Polite Conversations

[Aired originally Aug 13 2025 via patreon.com/nicemangos]If you’d like to access extended episodes and unlock miniseries early please consider subscribing via patreon.com/nicemangos and supporting this small show!Finnish expert on far-right extremism Sami Eerola [https://bsky.app/profile/eerolasami.bsky.social] joins me for a conversation about the far-right in Finland. We discuss the sharp swing from Sanna Marin’s progressive govt to the most rightwing government Finland has had since the 1930’s, neo-nazi groups & festivals like ‘white boy summer’, the various racism related scandals coming from far right govt officials and more.Links:Find Sami’s Finnish language newsletter here  https://laitaoikeistonviikko.substack.com/The Finnish government attempts to overcome the overt racism of its ministerhttps://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2023/08/20/the-finnish-government-attempts-to-overcome-the-overt-racism-of-its-ministers_6099989_4.htmlFar-right Finnish leader Riikka Purra sorry in racist posts uproarhttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66166795Finland economy minister resigns over Nazi commentshttps://www.dw.com/en/finland-economy-minister-resigns-over-nazi-comments/a-66084409Many Finns Party ministers have pointed to replacement theoryhttps://www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/finland-news/politics/23836-many-finns-party-ministers-have-pointed-to-replacement-theory.htmlChet Hanks says Social Justice Warriors can kick rocks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgN1Lc5USOITom Hanks’ son shares anti-vaccine videos, claims there’s more evidence for UFOs than for COVID shot safetyhttps://www.news10.com/news/tom-hanks-son-shares-anti-vaccine-videos-claims-theres-more-evidence-for-ufos-than-for-covid-shot-safety/White Boy Summer: Investigating the Finnish Far Right https://youtu.be/3CXRZKihkUw?si=3ehv9c99jiEr-EEMThe Palestine Laboratory pt 1 https://youtu.be/1GvkFwpzDhI?si=ljpWs3vOjiUJQcYyPt 2 https://youtu.be/5pPQydBGwQY?si=Mc-9moAZWMOylkU2

[This is Part 2 of a 2 Part episode]Find Pt 1 here: Public release: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1ZBEPd76w5QBkc0ZiBaypd?si=LoZ5DP9FQI6Y-nkvj7W8swExtended Patreon version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep-102-pt-1-sam-143732568?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkFin the extended version of pt 2 here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/144454350——I spoke to a former friend of Sam Harris’ who fell out with Sam and others in the heterodox-sphere after Oct 7th, and their insistence on defending Israel no matter what. My guest for this episode is filmmaker Jay Shapiro who made a documentary featuring Sam Harris and Maajid Nawaz in 2018. He has also collaborated with Sam and his wife, Annaka on other projects. Jay Shapiro has a book coming out in May, ‘Insufficient Rewards: How we Traded Integrity for Comfort and Outsourced Morality to History’.Links:Find more of Jay’s work here: https://whatjaythinks.comMy patreon post breaking down Sam’s ‘preemptive nuking’ takes - Sam Harris Nuke Freak: https://www.patreon.com/posts/sam-harris-nuke-136580589?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkYasmine justifying h8 crimes https://x.com/nicemangos/status/980853645519605761?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50LqwIn the extended version we also discuss: Betar’s horrid tweet https://bsky.app/profile/nicemangos.bsky.social/post/3m6fwfptcxc2oSarah Hurwitz takes: https://bsky.app/profile/dropsitenews.com/post/3m67zwqvttc23https://www.reddit.com/r/JewsOfConscience/s/uBUyT68DfGIf you enjoy the show pls consider supporting it via patreon.com/nicemangos and/or by leaving a podcast review. 

I spoke to a former friend of Sam Harris’ who fell out with Sam and others in the heterodox-sphere after Oct 7th, and their insistence on defending Israel no matter what. My guest for this episode is filmmaker Jay Shapiro who made a documentary featuring Sam Harris and Maajid Nawaz in 2018. He has also collaborated with Sam and his wife, Annaka on other projects.Jay Shapiro has a book coming out in May, ‘Insufficient Rewards: How we Traded Integrity for Comfort and Outsourced Morality to History’.Links:This is the Documentary we reference in the episode https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8257128/Find more of Jay’s work here: https://whatjaythinks.comHere’s the conversation with Coleman Hughes that came up on my feed: https://youtu.be/SIouIY1TGr4?si=cwYpNdt3wWCt7uwfSarah Haider promoting eugenics conference: https://bsky.app/profile/nicemangos.bsky.social/post/3ljzlffucx227Read more about the Ex Mus to TradFash pipeline in my multi-part series here (you can purchase it via patreon or become a subscriber and unlock all exclusive posts - Pt 1: https://www.patreon.com/posts/106445369?utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=android_sharePt 2: https://www.patreon.com/posts/106501752?utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=android_sharePt 3: https://www.patreon.com/posts/106529773?utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=android_shareIf you enjoy the show and would like to support it pls consider subscribing via patreon.com/nicemangos (& unlock extended episodes!)

