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**Polite Conversations**

Growing up in Saudi Arabia as a Pakistani, who now resides in Canada, Eiynah brings a global perspective to discussions about religion, politics, culture & sexuality – through the lens of a progressive ex-muslim immigrant. This podcast often focuses on unpacking various forms of extremism, particularly types that are less overt and masquerading as ‘intellectual’. Eiynah has a specific interest in covering online scenes like New Atheism and the Intellectual Dark Web.

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Ep 102 (Pt 2) - ‘Unfriending Sam Harris ft. Jay Shapiro Nov 26, 2025

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[This is Part 2 of a 2 Part episode]

Find Pt 1 here:

Public release: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1ZBEPd76w5QBkc0ZiBaypd?si=LoZ5DP9FQI6Y-nkvj7W8sw

Extended Patreon version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep-102-pt-1-sam-143732568?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

Fin the extended version of pt 2 here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/144454350

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I spoke to a former friend of Sam Harris’ who fell out with Sam and others in the heterodox-sphere after Oct 7th, and their insistence on defending Israel no matter what.

My guest for this episode is filmmaker Jay Shapiro who made a documentary featuring Sam Harris and Maajid Nawaz in 2018. He has also collaborated with Sam and his wife, Annaka on other projects.

Jay Shapiro has a book coming out in May, ‘Insufficient Rewards: How we Traded Integrity for Comfort and Outsourced Morality to History’.

Links:

Find more of Jay’s work here: https://whatjaythinks.com

My patreon post breaking down Sam’s ‘preemptive nuking’ takes -

Sam Harris Nuke Freak:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/sam-harris-nuke-136580589?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

Yasmine justifying h8 crimes https://x.com/nicemangos/status/980853645519605761?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50Lqw

In the extended version we also discuss:

Betar’s horrid tweet https://bsky.app/profile/nicemangos.bsky.social/post/3m6fwfptcxc2o

Sarah Hurwitz takes: https://bsky.app/profile/dropsitenews.com/post/3m67zwqvttc23

https://www.reddit.com/r/JewsOfConscience/s/uBUyT68DfG

If you enjoy the show pls consider supporting it via patreon.com/nicemangos and/or by leaving a podcast review.

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Ep 102 (pt 1) - ’Unfriending Sam Harris’ ft. Jay Shapiro Nov 18, 2025

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I spoke to a former friend of Sam Harris’ who fell out with Sam and others in the heterodox-sphere after Oct 7th, and their insistence on defending Israel no matter what. My guest for this episode is filmmaker Jay Shapiro who made a documentary featuring Sam Harris and Maajid Nawaz in 2018. He has also collaborated with Sam and his wife, Annaka on other projects.

Jay Shapiro has a book coming out in May, ‘Insufficient Rewards: How we Traded Integrity for Comfort and Outsourced Morality to History’.

Links:

This is the Documentary we reference in the episode https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8257128/

Find more of Jay’s work here: https://whatjaythinks.com

Here’s the conversation with Coleman Hughes that came up on my feed: https://youtu.be/SIouIY1TGr4?si=cwYpNdt3wWCt7uwf

Sarah Haider promoting eugenics conference: https://bsky.app/profile/nicemangos.bsky.social/post/3ljzlffucx227

Read more about the Ex Mus to TradFash pipeline in my multi-part series here (you can purchase it via patreon or become a subscriber and unlock all exclusive posts -

Pt 1: https://www.patreon.com/posts/106445369?utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=android_share

Pt 2: https://www.patreon.com/posts/106501752?utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=android_share

Pt 3: https://www.patreon.com/posts/106529773?utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=android_share

If you enjoy the show and would like to support it pls consider subscribing via patreon.com/nicemangos (& unlock extended episodes!)

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Ep 100 - Ask Me Anything (Patreon AMA) Nov 11, 2025

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Find the extended version of the episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/143081308?pr=true&forSale=true

If you enjoy the show please consider subscribing via patreon.com/nicemangos

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Looking Back - Twitter Space: Halloween & Culture Warriors Oct 30, 2025

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