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Happy Thanksgiving, fellow Yanks! In honor of NatSec November, I decided to continue the discussion about the state of security and intelligence today, and there’s absolutely no one know who understands it better than Phil Gurski (@borealissaves), president and CEO of Borealis Threat & Risk consulting, 20 year veteran of CSIS - the canadian security and intelligence service, author of multiple books, and host of the "Canadian Intelligence, Eh" podcast... Listen to Phil on NATO's Deep Dive podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/deep-dive/id1591430137 And check out Phil's podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/canadian-intelligence-eh/id1455756173 and check out the Borealis Threat and Risk national security blog: https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/blog/ Outro: "Burn the Witch" by Radiohead, 2016, c/o XL Records.——————————————————————— INCEL is created and produced by Naama Kates for Crawlspace Media. Music by Cyrus Melchor. —————————————————————— If you or someone you know is struggling emotionally, or having a hard time, please call someone, or contact one of the excellent resources provided below. —————————————————————— Suicide Prevention Lifeline w: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ t: 1.800.273.8255 —————————————————————— Samaritans Website: https://www.samaritans.org and telephone (UK): 116.123 —————————————————————— Please contact Naama at INCEL with any comments, inquiries, or just random thoughts: e: theincelproject@gmail.com

This past Tuesday was Election Day in the United States, so in keeping with the vaguely political climate around here, it's time for a State of the Union episode, if the union here is the global village of experts in countering violent extremism.We haven’t had such an episode in quite some time, because I've been rather frustrated with that community's fixation on incels, and I couldn't think of an "incel expert" to have on the show. Instead, today we talk about what terrorism actually is, and what it actually isn’t, with Liam Duffy (@LiamSD12). Liam is an advisor to the Counter Extremism Project, a friend, and a great writer, and graciously agreed to come on and talk a little shop and dispel some stubborn myths about how this all works…Read Liam's work for UnHerd at https://unherd.com/author/liam-duffy/Outro: Nobody Speak by DJ Shadow feat. Run the Jewels. 2016. Courtesy of Mass Appeal.——————————————————————— INCEL is created and produced by Naama Kates for Crawlspace Media. Music by Cyrus Melchor. —————————————————————— If you or someone you know is struggling emotionally, or having a hard time, please call someone, or contact one of the excellent resources provided below. —————————————————————— Suicide Prevention Lifeline w: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ t: 1.800.273.8255 —————————————————————— Samaritans Website: https://www.samaritans.org and telephone (UK): 116.123 —————————————————————— Please contact Naama at INCEL with any comments, inquiries, or just random thoughts: e: theincelproject@gmail.com

Today’s guest is one you’ve all been looking forward to, and he does NOT disappoint. In fact, one of the reasons I was inspired to drop this early Halloween episode on y’all was this conversation, which we just recorded a few days ago. Paul is psychotherapist, in his 50s, from England, and our conversation left me rather speechless… so sit down, pour yourself a drink, and have a listen. Happy Halloween. "Wild World" by Cat Stevens. 1970. Courtesy of Island Music. ——————————————————————Today’s episode is sponsored by Magic Mind Elixir! Hack your brain by heading over to magicmind.co/incel and using promo code INCEL for a 40% discount on your first subscription to Magic Mind, or 20% off your one-time purchase. —————————————————————— Please check out my all new Patreon for ad-free, uncensored episodes and weekly blogs! https://www.patreon.com/NaamaKates ——————————————————————— INCEL is created and produced by Naama Kates for Crawlspace Media. Music by Cyrus Melchor. —————————————————————— If you or someone you know is struggling emotionally, or having a hard time, please call someone, or contact one of the excellent resources provided below. —————————————————————— Suicide Prevention Lifeline w: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ t: 1.800.273.8255 —————————————————————— Samaritans Website: https://www.samaritans.org and telephone (UK): 116.123 —————————————————————— Please contact Naama at INCEL with any comments, inquiries, or just random thoughts: e: theincelproject@gmail.com

