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Twitter Space - Rightwing Rhetoric w Linguist Dr. Caitlin Green Aug 31, 2023

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This is a recording of my Twitter Space with linguist Dr. Caitlin Green (@caitlinmoriah) from Aug 26, 2023. This is a live event, on a broken hellsite, so pls excuse the sound quality.Join us for a fun filled conversation about all sorts of RW nonsense! We briefly chat about Trump’s mugshot, Peterson’s increasingly ridiculous custom suits, language in the era of Trump, RW influencer Richard Hanania who was recently found to have written for white supremacist sites in the past, Stephen Pinker, Granola N*zis & fetishization of ‘naturalness’, the function of dogwhistles, the reactionary view that society/institutions have become too feminized, and much more! If you’d like to participate in a future Space, pls subscribe via patreon.com/NiceMangos or follow me on Twitter (yes I’m still calling it that) (@nicemangos), where I announce upcoming Spaces.

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Twitter Space: Rightwing Outrage at Barbie Jul 28, 2023

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This is a recording of our Twitter Space from 25 July, 2023. Pls excuse the sound quality, it is a live event via the phone app so the recording isn’t usual podcast quality. Me & Jack from IDSG, as well as several lovely listeners, chat about Barbie and the *highly entertaining* rightwing outrage surrounding the movie. We discuss The Culture War more broadly, fairytales, ‘man-products’, “go woke go broke” & much, much more. I thoroughly enjoy speaking with listeners from around the world at these Spaces, if you’d like to participate in a future Space, pls subscribe via patreon.com/NiceMangos or follow me on Twitter (yes I’m still calling it that) (@nicemangos), where I announce upcoming Spaces.

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Ep 70 - Pride & Prejudice Jun 14, 2023

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Chrissy Stroop (@C_Stroop), exvangelical writer/columnist & Chris Stedman (@ChrisDStedman) writer, professor, podcaster, join me for this special Pride episode, to talk about the recent surge in anti-lgbtq sentiment, ‘woke’ corporations, the roles of the religious right & rightwing atheists in the current queerphobic Satanic panic & much more…If you enjoy this show please consider supporting via patreon.com/nicemangos & leaving a 5 star review on iTunes or Spotify to help others find the show!——-Links:Trans legislation tracker: https://translegislation.com/Messianic Judaism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messianic_Judaism“The phrase “Diversity = White Genocide” is a white supremacist slogan coined by disciples of Bob Whitaker, a former Republican congressional aide and Reagan administration appointee who later embraced white supremacy and began writing for neo-Nazi publications.”https://www.adl.org/resources/hate-symbol/diversity-white-genocideMatt Walsh Is Selling Plush Toys of Himself in a Diaper “for Your Kids to Play With”https://newrepublic.com/post/173056/matt-walsh-selling-plush-toys-diaper-for-kids-play-withChrissy’s article that we mentioned in the conversation: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/us-pride-month-anti-lgbtiq-laws-celebration-joy/Chris Stedman’s previous appearance on Polite Conversations https://soundcloud.com/politeconversations/pc-panel-14-are-too-many-atheists-veering-dangerously-towards-the-alt-right?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharingFind all of Chris’ work at ChrisStedmanwriter.com Join Chrissy’s discord community here: https://twitter.com/c_stroop/status/1586037341889900544?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50Lqw

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Twitter Space with IDSG - Misogyny, Monarchy & Multi-Racial N*zis May 28, 2023

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Hello Dear listeners, Here’s a recording of our Twitter Space from May 12, 2023 where myself, Jack and Daniel of the IDSG podcast chatted about Misogyny, Monarchy & Multi-racial n@zis I don’t usually post my twitter spaces to this feed because the recording is available via Twitter and a pain to record off Twitter, but thanks to Jack (from idsg, who kindly provided this recording) you can listen to it here too. Pls excuse the sound Quality, Twitter Spaces is not the best sounding audio. If you’d like to join the next Twitter Space live, pls subscribe to the show via patreon.com/NiceMangos or follow @nicemangos on twitter, where I announce my twitter spaces in advance.

