Calmversations

Ben (@gnc_centric) is a young detransitioned woman living somewhere in that broad stretch of northern real estate that pretends it's not a subsidiary of the US. Just kidding, Canadians. She recently started a youtube channel that pulls no punches about her early experiences in the LGBT and Kink communities, her gender dysmorphia, transition and detransition: https://www.youtube.com/c/gnc-centric

Sasha Ayad (@SashaLPC) is a Licensed Professional Counselor who works with adolescents on issues around gender identity. She's been an outspoken critic of the affirmation-only gender therapy model that is pushed by trans activists. Her therapeutic approach is exploration-based, compassionate, and seeks out a more nuanced understanding of the client as a whole person.  Find her on the web at www.inspiredteentherapy.com Support this channel via www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Sean Lindsey (@RrTiste) is a transman and lover of Irish proverbs. In this interview he speaks about his cautious process of transition in the mid-90's, and the problems with the voices that have taken hold of the trans narrative. This is part of a series on Sexuality, Gender and Transition: https://bit.ly/2XzrgIH Support for this podcast can be given through https://paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Lee Jussim (@PsychRabble) is a professor of Social Psychology at Rutgers University. He also identifies as a rabble rouser. His main focus in the social sciences is to get them consistently outputting high quality research. He is a firebrand and this conversation was fun as hell. Read his thoughts on psychology and the state of science at: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/rabble-rouser Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Jamie Shupe (@NotableDesister) entered the national spotlight when, in 2016, he legally changed his gender to "non-binary." In this interview, he speaks about that court case and his entry into and exit out of being a trans woman. You can find his writing (including excerpts from his autobiography) at https://jamieshupe.wordpress.com

Colin Wright (@SwipeWright) is an evolutionary biologist and humanist who realized, somewhere along the road to professorship, that he was constantly putting off the moment he would speak up for science and against the anti-rational movements in the media—both social and mainstream. In this interview we talk about things that make webs and live in nests, and what they might tell us about human social interaction. This was one damn fine conversation—because SCIENCE.

Dr. Michael Bailey is a professor of psychology and researcher of sexuality at Northwestern University. In this interview he shares his extensive research in paraphiliac (atypical sexualities), specifically those which inform some transgender experiences. We also speak about Gender Dysphoria and the current surge in young women identifying as trans during pubescence. Find his writings on the matter at 4thwavenow.com: https://bit.ly/2ARoUtN

Helena (@lacroicsz) is the third member of The Pique Resilience Project that I've had the honor of interviewing. In this discussion, she speaks about her experience of dysphoria and how interactions online (via Tumblr and Reddit) influenced her transition—and how she realized that an ideology was boxing her into a life that brought more frustration than joy.  Connect with The Pique Resilience Project on twitter at @PiqueResProject and on youtube at http://youtube.com/c/piqueresilienceproject

Cory Clark (@ImHardcory) is a social psychologist and experimental philosopher focusing on free will and bias—and that's pretty much what we discuss in this interview. She runs a podcast with Bo Winegard (another psych prof) called Psyphilopod, found here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8mHb9VLBbrlvzRRwwGgL5w

Discussing mass hysteria, rights of passage, and the meaning of transformation with Jungian Analyst Lisa Marchiano (@LisaMarchiano). Lisa is a prolific author at thejungsoul.com, and runs a weekly podcast at thisjungianlife.com  Articles on teen transition: https://quillette.com/2018/03/01/transgenderism-social-construction-diagnosis/ https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00332925.2017.1350804

Chiara (@chiaracanaan) is a founding member of The Pique Resilience Project a collective of young women focused on providing guidance and advice to gender questioning teens and their parents. Check out there channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmGEMjyAwk6R1lTmG_JjLUA

Rachel Fulton Brown (@RFultonBrown) is a Medieval Scholar who writes on the Catholic contemplative tradition, focusing on the divine feminine. In this interview we explore what Mary represents in the journey of spiritual progress.

This is the first of two discussions between Dr. Jane Clare Jones (@janeclarejones) and myself. You can find her writing at janeclarejones.com

BJ Campbell is an engineer and data nerd. His essays on gun control and media manipulation can be found at: https://medium.com/handwaving-freakoutery

Professor John Vervaeke (@vervaeke_john) teaches Cognitive Science, Mindfulness, and Buddhism at the University of Toronto. He's producing a series of lectures titled "Awakening from the Meaning Crisis" charting the development of thinking technologies (narrative, writing, democracy, etc), and their influence on our development as selves and as a species—and how at this point in history we are struggling to make collective and individual meaning. Check out his work at https://www.youtube.com/user/johnvervaeke

Excerpted from "A Resistance of Letters", this short story details the vicissitudes of two unemployed lovers in early 2000's Portland, Oregon. 

Alexander Adams is an artist and art critic who splits his time between Britain and Germany. In this interview we speak about the encroachment of identity politics into the art world, and its significance on the aesthetic project. More from Adam: http://www.thejackdaw.co.uk http://www.alexanderadamsart.wordpress.com http://www.alexanderadams.art

Loir Leser (@YouTuberLaw) is a tech lawyer and the host of the YoutuberLaw youtube channel. In the past he has been answering many legal questions about the state of digital rights, free speech, and deplatforming. When Patreon banned Carl Benjamin, and then Paypal cut off business with the Patreon competitor SubscribeStar, Lior decided it was time to act. He is now pursuing an Anti-Trust Complaint with the FTC against PayPal, and has found himself in the center of an emergent digital rights movement. Learn more at https://web20lawyer.com/youtuberlaw

Dr. Jane Clare Jones, a UK feminist scholar, and I speak about what feminism is trying to tell society about the treatment of women. Her essays can be found at https://janeclarejones.com, and she can be followed on twitter @janeclarejones. 

Eric Anderson is a professor of masculinity, sexuality, and sports in the UK. His research and writings can be found at http://ericandersonphd.com

Sam Gregson is a particle physicist and teacher of science based in the UK. His youtube: https://t.co/Qe1t99WqgG • His twitter: https://twitter.com/Samuel_Gregson • His website: http://t.co/AodFuwfRzn

Dr. James Cantor (@JamesCantorPhD) is a psychologist, researcher, and professor of atypical sexualities. He speaks to me about the different ways in which sexuality is wired in the brain, and how this should be informing policy, therapy, and public discourse—but for some reason isn't. Learn more about his research at www.jamescantor.org

Asha (@Kinesis) is a trans woman living in the Pacific Northwest. In this discussion we talk about the bad representatives of the trans community, how to focus on better representatives, and the typologies of transgenderism.

Asha (@Kinesis) is the founder of the TransRational movement, which is a group committed to forming reciprocal allyship between feminists and others impacted by the trans community. 

Dr. Oren Amitay (@docamitay) speaks to me about the pitfalls of activist culture, and how we just might save social media from permanently becoming the toxic cesspool it sometimes is.

Eminent comedy writer and cantankerous twitter user Graham Linehan (@Glinner) speaks to me about the stand he's taking for women's rights in the UK. 

Corinna (@corinna_cohn), a software engineer and trans woman, speaks to me about the ineffectiveness of certain aspects of radical Trans Rights Activism, and the media companies that are catering to them.

Esther O'Reilly (@EstherOfReilly) speaks to me about her Christian faith, and how it intersects with her daily life.

Robynne, a trans woman, speaks to me about her path, her identity, and does not shy away from the details of medical transition.

Old school leftist and hardboiled journalist William Ray speaks to me about how identity politics are corrupting the truly progressive values of the left wing of politics. His article we speak of: https://quillette.com/2018/08/29/unpacking-peggy-mcintoshs-knapsack/

Filmmaker Jay Shapiro (@jay_shapiro) speaks to me about his journey filming the documentary "Islam and the Future of Tolerance" starring Sam Harris and Maajid Nawaz. Find links to the film at http://www.islamandthefutureoftolerance.com

Dr. Katleen Stock (@docstockk) speaks about recent changes within the LGBT community which are eroding the status and rights of lesbian women.

Ex-White Supremacist Arno Michaelis (@stopthehate) speaks to me about how he is now helping teachers and students to move toward a truly inclusive community—one built not on shame and reparations, but compassion, patience, and humility. Learn more about his work at www.giftofourwounds.com

Carrey Callahan (@catt_bear), a psychologist specializing in child spectrum disorders, speaks to me about what the psychological and medical establishment are not doing to help transgender individuals.

Wunderkin of the Centrist Revival, Coleman Huges, joins me to talk about what the progressives get wrong about African American mobility.

Reverend Paul Vander Klay discuss Jordan Peterson, the seductive mirage of utopia, and how Christianity fits into a socially just world. https://www.youtube.com/c/paulvanderklay Follow him on twitter @PaulVanderKlay