# 126: Gooning and Heterofatalism

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Podcast: [Wow If True](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wow-if-true-3090465)
Published: 2025-11-12T10:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

We read a bunch of articles about the state of dating/dating apps and yes, THAT gooning article, and talked about them. It's like English class where you read a bunch of stuff and talk about it except you haven't done the reading!!! But you can do the reading. It's right here. This is the reading. Reading The Goon Squad (Harper's) "But PornosexualGooner101 Died 35 Years Ago...This Very Night!" (The Chatner) The Trouble With Wanting Men (NYT) Is Having a Boyfriend Embarrassing Now? (Vogue) Other Stuff Follow-up interview w/ Goon Squad writer Wait, people actually use Facebook Dating? The best dating apps aren't even dating apps Meet the goonettes About Us  Wow If True was created by Isabel J. Kim and Amanda Silberling . Our editors are Allison Mills and David Newtown. Wow If True is a member of Multitude , a podcast collective, production studio and ad sales provider. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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