Calmversations

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