Find the extended version of the episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/143081308?pr=true&forSale=trueIf you enjoy the show please consider subscribing via patreon.com/nicemangos

[This is a Reupload of a previous Twitter Space.]Recent stories discussed in the intro: https://abcnews.go.com/US/border-patrol-agents-fire-allegedly-disrupting-childrens-halloween/story?id=126900354https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/man-nazi-uniform-assaulted-georgia-student-was-denied-entry-bar-offici-rcna239893This Space was recorded on Oct 27th 2023, with friends of the show Jack Graham of the IDSG podcast and Linguist Dr. Caitlin Green.Join us for a chat about Heterodox Horror Stories![This is a live event on a broken hellsite, so pls excuse the sound quality not being to usual podcast standards.]We discuss Bill Maher, Steven Crowder, Yale professors Nicholas & Erika Christakis & their calls for students to ‘look away’ from ‘offensive Halloween costumes’, U of Oregon Professor Nancy Shurtz who wore blackface at a party that students attended ….all this and more.Enjoy!——If you enjoy the show pls consider supporting via patreon.com/nicemangos

‘Hexes, Heroes & Hypocrisy’Join me for the final pt of this Charlie Kirk series, where I go through his abhorrent views, the extreme free speech hypocrisies from certain free speech warriors… & the bizarre beliefs in witches/curses cropping up on the right. We also discuss the normalization of extreme racism in western societies.Support via patreon.com/nicemangos & unlock extended eps—Links:Taxpayers shelled out $2.6 million in security costs for Charlie Kirk’s memorial https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/other/taxpayers-shelled-out-26-million-in-security-costs-for-charlie-kirk-s-memorial/ar-AA1OTR6AUS strips visas from six foreigners over Charlie Kirk remarks https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/15/us-visas-charlie-kirk-reactionKirk fan Hit and Run https://youtu.be/KdcRHDMChIk?si=nmeQeifiU7lX4DxeXavier Conley Ilhan Omar CNN clip https://www.instagram.com/reel/DO_Op1KDWX1/?igsh=ZHNrc3ZlaWN4Z3Z3New Atheists & Great Replacement fearmongering https://www.patreon.com/posts/112243637https://onlys.ky/the-great-replacement-how-new-atheists-legitimized-and-spread-a-white-nationalist-conspiracy-theory/Unhinged transphobe threatens to shoot up LGBTQ+ bar to become a “martyr for Charlie Kirk” https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/09/unhinged-transphobe-threatens-to-shoot-up-lgbtq-bar-to-become-a-for-charlie-kirk/Man charged w killing 3 at waterfront North Carolina bar is decorated Marine vet & Purple Heart recipient https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nigel-edge-north-carolina-bar-shooting-suspect-marine-veteran/Mormon church shooting suspect had Trump sign outside home https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/29/mormon-church-shooting-trump-signRe: Sam Harris & Black brain surgeons: https://x.com/nicemangos/status/1511339657396690944?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50LqwPolite Conversations Race ‘Science’ episodes:Pt 1 https://spotify.link/otjmpUOgOXbPt 2 https://spotify.link/7l3SgcUgOXbPt 3 https://spotify.link/Jqw8rqWgOXb

[This is Pt 2 of 3]Pt 2 explores the use of state power to police speech & expression around Charlie Kirk.I discuss the difference between ‘cancel culture’ & the govt policing people’s views. We talk about the forced writing of Kirk’s name on Starbucks cups, the forced lowering of flags, the doxxing database and more.Subscribe via patreon.com/nicemangos for the extended ep! LinksThe Man Doxxing Americans for Not Mourning Kirk was Accused of Pistol-whipping a Womanhttps://x.com/jason_paladino/status/1968077852068520071?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50LqwPride & trans flags lowered to half-staff https://www.union-bulletin.com/news/national/a-pride-flag-at-half-staff-to-honor-charlie-kirk-trump-order-to-lower-flags/article_c9f8fd72-7fde-5b60-be81-4a923021f452.htmlStarbucks employees pressured to write Kirks name on cups https://x.com/lippyaddiction/status/1969414107510997413?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50LqwInsurrectionists using Kirk’s death to call for civil war https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/09/pardoned-insurrectionists-are-using-charlie-kirks-death-to-call-for-civil-war/The Full Weight of the Federal Govt Is Being Used to Memorialize Kirk https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/09/the-full-weight-of-the-federal-government-is-being-used-to-memorialize-charlie-kirk/FBI cuts ties with ADL https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi-cuts-ties-with-anti-defamation-league-2025-10-01/Website ID-ing people as Charlie Kirk’s Murderers’ Rebrands, Then Vanishes https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/charlie-kirk-murderers-site-defamation-1235429785/GOP lawmakers push for Kirk likeness on US coins. https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article312245756.htmlJack Posobiec at Trump's roundtable on antifa https://bsky.app/profile/paleofuture.bsky.social/post/3m2pho6dcwk2kDemocratic lawmakers put aggressive pressure on the former Columbia U president to crush the protests. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/26/universities-columbia-trump

Here’s a sneak peak from my upcoming multi-part episode about the deification of Charlie Kirk.