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‘Liberal’ Podcast promoting far-right Ex-Muslim? May 16, 2025

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This is a clip from my recent episode - Aftershow 12: It was Always About Civil Rights

In this clip we discuss how supposedly liberal leaning podcast promoted an extremely radicalized ex-muslim guest, while simultaneously stripping context on who this guest was, what her far-right views and associations were…. to talk about her experience with Ayahuasca instead.

Find the longer episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7E5brkdweRAHZXv62Id3Kl?si=WefcxlutSUexGXcwegB-5A

And the extended version on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/127474402

Other links:

Twitter DMs being replaced: https://mashable.com/article/x-to-replace-dm-with-x-chat

The Polite conversations Fascist Feminism episode I mentioned https://open.spotify.com/episode/7JH7H6y5M0Erh5qGSAfj6Z?si=u9DZqgVISP6Tz82Iaj3ayA

Food and Fascism episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6ESZbJst9wpaEaEGziGSFo?si=kTozQIYwS-m3Kt_Ioof8Sg

Race ‘Science’ series

Pt 1: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1r8AfX2Z15mkgDBr8Q0e8g?si=E-iLgueLQZa6DUMuULJOJQ

Pt 2: https://open.spotify.com/episode/12HQ6bzV3iB0dhGwkgRQ3v?si=WuIv-wigRIifsFEeTEQqmw

Pt 3: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3ZRzUS4RBy3qq3zo9Enaly?si=b_wklTJmQsOfLrrlTd-Ysg

Ex Mus to Trad Fash Pipeline series

Pt 1: https://www.patreon.com/posts/106445369

Pt 2: https://www.patreon.com/posts/106501752

Pt 3: https://www.patreon.com/posts/106529773

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Looking back at the DebateBros in my DMs Apr 14, 2025

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This is a clip from the recent episode titled ‘Transphobia in the New Atheist Scene’ - I was joined by Exvangelical writer Chrissy Stroop for this conversation. Chrissy talks about the debate culture that is holding atheist advocacy back, and I take a look back at some the worst debatebros in my DMs.

Find the public version of the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0UIAKby4Nih0Bm5sO4q72H?si=HUPXlNKESLG61Z9Bk-G0kw

And the extended version here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep-94-in-new-124954055?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

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New Atheists embracing the Christian Right: Imperialism, Orientalism & Masculinity Apr 10, 2025

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This is a clip from the recent episode titled ‘Transphobia in the New Atheist Scene’ - I was joined by Exvangelical writer Chrissy Stroop for this conversation.

Find the public version of the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0UIAKby4Nih0Bm5sO4q72H?si=HUPXlNKESLG61Z9Bk-G0kw

And the extended version here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep-94-in-new-124954055?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

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Humanists Remain Silent on G3nocide Apr 07, 2025

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This is a clip from the recent episode titled ‘Transphobia in the New Atheist Scene’ - I was joined by Exvangelical writer Chrissy Stroop for this conversation.

Find the public version of the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0UIAKby4Nih0Bm5sO4q72H?si=HUPXlNKESLG61Z9Bk-G0kw

And the extended version here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep-94-in-new-124954055?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

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(Sample) Premium BONUS: Pro-Natalism & Eugenics among The Rationalz Mar 29, 2025

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An impromptu conversation Chrissy Stroop and I had following our previous chat about Transphobia in the New Atheist scene. I decided to record it and turn it into a Bonus mini ep.

We talk about what Pro Natalism really means and how it’s spreading among the self-professed Rational types online.

Radicalized Ex-Muslim Sarah Haider comes up, as well as the topic of how the ‘pro natalist’ scene often openly discusses hitting children as a valid disciplining tactic.

I have a deeper dive into this topic, if you’re interested in it check out my post about it here - a part of my ExMuslim to TradFash Pipieline series:

‘Hipster Eugenicists, Birthrates …. & Beating Children’

https://www.patreon.com/posts/106529773

Check out my recent convo with Chrissy about Transphobia in the New Atheist scene here:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0UIAKby4Nih0Bm5sO4q72H?si=YEVVGcPUTy-IvRUQjsDXjA

Find the extended version of the episode here:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep-94-in-new-124954055?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

‘Hipster eugenics’: why is the media cosying up to people who want to build a super race?

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/apr/20/pro-natalism-babies-global-population-genetics

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Ep 94 - Transphobia in the New Atheist Scene Mar 24, 2025

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I was joined by Chrissy Stroop, fellow atheist, cofounder of The Flytrap & senior correspondent for Religion Dispatches - for a chat about recent drama in the New Atheist scene. Some dinosaur atheists (Dawkins, Pinker, Coyne) recently quit their positions on the honorary board at the Freedom from Religion Foundation, because of their inability to keep up with the times & what science says about gender today. These old farts would like to keep insisting that gender is an absolute binary, and they are willing to have multiple tantrums about it.

We discuss this and more, as it’s all happening against the backdrop of America’s crumbling democracy. The New Atheists are in bed with the Christian right, and they don’t like to be reminded of that.

Links:

Here’s Chrissy’s previous appearance on Polite Conversations
Some additional New Atheism Episodes you might enjoy ICYMI:
Dawkins Delusion
Pinker’s Pernicious Politeness Pt. 1
Pinker Pt 2
Transphobic Meltdown (Sam Harris)

All of the Anti-Trans Executive Orders Trump has signed
Read more details about the background of this drama around FFRF here
Coyne defends Musk’s salute
Andy Ngo’s start at CFI https://jewishcurrents.org/the-making-of-andy-ngo
Dawkins recommends Doug Murray’s white nationalist book
David Silverman fired after allegations of sexual misconduct
American Atheists board members exit, dogged by misconduct allegations
Israel commits largest child massacre in it’s history https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025-03-21/ty-article-opinion/.premium/even-anti-war-israelis-are-scared-to-say-gazans-are-human-beings/00000195-b525-d862-a3b5-f53704750000
Find The FlyTrap here: https://theflytrap.beehiiv.com/

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