Modern Anarchy

On today's episode, we have Drew (He/Him) discuss his meaningful decision to have a vasectomy and what the procedure actually entails. Together we talk about being another brick in the wall, the ethical considerations of having children with our current climate change trajectory, and how you'll never be ready to have a vasectomy. If you enjoyed today's podcast, then please subscribe, leave a review, or share this podcast with a friend! And, join the movement by becoming a part of the conscious objectors patreon. Your support is what powers this work and the larger societal change we are fighting towards! Let's continue to challenge our assumptions and grow together. Join the community here: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=54121384 Modern Anarchy Community: Instagram Facebook Patreon Resources to Learn More: When Life Seems Pointless What to Do When Work Feels Meaningless ‘I’d rather bet on myself’: Workers are quitting their jobs to put themselves first 7 Lessons I Have Learned from Divorced People A Brief History of Bullying Women to Have Babies Relationship Success: Balancing Togetherness and Individuality What is a vasectomy? The Relentlessness of Modern Parenting Study Proves Moms Spend Too Much Time With Their Kids, Liberates Working Moms Everywhere Robots could take over 20 million jobs by 2030, study claims Existentialism: Crash Course Philosophy #16 Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs The All-or-Nothing Marriage How TikTok changed the world in 2020

On today's episode, we have the first openly lesbian bishop in the Evangelical Lutheran Church, Brenda Bos (She/Her), join us for a conversation about how her sexual identity shaped her unique faith journey and prepared her for leadership within the queer community. Together we talk about the nature of God, the internalization of homophobia and the gender binary, and how to rachet up your self-assessment.  If you enjoyed today's podcast, then please subscribe, leave a review, or share this podcast with a friend! And, join the movement by becoming a part of the conscious objectors patreon. Your support is what powers this work and the larger societal change we are fighting towards! Let's continue to challenge our assumptions and grow together. Join the community here: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=54121384 Modern Anarchy Community: Instagram Facebook Patreon Brenda Bos' Community: Twitter Instagram Resources to Learn More: Meet Rev. Bos, first out lesbian Evangelical Lutheran bishop Millennials are leaving organized religion. Here’s where some are finding community STRANGER AT THE GATE 10 Reasons God Loves Gay Christians Queerfully & Wonderfully Made When Religion Leads to Trauma Study finds that queer Christians quit the church twice as much as others American churches must reject literalism and admit we got it wrong on gay people

On today's episode we have the artist and film-maker Anna Epstein (She/Her) join us for a conversation about the monopolization of the legal cannabis industry. Together we talk about the red-tape bureaucracy of licensing, the greed of rich-white men, and how to stay positive while combating large systemic forms of oppression. If you enjoyed today's podcast, then please subscribe, leave a review, or share this podcast with a friend! And, join the movement by becoming a part of the conscious objectors patreon. Your support is what powers this work and the larger societal change we are fighting towards! Let's continue to challenge our assumptions and grow together. Join the community here: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=54121384 Modern Anarchy Community: Instagram Facebook Patreon Anna Epstein - True Social Equity In Cannabis: Instagram IndieGoGo Resources To Learn More: Illinois’ pot shop lotteries are finally over, but licenses remain in limbo Illinois to hold an extra license lottery for applicants unfairly kept out of chances for marijuana retail shops THE DRUG WAR IS THE NEW JIM CROW Race, Mass Incarceration, and the Disastrous War on Drugs Equity vs. Equality: What’s the Difference? Arizona Department of Health Services issues recall for marijuana products due to possible salmonella, mold contamination Medical marijuana brownie bites recalled due to report of mold California’s Limit on Big Growers Just Vanished. Here’s Why Demi Lovato Is California Sober: What Does It Mean and Is It Safe? Drug Use for Grown-Ups This Heroin-Using Professor Wants to Change How We Think About Drugs

