Conversations With Coleman

Richard Reeves, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institute, discusses male-specific problems in American society including gender differences, feminization of society, advantage of girls in education, suicide gap, intersection of race and maleness, struggles of black boys, and more.

Freddie DeBoer, independent writer and author of 'The Cult of Smart', discusses Karl Marx and the labor theory of value. They also delve into intelligence and the broken American higher education system. The conversation touches upon President Biden's student loan forgiveness executive order and wokeness. The podcast explores the changing perception of Marxism, challenges the denial of natural differences in ability, and questions the belief that college is the only path to success. The tension between reducing bias and objective assessments in education is explored, as well as the difficulties of finding suitable terms for social and political changes. The impact of language and the internet on communication is also analyzed.

Will MacAskill, associate professor of philosophy at Oxford University, discusses various topics including moral obligations, population ethics, wealth inequality, AI futures, and the trade-off between economic growth and future interests. They also explore the impact of human extinction, the Repugnant Conclusion, the ethics of abortion, China's influence, moral progress, and the role of AI.

Claire Lehmann, the founder of Quillette, discusses the origins and purpose of Quillette, the COVID divide within the intellectual dark web, audience capture, and gun control in Australia and America.

Rafael Mangual, Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, discusses defunding and depolicing, root causes of crime, '13th' and 'The New Jim Crow', mass incarceration, cash bail reform, and legalizing weed.

Ian Rowe, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and founder of Vertex Partnership Academies, discusses his book "Agency" and the obstacles facing low-income Black and Hispanic kids. He challenges the "blame the system" and "blame the victim" mindsets, explores the challenges faced by charter schools, and discusses the role of religion in upward mobility.

David Bernstein, Professor at George Mason University Law School and executive director of their Liberty and Law Centre, discusses the definition of race, problems with racial categorization, race-based affirmative action, racial fraud trials, malleability of racial identity, and the prospect of 'a separation of race and state'

Julian Assange, controversial founder of WikiLeaks, discusses the challenges faced by the organization, legal actions, false narratives, and the value of publishing censored information. The podcast also explores the Australian state, social relationships, and global concerns surrounding the Trump administration.

Coleman Hughes, podcast host, answers questions from supporters in an engaging Q&A episode. Topics include money's influence in elections, HXA's efforts to improve education, historically black colleges and universities, evaluating trade-offs and the importance of trust, flaws of the left and right, and the need for proactive problem-solving and unbiased approaches.

In this episode, Katie Herzog, host of 'Blocked and Reported' podcast, discusses her upbringing as a lesbian, the rise of trans issues, social contagion of gender dysphoria, mission creep of gay rights organizations, non-binary identity, pedophilia, puberty blockers, advice for parents of gender dysphoric children, trans women in sports, and lack of trust in authorities.