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Ep 69 - Evopsych (pt 2) Apr 21, 2023

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This is part 2 of the previous episode. If you haven’t checked that out yet, I recommend you listen to that first. ——Enjoy another serving of big-brained Evolutionary Psychology takes with our guide, Mr. @evopsychgoogle. In this part we discuss how biology and ‘science’ have been invoked, historically, to keep groups oppressed, whether evopsych is based on a flawed framework or if its just an unfortunate coincidence that it tends to attract people with reactionary views. We also chat about race science in evopsych, the fixation on menstrual cycles, and many more high-level ideas. Links:Jerry Coyne on sex with strangers & Evopsych https://whyevolutionistrue.com/2021/06/06/sex-with-a-stranger-evolutionary-psychology-and-sex-differences-in-behavior/When bigger isn’t always better: how history got the female brain wrong https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/2019/mar/how-history-got-the-female-brain-wrong-by-gina-rippon.htmlCharles Murray on the Cold Winters Theory https://twitter.com/evopsychgoogle/status/1632577539309985792?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50LqwPeterson tweeting about red as a ‘female sexual signal’ https://twitter.com/jordanbpeterson/status/976578493063376896?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50Lqw——If you enjoy the show, pls consider supporting via patreon.com/NiceMangos

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Ep 69 - Evopsych ft. Mr. @Evopsychgoogle (pt 1) Apr 17, 2023

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Excited to share the 69th episode of Polite Conversations with you. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did. I had a lot of fun chatting with Mr. @evopsychgoogle, do check out his Twitter account if you don't already follow him.We chat about all the ridiculousness one encounters in the world of evopsych; race science, infidelity detection, sniffing out ovulation, women co-evolving with ripe fruit, and much much more. ——If you enjoy this episode, please consider supporting the show via patreon.com/NiceMangos

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SAMPLE: Aftershow Ep 5 - Cancel Culture for thee but not for me Mar 12, 2023

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We’ve made it to episode 5 of the Polite Conversations Aftershow! This is where you get to hear behind the scenes content of everything and anything to do with Polite Conversations/Woking Up/Twitter Spaces …with guests that are exclusively patrons of the show!Joining me for this one, is Linguist Dr. Caitlin Green. (@caitlinmoriah)We had a lot of laughs discussing recent anti-woke-sphere absurdities, hypocrisies and outrages. Roald Dahl, Oompa Loompas, ‘corporate wokeness’, trad wives & much, much more!We chat about Pinker’s use of the phrase ‘Primitive Word Magic’, about Scott Adams and his recent racist outburst … We also discussed Jordan Peterson’s attempt at poetry, and that was as fun as you’re imagining it to be.——————————————————Links & References:Jokes about Conor Friedersdorf are referencing this tweet: https://twitter.com/caitlinmoriah/status/1629883194542817282?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50LqwCatch our previous episode here: Linguistics of Slurs https://podcasts.google.com?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjIwNjczMjAxMS9zb3VuZHMucnNz&episode=dGFnOnNvdW5kY2xvdWQsMjAxMDp0cmFja3MvMTA1ODI3MDQzMQ%3D%3DYou can try this link for our twitter Space that Caitlin mentioned, but twitter is very spotty these days and sometimes the link works, other times it does not. (I believe, Twitter Spaces only work on your phone) https://twitter.com/nicemangos/status/1590763991688970240?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50LqwPeterson anti-abortion ‘gotcha’ thread: https://twitter.com/nicemangos/status/1629363205150498818?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50LqwPeterson mad at public service messages: https://twitter.com/nicemangos/status/1629281946097385472?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50LqwPeterson mad at paper towel dispenser: https://twitter.com/nicemangos/status/1628465693866831876?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50Lqw——Subscribe via Patreon.com/NiceMangos for the full episode

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SAMPLE: Aftershow Ep 4- Fashy Food, Fuckable M&M’s & IDSG Jan 31, 2023

