Calmversations

Benjamin Boyce
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4 snips
Jan 12, 2024 • 1h 37min

s06e45 | Public School Tried To Trans My Daughter, with January Littlejohn

January Littlejohn fought back against her daughter's school who was trying to transition her. The podcast discusses exploring gender identity in children, questioning the ethics of child gender transition, unconventional friendships, schools implementing gender support plans without parental consent, concerns about public schools handling gender identity, indoctrination in schools, gender ideology in sports, spaces, and education, and supporting parents of transgender children.
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Jan 9, 2024 • 1h 23min

s06e44 | Killing D.E.I. Softly, with Carob Marcelle

Carob Marcelle, a black American who speaks out against Diversity Equity Inclusion programs, discusses why DEI must end and the modern form of racism disguised as 'anti-racism'. Topics include her challenging upbringing, negative consequences faced by dissenting black females, the importance of dismantling systems of oppression, lack of trust in the government among Asian immigrants, the shift in perception of the church, concerns about introducing certain ideologies in schools, and challenges faced by authoritative black women.
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Jan 4, 2024 • 1h 17min

s06e43 | A Warning To America, From Communist China, with Xi Van Fleet

Xi Van Fleet, who grew up in Communist China, speaks out against the rise of American Maoism and warns about the loss of freedom. Topics discussed include the importance of independent thinking, freedom of speech, enforcement of beliefs, the marvel of Communist stability, fighting indoctrination, and plans for the future.
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Jan 2, 2024 • 1h 31min

s06e42 | Trans Daughter, or Prodigal Son?: How Parents Are Coping With Trans Identification, with Kallie

Kallie, an expert in running remote support groups for parents of trans-identifying sons, discusses the emotional cost of trans identification on families. They explore the challenges parents face, the pressure to accept new names and pronouns, and the impact on mental health. The podcast also delves into the influence of the medical field on trans identification and highlights the importance of support groups and communication within marriages.
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Dec 31, 2023 • 1h 18min

s06e41 | Widowed by Transition, with Shannon Thrace

Shannon Thrace shares her experience of being married to a man who transitioned to a woman. They discuss attraction, cross-dressing as self-expression, atheism, and the relationship between identity and ideology.
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Dec 27, 2023 • 1h 12min

s06e40 | From The Opioid Crisis to Gender "Medicine": How Health Care Harms | with Carrie Mendoza

Carrie Mendoza, an Emergency Room doctor, discusses the opioid crisis, gender medicine, and the failures of the healthcare system. Topics include the medicalization of gender distress, the impact of the pain scale in healthcare, Purdue Pharma's role in the crisis, measurement of value in human systems, the influence of Planned Parenthood, and advocacy work in fair medicine.
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Dec 22, 2023 • 1h 40min

s06e39 | "Lolcows," Kiwifarms, and The Death of the Open Internet, with Josh Moon

Josh Moon, owner & operator of the most embattled site on the Web, discusses the history and significance of Kiwi Farms, the concept of 'lolcows,' the intersection of transgender phenomena, autism, and pornography addiction, controversies surrounding Kiwi Farms, and the potential dangers of a 'better internet.'
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Dec 21, 2023 • 2h 23min

s06e38 | Luka Hein's Detransition Story

Luka shares their detransition journey and the role of online communities. They discuss the danger of rumination and the reinforcement of their trans identity. Navigating high school relationships within the trans community and encountering online predators. Reflecting on transitioning without deeper exploration and the effects of ADHD medication and testosterone. Contemplating consequences and emotional reactions, as well as the detransition journey and reflections on self-identity. Exploring gender presentation, including acceptance of mastectomy scars, and reflections on forgiveness and cognitive dissonance. Discussing the complexity of the Nobel Prize for lobotomy and recent Twitter debates on gender identity. Personal growth and reflection on letting go of societal validation.
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Dec 18, 2023 • 3min

[Holiday Special] | Twas the Night Before Wokemas

A holiday special episode discusses a world without police, armed citizens, BLM signs, and dismantling societal norms led by a flamboyant group.
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Dec 15, 2023 • 1h 35min

s06e37 | Internet As Neurosis Accelerator, with Eliza Mondegreen

Eliza Mondegreen, a returning guest, discusses the wacky USPATH conference and how the internet fuels neurosis and obsessiveness. Topics include dressing choices, the complex dynamics of identity, the media's complicity, comparing past eugenic practices with current practices, the appropriation of a tragic event, the complications of sterilization, fear of being wrong and trans identification, and male involvement in the movement.

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