Calmversations

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