Calmversations

Benjamin Boyce
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Apr 28, 2026 • 1h 1min

s08e40 | Internet & Identity Formation, with Professor J.D. Haltigan

Professor J.D. Haltigan, a researcher in developmental psychopathology and personality, explores how online life shapes identity formation. He discusses inauthentic online personas, how subcultures migrate offline, and the blending of social media with real-world behavior. Conversations include gender ideology, political identities formed online, and strategies to rebuild coherence through offline experiences.
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Apr 20, 2026 • 2h 15min

s08e39 | Counter Cutlure & Post War Liberalism, with Wokal Distance

Wokal Distance, political commentator known for dissident takes on culture and identity, returns to dissect post‑war liberalism. Short, punchy conversation on 1960s counterculture reframed on the right. They debate culture‑first strategies, propaganda versus institutions, Rawlsian limits, and how a logocentric civic test might shape immigration and civic renewal.
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Apr 15, 2026 • 1h 37min

s08e38 | Inside MAGA, with Vish Burra

Vish Burra, a MAGA political operative who moved from grassroots organizing to congressional and media roles. He recounts building the New York Young Republicans, producing for Bannon, crisis management with figures like George Santos, factional fights over Israel and Iran, donor power and Project 2025, and the tactics behind turning online influence into ground-level votes.
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Apr 11, 2026 • 1h 19min

s08e36 | Political Heresies, with Fr. Emmanuel Lemelson

[REUPLOAD]Reverend  @Lemelson  returns to talk about christian nationalism, dispensationalism, and other modern political heresies.‼️ Fr. Emmanuel Lemelson: Against The World: https://lemelson.substack.comConnect with @Lemelson on social media: https://flekt.com/ https://youtube.com/@Lemelson https://facebook.com/lemelson/ https://twitter.com/Lemelson https://instagram.com/lemelson/ https://tiktok.com/@fr_emmanuel_lemelson https://rumble.com/user/FrEmmanuelLemelson https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuellemelson/ Support this channel:https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboycehttps://cash.app/$benjaminaboycehttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/benjaminaboyce
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Apr 11, 2026 • 1h 54min

s08e34 | Discourse, Interrupted with Patrick of Limiting Principle Podcast

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Apr 8, 2026 • 52min

s08e37 | Tom Vassel, in Calmversation

Tom Vasel of  @thedicetower  discusses his years in the board game hobby!Find more Tom: https://dicetower.com https://www.youtube.com/thedicetowerSupport this channel:https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboycehttps://cash.app/$benjaminaboycehttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/benjaminaboyce
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Mar 27, 2026 • 2h 16min

s08e35 | right wing memetics, with max muersault

Max Muersault, writer behind Minor Dissent who studies memetics and political thought. He walks through right-wing memetics, the evolution of political identity, and why tribal narratives and new myths matter. Conversations touch on governance, group differences, and strategies like exit versus reform.
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Mar 19, 2026 • 1h 48min

s08e33 | Where The Logic Ends, with Warren Smith

Warren Smith, creator of SecretScholars and author-in-progress on critical thinking, shares sharp takes on narrative, debate as performance, and the tactics of online political commentary. Short conversations cover fabricating evidence, verbal chess for audiences, the limits of logic, and how storytelling tools shape persuasion and civic identity.
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Mar 11, 2026 • 2h 8min

s08e32 | hoe_math, in calmversation

hoe_math, an anonymous creator known for viral TikTok charts on gender and psychology, shares his journey from COVID job loss to full-time content. He explains his memorable symbolic drawings, mappings of attraction and social signaling, the red-pilled awakening and anger phase, and how his work evolved into broader developmental 'psycho-math' and teaching materials.
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Mar 7, 2026 • 1h 37min

s08e31 | Based Propaganda, with Isaac Simpson

Isaac Simpson, advertising and branding pro behind Will The Agency and known as DisgracedPropagandist, returns with sharp takes. He dissects why online 'content' feels sloppy and how branding now chases immediacy. Conversations jump from AI ads and single-minded brand promises to the dissident right’s identity problems, building lifestyle media, and how calm authority beats outrage.

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