the radical center

Nina Paley is the creator of the award-winning animated musical feature films Sita Sings the Blues and Seder-Masochism. A 2006 Guggenheim Fellow and Free Culture advocate, she recently published the unexpectedly controversial comic book Agents of H.A.G. and the popular GENDER WARS Playing Cards. She regularly draws requests for Hundred-and-fifty Dollar Drawings. Her experimental digital projects i...

Adam B. Coleman is the Author of “Black Victim To Black Victor“, Op-Ed Writer, Public Speaker, host of the “Breaking Bread” video series, and the Founder of Wrong Speak Publishing. Adam is a columnist for Human Events, a frequent contributor for The New York Post, and has articles published in Newsweek, The Federalist, The Epoch Times, Daily Mail, The Post Millennial. Links: Substack: https://adam...

Nina Paley is the creator of the award-winning animated musical feature films Sita Sings the Blues and Seder-Masochism. A 2006 Guggenheim Fellow and Free Culture advocate, she recently published the unexpectedly controversial comic book Agents of H.A.G. and the popular GENDER WARS Playing Cards. She regularly draws requests for Hundred-and-fifty Dollar Drawings. Her experimental digital projects i...

Deb Fillman is a mother of three with a Masters Degree in Education, and background in classroom teaching, private tutoring, and homeschooling. After spending the past decade researching and monitoring the impact of trends in American K12 education on behalf of her family, she realized other parents needed to learn more about education before they could effectively advocate for their children. So...

Dr. Bosshardt joined me for second discussion about medical ethics and the impact of contemporary race and gender ideologies on the practice of medicine and surgery. In this conversation we focused on concerns around "Gender affirming" medical and surgical treatment. Rick Bosshardt has been a plastic surgeon in Tavares, FL for 35 years. A graduate of the University of Miami Leonard Mille...

Polyamory, should it be recognized legally and what does it represent for men and for women? What is the meaning of marriage? We are joined by Keri Smith to discuss these questions and more.  Keri Smith is the host of Deprogrammed with Keri Smith and the founder of Civility Dinners. Deprogrammed aims to help people better understand Smith's old belief system, Social Justice (or "Woke&quo...

Suzannah and Lauren both left Clinical Mental Health Counseling programs due to ethical concerns and ideological bullying. They joined me to talk about Suzannah's research into the origins of CSJ ideology in the counseling field, and some of the inherent contradictions and inconsistencies in today's counseling training and in the profession as a whole. Suzannah Alexander was a student in t...

Do you leave your kids alone with medical and or mental health care providers? We talk about the new trend in asking parents to leave so doctors can have direct access to children, and whether kids benefit from therapy over all. Are kids more coddled or less free than they used to be? What role does birth order play in personality, and with smaller families, are we now a society full of 1st born a...

Karen joins us to continue the conversation from two weeks ago about how therapy can steer clients toward some explanations for their issues that may not be... therapeutic. Karen King has been an LMHC for almost two decades. Her journey into offering Ideology-free supervision was sparked by a deep concern for ​the struggles she witnessed many new professionals facing in graduate programs ​dominate...

Joshua Neal is a Seattle-based psychotherapist who joins me to discuss his observations analysis of how ideology is affecting the practice of counseling and the culture at large. _____________________________________________________________________ If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ and I am on twitter @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this...

Keri Smith is the host of Deprogrammed with Keri Smith and the founder of Civility Dinners. Deprogrammed aims to help people better understand Smith's old belief system, Social Justice (or "Woke") ideology, through interviews and conversations. It provides a space for people who have escaped the cult of woke to find one another and tell their stories. https://www.youtube.com/@RealKer...

We were joined by Dr. Aaron Kindsvatter and Dr. Bret Alderman to resume the discussion about pornography and its impacts on individual users as well as culture. This conversation is inspired by the book Your Brain on Porn, by Gary Wilson. Here is the link to part 1 of this discussion: https://youtu.be/nwWPKY21A6M Here is a link to the article I mentioned in the stream: https://thecritic.co.uk/the-...

Jennifer Lahl is founder of The Center for Bioethics and Culture Network. Lahl couples her 25 years of experience as a pediatric critical care nurse, a hospital administrator, and a senior-level nursing manager with a deep passion to speak for those who have no voice. Lahl’s writings have appeared in various publications including Cambridge University Press, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Dallas...

Karen King has been an LMHC for almost two decades. Her journey into offering Ideology-free supervision was sparked by a deep concern for ​the struggles she witnessed many new professionals facing in graduate programs ​dominated by rigid ideologies. Now more than ever she believes in the extraordinary ​power of dialogue and the importance of feeling confident to voice one's thoughts and ​opini...

Dr. Klein is a licensed psychologist and psychoanalyst with a Ph. D. in Clinical Psychology. He’s a published author for psychiatric research, psychological testing, and public health. In recent times, he has spoken out against the integration of DEI initiatives within the field of psychoanalysis. He runs a full time private practice, is a visiting fellow at Do No Harm, and runs Real Clear Podcast...

Zachary Elwood is the host of the behavior-focused podcast People Who Read People. He's also the author of Defusing American Anger, a book aimed at reducing us-vs-them contempt in America. He is a former professional poker player and is probably most well known for his books on poker tells/behavior: his first book, Reading Poker Tells, has been translated into eight languages. * note: this con...

We were joined today by Dr. Bret Alderman for a discussion of the effects of pornography use. I tried to reach out to the author of the book Your Brain on Porn, which has been an incredible resource for many young men (and some women, too) who feel their porn use has gotten out of control. I received the following email in response: "Thanks for your message. Unfortunately, Gary died in 2021,...

Rick Bosshardt has been a plastic surgeon in Tavares, FL for 35 years. A graduate of the University of Miami Leonard Miller School of Medicine, he trained as a general surgeon in the US Navy in Oakland, CA and was board-certified by the American Board of Surgery. He completed his residency in plastic surgery at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital program under world-reknown plastic s...

Benjamin joined us again this week for a continuation of our discussion about the degree to which the gender craze in young women and adolescent girls might represent alienation from the cultural concept of womanhood. Benjamin's podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0wMTJ29BFsJVH6cjlFgAtq?si=Dz7AevhlTQ-OTcbXPdF5nw Join us every Monday at 10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern for the Solid Ground Liv...

Lauren Holt is a Northern California native, now residing in Asheville, North Carolina. She runs her own small business accounting firm and teaches community college ESL on the side. Lauren is a passionate writer, singer, traveler, and animal shelter volunteer. Every day that she can, she likes to find time for creativity, the great outdoors, and quality connection, be that with a human being, or...

Note: this is a recording from October of last year that has been in my queue. I enjoyed this conversation with Dr. Ross very much and I hope you will as well. Dr. Jared L. Ross is a physician specializing in Emergency Medicine and addiction medicine. Jared is active in the Jewish community and is the founder of Bagels & Bullets, a Jewish self-defense organization. Jared is a former Democrat w...

Bret Alderman is an author and life coach who received his PhD in depth psychology in 2013 from the Pacifica Graduate Institute in Carpinteria, California. His first book Symptom, Symbol, and the Other of Language explores the linguistic turn and the concept of linguistic reference from a depth psychological perspective. His most recent book Eternal Youth and the Myth of Deconstruction addresses d...

Today Benjamin joined us for a discussion about population management and control, and the marvelous documentary videos of @everybodyshook Benjamin's podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0wMTJ29BFsJVH6cjlFgAtq?si=Dz7AevhlTQ-OTcbXPdF5nw Join us every Monday at 10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern for the Solid Ground Live stream. Find us at Solidgroundsupport.com Twitter @jleslieelliott @dissidentd...

Josh Slocum of the Disaffected podcast joined me for a conversation about cluster B personality disorders, some thoughts about mental health diagnoses, and behavioral change (including how social-media influences behavior). The Disaffected podcast is a weekly show that looks at culture and political issues through a psychological lens, focusing on the narcissistic abuse dynamics that characterize...

Christine joins me for a chat about morality, sexuality, and objectivity. We talked about the book, Your Brain on Porn, by Gary Wilson- I'm wanting to do a discussion series based on this book, if you'd like to follow along. I also referred to the work of Jason Bradley, which you can find on Youtube  @everybodyshook  For more from Christine check out the CTA podcast: https://www.youtube.co...