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Amazing episode. LOVED the political analysis.

2 months ago reply 0

i know the original comments were posted 2 years ago but as a transgender person who is closeted in real life, the comments seem to have been posted in bad faith, and i wanted to provide an alternative interpretation.

3 months ago reply 0

regarding the previous commenter: 1.) well yeah. most transgender people would have preferred to start their transition early to avoid going through puberty twice, especially considering the first time pushed them further away from a body they’re happy in. 2.) this is a teaser/bonus episode; the main series is still about books. 3.) it’s not ”normalising” anything - it’s just a case of preferred language and/or colloquialism. 4.) this is not a podcast about medicine.

3 months ago reply 0

”wierdwolf” -michael hobbes

5 months ago reply 2

One of the things that terrified me about this election was the realization that *my* political literacy is higher than that of the average voter. I generally don’t watch the news. I don’t watch presidential debates. I don’t really get involved in politics unless it’s something that directly impacts my life. Yet, in speaking to coworkers, it was me who had a better grip on the actual policies being voted on. It was a horrible realization.

7 months ago reply 2

hey, you found a Simpson’s paradox in the wild vis a vis the income vs propensity to vote for Trump data neato

7 months ago reply 1

”A book of staggering malignancy packed into 94 pages of large type” should be the blurb 😂

9 months ago reply 0

Michael, you got it backwards. The movie was originally called ”Leon” in France and got localized to ”The Professionnal” in the US.

9 months ago reply 1

I’m with Michael here, speedrunning is infinitely superior to glorified, modern-day gladiatorial combat.

9 months ago reply 0

As a Gen Z, I can say I disagree with a lot

10 months ago reply 1

I enjoyed. I did feel something was slightly overlooked in the small correlations observed between sports and less depression: economic status plays a role in recreational opportunities for kids, and better economic status often is correlated with lower rates of depression.

10 months ago reply 2

What the scallop!?!

10 months ago reply 0

A prostitute named Temptress is kinda funny

10 months ago reply 0

I got a law degree from Peter Law Lawboy School of Justice!

10 months ago reply 0

The Rules still have a place in my heart ❤️

11 months ago reply 0