True Thirty with Joey Dumont

My guest today is Ms. Katherine Gehl, business leader, author, speaker, and political innovator who has taken on the ambitious undertaking of trying to reform how American politics works. In 2020, with Harvard Business School Professor Michael Porter, Gehl published her book, The Politics Industry, How Political Innovation Can Break Partisan Gridlock and Save our Democracy. Heady stuff indeed. The...

Today’s interview is with Julie Bindel, a feminist campaigner, writer, and investigative journalist in Britain. Her recent book, Feminism for Women: The Real Route to Liberation, was published in 2021 and has caused quite the stir with younger feminists, both in Britain, as well as here in America.  Julie writes for the Observer , Unherd , Sunday Times , The Critic , Spectator , Telegraph , and he...

In part 2 of my interview with Helen Joyce, we talk about the long term deleterious effects of puberty blockers and the FDA’s original usage and indication. We compare and contrast why America now has 300 “gender affirming” clinics (and counting), and why Britain only has ONE called Tavistock. We discuss the very controversial topic of causal suicides tied to transitioning (or lack thereof), and w...

On today’s show, I interviewed Helen Joyce, Irish journalist, feminist, editor at the Economist in Britain, and best selling author of the book, Trans, When Ideology Meets Reality. To be concise, Joyce is no fan of what she perceives as a hysteria about gender identity. We talked at length about “safe spaces” for women, e.g. rape clinics, domestic violence centers, female prisons, and why trans-fe...

Over the past six months, I’ve spent hundreds of hours researching trans ideology and the historical roles of gender in today’s changing world.  In today’s episode, my guest is a friend and former colleague, Bee Davis. We worked together over 17 years ago in the world of advertising, and had not talked to each other since 2006. And one day on Facebook, I saw an announcement on her Feed that she wa...

Over the past year, I’ve spent hundreds of hours researching the origins and developments of the defund the police movement. I pored over public records and surveys, attended symposiums, and conducted interviews with beat cops and local politicians. I even talked with folks at the DNC who wanted to abolish the police entirely due to its origin of oppression and slavery.  And in this episode, I tal...

Over the past several months, I've spent a ton of time attempting to understand the left-leaning bias of our news media. For those of you who do follow the news, this isn't news at all. But as a liberal, I really wanted to understand what was going on in our culture. I wanted to separate the straw from the hay, if you will. In that effort, I interviewed a woman named Marsha Parker, who is currentl...

This week, my guests include Jim Meskauskas and Kevin Hicks, two old media buddies from New York City. During the show, we analyze the media metrics of Ben Shapiro’s growing media empire, the far left’s fascination with antiracism, and how the confluence of these two movements will hand the House and the Senate to the GOP in the November midterms. I hope you enjoy the show! In This Episode: * Ben...

In my attempt to understand our transgender community a bit better, I sat down with a young man named Brit Abney to hear what he had to say. My invitation stemmed from our friendship on Facebook, and his prolific and compassionate defense of our transgender community within his own friends and followers. We talked specifically about Dr. Jordan Peterson and the controversial C-16 Bill, as well as m...

This week's episode is with Acacia Croft, a long-time close friend and a highly educated person who kept me on my toes in this episode as we continued discussing around the Critical Race Theory, what’s working and what’s not working in our societal approach in education, the plight of black people, the white man narrative, and downside effects of Robin DiAngelo’s campaign. This is by far my f...

This week's episode is with Tom Morris, my friend and favorite philosopher. During our chat, we explored the origin of ideologies, their importance, their dangers, and how we as a culture need to better understand what they are doing to us. We talked about Gilgamesh, Tolstoy, Aristotle, and Kung Fu on a New York City subway. Oh, and we came up with a few ideas on how we can all start to get a...

When a Liberal and a Leftist Walk Into a Bar...What happens when two well informed people pull up the proverbial barstool and start a friendly debate over our world’s current issues?  One hell of a conversation, that’s what.  Join me this week with guest Zachary Kihm as we have a lively discussion about critical race theory, the patriarchy, and equality!    In This Episode: Media embellishing narr...

