Calmversations

The Prim Reaper (@The_PrimReaper on twitter) is a canadian counselor who has been speaking up for men's mental health issues and against the harmful rhetoric of social justice activism in academia and culture for several years now. In this interview we discuss her work and why she gives a damn about men's issues. Find her work on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/c/theprimreaper   Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

​Exulansic returns! We speak about "I Am Jazz", hormones, erectile tissue, Fiona Apple, and much much more! Watch her work at https://www.youtube.com/c/exulansic  Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Lindsay joins me for another livestream where we talk about his fiery Dr. Phil appearance, race marxism, and a bunch of other stuff. Follow him if you dare @ConceptualJames And definitely check out his podcast features on new discourses.com Support this channel vis https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Carole Hooven is a co-director and lecturer at Harvard University's Department of Human Evolutionary Biology. Her recent book, "T: The Story of Testosterone, the Hormone that Dominates and Divides Us" is a deeply researched, spirited romp through the juice that makes men, men. In this conversation we speak about her research into cars and the endocrine system, her thoughts on "toxic" masculinity and femininity, and how academia is failing to uphold its own standards of free inquiry and robust debate. Follow Carole on twitter @hoovlet, and read Carole at  http://www.carolehooven.com Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Noelle Mering is a writer, Catholic, and mother. Her recent book "Awake, Not Woke" is an elegant précis (pronounced prāˈsē or ˈprāsē, by the way) that developed the key values animating woke activism and thought, and then put these values into dialogue with her Catholic faith. We speak about these themes and issues and I hope to have her on in the future to speak about her "Theology of Home" project (links below) Learn more about Noelle Mering's work at https://www.noellemering.com  https://theologyofhome.com & find her on twitter @noellem   "Awake, Not Woke" https://amzn.to/31idlgY  Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

JD Haltigan is an developmental psychologist and researcher. In this conversation we speak about human development, attachment theory, and academia’s overcorrection from imbalanced masculine values to imbalances feminine values. (Feminine and masculine values are to be distinguished from female and male individuals.) Follow JD on twitter @JDHaltigan And at https://jdhaltigan.substack.com Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Reid Nicewonder has been practicing "street epistemology" for a number of years now—finding people out and about who are willing to talk about their thoughts and opinions, and exploring through the socratic method how people know—or think they know—what they know—or think they know. Find his work: https://linktr.ee/CordialCuriosity Support this channel: https://paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Billboard Chris is standing on street corners having controversial conversations about children consenting to puberty blockers and body modification. Keep abreast of Chris' ventures on twitter @BillboardChris   And learn more at https://www.billboardchris.com  Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Candice Jackson is a California-based lawyer who worked on Title IX matters during the Trump administration. She's now spearheading a lawsuit against the state of California, to halt the placement of male prisoners into female prisons, under the guise of "gender" inclusivity. Support this lawsuit here: https://www.womensliberationfront.org/chandler-v-cdcr  And follow Candice on twitter @CEJacksonLaw   Support this channel:  https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce  Read my writing: http://bit.ly/aliastodream

A livestream with James Lindsay, author of Cynical Theories, founder of New Discourses, and frequent channel guest. In this conversation, we speak about the theology buried within Critical Theory, James' current work fighting against its encroachment into education (albeit, things might be more than a little fatal on that front), and his personal development from a bible study leader, to a fervent New Atheist, and toward a more tolerant and mature humanism. Links:  https://newdiscourses.com King Crocoduck's "Nuking Social Constructionism": https://youtu.be/lLqmrYUIPCo   CRT debate: https://youtu.be/0XKBpOUvW84   James on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/newdiscourses   20 Hours of Boyce Not Interrupting Lindsay: https://bit.ly/UninterruptingLindsay Support this channel: https://paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Charles Pincourt is a STEM professor who has recently published a book (edited by James Lindsay) about the ideological capture of academia by Critical Social Justice (aka Wokeness). In this conversation we speak about the ins and outs of this ideology, and how cold war era spy novels gave him clever strategies to counter it. Buy Counter Wokecraft: amzn.to/3r1y0Ak   Find Charles on twitter @wokedissident  and on GitHub: https://woke-dissident.github.io  Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Isaac opens up about crippling depression and mental health issues in trans-focused internet communities. Connect with Isaac on his youtube channel or via twitter @CryptoCluniac   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9E_DQfyREkLnEgX00KvY-Q  Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

William Costello is working on a Masters degree in Evolutionary Psychology, leading into a Doctorate. His thesis, which lays the groundwork for his dissertation, concerns Incel culture, its relationship to victimhood and mental health, with insights into how society can better understand these young men. Get yourself more William Costello: https://linktr.ee/CostelloWilliam  Support this channel by sharing your favorite episodes: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Nancy Rommelmann (@NancyRomm) has been a journalist and writer since I graduated high school. In this episode we talk about being lead by the truth, the pratfalls of modern journalism, and her new GenX hogwarts, palomamedia.com Highly recommend her non-fiction book To The Bridge: A Story of Motherhood & Murder: https://amzn.to/3wW4xbN support this channel by sharing it with friends or making a direct contribution at https://paypal.me/benjaminboyce

@SashaLPC Ayad joins me again to speak about spotting tricky ideology and balancing empathy with skepticism. Highly recommend her podcast https://gender-a-wider-lens.captivate.fm  More resources: https://genderexploratory.com/  https://genspect.org/conferences/  Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Jonathan joins me again to speak about the masculine and feminine symbols, how they are honored and profaned, and why #NoNutNovember is a shoddy substitute for Lent. Find Jonathan on twitter and youtube @PageauJonathan and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtCTSf3UwRU14nYWr_xm-dQ  Check out his and his brother's graphic novel, Godsdog: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/god-s-dog-graphic-novel#/  Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce  Read my writing: http://bit.ly/aliastodream

Frank McCormick (@CBHeresy) is a public high school history teacher in Chicago. He's been watching as the administration spends tens of thousands of dollars on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion training while the school suffers electrical problems, dire reading levels, and all manner of substance and emotional abuse among staff and students. Questioning the the DEI agenda has put his job at risk, but he believes that standing up for American values of hard work, competency, liberty, and civil identity is the most pressing matter to forestall the break down of the USA. Follow him on twitter @CBHeresy and find his work at chalkboardheresy.locals.com   chalkboardheresy.com   Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Aaron Terrell (@elegationvain), co-host with Aaron Kimberly of transparency podcast, speaks to me about life as a transman, about the critical thinking journey that separated them from their political tribe, and how transition has worked well for resolving persistent psychological distress. More resources: genderdysphoriaalliance.com  transparency.podbean.com   AaronTerrell.substack.com Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce  https://www.patreon.com/benjaminboyce

Maye moved to Los Angeles after studying History, Journalism, and Sociology. Having been told to avoid Journalism if she cares about truth and honesty, she decided to get into beauty, art, and comedy—only to discover that Hollywood wasn't about those things, either. Now she runs a youtube channel discussing the ridiculous topics of the day, and joins me to speak about how she got were she is, and where she will be heading. Find her fabulous content here: https://www.youtube.com/c/MayeMuses  Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce https://www.patreon.com/benjaminboyce Read my writing: http://bit.ly/aliastodream  

Heather Heying is an evolutionary biologist, coproducer of The Darkhorse Podcast and co-writer of A Hunter Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century along with her husband Bret Weinstein. She taught at The Evergreen State College from 2002 to 2017 and was thrust from academia by means of an illiberal mob and equity-minded (read: empty-minded) bureaucrats in the wake of the 2017 intersectional meltdown I have documented extensively. In this episode we discuss evolution, the hero's journey, love, individualism, the tensions between men and women, the downfall of our institutions—and how the new ones might, ahem, evolve. Heather’s writing: https://naturalselections.substack.com A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century: https://amzn.to/3lWKm9V Tune into Heather's weekly podcasts with @Bret Weinstein at https://www.youtube.com/c/BretWeinsteinDarkHorse https://odysee.com/@BretWeinstein https://open.spotify.com/show/4cPXjuF6PtQtliZFBVAGou Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce Read my writing: http://bit.ly/aliastodream https://www.patreon.com/benjaminboyce

Steve Salerno (@iwrotesham on twitter) is a professor of journalism at the University of Las Vegas, and author of several non-fiction books, among them SHAM: How the Self-Help Movement Made America Helpless. In this discussion we speak about his perspective on the failure of mainstream journalism to adhere to ethical practices of critical thinking and truth seeking, how self-esteem movement has hobbled Gen X and beyond, and what's actually okay about being a boomer. Find SHAM here: https://amzn.to/2Z4ZngF Support this channel by sharing your favorite episodes or by making a modest cash donation via https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Jessie Mannisto (@jlmannisto on twitter) is a retired CIA analyst, one-time DSA activist, and now runs an online publication The Third Factor, which publishes works and interviews with a particular sort of person: namely, the peculiar kind. In this conversation we speak about Kazimierz Dąbrowski's "Theory of Positive Disintegration" which postulates a developmental pathway for those who non-conformist by nature.    https://www.thirdfactor.org  And the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgD1LMl4r9z36lQ_yK_isyw  Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce Read my writing: http://bit.ly/aliastodream

Erin Smith infiltrated antifa during the Trump years and studied their tactics of "direct action." In this discussion, we speak on those tactics, why the Mainstream Media seems to cover for them, and what the conservative movement is lacking with regards to effecting the political process of the United States. Follow Erin on twitter @erinsmithSF   Read more about her research:    https://reason.com/2020/10/02/the-conservative-trans-woman-who-went-undercover-with-antifa-in-portland/  https://contextualinsurgent.substack.com  Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce Read my writing: http://bit.ly/aliastodream    https://www.patreon.com/benjaminboyce

Jason Littlefield worked in public education for several years when he saw Critical Social Justice begin to take root and take over. He left, then got into Social and Emotional Learning, where Critical Social Justice soon took over. Observing the impact that CRT and other anti-oppression doctrines had on the psychological and social well-being of people, he has teamed up with Eric Smith and Zander Keig to design a training regimen that centers mindfulness, compassion, and reason as methods to overcoming personal and structural bias. Resources: https://www.empoweredpathways.org  Follow Jason on twitter @JasonTheeHuman   Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce Read my writing: http://bit.ly/aliastodream

Michelle Naef is an engineer with many years in Canadian Oil, and is now working on her doctorate in organizational theory. In this interview we talk about the "clay layer" of middle management that is gumming up so much of our institutions, and causing failures in public trust and safety. Brilliant woman! Follow her on twitter @Bornforbarn Support this channel by a meagre donation https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

In this convervsation, Steven Brust (@StevenBrust on twitter) and I speak about writing—how plot is like a magic trick—how the the imagination and blind luck builds worlds, and then we speak about his parent's involvement in Minneapolis unionization politics over the course of the 20th century.  Steven has so, so many books. I suggest the Vlad Taltos series, but a couple great one-offs are Agyar and Brokedown Palace.  Here's a link to his amazon page: https://amzn.to/3BamRza   Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce Read my writing: http://bit.ly/aliastodream   https://www.patreon.com/benjaminboyce

Robin Atkins is one of very few mental health professionals specializing in the traumas and stresses of pregnancy and birth—both successful and non-successful. In this interview we speak about her professional philosophy and her personal experience as a mother of four (and more), a wife and a devotee of Life's beautiful and troubling tides. Follow her on twitter @TruthAgape ; contact her via [email protected]  More resources on reproductive mental health:  https://reproductivelossnetwork.org For infertility support:  https://resolve.org For fetal anamoly:  https://perinatalhospice.org For post-partum mental health complications : https://postpartum.net For care after abortion:  https://supportafterabortion.com Help out this channel by a one time or recurring donation @ https://www.paypal.me/benjaminaboyce

Lisa Selin Davis is the author of scores of essays and an impressive number of books, including "Tomboy" (available now). In this conversation, we speak about how she discovered gender was to be spoken about through the New York Times platform, and the consequences of straying off script. We speak about Trump's influence on the media, political homelessness, and are treated to a bit of her banjo playing. Get Tomboy via: https://amzn.to/2ZyKcge   Find Lisa on twitter at @LisaSelinDavis   And at https://lisaselindavis.substack.com   http://www.lisaselindavis.com Support my work by insisting someone you know give it a listen, or through direct tips at https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Maud Maron speaks about her experience serving as NYC Public School Board member, he time as a defense lawyer, and what she's trying to accomplish by running for NY City Counsel. Support Maud's City Counsel run: https://maudmaron.nyc  Find her on twitter @MaudMaron   Crazy School Board video: https://youtu.be/5vEh3SisyBw  Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce Read my writing: http://bit.ly/aliastodream

Erika Bachiochi (@erikabachiochi ) is a legal scholar who has written a fascinating and informative intellectual history of women's rights from the Enlightenment to the present, based on the work of Mary Wollstonecraft. We speak about aspects of her research and what a rational feminism wants for women and from men. The Rights of Women (highly recommended!): https://amzn.to/3k4ZJfA   Find more of Erika's legal writing at: https://eppc.org/author/erika_bachiochi/   Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce Read my writing: http://bit.ly/aliastodream   Sip the Nuance! https://www.teespring.com/boycemug

Josh Slocum runs the Disaffected Podcast (@DisaffectedPod on twitter), where he analyzes current political phenomena through a psychological lens. In this conversation he speaks to me about Cluster B Personality Disorders, how they operate in individuals, families, and on social media. We also get a glimpse into how Cluster B has impacted him personally. Find him across the web at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF_kJax21k2zVlc3tJn-22Q https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/disaffected/id1549604908  https://open.spotify.com/show/2z9xmIbmeQNILQh5NSGnOc  https://odysee.com/@disaffected  https://www.pandora.com/podcast/disaffected/PC:66687 Support this channel by linking your favorite episodes in your social media comment fields, or directly through www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Meandering discourse about stereotypes and gender. Lorelei is a real dame. Follow her on the twitter @hatpinwoman   She co-edits The Radical Notion: https://theradicalnotion.org/   Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Peavy brings her decade+ experience working in the California Public School system to bear on this conversation about challenging the gender ideology that is running through many US schools. Support this channel by singing its praises in aisles 4 or 12 of your local supermarket, or by tipping me at www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Returning guest Helen Joyce is a mathematician and editor of The Economist. Over the past few years she's been investigating the cultural phenomenon of Transgenderism, and has recently published Trans: When Ideology Meets Reality, which gives an excellent overview of the ideology, history, and impact of the trans movement. Follow Helen on Twitter @HJoyceGender.  Order her book, Trans: When Ideology Meets Reality at https://amzn.to/3gF0gmc  Previous discussions: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRdayXEOwuMFFjNjUISb7MpmgDArXMmVx  Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce Read my writing: http://bit.ly/aliastodream   Sip the Nuance! https://www.teespring.com/boycemug

Professor Wilfred Reilly speaks to me about contemporary politics through a political science lens. Find him on twitter @wil_da_beast630 and his books at: https://amzn.to/3BxeptV   Support this channel:  https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce  Read my writing: http://bit.ly/aliastodream   Sip the Nuance! https://www.teespring.com/boycemug

As a child and into his teen years, Ash had a very difficult time understanding people and getting along with them—especially boys. This lead him, as a freshman in high school, to consider if he was in fact trans. Fast-tracked by his therapist, but held back by his father, a closer, more careful inspection of how he makes sense in the world lead to a diagnosis of autism. Once that connection was made, things became a lot easier for him to manage. Support this channel by murmuring about it on zoom meetings, or tipping via https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

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 Free Libraries that are here and there, or by tipping via https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

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 Defense Association at https://hslda.org Support this channel by sharing your favorite episodes with your local contractors and journeyman, or by sending tips through https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

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 sweetheart(s) and by tipping at https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce or via CashApp $benjaminaboyce

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 $benjaminaboyce Read my fiction: http://bit.ly/aliastodream  

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 at https://rimeslikedimes.substack.com Follow her on twitter at @rimeslikedimes Support this channel by sharing your favorite episodes with friends and middling acquaintances, or by tipping via CashApp $benjaminaboyce or https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

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 and check out his legal fund if you feel so moved at:  https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/expelled-university-free-speech/ Support this channel by sharing your favorite episodes with friends and enemies, and tipping via CashApp $benjaminaboyce or PayPal.me/benjaminboyce

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 checking mechanism which I think might give us clues to fielding the broadest amount of input and truth in a world overloaded with information and personality quirks. Find out more by following @BetterSkeptics and @alexandrosM on twitter, and learning about The Ground Truth Challenge at https://www.betterskeptics.com Support this podcast by sharing your favorite episodes with friends, or tipping via https://paypal.me/benjaminboyce

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 nationally and internationally, has decided to harass and bully Aaron for not toeing the line of an ideology that isn't based on facts, but rather internal feelings. I have Aaron on to discuss what he is really standing for and trying to teach people about.  Learn more about Aaron's trans health advocacy: https://www.gdalliancecanada.com Also: https://www.trevoices.com Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

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. Truly a roller coaster of history chapter!  Find Beau's writing at https://www.lotuseaters.com/author/b-b-dade   And his  @History Bro channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEwYhrka7Je0ZASriyDWmyQ   Support my channel by sharing your favorite episodes or by a small monetary contribution via https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce  Read my fictions: http://bit.ly/aliastodream   Sip the Nuance! https://www.teespring.com/boycemug

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 Support this channel by sharing your favorite episodes, or sending tips to https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

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 Sincerity, Authenticity, and Profilicity—and their implications. Find his videos at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnEuIogVV2Mv6Q1a3nHIRsQ Purchase his book (use discount code CUP20): https://cup.columbia.edu/book/you-and-your-profile/9780231196017 Support this channel by sharing your favorite episodes with friends and enemies, or by tipping via https://paypal.me/benjaminboyce Cash app: $benjaminaboyce

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 sharing your favorite episodes with friends and enemies, and/or send tips to https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce