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A Special Place in Hell

Meghan Daum & Sarah Haider

Two girls, one podcast. aspecialplace.substack.com

society & culture news commentary

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88:59

When Essays Attack

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2024/02/25

Today in hell, the girls/women find themselves divided by a much-discussed personal essay in The Cut about divorce or near-divorce (or the dream of divorce?) Meghan stands up for creative license (even when suspended), while Sarah sips on some haterade. In moments, the girlxs’ differencex seem irreconcialable, but they eventually decide to stay together for the sake of the kids (aka paying subscribers). Plus: Meghan attends the premiere of film version The Coddling of The American Mind in a packed

56:12

Sam Harris Visits Hell

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2024/02/19

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit aspecialplace.substack.comOur episode with Sam Harris is for premium subscribers only. Free subscribers only get the first 50 minutes. Become a member if you want early access to all episodes and get access to the bonus-only episodes.Respected public intellectual and ultra-meditator Sam Harris makes another questionable career choice by joining us in our Special Place. Though he rarely broaches the subject of GEND*R, he willingly risks it

95:30

Taylor Swift Needs Love Too (LIVE SHOW)

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2024/02/15

In this first-of-its-kind livestream, the girls/women begin by discussing whether Taylor Swift is “mid,” as the males of Twitter proclaim. They decide that she’s still highly desirable (because if she isn’t, then what does that say about podcasters!?)Then, then ponder why young women appear to radicalizing into extreme leftist politics. Is it just about the vibes? Or are Women Going Their Own Way (WGTOW), now that the men have failed to launch? RELEVANT LINKS“A new global gender divide is emerging”

22:04

Kardashians for Fat Acceptance

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2024/02/05

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit aspecialplace.substack.comThis episode is for paid subscribers only. Become a member if you want early access to all episodes and get access to the bonus-only episodes.The girls/women discuss Kate Manne’s new book on fatphobia, Unshrinking, and its recent excerpt in The Cut.Also, who has done more for body positivity: feminists or the Kardashians? Are anorexic models the result of gay men controlling the fashion industry? And why did

71:08

Mindfulness for Racists

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2024/02/01

In this episode, a brief discussion on audience demographics. Then, a characteristically philosophical discussion on polyamory and how to find happiness despite being trapped in a crappy life. Lastly, a look at the groundbreaking NYT expose of problematic emails at the Claremont Institute. Finally, journalists do something useful. RELEVANT LINKS“‘America Is Under Attack’: Inside the Anti-D.E.I. Crusade” from the New York Times.“Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals” by Oliver Burkeman.Get

77:57

Stupid Wife, Happy Life!

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2024/01/24

This week, the girlx compare notes about how they spent Martin Luther King Day, and Meghan recalls one of her first public speaking events. They then analyze the rise of Twitter trad bros advocating for stupid but hot stay-at-home wives, wonder if high IQ women have a “tall girl problem,” and marvel at how polyamorous people manage to “have it all.”RELEVANT LINKS“How a Polyamorous Mom Had ‘a Big Sexual Adventure’ and Found Herself,” from the New York Times.“Interested in Polyamory? Check Out These

49:22

Adam Carolla Visits Hell

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2024/01/18

Legendary radio host, comedian and Scarily Acute Observer of Human Behavior Adam Carolla visits the pod to discuss the girlx favorite question: has the entire world become feminized? It’s been 13 years since the publication of Adam’s stunningly prescient book In Fifty Years We’ll All Be Chicks. How did Adam get it so right, so early?Plus: Why did Adam and his Loveline co-host Dr. Drew Pinsky have a falling out with David Alan Grier? Why Adam is leaving California as soon as his kids finish high

75:22

Our Picks for Harvard’s Next President

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2024/01/08

Embattled Harvard president Claudine Gay is out. Who has the goods to replace her? And what are those goods, anyway? Then, why are business influencer bros telling lonely men to “wife up?” Does a traditional wife get you the best possible ROI? Or is the trad trend simply a new genre of porn? Plus, Meghan spots her 18-year-old self on YouTube! RELEVANT LINKSClaudine Gay’s Op-Ed for the New York Times.Kat Rosenfeld’s piece about Trad Wives on TikTok for Reason Magazine.Meghan’s piece about Mary

18:09

Tap Dancing For Justice

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2024/01/05

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit aspecialplace.substack.comIs the White House holiday video a Blank Panther psyop? Are “former progressive friends” who inch slightly to the center victims of the right-wing cult? And what does The Nutcracker have to do with Christmas anyway? Plus: Meghan comes clean about her tap dancing history.RELEVANT LINKSDorrance Dance’s Nutcracker at the White House.What’s Driving Former Progressives to the Right?Get early access and bonus episodes

20:39

Penelope Trunk Is Back!

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2024/01/03

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit aspecialplace.substack.comLegendary advice coach, blogger, and Special Place VIP is back to answer more listener questions. For instance, how do you get your neighbor to stop chewing your ear off? What qualifies as a midlife crisis? How can you move past regret? She also answers some questions about herself. For instance, why did she once hire a matchmaker and what were her requirements for a mate? Why is she sleeping on the living room

85:32

How To Get Pregnant

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2023/12/23

This week, the girlx hash it out about transhumanism and reproductive technology. Does this new technology trans away our humanity? Or is it doing the lord’s work without bothering any lords? Should surrogacy be banned? Or should is one of those “don’t knock it ’til you’ve tried it” kind of things? Finally, the co-hostessx talk about memory and how different people experience it. Or something like that. They can’t remember most of that conversation.Get early access and bonus episodes? Upgrade your

19:22

Rebecca Traister Postgame Analysis

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2023/12/11

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit aspecialplace.substack.comThe womxn discuss their recent conversation with New York Magazine writer Rebecca Traister about marriage, mating, and feminism. RELEVANT LINKSCheck out our recent podcast with Rebecca Traister here.“The Return of the Marriage Plot: Why everyone is suddenly so eager for men and women to get hitched” for New York Magazine.Get early access and bonus episodes? Upgrade your subscription.HOUSEKEEPING💭 Follow Sarah’s

77:12

Rebecca Traister on the Radfem-Tradfem Divide

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2023/12/06

New York Magazine writer, acclaimed author and old(ish) school GenX feminist Rebecca Traister joins the pod to talk about her September article, “The Return Of The Marriage Plot: Why everyone is suddenly so eager for men and women to get hitched.” Do trads have a point when they say the sexual revolution has led us down the primrose path and people need to start procreation early and often? Or is this simply the moral panic du jour and everyone should be left to their own devices — technological

28:07

Ayaan Hirsi Ali Saved By Christ!

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2023/11/30

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit aspecialplace.substack.comBillie Eilish gets ratioed for saying no one criticizes men’s bodies. She is SO WRONG! (Yet kind of right.) In other news, famed atheist Ayaan Hirsi Ali is now a Christian. What gives? Sarah has a few theories, Meghan is suspicious of the timing (Christmas is right around the corner…). Finally, the girls/women discuss what religion they’d like to convert to and have a hard time deciding.Plus, why the official new

76:42

Osama bin Laden: The Comeback Kid

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2023/11/23

TikTokers discover Osama bin Laden’s Letter to America and have “existential crises”. Is it because it’s the first thing they’ve ever read that’s longer than a tweet? Or is OBL this generation’s Che Guevara? Plus, infighting breaks out in TERF world when an AGP confuses business casual with ballroom formal. Relevant LinksOsama bin Laden's TikTok popularity is based on childish notions of evil.Meghan’s famous “piece” gets demoted to a “post.”Get early access and bonus episodes? Upgrade your

91:30

(Info)war Rages On; Women Hardest Hit

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2023/11/20

High school debaters stand up to whiteness (finally). A-romantic, asexual novelist throws Twitter tantrum. Plus, are all-female colleges dangerous places for women? Do women tear down more posters than men? Would Sarah have been better off at an all-boy’s school? Should Meghan a cult leader? Or is she more assistant-to-the-cult leader material? Get early access and bonus episodes? Upgrade your subscription.HOUSEKEEPING💭 Follow Sarah’s Substack, “Hold That Thought.”☕Follow Meghan’s other podcast,

14:56

Take Our Advice, Please!

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2023/11/08

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit aspecialplace.substack.comThe womenx answer listenerx question. You’re welcomex!Want to hear the whole episode and join the community? Upgrade your subscription.HOUSEKEEPING💭 Follow Sarah’s Substack, “Hold That Thought.”☕Follow Meghan’s other podcast, “The Unspeakable” 🥂 Join The Unspeakeasy, Meghan’s community for freethinking women.🎥 Follow us on YouTube!❌ And on the platform formerly known as Twitter.📸 And Instagram.🎵 And

82:22

Doxx Populi

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2023/11/05

Premium subscribers get this episode 48 hours early. Become a member if you want early access to all episodes as well as access to the bonus-only episodes.Sarah and Meghan kick off their conversation by wondering whether you should be able to order a breastmilk latte at Starbucks and or if the Donner Party consulted YouTube for human meat recipes. They then move on to the myth of the “decolonization” narrative, the disinformation surrounding the Israel-Hamas War and ask whether TikTok is a “headless

69:15

Why Don’t You Just Adopt?

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2023/10/30

In this episode Sarah and Meghan consider the ethics of adoption, surrogacy and the future of reproductive technology. They discuss the “Baby Scoop” era, which lasted from just after World War II into the early 1970s, in which millions of unwed mother surrendered their babies to adoption agencies, many of which were profiting from the transaction.They discover that Meghan, who was born the year of the highest number of adoptions, has always knows tons of adoptees and never thought much of it. Sarah,

74:51

Down The Rabbit Hole: Gender and Online Communities

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2023/10/25

Eliza Mondegreen visits the girls/women to talk about the relationship between online communities and gender identities. From Reddit to Tumblr, tens of thousands of strangers are poised to welcome confused kids into a sprawling and hyper-accepting “family.” But, as Eliza puts it, “finding these communities is like stepping in quicksand.”Eliza Mondegreen is a graduate student researching online trans communities. She is a columnist for UnHerd, Fairer Disputations, and Genspect, and writes on Substack

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