Embrace The Void

My guest this week is Jesse Singal (@jessesingal), cohost of the Blocked and Reported podcast and a contributor New York mag and a range of other places, primarily Substack. We compare two recently published articles on detransition, Turban (2021) and Littman (2021).Article citing Turban (2021): https://fenwayhealth.org/new-study-shows-discrimination-stigma-and-family-pressure-drive-detransition-among-transgender-people/Turban (2021): https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/lgbt.2020.0437Criticism of Turban: https://medium.com/@JLCederblom/the-lukewarm-perjury-of-jack-turban-a85903109051USTS 2015 Transgender survey: https://www.ustranssurvey.org/reports?fbclid=IwAR2uVJUhljZ1SQcVaLNAHCjtHqzuz-VrEXUzQiq139hB39i2oJk-YaIDWh0#USTSTurban (2020): https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2020/01/21/peds.2019-1725/tab-e-letters?versioned=trueJesse's thread announcing Littman: https://twitter.com/jessesingal/status/1450504856666509317?s=20 Littman (2021): https://t.co/F9eKSCcbUj?amp=1Twitter thread from Littman (2021) participant: https://twitter.com/reclaimingtrans/status/1450528282038898692Twitter thread showing recruiting info for Littman (2021): https://twitter.com/ImplausibleGrrl/status/1261328400360275970DysphoricWomen subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/DysphoricWomen/Criticism of Littman recruitment strategies during the survey: https://www.reddit.com/r/ftm/comments/5ighgz/recruitment_call_individuals_who_received/Call for participants on Cari Stella's blog: https://guideonragingstars.tumblr.com/post/159584327846/hi-id-like-to-announce-recruitment-for-a-newComplete list of Littman (2021) questions: https://cryptpad.fr/code/#/2/code/view/Ns7EzZRCESHMqtDttHThtc9hM+D2cewT84ojyqZBG5Q/Correction to Littman (2018): https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0214157Littman's defense of her methods: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-020-01631-zConvocation: George TakeiEditing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!Recent Appearances: I was on a panel discussing Chapelle's recent special and why I believe it was an objectively transphobic set, whether or not it was funny. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msCXuy7S75MNext week: Freedom with Toby Buckle

My guest this week is Adam Gurri, founder and editor in chief of liberal currents. We discuss why we still identify as liberals, his recent article on cancel culture narratives, and whether those narratives are an unavoidable part of liberal society.The Case Not Made: https://www.liberalcurrents.com/the-case-not-made-a-response-to-anne-applebaums-the-new-puritans/Convocation: ZizekEditing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!Recent Appearances: I was on a panel discussing Chapelle's recent special and why I believe it was an objectively transphobic set, whether or not it was funny. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msCXuy7S75MNext week: Gender Affirming Treatment for Trans Youth with Jesse Singal

My guest this week is Dr. Michael Grenke, a tutor at St John’s College and author of the introduction to the recently released Warspeak: Nietzsche’s victory over nihilism. We discuss Nietzsche's worldview, the risks and insights in that view, and how we wrestle with nihilism and meaning in the modern world.Warspeak: https://www.amazon.com/Warspeak-Nietzsches-Victory-over-Nihilism/dp/1895131499Convocation: NietzscheEditing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!Recent Appearances: I was on a panel discussing Chapelle's recent special and why I believe it was an objectively transphobic set, whether or not it was funny. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msCXuy7S75MNext week: Liberal Currents with Adam Gurri

My guest this week is John Cook (@johnfocook), a research fellow at Monash Climate Change Committee Research Hub, author of the book Cranky Uncle Vs. Climate Change and coauthor of The conspiracy Handbook. We discuss the common features of conspiracies and the challenges of applying this analysis in the modern world.Conspiracy handbook: https://www.climatechangecommunication.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ConspiracyTheoryHandbook.pdfConvocation: Christopher HitchensEditing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!Recent Appearances: Aaron was on The Rewired Soul podcast discussing all sorts of fun stuff: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bonus-embracing-the-void-with-aaron-rabinowitz/id1566130091?i=1000535921668Next week: Warspeak with Michael Grenke

My guest this week is Alex Arnett, a longtime friend of the show who recently did some serious applied effective altruism. We discuss his experience.Live Kidney Donations: https://www.kidneyregistry.org/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwwNWKBhDAARIsAJ8Hkhd-35ozChkW5Wcq_ybNfyO63FsaExgbta4OoiFSrNonLwettyE011kaAgg4EALw_wcBConvocation: William McCaskill Editing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!Recent Appearances: Aaron was on The Rewired Soul podcast discussing all sorts of fun stuff: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bonus-embracing-the-void-with-aaron-rabinowitz/id1566130091?i=1000535921668Next week: Warspeak with Michael Grenke

My guest this week is Alan Levinovitz (@AlanLevinovitz), a professor of religion and science at James Madison University and the author of Natural: How Faith in Nature’s goodness leads to harmful fads, unjust laws, and flawed science. We discuss the role of naturalness in our political debates.Alan's Website: https://www.alanlevinovitz.com/Convocation: John BurroughsEditing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!Recent Appearances: Got some stuff coming soon but have me on to chat in the meantime!Next week: Live Kidney Donation with Alex Arnett

My guest this week is Alan Levinovitz (@AlanLevinovitz), a professor of religion and science at James Madison University and the author of Natural: How Faith in Nature’s goodness leads to harmful fads, unjust laws, and flawed science. We discuss the concept of "natural", when it might be useful and how it can cause harm.Alan's Website: https://www.alanlevinovitz.com/Convocation: Mark EdwardsEditing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!Recent Appearances: Got some stuff coming soon but have me on to chat in the meantime!Next week: Naturalness with Alan Levinovitz Pt.2

My guest this week is Philip Gorski (@GorskiPhilip), a professor of sociology at Yale and co-author of the forthcoming book The Flag and the Cross. We discuss white christian nationalism, why the white part really matters, and what this growing problem means in American Politics?Philip's website: https://www.philipgorski.com/Convocation: The Empty ManEditing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!Recent Appearances: Aaron and former guest Sam debated some anti-CRT folk and it was a barn burner! Check it out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBumyFsVfP4Next week: Naturalness with Alan Levinovitz Pt.1

My guest this week is Travis View (@travis_view), co-host of the Qanon Anonymous Podcast. We discuss conspiracism tracking, epistemic poverty tourism, and what comes next for Qanon Anonymous now that Q has gone silent.Qanon Anonymous: https://www.qanonanonymous.com/Convocation: Luke 8.17Editing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!Recent Appearances: Aaron and former guest Sam debated some anti-CRT folk and it was a barn burner! Check it out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBumyFsVfP4Next week: White Christian Nationalism with Philip Gorski

My guest this week is Tyler John (@tyler_m_john), head of research at Longview Philanthropy. We discuss Effective Altruism and in particular Longtermism as an approach to ethics.Tyler's Website: https://tmjohn.wixsite.com/tylermjohnConvocation: Fight ClubEditing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!Recent Appearances: Aaron and former guest Sam debated some anti-CRT folk and it was a barn burner! Check it out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBumyFsVfP4Next week: Qanon after Q with Travis View