Calmversations

Bo Winegard (@EPoe187) is a social scientist who recently got pushed out of academia by trollish wokescolds for thinking honestly through the world of ideas. In this conversation we explore the tensions between progressivism and conservativism, rebellion and the status quo. Read his work and his story on Quillette here: https://quillette.com/author/bo-winegard/ Support this channel: https://paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Stella O'Malley (@stellaomalley3) is an author, speaker, psychologist, and unapologetic Irish lass. In this discussion, she speaks about her severe childhood gender dysphoria and how she embraced her womanhood midway through her teenage years. She also addresses her concerns with the current Western obsession with identity and diagnosis that are producing more roadblocks than inroads for young people, on their journey toward self discovery. Find her excellent podcast with Lisa Marchiano, The Secrets of the Motherworld at https://www.secretsofthemotherworld.com And her extensive canon of thought at www.stellaomalley.com Support this podcast via my tip jar located at https://paypal.me/benjaminboyce

After a gender non-conformist childhood, Leigh decided to transition at 24. Then, at 30, she decided to kick testosterone and accept her identity as a woman. In this interview, she explains her experiences and reasons for transitioning and desisting. Her Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPPBP1b5evheZzJHybTE_xg   Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce   Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce

Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce  Claire Graham is a teacher and intersex advocate working in the UK. In this chat, she chimes in on her dissociation from feminist associations, and what sort of person wants to be inside a cause, and what sort of person doesn't.  Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce

I stumbled upon Belinda Brown last weekend when she delivered some criticism to a group of feminists meeting for International Women's Day. Admiring her pluck, I wanted to afford her the opportunity to flesh out her thoughts and subject them to critical inquiry and biographical context. Follow her on twitter @bbhippopotamus Support this channel (after you've seen to it you and your loved ones are well set during this pandemic season): https://paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Societal expectations, sexual objectification, eating disorders, gender stereotypes... I speak with a woman about the tropes of feminism, and together we move the discussion away from the political and deeper into the personal. Follow this female on twitter: @radley_ms And me @BenjaminABoyce Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Meghan Daum (@meghan_daum) is a prolific columnist for a wide array of digital and print publications. In this interview, we speak about defying expectations and denying self-censorship. Her new book, The Problem with Everything, is available in audio, ebook, and print format and can be ordered through her website:   https://www.meghandaum.com   Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce   Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce

James "@ConceptualJames" Lindsay is an author and speaker who has been shining the light on inconsistencies and vicissitudes of PostModern Activism and Critical Theory. He's launching a new platform: https://www.newdiscourses.com that lays out in encyclopedic detail (quite literally, in fact) how the various Grievance Studies and their core concepts operate. This is a wide ranging discussion—as it always is with James!  Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Jennifer Anne (twitter: @JenniferAnne_s) has been working these last few months to get the Canadian Government to release analytics about the impact and outcomes of C-16. This has not been an easy task, and she needs more Canadians' help to make it happen:   Find the e-petition here: https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-2289   More information:   https://www.womenarehuman.com/canadian-woman-requesting-compatriots-ask-mp-to-authorize-petition-seeking-release-of-bill-c-16s-gender-based-analysis/     https://nationalpost.com/opinion/barbara-kay-why-are-liberals-keeping-the-gender-based-analysis-secret     https://www.facebook.com/truenorthcentre/videos/602673473858423/     Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Andrew Doyle (@andrewdoyle_com) is the architect of the Titania McGrath (@TitaniaMcGrath) phenomenon. But who is the man behind Twitter's most ruthless bigotphobe? In this interview we speak about his passion for gay 16th century poetry, pub playwriting, and if (or, rather, when) my cat is going to eat me.   Read Titania's memoirs: https://amzn.to/31WN6bG   Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce   Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce