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Doctor Gribble is a medical professional focusing on women and infants. She has recently with some colleagues written a paper on the need to preserve sex-based language in the medical context. We speak about that, breast feeding (kinda learned some things there!), and how the COVID response lacked understanding of the infant-mother relationship. Find her on twitter @DRKarleenG and her work at https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgwh.2022.818856/full  Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

"The Family Sex Show" is a production that was going to be toured through the UK. The content of the show included full nudity and curiously intimate discussions about sex targeted to minors. Internet backlash caused the production company to cancel it. I was attracted to the hoopla, took a look at their website, and found some quite disturbing material. The More You Know meets TMI. support this channel: https://paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Connect with Brian on twitter @BriWagon   His  @Soft White Underbelly  interview: https://youtu.be/V8a1c4IxPf0  Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Cynthia has experienced intense gender dysphoria since childhood—despite being a very feminine female. That, combined with abuse at the hands of her father, has caused her to deeply look into the source of her traumas and take control of her body, her life, and her sense of agency. Her message to troubled young people about realistic self-acceptance is not to be overlooked.  Find Cynthia on twitter @PTElephant and her art at  https://www.ptelephant.com  Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Denise began researching and writing about the spread of transgenderism in 2015 when her teen daughter one day decided she was "trans," and wished to have surgery. Denise searched for information about teens suddenly identifying as the opposite sex, and found a dearth of information, so began 4thWaveNow to chronicle her findings. The trans phenomena has since gained major momentum, and last week the Biden administration declared full support—legal and executive—for the "affirmation only" model for children. Denise has something to say about that. This is her first public appearance.   LINKS:  https://twitter.com/4th_WaveNow/status/1511693222870929409?s=20&t=LowLwNj9Nn3YyMgwJGaxKQ  https://4thwavenow.com https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1489066/download  https://4thwavenow.com/2017/07/23/i-just-gave-him-the-language-top-gender-doc-uses-pop-tart-analogy-to-persuade-8-year-old-girl-shes-really-a-boy/    Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

James Lindsay, a rationalist thinker and host of New Discourses, teams up with Jonathan Pageau, a symbolist and host of The Symbolic World. They discuss the interplay of tradition and technology in shaping society, advocating for spiritual over political transformation. They explore the implications of digital identities on worship and community, the decline of academic rigor, and the complexities of modern ideologies. A fascinating dive into how narratives influence social structures, with a call for a more grounded approach to identity and belief in a rapidly changing world.

Carole Hooven is an Ivy League lecturer who's recent book: "T: The Story of Testosterone" delves deep into the science of the male hormone and its effect on our bodies and society.    Helena is an outspoken detransitioner (female-to-male-to-female) who took a high dose of testosterone for eighteen months, in a bid to identify as a transman.   Follow them on twitter @lacroicsz and @hoovlet   Links for further reading:  http://www.carolehooven.com  Helena's writing: https://lacroicsz.substack.com  Article Helena mentioned: https://blogs.feministwiki.org/socjuswiz/2019/10/20/masculinity-anime-and-gender-dysphoria/  Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Birdie Rose is a British Artist who has come under repeated fire for... drawing pictures of her heroes. We speak about her creative process and the relationship between art and the culture war. Find her art: https://thefamousartistbirdyrose.com  Follow her on twitter @TheFamousArtBR   Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Joan Sammon and Alma Cook work with oil companies in North Dakota. In this conversation, I ask them why the heck gas costs so much. The answer didn't make me happy with US Energy policy. Joan's writing: https://joansammon.substack.com  Alma's singing: https://sptfy.com/almacook   @Alma Cook  's song "5000 Candles" https://youtu.be/fijEKS49DU0  Find Alma and Joan on twitter at @HearAlma and @sammonsays, respectively.   Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

I speak with @erinsmithSF about her venture into Ukraine to deliver medical supplies. The conflict there, that us Americans are seemingly unable to project our own narratives on, is much more complex—and real—than social media depicts. Send Ukrainians some armor: https://wheatfoxops.com  Send Ukrainians some food: https://wck.org  Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce