Polite Conversations

A clip from my recent conversation with Mari Cohen - Associate Editor at leftist magazine Jewish Currents Here are the articles we discussed in this clip: Can Genocide Studies survive a Genocide? By Mari Cohen https://jewishcurrents.org/can-genocide-studies-survive-a-genocide-in-gaza A Textbook Case of Genocide - Raz Segal https://jewishcurrents.org/a-textbook-case-of-genocide Find the public vers...

A clip from my recent conversation with Mari Cohen - Associate Editor at leftist magazine Jewish Currents Find the public version of the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5mpxDnGm1c8isJlDGgidqc?si=vQXP3xObQtC5iIWB7H334A And the extended conversation here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep-99-can-ft-135158487?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_c...

What is there even left to say when some Holocaust *Scholars* decide to support or make excuses for present day genocide, when they legitimize race ‘science’ publications and push narratives justifying collective punishment? A clip from my recent conversation with Mari Cohen - Associate Editor at leftist magazine Jewish Currents Find the public version of the episode here: https://open.spotify.com...

[*Pls Subscribe via patreon.com/nicemangos to access the extended version of this episode.* (You can now also purchase individual episodes)] Finnish expert on far-right extremism Sami Eerola [ https://bsky.app/profile/eerolasami.bsky.social ] joins me for a conversation about the far-right in Finland. We discuss the sharp swing from Sanna Marin’s progressive govt to the most rightwing government F...

A clip from my recent conversation with Mari Cohen - Associate Editor at leftist magazine Jewish Currents  Find the public version of the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5mpxDnGm1c8isJlDGgidqc?si=vQXP3xObQtC5iIWB7H334A And the extended conversation here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep-99-can-ft-135158487?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=posts...

[Aired originally Jun 11 2025 via patreon.com/nicemangos] If you’d like to access extended episodes and unlock miniseries early please consider subscribing via patreon.com/nicemangos and supporting this small show! Dutch Journalist Gillian de Nooijer joins me for a conversation about the Dutch far right. Find Gillian on Bsky: Gilliandn.bsky.social and on twitter: @GillianDN We discuss Geert Wilder...

This is probably one of the most important conversations I’ve had all year, about a difficult but very important subject. My guest for this episode is Mari Cohen, associate editor at leftist publication, Jewish Currents. We discuss Mari’s important article on the subject of Genocide Studies and the rifts forming within it. We talked about those in the field who remain silent on the livestreamed ge...

This is a clip from my recent episode on Israel & the US’s attack on Iran, titled ‘Boners for Bombs’. Find the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/457mNAy6mz57SDrlQ5ZoWW?si=oqQyPqkNTRmaHGsJhm4RgA The extended patreon version here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/132450348 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is a clip from my recent episode on Israel & the US’s attack on Iran, titled ‘Boners for Bombs’. Find the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/457mNAy6mz57SDrlQ5ZoWW?si=oqQyPqkNTRmaHGsJhm4RgA The extended patreon version here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/132450348 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam Harris recently claimed that he’s only just become an unapologetic Zionist post Oct 7, in this episode we examine this claim as well as his generally flimsy excuses for supporting Israel. Links: Recent Patreon posts: ContraPoints Disappoints https://www.patreon.com/posts/contrapoints-133858410 Harris Renews Support for Gncide After Fans Express Frustration https://www.patreon.com/posts/sam-har...

This is a clip from my recent episode on Israel & the US’s attack on Iran, titled ‘Boners for Bombs’. Find the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/457mNAy6mz57SDrlQ5ZoWW?si=oqQyPqkNTRmaHGsJhm4RgA The extended patreon version here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/132450348 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is a clip from my recent episode on Israel & the US’s attack on Iran, titled ‘Boners for Bombs’. Find the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/457mNAy6mz57SDrlQ5ZoWW?si=oqQyPqkNTRmaHGsJhm4RgA The extended patreon version here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/132450348 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A clip from my longer conversation with Israeli-origin content creator Adi Callai about their video titled, ‘Gaza Ghetto Uprising’.  Find our longer conversation here:  pt 1:  https://open.spotify.com/episode/7rXjU8ZfXJHiELHow1bmAg?si=TO8LJAI6TqSiGc-CGE58ow pt 2:  https://open.spotify.com/episode/4uwozIBMiYj1hhZg0dcctM?si=_A04f2t_SBaQ7TjDfqllRA Find their Gaza Ghetto Uprising v...

A clip from my longer conversation with Israeli-origin content creator Adi Callai about their videos on weaponized antisemitism and the ‘Gaza Ghetto Uprising’. Find our longer conversation here: pt 1: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7rXjU8ZfXJHiELHow1bmAg?si=TO8LJAI6TqSiGc-CGE58ow pt 2: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4uwozIBMiYj1hhZg0dcctM?si=_A04f2t_SBaQ7TjDfqllRA Find their Gaza Ghetto Uprisi...

Join me for an episode about how obscene the casual celebration of violence towards Iran, Gaza, Muslims in general has been lately (shockingly, Sam Harris comes up).  Links: AMA post where you can add your questions:  https://www.patreon.com/posts/131606321?pr=true Near Identical statements from Canada, UK, Aus  https://x.com/dropsitenews/status/1936892596678197535?s=61&t=w7q_ej...

Dutch Journalist Gillian de Nooijer joins me for a conversation about the Dutch far right. Find Gillian on Bsky: Gilliandn.bsky.social and on twitter: @GillianDN We discuss Geert Wilders, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Pim Fortuyn (who was assassinated in 2002) and self-described conspiracy theorist Thierry Baudet. We also chat about the controversial blackface character in The Netherlands known as Zwarte Piet,...

“It’s embarrassing, destructive & looks like shit: AI-generated art is the perfect aesthetic form for the far right” - writes journalist Gareth Watkins (@garethwatkins.bsky.social). In this convo we explore this dreadful intersection of AI ‘art’ & fascism. Check out his excellent, viral piece here: https://newsocialist.org.uk/transmissions/ai-the-new-aesthetics-of-fascism/ Find Gareth’s po...

This is a clip from my recent episode - Aftershow 12: It was Always About Civil Rights In this clip we talk about the politicization of things like the global pandemic, the genocide in Gaza - these issues should really be large enough to break through across the political spectrum, yet… they don’t. We are starting to see some people on the right speak out against the genocide more recently, but it...

Sam Harris has recently claimed that he’s only just become an unapologetic Zionist post Oct 7, in this episode we examine this claim as well as his generally flimsy excuses for supporting Israel.  In the extended version of the episode we take a look at his “pre-Zionist” era.  Pls subscribe via patreon.com/nicemangos to unlock the full episode. You can also help unlock this episode for e...

This is an old musical bit I made for Woking Up episode 4, but i’m reposting again because a couple of the quotes in here are referenced in the upcoming episode. So, I thought it would be fun to revisit. 🎵🎶🧠 Enjoy this bit of pure, distilled Rationality! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is a clip from my recent episode - Aftershow 12: It was Always About Civil Rights In this clip we discuss how supposedly liberal leaning podcast promoted an extremely radicalized ex-muslim guest, while simultaneously stripping context on who this guest was, what her far-right views and associations were…. to talk about her experience with Ayahuasca instead. Find the longer episode here: https...

This is a clip from my recent episode - Aftershow 12: It was Always About Civil Rights In this clip we discuss politics and censorship. Particularly censorship in Saudi Arabia, bootleg movies, bleeping of words like ‘king’ and ‘prince’. Find the longer episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7E5brkdweRAHZXv62Id3Kl?si=WefcxlutSUexGXcwegB-5A And the extended version on Patreon: https://www.pa...

Well, we kept the wannabe Trumpians out. But …things are undeniably more rightwing. What now? —— If you enjoy the show pls consider supporting via patreon.com/nicemangos Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

[Apologies for my flu voice in the intro] Join myself and Patron of the show - photographer & healthcare worker Joe / @Brownsvillain (on Twitter) for a conversation about the tactics of the ‘anti-woke’ and what lies beneath the surface of such grievances. We discuss the Covid19 pandemic, Trump’s campaign of cruelty and how many anti-woke grievances were a precursor to this fascist moment.&nbsp...

Generally kinkshaming is not great, but when it comes to fascist and rightwing kinks, I think we can make an exception. We should Mock Elon’s breeding fetish any chance we get, and boy did a recent article present us with a great opportunity to do so. Join me for a casual reading of some highlights from the recent WSJ piece on Elon’s ‘legion’ of babies. The Tactics Elon Musk Uses to Manage His ‘Le...