
You Have Permission to Question, Scrutinize, Push Back, and Dissent! Jamie Reed, Cori Cohn, and Lauren Leggieri report on their adventures and misadventures trying to explain and mitigate the gender culture wars. We will publish most weeks, focusing some on the news and some on important topics from social transition to lawsuits to what the heck the word “gender” means. informeddissentpodcast.subs... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 76 | Founded | 2 years ago |
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Episode Summary
In Part Two of our conversation with Dr. Kenneth Zucker, we continue exploring what decades of clinical research actually shows about gender dysphoria in children and adolescents — and what gets lost when ideology replaces evidence. ... more
This week it’s just Jamie Reed — this weekend is the Endocrine Society’s annual conference in Chicago, so Headlines and the usual roundtable are off, and we’ll be back at full strength next week.
In the meantime, you can stay current with our weekly... more
In This Episode
Jamie Reed and Cori Cohn open the episode with analysis of the May 21 Senate HELP Committee hearing, Protecting Our Children: Exposing the Dangers of Irreversible Gender Transition Procedures on Minors, then turn to a new think tank ... more
Last week, Informed Dissent released covertly recorded audio from inside two sessions at the 2026 American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting in San Francisco — audio that was leaked to us, and that we believe the public has every right to hear. ... more
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Living in ultra liberal Massachusetts, it can be hard to discuss this topic with many people. I have been a Democrat my whole life and am so disheartened by my party’s position on youth transition, women’s sports and women’s prison.
I really appreciate these discussions!
I look forward to this podcast every week. I miss you all! I know Cori is stepping away but I hope the rest of you come back soon.
Look forward to this all week, very smart
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Listeners likely tune in for provocative, field-tested discussions around gender culture, policy, and medicine, with a focus on how narratives, data, and advocacy shape public debate. The show mixes critiques of policy framing, clinical practice, and legal battles, often featuring guests from medical, legal, and activist spheres, and frequently challenging mainstream positions. A notable strength is its willingness to surface dissenting perspectives and to examine the ethics and evidence behind gender-affirming care, civil rights, and education policy. The cadence tends toward long-form dialogue, sharp skepticism of institutional narratives, and a readiness to foreground parental rights, safety, and cultural tensions in a highly polarized l... more
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