Beyond Gender

“To a close approximation, I would, quote, diagnose the West as having a thoroughgoing case of borderline and narcissistic personality disorders.”What if the same psychological abuse tactics you escaped from your childhood home are now running our political culture? Josh Slocum saw it first in his borderline mother's rages, then in his leftist activist circles, and now everywhere: the emotional manipulation, reality distortion, and performative victimhood of Cluster B personality disorders have infected the body politic. A former funeral industry reformer turned cultural critic, Slocum brings 20 years of nonprofit leadership and personal trauma recovery to decode our narcissistic age. His message is blunt: we're being governed by the psychological rules of the personality disordered, and the only cure is learning to say "no."Full shownotes: https://stellaomalley.substack.com/p/cluster-b-politics-an-abuse-survivors

Buckle up for evolutionary psychology without guardrails. Diana Fleischman tackles the questions everyone thinks but nobody asks: Why do women feel visceral disgust at pregnant “transmen”? Why did #MeToo accidentally break dating? Could autogynephilia be men trying to psychologically "hunt" women? A polyamorous mother of two who openly advocates eugenics, Fleischman brings hard science to our softest taboos. She explains why your disgust reflexes know things your politics don't, why patriarchy might be "the natural order," and how millions of years of evolution shape today's gender wars. No apologies, no euphemisms - just data that nobody wants to hear.Full show notes: https://stellaomalley.substack.com/p/disgust-dating-and-autogynephilia

What do you call a Pulitzer finalist, former lawyer, and veteran pharma investigator who dares to ask the questions no one else will?In this episode, Gerald Posner pulls back the curtain on the trans medical industry — exposing how profit motives, off-label drug loopholes, and institutional cowardice have allowed ideology to trump science. With chilling parallels to the opioid crisis, Posner warns: we’ve seen this before.

🎙️ “Everything I Believed Was a Lie” — Monica Harris Breaks the SilenceWhat happens when a Harvard-trained lawyer, raised to trust the system, starts questioning everything?In this episode, Monica Harris, former Disney executive, media insider, and now Executive Director of FAIR (Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism) reveals how she walked away from elite institutions, exposed the illusion of racial division, and discovered a deeper truth about race, media, and power in America.

Psychologist Jaco van Zyl explores how Western culture's shift from duty to gratification is harming young people's psychological development. From the dangers of gentle parenting to the allure of "my truth," this conversation dives deep into what we're getting wrong—and how we can build something better.

“Family life is much more problematic now than it was in the past.”In this episode, sociologist and author Frank Furedi reflects on his journey from radical politics to critiquing identity politics and therapy culture. He unpacks how ideological movements target children, reshape families, and transform education across Europe.

“It’s a heartbreaking time to live in — we’re so fragmented.”In this episode of Beyond Gender, filmmaker Michael Nayna unpacks how viral media, academic hoaxes, and ideological capture have reshaped our institutions. From filming a racist incident that went global, to exposing bias in academia through the Grievance Studies Affair, Nayna gives a rare inside look at the cultural unraveling across media, education, and tech — and what it all means for the future.

In this episode of Beyond Gender, philosopher Holly Lawford-Smith unpacks why the word "woman" has become controversial—and what gender critical feminism is really about. She challenges mainstream narratives on gender, identity, and feminism, and explains why fighting for women’s rights shouldn’t be confined to the political left.

Ray shares his raw and honest journey from childhood cross-dressing to eight years living as a trans woman, and ultimately finding peace through detransition. He reflects on autogynephilia, gender ideology, and what he’s learned about himself—and the wider conversation on gender.

Dr. Allen Frances, who chaired the DSM-IV Task Force, joins us for a candid and at times tense conversation. Known for his warnings about psychiatric overdiagnosis, Frances shares insights on the medicalisation of ordinary life, the autism diagnosis boom, and his philosophy of diagnostic caution. But the discussion takes an unexpected turn when it comes to gender dysphoria, revealing a sharp divergence between his views and those of the hosts. This episode is a striking example of respectful disagreement on a deeply complex issue.