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95. Kinkshaming Elon is Good Actually
41:26||Ep. 95Generally kinkshaming is not great, but when it comes to fascist and rightwing kinks, I think we can make an exception. We should Mock Elon’s breeding fetish any chance we get, and boy did a recent article present us with a great opportunity to do so.Join me for a casual reading of some highlights from the recent WSJ piece on Elon’s ‘legion’ of babies.The Tactics Elon Musk Uses to Manage His ‘Legion’ of Babies—and Their Mothers is a Wall Street Journal article by Dana MattioliHere’s a paywall free version of the article: https://archive.ph/2025.04.16-014447/https://www.wsj.com/politics/elon-musk-children-mothers-ashley-st-clair-grimes-dc7ba05cOther links:Twitter DMs being replaced: https://mashable.com/article/x-to-replace-dm-with-x-chatThe Polite conversations Fascist Feminism episode I mentioned https://open.spotify.com/episode/7JH7H6y5M0Erh5qGSAfj6Z?si=u9DZqgVISP6Tz82Iaj3ayAFood and Fascism episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6ESZbJst9wpaEaEGziGSFo?si=kTozQIYwS-m3Kt_Ioof8SgRace ‘Science’ seriesPt 1: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1r8AfX2Z15mkgDBr8Q0e8g?si=E-iLgueLQZa6DUMuULJOJQPt 2: https://open.spotify.com/episode/12HQ6bzV3iB0dhGwkgRQ3v?si=WuIv-wigRIifsFEeTEQqmwPt 3: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3ZRzUS4RBy3qq3zo9Enaly?si=b_wklTJmQsOfLrrlTd-YsgEx Mus to Trad Fash Pipeline seriesPt 1: https://www.patreon.com/posts/106445369Pt 2: https://www.patreon.com/posts/106501752Pt 3: https://www.patreon.com/posts/106529773
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Looking back at the DebateBros in my DMs
08:49|This is a clip from the recent episode titled ‘Transphobia in the New Atheist Scene’ - I was joined by Exvangelical writer Chrissy Stroop for this conversation. Chrissy talks about the debate culture that is holding atheist advocacy back, and I take a look back at some the worst debatebros in my DMs.Find the public version of the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0UIAKby4Nih0Bm5sO4q72H?si=HUPXlNKESLG61Z9Bk-G0kwAnd the extended version here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep-94-in-new-124954055?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkSubscribe to the YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@politeconversationspodcastIf you enjoy the show pls consider supporting via patreon.com/nicemangos
New Atheists embracing the Christian Right: Imperialism, Orientalism & Masculinity
08:08|This is a clip from the recent episode titled ‘Transphobia in the New Atheist Scene’ - I was joined by Exvangelical writer Chrissy Stroop for this conversation.Find the public version of the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0UIAKby4Nih0Bm5sO4q72H?si=HUPXlNKESLG61Z9Bk-G0kwAnd the extended version here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep-94-in-new-124954055?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkSubscribe to the YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@politeconversationspodcastIf you enjoy the show pls consider supporting via patreon.com/nicemangos
Humanists Remain Silent on G3nocide
07:33|This is a clip from the recent episode titled ‘Transphobia in the New Atheist Scene’ - I was joined by Exvangelical writer Chrissy Stroop for this conversation. Find the public version of the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0UIAKby4Nih0Bm5sO4q72H?si=HUPXlNKESLG61Z9Bk-G0kwAnd the extended version here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep-94-in-new-124954055?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkSubscribe to the YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@politeconversationspodcastIf you enjoy the show pls consider supporting via patreon.com/nicemangos
(Sample) Premium BONUS: Pro-Natalism & Eugenics among The Rationalz
06:24|An impromptu conversation Chrissy Stroop and I had following our previous chat about Transphobia in the New Atheist scene. I decided to record it and turn it into a Bonus mini ep.We talk about what Pro Natalism really means and how it’s spreading among the self-professed Rational types online.Radicalized Ex-Muslim Sarah Haider comes up, as well as the topic of how the ‘pro natalist’ scene often openly discusses hitting children as a valid disciplining tactic. I have a deeper dive into this topic, if you’re interested in it check out my post about it here - a part of my ExMuslim to TradFash Pipieline series: ‘Hipster Eugenicists, Birthrates …. & Beating Children’https://www.patreon.com/posts/106529773Check out my recent convo with Chrissy about Transphobia in the New Atheist scene here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0UIAKby4Nih0Bm5sO4q72H?si=YEVVGcPUTy-IvRUQjsDXjAFind the extended version of the episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep-94-in-new-124954055?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link‘Hipster eugenics’: why is the media cosying up to people who want to build a super race?https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/apr/20/pro-natalism-babies-global-population-geneticsIf you enjoy the show pls consider supporting via patreon.com/nicemangos Subscribe to the PREMIUM Tiers to unlock this bonus episode.
94. Ep 94 - Transphobia in the New Atheist Scene
48:35||Ep. 94I was joined by Chrissy Stroop, fellow atheist, cofounder of The Flytrap & senior correspondent for Religion Dispatches - for a chat about recent drama in the New Atheist scene. Some dinosaur atheists (Dawkins, Pinker, Coyne) recently quit their positions on the honorary board at the Freedom from Religion Foundation, because of their inability to keep up with the times & what science says about gender today. These old farts would like to keep insisting that gender is an absolute binary, and they are willing to have multiple tantrums about it. We discuss this and more, as it’s all happening against the backdrop of America’s crumbling democracy. The New Atheists are in bed with the Christian right, and they don’t like to be reminded of that. Links: Here’s Chrissy’s previous appearance on Polite ConversationsSome additional New Atheism Episodes you might enjoy ICYMI: Dawkins DelusionPinker’s Pernicious Politeness Pt. 1Pinker Pt 2Transphobic Meltdown (Sam Harris)All of the Anti-Trans Executive Orders Trump has signedRead more details about the background of this drama around FFRF hereCoyne defends Musk’s saluteAndy Ngo’s start at CFI https://jewishcurrents.org/the-making-of-andy-ngoDawkins recommends Doug Murray’s white nationalist bookDavid Silverman fired after allegations of sexual misconductAmerican Atheists board members exit, dogged by misconduct allegationsIsrael commits largest child massacre in it’s history https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025-03-21/ty-article-opinion/.premium/even-anti-war-israelis-are-scared-to-say-gazans-are-human-beings/00000195-b525-d862-a3b5-f53704750000Find The FlyTrap here: https://theflytrap.beehiiv.com/
Sam Harris, ‘Colourblindness’ & the Anti-Diversity hysteria of today
14:24|This is a clip from the recent episode titled ‘Trumpocalypse: Who enabled the Gamergate-ification of America’Find the public version of the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Vcyf5eIcyb6kYcESX5x0Q?si=2vi2uLDcQTK4k2weth_O3wand the extended version here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/122166594If you enjoy the show please consider supporting it via patreon.com/nicemangos & unlock extended episodes today!