We speak about the fertility decline across the West and beyond, the limited perspective of almost everyone on this issue, prosperity-induced fertility collapse, the real dangers of an inverted population pyramid, South Koreans as an endangered species, having and raising children in alternative ways, and much more. Simone & Malcolm Collins are parents, passionate about education, avid pro-natalists, authors of the Pragmatist's Guide series of books, and famously the first people to publicly have “Gattaca babies.” They are also founders of the Collins Institute for the Gifted.

We speak about the standard of “disparate impact” and its legacy, life and politics after accepting difference, Broken Windows policing, the great abdication of the police, the cost of violent crime to the victims, the role of NGOs in all this, family formation and fatherhood, and much more. Heather Mac Donald is a fellow at the Manhattan Institute, a contributing editor of City Journal, and a New York Times bestselling author. Her latest book is “When Race Trumps Merit: How the Pursuit of Equity Sacrifices Excellence, Destroys Beauty, and Threatens Lives.”

We speak about the death of regime media, the beauty of the niche, the cosmos of Kitsch and why it’s better than mainstream art, the death of progress in the world of atoms, China as an overblown nemesis, and much more. Catgirl Kulak is a Twitter poster @FromKulak, Substack owner/operator, and occasional guest on the Bailey Podcast.

We speak about Jacob’s journey to his current worldview, the question of ‘obedience to what?”, safetyism, the Anglo spirit, what happened to London, the Catholic church and its failings, and much more. Jacob Phillips is an academic, a writer, and the author of “Obedience is Freedom.” You can find him on Twitter at @counteredlogos.

I speak with Jon about one of the most important yet subtle phenomena happening right now: the absolute warping of our culture and politics to fit the incentive structure of internet platforms. We speak about the mechanics and flow of information on the internet, rumors, fake news, mob violence, short video as the ultimate format, mimetic desire, the move from surfing the web to feed-based viewing, how Jon Stewart led to Tucker Carlson, and much more. Jon Askonas is an assistant professor of Politics at the Catholic University of America and a non-resident senior fellow at the Lincoln Network. His series in the New Atlantis is well worth your attention.

We speak about Ethnonarcissism and revisionist histories, MLK as a modern saint, reparations, statistical parity, identity politics threatening the republican form of self-government, and the logical endpoint of social justice. David Azerrad is an Assistant Professor and Research Fellow at Hillsdale College’s Van Andel Graduate School of Government in Washington and has written very insightful pieces for every good outlet under the sun.

My conversation with writer, activist, and overall powerhouse Katy Faust on what we owe our children and the future. I speak with Katy about her upbringing in a lesbian household, the problems with same-sex marriage and how redefining marriage has redefined parenthood, the implications of surrogacy on the child, IVF, divorce and step-parents, the issues with adoption and what the rights of the child should be. Katy Faust is the founder and director of the children's rights organization, Them Before Us, and the author of “Them Before Us: Why We Need a Global Children's Rights Movement.” You can also find her work on Twitter @Advo_Katy.

An exciting and rare double feature with two of anon Twitter's most fascinating denizens, the Night Owls. We speak about ethnicity, the delight of going to NatCon, Rosedale Texas, Elena Ceausescu as a woman in STEM, the real issue with urbanism and anti-car culture, tightening anarcho-tyranny, and much much more - a true potpourri of subjects and wild tangents. Nightmare Vision & Future Moldovan Citizen are anonymous posters on Twitter, the hosts of one of Twitter’s best recurring spaces, and the hosts of the upcoming Night Owls Podcast.

We speak about the concept of the Self, the different visions it embodies across the ages, and how this perspective managed to infiltrate the popular imagination. We also speak about Expressive Individualism, authenticity, technology, romanticism, and much more. Carl R. Trueman is a theologian and ecclesiastical historian, a professor of Biblical and Religious Studies at Grove City College, and the author of many books, including “The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self” and his newest book, “Strange New World: How Thinkers and Activists Redefined Identity and Sparked the Sexual Revolution.”

We speak about the dream of enlightenment liberalism, libertarianism as useful but incomplete, the retreat to a smaller scale, Covid as not a big deal, deaths in Teslas, Orania as a libertarian paradise, and much more. Elon Bachman is an anonymous Twitter poster and writer. You can find him @ElonBachman on Twitter.