
Incel
Investigative journalist Naama Kates dives deep inside the incel community. Incel is shorthand for involuntary celibate. Follow Naama's journey.Contact Naama: theincelproject@gmail.comhttps://twitter.com/IncelProjecthttps://twitter.com/naamakatesCheck out these great shows from Crawlspace Media:Missing Maura Murray: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/missing-maura-murray/id1006974447Crawlspace: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/crawlspace-true-crime-mysteries/id1187326340True Crime Twins: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-twins/id1459114107 Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/incel/support
Latest episodes

Feb 16, 2021 • 47min
46: The Artist Formerly Known as Grotesque Subhuman, w/ Todd Z.
Today’s episode has a little bit of everything: a good dose of hope, peppered with drama, and a really welcome surprise. It features another familiar faceless face, as you probably know from the title. You first heard him here on episode 31, with Grotesque Subhuman. He's come a long way, a way that may surprise you. And his name is Todd. —————————————————————— Please check out my all new Patreon for ad-free, uncensored episodes and weekly blogs! https://www.patreon.com/NaamaKates ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It's finally here, boyos. A new sponsor, and a new solution to some of your deepest woes, perhaps. Check out Sophia, the first companion robot by eMates LLC, by visiting ematedolls.com today! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This week's episode is sponsored by Boston Green Health (@BGreenHealth), New England's most trusted brand for premier CBD products. Visit bostongreenhealth.com and get 20% off your next order by using code INCEL20 at checkout! —————————————————————————— 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: suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ t: 1.800.273.8255 —————————————————————————— Light Upon Light (with Parallel Networks) e: parallelnetworks@pnetworks.org t: 1.202.486.8633 —————————————————————————— Please contact Naama at INCEL with any comments, inquiries, or just random thoughts: e: theincelproject@gmail.com--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/incel/support

Feb 10, 2021 • 1h 6min
45: Titanic, Ironic, St. Valentine's Special, w/ Abdi, Master & Frail.
The title says it all: in honor of the upcoming despicable, consumerist, pie-eyed Pagan holiday, today's episode features a conversation amongst Abdi, Master and Frail. Topics range from the funny to the forlorn, colored by a romanticism for technology and deep thought. Enjoy chilled, shaken not stirred. —————————————————————— Please check out my all new Patreon for ad-free, uncensored episodes and weekly blogs! https://www.patreon.com/NaamaKates ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This week's episode is sponsored by Boston Green Health (@BGreenHealth), New England's most trusted brand for premier CBD products. Visit bostongreenhealth.com and get 20% off your next order by using code INCEL20 at checkout! —————————————————————————— 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: suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ t: 1.800.273.8255 —————————————————————————— Light Upon Light (with Parallel Networks) e: parallelnetworks@pnetworks.org t: 1.202.486.8633 —————————————————————————— Please contact Naama at INCEL with any comments, inquiries, or just random thoughts: e: theincelproject@gmail.com--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/incel/support

Feb 3, 2021 • 1h 2min
44: It’s All Over Now, w/ Carkudo
This week, Naama sits down with Carkudo, a true OG and former borschtcel. Carkudo served as a moderator of the legendary r/incels, and discussed the origins and changes he’s observed about treatment of incels, and the incel community itself from his vantage of over 15 years. He clears up some misconceptions, discusses his own journey, and offers projections for the future. Plenty of info, insight, and wisdom in this hearty meal of an episode, so dig in. —————————————————————— Please check out my all new Patreon for ad-free, uncensored episodes and weekly blogs! https://www.patreon.com/NaamaKates ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This week's episode is sponsored by Boston Green Health (@BGreenHealth), New England's most trusted brand for premier CBD products. Visit bostongreenhealth.com and get 20% off your next order by using code INCEL20 at checkout! —————————————————————————— 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: suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ t: 1.800.273.8255 —————————————————————————— Light Upon Light (with Parallel Networks) e: parallelnetworks@pnetworks.org t: 1.202.486.8633 —————————————————————————— Please contact Naama at INCEL with any comments, inquiries, or just random thoughts: e: theincelproject@gmail.com--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/incel/support

Jan 26, 2021 • 52min
43: "As soon as I get my gun..." w/ Ethan H.
Welcome back, welcome to 2021. Happy New Year, world! On today's episode of INCEL, Naama opens up the New Year with a bit of housekeeping, including addressing a very recent review, the show's upcoming schedule and episodes, and some of the news we'll be revisiting next week, before getting to an incredibly inspiring conversation with Ethan H, a remarkable young man whose perspective changed after surviving a very serious suicide attempt with a firearm. TW, as usual, for substantial talk of suicide. Ethan (@rl_skybox on IG) doesn't identify as an incel, but he's experienced many of the same grievances throughout his life, and finds a lot of truth in the blackpill, so his story will resonate. Enjoy! —————————————————————— Please check out my all new Patreon for ad-free, uncensored episodes and weekly blogs! https://www.patreon.com/NaamaKates ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This week's episode is sponsored by Boston Green Health (@BGreenHealth), New England's most trusted brand for premier CBD products. Visit bostongreenhealth.com and get 20% off your next order by using code INCEL20 at checkout! —————————————————————————— 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: suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ t: 1.800.273.8255 —————————————————————————— Light Upon Light (with Parallel Networks) e: parallelnetworks@pnetworks.org t: 1.202.486.8633 —————————————————————————— Please contact Naama at INCEL with any comments, inquiries, or just random thoughts: e: theincelproject@gmail.com--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/incel/support

Dec 23, 2020 • 55min
42: Last Incel on the Left, w/ Jon M (and an early Christmas gift!!!)
Santa came early for the incelosphere this year. Just in time for the holiday, notorious fake incel and pervert Nathan Larson was arrested for kidnapping, so we touch on that and other stories in the news, before sitting down with Jon M, an incel and political activist, who very thoughtfully presents a leftist perspective on inceldom, and why the two identities might be more compatible than most folks acknowledge. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, dear listeners! —————————————————————— Please check out my all new Patreon for ad-free, uncensored episodes and weekly blogs! https://www.patreon.com/NaamaKates ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This week's episode is sponsored by Boston Green Health (@BGreenHealth), New England's most trusted brand for premier CBD products. Visit http://www.bostongreenhealth.com and get 20% off your next order by using code INCEL20 at checkout! —————————————————————————— INCEL is created and produced by Naama Kates for Crawlspace Media. Music by Cyrus Melchor. "Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead" from "The Wizard of Oz" motion picture, courtesy of MGM Studios. —————————————————————————— 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: suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ t: 1.800.273.8255 —————————————————————————— Light Upon Light (with Parallel Networks) e: parallelnetworks@pnetworks.org t: 1.202.486.8633 —————————————————————————— Please contact Naama at INCEL with any comments, inquiries, or just random thoughts: e: theincelproject@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/incel/support

Dec 16, 2020 • 1h 2min
41: Off-Ramps on this Road & r/incelexit
Today, we talk to LookUponMyWorks, an incel who took the Black Pill, but finds himself reconsidering what he suspects is "a broken mindset," and straddling the fence between the comfort of its hard truths, and the possibility of a murkier reality. He reached out nearly a year ago, to discuss a unique subreddit and Discord group called "incelexit." Our conversation is an incredibly thought-provoking and interesting look at the space between one path and another. An off-ramp, if you will. —————————————————————— Please check out my all new Patreon for ad-free, uncensored episodes and weekly blogs! https://www.patreon.com/NaamaKates ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This week's episode is sponsored by Boston Green Health (@BGreenHealth), New England's most trusted brand for premier CBD products. Visit bostongreenhealth.com and get 20% off your next order by using code INCEL20 at checkout! —————————————————————————— 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: suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ t: 1.800.273.8255 —————————————————————————— Light Upon Light (with Parallel Networks) e: parallelnetworks@pnetworks.org t: 1.202.486.8633 —————————————————————————— Please contact Naama at INCEL with any comments, inquiries, or just random thoughts: e: theincelproject@gmail.com--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/incel/support

Dec 8, 2020 • 40min
40: "Ladies and Supreme Gentlemen of the Jury..." (w/ Phil Gurski & Jesse Morton).
On today's episode of the pod, we turn back to reporting the news for you, and the most newsworthy item in today's incelosphere is the ongoing trial of Alek Minassian, perpetrator of the Toronto van attack of 2018. To better understand this baffling case, Naama welcomes back two of the show's favorite and most knowledgable guests, terrorism experts Phil Gurski (@BorealisSaves) and Jesse Morton (@_JesseMorton), so that they can provide some insight about Minassian's true motives and his unusual defense, as well as what it all might mean for the incel community. —————————————————————— Please check out my all new Patreon for ad-free, uncensored episodes and weekly blogs! https://www.patreon.com/NaamaKates ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This week's episode is sponsored by Boston Green Health (@BGreenHealth), New England's most trusted brand for premier CBD products. Visit bostongreenhealth.com and get 20% off your next order by using code INCEL20 at checkout! —————————————————————————— 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: suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ t: 1.800.273.8255 —————————————————————————— Light Upon Light (with Parallel Networks) e: parallelnetworks@pnetworks.org t: 1.202.486.8633 —————————————————————————— Please contact Naama at INCEL with any comments, inquiries, or just random thoughts: e: theincelproject@gmail.com--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/incel/support

Dec 1, 2020 • 54min
39: “The OnlyFans Problem,” w/ @IncelsCo and @SweetElfChiku
This week after giving an update on the Minassian trial, Naama explores the issue of the popularity of softcore adult website OnlyFans, and its broader implications for incels. Inspired by the @incelblog article of the same name, she sits down with the author, Master (@incelsco) as well as an OnlyFans chick— a content creator named Chiku (@SweetElfChiku) to learn more. —————————————————————— Please check out my all new Patreon for ad-free, uncensored episodes and weekly blogs! https://www.patreon.com/NaamaKates ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This week's episode is sponsored by Boston Green Health (@BGreenHealth), New England's most trusted brand for premier CBD products. Visit bostongreenhealth.com and get 20% off your next order by using code INCEL20 at checkout! —————————————————————————— 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: suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ t: 1.800.273.8255 —————————————————————————— Light Upon Light (with Parallel Networks) e: parallelnetworks@pnetworks.org t: 1.202.486.8633 —————————————————————————— Please contact Naama at INCEL with any comments, inquiries, or just random thoughts: e: theincelproject@gmail.com--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/incel/support

Nov 24, 2020 • 45min
38: “...so today I’m a wizard, a gutter rat.”
On November 15th, Master (@IncelsCo) started a Twitter thread announcing that Frail has been missing for nearly two weeks. No one else has heard from him since then. Losing him is unthinkable. This episode is kind of a tribute to him, with unaired interviews and some of his favorite songs. We touch on the Minassian trial and will continue to follow it each week, and preview next week’s episode about OnlyFans, featuring Master (@incelsco). Special thanks to @bundy_rabbit and @elfaelia for their music supervision. —————————————————————— Please check out my all new Patreon for ad-free, uncensored episodes and weekly blogs! https://www.patreon.com/NaamaKates ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This week's episode is sponsored by Boston Green Health (@BGreenHealth), New England's most trusted brand for premier CBD products. Visit bostongreenhealth.com and get 20% off your next order by using code INCEL20 at checkout! —————————————————————————— INCEL is created and produced by Naama Kates for Crawlspace Media. Original music by Cyrus Melchor. “Zombie” by the Cranberries, courtesy of Universal Music Group. “Another Day Another Struggle” by Notorious B.I.G, courtesy of Universal Music Group.—————————————————————————— 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: suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ t: 1.800.273.8255 —————————————————————————— Light Upon Light (with Parallel Networks) e: parallelnetworks@pnetworks.org t: 1.202.486.8633 —————————————————————————— Please contact Naama at INCEL with any comments, inquiries, or just random thoughts: e: theincelproject@gmail.com--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/incel/support

Oct 13, 2020 • 43min
37: Fetishes & Fantasies, Porn & Paraphilias
Hello world! On this (very late) episode of INCEL, Naama sits down with Kamikaze to discuss the seldom discussed issue of sexual fetishes and fantasies that grow to become sources of shame or frustration, and can turn into roadblocks to actual dating and relationships. Kamikaze doesn't really associate with inceldom in too many ways, other than, well... just being an incel, which is always an important and interesting point of view. This episode delves into a lot of mature sexual themes with a fair amount of candor, so while there's no official trigger warning this week, it's definitely NSFW. Enjoy! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This week's episode is sponsored by Boston Green Health (@BGreenHealth), New England's most trusted brand for premier CBD products. Visit bostongreenhealth.com and get 20% off your next order by using code INCEL20 at checkout! —————————————————————— 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: suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ t: 1.800.273.8255 —————————————————————————— Light Upon Light (with Parallel Networks) e: parallelnetworks@pnetworks.org t: 1.202.486.8633 —————————————————————————— Please contact Naama at INCEL with any comments, inquiries, or just random thoughts: e: theincelproject@gmail.com--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/incel/support
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