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Here’s episode 4 of the Polite Conversations Aftershow, where you get to hear behind the scenes content of everything and anything to do with Polite Conversations/Woking Up/Twitter Spaces …with guests that are exclusively patrons of the show! This time I’ve got the wonderful Jack & Daniel of the ‘I Don’t Speak German’ podcast, who are friends and patrons of the show. It was an honour to have them and a lovely, ridiculous time was had, talking about gas stoves, fuckable m&m’s, Fashy beef-eating as well as fashy vegetarianism in India……Elon, free speech hypocrisy, Twitter re-instating nazis and much more. Enjoy! Thank you to all the wonderful patrons who help make the Aftershow possible. If you’d like to support the show or potentially be a guest on the Aftershow, pls subscribe via Patreon.com/NiceMangos today!Links: Elon complying with PM Modi, and removing links to/clips of BBC documentary:https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjkybx/free-speech-elon-musk-censors-bbc-doc-india-modi-My Previous episodes on Hindu Nationalism: The Hindu Far Right: https://podcasts.google.com?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjIwNjczMjAxMS9zb3VuZHMucnNz&episode=dGFnOnNvdW5kY2xvdWQsMjAxMDp0cmFja3MvNTQyNDk2MTE3Hindu Nationalism & Hindutva: https://podcasts.google.com?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjIwNjczMjAxMS9zb3VuZHMucnNz&episode=dGFnOnNvdW5kY2xvdWQsMjAxMDp0cmFja3MvNzU0NjA2OTY5My Episode on Food & Fascism mentioned in the episode: https://podcasts.google.com?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjIwNjczMjAxMS9zb3VuZHMucnNz&episode=dGFnOnNvdW5kY2xvdWQsMjAxMDp0cmFja3MvMTI3MDc1ODAxMA%3D%3D——-Find IDSG: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5saWJzeW4uY29tLzE1MjU5Ny9yc3MDaniel is on Twitter @DanieleHarperJack is on Twitter @_Jack_Graham_

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SAMPLE: Aftershow Ep 3 - Exiled Irishmen Jan 05, 2023

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SAMPLE: Join myself and two of my first ever patrons, @Nataliasdad & @ThomasSwords, for episode 3 of the Polite Conversations Aftershow. We discuss Dawkins being embarrassing, Rubin being a doormat for Jordan Beeferson, why terms like ‘IDW’ and ‘Alt Right’ fall out of use when they no longer serve their purpose of obscuring what these groups are - and you also get to hear the strange Polite Conversations Origin story!Links: Episodes mentioned:Food & Fascism: https://podcasts.google.com?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjIwNjczMjAxMS9zb3VuZHMucnNz&episode=dGFnOnNvdW5kY2xvdWQsMjAxMDp0cmFja3MvMTI3MDc1ODAxMA%3D%3DCanada Day Special: https://podcasts.google.com?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjIwNjczMjAxMS9zb3VuZHMucnNz&episode=dGFnOnNvdW5kY2xvdWQsMjAxMDp0cmFja3MvMTI5Njg2NDk2Nw%3D%3DMerge-gate explainer episode: https://podcasts.google.com?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjIwNjczMjAxMS9zb3VuZHMucnNz&episode=dGFnOnNvdW5kY2xvdWQsMjAxMDp0cmFja3MvMTA3MTQyODY2OA%3D%3DMy previous two update episodes that I refer to in the intro:https://podcasts.google.com?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjIwNjczMjAxMS9zb3VuZHMucnNz&episode=dGFnOnNvdW5kY2xvdWQsMjAxMDp0cmFja3MvMTMzOTA2OTU3OQ%3D%3Dhttps://podcasts.google.com?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjIwNjczMjAxMS9zb3VuZHMucnNz&episode=dGFnOnNvdW5kY2xvdWQsMjAxMDp0cmFja3MvMTM4NTQ2NjAyOA%3D%3D——-You can still contribute to the gofundme, here:https://www.gofundme.com/f/donate-to-help-eiynah——Get access to the full episode/series & more by becoming a patron todayhttps://www.patreon.com/nicemangos

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Thank you Nov 18, 2022

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Another (happier) update from me. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the go fund me, it truly has been life changing. The fundraiser is still up, if you would like to contribute you can do so via:https://www.gofundme.com/f/donate-to-help-eiynah—-This update refers to the previous one. You can find that here: https://soundcloud.com/politeconversations/update?si=61a4c19babbb44a6b9e477abdd7c00a4&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharingIf Twitter is still around when you see this, you can checkout my recent twitter spaces here:https://twitter.com/nicemangos/status/1590866058818248704?s=21&t=QACKG8dX0BaMxpL2FMbrPgAnd here: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5saWJzeW4uY29tLzE1MjU5Ny9yc3M%3D&episode=NTVmYTY1MTEtMjEyMC00MDMwLTg2YjEtM2ZmYzk1YzQyM2Nh

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