In my attempt to figure out the “Defund The Police” movement, I sat down with my buddy John Snetsinger, a recently retired Lieutenant of the Santa Rosa Police Department. We talked a bit about his personal story, his time as a detective, and the many ideas and proposals he has to help the lives of both police officers and the cities they serve.  In This Episode: Proper training within departments...

In an attempt to understand the complexity and controversy of something called Critical Race Theory (CRT), I sat down with my buddy Dax-Devlon Ross to hear what he had to say. We talked a bit about his personal story as a black man, his time in law school, the reasons he wrote his remarkable book ( Letters To My White Male Friends), and why he chose a career in the field of Diversity, Equity, &amp...

Brad Berens and Joey sit down and continue the controversial topic of Safe Spaces on college campuses as Part 2 of the series, Are Safe Spaces Safe? The titled book The Coddling of the American Mind, How Good Intentions And Bad Ideas Are Setting Up A Generation for Failure, by Greg Lukianoff & Jonathan Haidt continues as the topic of debate between Brad and Joey.  Another great conversation be...

Professor John Durham and Joey sit down and chat about the controversial topic of Safe Spaces on college campuses. This issue was explored at length in the book, The Coddling of the American Mind, How Good Intentions And Bad Ideas Are Setting Up A Generation for Failure, by Greg Lukianoff & Jonathan Haidt. The banter and debate that follows is worth a listen.     In This Episode: The Coddling...

Dr Adam Dorsay and Joey disassemble the traditional idea of what it means to be masculine in this world and how crucial it is to, even now, recognize individuality and embrace the paradigm of living in your emotions today. In This Episode: Men and emotions Beginning a new relationship with emotions Masculine archetypes in history Evolution of masculinity Recognizing individuality Challenging tradi...

Daniel Gutierrez enlightens Joey Dumont about what it took to walk away from a life built on societal success and leadership, travel to a monastery in Nepal and ultimately move to Peru to open a retreat and redefine what it means to be fulfilled.  In This Episode: Societal constructs around success Being a political advisor Walking away from it all Finding inner peace Living outside of ‘Ego’ Servi...

Aja Raden takes a deep dive with Joey Dumont to unravel how the mind processes information and how easily it can be manipulated into thinking what we want it to think.  They go on to talk about some of the longest (and most famous) cons you’d be surprised today to know still exist!   In This Episode: Lies that we believe Art of neurons and how our mind processes information Pyramid Scheme Placebo...

Hannah shares an open conversation with Joey about the value of sharing personal experiences with others to support a deeper discussion about the anxiety and emotions we all face. She also talks about being intentional and not being afraid to ask questions. Plus, they bond over a mutual love for Ironman.   In This Episode: Difference between mental health in Britain vs the United States Meghan Mar...

Mark Henick dives in with Joey Dumont sharing his personal journey seeking mental health treatment as a young boy and overcoming the breakdowns in a still-broken healthcare system for youth in Canada. He discusses the shift we actively take in our lives that change our course as shared in his personal memoir, So Called Normal . In This Episode: Shifting life’s trajectory Different roles we play in...

Ryan Casey Waller, author of Depression, Anxiety, and Other Things We Don't Want to Talk About, sits down to talk with Joey Dumont about the many tough conversations he had to have with others and himself, and how he's come out on the other side as a stronger and more fulfilled person. Also In This Episode: Finding Comradery in Anxiety Taking Unhealthy Risks Realizing You Don’t Deserve t...

Even though this episode covers the heavy topic of depression, you’ll smile, feel less alone, be entertained, learn about yourself and enjoy the entire time. Lucas Wolfe, the author of My Perfect Life, has an open conversation with Joey Dumont about having depression despite his "perfect life." Other topics: How he’d rather be punched in the face than watch the Kardashians. His entertain...

Bryan Behar has a candid conversation about his father's suicide, dealing with extreme anxiety, and more, all while not making the conversation too heavy. He and Joey Dumont find ways to laugh their cries out. In This Episode: Being a showrunner for the 1st time (Fuller House) Being a hero at anticipatory anxiety Starting life after his father’s suicide The healing powers of pancakes The tabo...