Peter Boghossian
Conversations with Peter Boghossian
"No dogma. Just dialogue."Conversations with Peter Boghossian features candid, intellectually rigorous dialogues with leading thinkers, dissidents, and public figures on today's most divisive cultural, political, and philosophical issues.
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Jul 7, 2026
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China's Organ Harvesting Machine | Jan Jekielek 07.07.2026 1:04:44
Peter Boghossian and Jan Jekielek examine forced organ harvesting under the Chinese Communist Party. Jekielek traces how Falun Gong became a marked class, how hospitals turned prisoners into inventory, how American training, funding, and technology fed the transplant system. More From Jan X YouTube Epoch Times Jan's Book Kill to Order Click here for more Peter Boghossian .
Can The West Survive Sharia and Mass Immigration? | Ralph Schoellhammer 02.07.2026 1:16:21
I spoke with Ralph Schoellhammer about Sharia, assimilation, and intolerant ideologies. Can the West defend itself if it pretends destructive belief systems become harmless after crossing a border? More From Ralph Schoellhammer Substack YouTube Instagram Click Here For More Peter Boghossian .
Why Hate Speech Laws Fail | Sarah McLaughlin 02.07.2026 40:06
I pressure test Sarah McLaughlin's free speech claims, from UK police visits over legal tweets to Holocaust denial laws, China's tradeoff, and when speech becomes a true threat. More From Sarah Website LinkedIN Book Click Here For More Peter Boghossian .
Why Elites Fear Free Speech | Laurence Vardaxoglou 30.06.2026 26:47
I pressed Laurence Vardaxoglou on the disinformation panic after Brexit and Trump. Were voters tricked by fake news, or did elites build an industry around refusing to accept defeat? More Laurence Vardaxoglou LinkedIn Find more Peter Boghossian.
When Tolerance Protects Islamism | Oliver Hartwich 23.06.2026 58:08
Peter Boghossian and Oliver Hartwich examine difficult immigration questions. Can the West protect liberal values if it cannot screen for Islamism? Can education protect liberal democracy when some worldviews despise gays, Jews, and don't accept Western rules of law? More From Oliver Hartwich • Website: https://oliverhartwich.com Follow Peter Boghossian For More .
She Needs Armed Guards to Say This | Florence Bergeaud-Blackler 16.06.2026 1:04:08
Florence Bergeaud-Blackler travels with armed guards. Her crime? Explaining what's halal and what's haram, and why that question is now deciding the future of Western Europe. More from Florence Bergeaud-Blackler • Website • Substack Find Peter Boghossian.
Russia Is Already Inside Your Head | Philippe Baillé 11.06.2026 40:13
What can't you say about Russia in Western Europe? A lot, apparently. Former French military officer Philippe Baillé joins me to discuss information warfare, fake hate crimes, and the reality nobody will acknowledge. Find Peter Boghossian.
They Called Evidence-Based Thinking Right Wing | Kevin Dahlgren 08.06.2026 42:48
Peter Boghossian talks with Kevin Dahlgren , who spent thirty years in Portland social services. They cover open-air shoplifting in San Francisco, catch-and-release policing, the homeless industrial complex, and why progressive nonprofits treat addicts as untouchable victims instead of people who need treatment. Follow Peter Boghossian for more.
Bad History: Teaching Kids to Hate the West | Elizabeth Rata 04.06.2026 1:10:39
Western schools teach students that America is the villain while ignoring Stalin, Mao, and the gulags. Author Elizabeth Rata tells Peter Boghossian that a rigorous world history curriculum is the only way children learn to recognize totalitarianism for themselves. https://elizabethrata.com/ Follow Peter Boghossian on X .
400 Days in an Egyptian Prison | Peter Greste 31.05.2026 1:03:43
Peter Greste spent 400 days in an Egyptian prison on fabricated terrorism charges. What solitary confinement does to your mind. Find Peter Boghossian.
Should Truck Drivers Understand Signs? CA Candidates Respond | Peter Reacts 26.05.2026 20:54
California's governor candidates were asked if truck drivers should be able to read road signs. Most of them said no. Anyone who believes truck drivers don't need to understand road signs is a moron. I go through their answers so you don't have to. Follow Peter Boghossian for more.
The Black Power Gang's President | New Zealand's Munz 21.05.2026 1:10:25
Munz is the President of New Zealand's Black Power gang. He's been a Black Power elder for 40 years, married to the same woman for 42, and is currently banned by court order from sleeping in his own home. This is our candid conversation. Follow Peter Boghossian for more.
New Zealand Black Power vs the Government | Grub 20.05.2026 41:57
Grub is the Vice President of New Zealand's Black Power gang. We discussed his prison experience, morality, and what it takes to keep young men from throwing their lives away. Follow Peter Boghossion .
The Priest Who Joined a Gang | Denis 18.05.2026 56:13
Denis is an elder in Black Power, one of New Zealand's oldest gangs. He trained to be a Catholic priest, built work cooperatives for thousands of gang members, and watched the govt dismantle them. He leads this series of candid interviews with leaders of the Black Power gang. Follow Peter Boghossian for more.
Is the West Too Naive to Survive Islamism? | Morteza 14.05.2026 1:17:54
I talked with Iranian activist Morteza who watched Islamism dismantle a secular government from the inside. He thinks he sees the same patterns in NYC with Mamdani and he wants Americans to ask themselves whether they are paying attention before it is too late. More from Morteza YouTube More from Peter Boghossian
Energy vs Everything | Doomberg 12.05.2026 1:09:47
Why nobody is talking about the one thing everything depends upon. Peter Boghossian puts that question to Doomberg, the famous anonymous analyst who appears as a green chicken. He's built an extraordinary following by being honest about what the establishment won't. They cover the US dollar, the AI arms race, the Iran war, the renewables fantasy, and end on a question Doomberg is turning into a bo...
Why Can't They Answer the Question? | Peter Reacts 06.05.2026 15:52
If you cannot name one statistic supporting your position, you do not have a position. You have a feeling you are too afraid to examine. Peter Boghossian walks through two viral clips of politicians defending claims about immigration and antisemitism while knowing nothing, and saying less. Ideology does not just distort thinking. It replaces it. Viral Clip 1: https://tinyurl.com/nf283vsm Viral Cli...
Is College A Conformity Test? | Bryan Caplan 05.05.2026 1:03:10
I spent an hour with Bryan Caplan, who argues that education has become a religion; most people inside it are too compromised to admit it. More from Bryan Website: http://www.bcaplan.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bryan.caplan.1/ X: https://x.com/bryan_caplan Substack: https://substack.com/@betonit YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BryanDCaplan Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Bryan-D...
"You Will Own Nothing And Be Happy About It" | David Seymour 01.05.2026 53:00
New Zealand's based Deputy PM legalized assisted dying, pushed back against government housing, and went to war with media editors. I asked the great David Seymour if the welfare state has failed. He said we've had a century of evidence. Draw your own conclusions. More From David Seymour Facebook Instagram YouTube Follow Peter Boghossian for more .
Drug Treatments Medicine Feared & Trump Unlocked | Dr. Drew 21.04.2026 49:58
Peter Boghossian presses Dr. Drew on the treatments medicine won't touch, including ibogaine for opioid addiction, peptides, GLP-1 risks, and hormone replacement therapy. Dr. Drew doesn't hedge. What emerges is an argument for evidence-based medicine in an era of regulatory timidity, and with Trump's executive order on psychedelics, that conversation just became more urgent. The discussion ends wh...
Are Children Second-Class Humans? | Aaron Stupple 21.04.2026 1:11:38
I engage Physician and author Aaron Stupple on whether children deserve full sovereignty, and why the answer exposes a contradiction in how we raise our kids. More From Aaron Articles: The Techno Optimist's Guide to Futureproofing Your Child Books: The Sovereign Child Follow Peter Boghossian.
Reason vs. Altruism: The Battle for Moral Truth | Craig Biddle 18.04.2026 1:08:59
Craig Biddle makes the case that Objectivism is not simply Ayn Rand's philosophy but the only philosophically defensible foundation for individual rights, reason, and a free society. Peter Boghossian pushes back, probing the epistemological claims, the treatment of altruism, and whether a closed system can survive genuine philosophical scrutiny. What emerges is a collision between a defender of a...
Hard Science vs Hollywood: What Project Hail Mary Gets Right | Reid Nicewonder & Brett Hall 18.04.2026 58:21
Project Hail Mary is rare: A science fiction film that refuses to talk down to its audience, built on hard physics, curiosity, and two characters solving problems through reason rather than force. Peter Boghossian, Reid Nicewonder, and Brett Hall dig into what the film gets right about how knowledge is actually created, why scientific progress may require open societies, and what it would mean to...
A Moral Duty to Eat Animals? | Nick Zangwill 12.04.2026 1:01:49
Is eating animals a moral duty? Philosopher Nick Zangwill says yes, and the argument is more rigorous than you'd expect: Farm animals are created for a purpose, and failing to eat them is a failure to respect that purpose. More from Nick YouTube Read His Essay on Moral Duty to Eat Animals Follow Peter Boghossian Here .
The Government Tried to Silence Her | Celine Baumgarten 10.04.2026 36:21
When a Sydney mother posted a video questioning a primary school queer club, the government moved to silence her. She fought back and won. Celine Baumgarten's story covers free speech, government censorship, and what happens when a parent decides not to back down. More from Celine Twitter Youtube Instagram Follow Peter Boghossian here .
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