A Special Place in Hell

Why do women find things disgusting? Is your toddler secretly trying to cock block you?

Evolutionary psychologist Diana Fleischman visited us in Hell to discuss all of the above PLUS weigh in on our debate about whether women get breast implants for themselves, men or other women. 

In the bonus segment, we followed up on all the questions that we missed in the Penelope Trunk episode of “Do As We Say.” Upgrade your subscription if you want to hear it.

And you can watch our episode where we give you invaluable life advice here.

GUEST BIO

Diana Santos Fleischman PhD is an evolutionary psychologist and Associate Research Professor at the University of New Mexico. You can follow her on Twitter at @sentientist. She’s currently writing a book called “How to Train Your Boyfriend.” You can also follow her on Substack.

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Today in Hell: The girls/women discuss Neil Degrasse Tyson’s various ruminations about gender, and very belatedly breaking down his discussion with Ben Shapiro from 2019 about gender ideology.

And in the BONUS segment for members only, the girls/women discuss NARCOFEMINISM: What is it? What can be done about it? Is it contagious?

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Ben Shapio and Neil deGrasse Tyson's Thoughts on Transgenderism:

The Sociological Review’s Issue on Narcofeminism:

https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/sora/71/4

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She’s back! Accomplished fem-trepreneur, take-no-prisoners life coach and model Aspergian Penelope Trunk returns to a special place – this time to help launch us in our new roles as advice ladies. Subscribers shared their problems (and, boy do you have problems) and we enlisted Penelope to help us help you. Along the way, Penelope registered her disapproval of our listeners' hobbies, Meghan’s hair, and in fact the entire podcast. 

To hear the full breadth of her wisdom (and to submit your own questions for the next advice episode), subscribe today! Next time it will only be us, but Meghan will keep things interesting by inhaling a whippet (THE DOG NOT THE DRUG). 

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Is it literally impossible to be a woman? Is Sarah a mean boss? Is Meghan a men’s rights activist? In this episode, Meghan reports back from seeing Barbie and offers her rewrite of America Ferrera’s “epic” feminist speech. Sarah does some global politics ‘splaining about why Western occupation couldn’t topple the Taliban and, along the way, reveals that her father named her after Linda Hamilton’s character in The Terminator. Plus: bonus content for everyone! 

In the BONUS-FOR-ALL segment: Sarah sh*ts all over American norms about toilet hygiene and brags about her new bidet seats. Meghan complains about The New York Times; first for a misleading headline about abortion pills and second for a hysterical article about whether it’s safe to go outside. 

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LINKS:

* Meghan’s Substack: I Rewrote The Barbie Speech For A Man

* New York Times: Nebraska Teen Who Used Pills To End Pregnancy Gets 90 Days In Jail

* New York Times: Is It Safe To Go Outside? How To Navigate This Cruel Summer

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On this episode, the girls/women go in search of the secrets of school-age lassies who do double duty as saint-adjacent as moral sages. Is this the kind of work no grown woman can do? To wit, is it the final frontier of ageism? At age 20, Greta Thunberg look a day over 11. So why is she refusing to share her skincare secrets?

FYI: The girls/women are launching an advice segment–send in your personal/professional/political/spiritual questions to us, and we will kill a pig, examine its intestines, and share our wisdom with you.

Finally, the girls move onto more incel white-knighting (brown-knighting, in Sarah’s case) and wonder why it’s women who stand up for the guys more than most men do. Just another form of unpaid, emotional labor.

And in the BONUS segment for members only, the girls/women discuss a confusing op-ed in the New York Times by a black ballet dancer, and move onto a seriously problematic discussion about body types, ending with Sarah’s (racist?) awakening at a nude spa.

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LINKS:

The Advocate: Gay Nude Resort Must Allow Women, Judge Declares

The Atlantic: Don’t Wait for the Children to Save Us

NYT: American Ballet Theatre Doesn’t See Me As I See Myself

WaPo: Men are lost. Here’s a map out of the wilderness

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This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aspecialplace.substack.com

On this episode, the girls/women go in search of the secrets of school-age lassies who do double duty as saint-adjacent as moral sages. Is this the kind of work no grown woman can do? To wit, is it the final frontier of ageism? At age 20, Greta Thunberg look a day over 11. So why is she refusing to share her skincare secrets?

FYI: The girls/women are launching an advice segment–send in your personal/professional/political/spiritual questions to us, and we will kill a pig, examine its intestines, and share our wisdom with you.

Finally, the girls move onto more incel white-knighting (brown-knighting, in Sarah’s case) and wonder why it’s women who stand up for the guys more than most men do. Just another form of unpaid, emotional labor.

And in the BONUS segment for members only, the girls/women discuss a confusing op-ed in the New York Times by a black ballet dancer, and move onto a seriously problematic discussion about body types, ending with Sarah’s (racist?) awakening at a nude spa. 

Subscribe here to listen to the BONUS and to get access to our smart and thoughtful substack community.

LINKS:

The Advocate: Gay Nude Resort Must Allow Women, Judge Declares

The Atlantic: Don’t Wait for the Children to Save Us

NYT: American Ballet Theatre Doesn’t See Me As I See Myself

WaPo: Men are lost. Here’s a map out of the wilderness

Follow us on:

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Website: https://aspecialplaceinhell.org

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The Supreme Court has weighed in: Affirmative Action is out. It’s too late for Sarah to claim her rightful place in the ivy league but maybe another future tradwife can be saved from the humiliation of a state school education. (We kid, of course! We don’t believe in the value of college. Or, for that matter, any education!) Still, we have many highly educated opinions.  

Next up: Are young homely men the Real Victims of society? Can they be lifted out of sexual poverty? The girls/women discuss a recent Tablet article, “Unfuckable Hate Nerds,” which posits that in the game of life, young women have always had an advantage and young men are losing more than ever before.  And in the BONUS segment for members only, we discuss the most urgent question of our time, at least according to Twitter:  Are women uglier at 25 than 35? (Yes, that is the question.) The answer may surprise you! But it probably won’t.

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LINKS: 

Americans' Support for Affirmative Action Programs Rises

https://news.gallup.com/poll/247046/americans-support-affirmative-action-programs-rises.aspx

New Yorker: Why the Champions of Affirmative Action Had to Leave Asian Americans Behind

https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/why-the-champions-of-affirmative-action-had-to-leave-asian-americans-behind 

McWhorter: On Race and Academia https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/04/opinion/race-academia-preferences.html 

Deresiewicz: Unfuckable Hate Nerds https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/arts-letters/articles/unfuckable-hate-nerds-william-deresiewicz 

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This week: Why New York (continues) to suck, why we still don’t trust the news, and what might be turning our young singles into raving SJWs / far-right nationalists. 

Plus, Sarah’s theory blaming (who else?) #AllWomen for the corrosion of our institutions, at which point Meghan breaks character and defend female honor. Will women put a stop to this madness? If they do, what will Meghan and Sarah complain about next? 

In the BONUS segment for members only: Why only fools spend money on expensive weddings, and why tiger moms are the key to resurrecting meritocracy in America. Subscribe here to listen, and to get access to our smart and thoughtful substack community. 

LINKS: 

NY Post: Parents who back merit, higher standards dominate NYC school council elections

The Atlantic: Now Political Polarization Comes for Marriage Prospects

The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/07/luxury-wedding-planners-industrial-complex-cost/674169/

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Website: https://aspecialplaceinhell.org

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On this episode, the girls/women respond to listener comments on the last episode about AGP, and in the process, gain some empathy for the harmless cross-dresser-next-door. Then they dive into the wacky world of internal monologues. Are you crazy if you have one? Are you stupid if you don’t? (Yes, and yes). In the bonus for SUBSCRIBERS ONLY, Sarah targets another profession for baseless accusations: democracy-saving journalism. Can Meghan talk some sense into her? Does she even want to? Find out by subscribing here. 

LINKS:

My Adventures in Deconstruction 

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/personal-history/my-adventures-in-deconstruction

The News Is Bad For You 

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This week, the girls take their DGAF-ery to the next level and talk about the elephant in the gender room: AGP. Culture critic Andrea Long Chu, who has described autogynephilia in graphic detail (while wisely avoiding the term itself), won a Pulitzer Prize. Does this mean we’re finally allowed recognize the existence of something that gender activists say definitely doesn’t exist? Meanwhile, Sarah gets tough on pronouns and Meghan visits Target and is SHOCKED by what she finds in the kids clothing section: The tackiest tee-shirts she’s ever seen!

Plus: Was Amanda Gorman’s book really “banned” in Florida? Or is the “middle school library shelf” where books go to hide from a few unhinged parents?

IN THE BONUS FOR PAYING MEMBERS ONLY, the girls reflect on last week’s interview with sex work tycoon Aella, respond to listener complaints, and debate the pros, cons, and more cons of artificial wombs. Subscribe here to listen!

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LINKS:

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/24/opinion/sunday/vaginoplasty-transgender-medicine.html

https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/arts-letters/articles/the-long-goodbye-andrea-long-chu

https://www.nationalreview.com/news/no-florida-school-didnt-ban-amanda-gormans-poetry/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/06/04/target-lgbtq-culture-wars/

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