’70s, joins Danielle for a cocktail up top to explain why everything seemed to be going to hell when they were both kids.
  • Erika Schickel
  • David Frum

The New Puritans: The Return of the Scarlet Letter Oct 5th, 2021

  • Pulitzer-prize winning historian Anne Applebaum explains to Danielle why those whose behavior doesn’t adapt fast enough to the new cultural norms face swift and merciless judgment. PLUS: Tina Nguyen, a star columnist of the new website Puck, talks about her journey from right-wing recruit to chronicler of the right.
  • Tina Nguyen
  • Anne Applebaum

2+2 = You’re Oppressing Me: It’s Our Back-To-School Special! Sep 28th, 2021

  • The politicization of college campuses is now happening in lower and secondary schools. FIRE’s Bonnie Kerrigan Snyder, author of “Undoctrinate,” tells Danielle how parents can recognize it and deal with it. PLUS: Christina Hoff Sommers joins the cocktail segment to discuss “wokefestation,” debauched Royals, and the decline in male applications to college.
  • Bonnie Kerrigan Snyder

What if Mother Nature Used He/Him Pronouns? Sep 21st, 2021

  • The trend to define one’s sex by “gender identity” and not biology is leading to the erasure of women’s rights on many important fronts, argues The Economist’s Helen Joyce. But, as she warns Danielle, few dare to challenge this radical re-definition of what it means to be a woman (or man). PLUS: Is the Taliban 2.0 ready to take on the empowered women of Afghanistan? The Council on Foreign Relation’s Gayle Tzemach Lemmon says: maybe not. She joins Danielle for a glass of wine at the top of the podcast.
  • Helen Joyce
  • Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

Is Jeffrey Epstein’s Greatest “Victim” Ghislaine Maxwell? Sep 14th, 2021

  • Investigative journalist Vicky Ward reveals to Danielle that Epstein’s mistress and alleged procurer of underage girls may, astonishingly, play the victim card when she goes on trial this fall for sex trafficking. Ward takes us inside Epstein & Maxwell’s sordid, shadowy world on our season opener PLUS: The Atlantic’s Caitlin Flanagan joins Danielle up top for a cocktail-fueled bitch session on cancer shaming and Canadian vacations (but wait, she loves Tim Horton’s!)
  • Caitlin Flanagan
  • Vicky Ward

Biology IS Destiny — But That Shouldn’t Doom Us to Inequality Jun 29th, 2021

  • In a groundbreaking new book, Harvard evolutionary biologist Dr. Carole Hooven reveals the far-reaching effects of testosterone on gender, sex, sports, relationships, and many more aspects of our everyday lives. But she says why we should celebrate these differences rather than decry or ignore them. PLUS: Danielle shares your listener reaction in this season finalé before we break for summer.
  • Dr. Carole Hooven

Are You Too Quick to React On Social Media? You Are the Problem… Jun 22nd, 2021

  • Disinformation. Trolling. Conspiracies. Social media pile-ons. Campus intolerance. Call it what you will but together they are a multi-front challenge to America’s ability to distinguish fact from fiction and elevate truth above falsehood. Jonathan Rauch joins Danielle to discuss what we can do about it, based on his new book “The Constitution of Knowledge: A Defense of Truth.” PLUS: Caitlin Flanagan dishes on women, dating, and more on THAT interview with Nancy Jo Sales.
  • Caitlin Flanagan
  • Jonathan Rauch

“I Don’t Need More Gadgets or BBQ Tools!”: It’s Our Father’s Day Special Jun 15th, 2021

Why are men — and fathers in particular? — so hard to find gifts for?

  • Top mansplainer David Frum answers this eternal dilemma — and also “hints” to Danielle what men REALLY want. PLUS: Author Matt Feeney discusses how competition is killing the joys of parenting and childhood, based on his new book, “Little Platoons.”
  • Matt Feeney
  • David Frum

The Female Warriors Who Defeated ISIS Jun 8th, 2021

  • Faced with enslavement and worse, these Kurdish women escaped traditional families to take up arms and battle ISIS town by town, street by bloody street. Bestselling author Gayle Tzemach Lemmon shares with Danielle their remarkable stories, as told in her new book “The Daughters of Kobani.” PLUS: Co-Splainer  Christina Hoff Sommers joins up top to dish on THAT trainwreck interview with Nancy Jo Sales.
  • Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

Are Dating Apps to Blame For the Death of Romance & Courtship? Jun 1st, 2021

  • Vanity Fair’s Nancy Jo Sales thinks so. She joins Danielle to discuss her new book, Nothing Personal: Inside the Dating App Inferno — before the interview itself goes up in flames. PLUS: Millennial singleton Miranda Frum shares her amusing and insightful experiences with the apps.  
  • Miranda Frum
  • Nancy Jo Sales

“Mom, I’m Trans.” May 25th, 2021

  • In the second part of our two-part series “When Sons Become Daughters” two mothers tell Danielle how they have handled the sudden news from their teenage boys that they believe they are, in fact, girls.
  • “Two mothers”

When Sons Become Daughters: Part One May 18th, 2021

  • What is behind the sudden spike of teenage boys seeking to become girls? In the first of a two-part series, Quillette’s Angus Fox plus a now-adult trans woman, Corinna Cohn, reveal the real causes of this anguishing new trend.    
  • “Angus Fox”
  • Corinna Cohn

The Bikini Baristas Last (Coffee) Stand: Why Should Women’s Breasts Be Treated Differently Than Men’s? May 11th, 2021

  • The 9th Circuit will soon decide the fate of Everett, WA’s controversial servers. They argue the 14th Amendment protects their right to serve double espressos topless. Evolutionary biologist Heather Heying joins Danielle for a fascinating discussion of why women’s breasts have sexual purposes in addition to their feeding function. But is patriarchy to blame? Or that prude Mother Nature? (And by the way, should we leave room for cream and sugar?)  
  • Dr. Heather Heying

We Love You But Please Don’t Bring Us Burnt Waffles: It’s Our Mother’s Day Special!! May 4th, 2021

  • Comedian Sandra Tsing Loh joins Danielle at the top of the show to air a litany of maternal grievances. PLUS: Writer Zibby Owens discusses her new pandemic anthology based on her popular “Moms Don’t Have Time To…” series, and reflects on a year of her own personal loss.  
  • Zibby Owens
  • Sandra Tsing Loh

Your Mommy Brain Is Real & More New Science on Motherhood Apr 27th, 2021

  • Women don’t just transform but undergo biological re-wiring when they become mothers, reveals bestselling author Abigail Tucker. She joins Danielle to discuss her latest book, “Mom Genes: Inside the New Science of Our Ancient Maternal Instinct.” PLUS: Your comments (and criticisms, ouch) from April!
  • Abigail Tucker

Poor Grievances & A Funeral: It’s Our Royal Special!!!! Apr 20th, 2021

  • British author, journalist, and insider Rachel Johnson (yes, also sister to Boris) joins Danielle for a right royal gossip in the wake of Prince Philip’s funeral: The prodigal grandson returns, can the monarchy survive Wokeness, Meghan & Harry’s squandered opportunities, and wait…did you just say the Queen told Meghan to keep acting?!   
  • Rachel Johnson

It’s Still My Party & I’ll Cry If I Want To Apr 13th, 2021

  • Sarah Longwell’s political journey took her from a conservative raised in Trump country to a top GOP strategist and openly gay Republican. She broke with the GOP over Trump’s election but has spent the past three years researching why her party changed — and what it bodes for the future. PLUS: Meghan Cox Gurdon discusses mask etiquette, the Woke war on classics, and more with Danielle over a glass of wine at the top of the show.  
  • Sarah Longwell
  • Meghan Cox Gurdon

How to Be an Adult Apr 6th, 2021

  • Think Millennials have problems growing up? Let us introduce you to Gen Z… NYT Best-selling author Julie Lythcott-Haims joins Danielle to explain why the younger generation is having such a tough time with Adulthood 101. PLUS: Christina Hoff-Sommers stops by for a glass of wine to discuss, among other things, octopus sex.  
  • Julie Lythcott-Haims

Wait, Grandpa Was a Nazi?! Mar 23rd, 2021

  • Journalist Silvia Foti was told her whole life that her Lithuanian grandfather was a war hero — until she began investigating a “rumor” that would eventually lead her to the shocking truth. Pulitzer-Prize winning historian Anne Applebaum joins Danielle to offer background on European collaboration. PLUS: Our listeners had a lot to say about boobs.
  • Silvia Foti

Inside the Corrupt Crazy World of College Admissions Mar 16th, 2021

  • The Varsity Blues scandal only seemed shocking if you were unaware of how rotten the system was already. Author Nicole Laporte and The Atlantic’s Caitlin Flanagan reveal to Danielle how vast sums of money, hyper-competitive elites, lavish private schools, and rigged admissions made a con man like Rick Singer possible. 
  • Caitlin Flanagan
  • Nicole Laporte

Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Is the New Wave of Migrants a Threat to Western Feminism? Mar 9th, 2021

  • The global women’s rights activist joins Danielle and Muslim author Irshad Manji in a provocative conversation about the brutal challenges to women’s rights posed by young male migrants from cultures that abuse and discriminate against women, based on her new book Prey.
  • Ayaan Hirsi Ali

“I Shocked My Left-Wing Family by Becoming a Cop” Mar 2nd, 2021

  • Most mid-life crises don’t go this way. Successful law professor and mother of two Rosa Brooks — daughter of famous feminist Barbara Ehrenreich — shocked her family (and herself) when she decided to become a D.C. cop. Brooks chats with Danielle about her new memoir, “Tangled Up in Blue: Policing the American City” which brings an insider view of the challenges cops face day to day, especially when it comes to race and poverty.
  • Rosa Brooks

How to Transform Your Sex Life Feb 23rd, 2021

  • Whether you are 18 or 85, there’s no reason you shouldn’t be having great sex, says Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus, director of the largest sexual health center in the country. She dispels many myths about female sexuality and offers practical tips from her new book “Sex Points” — while Danielle tries hard not to blush. 
  • Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus

Can You Please Talk to My Face? (It’s Our BOOB Episode!) Feb 16th, 2021

  • After being size AA to DDDD, through breast envy, breastfeeding, breast implants, and breast cancer, author Leslie Lehr realized she’s obsessed with breasts. Turns out, she’s not alone. She joins Danielle to discuss her new book, “A Boob’s Life.” PLUS: If they’re canceling vaginas, are boobs next?  
  • Leslie Lehr

How to Find Love (Even in a Pandemic!) Feb 9th, 2021

  • Superstar dating coach Evan Marc Katz returns for our Valentine’s Day Special with fabulous tips to help you find The One. He also tells Danielle how Covid dating plays to women’s advantage.   
  • Evan Marc Katz

You Make Me Feel Like An Unnatural Woman Feb 2nd, 2021

  • Lesbians are vanishing as more women are coming out as non-binary or as men, podcaster Katie Herzog tells Danielle & guest co-splainer Christina Hoff Sommers. It’s part of the larger trend among women to deny their biological sex in favor of gender fluidity.
  • Katie Herzog

Co-Existing With Conspiracy Theorists Jan 26th, 2021

  • Millions of Americans still believe the election was stolen and sympathize with the Capitol insurrection. Maybe they are your friends, neighbors, and family. Pulitzer-Prize winning historian Anne Applebaum joins Danielle to discuss what other societies have done to overcome extreme political divisions — and how we can apply those methods to our own relationships.  
  • Anne Applebaum

You Say You Want a Revolution Jan 19th, 2021

  • Was the assault on the Capitol driven in part by pent-up, angry masculinity? The Atlantic’s Caitlin Flanagan joins Danielle to discuss the Boys-Gone-Wild aspects of January 6. PLUS: A listener asks, Should I get a boob job?
  • Caitlin Flanagan

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Victim: It’s Our Holiday Special! Dec 22nd, 2020

  • Is the beloved reindeer’s story too bleak for modern children? Caitlin Flanagan thinks so, while co-splainers Irshad Manji & Meghan Cox Gurdon defend the legacy of the nasally-challenged flying quadruped.  Meanwhile Danielle admits to being  “elf-curious.” Yeah, a lot of spiked eggnog went into the creation of this one. 
  • Caitlin Flanagan
  • Irshad Manji
  • Meghan Cox Gurdon

Should the Suffragists be Canceled? Dec 15th, 2020

  • The 100th anniversary of women obtaining the right to vote recently passed with calls to knock Susan B. Anthony et al off their pedestals for being racists. Christina Hoff Sommers joins Danielle to defend their legacy — and to chat with artist Meredith Bergmann, whose new Central Park sculpture “Women’s Rights Pioneers” raises them right back up.   
  • Meredith Bergmann

Uncrowned! The Real Story Behind Your Favorite Royal Characters Dec 8th, 2020

  • Lord Charles Moore, official biographer of Margaret Thatcher, joins Danielle & Meghan Cox Gurdon to reveal what is true and what is false about the hot Netflix series, “The Crown.” PLUS he offers candid insights into what has gone wrong between Meghan and the Royals.  
  • Lord Charles Moore
  • Meghan Cox Gurdon

THANKSGIVING SPECIAL: Peggy Noonan & Leon Wieseltier on Getting Along Nov 24th, 2020

  • Whether you’re celebrating via Zoom or in person, these two great minds address the urgent theme of this pandemic-y post-election holiday. As Danielle observes, your Trumpian Uncle & Woke Cousin are still coming to the table.
  • Peggy Noonan
  • Leon Wieseltier

My Son is No Sex Offender Nov 17th, 2020

  • He is mentally disabled. He was talked into exposing himself privately. Now he’s on the Sex Offender Registry for life. And he’s not alone. There are hundreds of thousands of others who should not be on the registry, including children. Emily Yoffe joins Danielle, sociologist Emily Horowitz, and a mom whose family has been destroyed by the registry.  
  • Emily Horowitz
  • Emily Yoffe
  • Anonymous mother

Gender Bender: Debunking Myths About Sex & Identity Nov 10th, 2020

  • “Biology deniers” may be the new climate skeptics, says neuroscientist and author Dr. Debra Soh. She warns Danielle & Meghan Cox Gurdon that ignoring science will only worsen the environment for all women. PLUS we finally learn what a “moon gender” is!  
  • Meghan Cox Gurdon
  • Dr. Debra Soh

Election Special: Can Our National Marriage Be Saved? Nov 3rd, 2020

  • The gender gap is at an all-time high — not just in the polls but our households. The New Yorker’s Susan Glasser & GQ’s Julia Ioffe join Danielle to discuss. PLUS a Trump-supporting husband reveals the issues he’s having with his Trump-loathing wife.
  • Susan Glasser 
  • Julia Ioffe

From Vogue & Park Avenue to Prison Oct 27th, 2020

  • Lady Barbara Amiel Black had it all, until she didn’t. She joins Danielle & Caitlin Flanagan to discuss her brutally honest new memoir, “Friends & Enemies.”
  • Caitlin Flanagan
  • Lady Barbara Amiel Black

Melania & Me Part Two: “The Trumps Ruined My Life” Oct 20th, 2020

  • Author Stephanie Winston Wolkoff reveals to Danielle and co-splainer Julia Ioffe why she decided to record — and release — damaging personal conversations with the First Lady. PLUS: The rivalry with Ivanka, and more.   
  • Julia Ioffe
  • Stephanie Winston Wolkoff

Melania & Me Part One Oct 13th, 2020

  • From Obscure Catalogue Model to Vogue Cover Girl. “Melania didn’t really have friends.” “She knew what she was getting in Donald.” Author Stephanie Winston Wolkoff spills the tea on her 15-year friendship with the First Lady to Danielle and co-splainer Julia Ioffe of GQ. 
  • Julia Ioffe
  • Stephanie Winston Wolkof

Dead Broke Dads Oct 6th, 2020

  • Actor Greg Ellis has gone from battling pirate Jack Sparrow in the movies to fighting for father’s rights.  Following his own heartbreaking custody battle, Greg reveals to Danielle & co-splainer Caitlin Flanagan just what a horror show our family court system has become for men.  
  • Greg Ellis

Why Mean, Obnoxious People Lose Sep 29th, 2020

  • Turns out being nice is a better evolutionary strategy than being a jerk, according to Vanessa Woods, co-author with Brian Hare of the bestselling, The Genius of Dogs. She joins Danielle & Irshad Manji to discuss their latest book, Survival of the Friendliest (Spoiler: We can learn a lot from dogs.)   
  • Vanessa Woods
  • Irshad Manji 

Why You’re Not Meeting Prince Charming Sep 22nd, 2020

  • Covid sure makes dating difficult — but it might offer the perfect chance to review and improve your love game. Dating coach Evan Mark Katz reveals the common mistakes made by otherwise successful single women. PLUS: Danielle & Meghan Cox Gurdon air their dispute over the controversial film “Cuties.”
  • Evan Mark Katz
  • Meghan Cox Gurdon

The Unexpected Gift of Covid Sep 15th, 2020

  • How the Pandemic Has Transformed Childhood. Despite being holed up and doing classwork via Zoom, boredom has helped kids grow and gain independence through the pandemic, according to our guest Lenore Skenazy, founder of the  Let Grow Foundation. Meghan Cox Gurdon joins Danielle as co-splainer to discuss surprising findings of new research.
  • Lenore Skenazy
  • Meghan Cox Gurdon

Bonfire of the Insanities with Bari Weiss Sep 8th, 2020

  • The brilliant ex-NYT’s journalist joins Danielle & co-splainer Caitlin Flanagan for a lively, gossipy, and provocative season opener.
  • Bari Weiss
  • Caitlin Flanagan 

The Madwoman and the Roomba with Sandra Tsing Loh Aug 4th, 2020

  • Best-selling author Sandra Tsing Loh wonders why her journey through middle-age is defined by clutter and dead mice rather than sandy beaches and luxury cruises. She urges Danielle and co-splainer Meghan Cox Gurdon to explore their inner goddesses, who may turn out to be named Karen.
  • Sandra Tsing Loh
  • Meghan Cox Gurdon

Has #MeToo Become Just Another Puritanical Moral Panic? Jul 29th, 2020

  • Author and Nation contributor JoAnn Wypijewski joins Danielle and co-splainer Emily Yoffe to discuss how the movement simplifies the complexity of sexual politics into good and evil. PLUS: Emily offers her guide to the “taxonomy of cancellation.”
  • JoAnn Wypijewski
  • Emily Yoffe

Why Did Our Friends Go Mad? Jul 21st, 2020

Sexual Obsession, Bad Boys, & Female Lust in the Age of Woke Jul 14th, 2020

  • What happens when a young woman’s libido clashes with her politics? Daphne Merkin & Meghan Daum join Danielle in our ongoing summer author series. PLUS: Merkin reveals what Ronan Farrow would prefer you didn’t know. 
  • Daphne Merkin
  • Meghan Daum

Why Are So Many Girls Becoming Boys? Jul 7th, 2020

  • From injecting testosterone to undergoing double mastectomies, choosing to be “trans” is the new bulimia among thousands of young women, author Abigail Shrier tells Danielle and guest co-splainer Caitlin Flanagan.
  • Caitlin Flanagan
  • Abigail Shrier

The REAL Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Jun 2nd, 2020

  • An affair with Jack Nicholson. Advice from Audrey Hepburn. Parties with Joan Didion. Susanna Moore, author of the new memoir “Miss Aluminum,” regales Danielle and guest co-host Caitlin Flanagan with stories of her time at the center of celebrity in the 1960s & 1970s.
  • Susanna Moore

David Frum Gets Personal May 26th, 2020

  • The Atlantic contributor and author of the new book “Trumpocalypse” veers away from politics to reflect on the cultural issues ravaging the country as well as his own journey as a writer, thinker, father, and yes — husband to co-splainer Danielle.  
  • David Frum

Is Joe Biden Caught in His Own Sex Trap? May 19th, 2020

  • The Atlantic’s Emily Yoffe, The Bulwark’s Mona Charen, and Harvard Law Professor Janet Halley join Danielle to discuss Tara Reade, Title IX, “Believe Women” double standards, and more.
  • Emily Yoffe
  • Mona Charen
  • Janet Halley

Mrs. America May 12th, 2020

  • The longstanding feud between married mothers and feminists has its origins in the battle over the Equal Rights Amendment of the early 1970s, as depicted in the new Hulu series starring Cate Blanchett. The Atlantic’s Caitlin Flanagan and ERA opponent Phyllis Schlafly’s daughter, Anne, join Christina and Danielle to debate the series’ importance … and inaccuracies.
  • Caitlin Flanagan
  • Anne Schlafly Cori

What Do YOU Miss? May 5th, 2020

  • Bestselling novelist Emily St. John Mandel (“Station Eleven”) joins Pulitzer-prize-winning historian Anne Applebaum, the WSJ’s Meghan Cox Gurdon, and Danielle to discuss coping with the ongoing pandemic, Mandel’s latest novel, and more.
  • Emily St. John Mandel
  • Anne Applebaum
  • Meghan Cox Gurdon

Getting Personal With Dave Rubin Apr 28th, 2020

  • The “Rubin Report” host opens up to Christina & Danielle about living political and sexual lies, touring with Jordan Peterson, and more from his new book “Don’t Burn This Book.” PLUS the upside of quarantine, COVID fantasies, and more.
  • Dave Rubin

KATHY GRIFFIN IN QUARANTINE Apr 21st, 2020

  • The comedian joins Christina, Danielle, and the Daily Beast’s Molly Jong-Fast to riff on social isolation, Louis CK & cancel culture, the Sussexes in exile, and more.  
  • Kathy Griffin
  • Molly Jong-Fast

Strong Women, Bad Men Apr 14th, 2020

  • Why are so many successful women attracted to abusers and philanderers? Katie Roiphe joins Christina & Danielle to discuss her new book “The Power Notebooks” to discuss this and other sexual imbalances.
  • Katie Roiphe

Love in the Time of Coronavirus Apr 7th, 2020

  • With Danielle & Christina now recording from home bunker studios, they are joined virtually by Atlantic writer John Tierney, who offers important advice about how not to tank your relationships in quarantine.  
  • John Tierney

Guess Who’s NOT Coming Mar 17th, 2020

  • White women pay Regina Jackson & Saira Rao $2500 to be told over dinner why they’re racist. Christina & Danielle offered cocktails. It didn’t go well. PLUS: Self-isolating blues and more.

I Was Falsely Accused of Rape Mar 10th, 2020

  • Stephen Elliott is the first canceled man to fight back. In this EXCLUSIVE interview he tells Christina & Danielle why he launched a libel suit against the creator of the Sh**ty Media Men list. PLUS: Viral fears, forgotten feminists, and more.
  • Stephen Elliott

Decadence? We’re For It! Mar 3rd, 2020

  • New York Times columnist Ross Douthat joins Danielle & Christina to discuss his new book, The Decadent Society: How We Became the Victims of Our Own Success. PLUS: Inside the Harvey Weinstein verdict with intrepid journos Phelim McAleer & Ann McElhinney.
  • Ross Douthat
  • Phelim McAleer
  • Ann McElhinney

Don’t Label Any of Us Feb 25th, 2020

  • The irrepressible Irshad Manji joins Christina & Danielle for a raucous conversation ranging from Elizabeth Warren’s bro problem to woke Sports Illustrated models to dogs & dogma, and more. 
  • Irshad Manji

What If Harvey Weinstein Wins? Feb 18th, 2020

  • It was supposed to be the Me Too Movement’s trial of the century — but is it possible Weinstein will walk free? And will feminists punish his “traitor” female defense attorney? Christina & Danielle hash over all the repercussions as the jury debates his fate.

Valentine’s Day Special Feb 11th, 2020

  • Who knows more about staying in love than a divorce lawyer? Author & attorney James Sexton shares what he’s learned from his 1,000+ divorce cases with Christina & Danielle. PLUS: A surprise guest crashes the studio, Danielle admits she suffers from a rare disorder, and more.
  • James Sexton

It’s Our Monthly Cocktail Party! Feb 4th, 2020

  • The Atlantic’s Emily Yoffe & The WSJ’s Meghan Cox Gurdon join Christina & Danielle for a wine-fuelled gossip about new corporate etiquette, “trad wives,” why the Cat in the Hat should be canceled, and much more.
  • Emily Yoffe
  • Meghan Cox Gurdon

Why You Never See Your Friends Anymore Jan 28th, 2020

  • The Atlantic’s Judith Shulevitz tells Danielle & guest host Mona Charen how our overburdened schedules are taking a dire toll on American society. PLUS: Quilting injustices and why girls are being “shortchanged” on pockets. Really.
  • Judith Shulevitz
  • Mona Charen

Lean Out Jan 21st, 2020

  • Everything you think you know about how to succeed in the workforce as a woman is wrong, according to author Marissa Orr. PLUS: Christina & Danielle on Megxit, freeing nipples, vagina candles, and taking edibles together.
  • Marissa Orr

We’re Femsplainers, Hear Us Roar … into the Roaring 2020s Jan 14th, 2020

  • Season 6 debuts with a surprise visit from Christina’s new boss, AEI President Robert Doar, while Danielle hastily tries to hide the champagne bottles. We’re up to new antics — which hopefully don’t include getting fired.  
  • Robert Doar

SEASON FINALE Dec 24th, 2019

  • Susan Rice joins Christina & Danielle for a festive glass of wine and a remarkably candid conversation about the private side of her very public life — from growing up in D.C. amidst race riots to fending off Putin’s advances as National Security Adviser. PLUS: Why Jews do Christmas better, and more holiday fun.
  • Susan Rice

It’s a Holiday Cocktail Party! Dec 17th, 2019

  • The Atlantic’s Caitlin Flanagan & Pulitzer-Prize-winning historian Anne Applebaum join Christina & Danielle for our first new, fun monthly “cocktail” episode. 
  • Caitlin Flanagan
  • Anne Applebaum

Fast Talking Dec 10th, 2019

  • Journalist Molly Jong-Fast joins Christina & Danielle for a far-ranging & fun gossip session on Lisa Page’s presidential pushback, the gender thermostat wars, THAT Peloton ad, and more.  
  • Molly Jong-Fast

THANKSGIVING SPECIAL Nov 26th, 2019

  • A nation may be divided out there, but in here we’re strictly non-partisan when it comes to white vs. dark meat & deep fried vs. roasted. PLUS: Christina and Danielle host Pauline Brown, author of Aesthetic Intelligence, who is all about making everything more beautiful, meaningful … and a better Black Friday shopping experience.
  • Pauline Brown

Overdosed America Nov 19th, 2019

  • Dr. Sally Satel spent the past year at ground zero of the opioid crisis in a small Appalachian town. She reports to Danielle & Christina what she found. PLUS: Is vaping really so bad, down and out on cheap sherry, and more!
  • Sally Satel

Woke Me When It’s Over Nov 12th, 2019

  • The awesome Meghan Daum joins Christina & Danielle to discuss her new book “The Problem With Everything: My Journey Through the New Culture Wars.” PLUS Why drinking is good for your brain, ‘Ok Boomer’ warfare, and, er, um, vaginas.
  • Meghan Daum

Baby, It’s Not Cool Outside Nov 5th, 2019

  • It’s that woke time of year again! Christina & Danielle brace for the oncoming holiday season, bemoan the new PC ending to My Fair Lady, take you behind the scenes at the recent Politicon in Nashville & MUCH MORE.

In Defense of Elitism, Manhood, and Everything Else That Triggers You Oct 29th, 2019

  • Danielle & Christina in conversation with author Joel Stein recorded live at Politicon 2019 in Nashville.

Eye on the Storm Oct 22nd, 2019

  • Legendary Washington correspondent Elizabeth Drew has covered 12 presidents and 2 impeachments. Over a glass of champagne, she regales Christina & Danielle with stories from her fascinating career. PLUS wedding porn, Millennial misery, dog owner happiness, and much more.  
  • Elizabeth Drew

When Good Women Fall for Bad Presidents Oct 15th, 2019

  • CNN’s Amanda Carpenter, author of Gaslighting America: Why We Love It When Trump Lies to Us, discusses conservative women’s fatal attraction for Donald Trump and more with Christina and Danielle.   
  • Amanda Carpenter

Regrets, We’ve Had a Few Oct 8th, 2019

  • A seemingly consensual, one-night sexual encounter would later destroy the life and career of Jonathan Kaiman. The Atlantic’s Emily Yoffe reviews the events of that fateful evening — and prompts a wider discussion with Danielle & Christina about whether such cases will erode the credibility of #metoo.
  • Emily Yoffe

Toxic Femininity Oct 1st, 2019

  • What is it and how does it manifest itself?  Danielle & Christina explore the mean sister to Toxic Masculinity in friendships, relationships, and sex. Meanwhile guest Ginny Hogan, author and stand-up comedian, argues we need more of it in the tech world.
  • Ginny Hogan

Hollywood & Vino Sep 24th, 2019

  • Atlantic contributor Caitlin Flanagan joins Danielle & Christina in a sketchy LA studio to gossip about bad dates, crazy exes, #metoo excesses & her favorite party game: Which Valley of the Dolls “doll” are you?
  • Caitlin Flanagan

Is There Still Sex in the City? Sep 17th, 2019

  • Candace Bushnell, bestselling author and creator of Sex & the City, regales Christina & Danielle with stories of the wilds and lows of dating after fifty, including getting naked and “cubbing.”  
  • Candace Bushnell

Season 5 Debut Sep 10th, 2019

  • Christina & Danielle catch up after a summer apart. While Danielle fled to Canada, Christina cops to becoming a shut-in Twitter addict. Now they’re back and ready to solve the world – over cocktails of course.

Season 4 Finalé Jul 16th, 2019

  • Podcast is getting ready to break for the summer! But not before Christina & Danielle dispute the women’s soccer “pay gap,” question millennial sex habits, and own up to being “white feminists.” PLUS: Zoe bids a fond farewell by bringing up — again! — those private lady parts.

The Lost Language of Sexual Intimacy Jul 9th, 2019

  • Literary goddess Erica Jong joins daughter & journalist Molly Jong-Fast to discuss the growing cold war between men and women, celebrity child-rearing, famous mentors, and, well, everything else with Christina & Danielle.
  • Erica Jong

Transanity Jul 2nd, 2019

  • Andrew Sullivan, legendary gay rights pioneer & journalist, explains why he is being driven out of the movement by extreme trans activists 50 years after Stonewall. PLUS: Christina & Danielle on beauty magazine “realism,” the sex lives of “Furries” and more!
  • Andrew Sullivan

Sam Harris on Love, Marriage & Breaking Bad Habits Jun 25th, 2019

  • Yeah, we got the famed podcaster and neuroscientist off that metaphysical stuff and got him talking about his personal life. PLUS: Christina & Danielle tell you what not to put you know where.
  • Sam Harris

Confessions of a Former Playboy Advice Columnist Jun 18th, 2019

  • Writer and comedienne Bridget Phetasy earned her wisdom the hard way. After years of partying and blackout sex, she’s now sober — and wickedly funny and wise. She spills her journey to Christina & Danielle. PLUS: What does it mean to be “ready” for love?
  • Bridget Phetasy

Who Ya Gonna Call? Jun 11th, 2019

  • If your kid is accused of sexual misconduct, cheating, or worse, you better call crisis counselor Hanna Stotland. She tells Christina & Danielle how she’s managed to help even the toughest cases get a second chance. PLUS a debate over “weed tampons” and more. 
  • Hanna Stotland

Blissfully Blended B.S. Jun 4th, 2019

  • Bestselling author Rebecca Eckler spills on the dark side(s) of forming stepfamilies. PLUS: Christina’s Twitter wars with celebrities, Danielle’s decision to be honest about mucous, and more.
  • Rebecca Eckler

SHAMESTORM May 28th, 2019

  • How do you survive a social media mob? Helen Andrews was a “pioneer” in having her life ruined online. She tells Christina & Danielle how she recovered and came back. PLUS: Where are the intellectual conservative women? And is a Snapchat filter anti-trans?
  • Helen Andrews

Not-So-Golden Couple May 21st, 2019

  • Bestselling author Vicky Ward takes us inside the ambitious and corrupt worlds of New York high society & family real estate empires as revealed in her new book “Kushner, Inc.” PLUS: Take off your Handmaid’s Tale costumes protestors! Christina & Danielle warn that recent extreme anti-abortion legislation isn’t simply about gender warfare.
  • Vicky Ward

PAR-TAY! May 14th, 2019

  • A star-studded array of Femsplainer guests, including Tina Brown, Emily Yoffe, Leah Mcsweeny, Mandy Stadtmiller and more return to celebrate our first birthday with Christina and Danielle and launch the fourth season.
  • Emily Yoffe
  • Tina Brown
  • Leah Mcsweeny
  • Mandy Stadtmiller

Can We Please Get a Life? May 8th, 2019

  • Why do we emphasize female success as measured in time spent at the office vs our own quality time? Danielle & Christina discuss this and much more in the Season 3 finale.

Are you tight or loose? Apr 23rd, 2019

  • Knowing which can solve your problems — and the world’s. Author Michele Gelfand joins Danielle and guest co-splainer Meghan Cox Gurdon to discuss her new book “Rule Makers, Rule Breakers: How Tight and Loose Cultures Wire Our World,” over a cosmo (or three).
  • Michele J. Gelfand

How to Talk to People You Hate Apr 16th, 2019

  • Take two breaths and listen to renowned activist Irshad Manji discuss her new book “Don’t Label Me: An Incredible Conversation for Divided Times” with Christina & Danielle. PLUS Fake Travel Warnings, “Jewel Stools” & more.
  • Irshad Manji

Good Sheila, Bad Feminist Apr 9th, 2019

  • Christina regales Danielle with tales of her travel Down Under debating Roxane Gay; meanwhile, Danielle eats ant larvae in Mexico City. It was quite a spring break!

High & Low with David Brooks Mar 19th, 2019

  • The NYT’s columnist and bestselling author reveals how to lead a better life to Christina & Danielle, previewing his new book, The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life. PLUS man boobs, students demanding fabric softener, and more.
  • David Brooks

SJWs Called Me Racist and Destroyed My Career Mar 12th, 2019

  • But they didn’t destroy me. Biologist Heather Heying reveals to Christina & Danielle how she and her husband Bret Weinstein are fighting back after they were forced to leave Evergreen State College by radicalized mobs. PLUS wife controlling apps & more.
  • Dr. Heather Heying

From Russia Without Love Mar 5th, 2019

  • The incredible journey of GQ’s Julia Ioffe, from Soviet refugee to star journalist and scourge of Melania Trump. Meanwhile, Danielle worries that Christina is becoming a Twitter shut-in.
  • Julia Ioffe

Burning Down the House Feb 26th, 2019

  • Olivia Nuzzi is on fire! New York magazine’s Washington correspondent dishes to Christina & Danielle on what it’s really like to cover the White House. PLUS Izzy disrupts the podcast, gross new emojis, and more.
  • Olivia Nuzzi

The Alienated American Male Feb 19th, 2019

  • Why are so many men turning off, tuning out, and dropping out? Christina & Danielle explore this disturbing trend with Timothy Carney, author of the new book “Alienated America.” PLUS men’s revenge on VDay & more.
  • Timothy Carney

VALENTINE’S DAY SPECIAL Feb 12th, 2019

  • Is it “New Year’s Eve with nuclear weapons?” as surprise guest David Frum asserts to Christina and Danielle? Worst VDay fails, talking vaginas, walking penises, and much MUCH more.
  • David Frum

Meet the Intellectual Blonde Web Feb 5th, 2019

  • Sure, we may have dark roots — but Danielle & Christina have an otherwise stimulating conversation with Claire Lehmann, editor of the fabulous journal, Quillette. PLUS what is the correct posture for, um, a dick pick?
  • Claire Lehmann

TransWars Jan 29th, 2019

  • Men identifying as women are challenging women’s sports, women’s organizations, women’s spaces, and even the very definition of womanhood itself. Feminist Meghan Murphy tells Christina & Danielle how she was banned from Twitter for defending women who didn’t want to give a trans woman a bikini wax.  
  • Meghan Murphy

How to Reconnect With Your Kids Jan 22nd, 2019

  • The one FREE & best thing you can do for your children to set them up for life. Author Meghan Cox Gurdon reveals the miracles of reading aloud. Plus Christina & Danielle debate the new Gillette ad and more.
  • Meghan Cox Gurdon

SEASON 3 DEBUT Jan 15th, 2019

  • Did Farrakhan followers and other radicals kill the #WomensMarch? Leah McSweeney discusses her explosive Tablet Magazine article on the movement’s meltdown. Plus, watch out, it’s JanuHairy!
  • Leah McSweeney

Have Yourself a Very PC Christmas & a Woke New Year Dec 25th, 2018

  • Christina & Danielle discuss how we all seem to be getting the holidays wrong in the finale of Season 2.

The Jordan Peterson You Don’t Know Dec 18th, 2018

  • The globally bestselling author of “The 12 Rules for Life” reveals to Christina & Danielle the secrets of his long marriage, why dating apps suck, and how his feminist critics are wrong in this live podcast recorded at the American Enterprise Institute.
  • Dr. Jordan Peterson

Why Are Millennials Having So Little Sex? Dec 11th, 2018

  • The culture has never been more tolerant of every type of sex, but young people are shying away from it. The Atlantic’s Kate Julian joins Danielle & Christina to explain this unprecedented trend.
  • Kate Julian

Holiday Onslaught Dec 4th, 2018

  • Christina & Danielle brace for the season of binge drinking PLUS catch up on the most crazy recent #metoo stories and answer listener feedback.

Friendship in an Age of Partisanship Dec 1st, 2018

  • Pulitzer-prize winning historian Anne Applebaum recounts her losses of friendships over two continents from political extremism. Danielle & Christina explain why they remain her firm BFFs.
  • Anne Applebaum

Thanksgiving Survival Guide Nov 20th, 2018

  • From disgusting traditional foods to that crazy uncle, we have you covered. Danielle & Christina entertain guest mansplainer David Sommers on sports, and author Diana Butler Bass on how to be more grateful.
  • David Sommers
  • Diana Butler Bass

The Happiest Hooker Nov 13th, 2018

  • America’s most successful licensed prostitute, Alice Little of the Moonlight Bunny Ranch, makes the case for legalized brothels. Meanwhile, Christine & Danielle worry about an invasion of sexbots.
  • Alice Little

Think You’re Angry & Have Problems? Nov 6th, 2018

  • The Republican Women for Progress faces the thankless task of trying to bring moderate female voters back to the GOP. Christina and Danielle talk girl politics and more in this special mid-term election podcast. 

Moms to the Rescue Oct 30th, 2018

  • The majority of Americans agree on gun control measures that will prevent massacres and respect the 2nd Amendment. Shannon Watts tells us why it will be mothers who will turn the tide in this deadly debate. Guest femsplainer Meghan Cox Gurdon joins Danielle in this timely pre-election interview.
  • Meghan Cox Gurdon

Take Good Care of My Baby Oct 23rd, 2018

  • Has too much screen time and helicopter parenting contributed to an increasingly helpless and depressed new generation of students? Greg Lukianoff, co-author of “The Coddling of the American Mind,” mansplains the problem to Danielle & Christina. 
  • Greg Lukianoff

Dog Park Rape Culture (& Other Hoaxes) Oct 16th, 2018

  • Helen Pluckrose reveals to Christina & Danielle how she and two professor colleagues fooled some of the most prestigious academic journals into publishing blatantly silly articles.
  • Helen Pluckrose

Fly-on-the-Wall to History Oct 9th, 2018

  • What happens when a Craig’s List ad leads you to a job in the White House? Beck Dorey-Stein, author of the memoir From the Corner of the Oval, reveals to Christina & Danielle what it’s really like working for the President.
  • Beck Dorey-Stein

Animal Houses Oct 1st, 2018

  • Are all-boys schools and frats still breeding grounds for binge drinking and sexual assault? The Atlantic contributor Emily Yoffe & Millennial Mansplainer Nat Frum reveal all to Danielle and guest co-splainer Melinda.
  • Emily Yoffe
  • Nat Frum
  • Melinda

We’re Having a Theybie! (Sep 24th, 2018)

  • Sexual neuroscientist Dr. Debra Soh on gender neutral parenting, trendy transsexuals, why women don’t commit sex crimes and other sexy issues with Christina and Danielle.
  • Dr. Debra Soh

Firing Up (Sep 17th, 2018(

  • The magnificent Margaret Hoover discusses her recent reboot of “Firing Line,” the famous TV show hosted by William F. Buckley, with Christina and Danielle — and what it’s like to be a president’s great-grandaughter and more.
  • Margaret Hoover

Lock Them Up (Sep 10th, 2018)

  • Obsessive fears have created a culture in which children’s freedom is now drastically curtailed. Parents who let their kids play outside or walk to school alone face arrest. How did this happen? Kim Brooks, author of “Small Animals: Parenthood in the Age of Fear” femsplains to Danielle and guest co-host, Meghan Cox Gurdon.
  • Kim Brooks
  • Meghan Cox Gurdon

Is Til-Death-Do-Us-Part Marriage Dead? (Sep 3rd, 2018)

  • Vicki Larson, co-author of “The New I Do,” thinks so. She suggests an array of modern alternatives to romantic sticklers Christina Hoff-Sommers and Danielle Crittenden.
  • Vicki Larson

Reunited & It Feels So Good! (Aug 27th, 2018)

  • Christina and Danielle catch up on all the news and listeners’ questions after a summer apart.

The Magic World of Sally Quinn (Jul 23rd, 2018)

  • Washington’s leading hostess of Georgetown cocktail parties is also a serious student of the occult. Christina & Danielle explore both worlds with the famous & fabulous journalist as they discuss Quinn’s new memoir, FINDING MAGIC: A Love Story.
  • Sally Quinn

Monsters, Pervs & Bad Boys (Jul 16th, 2018)

Now Take Off Your Clothes (Jul 9th, 2018)

  • Models face a constant barrage of sexual exploitation, harassment and improper demands. Too often agencies collude with the perps. Where’s the fashion industry’s #MeToo? Top model Sara Ziff, founder of the Model Alliance, reveals the ugly side of the beauty business to Christina and Danielle. 
  • Sara Ziff

Has Porn Ruined Sex? (Jul 2nd, 2018)

  • Adult film star Chanel Preston reveals all to Christina & Danielle in this fascinating conversation about the effects of porn on us, our lovers, our culture, and our children.
  • Chanel Preston

How Do You Know He/She is the One? (Jun 25th, 2018)

  • David Frum takes your questions on love and marriage with Christina and his wife of now 30 years, co-host Danielle.
  • David Frum

Don’t Worry, Be Happy (Jun 18th, 2018)

  • Discover how life only gets better after age 50, even for us sagging femsplainers! Listen to Christina & Danielle’s uplifting discussion with Jonathan Rauch, author of “The Happiness Curve.”
  • Jonathan Rauch

Sex, Drugs & Redemption (Jun 11th, 2018)

  • Mandy Stadtmiller’s long night’s journey into day. Join Christina & Danielle in candid conversation with the author of the new book “Unwifeable.”
  • Mandy Stadtmiller

The Ayaan Hirsi Ali You DON’T Know (Jun 4th, 2018)

  • An intimate girls’ night out with the celebrated champion of Islamic women’s rights. (She’s also our BFF.) Ayaan Hirsi Ali joins Danielle and Christina for the latest episode of The Femsplainers.
  • Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Is it Okay if I Kiss You? (May 28th, 2018)

  • What’s a frat boy to do in the post #metoo era? Millennials Nat & Joe mansplain the answer. And what’s a young woman to do with these men? The witty and brilliant Caitlin Flanagan femsplains the way.
  • Caitlin Flanagan

Sex, Lies & Presidents (May 21st, 2018)

  • You won’t believe how similar the Clinton/Trump sex scandals are — and the women who enable them. Recorded before a live audience at the AEI/Ricochet Podcast Summit, Danielle and Christine talk with columnist Mona Charen, author of the forthcoming book “Sex Matters.”
  • Mona Charen

Tina Brown’s Vanity Fair Diaries (May 14th, 2018)

  • Tina Brown joins Christina and Danielle on this episode of The Femsplainers. The legendary editor dishes on legends-and how she managed it all.
  • Tina Brown

How We Met and What We Drank (May 7th, 2018)

  • In their debut episode, Christina and Danielle reminisce about how they first met: in a TV studio before a debate with the founder of modern feminism, Betty Friedan. Christina smoked, Danielle did a shot, and Betty lunged at them over the podium. That’s when they knew they would be BFFs. Featured cocktail: Kir Royale.

Welcome to the Femsplainers Podcast! (Mar 16th, 2018)

Danielle Crittenden Frum is a Canadian-American writer and anti-transgender activist.

Crittenden platformed many other anti-transgender activists while hosting the podcast The Femsplainers with Christina Hoff Sommers.

Background

Danielle Ann Crittenden was born April 20, 1963 in Toronto, Ontario. Crittenden’s parents and stepparent are all writers. After graduating from Northern Secondary School in 1981, Crittenden began working as a writer. Crittenden wrote a column for the New York Post and was a contributor at The Huffington Post.

Crittenden married David Frum in 1988 and converted to Judaism. They have three children, Miranda Ann Frum (1991–2024), Nathaniel Saul Frum (born 1993) and Beatrice Sarah Worthy Frum (born 2001). Much of Crittenden’s subsequent writing was on cooking, lifestyle, and parenting.

Anti-transgender activism

Crittenden is one of the higher-end “mommy bloggers,” a genre of writers and readers highly susceptible to anti-transgender radicalization. Crittenden’s 1999 book What Our Mothers Didn’t Tell Us: Why Happiness Eludes the Modern Woman lays out Crittenden’s conservative views.

From 2018 to 2022 Crittenden and Christina Hoff Sommers hosted the podcast The Femsplainers, which described trans women as “men identifying as women.” The hosts have suggested that trans women would violently attack people who questioned their gender identity. Their many anti-transgender guests over the years include Jordan Peterson, Debra Soh, Claire Lehmann, Meghan Murphy, Caitlin Flanagan, Emily Yoffe, Heather Heying, Bridget Phetasy, Andrew Sullivan, Meghan Daum, Mona Charen, Dave Rubin, Abigail Shrier, Bari Weiss, Katie Herzog, Corinna Cohn, “Angus Fox,” “Two mothers,” Carole Hooven, and Helen Joyce.

Crittenden is a biological essentialist and sex segregationist:

Denying or glossing over biological differences between men and women doesn’t help anyone — least of all women. As [Hadley] Freeman and others have observed, the legal and institutional brunt of ignoring these differences falls most heavily upon women (we don’t see transmen racing to be admitted to men’s prisons or compete in male sports, for example. Nor are transmen trying to cancel doctors who might recklessly assert their male patients more often than not possess prostate glands).

Crittenden (2022)

Crittenden further explained these positions to Inez Feltscher Stepman:

So that’s kind of the thread that keeps on going through all the conversations we’re having today, and that we’ve seen, I think, really magnified in these debates about trans, or there are 63 genders or whatever, that we’re trying again to deny any credibility to biological differences, to accept that there are biological differences. And the best way to deal with biological differences is to acknowledge them and think about how can we work with those to get the respect and equality and opportunities we all want as women, but without making the opposite sex the enemy. Also, without making the things we feel naturally as men or women somehow suspect or wrong or something we should suppress. If that makes sense.

Fletcher Stepman (2022)

References

Crittenden, Danielle (March 4, 2022). When The Sexes Blur There’s No Sex. The Femsplainers With Danielle Crittenden https://femsplainers.substack.com/p/when-the-sexes-blur-theres-no-sex

Stepman, Inez Feltscher (May 4, 2022). Danielle Crittenden – On Disappearing Feminine Allure, the Heated Battle Between the Sexes, and Whether Feminism Has Always Been Out of Touch. High Noon Podcast https://www.iwf.org/2022/05/04/danielle-crittenden-disappearing-feminine-allure-feminism-out-of-touch/

Frum, David (March 21, 2024) Miranda’s Last Gift. The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/05/david-frum-miranda-daughter-grief/677815/

Obituary (February 21, 2024). Miranda Frum. The Globe and Mail https://www.legacy.com/ca/obituaries/theglobeandmail/name/miranda-frum-obituary?id=54427346

Resources

Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)

Instagram (instagram.com)

Substack (substack.com)

LinkedIn (linkedin.com)

Fig Tree & Vine (figtreeandvine.com) [archive]

  • Lifestyle site “aimed at an affluent Jewish demographic”

Danielle Crittenden (daniellecrittenden.com)

Facebook (facebook.com)

X/Twitter (x.com)

HuffPost (huffpost.com)

“Posie Parker” is a stage name of Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull, a British anti-transgender extremist. Keen-Minshull is one of the most strident campaigners against trans rights in history. Keen-Minshull’s events often turn into tense standoffs due to gender-critical and fascist supporters.

Background

Kellie-Jay Nyishie Keen was born June 13, 1974 and grew up in Somerset with an older sibling. Keen earned a bachelor’s degree in theology from University of Leeds. Keen worked for Posie Parker photography, Cornhill Publishing (joining as a consultant in 1999), and GDS International.

Keen-Minshull married Ryan Miles Minshulll aka “Max Ford” (born 1974) in 2008. Minshulll runs DigiLive Events. They have four children: Roman, Artemus, Mabel, and Carter. They were all delivered as c-sections. The youngest was born in ~2008, three days after their marriage.

Anti-trans activism

Keen-Minshull is listed as a leader of three entities:

  • Standing for Women Limited (incorporated 2023)
  • AdultHumanFemale.store Limited (incorporated 2021)
  • Woman By Definition Ltd (incorporated 2020, dissolved 2021)

Keen-Minshull is also a special advisor to anti-trans organization Women’s Liberation Front (WoLF).

Out-of-home ad campaigns

In 2018 Keen-Minshull paid for a billboard in Liverpool that said “woman, wʊmən, noun, adult human female,” a slogan used by anti-transgender activists. It was taken down following complaints. Keen-Minshull then had the same message placed in Leeds, which was also taken down.

In 2020 Keen-Minshull paid for a poster that said “I ♥ JK Rowling” to run in an Edinburgh railway station before it was taken down. This inspired Chris Elston and Amy Hamm to do the same thing in Vancouver. It also inspired Speak Up For Women in New Zealand to place billboards in 2021 that said “adult human female.”

Social media

Keen-Minshull has been temporarily and permanently restricted on various social media platforms.

In 2018 gender critical organization Woman’s Place UK said they would no longer be working with Keen-Minshull. Others have expressed similar concerns due to Keen-Minshull’s association with right-wing and fascist activists.

In 2019 Keen-Minshull and Julia Long recorded themselves verbally abusing trans HRC press secretary Sarah McBride at the US Capitol. HRC then criticized religious conservative group The Heritage Foundation for their role in bringing the two to their event. Keen-Minshull has also published attacks on Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre director Mridul Wadhwa, who is trans.

Keen-Minshull and allies have held anti-trans rallies in Manchester, Bristol, Brighton, Newcastle upon Tyne, and Glasgow. Following a 2020 WoLF conference in New York, Keen-Minshull went to Atlanta for the NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming Championship to protest trans swimmer Lia Thomas. Keen-Minshull then scheduled appearances in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland (cancelled), Tacoma, Austin, Chicago, New York, and Belfast. Following a Melbourne event that was attended by Nazis, Keen-Minshull’s Wellington event shut down early and required a police escort due to the thousands of counter-protestors, one of whom doused Keen-Minshull with tomato soup.

After returning to the UK, Keen-Minshull announced the creation of the Party of Women in order to run for office.

Media

Keen-Minshull is a favored source among right-wing and anti-transgender activists:

Keen-Minshull has said about cisgender women who support trans rights:

Each and every one of you women who stand in my way–each and every one of you–let me just tell you, you will be annihilated. Because I genuinely don’t lose.

References

Chudy, Emily (February 4, 2023). Anti-trans activist Posie Parker says women who stand in her way will be ‘annihilated.’ PinkNews https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/04/posie-parker-trans-women-annihilated/

Marriott, Leah (July, 24 2020). We find how Posie Parker became a high profile debater and acclaimed podcast host. Blasting News https://uk.blastingnews.com/opinion/2020/07/we-find-how-posie-parker-became-a-high-profile-debater-and-acclaimed-podcast-host-003175400.html

Billson, Chantelle (May 1, 2023). Posie Parker’s Hyde Park rally descends into clash between right-wingers and LGBTQ+ activists. PinkNews https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/01/posie-parker-hyde-park-turning-point-uk-police/

McClure, Tess; Graham-McLay, Charlotte (March 26, 2023). Anti-trans activist Posie Parker leaves New Zealand after chaotic protests. The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/25/anti-trans-activist-posie-parker-ends-new-zealand-tour-after-violent-protests-erupt

Elliards, Xander (4 February 2023). “Who is Posie Parker? The controversial anti-trans activist heading to Scotland”. The National. Archived

Fitzsimons, Tim (1 February 2019). “Prominent transgender advocate harassed by anti-trans feminists, video shows”. NBC News. Archived

“Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull: Who is campaigner Posie Parker and why is she so controversial?”. The New Zealand Herald. 21 March 2023. Archived

“Woman billboard removed after transphobia row”. BBC News. 26 September 2018. Archived 

Chudy, Emily (3 February 2023). “Rishi Sunak says a woman is an ‘adult human female’ and ‘biological sex matters'”. PinkNews. 

Hyde, Nathan (21 October 2018). “Woman poster removed from Leeds billboard and investigated”. Leeds Live. Archived

Smith, Reiss (3 May 2019). “Anti-trans bathroom sign removed from Dundee train station”. Pink News. Archived 

White, Adam (31 July 2020). “An ‘I love JK Rowling poster’ was removed from an Edinburgh train station due to its ‘political nature'”. Insider. Archived

 Mowat, Laura (21 March 2019). “Campaigner accused of transphobia says criminal probes into ‘misgendering people’ waste police time”. Yahoo News. Archived

Parsons, Vic (15 October 2019). “Gender-critical feminist Posie Parker in video with white nationalist YouTuber – and a lot of Mumsnet users are fine with it”. Pink News. Archived

Perry, Sophie (16 January 2023). “Gender critical activist quotes Adolf Hitler in speech against trans rights”. Pink News. Archived 

Ennis, Dawn (31 October 2022). “Anti-trans activist Kellie-Jay Keen spreads hate across America”. Los Angeles Blade. Archived 

Anderson, Anthony (18 March 2023). “Anti-trans speaker’s fans throw Nazi salute amid counter-protest”. News.com.au. Archived 

Karp, Paul (21 March 2023). “PM condemns Nazi salutes at anti-trans rally”. The Guardian. Archived 

“Posie Parker: Anti-trans rally attracted a range of far-right groups, researchers say”. New Zealand Herald. 28 March 2023. Archived 

Cardwell, Hamish (4 April 2023). “Spike in online hate toward trans community after Posie Parker visit – researchers”. Radio New Zealand. Archived from the original

Iasona, Seni (29 March 2023). “Anti-transgender activist Posie Parker announces political party, calls protesters ‘terrorists'”. Newshub. Archived 

Resources

Standing for Women (standingforwomen.com)

Adult Human Female Store

YouTube (youtube.com)

Instagram (instagram.com)

X/Twitter (x.com)

TikTok (tiktok.com)

Facebook (facebook.com)

Twitch (twitch.tv)

Gettr (gettr.com)

Andy Ngô is an American writer and anti-transgender activist. Ngô’s coverage of trans topics consistently depicts trans people in a negative light.

Ngô’s writing has appeared many anti-trans publications, including Quillette and The Post Millennial.

Background

Andy Cuong Ngô was born on April 6, 1986 and grew up in Portland, Oregon. Ngô earned a bachelor’s degree from UCLA in 2009.

Ngô came out as gay around age 30.

In 2015, Ngô enrolled in graduate school at Portland State University. Ngô was fired from student newspaper Portland State Vanguard in 2017 after allegedly misrepresenting statements made at a protest.

Ngô organized or filmed campus appearances of:

Ngô covered leftist student protests at Evergreen State University. After that, Ngô became well-known for covering Antifa activity in the Pacific Northwest. Ngô would frequently attend protests and publish mugshots of those arrested. Ngô is author of the 2021 book Unmasked: Inside Antifa’s Radical Plan to Destroy Democracy.

Anti-transgender activism

Ngô was suspended from Twitter in 2019 for a tweet disputing rates of violence against trans people.

In 2021, Ngo revealed that sex offender Darren Agee Merager was the suspect in an incident at Wi Spa in Los Angeles. Merager identifies as a trans woman and was accused by Wi Spa guests of indecent exposure while nude in a sex-segregated part of the spa. The incident was initially declared a hoax by some people who covered it, and it led to tense protests.

Ngô hosted the podcast Things You Should Ngo and has appeared as a guest on many anti-trans shows, including shows by or with Tucker Carlson, Dave Rubin, Peter Boghossian, Allen West, Michael Malice, Charlie Kirk, Adam Carolla, Laura Ingraham, Megyn Kelly, Glenn Beck, Konstantin Kisin, Francis Foster, Jennifer Bilek, Drew Pinsky, Dan Crenshaw, Jesse Kelly, Tim Pool, Julia Hartley-Brewer, Jordan Peterson, Kennedy, Lotuseaters, Maajid Nawaz, Brandi Kruse, Sebastian Gorka, Joe Rogan, Bret Weinstein, Wilfred Reilly, Eric Weinstein, Greg Gutfeld, Ben Shapiro, and Debra Soh.

Ngô has reported from anti-trans events like the LGB Alliance conference and has interviewed many anti-trans figures, including:

References

Urquhart, Evan (June 14, 2023) Did Andy Ngo coin “TRANTIFA”? Assigned Media https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/did-trantifa-originate-with-andy-ngo

Gais, Hannah (September 11, 2019). The Making of Andy Ngo. Jewish Currents https://jewishcurrents.org/the-making-of-andy-ngo/

Dickson, EJ (September 3, 2019). How a Right-Wing Troll Managed to Manipulate the Mainstream Media. Rolling Stone https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/andy-ngo-right-wing-troll-antifa-877914/

Gupta, Arun (August 2019). Portland’s Andy Ngo Is the Most Dangerous Grifter in America. Jacobin https://www.jacobinmag.com/2019/08/andy-ngo-right-wing-antifa-protest-portland-bigotry

Bernstein, Joseph (July 18, 2019). Andy Ngo Has The Newest New Media Career. It’s Made Him A Victim And A Star. BuzzFeed News https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/josephbernstein/andy-ngo-portland-antifa

Griffin, Anna (February 8, 2018). For Immigrants’ Son, Vietnam Trip Led To More Conservative Worldview. Oregon Public Broadcasting https://www.opb.org/news/series/racenw/immigrants-vietnam-oregon-conservative-worldview/

Anti-trans coverage

Singal, Jesse (September 3, 2021). Some Mainstream Outlets Can’t Even Perform Basic Newsgathering Functions Anymore: How Andy Ngo’s coverage of the Wi Spa controversy humiliated Slate, The Guardian, and other outlets. Singal-Minded https://jessesingal.substack.com/p/some-mainstream-outlets-cant-even

Herzog, Katie (December 7, 2018). Anti-Racist Protesters Harass Gay Asian-American Journalist. The Stranger https://www.thestranger.com/politics/2018/12/07/36874512/anti-racist-protesters-harass-gay-asian-american-journalist

Selected writing by Ngô

Ngô, Andy (September 17, 2021). Wi Spa suspect still at large — has history of indecent exposure and masturbation. New York Post https://nypost.com/2021/09/17/wi-spa-suspect-still-at-large-has-history-of-indecent-exposure-and-masturbation/

Ngô, Andy (September 2, 2021). Sex offending suspect claims transgender harassment in Wi Spa case. New York Post https://nypost.com/2021/09/02/charges-filed-against-sex-offender-in-wi-spa-casecharges-filed-against-sex-offender-in-notorious-wi-spa-incident/ [alt headline: Charges filed against Darren Agee Merager in Wi Spa case]

Ngo, Andy (May 12, 2017). Fired for Reporting the Truth. National Review https://www.nationalreview.com/2017/05/free-speech-islam-portland-state-vanguard-editor-fired-tweets/

Media

Peter Boghossian (May 30, 2023). Moving the Needle on Gender Ideology (with Peter Boghossian, Billboard Chris, Andy Ngo, Savanah Hernandez, Matt Thornton, & Honey Badger Mom) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLtd6NhxFbc

Resources

Trans Data Library (transdatalibrary.org)

  • Andy Ngo
  • transdatalibrary.org/person/andy-ngo

Andy Ngo (andy-ngo.com)

Locals (ngolocals.com)

Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)

Twitter (twitter.com)

Patreon (patreon.com)

SubscribeStar (subscribestar.com)

Instagram (instagram.com)

YouTube (youtube.com)

Facebook (facebook.com)

The Federalist (thefederalist.com)

  • Andy Ngo
  • thefederalist.com/tag/andy-ngo

Caroline Farrow is a British writer and anti-transgender extremist.

Background

Farrow attended Brentwood School, Essex and New Hall School in Chelmsford, Essex.

Farrow worked as an accountant before working as an airline flight crew member. In 2010 Farrow began a pro-Catholic blog. Farrow has served as campaign director for the far-right lobby group CitizenGo.

Farrow is married to a priest named Robin and has five children. They live in Ash, Surrey.

Anti-transgender activism

Farrow has posted on anti-trans trolling site Kiwi Farms as Caroline Farrow, without a pseudonym, which is very unusual. After Farrow made a number of anti-trans comments during a debate with Susie Green on Good Morning Britain, an investigation was opened. Farrow complained about being investigated on a 2019 Quillette podcast hosted by Toby Young.

In 2022 Farrow was arrested at home after many years of harassing, doxxing, and misgendering Stephanie Hayden. Surrey Police said:

“On Monday, 3 October, officers attended an address in the Guildford area as part of an investigation into allegations of malicious communications (sending of indecent, grossly offensive messages, threats, or information) and harassment. A 48-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of both offences. A number of electronic devices were seized as potential evidence from this address under section 19 of PACE. Where an offence is alleged to have been committed on an electronic device, for example, it may hold a key piece of evidence and may routinely be seized during an investigation. The woman was taken to Guildford police station where she was interviewed. She has now been released under investigation and inquiries remain ongoing.”

In October 2023, Farrow announced that CPS were not proceeding with prosecution because “the evidential test has not been met.”

References

Wakefield, Lily (October 13, 2022). Anti-trans activist Caroline Farrow sues trans woman she’s accused of doxxing. PinkNews https://www.thepinknews.com/2022/10/13/stephanie-hayden-caroline-farrow-arrest-kiwi-farms/

Gomez, Jade (October 6, 2022). Anti-LGBTQ+ J.K. Rowling Ally Arrested For Allegedly Doxxing Trans Activist. Paper https://www.papermag.com/jk-rowling-ally-arrested#rebelltitem2

Wakefield, Lily (October 5 2022). Anti-LGBTQ+ activist Caroline Farrow rages against trans people as she’s being arrested. PinkNews https://www.thepinknews.com/2022/10/05/caroline-farrow-arrest-kiwi-farms-trans/

Gilbert, David (October 6, 2022). J.K. Rowling Ally Arrested for Allegedly Doxing a Trans Activist. Vice News https://www.vice.com/en/article/7k87vq/caroline-farrow-arrested-kiwi-farms

Wakefield, Lily (March 14 2022). JK Rowling sends ‘big love’ to anti-gay, anti-trans, anti-abortion activist Caroline Farrow. PinkNews https://www.thepinknews.com/2022/03/14/caroline-farrow-jk-rowling-trans-twitter/

Reynolds, Daniel (July 3, 2019). Catholic Journalist Slams London Zoo’s ‘Deviant’ Gay Penguins. Advocate.com https://www.advocate.com/people/2019/7/03/catholic-journalist-slams-london-zoos-deviant-gay-penguins

Hill, Amelia (March 20, 2019). Mother drops action against woman who said she ‘mutilated’ trans daughter. The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/mar/20/catholic-journalist-investigated-by-police-after-misgendering-trans-woman

Staff report (March 20, 2019). Surrey Police investigation over ‘misgendering’ tweets. BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-surrey-47638527

Anti-trans coverage

Gallagher, Ian (October 9, 2022). Minute by Orwellian minute: Trans row mother-of-five Caroline Farrow recounts her ordeal at the hands of the Twitter police who, she says, should be out fighting REAL crime, after she was arrested for allegedly posting ‘malicious’ comments online. Daily Mail

Lockhart, Alastair; Thorburn, Jacob; Phillips, Jamie (October 5, 2022). Moment police ‘with no search warrant’ swooped on house of gender-critical Catholic mother and arrested her in front of her four children over ‘series of anonymous posts on internet chat board.’ Daily Mail https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11282263/Moment-police-swoop-house-devout-catholic-mother-malicious-online-posts.html

Caldwell, Simon (October 5, 2022). Police arrest Catholic mother over accusations of Twitter gender abuse. The Catholic Herald https://thecatholicherald.com/article/police-arrest-catholic-mother-over-accusations-of-twitter-gender-abuse

Nash, Fiorella (January 24, 2020). UK activist says she was wrongfully denied entrance to the US. Catholic World Report https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2020/01/24/uk-activist-says-she-was-wrongfully-denied-entrance-to-the-us/

Clifton, Katy (March 20, 2019). Police to question Catholic mum-of-five Caroline Farrow for ‘using wrong pronoun to describe transgender girl.’ The Standard https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/police-to-question-catholic-mumoffive-caroline-farrow-for-using-wrong-pronoun-to-describe-transgender-girl-a4096246.html

Selected writing by Farrow

Farrow, Caroline (September 7, 2022). I stand with jailed Enoch Burke: He was right to refuse a pupil’s preferred pronouns. Premier Christianity https://www.premierchristianity.com/opinion/i-stand-with-jailed-enoch-burke-he-was-right-to-refuse-a-pupils-preferred-pronouns/13783.article

Media

Quillette Podcast with Toby Young and Caroline Farrow (March 26, 2019). Quillette Podcast 23 – Catholic journalist Caroline Farrow talks about being investigated by the British police for misgendering a transwoman. Quillette https://quillette.com/2019/03/26/quillette-podcast-23-catholic-journalist-caroline-farrow-talks-about-being-investigated-by-the-british-police-for-misgendering-a-transwoman/

Good Morning Britain with Piers Morgan and Caroline Farrow (March 25, 2019). Caroline Farrow on ‘Misgendering’ Tweets Row: ‘I’m Absolutely Not Regretful’ | Good Morning Britain. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpo4rsZUNPM

Resources

Caroline Farrow (carolinefarrow.net)

X/Twitter (x.com)

Premier Christianity (premierchristianity.com)

CitizenGO (citizengo.org)

Crisis Magazine (crisismagazine.com)

LinkedIn (linkedin.com)

Instagram (instagram.com)

IMDb (imdb.com)

YouTube (youtube.com)

Imara Jones is an American journalist. Jones was named to the Time 100 list of most influential people of 2023.

Background

Jones was born on May 9, 1972 and grew up in the Atlanta area.

Jones earned a bachelor’s degree from Columbia University in 1994 and a master’s degree from The London School of Economics and Political Science.

Jones held posts at Viacom, which included work on the campaign “Know HIV/AIDS and Fight for Your Rights: Protect Yourself” which garnered two EMMY Awards and a Peabody Award.

Jones was a Soros Equality Fellow and chaired the first-ever UN High-Level Meeting on Gender Diversity. 

In 2018, Jones hosted The Last Sip on Free Speech TV.

Jones’ Translash podcast did a limited series titled “The Anti-Trans Hate Machine: A Plot Against Equality.” The series profiles a number of key anti-trans activists. Season 2 examines how through “the disinformation ecosystem constructed by the Christian Nationalist movement, anti-trans lies are laundered through some of the biggest and most respected news rooms in the country, and how this effort creates a  world where the existence of trans people is questioned.”

References

Jones, Imara (June 25, 2021). My life growing up Black and trans in 1980s Atlanta. CNN https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/25/opinions/growing-up-black-trans-1980s-jones/index.html

Jones, Imara (June 16, 2019). Trans, black and loved: what happened when I returned to the deep south after transitioning. The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/jun/26/trans-black-deep-south-return-translash

Coan, Jamie Shearn (April 25, 2019). Imara Jones. New York Trans Oral History Project https://nyctransoralhistory.org/content/uploads/2021/12/NYC-TOHP-Transcript-144-Imara-Jones_UPDATED.pdf

Tourmaline (April 13, 2023). Imara Jones. TIME 100 https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2023/6269470/imara-jones/

Taylor, Savannah (March 17, 2023). Translash Media’s Imara Jones talks about true liberation and uplifting the trans community. Ebony https://www.ebony.com/translash-media-imara-jones-uplifting-the-trans-community/

2003 Peabody Awards Know HIV/AIDS and Fight For Your Rights: Protect Yourself Campaigns https://peabodyawards.com/award-profile/know-hiv-aids-and-fight-for-your-rights-protect-yourself-campaigns/ https://vimeo.com/160099072

Kaiser Family Foundation (October 1, 2004). HIV/AIDS Public Education Campaign Wins Emmy. https://www.kff.org/hivaids/event/hivaids-public-education-campaign-wins-emmy/

Resources

Imara Jones (imarajones.com)

Translash (translash.org)

Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)

LinkedIn (linkedin.com)

Twitter (twitter.com)

Colorlines (colorlines.com)

The Last Sip (thelastsip.org)

Caffeineator (caffeineator.com) [archive]

Slavery Blog (slaveryblog.org) [archive]

Free Speech TV (FSTV) is an American media organization. Its coverage in consistently progressive and fair to trans and gender diverse people. They are known for shows inlcuding Democracy Now!, The David Pakman Show, Gay USA, and The Last Sip with Imara Jones.

History

Public Communicators Incorporated (PCI) is an American nonprofit founded in 1974. PCI launched Free Speech TV in 1995 following the success of the long-running series The 90’s and The 90’s Channel, a network of seven cable channels. Free Speech TV Program Service was originally a distribution arm.

In 2007, FSTV moved from Boulder to Denver.

Shows

Shows inlcude:

  • The David Pakman Show
  • Democracy Now!
  • Edge of Sports
  • Enviro Close-Up
  • Extreme Weather Report
  • France 24 World News
  • The Freedom Side
  • FSTV Speaks
  • Gay USA
  • Generation Girl Code
  • Hip Hop Caucus
  • Indian Country Today
  • Inequality Media with Robert Reich
  • The Last Sip with Imara Jones
  • More Perfect Union
  • The Rick Smith Show
  • Rising Up with Sonali
  • The Stephanie Miller Show
  • This Week in White Supremacy
  • The Thom Hartmann Program
  • Yellow Dot Studios
  • The Zero Hour with RJ Eskow

Resources

Free Speech TV (freespeech.org)

Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)

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Facebook (facebook.com)

Instagram (instagram.com)

TikTok (tiktok.com)

LinkedIn (linkedin.com)

The Unz Review is an American group blog that frequently publishes anti-transgender posts, particularly by white nationalist Steve Sailer of the anti-trans Human Biodiversity Institute.

Background

Founder Ron Unz maintained The Unz Archive online until 2012. In 2013, Unz launched The Unz Review.

Unz describes the blog as “a collection of interesting, important, and controversial perspectives largely excluded from the American mainstream media.”

Authors

Authors who have commented on trans issues include:

  • “Audacious Epigone”
  • “Lance Welton”
  • Andrew Anglin
  • Kevin Barrett
  • John Derbyshire
  • Richard Knight
  • Tobias Langdon
  • Martin Lichtmesz
  • Richard Parker
  • Steve Sailer
  • Erik Striker
  • A.J. Smuskiewicz
  • Jared Taylor

Selected posts

Smuskiewicz, A.J. (September 17, 2025). Some Truth About Trans. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/article/some-truth-about-trans/

Lichtmesz, Martin (April 1, 2025). Is Brigitte Macron a Man? Your Guide to the Latest, Hottest Conspiracy Theory on the Block. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/article/is-brigitte-macron-a-man/

Parker, Richard (March 7, 2025). A Call for Uncompromising Intolerance: Transgenderism and So-Called Gender Affirming Care Must Be Banned. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/article/a-call-for-uncompromising-intolerance/

Anglin, Andrew (September 21, 2023). US Tranny Fired from Ukraine Government After Threatening Global Assassinations of Journalists and Writers. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/aanglin/us-tranny-fired-from-ukraine-government-after-threatening-global-assassinations-of-journalists-and-writers/

Anglin, Andrew (September 10, 2023). Jews Are Going to Take Your Kids If You Don’t Turn Them Into Trannies. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/aanglin/jews-are-going-to-take-your-kids-if-you-dont-turn-them-into-trannies/

Knight, Richard (July 3, 2023). Transgenderism as a PC Ideology. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/article/transgenderism-as-a-pc-ideology/

Taylor, Jared (June 23, 2023). What Sexual Madness Means for Us. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/jtaylor/what-sexual-madness-means-for-us/

Knight, Richard (June 15, 2023). Transgenderism and Word Magic. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/article/transgenderism-and-word-magic/

Sailer, Steve (June 10, 2023). The Unabomber’s Transgenderism. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/the-unabombers-transgenderism/

Knight, Richard (June 1, 2023). Gender, “Identifying As” and Identity. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/article/gender-identifying-as-and-identity/

“Welton, Lance” (April 22, 2023). THE NEW DARK AGE ADVANCES: Trans-Narcissists Try to Cancel Prof. J. Michael Bailey’s Findings On “Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria.” Unz Review https://www.unz.com/article/the-new-dark-age-advances-trans-narcissists-try-to-cancel-prof-j-michael-baileys-findings-on-rapid-onset-gender-dysphoria/

“Welton, Lance” (April 1, 2023). AFTER NASHVILLE, FACE IT: “Transgenders” Are Nuts. “Transphobia” Is Rational. and Joe Biden Is An Idiot. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/article/after-nashville-face-it-transgenders-are-nuts-transphobia-is-rational-and-joe-biden-is-an-idiot/

Langdon, Tobias (March 2, 2023). The Trouble with Trans-Westernism: How Men Can’t be Women and Jews Can’t be American. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/article/the-trouble-with-trans-westernism-how-men-cant-be-women-and-jews-cant-be-american/

Sailer, Steve (February 14, 2023). Rapid-onset Tourette’s Syndrome Is a Social Media-spread Mental Illness, But Rapid-onset Gender Dysphoria Doesn’t Exist. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/rapid-onset-tourettes-syndrome-is-a-social-media-spread-mental-illness-but-rapid-onset-gender-dysphoria-doesnt-exist/

Sailer, Steve (December 12, 2022). Transgender Author James / Jan Morris’s Daughter: “I Never Felt Any Femininity in Her.” Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/transgender-author-james-jan-morriss-daughter-i-never-felt-a/

Barrett, Kevin (August 1, 2022). Dr. Syed Haider on “Transgender Ideologies Are Child Abuse.” Unz Review https://www.unz.com/audio/kbarrett_dr-syed-haider-on-transgender-ideologies-are-child-abuse/

Sailer, Steve (July 29, 2022). How the Daily Mail and the New York Times Cover a Big Defeat for Transmania. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/how-the-daily-mail-and-the-new-york-times-cover-a-big-defeat-for-transmania/

Sailer, Steve (June 23, 2022). When Being Transgender Isn’t Enough, There’s Always Being a Transgender Mermaid. Unz Review https://unz.com/isteve/when-being-transgender-isnt-enough-theres-always-being-a-transgender-mermaid/

Sailer, Steve (June 13, 2022). Do Ex-Men Tend to be Victims or Jerks? Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/do-ex-men-tend-to-be-victims-or-jerks/

Sailer, Steve (April 3, 2022). Transgender Century of Visibility. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/transgender-century-of-visibility/

Derbyshire, John (March 25, 2022). Call A Deer A Horse—Call Lia Thomas A Woman—Call Ketanji Jackson A Judge. Political Power In Action! Unz Review https://www.unz.com/jderbyshire/call-a-deer-a-horse-call-lia-thomas-a-woman-call-ketanji-jackson-a-judge-political-power-in-action/

Sailer, Steve (March 24, 2022). Ex-Men Lean to the Right. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/ex-mean-lean-to-the-right/

Sailer, Steve (May 9, 2021). Adolescents Who Think They Are Transgender Are Being Hoaxed by a Handful of High IQ Fetishists. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/adolescents-who-think-they-are-transgender-are-being-hoaxed-by-a-handful-of-high-iq-fetishists/

Sailer, Steve (December 17, 2021). Transgenders Tend to Suffer Badly from Mental Illness, Autism, Drug Abuse, and HIV. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/transgenders-tend-to-suffer-badly-from-mental-illness-autism-drug-abuse-hiv/

Sailer, Steve (June 26, 2021). The Unabomber’s Autogynephilic Transgenderism. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/the-unabombers-autogynephilic-transgenderism/

Sailer, Steve (April 3, 2021). It’s Almost as if Transgenders Are Attention Whores… Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/its-almost-as-if-transgenders-are-attention-whores/

Sailer, Steve (March 16, 2021). My Review of “Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters.” Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/my-review-of-irreversible-damage-the-transgender-craze-seducing-our-daughters/

Sailer, Steve (February 24, 2021). LGBT Recruitment Drive Succeeding Wildly. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/lgbt-recruitment-drive-succeeding-wildly/

Striker, Eric (November 23, 2020). New Book Exposes History and Money Behind the Transgender Lobby. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/estriker/new-book-exposes-history-and-money-behind-the-transgender-lobby/

Sailer, Steve (October 16, 2020). Biden: There Must be No Discrimination Against 8-Years-Olds Who Decide They Are Transgender. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/biden-there-should-be-no-discrimination-against-8-years-olds-who-decide-they-are-transgender/

Sailer, Steve (February 22, 2020). Gender Dysphoria Diagnoses Up 1500% Among Swedish Teenage Girls. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/gender-dysphoria-diagnoses-up-1500-among-swedish-teenage-girls/

Striker, Eric (February 9, 2020). American Oligarchs I: The Pritzkers and Transgenderism. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/estriker/american-oligarchs-i-the-pritzkers-and-transgenderism/

Sailer, Steve (December 21, 2019). Washington Post: Ex-Men, Such as (To Pick a Random Example) ME, Are Magic. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/washington-post-ex-men-such-as-to-pick-a-random-example-me-are-magic/

Sailer, Steve (October 21, 2019). Three Kinds of M to F Trans. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/three-kinds-of-m-to-f-trans/

Striker, Eric (December 21, 2019). Transgenders Are 58% More Likely to Commit Murder Than be Murdered. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/estriker/transgenders-are-58-more-likely-to-commit-murder-than-be-murdered/

Sailer, Steve (June 14, 2019). Trump Is Losing the Billionaire Transgender Telephone Colonel Vote. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/trump-is-losing-the-billionaire-transgender-telephone-colonel-vote/

Sailer, Steve (March 27, 2019). Trans as a Fashionable Manifestation of Mental Illness. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/trans-as-a-fashionable-manifestation-of-mental-illness/

Sailer, Steve (August 23, 2018). Is Transgenderism the New Anorexia? Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/is-transgenderism-the-new-anorexia/

Sailer, Steve (January 21, 2017). 2nd Victim of Transgender Activist Pablo “They” Gomez Identified. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/2nd-victim-of-leftist-extremist-pablo-they-gomez-identified/

Sailer, Steve (December 30, 2016). America’s Highest Paid Female CEO. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/americas-highest-paid-female-ceo/

Sailer, Steve (July 7, 2016). Is Transgenderism an Autism Spectrum Disorder? Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/is-transgenderism-an-autism-spectrum-disorder/

Sailer, Steve (November 2, 2015). Fantasy and Reality in U.S. Government Priorities. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/fantasy-and-reality-in-u-s-government-priorities/

Khan, Razib (November 24, 2014). The Bounds of Human Culture. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/gnxp/the-bounds-of-human-culture/

“Audacious Epigone” (July 28, 2014). Gender Bender. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/anepigone/gender-bender/

Sailer, Steve (July 28, 2014). World War T Bulldozes Lesbians: Never Underestimate the More Masculine Mind’s Urge for Dominance. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/world-war-t-never-underestimate-the-more-masculine-minds-urge-for-dominance/

Sailer, Steve (August 22, 2013). World War T. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/world-war-t/

Sailer, Steve (May 11, 2013). Post-Gay Marriage, Cont. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/post-gay-marriage-cont/

Resources

Sourcewatch (sourcewatch.org)

Influencewatch (influencewatch.org)

  • Ron Unz
  • influencewatch.org/person/ron-unz

Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)

The Unz Review (unz.com)

Steve Sailer is an American far-right activist, white nationalist, and anti-transgender extremist. Sailer created the Human Biodiversity Institute, an organization dedicated to eugenic ideology.

Background

Ernest Steven “Steve” Sailer was born on December 20, 1958 and was adopted soon after by Ernest Rudolph Sailer (1917–2012) . Sailer grew up in Los Angeles and earned a bachelor’s degree from Rice University in 1980, followed by an MBA at UCLA in 1982.

From 1982 to 2000, Sailer worked at Chicago-based SymphonyIRI Group (now IRI).

Sailer and spouse Carole Rita (Guse) Sailer (born 1959) have two children, Matthew Leonard Sailer (born 1985) and Peter Ernest Sailer (born 1992).

Connection to J. Michael Bailey

When psychologist J. Michael Bailey published anti-trans book The Man Who Would Be Queen in 2003. Steve Sailer’s “Roster of Human Biodiversity Discussion Group” linked many of Bailey’s reviewers back to before Bailey had published what became the book online in 2000.

Sailer’s iSteve site also has top page links to many members’ sites, and to others who share his ideology:

Sailer on Bailey

Michael Bailey: A psychologist at Northwestern, Bailey is a leading researcher into homosexuality, and one of the handful of realists on this subject where moralizing (whether of the religious or politically correct variety — “Gays: Sinners Against God or Victims of Society?”) is standard.

Here’s Sailer’s shill review for Amazon

Wonderfully readable book on gay males and transsexuals, August 16, 2003 

Reviewer: Steve Sailer (see more about me) from Studio City, CA

United States Please note that this book has been the subject of an organized smear campaign among transsexuals, which accounts for most of unhinged reviews you’ll see below.

Professor Bailey is the chairman of the psychology department at Northwestern and probably the leading researcher into homosexuality in America.

The first two thirds of the book are about male homosexuals, who, as you’ll note, aren’t complaining. It briskly reviews most of the scientific evidence on male homosexuality, which shows that most of the stereotypes about gay men tend to be more or less true on average. I’ve studied this issue for years, and everything I’ve ever seen points to the validity of Bailey’s conclusions about male homosexuals.

Bailey has outraged transexuals by publishing in the last third of the book in highly readable form the evidence that has been mounting for a number of years in scientific journals that the standardized explanation of transsexualism — “I always felt like a girl on the inside, even when I was a linebacker, then a Navy SEAL, then the most feared corporate raider on Wall Street” — is not very persuasive. Bailey suggests that male to female transsexuals tend to fall into one of two categories — extremely effeminate homosexuals or masculine men who have an odd fetish called autogynephilia, which is a kind of heterosexual narcissism.

Is this true? Beats me. My main exposure to transsexualism is the wonderful travel writer James/Jan Morris’ memoir “Conundrum,” which repeats the “I always felt like a girl” party line. It struck me at the time that Morris’ descriptions of how he was a military officer, an adventurer, and fathered five children while feeling like a girl on the inside sure sounded bogus, but I hadn’t heard at the time the alternative explanation of autogynephilia. Anyway, it would be easy to see why nobody would want to be associated with autogynephilia.

In sum, a fascinating and informative book that a well-organized pressure group doesn’t want you to read. What better reason to read it?

Sailer says this about Ray Blanchard:

Of course, the article ignores the truth about male to female transsexuals, as discovered by leading Canadian sexologist Ray Blanchard. All that stuff about, “Even when I was captain of the football team, I always felt like a girl on the inside,” is in most cases a cover story. In reality, most cases fall into two categories. The first are extremely effeminate homosexuals who want to attract a Real (i.e., straight) Man, and figure their only chance is to become a quasi-Real Woman. The second are what Blanchard calls “autogynephiles.” These are, in effect, narcissists who become overwhelmingly attracted, quasi-heterosexually, to the idea of themselves as a beautiful woman. They classically start out dressing up in their mother’s lingerie and, uh, amorously admiring themselves in front of the mirror. That’s kind of embarrassing to explain, so they settled on this “I feel like a girl on the inside” party line. But don’t expect to read that in the NYT.

www.isteve.com/Web%20Exclusives%20Archive-Aug2002.htm
http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20020823-120858-6977r

Interview: Are stereotypes of homosexuals true? by Steve Sailer — To paraphrase Mark Twain, everybody talks about sexual orientation, but Michael Bailey is one of the few scientists who rigorously researches it. The Northwestern University psychology professor is among the most respected figures in the field of objectively investigating homosexuality.

Sailer was quoted on the Joseph Henry Press site.

“Gay germ” theory

Gay gene or gay germ? (17 August 2003) http://www.vdare.com/sailer/gay_gene.htm

Pinker’s Progress logrolling for Steven Pinker

http://www.vdare.com/sailer/pinker_progress.htm

Steve was a fellow at the conservative Hudson Institute.

Since it was his shot at the big time, his presentation to Margaret Thatcher and some Hudson Institute people probably best sums up his worldview (see a synopsis below).

Sailer writes for UPI, the formerly objective press consortium now bankrolled by conservative Sun Myung Moon.

Ray Blanchard was one of the very first people to sign on with Steve’s Biodiversity group, no doubt because of Sailer’s prominent role in assisting Canada’s positive eugenics programs through psychology (following the groundbreaking eugenics work of psychologist Charles Kirk Clarke, as in Canada’s anti-trans Clarke Institute). The British/Canada connection is an interesting one.

The Catholic church (via Paul McHugh?) has been churning out a lot of position papers on this matter lately, though Sailer holds views antithetical to most Catholic doctrine. He suggests that the quaint notion that we are all equal in a spiritual sense or the US Constitution’s quaint claim that “all men are created equal” need to be done away with as we enter the “Age of Galton,” which he sees as the next big paradigm shift.

Francis Galton coined the term “eugenics,” was a sort of protopsychologist, and a criminologist who invented the concept of fingerprinting. Steve’s Human Biodiversity group seeks to gather the far-flung diaspora of thinkers and fields influenced by Galton’s undeniably brilliant but ideologically volatile contributions.

Sailer seems to see himself as an evangelist of Galton’s, though he has put a decidedly unusual ideological spin to eugenics. He has fused Marx and Darwin into an ideology in which he seems to advocate a sort of genetic division of labor, taking most examples from sports. He envisions a society of genetic classes each assigned to do what they do best, sort of an antithesis of Marx’s classless society. He also notes that traditional eugenics programs (i.e. genocide and sterilization) are in place in China, and that we are poised to lose the eugenics “arms race” if we don’t implement our own eugenics programs pronto.

He sees those advocating Galtonian principles of eugenics as suffering a sort of religious persecution, getting kicked out of universities and generally reviled. Sailer’s isn’t your Fuhrer’s eugenics, this is a kinder, gentler eugenics!

Presentation to Margaret Thatcher

Sailer presented to Margaret Thatcher at a Hudson Institute event.

http://www.isteve.com/thatcher-speech-web_files/frame.htm

“To Lady Thatcher and three dozen other distinguished guests at the Hudson Institutes’ Thatcher Weekend conference on “Will the 21st Century Be the American Century?” Today, I’ll discuss the long run impact of the biotechnology revolution.”

[Sailer starts of with an example of positive eugenics, in which a family screened embryos to avoid having a second child with cystic fibrosis.]

“Should we ban every genetic manipulation? Or just the ones that would be socially deleterious? But, how would we know which ones are which? Or should we let the free market rip? Or should we subsidize enhancements for the poor and, uh, genetically-challenged?”

[Sailer claims we’ve moved from Marx’s obsession with “accidents of birth” (i.e. Class into which you were born) to Darwin’s “accidents of conception.”]

“In the West, outspoken Darwinian scientists like Edward O. Wilson, Arthur Jensen, J.P. Rushton, and Chris Brand have been the victims of assault, threat, riot, firing, censorship, character assassination, and constant harassment. […] What, by the way, is “human biodiversity?” It’s primarily biological differences in sex, race, and — to some debatable extent — sexual orientation. Just as studying the biodiversity of animals is interesting, aesthetically pleasing, and important to society, so is studying the fascinating biodiversity of humans. I take seriously the multiculturalist slogan “Celebrate Diversity.” Unfortunately, multiculturalists don’t. In practice, the diversicrats try to cover up human biodiversity. […] Consider the French-inspired post-modernist rebellion against science, knowledge, nature, and objective reality. […] The new prestige of evolutionary biology encouraged egalitarians to discard that corny creed of spiritual equality – and to adopt the shiny new scientific hypotheses that humans are physically and mentally uniform. And that, paradoxically, put progressive egalitarians on a collision course with Darwinian science. […] The human race is strengthened by its diversity, as long as we are allowed to specialize in what we do best and trade with people with different strong suits. That’s Ricardian economics 101.”

[An economic model of international trade introduced by David Ricardo to explain the pattern and the gains from trade in terms of comparative advantage. It assumes “perfect competition” (i.e. No affirmative action or economic handicapping for poor countries) and a single factor of production: labor, with constant requirements of labor per unit of output that differ across countries.]

“Similarly, one easy way for America to improve its human resources through immigration reform. Like Canada, we should just admit those likely to most benefit and least burden our current citizenry. Instead, who gets in depends primarily on family reunification, a euphemism for nepotism. […] Eugenics has a terrible reputation, much of it deserved. Until recently, eugenics in action mostly consisted of governments murdering people they didn’t like, as in Nazi Germany, or sterilizing them, as in Socialist Sweden. […] In contrast, today’s eugenics consists of couples freely choosing to improve their own children.”

[Sailer fails to mention Asians screening for female fetuses and aborting them, etc.]

“Will voluntary eugenics bring about utopia, or a Brave New Nightmare? It all depends on what impact these changes in gene frequencies have on society. Fortunately, we have a huge storehouse of data available to base predictions upon: namely, the vast amounts of existing genetic diversity. Unfortunately, we now discourage and even persecute scholars who try to study it.”

[Sailer advocates breeding a subset for intelligence because “In 1997 some high-IQ cancer researchers saved me from a painful death.”]

“Canada discriminates more in favor of intelligent immigrants than the United States. Which country has benefited more?”

[Sailer then goes on a Galtonian reverie about sex difference, where men are “natural” leaders, and women are “nurturing.”]

“But IQ is just one aspect. Consider how free market Galtonism may widen the gap between the sexes. People who want to choose their child’s sex will likely want to choose their genes so that they get boyish boys and girlish girls. They’ll crank up their sons’ testosterone levels to get athletic, square-jawed, hard-charging, natural leaders of men. But what will be the impact on society if the new generation of men are manlier on average? We might get some insights from studying the African-American community, since, as shown by their sports domination, they tend toward greater masculinity. […] Conversely, those parents who choose daughters, will tend to prefer higher estrogen levels to produce lovely, nurturing young ladies who will give them grandchildren and take care of them in their old age. […] When this is understood, it will increase demands for banning genetic technologies. Already, professional activists for the disabled worry that embryo selection will put them out of business by creating healthier people. […] Likewise, feminist organizations will go through the roof once they figure out that reproductive liberty would mean even more little girls who’d much prefer to play house than softball. […] However, just as eugenics was favored in the past by leftist busybodies like Beatrice and Sidney Webb, progressive pressure groups may well someday give up on banning eugenics and flip back to demanding mandatory re-engineering of human nature. Pacificists and multiculturalists will want to chop out our penchant for violence and ethnocentrism. Feminists will demand that the government redesign men to better appreciate women like themselves. Environmentalists will want to delete our desire for the internal combustion engine. “Why can’t people just stay in one place, like a tree?” If socialism failed because it conflicts with human nature, why not change human nature to make Marxism possible?”

(slide 51 is a full screen of Hilary Clinton clones, clearly the greatest threat humanity faces)

“Whether eugenics is officially banned or socialized, people will still try to make their own choices about their own kids. And that’s why God created the Cayman Islands. But these black market babies will out-compete their government-controlled rivals so badly, that governments will have to strike back. […] Unencumbered by post-Christian ethics, the Chinese government recently passed a pre-1945-style eugenics law calling for the sterilization of ‘morons.’ If China uses genetic enhancements while the West either bans them or pursues a politically correct re-engineering of human nature, the inevitable result within a few generations would be Chinese economic, and thus military, global hegemony. The weapons scientist and evolutionary theorist Gregory Cochran points out that ‘We cannot opt out of this biological arms race any more than we could opt out of the nuclear arms race.’”

Bailey on Sailer (2018)

At a 2018 coference held by anti-trans group FIRE, J. Michael Bailey wrote:

I was, for example, investigated by the Southern Poverty Law Center, which accused me of being part of an intellectual cabal that “tries to turn back the clock on sex, gender and race using eugenics and controversial genetic theories” (Dreger, 2008). The investigation was another prompted by the transwomen trying to ruin my life. The evidence for these particular charges was my participation in a Listserv begun by journalist Steve Sailer to discuss aspects of “biodiversity,” including sex, gender, and race. Many fine, heterodox, minds were on that Listserv, and I am proud to have been among them. The idea that the SPLC should attempt to discourage membership on private email lists because it disapproves of topics discussed on them is representative of what the SPLC has become.

References

Wilson, Jason (September 28, 2024). Florida university to host extremist after DeSantis-led lurch to right. The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/28/new-college-of-florida-hosting-extremist-writer-steve-sailer

Starr, Paul (March 31, 2020). How the Right Went Far-Right. The media once quarantined neofascists. Not anymore. The American Prospect https://prospect.org/culture/books/how-the-right-went-far-right/

Burley, Shane (Winter 2020). The Autumn of the Alt Right. Commune https://communemag.com/the-autumn-of-the-alt-right/

Marantz, Andrew (2020). Antisocial: How Online Extremists Broke America. Picador, ISBN 978-1509882489

Selected writing by Sailer

Sailer, Steve (July 13, 2025). The NYT Finally Ponders the Zizian Trans Murder Cult. https://www.stevesailer.net/p/the-nyt-finally-ponders-the-zizian

Sailer, Steve (June 30, 2025). Are Radishes Red? Are Men Women? https://www.stevesailer.net/p/are-radishes-red-are-men-women

Sailer, Steve (June 20, 2025). Transmania Loses in the Supreme Court. https://www.stevesailer.net/p/transmania-loses-in-the-supreme-court

Sailer, Steve (June 16, 2025 ). Masculinity at Its Most Toxic. https://www.stevesailer.net/p/masculinity-at-its-most-toxic

Sailer, Steve (April 29, 2025). Here’s an idea so crazy it just might work! https://www.stevesailer.net/p/heres-an-idea-so-crazy-it-just-might

Sailer, Steve (February 8, 2025 ). Wow, the transgender Oscar frontrunner isn’t Woke? https://www.stevesailer.net/p/wow-the-transgender-ocar-frontrunner/comments

Sailer, Steve (February 7, 2025). Why are late onset M-to-F transgenders usually rightists? https://www.stevesailer.net/p/why-are-m-to-f-transgenders-usually

Sailer, Steve (March 2, 2025). Meet the Ex-Men. https://www.stevesailer.net/p/meet-the-ex-men

Sailer, Steve (April 7, 2025). “White Lotus” dares to go there. https://www.stevesailer.net/p/white-lotus-dares-to-go-there

Sailer, Steve (Nov 13, 2024). Why do Dems want to die in the trans sports ditch? https://www.stevesailer.net/p/why-do-dems-want-to-die-in-the-trans

Sailer, Steve (October 31, 2024). J.D. Vance on Joe Rogan. https://www.stevesailer.net/p/jd-vance-on-joe-rogan

Sailer, Steve (September 7, 2024). “Will & Harper:” Whose lines were more exquisitely feminine than Will Ferrell’s? https://www.stevesailer.net/p/will-and-harper-whose-lines-were

Sailer, Steve (June 2, 2024). How to buy my anthology “Noticing.” https://www.stevesailer.net/p/how-to-buy-my-anthology-noticing

Sailer, Steve (June 10, 2023). The Unabomber’s Transgenderism. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/the-unabombers-transgenderism/

Sailer, Steve (February 14, 2023). Rapid-onset Tourette’s Syndrome Is a Social Media-spread Mental Illness, But Rapid-onset Gender Dysphoria Doesn’t Exist. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/rapid-onset-tourettes-syndrome-is-a-social-media-spread-mental-illness-but-rapid-onset-gender-dysphoria-doesnt-exist/

Sailer, Steve (December 12, 2022). Transgender Author James / Jan Morris’s Daughter: “I Never Felt Any Femininity in Her.” Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/transgender-author-james-jan-morriss-daughter-i-never-felt-a/

Sailer, Steve (July 29, 2022). How the Daily Mail and the New York Times Cover a Big Defeat for Transmania. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/how-the-daily-mail-and-the-new-york-times-cover-a-big-defeat-for-transmania/

Sailer, Steve (June 23, 2022). When Being Transgender Isn’t Enough, There’s Always Being a Transgender Mermaid. Unz Review https://unz.com/isteve/when-being-transgender-isnt-enough-theres-always-being-a-transgender-mermaid/

Sailer, Steve (June 13, 2022). Do Ex-Men Tend to be Victims or Jerks? Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/do-ex-men-tend-to-be-victims-or-jerks/

Sailer, Steve (April 3, 2022). Transgender Century of Visibility. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/transgender-century-of-visibility/

Sailer, Steve (March 24, 2022). Ex-Men Lean to the Right. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/ex-mean-lean-to-the-right/

Sailer, Steve (May 9, 2021). Adolescents Who Think They Are Transgender Are Being Hoaxed by a Handful of High IQ Fetishists. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/adolescents-who-think-they-are-transgender-are-being-hoaxed-by-a-handful-of-high-iq-fetishists/

Sailer, Steve (December 17, 2021). Transgenders Tend to Suffer Badly from Mental Illness, Autism, Drug Abuse, and HIV. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/transgenders-tend-to-suffer-badly-from-mental-illness-autism-drug-abuse-hiv/

Sailer, Steve (June 26, 2021). The Unabomber’s Autogynephilic Transgenderism. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/the-unabombers-autogynephilic-transgenderism/

Sailer, Steve (April 3, 2021). It’s Almost as if Transgenders Are Attention Whores… Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/its-almost-as-if-transgenders-are-attention-whores/

Sailer, Steve (March 16, 2021). My Review of “Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters.” Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/my-review-of-irreversible-damage-the-transgender-craze-seducing-our-daughters/

Sailer, Steve (February 24, 2021). LGBT Recruitment Drive Succeeding Wildly. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/lgbt-recruitment-drive-succeeding-wildly/

Sailer, Steve (October 16, 2020). Biden: There Must be No Discrimination Against 8-Years-Olds Who Decide They Are Transgender. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/biden-there-should-be-no-discrimination-against-8-years-olds-who-decide-they-are-transgender/

Sailer, Steve (February 22, 2020). Gender Dysphoria Diagnoses Up 1500% Among Swedish Teenage Girls. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/gender-dysphoria-diagnoses-up-1500-among-swedish-teenage-girls/

Sailer, Steve (December 21, 2019). Washington Post: Ex-Men, Such as (To Pick a Random Example) ME, Are Magic. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/washington-post-ex-men-such-as-to-pick-a-random-example-me-are-magic/

Sailer, Steve (October 21, 2019). Three Kinds of M to F Trans. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/three-kinds-of-m-to-f-trans/

Sailer, Steve (June 14, 2019). Trump Is Losing the Billionaire Transgender Telephone Colonel Vote. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/trump-is-losing-the-billionaire-transgender-telephone-colonel-vote/

Sailer, Steve (March 27, 2019). Trans as a Fashionable Manifestation of Mental Illness. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/trans-as-a-fashionable-manifestation-of-mental-illness/

Sailer, Steve (August 23, 2018). Is Transgenderism the New Anorexia? Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/is-transgenderism-the-new-anorexia/

Sailer, Steve (January 21, 2017). 2nd Victim of Transgender Activist Pablo “They” Gomez Identified. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/2nd-victim-of-leftist-extremist-pablo-they-gomez-identified/

Sailer, Steve (December 30, 2016). America’s Highest Paid Female CEO. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/americas-highest-paid-female-ceo/

Sailer, Steve (July 7, 2016). Is Transgenderism an Autism Spectrum Disorder? Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/is-transgenderism-an-autism-spectrum-disorder/

Sailer, Steve (November 2, 2015). Fantasy and Reality in U.S. Government Priorities. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/fantasy-and-reality-in-u-s-government-priorities/

Sailer, Steve (July 28, 2014). World War T Bulldozes Lesbians: Never Underestimate the More Masculine Mind’s Urge for Dominance. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/world-war-t-never-underestimate-the-more-masculine-minds-urge-for-dominance/

Sailer, Steve (August 22, 2013). World War T. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/world-war-t/

Sailer, Steve (May 11, 2013). Post-Gay Marriage, Cont. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/post-gay-marriage-cont/

Sailer, Steve (May 30, 1994). Why Lesbians Aren’t Gay. National Review http://www.isteve.com/lesvsgay.htm [archive]

Books

Sailer, Steve (2024). Noticing: An Essential Reader (1973-2023). Passage Publishing, ISBN 978-1959403029

Sailer, Steve (2009). America’s Half-Blood Prince Barack Obama’s “Story of Race and Inheritance.” VDARE Foundation, ISBN 978-0578000374

Media

(Aug 26, 2023). The Art of Noticing | Steve Sailer. https://www.aporiamagazine.com/p/the-art-of-noticing-steve-sailer#details

Tucker Carlson (June 25, 2024). Steve Sailer: BLM, Karens, Donald Trump, and What Democrats Don’t Want You to Know about DEI. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6wjy53o3r8

Craig Bodeker (January 31, 2011). Steve Sailer Interviewed by Craig Bodeker. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-Xs4QQL76w

Alex Kaschuta (Dec 7, 2022). Steve Sailer – A Lifetime Of Noticing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KpPrGD4M1I

Auron MacIntyre (June 26, 2024). The War on Noticing | Guest: Steve Sailer | 6/26/24. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUMFv0__qXI

Resources

RationalWiki (rationalwiki.org)

Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)

Rogues Gallery (rogues.wiki)

iSteve.com [archive]

Taki’s Magazine (takimag.com)

Unz Reader (unz.com)

Substack (substack.com)

VDARE (vdare.com) [archive]

  • Steve Sailer
  • vdare.com/users/steve-sailer [archive]
  • VDARE was debanked in 2024, disbanded in 2024 following cyberattacks and investigations by New York State

X/Twitter (x.com)

LinkedIn (linkedin.com)

Steve Sailer Sucks (xSteve.com) [archive]

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Razib Khan is a Bangladeshi-American writer and anti-transgender activist. Khan comes to anti-trans “sex science” via “race science” and is best known for laundering extremist views about race into mainstream media.

Khan hopes to usher in the “second age of eugenics” through genetic screening and manipulation to increase “good” traits and eliminate “bad” traits. Many of Khan’s like-minded colleagues consider being trans and gender diverse to be undesirable traits to be eliminated from the gene pool.

Since founding the group blog Gene Expression in 2002, Khan has been published in numerous anti-trans publications, including, Quillette, Substack, New York Times, Unz Review, Taki’s Magazine, and VDARE.

Background

Newamul K. “Razib” Khan was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh in 1977. Khan’s family moved to the US in 1982. Khan lived in upstate New York as a child before the family moved to Oregon. 

Khan earned two bachelor’s degrees from University of Oregon in 2000 and 2006. While there, Khan wrote a blog called Razib’s Rants, which later became Gene Expression. Following graduate work at UC Davis, Khan was a software engineer before receiving money from Ron Unz to write about hereditarian and eugenic topics.

In 2010, Khan co-founded the group blog Brown Pundits with Zachary L. Zavidé and Omar Ali. Khan has also promoted an “intellectual brown web.”

In 2015, the New York Times announced they had contracted with Khan to write monthly pieces, but they rescinded the offer following protests.

Podcast

Khan has platformed a number of anti-trans guests, including:

In a 2023 Steven Pinker interview, they discuss “The ghost in the machine, particularly as repurposed today in service of gender ideology.”

References

Khan, Razib (March 16, 2023). Steven Pinker: The Blank Slate 20+ years later. Razib Khan’s Unsupervised Learning https://www.razibkhan.com/p/steven-pinker-the-blank-slate-20

Khan, Razib (April 2, 2023). Steven Pinker: The Blank Slate 20+ years later. Unsupervised Learning https://unsupervisedlearning.libsyn.com/steven-pinker-the-blank-slate-20-years-later

Cussins, Jessica (June 26, 2014). Quantified and Analyzed, Before the First Breath. Center for Genetics and Society https://www.geneticsandsociety.org/biopolitical-times/quantified-and-analyzed-first-breath

Khan, Razib (June 18, 2008). Curing the Gay. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/gnxp/curing-the-gay/

Mallot, Jason (June 02, 2006). Happy 4th Birthday GNXP. Gene Expression. https://www.gnxp.com/blog/2006/06/happy-4th-birthday-gnxp.php

“Godless Capitalist” (July 11, 2003). GENE EXPRESSION biographical sketches. Gene Expression http://www.gnxp.com/MT2/archives/000734.html [archive]

Media

Ali Rizvi and Armin Navabi (June 29, 2020). EP143: When Truth Is Controversial ? Evolution & Genetics With Razib Khan. Secular Jihadists https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n05ovnXvSUo

Resources

RationalWiki (rationalwiki.org)

Razib’s Rants (kattare.com/jsp/blog.jsp) [no archive]

Razib Khan (razib.com)

Razib Khan (razibkhan.com)

Substack (substack.com)

Brown Pundits (brownpundits.com)

Gene Expression (gnxp.com)

GenRAIT (genrait.com)

Discover Magazine (discovermagazine.com)

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  • blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp

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