Calmversations

Helen Joyce (@HJoyceGender) is an editor for The Economist and studied critic of the gender ideology that is so impacting young people today. In this conversation we discuss her research into gender ideology for her forthcoming book, and also touch upon what a more stable and constructive discussion around gender and sex might look like. Support this podcast https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

A year and a half ago, I sat down with @chiaracanaan to speak about her obsession with and transition from of the tumblr-trans worldview. She returns to update us on her journey—and to share the wisdom she's learned from horses. Follow her on twitter @chiaracanaan And myself @BenjaminABoyce Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Christopher Rufo (@realchrisrufo) is a journalist and documentarian exposing the ways that tolerance is undoing west coast cities. Follow Christopher on twitter for breaking stories @realchrisrufo   Watch his documentaries at https://christopherrufo.com   Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce   Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce

Buck Angel (@BuckAngel) is a world-renown transman. In this interview we speak about his experiences growing up, his transition, and his current quest to reshape the dialogue around transsexualism to be more honest, better researched, and mature.   His website for transmen's health: https://ftmhealth.com   Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

I speak with Professor Erec Smith (@Rhetors_of_York) about how the field of rhetoric is being taken over by a loud minority which has no problem silencing a black man for the cause of antiracism. We also speak about his experience with racism and why critical thinking is his jam. Erec's articles: https://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2020/08/skin-folk-arent-always-kin-folk-opinion.html https://www.newsweek.com/why-i-still-talk-white-people-about-racism-opinion-1516309 Erec's book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1498590403/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_PXDkFbFW0QYAY Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyc

Helena joins me for the third time to discussion the embattled detrans online communities, her emotional development and the transgender ideology's role in her decision, and what makes letish communities prone to cancel culture. Find her on twitter @mentalhellcat Support this channel https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Corinna Cohn speaks to me about the need for better care, research, and information available to transitioning or transition-questioning patients. Find out more about her advocacy group at  https://www.gccan.org Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Scott Newgent (@NewgentTGA) is a transman who is very concerned that the current fast-track of childhood medical transition is going to lead to some dire and unintended consequences.  Find out more on Scott's Work: https://www.trevoices.org   Find him on twitter @NewgentTGA  Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Roderick Graham (@RoderickGraham) is an assistant professor of Sociology—specifically of the criminology sort. He weighs in on the recent discussions on police, discrimination, and race, with a decidedly nuanced point of view. Find him on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7yofOWy-IrERYjfkONF3Tw Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Cedrick-Michael Simmons is a doctoral fellow and instructor at Ithaca college, studying the outcomes of Diversity training in higher ed and the corporate sector. We speak about the limits of current "Anti-Racist" training and how they play more into the hands of upper management and against common interests, despite its claims to solve deep seated human problems. Learn more about Class Unity: https://classunity.org And follow him on twitter: @nomoreracecraft If you've enjoyed this program, consider tipping at https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

@SarahADowney and I speak about the core liberal principles that are being tested in the era of cancel culture—and how capital, wisely conceived, still has much work to do to lift up the marginalized. Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Jonathan Pageau and Paul Vander Klay discuss with me the existential crisis occurring in popular—and actual—culture. Paul's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/paulvanderklay   Jonathan's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/jonathanpageau Tip Jar: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Adrian (@AdrianLeeOliver) speaks about his childhood growing up as a black foster kid in rural Kentucky; and what troubles him about current dialogue around race. Find his twitter thread archived here: https://archive.is/Kd3y1 support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Eric (@EricsElectrons on twitter and instagram) is a believer in critical thinking based on evidence. We talk about why that's not so fashionable, and how to participate in honest, rigorous discussion in the face of pressure to conform to emotional narratives. Support this podcast https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Christopher Paslay is an english teacher and coach at a vocational high school in Philadelphia. He sees "anti-racist" doctrine as essentially divisive and counter to the progress of Civil Rights and racial harmony. In this discussion we talk about the goals, means, and values that animate Robin Diangelo's seminal texts, and discuss how three are different from what have so far been useful for a multicultural society. Links to Christopher's work:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCON9vFaGhqkgR4FdsLH8SeQ   https://welcomingwhiteness.org Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Abigail Shrier (@AbigailShrier) is an author and frequent contributor to the Wall Street Journal. Her book, Irreversible Damage is—I kid you not—excellently composed and a very timely investigation into how young women are being swept up in an ideology that ferries them toward irreversible body modification. Find her book wherever you can—I won't link to major book stores here because they've been sketchy with their treatment of her work.   Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Dr. Borysenko is an organizational psychologist and neophyte to the internet discourse arena. In this discussion, we cover mindfulness practices, corporate and business culture, and the ways in which hyper vigilant far leftism is eroding productivity and community. Follow her on twitter @DrKarlynB, on Parler @Karlyn, and on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGTrP78wxs0OmJVxsDInVFw Support this channel: https://www.paypla.me/benjaminboyce

