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Blocked and Reported
Episode 192: Andrea James's Stalking Website Transgender Map Sure Is Creepy
This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss Andrea James, the stochastic terrorist trans activist with a website and a grudge. Plus, gay furry hackers target a nuclear lab and Saira Rao gets canceled. Jesse’s fifth-grade yearbook page:And in cake form:Engadget: “Self-proclaimed 'gay furry hackers' breach nuclear” labJesse: “The rage behind Transgender Map”Alice Dreger: Galileo’s Middle FingerAlice Dreger: “The controversy surrounding The man who would be Queen: A case history of the politics of science, identity, and sex in the Interne...
2023-11-27
1h 11
English Academic Vocabulary Booster
4615. 208 Academic Words Reference from "Alice Dreger: Is anatomy destiny? | TED Talk"
This podcast is a commentary and does not contain any copyrighted material of the reference source. We strongly recommend accessing/buying the reference source at the same time. ■Reference Source https://www.ted.com/talks/alice_dreger_is_anatomy_destiny ■Post on this topic (You can get FREE learning materials!) https://englist.me/208-academic-words-reference-from-alice-dreger-is-anatomy-destiny-ted-talk/ ■Youtube Video https://youtu.be/aaJcj3WfBOI (All Words) https://youtu.be/ZfiyOly9Fok (Advanced Words) https://youtu.be/2PxZ_Vl0l4A (Quick...
2023-09-08
3h 04
Paradigm
Alice Dreger: Medical Ethics and Sexuality
Alice Dreger is a bioethicist, historian, activist, and author. She’s well known as a powerful public voice in support of rights people born with atypical sex characteristics, such as intersex. In this conversation, Alice and Matt explore the science, philosophy, and history sex, gender, intersex, and similar topics. Topics: * Biological and social determinants of sex and gender * Medical treatment of people born with atypical sex characteristics * Ethics of sex and gender affirming medical interventions, especially in the case of children and adolescents * Conflicts that often arise be...
2023-09-07
1h 06
teki
[epub] [read] Galileo's Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science by Alice Domurat Dreger
[epub] [read] Galileo's Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science by Alice Domurat Dreger Read Online Galileo's Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science by Alice Domurat Dreger is a great book to read and that's why I recommend reading or downloading ebook Galileo's Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science for free in any format with visit the link button below. **Read Book Here ==> https://baksoanakan.blogspot.com/22571733-galileo-s-middle-finger **Download Book Here ==> https://baksoanakan.blogspot.com/22571733-galileo-s-middle-finger Book Synopsis...
2023-09-01
00 min
tiki teko
[epub] [read] Galileo's Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science by Alice Domurat Dreger
[epub] [read] Galileo's Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science by Alice Domurat Dreger Read Online Galileo's Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science by Alice Domurat Dreger is a great book to read and that's why I recommend reading or downloading ebook Galileo's Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science for free in any format with visit the link button below. **Read Book Here ==> https://baksoanakan.blogspot.com/22571733-galileo-s-middle-finger **Download Book Here ==> https://baksoanakan.blogspot.com/22571733-galileo-s-middle-finger Book Synopsis...
2023-09-01
00 min
teki teko
[epub] [read] Galileo's Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science by Alice Domurat Dreger
[epub] [read] Galileo's Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science by Alice Domurat Dreger Read Online Galileo's Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science by Alice Domurat Dreger is a great book to read and that's why I recommend reading or downloading ebook Galileo's Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science for free in any format with visit the link button below. **Read Book Here ==> https://baksoanakan.blogspot.com/22571733-galileo-s-middle-finger **Download Book Here ==> https://baksoanakan.blogspot.com/22571733-galileo-s-middle-finger Book Synopsis...
2023-09-01
00 min
teki teko
[epub] [read] Galileo's Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science by Alice Domurat Dreger
[epub] [read] Galileo's Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science by Alice Domurat Dreger Read Online Galileo's Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science by Alice Domurat Dreger is a great book to read and that's why I recommend reading or downloading ebook Galileo's Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science for free in any format with visit the link button below. **Read Book Here ==> https://baksoanakan.blogspot.com/22571733-galileo-s-middle-finger **Download Book Here ==> https://baksoanakan.blogspot.com/22571733-galileo-s-middle-finger Book Synopsis...
2023-09-01
00 min
teko KONO
[epub] [read] Galileo's Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science by Alice Domurat Dreger
[epub] [read] Galileo's Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science by Alice Domurat Dreger Read Online Galileo's Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science by Alice Domurat Dreger is a great book to read and that's why I recommend reading or downloading ebook Galileo's Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science for free in any format with visit the link button below. **Read Book Here ==> https://baksoanakan.blogspot.com/22571733-galileo-s-middle-finger **Download Book Here ==> https://baksoanakan.blogspot.com/22571733-galileo-s-middle-finger Book Synopsis : Galileo’s Middle Finger is one American’s eye-opening story of...
2023-09-01
10 min
teki tarno
[epub] [read] Galileo's Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science by Alice Domurat Dreger
[epub] [read] Galileo's Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science by Alice Domurat Dreger Read Online Galileo's Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science by Alice Domurat Dreger is a great book to read and that's why I recommend reading or downloading ebook Galileo's Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science for free in any format with visit the link button below. **Read Book Here ==> https://baksoanakan.blogspot.com/22571733-galileo-s-middle-finger **Download Book Here ==> https://baksoanakan.blogspot.com/22571733-galileo-s-middle-finger Book Synopsis : Galileo’s Middle Finger is one American’s eye-opening story of...
2023-09-01
00 min
teki tarno
[epub] [read] Galileo's Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science by Alice Domurat Dreger
[epub] [read] Galileo's Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science by Alice Domurat Dreger Read Online Galileo's Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science by Alice Domurat Dreger is a great book to read and that's why I recommend reading or downloading ebook Galileo's Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science for free in any format with visit the link button below. **Read Book Here ==> https://baksoanakan.blogspot.com/22571733-galileo-s-middle-finger **Download Book Here ==> https://baksoanakan.blogspot.com/22571733-galileo-s-middle-finger Book Synopsis...
2023-09-01
00 min
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh Szeps
The Best Of Vol. 3: Kurt Fearnley, Me & Alice Dreger
For this last Best Of episode we have the amazing Kurt Fearnley - paralympian, media personalist and advocate, who brings an amazing perspective on the global experience of disability. Then, the show I get the most feedback on, my diatribe about gun laws. And finally, one of the world’s foremost experts on sex differences - the historian and bioethicist Alice Dreger. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-01-10
56 min
Hypospadias Conversations
Discussion with Author and Renowned Historian Alice Dreger, Ph.D.
Bonnie and John welcome renowned historian Alice Dreger, Ph.D. to Hypospadias Conversations to discuss the ethical considerations behind hypospadias repair surgery. Alice Dreger is a bioethicist, writer, historian, journalist and former professor of clinical medical humanities and bioethics at the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern U. in Chicago, IL. Her TEDx lecture has been viewed over a million times. Learn more about Alice at her website alicedreger.com.
2023-01-05
46 min
Heterodorx
Alice Dreger vs. Colin Wright
This very non-representative episode of Heterodorx is the recording of the formal, timed debate between Alice Dreger and Colin Wright, which was held live Monday December 7 2022. They set out to resolve the claim, “Biological sex is real, immutable, and binary.” Did they succeed? Listen and decide for yourself! Dreger-Wright debate on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2aKX8Mcz9Q&ab_channel=CorinnaCohn--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heterodorx/support Get full access to Heterodorx Podcast at heterodorx.substack.com/subscribe
2022-12-17
1h 04
Just Answer the Question - Tangent Tier
006 - Tangent Tier - Megan Shanks
Thank you for subscribing to the Tangent Tier, a collection of the full discussions with our helpers on Just Answer the Question. The Tangent Tier is available only to those with a paid subscription, and we thank you for being one of those people who helps financially support the production of this work. Some of the interviews are lightly edited, but all of them go well beyond what we brought forward for the main episode. This discussion with Megan Shanks was recorded on July 12, 2022 for the episode “Should I use my second eyeball?”--Alice...
2022-11-12
1h 01
Just Answer the Question - Tangent Tier
006 - Tangent Tier - Anthony Paganini
Thank you for subscribing to the Tangent Tier, a collection of the full discussions with our helpers on Just Answer the Question. The Tangent Tier is available only to those with a paid subscription, and we thank you for being one of those people who helps financially support the production of this work. Some of the interviews are lightly edited, but all of them go well beyond what we brought forward for the main episode. This discussion with Anthony Paganini was recorded on August 26, 2022 for the episode “Should I use my second eyeball?”--Alice...
2022-11-12
1h 07
Just Answer the Question - Tangent Tier
006 - Tangent Tier - Chris Dreger
Thank you for subscribing to the Tangent Tier, a collection of the full discussions with our helpers on Just Answer the Question. The Tangent Tier is available only to those with a paid subscription, and we thank you for being one of those people who helps financially support the production of this work. Some of the interviews are lightly edited, but all of them go well beyond what we brought forward for the main episode. This discussion with Chris Dreger was recorded on August 9, 2022 for the episode “Should I use my second eyeball?” After our original discussion, Chri...
2022-11-12
1h 02
Hypospadias Conversations
Hypospadias Conversations Trailer
Get a sneak peek at the Hypospadias Conversations podcast. Hear soundbites from hosts John and Bonnie along with hypospadias community advocates Alice Dreger, PhD, Arlene Baratz MD and Jim Lake, former executive director of the Hypospadias & Epispadias Association..
2022-10-26
02 min
Just Answer the Question - Tangent Tier
005 - Tangent Tier - Peter Sagal
Thank you for subscribing to the Tangent Tier, a collection of the full discussions with our helpers on Just Answer the Question. The Tangent Tier is available only to those with a paid subscription, and we thank you for being one of those people who helps financially support the production of this work. Some of the interviews are lightly edited, but all of them go well beyond what we brought forward for the main episode. This discussion with Peter Sagal was recorded on March 16, 2022 for the episodes “What’s it like to play me?” and “Why run?” This discus...
2022-10-08
54 min
Just Answer the Question - Tangent Tier
005 - Tangent Tier - Chuck Grigsby
Thank you for subscribing to the Tangent Tier, a collection of the full discussions with our helpers on Just Answer the Question. The Tangent Tier is available only to those with a paid subscription, and we thank you for being one of those people who helps financially support the production of this work. Some of the interviews are lightly edited, but all of them go well beyond what we brought forward for the main episode. This discussion with Chuck Grigsby was recorded on April 18, 2022 for the episode “Why run?”--Alice Dreger, creator and host
2022-10-08
54 min
Just Answer the Question - Tangent Tier
005 - Tangent Tier - Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson
Thank you for subscribing to the Tangent Tier, a collection of the full discussions with our helpers on Just Answer the Question. The Tangent Tier is available only to those with a paid subscription, and we thank you for being one of those people who helps financially support the production of this work. Some of the interviews are lightly edited, but all of them go well beyond what we brought forward for the main episode. This discussion with Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson was recorded on June 22, 2022 for the episode “Why run?” As a note, this recor...
2022-10-08
16 min
Just Answer the Question - Tangent Tier
004 - Tangent Tier - Dan Savage
Thank you for subscribing to the Tangent Tier, a collection of the full discussions with our helpers on Just Answer the Question. The Tangent Tier is available only to those with a paid subscription, and we thank you for being one of those people who helps financially support the production of this work. Some of the interviews are lightly edited, but all of them go well beyond what we brought forward for the main episode. Alice and I originally didn’t intend to release the full interviews. However, upon realizing that many interesting nuggets and pathways were lef...
2022-09-05
51 min
Just Answer the Question - Tangent Tier
004 - Tangent Tier - Paul Vasey
Thank you for subscribing to the Tangent Tier, a collection of the full discussions with our helpers on Just Answer the Question. The Tangent Tier is available only to those with a paid subscription, and we thank you for being one of those people who helps financially support the production of this work. Some of the interviews are lightly edited, but all of them go well beyond what we brought forward for the main episode. Alice and I originally didn’t intend to release the full interviews. However, upon realizing that many interesting nuggets and pathways were lef...
2022-09-05
1h 07
Just Answer the Question - Tangent Tier
004 - Tangent Tier - Kepler Domurat-Sousa
Thank you for subscribing to the Tangent Tier, a collection of the full discussions with our helpers on Just Answer the Question. The Tangent Tier is available only to those with a paid subscription, and we thank you for being one of those people who helps financially support the production of this work. Some of the interviews are lightly edited, but all of them go well beyond what we brought forward for the main episode. Alice and I originally didn’t intend to release the full interviews. However, upon realizing that many interesting nuggets and pathways were lef...
2022-09-05
31 min
Just Answer the Question - Tangent Tier
003 - Tangent Tier - Paul Sullivan
Thank you for subscribing to the Tangent Tier, a collection of the full discussions with our helpers on Just Answer the Question. The Tangent Tier is available only to those with a paid subscription, and we thank you for being one of those people who helps financially support the production of this work. Some of the interviews are lightly edited, but all of them go well beyond what we brought forward for the main episode. We originally didn’t intend to release the full interviews. However, upon realizing that many interesting nuggets and pathways were left on the...
2022-07-15
1h 08
Just Answer the Question - Tangent Tier
003 - Tangent Tier - Michael Teager
Thank you for subscribing to the Tangent Tier, a collection of the full discussions with our helpers on Just Answer the Question. The Tangent Tier is available only to those with a paid subscription, and we thank you for being one of those people who helps financially support the production of this work. Some of the interviews are lightly edited, but all of them go well beyond what we brought forward for the main episode. We originally didn’t intend to release the full interviews. However, upon realizing that many interesting nuggets and pathways were left on th...
2022-07-15
1h 01
Just Answer the Question - Tangent Tier
003 - Tangent Tier - Jonathan Adler
Thank you for subscribing to the Tangent Tier, a collection of the full discussions with our helpers on Just Answer the Question. The Tangent Tier is available only to those with a paid subscription, and we thank you for being one of those people who helps financially support the production of this work. Some of the interviews are lightly edited, but all of them go well beyond what we brought forward for the main episode. We originally didn’t intend to release the full interviews. However, upon realizing that many interesting nuggets and pathways were left on the...
2022-07-15
33 min
Just Answer the Question - Tangent Tier
002 - Tangent Tier - Peter Sagal
Thank you for subscribing to the Tangent Tier, a collection of the full discussions with our helpers on Just Answer the Question. The Tangent Tier is available only to those with a paid subscription, and we thank you for being one of those people who helps financially support the production of this work. Some of the interviews are lightly edited, but all of them go well beyond what we brought forward for the main episode. We originally didn’t intend to release the full interviews. However, upon realizing that many interesting nuggets and pathways were left on the...
2022-07-15
54 min
Just Answer the Question - Tangent Tier
002 - Tangent Tier - Jennifer Riker
Thank you for subscribing to the Tangent Tier, a collection of the full discussions with our helpers on Just Answer the Question. The Tangent Tier is available only to those with a paid subscription, and we thank you for being one of those people who helps financially support the production of this work. Some of the interviews are lightly edited, but all of them go well beyond what we brought forward for the main episode. We originally didn’t intend to release the full interviews. However, upon realizing that many interesting nuggets and pathways were left on the...
2022-07-15
57 min
Just Answer the Question - Tangent Tier
002 - Tangent Tier - Tavia Gilbert
Thank you for subscribing to the Tangent Tier, a collection of the full discussions with our helpers on Just Answer the Question. The Tangent Tier is available only to those with a paid subscription, and we thank you for being one of those people who helps financially support the production of this work. Some of the interviews are lightly edited, but all of them go well beyond what we brought forward for the main episode. We originally didn’t intend to release the full interviews. However, upon realizing that many interesting nuggets and pathways were left on the...
2022-07-15
1h 02
Just Answer the Question - Tangent Tier
001 - Tangent Tier - Dan McAdams
Thank you for subscribing to the Tangent Tier, a collection of the full discussions with our helpers on Just Answer the Question. The Tangent Tier is available only to those with a paid subscription, and we thank you for being one of those people who helps financially support the production of this work. Some of the interviews, particularly the early ones such as this one with Dan McAdams, are lightly edited, but all of them go well beyond what we brought forward for the main episode. We originally didn’t intend to release the full interviews. However, upo...
2022-07-15
53 min
Just Answer the Question - Tangent Tier
001 - Tangent Tier - Jonathan Adler
Thank you for subscribing to the Tangent Tier, a collection of the full discussions with our helpers on Just Answer the Question. The Tangent Tier is available only to those with a paid subscription, and we thank you for being one of those people who helps financially support the production of this work. Some of the interviews, particularly the early ones such as this one with Jonathan Adler, are lightly edited, but all of them go well beyond what we brought forward for the main episode. We originally didn’t intend to release the full interviews. However, upo...
2022-07-15
40 min
Just Answer the Question - Tangent Tier
001 - Tangent Tier - Tod Chambers
Thank you for subscribing to the Tangent Tier, a collection of the full discussions with our helpers on Just Answer the Question. The Tangent Tier is available only to those with a paid subscription, and we thank you for being one of those people who helps financially support the production of this work. Some of the interviews, particularly the early ones such as this one with Tod Chambers, are lightly edited, but all of them go well beyond what we brought forward for the main episode. We originally didn’t intend to release the full interviews. However, upo...
2022-07-15
45 min
Gender: A Wider Lens
72 - Disenchanted by Transition
This episode was made especially for anybody who might feel a sense of regret or anxiety about their medical transition. This does not mean they should necessarily detransition. Rather, it means that they are undergoing a reckoning with themselves. While some people choose to detransition, others are deeply ambivalent about transition but may feel they are “at a point of no return” and choose to remain in a trans identity. Others may find the detransition process too difficult and disappointing and decide to retransition. Sasha and Stella explore the blurry lines between terms like “transition” “detransition” and “transition regret” and hope to help...
2022-06-03
1h 01
East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi on Impact 89FM
An East Lansing Development Roundup with Alice Dreger
On this episode of the Insider, Andrew is in studio with ELi's founder, Alice Dreger, to talk about a number of various redevelopment projects — or potential projects — going on in East Lansing. Plus, the duo talks about a document from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) that highlights good strategies for growing downtowns. Give it a listen!
2022-04-01
29 min
East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi on Impact 89FM
Talking Town-Gown Relations As MSU Moves Ahead with the Sophomores-On Rule
On this episode of the Insider, Andrew is joined by ELi's founder, Alice Dreger, to talk about the latest on town-gown relations in East Lansing. The duo discuss the sophomores-on-campus housing rule that MSU is planning to enforce beginning in the fall, the growing glut of student-oriented housing, and what the future might hold in light of these, and other, developments. Give it a listen!
2022-03-04
27 min
Transparency
Made By History - with Alice Dreger
Historian and journalist Alice Dreger is perhaps best known for her book Galileo's Middle Finger, in which she chronicles the smear campaign against Dr Michael Bailey for his book, The Man Who Would Be Queen. Her book has been described by some as "an exoneration of Dr Bailey" and an important reminder that politically motivated science denialism exists on the left as well as the right. http://alicedreger.com Galileo's Middle Finger: https://www.amazon.ca/Galileos-Middle-Finger-Heretics-Activists/dp/0143108115 The Man Who Would Be Queen: https://ww...
2022-02-28
59 min
Gender: A Wider Lens
58 - Pioneers Series: Male Sexuality with Michael J. Bailey
Dr. Michael Bailey is an American psychologist, behavioral geneticist, and professor at Northwestern University best known for his work on the etiology, or origins, of sexual orientation. He maintains that sexual orientation is heavily influenced by biology and male homosexuality is most likely inborn. Dr. Bailey’s 2003 book, The Man Who Would Be Queen, gave an accessible, intimate, and compassionate account of male sexuality, with a focus on gender-nonconforming boys, gay men, and male-to-female transsexuals. The book was nominated for an award, which was later retracted, from the Lambda Literary Foundation, an organization that promotes gay literature. Aside from le...
