Calmversations

Sinead (@ImWatson91) is a female-to-male-to-female detransitioner, and Tullip (@TullipR) is a male-to-female-to-male detransitioner. In this calmversation, they discuss family relationships during transition, the influence of trauma and stereotypes, and what lies ahead for the growing "detrans" community. Find them on twitter at the above @'s and support this channel via https://www.paypal.me/benj...

Part of a series: http://bit.ly/DeTransStories Michelle speaks to me about growing up on the internet, dealing with self esteem and bullying and undiagnosed autism, becoming an activist and transitioning, and then using critical thinking to work her way toward acceptance of herself and reality. Find & follow Michelle on twitter @somenuancepls and on substack at https://somenuanceplease.substac...

Marc Barnes publishes New Polity podcast and journal, a site where "theocratic nut jobs" discuss the failures of Liberalism and what should come next through a Catholic lens. His work on Gender is especially insightful, but I've been digging his conversations on Tyranny and other relevant topics.  Find more of  @New Polity  at https://newpolity.com and https://www.youtube.com/c/NewP...

Stephanie Davies-Arai has been exposing the inadequacy of gender medicine in the UK since 2015 at https://transgendertrend.com  Helen Joyce has written the leading critique of the transgender movement "Trans: When Ideology Meets Reality" found at bookstores everywhere. Read more of her work at https://transgendertrend.com  Channel 4 Documentary: https://tavistockandportman.nhs.uk/about-u...

Doctor Gribble is a medical professional focusing on women and infants. She has recently with some colleagues written a paper on the need to preserve sex-based language in the medical context. We speak about that, breast feeding (kinda learned some things there!), and how the COVID response lacked understanding of the infant-mother relationship. Find her on twitter @DRKarleenG and her work at http...

"The Family Sex Show" is a production that was going to be toured through the UK. The content of the show included full nudity and curiously intimate discussions about sex targeted to minors. Internet backlash caused the production company to cancel it. I was attracted to the hoopla, took a look at their website, and found some quite disturbing material. The More You Know meets TMI. support t...

Connect with Brian on twitter @BriWagon   His  @Soft White Underbelly  interview: https://youtu.be/V8a1c4IxPf0  Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Cynthia has experienced intense gender dysphoria since childhood—despite being a very feminine female. That, combined with abuse at the hands of her father, has caused her to deeply look into the source of her traumas and take control of her body, her life, and her sense of agency. Her message to troubled young people about realistic self-acceptance is not to be overlooked.  Find Cynthia on t...

Denise began researching and writing about the spread of transgenderism in 2015 when her teen daughter one day decided she was "trans," and wished to have surgery. Denise searched for information about teens suddenly identifying as the opposite sex, and found a dearth of information, so began 4thWaveNow to chronicle her findings. The trans phenomena has since gained major momentum, and last week t...

So a rationalist and a symbolist walk into a podcast...     Jonathan Pageau hosts The Symbolic World at https://thesymbolicworld.com  James Lindsay hosts  New Discourses  at https://newdiscourses.com  Connect with them on twitter at @PageauJonathan and @ConceptualJames   Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Carole Hooven is an Ivy League lecturer who's recent book: "T: The Story of Testosterone" delves deep into the science of the male hormone and its effect on our bodies and society.    Helena is an outspoken detransitioner (female-to-male-to-female) who took a high dose of testosterone for eighteen months, in a bid to identify as a transman.   Follow them on twitter @lacroicsz and @h...

Birdie Rose is a British Artist who has come under repeated fire for... drawing pictures of her heroes. We speak about her creative process and the relationship between art and the culture war. Find her art: https://thefamousartistbirdyrose.com  Follow her on twitter @TheFamousArtBR   Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Joan Sammon and Alma Cook work with oil companies in North Dakota. In this conversation, I ask them why the heck gas costs so much. The answer didn't make me happy with US Energy policy. Joan's writing: https://joansammon.substack.com  Alma's singing: https://sptfy.com/almacook   @Alma Cook  's song "5000 Candles" https://youtu.be/fijEKS49DU0  Find Alma and Joan on twitter at @...

I speak with @erinsmithSF about her venture into Ukraine to deliver medical supplies. The conflict there, that us Americans are seemingly unable to project our own narratives on, is much more complex—and real—than social media depicts. Send Ukrainians some armor: https://wheatfoxops.com  Send Ukrainians some food: https://wck.org  Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Why do people change their profiles en mass—for example, mask emoji's being swapped out for Ukranian flags, with little to no real statements or propositions or discussion of policies packaged with those virtue signals? Wokal and I speak about the lack of propositions within internet realities. Follow Wokal on twitter  @Wokal Distance , and on youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBdK1aG2...

Stella O'Malley is a psychotherapist, founding member of Genspect, co-host of Gender A Wider Lens podcast, and all around great woman. We speak about her forthcoming book "Bully-Proof Kids" and how it applies to online adult interactions.   Follow her on twitter @stellaomally3, also, LINKS:   https://gender-a-wider-lens.captivate.fm  https://genspect.org  Support this chan...

Janice Fiamengo has been speaking about the inconsistencies and consequences of feminist theory and activism for nearly a decade. In this discussion, we get a sample of her breadth of knowledge on how feminism has negatively impacted both men and women.  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6DVPc51R5HJl8tlNASZKfA  And her writing at https://www.amazon.com/Sons-Feminism-Men-Have-Their/dp/177...

Trish Wood is a veteran Canadian reporter. In this conversation we speak about the warped coverage of COVID, the Canadian Convoy, and now Ukraine—and how the ruling elite are using mainstream media to set their agenda, to the detriment of common citizens and, not least of all, the public's ability to ascertain and act on the truth. Find Trish @WoodReporting on Twitter and on apple podcasts via &nb...

Lisa Logan (@iamlisalogan) is a Utah mom who began investigating Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) curriculum being taught in her children's school, and found that it was an onramp for teaching kids Critical Race Theory and Queer Theory. She banded together with other parents, and has been fighting to keep this type of ideological indoctrination out of schools. More Resources: https://utahparent...

Jonathan Shedler is a psychologist and clinician whose research covers personality types. In this discussion, we explore the ethos and historical context of Psychoanalysis, from its beginnings with Freud to its subsequent developments, and how it is distinct from other therapies. We cover psychoanalysis' purpose and methods, how it has become weaponized in common discourse, and what its real aims...

Charlie Jacobs is a California mom whose daughter came out suddenly as trans. She began investigating where this identity had come from and discovered schools promoting sexuality and identity disorders, internet brainwashing cliques and predators, and a system—and a generation caught in this system—that has gone far, far off the rails. Follow Charlie on twitter @helplessma PARENT RESOURCES: https:...

John Vervaeke is a professor of cognitive science at the University of Toronto. In this discussion we speak about the crisis of meaning that is occurring in the modern world, and steps we can each take to make our minds robust and resilient in the midst of so much information and flux. Find his brilliant Awakening from the Meaning Crisis video series on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/user/john...

Paul and Frank both worked in high school and were fired for challenging the woke orthodoxy. In this discussion we speak about twerking, education, and cultural ethics. Connect with these fellas on twitter via @CBHeresy and @pauldrossi   Get more of these guys: https://www.youtube.com/chalkboardheresy  Paul's story: https://bariweiss.substack.com/p/i-refuse-to-stand-by-while-my-students&...

ScioSophia (@Scio_Sophia) is a climate scientist in a midwest university. We speak about what she considers to be a threat within universities to the scientific project—namely, Critical Theory under the guise of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. We also speak about climate science and factors involved in our changing environment, and what we can do to help or hinder the natural world. Find her on...

King Crocoduck's channel is a wealth of information on scientific though, which he applies to to dispel far-left and far-right fundamentalism, found here:   https://www.youtube.com/user/KingCrocoduck  James Lindsay can be found on twitter @ConceptualJames and his plenteous anti-woke and pro-liberal resources can be found at   https://newdiscourses.com   Support this channel: ht...