Calmversations

Kneeling, washing of feet, public confessions, racism as original sin... many aspects of the current moral code are evocative of religious rites and theological doctrine. Where did these ideas come from? What is their eventual effect? James Lindsay, Mike Nayna, and myself have been studying these phenomena before they went mainstream, and in this conversation we detail the origins and outcomes of...

Chris Shelton (@sheltondesigner) is an ex-Scientologist who has been spending the last few years detailing how cults operate. In this conversation we use his research to explore how the current moral climate is allowing opportunists to gain control of people's thoughts and actions. Find his work at https://mncriticalthinking.com Support this podcast: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce Follow me o...

Chloé Valdary (@cvaldary) is the author of The Theory of Enchantment education course and an all around talented dame. We speak about her take on the black American experience, and how she is optimistic that the current civil unrest will lead to lasting change. We talk our way through the hitches and snags toward a better country and world—if only our common values can win out over our all too com...

In the spring of 2017, two weeks before I was to graduate from The Evergreen State College, a series of protests erupted on campus, ostensibly regarding racial inequities. Students blockaded buildings, rounded up staff and faculty, verbally harassed anyone who disagreed or questioned their methods, took administration hostage, and went so far as to roam the campus with baseball bats, in an extracu...

Carl Benjamin (also known as Sargon of Akkad) is an intellectual public figure who got his start in mid-2010's youtube. We explore the tensions between left and right ideologies, and the ethics that are driving modern day political discourse. Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminaboyce

Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce In this episode I speak with Chris, from Minnesota. He shares his history of hardships—from undiagnosed autism, to eating disorders, bipolar disorder, and his experience was Hormone Replacement Therapy. His resilience of spirit and gentlekindness are evinced in this deeply personal and honest story. Find him on twitter at @elderago

Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce   Claire and I speak about activism, gender, and trying not to be trying not to offend people all the time.   Read Claire's thoughts on intersex conditions, and life in general, at https://mrkhvoice.com

Wherein I speak with a logistics professional about the current state of the economy, amazon's rise to prominence, and how we can shape the future... of shopping. Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce   Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce

Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce   Further resources on Lisa Littman's research:   “Parent reports of adolescents and young adults perceived to show signs of a rapid onset of gender dysphoria”, is available open access: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0202330   Letter to the Editor describing the methodology used in research...

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Katie Herzog contains multitudes, which can be found at these websites:   https://arcdigital.media/apocalypse-aunt-with-katie-herzog-to-hoard-or-not-to-hoard-ccc4ab051214   https://www.thestranger.com/authors/24847206/katie-herzog   https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blocked-and-reported/id1504298199   Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce  Follow me...

​  @AndrewDoyle_com  joins me for another parlay on current and recurrent events.   Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Colin (@SwipeWright) Wright is a scientist and author who cares about what's real. There turns out to be a surprising number of people who oppose him. Tip jar: www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

I highly recommend Arty's channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsIEHEgnuo0g1sUuZ0BG--g   Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce  Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce

Posie Parker joins me again to muse about men, women, and what lies between—or the lies of the between? Find her videos at:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB7daUkou5C7zJvbBvgU8eA Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce

Bo Winegard (@EPoe187) is a social scientist who recently got pushed out of academia by trollish wokescolds for thinking honestly through the world of ideas. In this conversation we explore the tensions between progressivism and conservativism, rebellion and the status quo. Read his work and his story on Quillette here: https://quillette.com/author/bo-winegard/ Support this channel: https://paypal...

Stella O'Malley (@stellaomalley3) is an author, speaker, psychologist, and unapologetic Irish lass. In this discussion, she speaks about her severe childhood gender dysphoria and how she embraced her womanhood midway through her teenage years. She also addresses her concerns with the current Western obsession with identity and diagnosis that are producing more roadblocks than inroads for young peo...

After a gender non-conformist childhood, Leigh decided to transition at 24. Then, at 30, she decided to kick testosterone and accept her identity as a woman. In this interview, she explains her experiences and reasons for transitioning and desisting. Her Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPPBP1b5evheZzJHybTE_xg   Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce  ...

Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce  Claire Graham is a teacher and intersex advocate working in the UK. In this chat, she chimes in on her dissociation from feminist associations, and what sort of person wants to be inside a cause, and what sort of person doesn't.  Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce

I stumbled upon Belinda Brown last weekend when she delivered some criticism to a group of feminists meeting for International Women's Day. Admiring her pluck, I wanted to afford her the opportunity to flesh out her thoughts and subject them to critical inquiry and biographical context. Follow her on twitter @bbhippopotamus Support this channel (after you've seen to it you and your loved ones are...

Societal expectations, sexual objectification, eating disorders, gender stereotypes... I speak with a woman about the tropes of feminism, and together we move the discussion away from the political and deeper into the personal. Follow this female on twitter: @radley_ms And me @BenjaminABoyce Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Meghan Daum (@meghan_daum) is a prolific columnist for a wide array of digital and print publications. In this interview, we speak about defying expectations and denying self-censorship. Her new book, The Problem with Everything, is available in audio, ebook, and print format and can be ordered through her website:   https://www.meghandaum.com   Support this channel: https://www.paypal.m...

James "@ConceptualJames" Lindsay is an author and speaker who has been shining the light on inconsistencies and vicissitudes of PostModern Activism and Critical Theory. He's launching a new platform: https://www.newdiscourses.com that lays out in encyclopedic detail (quite literally, in fact) how the various Grievance Studies and their core concepts operate. This is a wide ranging discussion—as it...

Jennifer Anne (twitter: @JenniferAnne_s) has been working these last few months to get the Canadian Government to release analytics about the impact and outcomes of C-16. This has not been an easy task, and she needs more Canadians' help to make it happen:   Find the e-petition here: https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Details? Petition=e-2289   More information:   https://w...

Andrew Doyle (@andrewdoyle_com) is the architect of the Titania McGrath (@TitaniaMcGrath) phenomenon. But who is the man behind Twitter's most ruthless bigotphobe? In this interview we speak about his passion for gay 16th century poetry, pub playwriting, and if (or, rather, when) my cat is going to eat me.   Read Titania's memoirs: https://amzn.to/31WN6bG   Support this channel: https://...