Anderson Todd is a Jungian therapist and and instructor at the University of Toronto. This conversation is so wanderlusty that I'm just not gonna try to summarize it. Find his youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6Hrwd_CHQ78oBocLCVUp2g Support this podcast via https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

John R. Wood Jr. (@JohnRWoodJr) is a founding member of The Braver Angels Project, a bipartisan think tank focused on bringing Red and Blue (Republican and Democrat) Americans together, to work toward a stable and lasting society. In this episode, John details the history of Black Americans, and answers why he thinks a reaffirmation of America's founding values—and not its dissolution—is the path forward. Find his work at https://braverangels.org support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Infrequent guest Lisa Marchiano joins me to speak about current activism and uprising through a Jungian lens. She is a co-host of This Jungian Life (a brilliant listen!) and runs a private practice of her own. Find her work at thisjungianlife.com and on twitter @LisaMarchiano Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Kneeling, washing of feet, public confessions, racism as original sin... many aspects of the current moral code are evocative of religious rites and theological doctrine. Where did these ideas come from? What is their eventual effect? James Lindsay, Mike Nayna, and myself have been studying these phenomena before they went mainstream, and in this conversation we detail the origins and outcomes of the New American Religion that calls itself "antiracism." James' work: https://newdiscourses.com Mike's work: https://www.youtube.com/c/mikenayna Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Chris Shelton (@sheltondesigner) is an ex-Scientologist who has been spending the last few years detailing how cults operate. In this conversation we use his research to explore how the current moral climate is allowing opportunists to gain control of people's thoughts and actions. Find his work at https://mncriticalthinking.com Support this podcast: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce

Chloé Valdary (@cvaldary) is the author of The Theory of Enchantment education course and an all around talented dame. We speak about her take on the black American experience, and how she is optimistic that the current civil unrest will lead to lasting change. We talk our way through the hitches and snags toward a better country and world—if only our common values can win out over our all too common temptations.  Find her work on theoryofenchantment.com Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

In the spring of 2017, two weeks before I was to graduate from The Evergreen State College, a series of protests erupted on campus, ostensibly regarding racial inequities. Students blockaded buildings, rounded up staff and faculty, verbally harassed anyone who disagreed or questioned their methods, took administration hostage, and went so far as to roam the campus with baseball bats, in an extracurricular attempt to "community police." The first individual they targeted was Evolutionary Biology Professor Bret Weinstein, who had been arguing against certain measures the college was taking to make anti-racism the central focus of collegiate life. And although the students never meant him to be the focus or their unrest, he publicly called out their actions, and became the lightning rod that grounded the events in terms of academic freedom, toxic progressivism, and what it meant, in 2017, to be or to not be a racist. In this episode, Bret and I discuss the lessons to be derived from this protest. If you are interested in learning more, I have a 24 episode video series detailing these events, found here: http://bit.ly/31mddXS Support this podcast: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Carl Benjamin (also known as Sargon of Akkad) is an intellectual public figure who got his start in mid-2010's youtube. We explore the tensions between left and right ideologies, and the ethics that are driving modern day political discourse. Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminaboyce

Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce In this episode I speak with Chris, from Minnesota. He shares his history of hardships—from undiagnosed autism, to eating disorders, bipolar disorder, and his experience was Hormone Replacement Therapy. His resilience of spirit and gentlekindness are evinced in this deeply personal and honest story. Find him on twitter at @elderago

Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce   Claire and I speak about activism, gender, and trying not to be trying not to offend people all the time.   Read Claire's thoughts on intersex conditions, and life in general, at https://mrkhvoice.com

Wherein I speak with a logistics professional about the current state of the economy, amazon's rise to prominence, and how we can shape the future... of shopping. Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce   Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce

Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce   Further resources on Lisa Littman's research:   “Parent reports of adolescents and young adults perceived to show signs of a rapid onset of gender dysphoria”, is available open access: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0202330   Letter to the Editor describing the methodology used in research articles that support (or are consistent with) the gender-identity affirming approach: https://t.co/A2pZo8nYMB?amp=1   Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce

Mackenzie's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3JV9jaD-2cXoMGE5A9WBdg   Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce   Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce

Katie Herzog contains multitudes, which can be found at these websites:   https://arcdigital.media/apocalypse-aunt-with-katie-herzog-to-hoard-or-not-to-hoard-ccc4ab051214   https://www.thestranger.com/authors/24847206/katie-herzog   https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blocked-and-reported/id1504298199   Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce  Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce

​ @AndrewDoyle_com  joins me for another parlay on current and recurrent events.   Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Colin (@SwipeWright) Wright is a scientist and author who cares about what's real. There turns out to be a surprising number of people who oppose him. Tip jar: www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

I highly recommend Arty's channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsIEHEgnuo0g1sUuZ0BG--g   Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce  Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce

Posie Parker joins me again to muse about men, women, and what lies between—or the lies of the between? Find her videos at:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB7daUkou5C7zJvbBvgU8eA Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce

Bo Winegard (@EPoe187) is a social scientist who recently got pushed out of academia by trollish wokescolds for thinking honestly through the world of ideas. In this conversation we explore the tensions between progressivism and conservativism, rebellion and the status quo. Read his work and his story on Quillette here: https://quillette.com/author/bo-winegard/ Support this channel: https://paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Stella O'Malley (@stellaomalley3) is an author, speaker, psychologist, and unapologetic Irish lass. In this discussion, she speaks about her severe childhood gender dysphoria and how she embraced her womanhood midway through her teenage years. She also addresses her concerns with the current Western obsession with identity and diagnosis that are producing more roadblocks than inroads for young people, on their journey toward self discovery. Find her excellent podcast with Lisa Marchiano, The Secrets of the Motherworld at https://www.secretsofthemotherworld.com And her extensive canon of thought at www.stellaomalley.com Support this podcast via my tip jar located at https://paypal.me/benjaminboyce

After a gender non-conformist childhood, Leigh decided to transition at 24. Then, at 30, she decided to kick testosterone and accept her identity as a woman. In this interview, she explains her experiences and reasons for transitioning and desisting. Her Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPPBP1b5evheZzJHybTE_xg   Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce   Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce

Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce  Claire Graham is a teacher and intersex advocate working in the UK. In this chat, she chimes in on her dissociation from feminist associations, and what sort of person wants to be inside a cause, and what sort of person doesn't.  Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce

I stumbled upon Belinda Brown last weekend when she delivered some criticism to a group of feminists meeting for International Women's Day. Admiring her pluck, I wanted to afford her the opportunity to flesh out her thoughts and subject them to critical inquiry and biographical context. Follow her on twitter @bbhippopotamus Support this channel (after you've seen to it you and your loved ones are well set during this pandemic season): https://paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Societal expectations, sexual objectification, eating disorders, gender stereotypes... I speak with a woman about the tropes of feminism, and together we move the discussion away from the political and deeper into the personal. Follow this female on twitter: @radley_ms And me @BenjaminABoyce Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Meghan Daum (@meghan_daum) is a prolific columnist for a wide array of digital and print publications. In this interview, we speak about defying expectations and denying self-censorship. Her new book, The Problem with Everything, is available in audio, ebook, and print format and can be ordered through her website:   https://www.meghandaum.com   Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce   Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce

James "@ConceptualJames" Lindsay is an author and speaker who has been shining the light on inconsistencies and vicissitudes of PostModern Activism and Critical Theory. He's launching a new platform: https://www.newdiscourses.com that lays out in encyclopedic detail (quite literally, in fact) how the various Grievance Studies and their core concepts operate. This is a wide ranging discussion—as it always is with James!  Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Jennifer Anne (twitter: @JenniferAnne_s) has been working these last few months to get the Canadian Government to release analytics about the impact and outcomes of C-16. This has not been an easy task, and she needs more Canadians' help to make it happen:   Find the e-petition here: https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-2289   More information:   https://www.womenarehuman.com/canadian-woman-requesting-compatriots-ask-mp-to-authorize-petition-seeking-release-of-bill-c-16s-gender-based-analysis/     https://nationalpost.com/opinion/barbara-kay-why-are-liberals-keeping-the-gender-based-analysis-secret     https://www.facebook.com/truenorthcentre/videos/602673473858423/     Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Andrew Doyle (@andrewdoyle_com) is the architect of the Titania McGrath (@TitaniaMcGrath) phenomenon. But who is the man behind Twitter's most ruthless bigotphobe? In this interview we speak about his passion for gay 16th century poetry, pub playwriting, and if (or, rather, when) my cat is going to eat me.   Read Titania's memoirs: https://amzn.to/31WN6bG   Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce   Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce

Lara speaks candidly about abusive relationships, sex work, and motherhood.  Follow her at @LaraAdamsMille1 on Twitter.    Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce   Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce

Helen Joyce (@HJoyceGender) is The Economist's finance editor, and is currently on sabbatical to focus on a book about gender-identity ideology. Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Graham Linehan (@Glinner) returns to talk about being the mob’s target, and whether he’s been swept up in similar groupthink. Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce

Debbie Hayton is a normal person who has a normal job helping her society function. She is also a transsexual—and has over the past few years found it necessary to speak out against the extreme views that have taken over the trans discussion. Find her on Twitter (so long as she hasn't been banned for... making too much sense): @DebbieHayton Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce Follow me on Twitter @BenjaminABoyce

Meet Laura (@FlohrFritz), who spent her young adulthood in anarchist and antifa groups, transitioning from female to male, and then taking a turn into motherhood, science, and philosophy. Laura’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0PzPV2-mrkbxLPk2-eY53Q Part of a series: http://bit.ly/2L2JaS6 Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce