Informed Dissent is an anti-trans podcast started in December 2024.
note: for the podcast founded in 2021 and hosted by doctors Jeff Barke and Mark McDonald, see Informed Dissent.
Background
Hosts are:
- Cori Cohn
- Lauren Leggieri (joined in October 2025)
- Jamie Reed
Former hosts are:
- Ben Appel (left in September 2025)
- Lisa Selin Davis (left in September 2025)
- “Eliza Mondegreen” (left in September 2025)
Guests include
- Alex Byrne
- Joe Figliolia
- Glenna Goldis
- Anna Hutchinson
- Derrick Jensen
- Maud Maron
- Benjamin Ryan
- Leor Sapir
- Lauren Schwartz
- Jonah Wheeler
The only three notable episodes are:
- Episode 27: Dissecting “The Protocol” a New York Times podcast,by Azeen Ghorayshi and Austin Mitchell (June 7, 2025)
- Episode 28: Responses to how Jamie Reed is depicted in “The Protocol” (June 8, 2025)
- Episode 32: Revisiting the HHS report, with co-author Alex Byrne (July 5, 2025)
The show went on hiatus in September 2025 and returned with a new lineup in October.
Relaunch episodes (2025–)
- Following the Money with Ben Ryan Dec 6
- Sara Stockton, LMFT Lecture Dec 2
- Breaking Ranks with Rep. Jonah Wheeler Nov 29
- The End of ‘X’ and the Philosophy of Resistance — Derrick Jensen Joins Us Nov 22
- The Devils Finest Trick Nov 15
- Descent into Denial Nov 8
- Exit Strategies: NHS Detransition Care, Texas Flight, and Legal Fights Oct 31
- Runaway Diffusion: Institutional Capture in Texas Oct 25
- When Should We Regulate Speech? Oct 18
- What Belongs in the DSM: The Case for a New Diagnosis Oct 11
- Relaunch: Introducing Lauren Leggieri Oct 4
Original lineup (2025)
- Episode 38: The Politics of Tragedy Aug 30
- Episode 37: When Evidence Meets Activism: The Fight Over Systematic Reviews Aug 23
- Episode 36: When ‘Social Justice’ Dictates Medicine, with Dr. Lauren Schwartz Aug 16
- Episode 35: Afterlife of a Poster Child Jul 26
- Episode 34: A Multimillion-Dollar Organization Launches a Crowdfunding Campaign Jul 19 •
- Episode 33: Good Old Boys Sat Around a Table Jul 12
- Episode 32: Revisiting the HHS report, with co-author Alex Byrne Jul 5
- Episode 31: NYC vs. the world, with Maud Maron Jun 28
- Episode 30: Unpacking the Skrmetti decision, with special guest Leor Sapir Jun 21
- Episode 29: A conversation with GIDS whistleblower Dr. Anna Hutchinson Jun 14
- Episode 28: Jamie Reed responds to the New York Times’s podcast, “The Protocol” Jun 8
- Episode 27: Dissecting “The Protocol” Jun 7
- Episode 26: It’s a problem-problem May 31
- Episode 25: A Cold Shower May 24
- Episode 24: The whistleblower, Princess Leia, and “Eliza Mondegreen” May 17
- Episode 23: Transfeminine Lesbian Leather Dyke May 10
- Episode 22: This Can’t Be True May 3
- Episode 21: We’re the Savages Now Apr 26
- Episode 20: Escape to TERF Island Apr 19
- Episode 19: The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Men in Women’s Sports Apr 12
- Episode 18: “Be Kind and Rewind” Apr 5
- Episode 17: “Live Queer or Die” Mar 29
- Episode 16: The Psychology of the Canceled Mar 22
- Episode 15: Authoritarianism or Postmodern Hellscape Mar 15
- Ep 14: Mythbusters Pt 1 – Matthew Shepard edition Mar 8
- Episode 13: Do You Need Permission to Name Reality? Mar 1
- Episode 12: The Babies Are in Charge Feb 22
- Episode 11: In This White House, We Believe… Feb 15
- Episode 10: Thought Experiment Feb 8
- Episode 9: We Need a Playbook for Mass Deradicalization Feb 1
- Episode 8: Executive Disorder Jan 25
- Episode 7: The Democratic Party is in ‘Taters’ Jan 18
- Episode 6: Strange Bedfellows Jan 12
- Episode 5: Dr. Chu and The Poisoned Penis Jan 4
- Episode 4: Adult Elephant Woman Dec 28, 2024
- Episode 3: Smash Your NPR Mugs! Dec 23, 2024
- Episode 2: How We Became Monomaniacs Dec 15, 2024
- Episode 1: Skrmetti and the Supremes Dec 9, 2024
Resources
Substack (substack.com)
- Informed Dissent
- informeddissentpodcast.substack.com
YouTube (youtube.com)