“The guests are great and I respect Daum’s thoughts, but she too often derails a good conversation by bringing it back to Twitter controversies that neither the guests nor I have any background on or interest in. I found the episode on trans kids very complex, nuanced and compassionate, until Meghan derailed the convo to ask why trans activists on twitter act so “unhinged.” It was a jarring shift in tone and depth when the guest never spoke about her trans-identified patients in those terms. Similar derailing of the convo on the machinery of identity politics to talk at length about the Cuties Twitter controversy. This podcast is in many ways better than many lefty podcasts that just point out how dumb people online are, which makes it more frustrating when it turns into a rehashing of whatever online controversy is making the rounds that day. I’d like to hear an interview where Daum doesn’t use the guest’s remarks to make a point about how some people on the internet are wrong.”
S. R. N. via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/28/20