Today’s is guest is Helena, a 29 year-old female virgin from Russia. She doesn’t describe herself as a femcel, but she’d probably fit the definition according to the standards of many of these piece from trendy women’s magazines of late… but Helena is not one to feel sorry for herself, nor to blame men or the world at large for her situation, she’s really something of a hopeless romantic, who’s been through a lot in her life, including a long-distance crush on an incel... or two... "How Come You Don't Call me" by Alicia Keys. 2001. Courtesy of J Records/Legacy. —————————————————————— Helena's Discord: Darkmare900#8241 ——————————————————————— INCEL is created and produced by Naama Kates for Crawlspace Media. Music by Cyrus Melchor. —————————————————————— If you or someone you know is struggling emotionally, or having a hard time, please call someone, or contact one of the excellent resources provided below. —————————————————————— Suicide Prevention Lifeline w: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ t: 1.800.273.8255 —————————————————————— Samaritans Website: https://www.samaritans.org and telephone (UK): 116.123 —————————————————————— Please contact Naama at INCEL with any comments, inquiries, or just random thoughts: e: theincelproject@gmail.com

Today we have an interview with Donga, a 22 year old black man from Johannesburg, South Africa who identifies as incel. Donga is incredibly wise for his years, and brought a macro sort of perspective on the whole phenomenon that’s been sorely needed… and in his perspective, the urbanization of his own country is yielding similar results to John B. Calhoun’s “mice utopia” experiments… “Crapa Pelada (Blind Mice)” by Quartetto Cetra. 1945. Atlas Music Group. ————————————————————————————————————————————— INCEL is created and produced by Naama Kates for Crawlspace Media. Music by Cyrus Melchor. —————————————————————— If you or someone you know is struggling emotionally, or having a hard time, please call someone, or contact one of the excellent resources provided below. —————————————————————— Suicide Prevention Lifeline w: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ t: 1.800.273.8255 —————————————————————— Samaritans Website: https://www.samaritans.org and telephone (UK): 116.123 —————————————————————— Please contact Naama at INCEL with any comments, inquiries, or just random thoughts: e: theincelproject@gmail.com

This week was derailed by horrible studies and even worse media coverage on incels, which I'll be getting to in detail next week! But I didn't want to leave you all hanging, so here's a special bonus from Patreon, edited down for Main! —————————————————————— In case you all haven't had enough (and we sure haven't), more on the curious case of Keffals vs. KiwiFarms! Thanks to @default_friend, this discussion goes beyond mere ogling and into important issues like how to distinguish a credible threat from garden variety internet trash talk, and how to establish proper boundaries in parasocial relationships! Dig in. —————————————————————— "Territorial Pissings" by Nirvana. (1991). Courtesy of Geffen Records. ————————————————————————————————————————————— INCEL is created and produced by Naama Kates for Crawlspace Media. Music by Cyrus Melchor. —————————————————————— If you or someone you know is struggling emotionally, or having a hard time, please call someone, or contact one of the excellent resources provided below. —————————————————————— Suicide Prevention Lifeline w: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ t: 1.800.273.8255 —————————————————————— Samaritans Website: https://www.samaritans.org and telephone (UK): 116.123 —————————————————————— Please contact Naama at INCEL with any comments, inquiries, or just random thoughts: e: theincelproject@gmail.com

Today’s episode is one that I’ve been looking forward to for a long time, featuring Miss Audrey Brynn (@AudreyBrynn1), a professional dominatrix from London, whose perspective on men, sex, incels, desire, and this podcast is worth its metaphorical weight in gold! She even has a background in criminology, which I didn’t know until we spoke… She reached out a few months ago, after having listened to a bunch of episodes, and said she loved the show, and had some clients that were probably incels. She didn’t offer to come on as a guest, I asked her — something just told me she’d be amazing… she said she’d think about it. We talked again, a couple weeks later, she agreed, and we set a date!_________________________________________ "This Year's Girl" by Elvis Costello. 1978. Courtesy of Universal Music Group.——————————————————————Check out Miss Audrey's blog on her website at: www.missaudreybrynn.com ____________________________________________________Today’s episode is sponsored by Magic Mind Elixir! Hack your brain by heading over to magicmind.co/incel and using promo code INCEL for a 40% discount on your first subscription to Magic Mind, or 20% off your one-time purchase. —————————————————————— Please check out my all new Patreon for ad-free, uncensored episodes and weekly blogs! https://www.patreon.com/NaamaKates ——————————————————————— INCEL is created and produced by Naama Kates for Crawlspace Media. Music by Cyrus Melchor. —————————————————————— If you or someone you know is struggling emotionally, or having a hard time, please call someone, or contact one of the excellent resources provided below. —————————————————————— Suicide Prevention Lifeline w: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ t: 1.800.273.8255 —————————————————————— Samaritans Website: https://www.samaritans.org and telephone (UK): 116.123 —————————————————————— Please contact Naama at INCEL with any comments, inquiries, or just random thoughts: e: theincelproject@gmail.com

Today’s episode features an interview with Bottle Blank, an incel-adjacent singleton from the United Kingdom, whose shyness and social difficulties make him feel like a passive actor in his own life, somewhere in the background or at the whim of other people. His experiences with women have been awful and relatable, and we discuss them with great candor in this intimate, old-school return to form. "Use Me" by Bill Withers, 1972. Sussex Records.——————————————————————Today’s episode is sponsored by Magic Mind Elixir! Hack your brain by heading over to magicmind.co/incel and using promo code INCEL for a 40% discount on your first subscription to Magic Mind, or 20% off your one-time purchase. —————————————————————— Please check out my all new Patreon for ad-free, uncensored episodes and weekly blogs! https://www.patreon.com/NaamaKates ——————————————————————— INCEL is created and produced by Naama Kates for Crawlspace Media. Music by Cyrus Melchor. —————————————————————— If you or someone you know is struggling emotionally, or having a hard time, please call someone, or contact one of the excellent resources provided below. —————————————————————— Suicide Prevention Lifeline w: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ t: 1.800.273.8255 —————————————————————— Samaritans Website: https://www.samaritans.org and telephone (UK): 116.123 —————————————————————— Please contact Naama at INCEL with any comments, inquiries, or just random thoughts: e: theincelproject@gmail.com

This week is a fascinating interview with a remarkable young man named Elliot, who suffers from a neurological condition called periventricular leukomalacia, the result of a brain injury that occurs during childbirth. It can manifest in many different ways, including cerebral palsy and multiple sclerosis, and it damage to very specific regions of the brain. Elliott’s story - the way he recognized this condition in himself - is truly amazing. He reached out because, for him, one of the manifestations is impaired motivation, specifically to participate in unstructured social situations, and also very little pleasure or satisfaction in such. He is technically an incel, I think, in that he’s celibate, and it’s not entirely voluntary, though he doesn’t seek out relationships for the above reasons… well, he does listen to the podcast and he thought a lot of incels out there might be suffering from something similar. And I think he might be right! —————————————————————— "A Nervous Tic Motion of the Head to Left" by Andrew Bird. 2005, c/o Wegawam Music Co. —————————————————————— Today’s episode is sponsored by Magic Mind Elixir! Hack your brain by heading over to magicmind.co/incel and using promo code INCEL for a 40% discount on your first subscription to Magic Mind, or 20% off your one-time purchase. —————————————————————— Please check out my all new Patreon for ad-free, uncensored episodes and weekly blogs! https://www.patreon.com/NaamaKates ——————————————————————— INCEL is created and produced by Naama Kates for Crawlspace Media. Music by Cyrus Melchor. —————————————————————— If you or someone you know is struggling emotionally, or having a hard time, please call someone, or contact one of the excellent resources provided below. —————————————————————— Suicide Prevention Lifeline w: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ t: 1.800.273.8255 —————————————————————— Samaritans Website: https://www.samaritans.org and telephone (UK): 116.123 —————————————————————— Please contact Naama at INCEL with any comments, inquiries, or just random thoughts: e: theincelproject@gmail.com

Finally it's here - our first episode with a trans woman who identified as an incel during her younger years and relates to the mindset... This is a fascinating one, though the title is sort of clickbait-y -- sorry Vintologi! Because we think "transmaxxing" is really just a meme. Nixie (@ManicPixJeepGrl) is incredibly honest and compelling so I think I need say no more! Outro music: "Real" by Kendrick Lamar feat. Anna Wise. 2013 c/o Aftermath/Interscope Records. —————————————————————— Today’s episode is sponsored by Magic Mind Elixir! Hack your brain by heading over to magicmind.co/incel and using promo code INCEL for a 40% discount on your first subscription to Magic Mind, or 20% off your one-time purchase. —————————————————————— Please check out my all new Patreon for ad-free, uncensored episodes and weekly blogs! https://www.patreon.com/NaamaKates ——————————————————————— INCEL is created and produced by Naama Kates for Crawlspace Media. Music by Cyrus Melchor. —————————————————————— If you or someone you know is struggling emotionally, or having a hard time, please call someone, or contact one of the excellent resources provided below. —————————————————————— Suicide Prevention Lifeline w: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ t: 1.800.273.8255 —————————————————————— Samaritans Website: https://www.samaritans.org and telephone (UK): 116.123 —————————————————————— Please contact Naama at INCEL with any comments, inquiries, or just random thoughts: e: theincelproject@gmail.com