2022-01-14
1h 00
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh Szeps
"Can We Have Sex Back?" with Alice Dreger
What’s sex? What's sexuality? What’s gender? Are trans women “real” women? Are woke activists expanding womanhood, or deranging it? Alice Dreger is one of the world’s foremost academic experts on sex, sexuality and intersexuality. Her recent Quillette article is “Can We Have Sex Back?” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-01-13
1h 01
Heterodorx
Alice Dreger's Middle Finger*
The Dorx welcome Alice Dreger, author of the excellent Galileo’s Middle Finger. Dreger discusses Intersex as a political identity, what makes her feel like a woman, the trials of puberty, lactose intolerance, the importance of talking to kids about sexual pleasure, and East Lansing Info, a model local journalism organization she founded. Then she talks about “discriminatory and hateful” segregation in sports. Hold onto your hats! *Some people are born with more than 10 fingers; others with fewer. Whether due to genetic anomolies or amputation, some have no fingers at all. So who are we to say wha...
2021-12-24
1h 31
East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi on Impact 89FM
East Lansing Insider: The Uphill Climb For Transparency In East Lansing
On this episode of East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi in partnership with Impact 89FM, Andrew and Chuck are joined by ELi Publisher and Executive Director Alice Dreger to highlight and discuss the various transparency roadblocks they've encountered in East Lansing, plus what changes could fix it. Give it a listen!
2021-12-03
28 min
East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi on Impact 89FM
East Lansing Insider: A Final Discussion About the City Council Election
On this episode of East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi in partnership with Impact 89FM, ELi reporter Andrew Graham is joined by ELi Founder and Executive Director Alice Dreger to talk about the 2021 race for three East Lansing City Council seats, the issues the new council will face, and how the civic landscape has changed in the city. The duo also talks about some recent City Council races and how this year has been a more lowkey competition for the available seats.
2021-11-01
28 min
East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi on Impact 89FM
East Lansing Insider: A Final Discussion About the City Council Election
On this episode of East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi in partnership with Impact 89FM, ELi reporter Andrew Graham is joined by ELi Founder and Executive Director Alice Dreger to talk about the 2021 race for three East Lansing City Council seats, the issues the new council will face, and how the civic landscape has changed in the city. The duo also talks about some recent City Council races and how this year has been a more lowkey competition for the available seats.
2021-10-29
28 min
East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi on Impact 89FM
East Lansing Insider: East Lansing’s Evergreen Development Problem
On this episode of East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi in partnership with Impact 89FM, ELi’s Publisher and Executive Director Alice Dreger chats with Managing Editor Emily Joan Elliott about the history of the Evergreen Properties, which the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) purchased in 2009. Over the years, the DDA had hoped to sell the properties to several developers, but nothing so far has panned out as planned. Dreger explains the long history up to the present, including a possible deal between the DDA and River Caddis and the construction of MSUFCU’s downtown office building.
2021-10-01
29 min
East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi on Impact 89FM
East Lansing Insider: Ask ELi to Investigate
On this episode of East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi in partnership with Impact 89FM, ELi’s Alice Dreger, Emily Joan Elliott, and Andrew Graham visit some recent Ask ELi to Investigate questions that they sought answers to and helpful tidbits that they have received. The trio discusses recent flooding in East Lansing, equity and inclusion, upcoming plans for Burcham Road and at Valley Court Park, and several other questions related to East Lansing Public Schools. Since Jan. 1, 2021, ELi has received 137 distinct inquiries and is working to answer all of them. You can submit your questions related to Ea...
2021-09-24
27 min
East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi on Impact 89FM
East Lansing Insider: What Voters Want from City Council Candidates
On this week’s episode of the East Lansing Insider podcast, ELi government reporters Andrew Graham and Alice Dreger bring you the results from ELi’s survey of voters related to this November’s East Lansing City Council elections. Andrew and Alice read from and discuss what voters say are their big issues and questions for candidates. Topics include housing, downtown development, transparency, government waste, the climate crisis, and taxes, taxes, taxes — perhaps a surprise for a town that appears to lean so blue? Our weekly “Weird Thing This Week” relates to a strange response received by ELi from the City of East...
2021-09-10
28 min
East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi on Impact 89FM
East Lansing Insider: What We’ve Learned about The Big Flood of Aug. 11-12
This week’s East Lansing Insider podcast focuses primarily on the flooding of East Lansing homes that occurred after the monumental rain on the night of Aug. 11-12, 2021. Many East Lansing residents ended up with raw sewage in their basements. ELi’s Andrew Graham speaks with Shaw Estates resident Dr. Rubén Martinez about his experience and Andrew also tells us what he’s learned from speaking with residents in the Glencairn neighborhood. Our Publisher Alice Dreger joins Andrew to talk about what the ELi team has learned from mapping reports of flooding and Alice explains why she bought flood insuran...
2021-09-03
28 min
XenoThesis
Episode: 36 Xenogenesis - Adulthood-Rites: II: PHOENIX Chapters 10 & 11
In episode 36, Richard and Michael come up with a new, scientifically proven diet. Timestamps 00:00:00 - Start 00:00:32 - Welcome 00:00:53 - Michael looks forward to the future part 00:02:14 - Predictions for Chapter 10 00:02:59 - Chapter 10 summary begins 00:03:50 - Ability to detect protein levels [1] 00:12:41 - Adipocytes and fat lipids [2-4] 00:15:48 - Carbs and fats [5-7] 00:20:31 - Back to Chapter 10 00:23:13 - Another tangent - Oankali creating their own humans 00:26:41 - Chapter 10 again 00:29:10 - Adults in the books are awful 00:34:30 - Chapter 11 predictions 00:35:53 - Chapter 11 summary begins 00:36:43...
2021-08-29
1h 09
East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi on Impact 89FM
East Lansing Insider: Lisa Babcock Names Her “Biggest Regret on Council”
On this week’s East Lansing Insider podcast, East Lansing Council member Lisa Babcock talks with ELi’s Andrew Graham and Alice Dreger about why she has voted against the rest of the Council on some issues like the Harbor Bay Newman Lofts rentals, who she is endorsing for City Council (Ron Bacon, Dan Bollman, and no third candidate), and what she’s hoping for out of the next City Attorney. Babcock also talks about her “biggest regret on Council,” referring to the early renewal of the City Manager’s contract. We also hear from ELi Managing Editor Emily Elliott about the we...
2021-08-27
27 min
East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi on Impact 89FM
The Scenes Change Again at East Lansing’s Council and Downtown
On this week’s edition of the East Lansing Insider podcast, three members of ELi's government reporting team talk about the latest switches on East Lansing’s City Council, the dismantling of the Albert EL Fresco downtown play space, the sudden disappearance of a law meant to protect student renters, and the consistent reappearance of Mark Meadows who quit City Council but can’t seem to stay away from East Lansing government. Hear Andrew Graham, Heather Brothers, and Alice Dreger cover this and more as they catch you up on the latest East Lansing news.
2021-08-20
29 min
East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi on Impact 89FM
Hear ELi’s Exit Interview with Mayor Aaron Stephens
ELi’s Publisher and Executive Director Alice Dreger and reporter Jack Timothy Harrison talk with outgoing Mayor Aaron Stephens as he prepares to leave the City to pursue a master’s degree in public policy at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. Stephens talks about what he will miss and not miss about being mayor of East Lansing, what he regrets and what he’s most proud of, and what it was like to become mayor with virtually no warning.
2021-07-23
29 min
East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi on Impact 89FM
East Lansing Insider: Overseeing Policing in East Lansing
On this episode of East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi in partnership with Impact 89FM, ELi’s Publisher and Executive Director Alice Dreger and reporter Heather Brothers speak with Cedrick Heraux, Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice at Adrian College and a member of East Lansing’s special Study Committee on an Independent Police Oversight Commission. This week, City Council passed the ordinance establishing an oversight commission for the East Lansing Police Department, and we asked Prof. Heraux about whether he sees that new commission as having been adequately empowered, what he sees as important about policing cult...
2021-07-16
28 min
East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi on Impact 89FM
East Lansing Insider: Meeting Mark Meadows
On this episode of East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi in partnership with Impact 89FM, ELi’s Publisher and Executive Director Alice Dreger and Managing Editor Emily Joan Elliott sit down with Mark Meadows, former Mayor and Council member for the City of East Lansing. Meadows shares what he sees as the most important issues facing the city and who he is endorsing in the City Council elections to be held in November 2021. He also explains why he resigned and how he views his role in the community and local government now.
2021-07-09
26 min
East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi on Impact 89FM
East Lansing Insider: Freedom of the Press
On this episode of East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi in partnership with Impact 89FM, ELi’s Publisher and Executive Director Alice Dreger and Managing Editor Emily Joan Elliott chat with attorney Brian Wasson about freedom of the press granted by the First Amendment, threats to those protections, and the future of the press in Michigan and the United States. Dreger and Elliott then discuss a gas leak that occurred near Dreger’s home and how Dreger reported on that story using the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
2021-07-02
28 min
East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi on Impact 89FM
Neighbors and Noise in East Lansing
On this episode of East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi in partnership with Impact 89FM, ELi’s Publisher and Executive Director Alice Dreger and Managing Editor Emily Joan Elliott discuss Dreger's article on complaints made to East Lansing's City Council about noise created by cars and motorcycles. The two discuss the issue, responses, and possible solutions. Elliott also interviews Tonya Williams, a Neighborhood Resource Specialist East Lansing Police Department, who deals with noise issues as part of her job.
2021-06-25
28 min
East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi on Impact 89FM
East Lansing Insider: Who Is Running for City Council?
On this episode of East Lansing Insider – brought to you by ELi in partnership with Impact 89FM – ELi’s Publisher Alice Dreger talks with ELi reporter Jack Timothy Harrison about the upcoming East Lansing City Council elections. Jack has been interviewing the candidates and writing profiles of them for ELi, and, on the pod, the two talk about what makes this year’s election unique and particularly interesting to watch. (Note: There’s one error in this episode, and that is that we said Ron Bacon earned his bachelors in Criminal Justice and Psychology, but it was in Criminal Justice and Sociol...
2021-06-18
29 min
East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi on Impact 89FM
Apartment Leasing in East Lansing
On this episode of East Lansing Insider, Publisher and Executive Director Alice Dreger and Managing Editor Emily Joan Elliott recap the City Council meeting from Tuesday, June 8. At that meeting, Council voted 3-2 to approve Ordinance 1500, which could change the process for apartment leasing in East Lansing, but it includes an important caveat. The pair also discuss the presentation given to Council by the Study Committee on an Independent Police Oversight Commission.
2021-06-11
29 min
A Rumor of Empathy with Lou Agosta
Galileo’s Middle Finger: Speaking Truth to [Transgender] Power – and Power Talks Back
A scientist has not been burned at the stake in over 350 years - and even then it was Giordano Bruno, not Galileo. Find out how Professor Alice Dreger (PhD) become an advocate for survivors of intersex sexual reassignment surgery and she becomes a strong candidate to be burned in effigy by those for whom she was advocating. This is a reposting of a book conversation from 2015, now included as a podcast (originally recorded on April 29, 2015 as a live, on air conversation with Alice Dreger, PhD, Professor of Medical Humanities, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine). With...
2021-05-28
47 min
Heterodox Out Loud
Episode 12: Could Feminism (Again) Provide an Argument for More Conservatives?, Alice Dreger
Could the French postmodern philosopher, Michel Foucault or American Gender theorist, Judith Butler provide us with arguments for the value of viewpoint diversity? For increasing the number of conservative faculty members on college campuses? Alice Dreger thinks so. Today’s blog, written by Alice, a Heterodox Academy Advisory Council Member and the author of four books, most notably, Galileo’s Middle Finger, is an exquisite reflection on one academic feminist’s journey into and through the “science wars” - a divide between those who thought science could obtain objective truth and those who thought truth was a social-con...
2021-05-20
12 min
Heterodox Out Loud
Episode 12: Could Feminism (Again) Provide an Argument for More Conservatives?, Alice Dreger
Could the French postmodern philosopher, Michel Foucault or American Gender theorist, Judith Butler provide us with arguments for the value of viewpoint diversity? For increasing the number of conservative faculty members on college campuses? Alice Dreger thinks so. Today’s blog, written by Alice, a Heterodox Academy Advisory Council Member and the author of four books, most notably, Galileo’s Middle Finger, is an exquisite reflection on one academic feminist’s journey into and through the “science wars” - a divide between those who thought science could obtain objective truth and those who thought truth was a social-con...
2021-05-20
12 min
T Time
Tiny Wieners for the Win: All Things Gender Dysphoria
In this episode of T Time, we go into more depth on a topic that we’ve mentioned, but never really covered: gender dysphoria. This episode is all about defining gender dysphoria, identifying where it stems from, and offering some tips and resources for how FTMs specifically might work to relieve their dysphoria. Additionally, we touch on a controversial topic amongst trans and non-binary individuals in terms of mental healthcare, and answer a few listener questions while we’re at it!If you have any questions you’d like us to address or have an Alex submission, please...
2021-05-18
41 min
East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi on Impact 89FM
Policing in East Lansing: Study Committee member Kelli Ellsworth-Etchison Joins the Pod
In a 40-minute interview with Alice Dreger and Heather Brothers, Ellsworth-Etchison discusses the ongoing work being done by the Study Committee on an Independent Police Oversight Study Committee. And beyond that, Ellsworth-Etchison discusses her own experiences as a Black woman in East Lansing. (Music credit to Jason Shaw and Audionautix.)
2021-03-24
43 min
Spokes
Alice Dreger
Alice Dreger is a writer, historian and academic from New York. She is probably best well known for her book Galileo’s Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and one Scholar’s Search for Justice which was a New York Times editor’s choice. Her other books include Hermaphrodites and the Medical Invention of Sex and also One of Us: Conjoined Twins and the Future of Normal. She is the recipient of numerous awards for her writing and research and was the inaugural recipient of the Courage Award from the Heterodox Academy. She has written articles for the New York Times, Wall Street...
2021-01-02
1h 07
East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi on Impact 89FM
Architect Dan Bollman Joins ELi to Talk Form-Based Design for East Lansing
On this week's edition of the East Lansing Insider, Alice Dreger talks with East Lansing Planning Chair Dan Bollman about the "Shaping the Avenue" plan, which could replace the existing zoning code with a new form-based code for the densest segment of East Lansing - downtown and beyond. (Music credit to Jason Shaw and Audionautix.)
2020-12-23
1h 03
East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi on Impact 89FM
Special Edition: Who Really Benefitted from the Center City Bonds' Refinancing?
In this special edition of the East Lansing Insider, ELi's Executive Director and Publisher Alice Dreger brings a report on the reality of the refinancing of the Center City District bonds. According to a deeply-reported analysis by ELi, the claim that the City will save money on the refinancing is likely not true. After Dreger presents her report and accompanying analysis, she and Emily Joan Elliott dive in to discuss the situation and what comes next. (Credit to Jason Shaw and Audionautix for the music.)
2020-12-10
34 min
East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi on Impact 89FM
Alice, Andrew and Emily Decompress After a Whirlwind Few Days
In a more casual episode (No. 7), Andrew Graham, Alice Dreger and Emily Joan Elliott take some time to decompress and discuss a whirlwind few days around East Lansing. Items of note in the pod: A discussion of the moves to refinance the Center City District bonds, Michigan State University changing housing requirements in 2022 and ELi's sustainability campaign for 2021. (Music credit to Jason Shaw and Audionautix.)
2020-12-02
43 min
East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi on Impact 89FM
East Lansing Declares Racism A Public Health Crisis. What Comes Next?
In the sixth episode of East Lansing Insider, Andrew Graham, Emily Joan Elliott, and Alice Dreger come together on the day before Thanksgiving to talk turkey about the meetings that happened on Monday and Tuesday in East Lansing. The trio gets into the school board recertifying the Continuity of Learning Plan, discusses a use of force presentation given by ELPD to the Police Oversight Study Committee and make clear that a recent City audit isn't entirely indicative of a healthy financial picture. Also in this episode, Emily discusses her story on the City's supposed green fleet of vehicles, Andrew discusses...
2020-11-25
41 min
East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi on Impact 89FM
Covid, FOIA, and an Interview with City Council Member Dana Watson
For the first time ever on the East Lansing Insider, an East Lansing City Council member joins the show. On this episode, Dana Watson joins Andrew Graham for an interview about Covid, racism as a public health crisis and how East Lansing can be anti-racist. Also in the episode, Andrew hosts a roundtable with Emily Joan Elliott and Alice Dreger; Andrew and Alice talk about issues getting information under the Freedom of Information Act; and Emily brings a fundraising update with ELi general manager Jodi Spicer. Music credit to Jason Shaw and Audionautix.
2020-11-18
44 min
East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi on Impact 89FM
Breaking Down a Packed City Council Meeting
Emily Joan Elliott, Alice Dreger and Andrew Graham sit down for a roundtable discussion centering on the busy Nov. 10 City Council meeting. The trio discusses police transparency, the ongoing Center City District issues and upcoming infrastructure work and construction around the Evergreen Avenue properties. Also, Andrew sits down with Maysa Sitar, an ELi board member and MSU student, for an interview about life as a college student during a pandemic. (Credit to Jason Shaw and Audionautix for the music.)
2020-11-11
46 min
East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi on Impact 89FM
Policing on the Agenda, MSU Students Burning Couches, and a Fundraising Update from ELi
Host Andrew Graham is joined by Alice Dreger and Emily Joan Elliott as the trio recaps the latest news in East Lansing. This week, they discuss the mobs of couch-burning people taking to the streets following MSU's upset win in football, recent reporting by ELi on racial and ethnic data from ELPD and more. Also in this episode is an interview with Chuck Grigsby, Chair of the Study Committee on an Independent Police Oversight Commission, and a fundraising update from ELi's General Manager, Jodi Spicer. As always, music credit to Jason Shaw and Audionautix.
2020-11-04
24 min
East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi on Impact 89FM
A Deep Dive on The Center City District Bonds
In the second episode of East Lansing Insider, hosted by Emily Joan Elliott, the ELi team discusses the latest news in East Lansing, brings you an interview from President of the Board, Sam Hosey, and Andrew Grapham and Alice Dreger go long (45 minutes!) on the City Center District. Credit to Audionautix and Jason Shaw for the music.
2020-10-28
1h 04
East Lansing Insider, brought to you by ELi on Impact 89FM
Welcome to East Lansing Insider!
In the first ever edition of East Lansing Insider, a new show from East Lansing Info (ELi), host Andrew Graham discussed the latest news from East Lansing, Michigan, with colleagues Alice Dreger and Emily Joan Elliott. From the latest at City Council to a preview of MSU football returning, the trio digs in to the stories of the week and looks ahead to what's coming. (Credit to Jason Shaw and Audionautix for the intro/outro tunes)
2020-10-21
33 min
at home in my head
Polyandry
Associated Links: Blog: https://harrisees.wordpress.com/2020/09/19/polyandry/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoS6H2R1Or4MtabrkofdOMw/videos Twitter: https://twitter.com/TracieHarris Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/tharris1773/ Paypal: http://paypal.me/athomeinmyhead Helpful Resources: Polyandry - Britannica entry: https://www.britannica.com/topic/polyandry-marriage "A Survey of Non-Classical Polyandry" - Katherine E. Starkweather & Raymond Hames https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12110-012-9144-x "When Taking Multiple Husbands Makes Sense" - The Atlantic - Alice Dreger https://www.theatlantic.com...
