Calmversations

Veera is a detransitioned Finnish youtuber who shares a very personal story about struggling to love and care for herself through a life of foster care, anorexia, and other mental and emotional difficulties. Watch her content at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG0-O3zN9yp0jgd5a4-VL2g Support this channel by stuffing url's of your favorite episodes into local church hymnals and those cute little F...

Deborah Fillman is a mother and writer who, shocked by the treatment of her daughters in public education, has done her research and decided that public schools are beyond reformation, and should be abolished. Find her on twitter @insomnochick, on youtube at The Reason We Learn and on locals https://thereasonwelearn.locals.com If you're interested in homeschool resources visit the Homeschool Legal...

I'm not the first to notice symmetries in the political and social arc of The Me Generation (Boomers) and The Me² Generation (Zoomers). Jim Heller talks about his experience in a 70's era cult and how he sees the same thinking going on at present. Jim Heller lives and works in the costal town of Victoria, British Columbia Support this channel by sharing your favorite episodes with your childhood s...

Ella Washington (@rhetorical_joke on twitter) speaks to me about the years she devoted to a child with severe mental health issues, and how she gracefully managed his foray into a trans identity. Support this channel by sharing your favorite episodes, and by tipping via CashApp $benjaminaboyce or https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Milli Hill (@millihill on twitter) has been writing about women's reproductive health for many years, and was recently shunned and abused for putting women first.  Find her writing at  https://www.millihill.co.uk  "Give Birth Like a Feminist" https://bit.ly/3s1XuMu  "My Period" https://bit.ly/3fCCIOv  Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce CashApp $benja...

Elika is a university student whose proclivity for critical thinking, logic, and humor makes her somewhat of an outcast among her peers. We talk about navigating a social landscape that is highly moral, ideological, and vengeful (in the name of fairness, justice, and equity), and how she's coming to terms with thinking out loud and for herself. Find the beginnings of her impressive writing career...

James Esses found working in counseling very fulfilling, and decided to pursue a degree in the field. Three years in to a five year degree, someone complained about his views on the affirmation-only approach to gender issues, and his educational institute unceremoniously kicked him from his program. What follows is his story, and what he's doing to fight back. Find James at @JamesEsses on twitter...

Alexandros is an entrepreneur practice solutions to design-based problems. He's also keen on making sense of the world, in order to optimize human life and ingenuity. Pulled into the controversy surrounding Bret Weinstein's questions of the COVID vaccine and alternatives thereto, Alexandros found a lack of substance in these critics' complains. So he has put together a crowdsource sort of fact che...

Aaron Kimberly (@Aaron_GDAC) is a long time mental health professional and transman. He has been advocating for evidence based trans health care, while Canada is implementing laws that ban people from exploring gender identities in any way other than affirmatively (casting this as "conversion therapy" and outlawing even talk therapy). A vocal advocate for Gender Identity, who has been working nati...

Beau Dade is a self-described "history nerd" and wanted to speak with me about the War of 1812, because it is a little-known chapter in US history and in it is found the seeds of the will to world power that the United States would one day follow through on. This war between the US and the British Empire is filled with pitched naval battles, razed Capitals, and embarrassing defeats on both sides....

Vincent De Boni is a South African entrepreneur and psychology student. He speaks to me about South African history from apartheid to the conditions precipitating last week's riots. The lessons of South Africa are very pertinent to every country wrestling with diversity, justice, and social harmony. Follow him on twitter @VincentPsychSA and find his writing at https://psychkitchen.wordpress.com Su...

Erin’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ErinBrewer  Follow Erin's adventure: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2965636323649754  Purchase Erin's Book: https://amzn.to/3e57FtT  Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce Read my writing: http://bit.ly/aliastodream   Sip the Nuance! https://www.teespring.com/boycemug  https://www.patreon.com/benjaminboyce

Professor Moeller teaches at Macau University in southern China. He has been publishing excellent philosophical videos on youtube, having to do with Identity as it is expressed currently and in the past. I find his model of explaining current social behavior quite helpful in better understanding how people are relating themselves in the digital era. In this interview we explore his concepts of Sin...

Garrett got swept up into gender ideology / queer theory while in college, which eventually lead him to physical transition, including the surgical removal of his testicles. These medical procedures were given to him with the bare minimum of doctor oversight or therapeutic inquiry. We speak about what lead him into and out of transition. Follow him on twitter @detransgayguy Support this channel by...

Blaire White is a male to female transsexual, and possibly one of the most well known, especially for her unexpected views and contrarian content. In this interview we speak about the reality of transition; the rapid, alarming growth of detransitioners; and the politicization of gender and sexuality in contemporary discourse. Find her work on Twitter and Instagram @MsBlaireWhite And on Youtube at...

Two artsy Gen-Xers ponder what to do with marginal amounts of midlife notoriety Female vocals and end music by Jodi Shaw (@Smith_Surge on twitter) Male vocals and sniggering by Benjamin Boyce Tips welcome! https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce If you enjoy an episode, consider sharing it with friends.

Coach Linda Blade (@coachblade on twitter) has been coaching professionally, and at the highest levels, for several decades. In this chat she gives me a rundown of the history of women's sports, and how they're currently being destroyed. Find Coach Blade (@coachblade on twitter) 's book at https://unsporting.com  Also check out https://nequals8.com  Support this channel: https://www.payp...

Jennifer Lahl is founder and president of The Center for Bioethics and Culture Network (http://www.cbc-network.org). A lifelong medical professional, she has over the last few years been making documentaries about a variety of medical ethics issues. Most recently, she has released a film about childhood transition, which can be found here: https://youtu.be/rUeqEoARKOA We speak about her career, an...

Issa Ismail speaks to me about her transition and detransition, her experience growing up as an Arab American, of her hardships with identity and sexuality, and how the transition and then detransition process have added to her understand of self and life. Her documentary can be found at https://www.ayearintransition.com Find her on instagram and tiktok @issaxismail Support this channel: PayPal.me...

Kimi Katiti is a music industry professional, artist, and most recently an advocate against "Critical Race Theory." In this interview she speaks about her life, from growing up in Africa to attending American university—and how her Christianity fed into her "wokeness," and brought her back out of it. Spirited and honest, find her work below: Website: www.kimikatiti.com Instagram: www.instagram.com...

60 Minutes recently gave Grace 1 minute to talk about her story of transition and detransition. Here, I give her 67. Find Grace on twitter @HormoneHangover   Learn more about the Gender Care Consumer Advocacy Network (GCCAN) at https://www.gccan.org   Part of a series of Detrans Stories: http://bit.ly/DeTransStories   Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce Read my...

Sasha Ayad is a Licensed Professional Counselor working closely with gender questioning youth. A regular guest, we catch up on developments within the culture at large and in the therapeutic and medical industries where it comes to the treatment and perception of gender. Find Sasha at @SashaLPC on twitter And her podcast Gender A Wider Lens at  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gender-a-w...

Well spoken detransitioners Helena and Sinead speak with me about the excesses of trans activism, its potential to harm the civil rights and cultural acceptance hard won by gay and lesbian activists, their own intentions in speaking about detransition issues, and overcoming their own inner demons. Find these fine ladies on twitter @lacroicsz and @ImWatson91   More Detrans stories: http://bit....

"When Sons Become Daughters" (by Angus Fox): http://bit.ly/AngusFoxQuillette  https://www.genspec.org will be launching on June 19th   "Interview with the Mother of a Trans Daughter" https://youtu.be/G-yLVLvs_do  Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce Read my writing: http://bit.ly/aliastodream   Sip the Nuance! https://www.teespring.com/boycemug

Julie Bindel is a British feminist working and writing for women's rights for well-on 40 years. We speak about her history, and the arc of the feminist movement, has its "waves" overlap and separate, and what gains it has made over the years. Follow Ms Bindel on twitter @bindelj   Notable works:    Feminism for Women: https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/julie-bindel/feminism-for-women...