On today's episode, we have artist and activist Noah Scalin (He/HIm) join us for a conversation about the generational divide with the rise of the internet age. Together we talk about the internet-self vs. the physical self (or a lack thereof), the danger of curation, and the possibility that political beliefs may be taking over the role of religion. If you enjoyed today's podcast, then please subscribe, leave a review, or share this podcast with a friend! And, join the movement by becoming a part of the conscious objectors patreon. Your support is what powers this work and the larger societal change we are fighting towards! Let's continue to challenge our assumptions and grow together. Join the community here: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=54121384 Modern Anarchy Community: Instagram Facebook Patreon   Noah Scalin's Community: Instagram Website Resources to Learn More: America Without God Generational Differences At Work Are Small. Thinking They’re Big Affects Our Behavior Revisiting the Origins: The Internet and its Early Governance How the Internet was born: from the ARPANET to the Internet Why Are My Boomer Parents on Their Phones Literally All the Time? The Social Dilemma Millennials stand out for their technology use, but older generations also embrace digital life Demographics of Key Social Networking Platforms The negative effects of social media on the social identity of adolescents from the perspective of social work Identity in the Age of Social Media The Artist Way

Trigger Warning: Mention of Suidical Thoughts  On today's episode, Rayna (She/Her) shares the details of her personal story with spiritual abuse from the Mormon Church and how she was able to rediscover her sense of self. Together we talk about Mormon culture, dissociation from our past religious identities, and the difficulty of letting go of a pervasive ideological structure. If you enjoyed today's podcast, then please subscribe, leave a review, or share this podcast with a friend! And, join the movement by becoming a part of the conscious objectors patreon. Your support is what powers this work and the larger societal change we are fighting towards! Let's continue to challenge our assumptions and grow together. Join the community here: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=54121384 Modern Anarchy Community: Instagram Facebook Patreon Resources to Learn More: Losing Religion, Gaining a Friend Why I Left The Mormon Church What Is Dissociation? Healing Religious Trauma and Spiritual Wounds Cognitive Dissonance How Did You Know You Were Gay? Sexual Orientation Identity Formation Cass's Homosexual Identity Formation Model About Coming Out What's Hell Like for Mormons? U.S. Church Membership Falls Below Majority for First Time Leaving the Fold - A Guide for Former Fundamentalists and Others Leaving their Religion Millennials are leaving organized religion. Here’s where some are finding community

On today's episode, we have the tender brutalist and professional dom, Empress Wu (She/Her) join us for a philosophical and vulnerable conversation about liberation through kink. Together we talk about why bad bitches date emotionally immature people, the sublime nature of sadism, and the need to examine your own internalization of social norms.  If you enjoyed today's podcast, then please subscribe, leave a review, or share this podcast with a friend! And, join the movement by becoming a part of the conscious objectors patreon. Your support is what powers this work and the larger societal change we are fighting towards! Let's continue to challenge our assumptions and grow together. Join the community here: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=54121384 Modern Anarchy Community: Instagram Facebook Patreon Empress Wu's Community: Instagram Website Resources Esther Perel  Louise Bourgeois - The Couple  Deleuze and Guattari Desire, the Big Other, & the Wall of Language | Psychoanalysis of Jacques Lacan Mel Chen - Toxic Animacies, Inanimate Affections Atlanta Shooting and the Legacy of Misogyny and Racism Against Asian Women What EXACTLY Is A 'Service Top' In The BDSM Kink Community? Sublime Borders: Schiller’s Will and Nietzsche’s Will-to-Power The Art of Cruelty BDSM 101: Praise Kink / Affirmation Play Red Canary Song Kink Out Events Veil Machine

On today's episode, we have psychedelic scientist and researcher Manesh Girn (He/Him) join us for a conversation about how psychedelics affect our brain and their effectiveness in therapy. Together we talk about some of the mythology around psychedelics, your serotonin receptors, and the importance of mindfulness and meditation in creating a positive mental state. If you enjoyed today's podcast, then please subscribe, leave a review, or share this podcast with a friend! And, join the movement by becoming a part of the conscious objectors patreon. Your support is what powers this work and the larger societal change we are fighting towards! Let's continue to challenge our assumptions and grow together. Join the community here: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=54121384 Modern Anarchy Community: Instagram Facebook Patreon Manesh's Community: Instagram Youtube Resources The Challenges of Psychedelic Research The Neuroscience of Psychedelic Drugs: Ending Psychedelic Myths With Professor David Nutt The History of Psychedelics and Psychotherapy Alcohol is a Drug Psychedelics Promote Structural and Functional Neural Plasticity Dr. Stanislav Grof Reframing Bummer Trips: Scientific and Cultural Explanations to Adverse Reactions to Psychedelic Drug Use 2 Claims About Psychedelics and the Default Mode Network DEBUNKED Temporal Dynamics of the Default Mode Network Characterize Meditation-Induced Alterations in Consciousness Characterization and prediction of acute and sustained response to psychedelic psilocybin in a mindfulness group retreat From Sacred Plants to Psychotherapy: The History and Re-Emergence of Psychedelics in Medicine Coffee is a Drug Not a Beverage, Drink Up! Just Not Too Much How to Change Your Mind 5 Psychedelic Stocks to Watch Trial of Psilocybin versus Escitalopram for Depression Synthesis: Legal Psilocybin Center What Happens in the Brain When We Feel Fear

Trigger Warning: Sexual Assault  On today's episode, Kellie joins us for a raw and honest conversation about her experience with HPV and navigating this world with anxiety. Together we explore the paradox of our fear of perception and our need to be seen during this time of social media. If you enjoyed today's podcast, then please subscribe, leave a review, or share this podcast with a friend! And, join the movement by becoming a part of the conscious objectors patreon. Your support is what powers this work and the larger societal change we are fighting towards! Let's continue to challenge our assumptions and grow together. Join the community here: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=54121384 Modern Anarchy Community: Instagram Facebook Patreon Resources  HPV Passed through Childbirth  HPV and Men STD Facts "data from the CDC indicate that at least 75 percent of the reproductive-age population has been exposed to the sexually transmitted HPV" HPV Vaccine Against Cancer STI vs STD: Do They Mean the Same Thing? Here's How Experts Explain It The Midnight Gospel We All Have “Main-Character Energy” Now How to stop ruminating thoughts 7 Ways to Deal With Negative Thoughts The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom What Is Self-Awareness and Why Is It Important? [+5 Ways to Increase It] "Once we accept the absurdity of our situation, embrace that comparisons are odious, we're liberated to use them anyhow." Too Much Social Media Time Could Raise Risk of Depression The Social Dilemma

On today's episode, we have somatic social justice practitioner, trauma-informed, resilience-oriented licensed psychotherapist, Nat Vikitsreth (She/Her). Together we talk about the effects of generational trauma and internalized oppression within our relationships and how it all relates to Nat's personal story and dreams for our future.  If you enjoyed today's podcast, then please subscribe, leave a review, or share this podcast with a friend! And, join the movement by becoming a part of the conscious objectors patreon. Your support is what powers this work and the larger societal change we are fighting towards! Let's continue to challenge our assumptions and grow together. Join the community here: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=54121384 Modern Anarchy Community: Instagram Facebook Patreon Nat's Community: Instagram Website Come Back to Care - Newsletter Free Training In-Out-N-Through Program Resources to Learn More The Legacy of Trauma Internalised Oppression -Naming and Peeling Away the Layers of Shame Social Relationships and Health: A Flashpoint for Health Policy Introduction to Mutual Aid What is Transformative Justice? Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome  Parents’ emotional trauma may change their children’s biology. Studies in mice show how What is Co Regulation? “Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” Viktor Frankl Neuroplasticity Explained

On today's episode, artist and abolitionist Christiana (She/Her) joins us for a conversation about radical everyday acts and being a multi-hyphenate artist. Together we discuss radical imagination within abolition and quantum mechanics, the growing pains of creating art, and the difficulty of holding space for transformational justice. If you enjoyed today's podcast, then please subscribe, leave a review, or share this podcast with a friend! And, join the movement by becoming a part of the conscious objectors patreon. Your support is what powers this work and the larger societal change we are fighting towards! Let's continue to challenge our assumptions and grow together. Join the community here: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=54121384 Modern Anarchy Community: Instagram Facebook Patreon Christiana's Community Instagram Resources: Radical Imagination Ocativa Butler and Science Fiction The Artist Way A Year After George Floyd’s Killing, White Allyship Fades Transformative Justice Long-Term Recidivism Studies Show High Arrest Rates Radical Dharma If atoms are mostly empty space, why do objects look and feel solid? After decades of effort, scientists are finally seeing black holes—or are they? Survival of the Fittest Has Evolved: Try Survival of the Kindest Shadow Places Hundreds Hop NY Subway Turnstiles, Block Street to Protest NYPD The Price of a Subway Swipe: When $2.75 Becomes $249 Million