2020-09-21
13 min
American Freethought Podcast
Alice Dreger (Galileo's Middle Finger)
Original release May 4, 2015. Encore release November 19, 2018. Encore release August 12, 2017. We interview Dr. Alice Dreger, author of Galileo’s Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science, in which she discusses recent controversies involving bioethics researchers and activists—herself included. Dr. Dreger is the professor of Clinical Medical Humanities and Bioethics at the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University in Chicago. She found herself at the center of another controversy recently when she live-tweeted her son's abstinence-heavy public school sex-ed class. Galileo's Middle Finger is available in hardcover, for Kindle and as...
2018-11-19
48 min
GETTING BETTER - Michael Inzlicht
Two Psychologists Four Beers: Giving the Finger (with Alice Dregers)
Yoel and Mickey welcome author, journalist, historian, and bioethicist Alice Dreger to the show. Alice, who wrote Galileo’s Middle Finger, discusses how her upbringing, her academic background, and her own Galilean personality led her to piss so many people off in the service of serving both truth and justice. Can academics pursue both truth and justice? What is a Galilean personality? Do activists pollute science? Why did Alice refuse to be lumped in with the so-called Intellectual Dark Web? How can we improve the way newspapers work? Bonus: Why did Yoel and Mickey create an (Alice approved) drinking podcast?
2018-09-12
00 min
Two Psychologists Four Beers
Giving the Finger (with Alice Dreger)
Yoel and Mickey welcome author, journalist, historian, and bioethicist Alice Dreger to the show. Alice, who wrote Galileo’s Middle Finger, discusses how her upbringing, her academic background, and her own Galilean personality led her to piss so many people off in the service of serving both truth and justice. Can academics pursue both truth and justice? What is a Galilean personality? Do activists pollute science? Why did Alice refuse to be lumped in with the so-called Intellectual Dark Web? How can we improve the way newspapers work? Bonus: Why did Yoel and Mickey create an (Alice ap...
2018-09-12
1h 00
Think Again - a Big Think Podcast
Bassem Youssef (comic) – Now I Have to Answer for This?
My grandmother used to tell a story about coming to America from Poland. How she sang God Bless America to cheer up all the grownups on the ship. She was 5 or 6 years old, traveling alone with her mom. For her, it must have been a big adventure. I can hardly imagine what it was like for her mom— my great grandmother — how bad things must have been for Jews in their home town of Bialystok for her to pick up and leave like that, without her husband, heading toward some distant cousin in the undiscovered country of Vineland, New Jersey. My gu...
2018-08-11
46 min
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas
Alice Dreger on Sexuality, Truth, and Justice
The human mind loves nothing more than to build mental boxes -- categories -- and put things into them, then refuse to accept it when something doesn't fit. Nowhere is this more clear than in the idea that there are men, and there are women, and that's it. Alice Dreger is an historian of science, specializing in intersexuality and the relationship between bodies and identities. She is also a successful activist, working to change the way that doctors deal with newborn children who are born intersex. We talk about human sexuality and a number of other hot-button topics, and ruminate...
2018-07-11
1h 20
Think Again - a Big Think Podcast
Guns: The Genie and the Bottle – Priya Satia (Historian)
When you think of the industrial revolution what comes to mind? Steam engines probably. Lone genius inventors. Factories and coal mines, perhaps. And depending on your professional interests and political leanings, either suffering laborers in sweat shops or the Great Onward March of Civilization. Did anybody think of guns? According to my guest today Stanford historian Priya Satia, guns are inextricably bound up with industrialization and it is our long and ever-changing relationship with these tools, toys, trade goods, status symbols, and instruments of war that makes them such a persistent fact of life to this day. Priya Satia’s late...
2018-06-23
49 min
The Psychology Podcast
Alice Dreger || Fuzzy Categories
“Nature doesn’t care about our desire to have these clean political categories for legal purposes.” — Alice Dreger Today I’m really excited to have Dr. Alice Dreger on the podcast. Dr. Dreger is a historian, bioethicist, author, and former professor of clinical medical humanities and bioethics at the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University. Dreger is widely known for her academic work and activism in support of people at the edge of anatomy, such as conjoined twins and those with atypical sex characteristics. In her observations, it’s often a fuzzy line between “male” and “female”, among other anatomic...
2018-05-17
1h 02
Half Hour of Heterodoxy
Alice Dreger on How Branding Stifles Academic Freedom: Half Hour of Heterodoxy #15
Half Hour of Heterodoxy is now an audio-only podcast. We suggest that you subscribe through iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, or any other app of your choice, or listen using the audio player in the blog post. Show Notes Alice Dreger is an historian of medicine and science, a sex researcher, and an advocate of academic freedom. She is the author of Galileo’s Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and One Scholar’s Search for Justice. In this episode, I talk to her about why she blames university brand management, and the corporatization of academia more broadly, for the po...
2017-10-30
22 min
The Why Factor
Human Remains in Museums
Many museums around the world hold human bodies and body parts. Egyptian mummies draw huge crowds curious about our ancient past and specimens in medical museums allow us to imagine our own bodies from the inside. Many of these museum objects have become highly contested. Whilst some people may look at them and see artefacts or tools for knowledge, for others, human remains remain human. Shivaani Kohok explores why storing and displaying human remains in museums is so contentious. Many human remains in medical museums were obtained without the consent of the people they were removed from: curators like...
2017-08-28
23 min
The Lit Review Podcast
Episode 5: Hermaphrodites and the Medical Invention of Sex with Pidgeon
In this episode, Page and Monica chat with Chicago-based intersex activist Pidgeon about the book Hermaphrodites and the Medical Invention of Sex by Alice Dreger. Pidgeon is a leader in the global intersex movement’s fight for bodily autonomy and justice.
2017-04-03
41 min
How Do We Fix It?
#83 Best Moments of 2016
Alan Dershowitz on Trump; what an Islamic fundamentalist learned in an Egyptian jail; plus a tenured professor explained why she quit her job—trigger warning ahead. No doubt about it - the nomination and election of Donald Trump was the biggest, most surprising news story of 2016. At the start of this show we get two fascinating takes on the Trump story from a marketing man and a Harvard Professor. For decades Alan Dershowitz has been on the front lines in the fight for civil liberties. He also has a refreshing take on the Trump phenomenon. "He was unpredictable: somebody who ga...
2016-12-29
24 min
So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast
Alice Dreger on Academic Freedom
Every year, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education puts out a list of the 10 worst colleges for free speech. And this year, surprisingly, half of the schools on the list earned their spot because they threatened faculty’s right to speak out in some way. One institution on that list was Northwestern University. Last year, Northwestern made headlines for its extraordinary attacks on academic freedom on two separate occasions. Once for its 72-day Title IX investigation into Professor Laura Kipnis’ public writings and comments about sexual politics on campus. And on another occasion, for its...
2016-08-25
38 min
What's The Point
.57.2 Sparks (Part Two) -- Alice Dreger
In the second part of our new science podcast, Christie Aschwanden talks to Alice Dreger about her book "Galileo's Middle Finger."
2016-08-19
26 min
What's The Point
.57.2 Sparks (Part Two) -- Alice Dreger
In the second part of our new science podcast, Christie Aschwanden talks to Alice Dreger about her book "Galileo's Middle Finger."
2016-08-19
26 min
10 Minute Writer's Workshop
Workshop 14: Anatomical Historian Alice Dreger
Alice Dreger is a historian of science, anatomy, and medicine, known for her work studying and advocating for people born with atypical sex disorders. She famously resigned from Northwestern University in protest of academic censorship, and gained some infamy on Twitter for live-tweeting her son's sex education class. We had a delightful chat with her about her writing process in advance of the paperback release of her book, Galileo's Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2016-04-06
08 min
Podcasts from Cityside
Uncharted Episode 6: Science and Free Speech
Alice Dreger is an historian of medicine and science, a sex researcher, a mainstream writer, and an (im)patient advocate. Her most recent book is Galileo’s Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science. She also made headlines in 2015 when she resigned from her position at Northwestern University for what she said was a lack of academic independence. In October 2015, Dreger sat down with Lance Knobel, curator of the Uncharted Berkeley Festival of Ideas, for a spell-binding conversation.
2016-03-08
30 min
Tablet Studios
Expelliarmus!
This week on Unorthodox: Bloomberg, Bernie, and Trump, oh my! Our Jewish guest is Mark Seidenfeld, vice president and deputy general counsel at Scholastic, publisher of the wildly successful Harry Potter and The Hunger Games series. He tells us about traveling to Scotland to pick up a manuscript from Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling—and then sitting on it during the flight back to New York to keep it safe. Our non-Jewish guest is bioethicist and writer Alice Dreger, whose new book, Galileo’s Middle Finger, explores the at-times contentious clashes between scientists and activists throughout history. We love to hear from yo...
2016-01-28
48 min
How Do We Fix It?
#34 The backlash against science. Alice Dreger: How Do We Fix It?
We'd like to think that science should exist outside of politics and researchers follow the truth wherever it goes. But the ideal of rational non-ideological science is under attack at many colleges and universities, says our guest, Alice Dreger. An historian who studies human sexuality and the ethics of medical research, Alice is the author of the provocative new book, "Galileo's Middle Finger." "I'm really looking at how activists go after scientists who have ideas that the activists don't like - usually about human identity," she tells us. Unsurprisingly perhaps, this show includes...
2016-01-20
26 min
Distillations | Science History Institute
Sex and Gender: What We Know and Don’t Know
Several years ago historian of medicine Alice Dreger found herself in a room full of intersexed people, individuals with reproductive or sexual anatomy that is neither typically female nor male. Dreger noticed something strange: many of them had teeth that were in bad shape. She soon learned that many of them had endured such traumatic experiences with doctors that they wouldn’t go near anyone in a white coat, including dentists. We were astonished by this story, so we asked Dreger to tell us more. She joined us for our December podcast alongside Eric Vilain, a medical gen...
2015-12-02
24 min
Startup Geometry Podcast
EP 009 Alice Dreger on Galileo’s Middle Finger
In this episode, I talk with Alice Dreger, author of Galileo’s Middle Finger and former Professor of Clinical Medical Humanities and Bioethics at the Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwestern University in Chicago. She resigned from the position following a dispute over censorship of an issue of the medical humanities journal Atrium. I first heard about Alice when she livetweeted her son’s sex ed class, and in this episode we talk about the state of sex ed today, her work as an advocate for intersex individuals and conjoined twins, how she became interested in studying scie...
2015-09-15
1h 06
Startup Geometry Podcast
EP 009 Alice Dreger on Galileo’s Middle Finger
In this episode, I talk with Alice Dreger, author of Galileo’s Middle Finger and former Professor of Clinical Medical Humanities and Bioethics at the Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwestern University in Chicago. She resigned from the position following a dispute over censorship of an issue of the medical humanities journal Atrium. I first heard about Alice when she livetweeted her son’s sex ed class, and in this episode we talk about the state of sex ed today, her work as an advocate for intersex individuals and conjoined twins, how she became interested in studying scie...
2015-09-15
1h 06
Tangentially Speaking with Christopher Ryan
141 - Alice Dreger (Historian of Science)
Alice recently resigned her position as a professor at Northwestern University's Medical Humanities and Bioethics Program over her refusal to surrender academic freedom. She's the author of Galileo's Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chrisryan.substack.com/subscribe
2015-08-31
2h 00
A Rumor of Empathy
12 Shows About Empathy in One Roundtrip
This show will be about how the past 12 shows have expanded empathy in the community, review the past 12 shows, saying how each has contributed to a conversation about empathy. This is like a summary or an index to the entire body of work on empathy. So in case you are wondering which conversation is most relevant to you, this is a good place to start. Hear about David Howe’s book What is Empathy and Why It Matters. Learn from James Garbarino about Listening To Killers: Lessons Learned from My 20 Years as a Psychological Expert Witness in Murder Case. Key te...
2015-07-08
54 min
Like I'm A Six-Year-Old
22 - Tracey Spicer
Newsreader, journalist, writer and philanthropist Tracey Spicer doesn't tolerate make-up, God, prudishness or sexism in the workplace. She rips through bullshit with a smile and had stories to burn from her time studying, working in the trenches at Channel Ten and Sky News and her colourful personal life. Tracey told me about how liberating it is to shake off the image of the "perfect" newsreader, how Joh Bjelke-Petersen inspired her to become a journalist, the issue of bias in journalism, her work as an ambassador for World Vision and the time she almost killed her mum. My...
2015-06-09
1h 02
Modern Notion
Galileo’s Middle Finger, Ancient Trees, the Real Chef Boyardee
This hour we talk to Alice Dreger, author of Galileo’s Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science (Penguin Press, March 2015). As both a scientist and activist, Dreger has found herself in the middle of controversies surrounding the intersex movement, transsexual identity, and the biology of rape (among other issues). Contributing…
2015-04-30
00 min
A Rumor of Empathy
Galileo's Middle Finger: Speaking Truth to Power, and Power Talks Back
Join me for a conversation with Alice Dreger, PhD., who starts out as a graduate student exploring the condition known as “hermaphroditism,” people born with sex organs that are ambiguous as to male or female, now called “intersex.” In reading the text books studied by her medical student husband, she discovers the interventions performed to “normalize” people sexually into the two canonical categories of male or female. Dreger discovers that many of the people whose genitals were surgically transformed were subsequently lied to about their natal [birth] sex by well-intentioned doctors and well-intentioned parents following the well-intentioned doctor’s guidance. Dreger gets in...
2015-04-29
55 min